Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ SUECIA. 1916. Military mail picture post card cancelled by military cachet HOPITAL DE LA COLONIE SUEDOISE A PARIS/9 RUE GUYOT/HOPITAL COMPLEMENTAIRE V.G. 15 in violet with adjacent PARIS datestamp addressed to the Loire. Very fine. Not seen by Sinais.

✉ SUECIA. 1827 (Aug. 15). SWEDISH COLONY. Entire letter from ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S to WASHINGTON (North Carolina); charged at 27 cents in manuscript. Struck with red straight line SHIP and NEW YORK (Sept 14) cds in red. A fine and rare cover.

✉ SUIZA. 1758 (4 Marzo). ORNEX a AIX (Francia). Marca GENEVE. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ SUIZA. 1802 (8 Diciembre). NEUCHATEL a PARÍS. Marca NEUCHATEL.

° SUIZA. Yv. 3A. 1848. 5 cents. black on green tied by red "rosette". VERY FINE. Cert. E. DIENA.

° SUIZA. Zu. 8IIk. 1881. 100 cts. blue, tied BASEL FAHRP DISTRIB. A rare stamp. Cert. P. GUINAND. Zumstein 1.400€.

✉ SUIZA. 1856 (April 14th). Entire letter from Vevey to Boston, USA with three colour franking of 1854-55 (Berne I) top marginal 15r. rose and 20r. orange with Berne II 1fr. grey tied in black. Pontarlier entry mark in red and 'New York/Br. Pkt/5' cds of transit (April 29th) with 5c. due on delivery in Boston. Small imperfections but a scarce franking. Certificate Berra-Gautschy AIEP. SBK 24B, 25B, 27C.

✉ SUIZA. 1859 (July 16). Cover at triple rate from Chiasso to Genoa, Sardinia franked by rare combination of 1857 20r. orange yellow and 1855 1fr. violet grey tied by framed "CHIASSO" datestamp in black, with repeated clear strike at right. Framed 'R.L.' in black and oval 'PD' in black. Reverse with Turin-Genoa TPO cds and arrival (July 18th) and faint manuscript '9' centesemi in red. A fine and attractive cover. Certificate SBPV, Renggli. SBK 25G, 27C.

✉ SUIZA. 1859. Cover from Basel to London franked by 1854-57 20 r. orange and 40 r. pale green tied by Basel cds's (Sept 24). Horizontal crease through address above London red arrival cds. Scarce usage. Scott 39,40.

✉ SUIZA. Yv. 26, 27. 1859. LAUSANNE a LA ROCHE. 5 Rp. castaño y 15 Rp. rosa, carta con franqueo insuficiente tasada con "4" (decimas).

✉ SUIZA. 1860. BASEL a PARIS. 40 Rp. verde claro, pareja. MAGNIFICA.

✉ SUIZA. 1860 (April 17). Cover from Basel to Paris franked by 1858-62 20r. orange pair tied by Basel cds's. Red 'Suisse/St.Louis' datestamp at right. Scott 39.

✉ SUIZA. 1863-67. Dos cartas con franqueo de 10 rp. azul, mat. lineales de KRIENS y SIBNEN. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ SUIZA. 1864 (April 30). Registered outer letter sheet franked by 1862-64 10c. blue (2) tied by GETTNAU straight line handstamps in black. Luzern transit cds in black alongside and straight line CHARGÉ. An attractive and scarce cover. Scott 44.

✉ SUIZA. 1866 (Aug 18). Entire letter to Rome via Marseille, franked by 1862-63 10c. blue, slight tear on application, ad scarce 60c. copper-bronze tied by Geneva cds's. 'Suisse Amb. Marseille' cds on front of scarce cover. SBK 31,35.

✉ SUIZA. 1866 (Sept 28). Entire letter to Amsterdam with three colour franking of 1862-64 5c. brown, 10c. blue and 40c. green all tied by Zofingen cds's. Reverse with 'Schweiz über Baden' transit, readdressed on arrival in Amsterdam to Rotterdam (Sept 30). Berra-Guachey certificate. Zumstein 30,31,34. Scott 43,44,47.

✉ SUIZA. 1867-71. Dos cartas circuladas a ROMA con franqueo de 5 cts. + 30 Rp. y a TRANSILVANIA. Sobre Entero postal de 10 Rp. con franqueo adicional de 5 Rp. (3).

✉ SUIZA. 1869. LAUSANNE a BACAU (Moldavia, Rumania). Carta certificada con franqueo de 5 rp. bistre, 10 rp. carmín y 50 rp. violet. Excepcional franqueo y rarísima destinación a Rumania. (Zu. 30c, 38c, 43b). Cert. H.P. RENGGLI.

✉ SUIZA. 1874 (April 1). Registered cover at extraordinary nine times rate (overpaid 20c.), from Rossinieres, via Basel to Marlborough, UK bearing 1867-78 10c. rose red and rare multiple usage of 1862 1fr. gold (3, one with contemporary fault) all tied by Rossinieres cds's and by framed 'Chargé' handstamp in black. Red oval 'Registered/London' datestamp and arrival cds (April 4th) on reverse of a rare cover. Certificate BPB, Rellstab. SBK 36,38.

✉ SUIZA. 1878 (July 9). Cover to Vienna franked by late usage of 1862-64 5c. brown in a fine horizontal strip of five tied by Basel cds's. Fifth stamp at right showing clear "Double Transfer" variety of numeral "5" in lower left. Rare. Scott 43,43d.

✉ SUIZA. 1879-97. Six covers with POSTAGE DUE stamps.

✉ SUIZA. 1882. STRASBOURG (Germany) to WOHLEN. Cover franked with 10 pf. rose German stamp, taxed on arrival with 5 rp. and 20 rp. blue (Zu. 411K, 11N). Rare franking.

✉ SUIZA. 1887. BERLIN to SWITZERLAND. 5 pf. lilac postal stationary card taxed on arrival with Swiss 5 cts. blue green + 10 cts. yellow green stamps (Zu. 17AK + 18BK).

✉ SUIZA. 1889. STETTIN a NEUCHATEL. Card franked with 5 pf. lilac stamp, taxed on arrival with Swiss 3 cts. blue and 10 cts. yellow green stamps (Zu. 3IIN + 18C).

✉ SUIZA. Yv. 83(2). 1890. GENEVE a FRANCIA. 5 cents. castaño rojo y 40 cts. gris. Dent. 9 1/2 (2). Valor Declarado, marca CHARGE y lacres al dorso. Rotura a la derecha del sobre producida al abrirlo, sellos en perfecto estado. Rarísimo el 40 cents. dent. 9 1/2 en carta.

✉ SUIZA. 1891. USA to GENEVA. 2 cts. green postal stationary envelope uprated with 1 cto. blue and 2 cts. red stamps, taxed on arrival with Swiss 50 cts. yellow green stamp (Zu. 20C). Rare on cover.

✉ SUIZA. 1925. LAUSANNE a MILAN. 10 cts. y 20 cts. etapa Lausanne-Lion. RARO. (Mu. 166).

✉ SUIZA. 1925-26. Tres PRIMEROS VUELOS Ginebra-Milán, Lausana-Milan y Chaux de Fonds-Bale.

✉ SUIZA. 1930. ZURICH a ALICANTE. Vuelo especial a Africa del Piloto Mittelholzer.

✉ SUIZA. 1930. ROMANSHORN a RÍO DE JANEIRO y vuelta a SUIZA. Tarjeta Postal con franqueo de 1 Fr. y 2 Fr. (2) circulada por DORNIER-DOX, marcas del vuelo en magenta y negro.

✉ SUIZA. 1932. GORDON BENNET. BALLON POSTAL. BASEL a GINEBRA. 1 Fr. azul. Tarjeta Postal oficial circulada.

✉ SUIZA. 1932-48. Cuatro PRIMEROS VUELOS. Zurich-Basel, Basel-U.S.A., Ginebra-Basel, Ginebra-Italia.

✉ TAILANDIA. 1897 (Feb 12). 10c. reed on buff stationery card cancelled by 'Gibraltar/A26' duplex, used to Germany. Unusually struck with 'Royal Siamese Consulate' circular cachet at left.

✉ TAILANDIA. 1899. Military mail envelope to PARIS endorsed Troupes D'Occupation de Chantboun and cancelled CORPS. EXPED. SAIGON COCHIN. datestamp with military cachet REGIMENT DE TIRAILLEURS ANNAMMITES, 2nd. BON. 7e C.c/LE CAPITAINE COMMANDANT in blue and signed by the Commander. A rare item of military mail, the first recorded example of this cachet on Siam occupation mail.

✉ TAILANDIA. 1902. Cover from SAN FRANCISCO addressed to a Captain serving with the Siamese Forces, addressed to CHIENGMAI in Northern Thailand 'via Moulmein', bearing Grant 5c. blue tied by SAN FRANCISCO despatch (July 21). Struck with framed MALDIRIGE (Missent) and CHIENGMAI arrival cds on front. Reverse with array of transits: Singapore (Sept 1), Bangkok (Sept 6) all struck in search of Captain Hans Marqvard Jensen, who had died in the Battle of Phayao (Oct 14, 1902). Cover endorsed 'Dead' in pencil and mailed back to sender, arriving in San Francisco (March 22, 1903). An extraordinary cover addressed to the 'Shan Rebellion' (July 1902-September 1903), where the Thais brutally suppressed the Shan Tribes. UNIQUE and splendid cover that would benefit by being opened for display.

✉ TAILANDIA. 1903 (Dec 12). 4a. carmine on buff postal stationery card used to TOKYO (Japan) up-rated with 1899-1904 2a. yellow green tied by native BANGKOK cds (and by Tokio arrival). Bangkok cds at left and transit of Victoria-Hong Kong alongside (Dec 28). An unusual and attractive usage. Scott 76.

✉ TAILANDIA. 1916. BANGKOK a SUIZA. Entero Postal de 3 sat. verde con franqueo adicional de 2 sat. y 3 sat.

✉ SIAM. 1952. AMSTERDAM to NEW ZEALAND. Envelope fire broke out 8 km. from Bangkok. Label THIS LETTER WAS DEMAGED BY FIRE IN A PLAIN CRASH AT BANGKOK.

✉ TIBET. (1930 CA.). 1/6 t. green on cover.

✉ TURQUIA. 1867. LEBANON. Entire letter sent from BEYROUTH to DAMAS bearing pair 20 para Duloz stamps tied by all Arabic triple-box BEYROUTH 81 cancellation. (C/W fig.4) .

✉ TURQUIA. 1880. Cover bearing on reverse 2 piastres Duloz stamp tied by all Arabic double-box KIRSEHIR cancellation to CONSTANTINOPLE (C/W fig.152).

✉ TURQUIA. 1884. GREECE. Registerd cover bearing two 2 piastres stamps tied by all Arabic double-circle ISKECHE cancellations to ISTANBUL (C/W fig. 20).

✉ TURQUIA. Ed. . 1885. Cover to CONSTANTINOPLE franked by 1884 pair of 20 pa. red on rose tied by bold strikes of octagonal arabic only CANEA, Crete handstamp in black, cds of same alongside and arrival on reverse of scarce cover. Sc 68.

✉ TURQUIA. 1891. Postal stationary card of 20 para sent to PARIS showing all Arabic double-octogonal TARABYA cancellation (C/W fig.177).

✉ TURQUIA. 1892. French postal stationery card used in Istanbul and accepted by Ottoman post to SWITZERLAND showing very rare all Arabic double-octagonal TARABYA cancellation. (C/W fig.177) RRR.

✉ TURQUIA. 1894. MACEDONIA. Postal stationary card used from BITOLIA to FRANCE showing all Arabic negative USKUP seal (C/W fig.127).

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1809 (29 Julio). BOSTON to SAN SEBASTIAN (Spain). Entire letter send privately and entry into the mail Bilbao. Marc BILBAO/BIZCAIA and taxed "7 reales".

✉ ESTADOS UNIDOS. 1814-36. 8 letters from NEW YORK, BOSTON, NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH and CHARLESTONE to FRANCE with diverse entry maritime marks. INTERESTING GROUP.