Auktion 257 September 2023
Our 257th sale features an impressive Bosnia collection (the D.M. van Gelderen collection including proofs and many variaties). Furthermore we offer specialised and large collections of Italy, Latin America and Poland. An extensive philatelic library is also on sale for collectors of philatelic literature.
For Netherlands collectors and dealers this sale features the 2nd part of Dutch collector C. Avezaat (Netherlands and Colonies single frankings and fdc's). In addition the 2nd part of postal historian C. van Hoek is included. These 2 name sales are supported by a wide and diverse range of single lots, collections and stock of our other consignors.
Latin America, approx. 50 (better) books/guides on mainly Southern American philately including A Study of the Stamps of Uruguay by H. Griebert (1910 hardbound, fine) in addition soft cover duplicates with plates, Selos Rivadavia by J.M. del Pont (1946), The Stamps of Paraguay by Graham J. Philips (Stanley Gibbons, 1912), Estudio de las Falsificaciones de los Sellos Postales del Uruguay by R. Hoffmann (1948), Les Timbres du Chile by S. Jean (1910), Contribucion al Estudio de los Sellos Postales Uruguayos by R.D. Elicabe (1945, fold, but only 200 copies printed), Chile - an Outline of the Postal Issues 1766-1919 by W.B. Haworth (1919), Los Barquitos - Neue forschungsergebnisse über die 1. Emission von Buenos Aires by G. Bühler (1955, scarce work on falsifications), Les Timbres de la République Orientale de l'Uruguay by Le Docteur Wonner (Neuilly, 1887, scarce and hardbound but faults), Via Panama by J.T. DeVoss (1978, limited photocopy edition of 100 ex.), Ecuador : The Philately of the Seebeck Era 1892-1897 by R.A. d'Elia and D.B. Armitage (2005), Perou Obliterations Postales by G. Lamy and J.-A. Rinck (1960 and 1964), Nicaragua to 1940 - a Philatelic Handbook by C.R. Maxwell (1992), Costa Rica - A Minor Plate Study by H.H. Harland (1915), Documentos Historico-Postales del ... Uruguay by Kobylanski-Casal (2 volumes, 1984), some periodicals etc. in 2 large boxes