Auction 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.

Lot 848
Opening: 200 €
Sold for: 1.000 €

France, 20 mostly better books including Les Postes Francaises by A. Belloc (Paris, 1886) in slipcase, Histoire de la Poste aux Lettres et de timbre-poste by A. de Rothschild (2x: first, limited edition and third edition), (resp. Paris, 1873 and Brussels, 1876), Histoire des Timbres-poste Francaise in slipcase by A. Maury (Paris, 1907), La Poste au Havre (Le Havre, 1948), Les Aérostats Poste 1870-1871 by J. le Pileur (Paris, 1953), Étude sur les Messageries et Les Postes by Florange and Ciani (2x) (Paris, 1925), Nouveau Code du Timbre by L. Jacob (Brussels, 1891), État Général des Postes du Royaume de France (Paris, 1816 & 1824, both books with folded map included), Catalogue des Cartes Postales, Première partie - Europe by G. Campbell and A. Schoeller (Paris, 1889, limited edition of 300 copies), Les Marques Postales de la Grande Armée by Ph. F. de Frank (Paris, 1948) in box