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 860
Opening: 100 €
Sold for: 180 €

Asia, approx. 30 (better) handbooks/works including Postage Stamps of the Philippines by J. Murray Bartels, F. Apthorp Foster and F.L. Palmer (1904, limited edition of 350 copies and signed by Apthorp Foster), The Stamp Designs of Eastern Asia by C.A. Howes (1905), The Postage Stamps of the Seychelles by B.W.H. Poole (1906), The Chinese Air-Post 1920-1935 by J. Starr and S.J. Mills (1937), Local Post of China by Dr. W. Rosenberg (1940), The Philatelic and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan by F.W. Webb (1991), some catalogues etc. in large box