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.
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Mexico, 10 mainly better works including The Cancellations of Mexico 1856-1874 by J. Schatzkès (1964, 2 copies: nos. 79 and 213 out of 225 copies. In addition revised 1983 edition by Karl H. Schimmer, no. 170 out of 500 copies), The Yucatan Affair: The Work of Raoul Ch. de Thuin, Philatelic Counterfeiter by J. M. Chemi (1974, in slipcase), The Postmarks of Mexico by K.H. Schimmer (1977 including duplicate), some works in French in box
Caribbean and Pacific islands, approx. 20 handbooks including Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks: Barbados (1896, hardbound, very fine), Saint Vincent (1895), 2 copies, hardbound some pages loose), both by E.D. Bacon and F.H. Napier, Jamaica by G.W. Collett, W. Buckland Edwards, C.S. Morton and L.C.C. Nicholson (1928, staining), Bahama's by H.G.D. Gisburn (1950, including duplicate), Fiji Islands by C.J. Phillips (1895), Turks Islands by E.D. Bacon (1917, cover loose) etc. In addition Bermuda by M.H. Ludington (1962, no. 99 out of 265 copies) and some other works in box
mainly handbooks Latin America and Spain (15 books) including better e.g. Cartografia Postal de Espana by F. Graus (Barcelona 1986, this is copy 15 of 20(!)), 1857-1866 Brasil 1844-1846 "Inclinados" by Walter Goncalves Taveira (2x), Bolivar by Dr. J.H. van Peursem (1934), Guia del Coleccionista de Sellos de Correos de Espana (3 volumes in box, 1935), the Postage Stamps of Venezuela by T. W. Hall and L.W. Fulcher (1924), Chile, First Issues of Postage Stamps 1853-1867 (Blank, 1989), L'Argentine et le Timbre-Poste by Max Daireaux (1951, damaged), 6 Cuartos 1850 by A. de Guezala Ayrivié (Bilbao, 1936) in large box
Peru, 9 specialised books including Bustamante catalogue and Perou Étude des Obliterations Postales sur les Émissions de 1857 a 1873 etc. futhermore American airmail Catalogue, Liberia the cancellations & postmarks of the first issues, Dutch literature in large box
Latin America, approx. 15 titles including the Cancellations of Mexico 1856-1874 by J. Schatzkes (this is copy 29 of 100 of the 2nd printing), Canal Zone Stamps (1986), Chile, First Issues of Postage Stamps 1853-1867 by G. Blank (1989). Added some books on USA philately in box
8 better large format modern works including Schriftenreihe des Bundes Philatelistischer Prüfer (4 volumes including index), Editions Club de Monte-Carlo (La Poste Maritime by J.P. Delbeke, Les Jalons de la Littérature Philatélique au XIXe siècle by Wolfgang Maassen and Vincent Schouberechts, The Mysterious Philippe de Ferrari, cet inconnu by Wolfgang Maassen (2x)), Schriftenreihe Schweizerische Postgeschichte (volumes 2-4 by Richard Schäfer and Andreas Grünewald) in large box
mainly handbooks (approx. 15 ex.) including better including Russland, Spezial-Sammlung des Barons Carl van Scharfenberg (Oscar Riep, 1925), Sammlung Russischer Landschaftsmarken im Reichspostmuseum (Berlin, 1934), llustrated Catalogue of Postage Stamps on sale by Stafford Smith & Co. (2nd Edition, London 1868, damaged), 3 volumes of Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps by W. Morley, Distinguishing Characteristics of Classics Stamps (4 volumes), Les Agents des Postes et le Parlement Républicain by A. Delmas (Paris, 1902, damaged) in box
Stamp Collector's Fortnightly complete run between 1894 (No.1., Vol.1) and 1915 in 20 volumes in large box
Ship mail including North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-1875 by W. Hubbard and R.F. Winter (1988, limited Special Edition of 25 (this is no. 16)), The History of the Sailing Packets to the West Indies by L.E. Britnor (1973), The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World by H.B. d'Humières, S. Ringström and H.E. Tester (1976, 3 parts and 2 duplicates), Paquebot and Ship Letter Cancellations of the World 1894-1951 by M.A. Studd (1953),
Airmail, approx. 20 books on airmail topics including Sanabria World Airmail Catalogue (1972), Recovered Mail by H.L. Nierinck (1984) etc. in box
Airmail/Censorship, approx. 15 works including Catalogue des Aérogrammes du Monde Entier by F. Muller, American Air Mail Catalogue in 5 volumes etc. in box
approx. 25 handbooks on counterfeits/reprints etc. including better works: Reprints of Postal Adhesive Stamps by E.D. Bacon (1899, Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks No. 6), The "Propaganda" forgeries by L.N. & M. Williams (1938) etc. in large box