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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The Postage Stamps of Uruguay by E. Lee (London, 1931), rare book (no. 23 out of 200 copies), fine (binding wear)

























Belgium, approx. 30 works on Belgium and Belgium Congo philately including 1940 Moens' Grand Catalogue, Willy Balasse catalogues in large box









Belgium, approx. 40 (hand)books including First Stamp of Belgium by C. Soeteman in slipcase (1999), works on forgeries etc. in large box
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Great Britain and Ireland and generic works in English language, over 65 handbooks/catalogues including better works like The Standard Guide to Postage Stamp Collecting - Giving the Values and Degrees of Rarity by Bellars and Davie (1865 - early catalogue!), The Royal Philatelic Collection by J. Wilson (2 copies with minor ageing), The Catalogue of the Royal Collection British Asia and British Africa in 2 boxes, The Line-Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain by E.D. Bacon (1920), A History of the Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles by H.E. Wright and A.B. Creeke Jr. (1899), numerous older catalogues (1880s-1890s) including Colonial Stamps: Also those of Great Britain (G. E. Lockyer, 1887), better 1940s and 1950s handbooks, some 19th century 'Colour Dictionaries' etc. in 4 large boxes




















United Kingdom and Commonwealth, over 30 titles including The Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers, Post cards and Telegraph Forms of Queensland by A.F. Basset (London, 1930 - this is signed copy 113 of 200) including 33 plates, Canada its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by C.A. Howes (Boston, 1911), SG catalogues, works on South-Africa etc. in large box
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Robson Lowe handbooks including The Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps volumes 1-5 with duplicates (of earlier versions), Guatemala: Postal History and Philately by R.A. Goodman (2 volumes and duplicates), St. Vincent by A.D. Pierce (4 copies), G.R.I. by R. M. Gibbs and Jamaica by T. Foster (3 copies) in large box






























































Germany, Austria and Switzerland, over 100 handbooks/catalogues including better works: Zumsteins' Spezial-Katalog und Handbuch über die Briefmarken der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (1924, deluxe edition + 2 duplicates)), Zivilpost-Zensur in Österreich-Ungarn 1914-1918 by O. Schilling (2008), various works by Edwin Mueller, Deutsche Vorphilatelie by Feuser/Münzberg (2 volumes, 1988) in 4 large boxes




























Germany, over 60 titles with better including Deutsche Vorphilatelie by Feuser/Münzberg (1988), Thurn und Taxis in Baden by Han Vermeulen (2006), Die Postwerthzeichen des Herzogthums Braunschweig by Ludwig Berger (1893), Katalog der Deutsche Entwertungsarten von 1849-1875 by A. Reinheimer (1891), 12th auction catalogue Marken- und Ganzsachenhaus Berlin (1921) including results, topics on WWII, Inflation period etc. in 3 large boxes






























Austria and Hungary, over 10 books including 100 Jahre Österreichische Portomarken (1994) in box
Poland 6 Specialised cataloges including 'Podręcznik specjalizowany polskich znaków pocztowych 1919 - 2005", tom III-IV, IV, 'Polskie taryfy pocztowe 1918-1939', 'Taryfy I cenniki Oplat Poczty Polskiej' 1941-2010' and 'The Polish post in the free city of Danzig 1920-1939' in large box













Russia, Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Palestine etc., approx. 30 titles including Fürstentum Serbien by V.M. Kardosch (1996: this is no. 54 of 400), Stamps of the Russian Empire used abroad by S.D. Tchilinghirian and W.S.E. Stephen (1957) in hard bound copy (all 6 volumes) and separate volumes. Added some general works on forgeries in box






Greece, Turkey and Egypt including the standard work Egypt - Stamps & Postal History by Peter A.S. Smith (1999), Stamps of Turkey by A. Passer (1938, 2 volumes) etc. in small box