Auction 256 March 2023
Our 256th auction entails extensive collections and stocks of Netherlands and colonies, the first part of the impressive C. Avezaat collection (single frankings and first day covers) and the second part of the P. van Alteren collection (Dutch numeral cancellations). In addition we offer better lots foreign countries (especially French colonies), coins and picture postcards.
1871/2004 mostly collected both used and */** well-filled with */** sets from 1930 onward, including better (thirties), airmail, North Epirus (Mi. nos 18-37) etc. in 3 Schaubek albums
2005/2019 collection with mainly ** material including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, prestige booklets etc. high face value in 2 stockbooks in box
1861/1893 about 280 large Hermes heads and 440 small Hermes heads (very mixed quality) used and * including better, pairs, postmarks, dot cancellations and varieties in 3 stockbooks
1984-2019 approx. 100 booklets, collection Cyprus inc. Mi. minisheet nr. 17 and Turkish Cyprus, approx. 45 sheetlets, Athos sets 2008-2017, mainly all ** material in 10 stockbooks/albums
1961/2019 collection fdc's including Athos (2008-2019) in 7 albums/stockbook and box
1861/1969 collection used and */** including about 50 Hermes heads with better items, Crete and Back of the Book in Yvert album
1870 onwards stock with a large number of used stamps additional some other European countries in 7 stockbooks
1911 overprint 1l-25l on registered cover from Preveza 19-1-1913 via Athens to Leiden (NL). Cover was sent by the Ambulance de la Croix Rouge Néerlandaise en Grèce, very fine