380. Auktion

1916/20, London overprint 10 sh. with German cds. "ASSAHUN 27/3 19" on registered envelope to Switzerland

1864, Rivadavia 10 c. green, good to large margins, lightly cancelled in blue, vf

1919, First Issue, 40k. multicolored, unobstrusive lower right corner wear, tied by cds. "ALZHIKABUL BAK. 17 10 19" to a postcard addressed to the head of the German consulate in Baku, arrival cds. "BAKU 19 10 19" alongside, correct 40 kopek postcard rate. Fine and very early usage of any Azerbaijan stamp, an important exhibition item, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1921, Famine Relief 1000r. dark brown/olive brown, horizontal pair, tied with cds. "BAKU", very scarce thus; very fine

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, vertical tete-beche pair, natural paper crease and upper stamp cut into the design, used with cds. "GEOKCHAJ BAKIN", still fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, horizontal tete-beche pair, unobstrusive tiny thin, used with cds. "KAZAHR ELISAV.", fine and scarce

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, vertical tete-beche pair, used, very fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1922, 50000r. on 3000r. blue/brown, block of four with lower pair tete-beche, used with cds. "ELISAVETPOL 16 9 22", very fine and scarce, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1922, 500,000 on 2000r., horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "BAKU 28 11 22" to a registered envelope to Copenhagen, with adjacent arrival mark "KJOBENHAVN 15.12.22", fine

1922, 500,000r. on 66,000r on 2,000r. blue/slate, rubber handstamp overprint, horizontal pair, good to large margins, used with cds. "AGDASH ELISAV.", very fine and rare, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022) (Mi. 1000,-)

1922, 500,000r. on 66,000r on 2,000r. blue/slate, machine overprint, horizontal block of eight with sheet margin, one stamp with faults, used with cds. "AGDASH ELISAV.", very fine and rare, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022) (Mi. 4000,-)

1923, 5000r. and 5002r on 2000r. blue/slate, horizontal pair, used with cds. "ZAKATALY 24 2 23", overprinted "5002" by mistake, later corrected by the clerk with an additional "5000" metal handstamp strike, very fine and most unusual, with certificate  Stefan Berger (2022)

1923, 5000r. and 5001r on 2000r. blue/slate, horizontal pair, used, metal handstamp "5001" applied by mistake and se-tenant with normal, very fine and most unusual

1923, 5000r. on 2000r. blue/slate, horizontal block of eight, one adhesive creased, used with cds. "ZAKATALY 24 2 23", two stamps at the left overprinted "5001" and "5002" by mistake, later corrected by the clerk with two "5000" metal handstamp strikes alongside, very fine and most unusual, with certificate Stefan Berger (2022)

1878, Dom Pedro 10r. vermilion, 50r. blue and 200r. black (2), very fresh colours, tied by mute cancels to a registered envelope to Chemnitz, red cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 78" and oval "REGISTRADO", special label "Vom Ausland" applied on arrival, very fine and attractive three-colours franking to a foreign destination, with certificate Brian Moorhouse (2015) 

1898/1909, Coiling Dragon 4 c. brown tied by black oval dater "PEKING" on postal stationery card 1 c. via Shanghai in combination franking French PO 10 c. tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 22.01.01" to Germany with arrival mark, fine

1932, Sven Hedin Expedition 1 c.-10 c., complete set tied by cds. "PEIPING 19 2 33" to a registered envelope to Stockholm, with adjacent red registration label, on reverse 20 c. and 25 c. tied by a further strike, cover signed on the back flap by Sven Hedin himself and send to his sister Alma, also a complete set used, very fine

Incoming Mail: 1899, Crown/Eagle 5 pfg. with four other stamps from Bavaria, Wurttemberg, Austria and Switzerland each with postmark "KONSTANZ 27.2.99" on cover with framed "Bodenschiffspost" via London and Hong Kong and on reverse large Canton dollar chop circular datestamp of 1.APR.99 to Wuchow with arrival mark "IMPERIAL POST OFFICE WUCHOW 2.APR.1899", fine

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with cds. "KIRIN" as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED" and circle "PASSED BY CENSOR 490", corners a bit round, fine and scarce (Han12)

1911, Coiling dragon 3 p. on 1 c. – 2 r. on 2 $, unused with freh original gum, very fine; a rare set in this condition.

1911, Coiling dragon 3 p. on 1 c. – 12 a. on 50 c. and 2 r. on 2 $, unused with original gum, fine/very fine

1900, China Coiling Dragon 10c. dark green (2) tied by cds. "HANKOW 12 JAN 00" to reverse of a registered envelope to Lyon, France, Chinese cds. "SHANGHAI" on transit, then passed on to the French Offices in Shanghai with 50c. carmine on rose applied on front, tied by cds. "SHANGHAI 19 JANV. 00", further strike along, arrival cds. "LYON RHONE 24 FEV. 00"; very fine and scarce mixed franking

1974, Industrial Products 8 f., complete set, unmounted mint, very fine

1974, Industrial Products 8 f., complete set with sheet margins, unmounted mint, very fine

1978, National Science Conference souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, very fine