Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Switzerland

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2741

67b

#67b, 1881 50c Deep violet on granite paper, double embossing, one inverted, position 21, striking variety that drastically confuses the appearance of the denominations in the corners, but actually affects the whole design, a choice and well centered example, being the bottom left stamp in a left sheet-margin mint block of four, fresh, o.g., hinged in the selvage only, stamps are n.h., very fine (Zumstein #51.2.01). (Image)

for hinged $210.00+

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2742

185

#185, 1930 10Fr Gray green, pristine mint single, exceptionally well centered, deep strong color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Michel #228; €550). (Image)

for hinged $200.00+

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2743

293-305, B145

#293-305, B145, 1945 Peace issue cplt. including the additional semi-postal, all fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine (Michel #447-59, 464; €600). (Image)

$525.00

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2744

B229a

#229a, 1953 Pro Juventute se-tenant miniature sheet of 20, consisting the 20c+10c and 30c+10c values, used for booklets, o.g., n.h, extremely fine. (Image)

$375.00

SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Tanganyika

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2745

#27, 1922 10/- Deep blue and black, choice quality top sheet-margin block of four, extraordinarily well centered, rich luxuriant color on fresh white paper, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine (S.G. #87a; for hinged £200+). (Image)

for hinged $160.00+

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Togo

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2746

#57

#57, 1914 "TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation" overprint on 1M Carmine, the second narrow 2mm spacing, a handsome and incredibly rare unused example of this high value (the highest value of this setting known unused), very fresh with vivid deep color and crisp impression, very fine; approximately 40 examples were made and Gibbs notes that there are a mere ten examples known unused, one of which is in the Royal collection; 1959 BPA certificate (S.G, #H23; £7,000). (Image)

$8,500.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Tristan da Cunha

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2747

1-12

#1-12, 1951 1/2p-10/- King George VI definitives cplt. in bottom margin imprint blocks of four, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine set of imprint blocks (S.G. #1-12; £360+). (Image)

$386.80+

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Virgin Islands

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2748

1889 Inbound 3c Danish West Indies postal card, the reply portion of a paid reply card, (Scott #UY1r), used as a normal postal card with "St. Thomas/7 11 1889" c.d.s. and "Tortola/NO 17 89" c.d.s. with index letter "C", Type 10, used as a receiving cancel, both markings on the face, addressed to the Postmaster of Tortola and message regarding a stamp account, very fine; while these two islands are in close proximity, mail between them is scarce and little inbound mail has been preserved from this early period; ex-McCann. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2749

1907-19 "Official Paid/Road Town, Tortola. V.I." double circle handstamp, Type 20, this very scarce marking is applied to an OHMS cover to Bern, Switzerland and accompanied by "Tortola/V.I./MR ? 18" double circle c.d.s., Type 21, plus "Commissioner's Office/Virgin Islands." violet two-line official cachet, this official usage was not recognized by Switzerland and a 50c Green and red postage due is tied by "Bern/Brief Trager/2. V. 16." c.d.s., vertical fold to cover and some light toning, a fine and very rare usage; less than ten examples of this very scarce official marking are known, then in combination to this less than usual destination and postage due besides makes for a very rare cover indeed; ex-McCann. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Zeppelin Posts

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2750

Sieger #57N

Sieger #57N, 1930 Pan-American Flight, attractive Roessler printed cachet cover with 2M single and 4M vertical pair of the South American Zeppelin stamps, tied by Friedrichshafen c.d.s., well struck red German flight cachet, green Zeppelin machine bkst., stamps are fresh on bright white paper with full even perforations, a handsome and extremely fine cover (Sieger €675; Scott #C38-39; $820.00). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2751

Sieger #238E

Sieger #238E, 1933 Chicago Flight, neat registered cover with three adhesives tied by Gibraltar registry pmks., to Argentina, red flight cachet and large Berlin connecting flight cachet on the reverse, bkstd. Buenos Aires, very fine; a scarce cover of this popular flight (Sieger €850). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2752

Sieger #214/238

Sieger #214/238, 1933 South American Flights, collection of six different flown items consisting of four covers and two cards, flights are the second to fourth and seventh South American flights with a second third flight (one to Brazil and the other to Argentina), plus the scarcer Chicago flight, all are neat small size registered covers or cards, each routed through Berlin to Brazil or Argentina, and bearing the proper cachets and backstamps, couple of minor flaws to the cards, otherwise fine-very fine (Sieger €2,950). (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2753

Sieger #202/280

Sieger #202/280, 1933-34 South American Flights a nice collection of ten different small size registered covers, includes Third South American Flight from Casablanca in the French Zone, three different 1933 flights including the Chicago Flight from Larache in the Spanish Zone and six different from Tangiers including the 1933 First and Second South American Flights, all attractively franked with stamps of the various zones, posted to Brazil or Argentina, appropriate flight cachets and backstamps, some very slight edge soiling present, otherwise very fine (Sieger €4,010). (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2754

Sieger #223B

Sieger #223B, 1933 Fourth South American Flight, registered cover from Karachi with mixed franking of three Indian adhesives tied by Karachi c.d.s. and a pair of Great Britain 5p Yellow brown tied by London registry c.d.s., to Brazil, orange flight cachet and red Berlin connecting flight cachet, bkstd. Pernambuco, very fine; Zeppelin covers out of India, which was not an official treaty state, are quite scarce (Sieger €800). (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2755

Sieger #214/250

Sieger #214/250, 1933-34 South American Flights, collection of five different registered covers consisting of the 1933 Second to Fourth and Seventh South American Flights, plus the 1934 Second South American Flight, all with mixed franking of Iraq for the postage and registration, and Great Britain for the Zeppelin fee as Iraq did not have a treaty state status for that service, all are small size covers, attractively franked and with the proper cachets and backstamps, all being posted to Pernambuco or Buenos Aires, some very slight edge soiling and the scarce Third South American Flight cover has minor creasing at bottom of cover, fine-very fine; a scarce group of covers from a difficult country (Sieger €3,750). (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2756

Sieger #245B

Sieger #245B, 1933 Chicago Flight, two air mail surcharges tied to cover by special violet Managua air mail cancel for this flight, in mixed franking with U.S. 50c Graf Zeppelin tied by "Chicago, Ill./Oct. 26, 1933" c.d.s., black flight cachet for Chicago dispatch, to Leipzig with green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin machine cancel bkst., very fine; scarce and popular posting for this avidly collected Chicago World's Fair flight (Sieger €1,250). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2757

Sieger #245B

Sieger #245B, 1933 Chicago Flight, 15c-1P Mount Momotombo, the five different air mail values, tied to cover by special violet Managua air mail cancel for this flight, in mixed franking with U.S. 50c Graf Zeppelin tied by "Chicago, Ill./Oct. 26, 1933" c.d.s., black flight cachet for Chicago dispatch on the reverse, to Leipzig with green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin machine cancel bkst., tiniest trace of perf. toning, still very fine and scarce (Sieger €1,250). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2758

Sieger #22A var.

Sieger #22A, 1928 Return of the America Flight, specially prepared Roessler printed cacheted card for this flight, with three adhesives tied by "Lakehurst, N.J./Oct. 28, 1928" duplex, one is the notorious "Graf/Zeppelin" overprint that Roessler applied to some 1c Green regular issues in disgust because the U.S. Post Office had not appropriately commemorated the Graf Zeppelin's flight to America, his efforts nearly landed him in jail for fraudulently issuing a "U.S." postage stamp, purple flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit and Stockholm, Sweden bkst. where addressed, very fine; this unauthorized overprint is very scarce used on a flown cover. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2759

1937 First Flight Cover intended for the "Hindenburg", this cover has a triple mixed franking of four U.S. adhesives for the first flight San Francisco to Hong Kong on April 21, 1937 by FAM route 14, then Hong Kong Jubilee issue complete with the instructions by the fastest route to Frankfurt, three German adhesives were applied for transit to the United States by registered Zeppelin post to the United States, unfortunately while in transit the "Hindenburg" crashed so all scheduled Zepplin flights to North America were suspended, the German Post Office registered it and sent it by ship, which happened to be the "Queen Mary", cover has all the appropriate cancels and backstamps, blue flight cachet and straight line "S.S. Queen Mary", attractive and very fine; a most unusual cover that was intended for the Zeppelin but interrupted by the crash of the "Hindenburg". (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2760

Sieger #454E var.

Sieger #454E var., 1937 First North American Crash Flight of the "Hindenburg" for the return flight, prepared registered cover from Flushing, New York with five United States adhesives for the return trip to Germany, plus two uncancelled German air mails for return to the United States by the next Zeppelin flight, due to the crash of the "Hindenburg" Zeppelin service was halted and the scheduled mail, like this example, were returned to the sender, but unlike most such items this one received a "Return to Sender" label from the New York Post Office, Foreign Section at the Morgan Annex with four line green handstamp "Zeppelin Disaster/Lakewood, N.J. 5-6-'37/Service suspended/indefinately", plus additional "See Washington bulletin/#17163 - April 14, 1937" in manuscript, initialed by postal employees and postmarked on May 6, 1937, the day of the crash (which was at 7:25p.m.), Flushing bkst. of May 7th, very fine; the fast processing of this item after the crash may be the cause for the mistake "Lakewood" instead of "Lakehurst " in the cachet, extremely rare and the only example that we have seen handled in this fashion. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM