Stamps

Sun 28 Jul

large collection Germany from 1872 German Reich, Bund, Berlin, SBZ and GDR, in the early years very incomplete, but huge amount of material in 13 albums and various containers, many still in mailing bags, also yearbooks, MH, postcards, letters and letter fronts, a very heavyweight item in 2 large boxes

Sun 28 Jul

Collections France, Lichtenstein and Switzerland in 5 preprinted albums, mainly mint, from mail order, over large parts complete, to the front incomplete, among others Lichtenstein from 2006 to 2019 still complete years in mail order bags, also nominals, all in a large box

Sun 28 Jul

the treasures of Tutankhamun 38 gold stamps from mail order in a width, mint

Sun 28 Jul

German Empire mint small collection Sieger-ABO from No. 751 complete, before that with gaps

Large lot of stamps including 5 TDP albums "Les années complètes de France", an Atlas booklet, a large lot of booklets in euros.

Set of 7 stamp booklets, mint

Set of 7 stamp booklets, mint

Lot of 52 stamps, first choice, without hinges.

Lot of 48 stamps, first choice, without hinges.

TAAF Lot of 43 stamps, first choice, without hinges.

CFA Lot of 201 stamps, 1st choice, without hinges. Rating: 456 euros. In a small album.

EUROPE Lot de 37 timbres, 1er choix, sans charnières.

Small set of stamps, including 2 small albums and 4 plates (one on the Channel Tunnel).

Pack of 28 "First Day" sheets

Mon 29 Jul

Olympic Games/ Summer, 1924/ Paris/ Vignettes. Set of 3 vignette plates featuring the two official posters by Jean Droit (salute) and Orsi (javelin): a) two orange color plates. Size: 24 x 25.5cm and 18.7 x 15.7c. Twenty vignettes (complete) and one small hole. b) green plate. Dim.: 24 x 25.5 and without 5-by-4 height bumpers. Nineteen vignettes and one missing at top right. (stamps have no postage value).

Sun 04 Aug

L'Oeuvre Complet De Rembrandt, 1884, Nine Heliogravures After Etchings Description: L'Oeuvre Complet De Rembrandt, a volume of heliogravure etchings from a catalogue raisonne of Rembrandt's etchings containing nine prints, including Portrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing Master (the larger plate), La Mort de la Vierge, The Descent from the Cross, The Three Crosses, Christ Before Pilate (Large Plate), Christ Presented to the People, The Raising of Lazarus, and Christ Healing the Sick. Deaccessioned from the Free Library of Philadelphia. Type: Book, folio Materials: Paper Author: M. Eugene Dutuit, heliogravures by M. Charreyre Date: 1884 Publisher: A. Levy, Paris Dimensions: 29.25" x 23" overall. Provenance: Fram a Lansdale, Pennsylvania collection. Of the nine images, four have a "Free Library of Philadelphia" stamp partially altering the image. The visual effect of this is minimized by placing a black sheet of paper behind this part of the image.Otherwise good condition with minor wear including light toning.

Wed 14 Aug

Albert Einstein Signed 'Light's Golden Jubilee' Air Mail Cover Uncommon ‘air mail’ envelope with stamped cachet for the “National Air Tour to Ford Airport Oct. 21, 1929,” postmarked at Greenfield, Michigan on October 21, 1929, signed on the reverse in fountain pen, “A. Einstein.” The front of the envelope features an “Edison Celebration Light’s Golden Jubilee” stamp, an affixed 2¢ postage stamp, and 'golden jubilee' emblems, the latter of which are also present on the reverse, which also bears an affixed newspaper clipping related to Einstein’s congratulatory radio message to Thomas Edison. In fine condition. On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted Light's Golden Jubilee, an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. As part of the evening's program, guests listened to an account of Edison's re-enactment of the first successful lighting of his incandescent lamp as it took place in nearby Greenfield Village. Albert Einstein made congratulatory remarks via a radio broadcast from Germany, and Edison shared heartfelt remarks of appreciation. The night concluded with President Hoover formally dedicating The Edison Institute of Technology (Ford's village and museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan).

Wed 14 Aug

Apollo 11 Signed Limited Edition ‘We Came in Peace for All Mankind’ Envelope - One of Twelve Signed Examples Limited edition FDC with a ‘We Came in Peace for All Mankind’ private cachet from the United States Envelope Co., 9.5 x 4.25, signed in black felt tip by the full Apollo 11 crew: “Neil Armstrong,” “M. Collins,” and “Buzz Aldrin.” The cover is postmarked July 20, 1969, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and September 9, 1969, the issue date for the jumbo-sized commemorative "First Man on the Moon" stamp, which is affixed above. Mounted in its original 14 x 11 presentation frame that bears an image of the front cover of The New York Times with ‘Men Walk on Moon’ headline and a descriptive caption explaining the offered cover and the Apollo 11 signing event: “This envelope with the private cachet of the United States Envelope Company, was one of twelve autographed personally by the three APOLLO 11 astronauts at the First Day Cover ceremonies for the Moon Stamp in Washington, D. C., on September 9, 1969...The engraved die from which the printing plates for the five-color stamp were made actually journeyed to the moon's surface in the LEM. It was carried back to Earth in a vacuum sealed tube so that it did not have to undergo a 21-day decontamination period following the flight. An envelope bearing the first copy of the stamp was in the command module and was hand-canceled by the astronauts during their flight back to Earth.”

Lot de timbres postes dont "Série du Bicentenaire du Premier Vol Humain, 1783-1983" & "Hommage au Général De Gaulle". 2 classeurs et 7 planches. Bel état général.

Wed 11 Sep

[POSTCARDS] Important lot of various postcards: Paimpol, Bordeaux, Desvres, Boulogne sur mer, Le Tréport, Trouville, Granville, Arcachon, Côte d'Azur, Normandy, Brittany, Basque Country.... And four postcard books: Nice, Monaco, Sanary, Arles

Thu 12 Sep

* Lot de cartes postales courantes

Thu 26 Sep

The Universal Post Office. New instructive board game. (France, circa 1905). La Poste universelle. New instructive board game. (France, circa 1905). Wood-cardboard box, size 40.3 x 28.8 x 4.5 cm. Title in gold lettering on blue background on lid. The interior is compartmentalized and contains twelve large cardboard boxes (15 x 21.3 cm) with a chromolithograph pasted on the front / a box containing 96 small numbered cardboard boxes (3.8 x 4.6 cm) with a flag or stamp on the front / a basket / two boxes containing cardboard tokens / a large cloth bag. Lotto game dedicated to the Post Office in forty-eight countries around the world. Each large card features a full-colour image on the front showing four scenes of mail delivery in four different countries. The top right-hand corner features the country's flag, and the bottom left-hand corner a stamp. The forty-eight countries are grouped as follows: twenty-one in Europe, nine in Asia, six in Africa, ten in America and two in Oceania. The 96 small cards are numbered: 48 bear a reproduction of a stamp, 48 a reproduction of a flag. It's a classic lotto game: the large cards are divided up according to the number of players, each one places a bet, the small cards are placed in the bag and drawn one by one, announcing the name of the country represented, the player who has the double on his large card places it, the first to fill his cards wins. The game obviously has an educational dimension, as it shows images in different countries, and players are sure to name the corresponding capitals while recording the representation of the corresponding flags. One of the small cards, lost, has been replaced by a homemade twin with a spelling error (n°30: Madagascar). Interesting imagery, and evocations of the work of postal workers in the various countries are not lacking in piquancy, some of them practicing a profession that does not appear to be a relaxing one.