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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Austrian Postcard, Judaica. Ober Rabbi Dr. Z. P. Chajes, 1950

Austria, Israel, 1950: Postkard, „Feier anlaesslich der Ueberfuehrung der sterblichen Ueberreste Prof. Dr. Z. P. Chajes nach Israel, am 9. November 1950.“ ( Ceremony on the occasion of transferring the corpse of Prof. Dr. Z. P. Chajes to Israel on November 19th, 1950).



Mixed franking with 2 airmail stamps and additional 2 stamps at reverse.
Censor strike, fine condition.

Chajes, Zwi Perez, was Chief Rabbi in Wien.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Austrian Stamp Set. Composers 1922. Perforation Variety. MNH

Austria 1922: Complete set Austrian Composers. Perforation variety L 11 1/2.
Scott# B50a-B54a, ANK 418B – 424B. Mint never hinged.



Thursday, July 08, 2010

Republic of China Stamps: 40 x 1 Dollar. MNH

Republic of China Stamps 1949: Sun Yat Sen part of sheet 40 stamps. 1 Dollar vals.
Scott# 376 (Michel Nr. 316A). (Perforation after catalogue should be 12 ½, these ones are 13).



Original gum, no toning, no hinges, shade of bend at midle of upper margin otherwise without any faults.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Ceylon Classic Lot: 145 Stamps. Quality Lot

Old Ceylon: Useful stamp lot with quite a few interesting stamps. Though there might be a few forgeries. (Please contact if you need a better scan of a/some stamp/s ).



What makes this lot special are the colour varieties and some cancellations.

Used and unused lot. Pleasing condition. (Though there are some atamps with faults it is not a junk lot but has valuable stamps ).

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Chinese Miniature Sheet: Kuan Han-ching, 1958, CTO

Chinese Stamp: 700 th anniversary of publication of works of Kuan Han-ching, Miniature Sheet 1958.
Cancelled to order, hinged. Clean and fresh, Peking-cancellations.


Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Censored Chinese Letter 1940: Minhow, Fuzhou to Denmark

China 1940: Censored Letter Minhow, Fuzhou to Denmark





Republic of China, W.W.II: Scarce cover sent Minhow, Fuzhou to Charlottenlund in Denmark. Franked with a 50 cents Martyr stamp. Bilingual Minhow Foochow cancellation. Opened by Nazi censors. "C" - Censor Mark at front. Scarce destination.

Sender was H. S. Kierkegaard.

Friday, June 11, 2010

1935: Austrian Air Mail to Hungary. Letter Day

1935: Wien Budapest: Airmail with “Tag der Briefmarke” und „Oesterr. Flugpostsammlerverein Wien“ - cancellations. Fine condition.


Friday, June 04, 2010

Republic of China, 1949: Letter with mixed franking.

Republic of China 1949: Letter, sent Nanjing to Shanghai, franked with 2 stamps, Scott# 786 and 784, tied by bilingual Nanking-cancellations. Shanghai arrival-mark at reverse. Fine condition, no tears or foxing.


Tuesday, June 01, 2010

1955: PR China: Stationery 800 Fen. Hunan to Shan Xi

1955: Stationery with little Revolutionary Red Guard Girl and doves. Tian An Men Series 800 Fen, tied by clear Hu Nan 1955 April 15th – strike. Sent Hu Nan to Court of Justice in Wu Tai- District.





Minor foxing at and 1 cm tear at top.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

1926, Germany Saar, Volkshilfe Stamp Set. MNH

German Territory, Saar, 1926. Volkshilfe semi-postal stamp set. Scott# B1-B4. Mint never hinged.



Friday, May 28, 2010

Republic of China: Attractive Letter to USA. 1929

China 1929: Letter, sent Peiping ( Beijing ) to Michigan, USA.




It is the complete letter, cover and actual letter, sent by a certain Mr. Sam Wilson from the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Schools in Taihu, Shanxi to Josh Hillman.

The cover has 4 stamps attached, a pair of Scott# 284 and 2 # 280, all tied by bilingual Peiping – cancellations.

Clean and fresh, carefully opened no tears or creasing.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Liechtenstein Air Mail Covers from 1930. 9 Stamps.

Liechtenstein 1930: 2 Express Airmail covers sent as registered mail from Vaduz – St. Gallen to Rebstein. Rebstein-arrival strikes at reverse.





Multicolor franking, including the valuable Scott C45 and C46.
High cat. val. Clean and fresh, clear cancellations.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

1959: China / Taiwan: Propaganda Postcard

Taiwanese 0.20 Cent entire with anti Chinese slogan at the lower edge ( Fight against Russian invasion eliminate the traitors Zhu (De) and Mao (Tse Dong ).



Very scarce. Commemorative strikes. Fine condition.

Friday, April 09, 2010

1927: Austrian First Flight Wien - Prag - Dresden – Berlin

1927: Austrian First Flight, March 21st 1927: 10 Groschen stationery + 10 Groschen airmail stamp, sent to Berlin (Berlin Post office#2). Red, square "via Tempelhof "– strike. Fine condition.



Friday, March 26, 2010

Korea South, 1957: Treaty of Friendship with USA, Scarce MS

South-Korea, 1957: Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between Korea and the USA. Scott# 264a ( MiNr. 258-259 ). Michel Block 121.



Only 2000 miniature sheets have been issued.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

USA 1893 Counterfeit Lot with Imitations of High Vals.

America 1890-93: Columbian Exposition Issue. 9 stamps with “IMITATION!“ – imprints. Counterfeits of high vals.



Hinges, mostly with thins, clean and fresh. Good place holders.

All are counterfeits, NOT originals.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Korea 1901, Key Value: 2 Won Stamp, Mint. Scott# 33

Imperial Korea: Unused 2 Won stamp, Scott# 33.



Condition: Mint, hinged (light, first time hinge). The stamp has a bend at the upper part of the stamp, 2 mm under the perforation). Clean, fresh colors, good perforation.

Scarce stamp though with a high catalog value! The low price reflects the fault of the stamp.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Austria: President Wilhelm Miklas Stamp Set, MNH. 1930

Austria: President Wilhelm Miklas Stamp Set, MNH. 1930



Austria, 1. Republic: President Wilhelm Miklas stamp set.
Mint, never hinged, very fine condition.
ANK 515-517. Scott# B77-80

Friday, March 12, 2010

China Cultural Revolution, 1970: Peking Opera. Used

Peoples Republic of China 1970: Stamp set Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.





Scott# 1047-52, used, fine condition.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Republic of China, Taiwan FDC 1961 and more

We have added - and will add some more - Taiwan First Day Covers from the 1960s like:




Republic of China, Taiwan: Chinese Art Treasures. FDC 1961
Michel Nr. 396 – 398.

Commemorative cancellation, sent Taibei to Wien/Austria. Very fine condition.

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