Individual stamps and sets

Lot number 4759 Quality: 0

N° 16- II "1850 - Rayon II - 10 rp. black and red on yellow", vf (Zumstein €200)

Lot number 4760 Quality: 0

N° 17-II "1851 - Rayon I 5rp. light blue with red" without cross frame, nice stamp, vf (Zumstein €200)

Lot number 4761 Quality: 0

N° 2 and 3 "Pro Juventute" (Zumstein) "1915 costumes in beautiful blocks of four", vf (Zumstein €4,300)

Lot number 4762 Quality: 0

N° 4/6 "1916 Pro Juventute", blocks of four, vf (Zumstein 2,890Sfr.)

Lot number 4763 Quality: 0

N° 7/9 "1917 Pro Juventute", blocks of four, vf (Zumstein 2,900Sfr.)

Lot number 4764 Quality: 0

N° 12/14 "1919 Pro Juventute", blocks of four, some minor defects to "10rp.", vf/f (Zumstein 1,100Sfr.)

Lot number 4765 Quality: 0

N° 15/17 "1920 - Pro Juventute", blocks of four, vf (Zumstein 1,000Sfr.)

Lot number 4766 Quality: 0

N° 18/20 "1921 - Pro Juventute", blocks of four, "40rp." tooth slightly damaged, vf/f (Zumstein 1,400Sfr.)

Lot number 4767 Quality: (*)

N° 23A "1854 - 10rp. prussian blue - Münchner Druck" with variety missing printing lower right corner without gum, some small spots back, certificate SBPV (Hermann); very rare, vf (Zumstein €1,100 for (*), with gum ++€3,800) - see photo cover

Lot number 4768 Quality: **/*

Switzerland 1907 Helvetia 10c red (SBK no. 104, Michel no. 98) TÊTE-BÊCHE pair in a horizontal strip of five with sheet margin at left, completely unmounted ** with full original gum (the two stamps at each end of the strip are very lightly hinged), centred to perfection and truly “post office fresh”, accompanied by a 1993 A. von der Weid certificate of authenticity rightfully describing it as an “extraordinary rarity”, with significantly less than 10 examples in existence. This tête-bêche pair came into being due to the printing process of stamps used for the production of booklets, and the placement of the blocks which formed the pages of a stamp booklet within the sheet. In case of this particular stamp, complete printing sheets destined for booklet production were not meant to reach the public. However, one such sheet, which contained a maximum possible total of 10 tête-bêche pairs as well as 10 se-tenant pairs with blank spaces but, most importantly, couldn’t yield all of those pairs when split up, made its way into the hands of the public. Due to its immense rarity, this tête-bêche pair is not listed as such in the SBK, whilst it is listed but unpriced in the Michel catalogue. A showpiece of Swiss philately and a true connoisseur’s item.

Lot number 4769 Quality: **

N° 405/17 "PAX 1945" (blocks of four) full set with corner pieces, vf (Yv. ++€2,000)

Lot number 4770 Quality: **

Gutter S 18 "gutter Tellknabe red orange" with variety hole in bridge 10.5mm (according to Glanzmann n° S 10B), extremely rare, certificate Renggli, vf (Zumtein €6,400)

Lot number 4771 Quality: 0

LO N° 14-I "1850 Local Mail 2 1/2 rp. black with red", four-edge stamp with sign Pfenninger, vf (Zumstein €1,750) - see photo cover