Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Switzerland
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3167
GENEVA, 1843, 5c Black on Yellow Green, Left Half of "Double Geneva" (2L1a). Excellent margins three sides, slightly cut in at top, light horizontal crease, otherwise Fine, rare classic stamp, with 1981 Rellstab certificate
11,000
1,200
3168
GENEVA, 1845, 5c Black on Yellow Green, Small Eagle (2L2). Margins three sides, just touching at left, strong color and impression with red Geneva Rosette cancel, Very Fine for this notoriously small-margined Cantonal Issue, A. de Reuterskiold handstamp guarantee and with 1996 Rellstab certificate
1,950
325
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GENEVA, 1847, 5c Black on Yellow Green, Large Eagle (2L3). Unused (no gum), pos. 78 from the sheet of 100, margins all around except touched at upper left, fresh and bright, Very Fine, with 1986 Rellstab certificate
2,100
400
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GENEVA, 1848, 5c Black on Dark Green, Large Eagle (2L4). Original gum, ample to large margins, Very Fine, lovely and scarce unused example with original gum, signed Fulpius and Moser, with 1981 Rellstab certificate
5,000
1,600
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GENEVA, 1850, 5c Black & Red, Vaud (2L6). Exceptionally large margins, lightly cancelled by red Geneva Rosette, horizontal crease, otherwise Extremely Fine, signed de Reuterskiold and Moser, with 1981 Rellstab certificate
2,100
325
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GENEVA, 1850, 5c Black on Red, Neuchatel (2L7). Choice margins all around showing nearly three and one-half dividing lines, beautiful impression, bold red grid "cancel", minor corner creases top right corner, otherwise Extremely Fine, beautiful appearance, with 1981 Rellstab certificate which states the red cancel is "fake" and "painted onto", we have a hard time understanding why someone would add a fake cancel to what presumably was an unused example of a stamp with a Scott Retail for unused ($11,500.00) more than three times that of the used value, Scott Retail for genuine used No. 2L7
3,500
200
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GENEVA, 1850, 5c Black on Red, Neuchatel (2L7). Ample to huge margins showing two complete dividing lines, a trifle close at top left, attractive impression with black grid cancel, small filled thin spot, Very Fine appearance, with 1977 Hunziger certificate
3,500
500
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GENEVA, 1849, 5c Yellow Green, Cut Square (2LU1). Margins all around except bottom frameline barely touched at left, light red Geneva Rosette cancel, Fine, signed Moser and with 1981 Rellstab certificate
3,300
750
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ZURICH, 1843, 6r Black, Vertical Red Lines (1L2). Ty. I, Position 76, more than ample to large margins with clearly visible red lines, neat manuscript and bold black Zurich Rosette cancels, Very Fine, with 1981 Rellstab certificate
2,100
325
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ZURICH, 1846, 6r Black, Horizontal Lines (1L4). Ample to very large margins showing nearly three complete dividing lines, clearly visible red lines, some plate wear at left, otherwise Very Fine, signed Moser and with 1981 Rellstab certificate which calls the plate wear at left "badly worn"-- a bit harsh in our opinion
1,925
0
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SWITZERLAND, 1850, 2-1/2r Black & Red, Orts-Post, With and Without Frame Around Cross (1, 3). Large margins to barely touching, "P.P." cancels, (very light and bold respectively), corner crease and thinned respectively, Fine-Very Fine appearance, with 1981 Rellstab certificates
5,200
425
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SWITZERLAND, 1850, 2-1/2r Poste Locale, Frame Around Cross, 2-1/2r Orts-Post, Without Frame Around Cross (2, 3). Margins all around, former a bit close in two places, customary "P.P." cancels, former small corner crease, latter thin spot, Fine-Very Fine appearance, with 1981 Rellstab and 1970 Nussbaum certificates respectively
5,050
425
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SWITZERLAND, 1850, 5r Black & Red on Dark Blue, Rayon I, Frame Around Cross (5). Three virtually complete dividing lines, huge at top, clear to barely touching at bottom, strong colors, neat "P.P." cancel, Very Fine, with 1994 von der Weid certificate
1,500
275
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SWITZERLAND, 1850, 5r, 10r Rayon I, Rayon II (7-8, 10). Three, two and three respectively, variety of cancels, one No. 7 small thin, another with manuscript cancel removed, otherwise virtually all Fine-Very Fine, six of the eight stamps with 1981 Rellstab certificates
2,550
250
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SWITZERLAND, 1852, 15r, 15c Vermilion, Rayon III (11-13). The set of three, margins all around mostly showing dividing lines, fresh colors, grid cancels, No. 11 pos. 3 , No. 13 Ty. 7 with plate flaw No. 3, the No. 12 light thin spot, No. 13 unimportant flaw, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, each with Rellstab certificate (1981-83)
2,200
200
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SWITZERLAND, 1854, 5r Orange Brown, First Munich Printing (14). Margins all around, good color and grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1986 Rellstab certificate
1,950
900
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SWITZERLAND, 1854, 40r Pale Yellow Green, First Munich Printing (18). Ample to large margins, black grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1985 Rellstab certificate
1,400
0
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SWITZERLAND, 1855, 1fr Lavender, Black Thread (30). Horizontal pair, margins nearly all around, very nice top and left, good color, reasonably light diamond grid cancels, Fine-Very Fine, scarce
2,000
0
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SWITZERLAND, 1858-62, 5r Brown (36). Horizontal pair, essentially full original gum, three more than ample to very large margins, barely into outer frameline at right, fresh, rich color, right stamp Fine, left Extremely Fine, with 1986 von der Weid certificate
550
250
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SWITZERLAND, 1862-64, 10c Blue (44). Original gum, fresh, vivid color and clear impression, Fine, with 1993 Rellstab certificate
875
225
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SWITZERLAND, 1862-64, 30c Vermilion (46). Original gum, exceptionally well-centered, fresh and Very Fine, signed Buhler
2,000
300
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SWITZERLAND, 1862-64, 40c Green, 60c Bronze (47-48). Unused (no gum), excellent colors, Fine-Very Fine, latter with 1988 Rendon certificate
3,650
160
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SWITZERLAND, 1867-78, 30c Ultramarine (56). Original gum, lightly hinged, attractively centered, wonderfully fresh, Very Fine and choice, exceptional example
700
150
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SWITZERLAND, 1882, 2c-15c Numerals on White Paper (77-81). Nearly all original gum, No. 78 trivial thin spot, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, very scarce set, 2c with 1994 Renggli certificate for horizontal pair
E. 500-750
950
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SWITZERLAND, 1882-1904, 20c-3fr Standing Helvetia, Perforated 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 (82/88). Six different, complete less No. 85, original gum, some h.r. (couple old paper type), lovely fresh colors, 25c and 50c Fine; others Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,005
160
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SWITZERLAND, 1901-03, 1fr Claret, Perf. 11-1/2 x 12 (87b). Original gum, paper remnant, fresh with choice centering, Very Fine
2,400
325
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SWITZERLAND, 1888, 20c Orange, Perforated 9-1/2 (89). Original gum, brilliant color, Fine and scarce, with 1996 Renggli certificate
1,050
110
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SWITZERLAND, 1888, 20c-1fr Standing Helvetia, Perforated 9-1/2 (89-93). Clear 1889-91 town cancellations, 25c hardly noticeable short perf, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
1,431
160
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SWITZERLAND, 1888, 50c Blue, Perforated 9-1/2 (92). Large part original gum, exceptionally well-centered, fresh and Extremely Fine
1,500
425
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SWITZERLAND, 1888, 1fr Claret, Perf. 9-1/2 (93). Original gum, slightly disturbed from hinge removal, choice centering, wonderfully fresh with lovely color, Very Fine
1,100
250
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SWITZERLAND, 1900, 25c UPU, Re-engraved (103). Faintly hinged, appears Mint N.H., intense color on bright paper, Very Fine, scarce, with 1994 Rellstab certificate
850
750
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SWITZERLAND, 1914-30, 3fr-10fr Mountains (181-185). Beautiful colors and impressions, Nos. 182 and 183 Mint N.H. (latter tiny indentation), Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,097
375
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SWITZERLAND, 1934, NABA Souvenir Sheet (226). Mint N.H., fresh and Extremely Fine, choice sheet
825
250
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SWITZERLAND, 1934, NABA Souvenir Sheet (226). Perfectly struck Sep. 29, 1934 First Day Cancellation, Extremely Fine
550
100
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SWITZERLAND, 1945, 5c-10fr PAX (292-305). Mint N.H., complete less No. B145 (Scott Retail $0.65), Fine-Very Fine
525
150
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SWITZERLAND, 1915, 5c, 10c Children (B2-B3). Blocks of four, all but one No. B3 Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine
878
160
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SWITZERLAND, 1916, 3c-10c Children (B4-B6). Mint N.H. blocks of four, beautiful fresh colors, Very Fine
700
160
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SWITZERLAND, 1936, National Defense Fund Souvenir Sheet, Block of Four (B80a). Mint N.H., some of the typical unavoidable gum wrinkles, still Extremely Fine, a much more difficult item to find in decent condition than catalog value indicates
300
80
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SWITZERLAND, 1936, National Defense Fund Souvenir Sheet, Block of Four (B80a). Original gum, CTO Bern Nov. 30, 1936, corner margin crease extreme top right and light corner bend bottom right, otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce
875
100
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SWITZERLAND, 1912, 10rp Brown Red, Pro Juventute, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (Michel I var). Mint N.H., German inscriptions front and back, Very Fine, rare Semi-Postal forerunner of which only five pairs are believed to exist
E. 300-400
325
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