Lot 2688
Switzerland, 1936, 5c blue green, thin transparent oily paper. Horizontal tête-bêche pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine; with 1997 Marchand certificate.Zumstein No. K32y.1.09 SFr 1,600 ($1,813).
Realized: $280
Lot 2689
Switzerland, 1936, 20c red, thin transparent oily paper. Horizontal tête-bêche pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine; with 1997 Marchand certificate.Zumstein No. K35y.1.09 SFr 1,600 ($1,813).
Realized: $280
Lot 2690
Switzerland, 1931, 3fr orange brown Mythen. O.g., never hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Zumstein No. 177.Scott No. 209 $150.
Realized: $45
Lot 2691
Switzerland, 1945, 10fr Pax. O.g., never hinged, fresh and F.-V.F. Zumstein No. 274.Scott No. 305 $200.
Realized: $170
Lot 2692
Switzerland, 1953 Pro Juventute "Insect" miniature sheet of 24. O.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Zumstein No. oZ41.Scott No. B229a $375.
Realized: $135
Lot 2693 o
Switzerland, 1955, 3c//20c Landscapes, "T" in circle dues. A rare set of 18 different 1936-48 Landscape issues (Zumstein #201z, 202y, 202z, 203y, 203Ay, 203Az, 204y, 205z, 205Ay, 205Az, 206y, 207z, 208y, 209y, 215y, 215z, 242z, 285) valid for postage until the end of 1955 and T-cancellations where not introduced until the summer of that year giving only a few months for these handstamp dues to occur, all bright and fresh, Very Fine, a wonderful and extraordinarily rare group of early "T" handstamp dues.Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $2,500
Lot 2694
Switzerland, 1950, 5c-70c U.N. European Office, Overprint varieties complete. The 6 complete sets of major varieties including "Curopean" in European (all left stamp in horizontal pair with normal), Broken 'O' and 'A' in Nations, 'U' and 'N' in European and 'F' in Office, o.g., fresh and Very Fine, catalog $1,925 in latest 2000 Amateur Collector catalog. Zumstein No. D VII 1-11I-VI.Scott No. 7O1-7O11 var. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $650
Lot 2695
Tannu Tuva, 1932, 3k on 70k surcharge issue, inverted surcharge. O.g., never hinged, fresh and F.-V.F.Scott No. 31a $300 for hinged.
Realized: $150
Lot 2696
Tannu Tuva, 1933, 35k on 18k surcharge issue. O.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine (no photo).Scott No. 37 $140.
Realized: $85
Lot 2697
Tannu Tuva, 1933, 35k on 28k surcharge issue. O.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.Scott No. 38 $140.
Realized: $85