1870, 10p black, printed on straw yellow paper, roulette III, horizontal pair, small single-circle ds, two short perforation tips at the top, fresh, VF, R. Gummesson certificate, Facit #7V3C3, SEK6,000=US$890 as two singles

150.00

1867, 1m yellow brown, roulette III, neat small single-circle cancellation, insignificantly thinned one tip of perforation at the top, fresh, F/VF, expertized by Thier, Facit #10C3a, SEK7,500=US$1,115, Scott C.v. $900

300.00

1890, imperforated proof of 5p green, gutter tete-beche block of eight, light fold along the gutter, no gum as produced, VF and rare multiple

1900, Emergency issue, 5p dark green, litho printing on ordinary paper, fresh, full OG, NH, F/VF, this stamp is not listed in Scott Cat., Facit C.v. SEK1,200=US$180

75.00

1901, the First Provisional issue, perforated proof of 2p in black without background, litho printing, right sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, fine

100.00

1901, the First Provisional issue, imperforated proof of 5p in green without background, litho printing, horizontal pair, no gum as produced, VF

120.00

1901, the First Provisional issue, perforated proof of 10p in blue, litho printing, left sheet margin horizontal pair, full OG, NH, F/VF

120.00

1901, the First Provisional issue, perforated proof of 20p in red, litho printing, top sheet margin horizontal pair, double perforation and printer's watermark on the margin, full OG, NH, fine and a spectacular item

150.00

1901, the First Provisional issue, perforated proof of 20p in black without background, litho printing, horizontal pair, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1901, the First Letterpress issue, imperforated proof of 5p in red without background, typo printing, horizontal pair, no gum as printed, VF

150.00

1901, the First Letterpress issue, imperforated proof of 1m in lilac and black brown, typo printing, bottom sheet margin block of four, no gum as produced, VF

200.00

1915, 10m black and greenish gray, horizontal pair imperforated vertically, excellent condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare, only 25 pairs exist, R. Gummesson certificate, Facit #61V1, SEK28,000=US$4,175, Scott C.v. $3,750 as hinged

May 2-5, 1932, Zeppelin 4th South America Flight postcard to Brazil, franked by vertical pair of 10m gray lilac, German Zeppelin label, Berlin connection, orange flight cachet, Recife "5.V.32" arrival ds, VF, Sieger #157 var, Mi #241, ?380++

150.00

August 29-September 1, 1932, Zeppelin 5th South America Flight registered postcard to Brazil, franked by four stamps, delivered to Germany by air mail service via Stockholm, Friedrichshafen dispatch, violet flight cachet, Sao Paulo arrival ds, VF, Sieger #171, Mi #273, ?500++

200.00

October 9-13, 1932, Zeppelin 8th South America Flight cover to Brazil, franked by three stamps, delivered to Germany by air mail service via Stockholm, German Zeppelin label, red Berlin connection, red flight cachet, Recife "13.X.32" arrival ds, VF, Sieger #189 var, Mi #282b, ?380++

150.00

1939-40, four black-and-white PPC, showing Soviet tank, warships, soldiers in camouflage and Finnish wire entanglements, last one with minor soiling, fresh, unused, VF and scarce, only 9000 copies of each card have been produced
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150.00