Sale #60

1881 - Cover franked with single 1881 5c black brown on granite paper (SG 106) tied by fine BASEL cds dated 9. XI. 1881. Addressed locally within BASEL with arrival cds of the same day on reverse. (Reserve = £16.00) [Estimate price: £20.00]

1882 - 3fr yellow brown 'Standing Helvetia' issue, perf 11½ x 11, a fine used copy with light cds dated 24 VIII 1901. (SG 154B) Cat £36 (Reserve = £22.40) [Estimate price: £28.00]

1904 - Unfranked cover with original letters enclosed from WINTERTHUR with straight line WINTERTHUR marking at left and fine strike of AMBULANT No. 25 cds. Addressed to LUGANO, taxed on arrival with manuscript '20' and added 2 x 1883 10c olive green & vermilion 'Postage Due' issue (SG D202B) tied by LUGANO cds's. Nice cover. (Reserve = £28.00) [Estimate price: £35.00]

1908 - Black on orange printed 'Nachnahme' postcard franked with 1882 12c bright blue (SG 131Be) tied by ALTSTATTEN cds. Addressed to HINTERFORST with transit cds on reverse. (Reserve = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]

1911 - Registered 'Valeur Declaree' cover franked with single 1908 20c yellow & red (SG 232) tied by SCHAFFHAUSEN cds with printed black & white 'SCHAFFHAUSEN' registration label and black on red 'Deklarierter Wert Valeur declaree Valore dichiarato' label alongside. Addressed to ZURICH. (Reserve = £36.00) [Estimate price: £45.00]

1913 - Incoming unfranked cover from BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA with BELGRADE EXPEDITION cds on front. Addressed to ZURICH, taxed on arrival with various manuscript markings and added 1883 50c olive green & vermilion 'Postage Due' issue (SG D204B) tied by ZURICH cds and straight line 'UNGULTIG' marking. The cover was refused by the recipient with small green 'Annahme verweigert Refuse Respinto' label applied and returned to sender with ZURICH...

1914 - 5c green on cream postal stationery viewcard (H&G 71) with image of 'Pestalozzi Und Iselin Im Bad Schinznach' painting on reverse unused with three line 'Entwertet Annule Annulato' overprint in black on stamp imprint. Slight scuff at top. (Reserve = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]

1917 - 5c green on greenish granite paper postal stationery postal collection envelope (H&G SB7) used with ZURICH cds's. Addressed locally with arrival cds on front. (Reserve = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]

1922 - Incoming underpaid FRONT only from ARGENTINA franked with 1920 2c chocolate and 1921 pair 5c rose (SG 464 & 496) tied by JUAREZ B.A. cds. Addressed to ZURICH, taxed on arrival with manuscript '80' tax marking and added 1910 30c blue green & red and 50c blue green & red 'Postage Due' issue (SG D281/D282) tied by ZURICH cds's. (Reserve = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]

1923 - Incoming underpaid cover from ITALY franked with 1906 25c blue (SG 77) tied by MILAN machine cancel. Addressed to LUGANO and redirected, taxed with added pair 1910 15c blue green & red 'Postage Due' issue (SG D278) tied by LUGANO PARADISO cds and straight line 'ANNULLATO' marking in black. (Reserve = £16.00) [Estimate price: £20.00]

1925 - 50c blue & green TRIANGULAR 'International Aviation Meeting' Semi postal issue for a flight between Switzerland and France, a fine mint copy. (Sanabria #508) (Reserve = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]