Worldwide Stamps and Covers continued...

AUSTRIA Lombardy Venetia

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
481	O	6a	1850 45c blue, bottom right sheet corner margin single, showing portion of the adjoining stamp at top, significant part of St. Andreas Cross at right, tied by Padua cancel to small piece, v.f. and rare positional piece, signed Brunner (Cat No. 6a) (Image)	$500 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
482	O	Sass.16	1851 30c chocolate brown, type I, vertically laid paper (carta costolata), horizontal strip of five, cancelled "Sabbionetta, 23 December", margins all around, natural paper wrinkle at right, v.f. and rare multiple, with 1953 Alberto Diena cert., cat. €12500 (Cat No. Sass.16) (Image)	$5,000 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
483			1858-62 issue, FL from Venezia to Marseille, franked with 10s and 15s, both type II, red "Autriche" 1860 border canc., some toning, otherwise fine (Image)	$150 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM

AZERBAIJAN

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
484		28a	1922 registered cover (opened for display) from Baku to Teheran (addressed to the Russian Consulate), franked on reverse with block of 8x3000r including tete beche pair, with Meched transit and Teheran arrival postmarks, ms notation indicating "addressee unknown", letter returned back to Baku, some cover faults, otherwise fine and rare usage of a tete-beche on cover to Iran (Cat No. 28a) (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
485			1923 cover from Baku to Berlin, franked on reverse with single and block of 4x4000r green, used in combination with stamps of Transcaucasia incl. pair of 25k and imperf. 1r, some faults, otherwise a fine mixed franking cover (Image)	$400 CLOSED Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
486		39	1923 registered cover from Baku to Taganrog franked with 12x5000r on 2,000r (two blocks of six), scarce application of a provisional "Baku" registry hs, minor toning, otherwise fine, with arrival pmk (Cat No. 39) (Image)	$250 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
487		48,51	1923 reply card from Baku to Copenhagen initially pre-paid with Danish stamps and local inflation franking, fine-v.f. with arrival strike. A unique combination (Cat No. 48,51) (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM

BELGIAN CONGO

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
488	O	15/Q6	1893-1901 duplicated selection of 22, used, with 1894 5c (2), 10c (2), 25c (3), 1fr (4), 1898 3.50fr, 10fr (6), etc., also with Parcel Post 3.50fr on 5fr violet and 3.50fr on 5r gray, few faults possible, mostly fine or better. A nice lot cat. $880 (Cat No. 15/Q6) (Image)	$400 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
489	O		1893-1935 Cancellations, study of various post offices: Aba-Watsa, apparently 123 different, with hundreds of used stamps, some on pieces, one card, blocks and multiples, also German post offices, War period, telegraphs etc., interesting lot, ex-Baron de Vinck and M.Caroly R. Moritz (Image)	$1,000 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM

BELGIUM

LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
490	O	1,1b	1849 10c brown, bistre brown, two distinct shades, used, margins all around, fine, cat. $240 (Cat No. 1,1b) (Image)	$100 CLOSED Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
491			1858-59 correspondence, 11 FLs from Brussels to Liege, one from Spa, nine franked with single 20c blue, two with pairs of 10c brown, mixed condition, mostly fine (Image)	$300 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
492		10,11	1859 cover from Spa to London, franked with 2x10c and single 20c, paying 40c rate, small faults, fine appearance (Cat No. 10,11) (Image)	$150 SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
493	O	9,12	1861 1c deep green, 40c vermilion, used, margins all around, v.f., cat. $205 (Cat No. 9,12) (Image)	$100 CLOSED Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
494		10,11	1862 FL from Antwerp to Cologne, with 10c & 20c Leopold, margins virtually all around, red "Aus Belgien per Aachen" date stamp, v.f. (Cat No. 10,11) (Image)	$250 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
495		37var,56	1875 25c ocher, imperforate pair, also 1886 20c green perf. single, minute flaws, otherwise fine-v.f. (COB 32nd,47) cat. €900 (Cat No. 37var,56) (Image)	$150 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
496		108-22,138	1915-20 Issue, cplt set, also "5 Franken", h.r., couple of tiny toned spots on lower values, others fresh and fine-v.f. (COB 135-149) cat. €560 (Cat No. 108-22,138) (Image)	$200 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
497	P	435-45,49,B514P	1952 UPU Congress, presentation folder with the cplt set of 12, plus 50fr King Baudouin, v.f. cat. €345 (Cat No. 435-45,49,B514P) (Image)	$150 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
498		B132-143	Semi-Postals. 1933 Orval Abbey, cplt set, very lightly hinged, fine-v.f. (COB 363-374) cat. €1000 (Cat No. B132-143) (Image)	$350 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
499		B132-43	1933 Orval Abbey, cplt set n.h., fine-v.f. (COB 363-74) cat. €2250 (Cat No. B132-43) (Image)	$800 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM
500		Q374-77,410-12	Parcel Post. 1960 set of four, also 1970 surcharges, vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. (COB CF 369-72,404-6) cat. €815 (Cat No. Q374-77,410-12) (Image)	$200 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Mar-12, 12:00 PM