Sale 75: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1793    

Corrientes, 1856, 1r black on blue, position 4, large to huge margins, pen canceled on folded letter sheet to Mercedes; cover flaws with repaired tear at lower right, otherwise Very Fine; with 2011 B. Moorhouse certificate.
Scott No. 1    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1794    

Austria, 1854 Arms, 2kr black, machine paper, large to huge margins, tied by "Wien, 3/4, 1856" cds on locally addressed cover, reverse with 6k fiscal issue (vertical torn at right) tied by seal cachet handstamp; cover opened for display, Fine; with 1990 Ferchenbauer certificate. Michel No. 2 Y a.
Scott No. 2c    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1795    

Austria, 1932, 10g-64g Pictorial definitive complete, o.g., never hinged, all bright and fresh, a Very Fine set. Michel No. 530-543.
Scott No. 340-353    $750.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1796    

Austria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss, o.g., never hinged, well centered, fresh and pristine, Very Fine and choice. Michel No. 588.
Scott No. 380    $1,100.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1797    

Austria, 1936, 10s Dolfuss, o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine. Michel No. 588.
Scott No. 380    $725.

Realized: $170

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Lot 1798    

Austria, 1945, 1pf-5m "Osterreich" overprints, includes the Vienna overprints plus unissued (Scott #390-393 & footnote), following barred overprints plus unissued (398-404 & footnote) and the Graz overprints lacking first set high values (405-423, 428-31), o.g., never hinged, a Very Fine set; many signed. Michel No. 676//696 IIA.
Scott No. 405//431    $844.

Realized: $240

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Lot 1799    

Austria, 1933, 50g WIPA, ordinary & granite papers, single of each, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. Michel No. 555A, 556A.
Scott No. B110, B110a    $860.

Realized: $270

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Lot 1800    

Austria, 1933 WIPA souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, WIPA booklet cover accompanies (small edge flaws), Very Fine. Michel No. Block 1.
Scott No. B111    $3,050.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1801    

Austria, 1925-34 Airmail & Postage Due sets complete, o.g., never hinged, all bright and fresh, Very Fine sets.
Scott No. C12-C31, J132-58    $900.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1802    

Austrian Fieldpost, 1914-15, Prezemysl Siege Balloon Post Mail Collection, collection of 13 all different lightweight post cards sent from the famous siege of the Austrian army at Przemysl, Poland during WWI, each with "Fliegerpost Przemysl" handstamps, lengthy Dec. 2009 Airpost Journal article enclosed that details the balloon flights, F.-V.F., virtually impossible to duplicate.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

The Siege of Przemysl was the longest siege of the First World War, and a crushing defeat for Austria-Hungary against the Russian attackers. Przemysl was a fortress town on the River San and a Galician stronghold.

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