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1 sgr. rose, clear to mostly large margins, tied by circle of 9 bars to entire letter with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 10 DEC. 58" to Trier, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2i)

Reprint 10 c. and 1 sgr., each in horizontal pair on watermarked paper, very fine

1904, Reprint of both plates with 200 subjects, highlighting the 16 positions used for the issued reprints, paper without water mark, unused without gum; only few complete sheets exist

1859, 2 c. black, 2 horizontal pairs and single stamp, one stamp clear at bottom left, otherwise all with good to wide margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 13 MAI" to large piece; one stamp of the left pair with light corner crease, otherwise very fine; an extremely rare piece, signed Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP

10 c. blue, vertical strip of 4, slightly touched to wide margins, tied by circle of 9 bars to lettersheet with adjacent "REMICH 18 IX 1862" to Luxemburg, fine

10 c. blue, block of 4 with clear to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 27 FEVR. 64" to small envelope to Elbuf in France, fine and scarce; a rare block on cover, several signatures and certificate Calves (1988)

12½ c. rose, vertical strip of 3 with clear to wide margins, tied by target cancel to lettersheet with adjacent cds. "WILTZ 13 NOV. (60)" to Frankfurt; very fine, sign. Enzo Diena with certificate (1987)

25 c. brown, block of 4 with large even margins and small sheet margin at right, unused with fresh original gum, the lower pair unmounted mint; extremely fine and rare, only 3 blocks known, certificate Böttger BPP

25 c. brown, slightly cut-in at right, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 14 SEPT. 62" to entire letter to Saarbrücken; faint filing folds not effecting the stamp, certificate Böttger BPP (2014)

25 c. brown, partly touched, wide margins at bottom and right, tied by clear cds. "LAROCHETTE 30 MARS 67" to blue "MANDAT DE POSTE" to Luxemburg with arrival mark of the next day; 3 surface scrubs in the formular at left, otherwise fine; a very rare postal document, only 3 franked with 25 c. first issue are known

30 c. lilac in horizontal pair, large margins, cancelled by central blue "LAROCHETTE 7 6 71", extremely fine and choice, certificate Böttgner BPP

30 c. lilac and 10 c. blue, the latter one tiny touched at lower right, otherwise both clear to wide margins, tied cds. "LUXEMBOURG 8 NOV. 65" to small cover front to France, fine and attractive, certificate Böttger BPP

37½  c. green with large margins, small sheet margin at right, tied by clear "LUXEMBOURG 23 JUIL. 60" to letter sheet to Frankfurt; a most attractive entire, certificate Böttger BPP

40 c. orange, good to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 1 DEC 66" with additional strike alongside on envelope to France, fine, certificate Demuth BPP (1983)

1865, colourless rouletted 1 c. brown, block of 4, unused with original gum, the lower pair unmounted mint, very fine and fresh, certificate Böttger BPP

1865, colourless rouletted: 1 c. red-brown, vertical block of 30, unused with large part original gum, some stamps unmounted mint; the rouletting split and strengthened by hinges in places, generally fine and fresh; a rare multiple, most likely largest known

1865, rouletted 2 c. black with 1875, 4 c. green, tied by clear "LUXEMBURG-BHF. 4/12 76" to postcard 6 c. lilac to France with transit and arrival marks; slight usual transportation marks, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

1865, Naumann-essay on unwatermarked paper 10 c. lilac, lower left sheet corner, ungummed, sign. Goebel

Naumann-essay on watermarked paper 10 c. lilac, horizontal block of 10 from the lower left sheet margin, ungummed, 2 faint vertical creases, still fine and very scarce

12½ c. rose in block of 4, fresh colour, unused with large part o.g., very fine, a scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP

20 c. brown and 25 c. blue, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 15 JUIL. 70" to small envelope via France to Glasgow; a vera fine and scarce letter to abroad, sign. Goebel

25 c. light-blue, block of 4, fresh colour and intact rouletting on all sides, unused with fresh original gum; the lower right stamp with faint diagonal crease, otherwise very fine, a rare multiple, sign. A. Diena and certificate Böttger BPP Provenance: Dupont (1985), 'Melusina' (2009)

25 c. ultramarine, unused with large part o.g., very fine and fresh, a rare stamp, certificate Böttger BPP

37½ c. ocre, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 24 NOV. 71" to small registered envelope (seals on reverse cut out) to Frankfurt with adjacent straight line "Chargé"; a very fine and extremely rare single franking, sign. Goebel and certificates F.S.P.L. (1973) and Demuth BPP (1985)

1872, 1 c. brown and 1875, 4 c. green, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 18 (12) 75" to private formular 'Correspondenz-Karte' to Bettenburg; on reverse printed invoice for advertising in the newspaper 'LUXEMBURGER WORT'; 1 c. partly cut by scissor at bottom, otherwise fine and fresh; very scarce; certificate Böttger BPP

1 c. brown and 1875, 2 c. black in vertical pair, tied by cds. "ETTELBRÜCK 9/2 (77)" to postcard 5 c. grey to Belgium, showing on front clear "LUXEMBOURG PAR AMT. BRUX-ARL."; 1 c. upper right corner added, one 2 c. small perforation faults and tiny bend; scarce and attractive, certificate Böttger BPP

1872, 1 c. brown and 1875, 4 c. green tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 22 12 76" to postcard 5 c. grey to Belgium with transit and arrival marks; the card with small marginal tear, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

1872, UN FRANC on 37½ c. with additional franking, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 10 9 79" to parcel card to Longwy in France; all stamps in fine condition, address on the card erased and partly redrawn, cancellations partly little improved; French tax stamps on reverse have been removed; still attractive and very rare, one of only two known parcel cards with five-colour-frankings, sign. Goebel and cerficate Böttger BPP

1874, 4 c. imperforated with clear to mostly very wide margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 5 2 75" to 'Bücher-Bestellzettel' to Mainz with distribution mark on front; very rare single franking, certificate Böttger BPP

1875, Essays by Bruck: 2 c. black imperforated and perforated, each in block of 4 from the bright sheet margin, ungummed, fine

2 c. black and 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "ECHTERNACH 17/5 78" to postcard 6 c. rose, cancelled the day before, addressed to Frankfurt with transit mark of Luxemburg; the card with small tear and light bend, 5 c. light corner bend, address partly redrawn, still a fine and scarce combination, certificate Böttger BPP

2 c. black and 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "MERSCH 25 5 78" to postcard 6 c. lilac to Saarbrücken; very light crease effecting 2 c., otherwise fine; a very scarce combination, certificate Böttger BPP

12½ c. carmine-rose perf. 13, block of 4, neatly cancelled "LUXEMBOURG-GARE 4 12 77", nice fresh cover, perforation partly somewhat separated and strengthened by hinges; a rare multiple, signed Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP Provenienz: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

1880, 2 c. black, 4 copies tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 23 1 82" to postcard 5 c. grey to Frankfurt; one stamp small perforation faults where affixed over the edge of the card, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP

5 c. yellow and 10 c. grey, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 10 5 82" to postal order envelope 30 c. lilac to Bonn with arrival mark, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

20 c. brown with 1885, 1 c., 4 c. (3), 12 1/2 c. and pair 30 c. tied to front and reverse of registered letter from "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 26 1 93" to Shanghai, China with transit- and paquetbot-marks