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1876, Allegory 1 fr. olive and 25 c. yellow-brown on yellow tied by cds. "CONSTANTINOPEL GALATA 6.FEVR.83" to registered cover via Paris and Marseille to Montevideo, Uruguay with arrival mark and register mark "R R.O. DEL URUGUAY", tiny stained, otherwise fine, a rare destination

1893, 2 p. on 50 c. carmine on rose, horizontal pair tied by cds. "VATHY SAMOS 29.DEC.98" to registered cover to Paris with arrival mark, fine

"PONT-DE-L'ISSER", clear straight line on Napoleon Lauré 10 c. on entire local letter with adjacent negative postal seal; some light creasing effecting the stamp; the rarest of all Algerian cancellations, only 3 covers recorded, several signatures, certificate Scheller

"3763", faint PC on essay envelope project Renard with adjacent "TENIET-EL-HAAN 24 SEPT. 75" to Paris, here taxed with "40" centimes; an interesting and scarce item, certificate Calves

"5111" GC on Ceres 25 c. on envelope with adjacent "COLLO 15 FEVR. 75" to Bordeaux, fine, sign. Roumet

"5137", GC very clear on Napoleon Lauré 20 c. blue (applied dammaged) on entire letter with adjacent "SIDI-ALI-BEN YOUB 3 JUIL. 70" to Oran, very scarce, certificate Roumet

"5146" on Ceres 25 c. on cover with adjacent "BORDJ MENAIEL 3 MAI 75" to France, fine

1915, "TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES CAMEROUN 30.3.15", clear in violet on fieldpost cover to Bordeaux, fine

1917, "JAUNDE 21.4.17 CAMERUN", violet three line cancel on French fieldpost cover via Dula with old German cancel to Camp Galliene in France, transportation marks

1906, postal stationery envelope 10 c. used from "BRAZAVILLE CONGO FRANCAISE 16.JUIL.09" to St. Louis, Sengal with arrival mark, forwarded with handstamp "T" to Sumbuya, Sierra Leone with arrival and postage due mark "3 d" on front, afterward with handwritten endorsement "inconnue" retour, crease, very scarce

1987, plants 1,80 fr. and 6,50 fr., artist proofs on sunken carton, signed by the artist

1872/76, Ceres 25 c. blue in vertical block of 18, cancelled "ST. DENISE 12 AVRIL 82", one stamp with small tear and one with small thins on reverse, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple

General Colonies issue Ceres 25 c. with blue "BRAS-PANON RÉUNION" on cover to Bordeaux with adjacent "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. No. 1 6 SEPT. 82", fine, a very rare cancellation, signed Goebel

1893, French Colony postage due 50 c. violet, good to wide margins all around, tied by cds. "PAPETE TAITI 7.SEPT" on mourning cover from "REUNION LIGNE 11.JUL.94" with triangle handstamp "T" and French ship mark "LIGNE T PAQ FR. No.6. 17.JUIL.94" and transit mark "ADEN JUL.94", cover with tear at top, otherwise fine, scarce combination

Sidi Lamine Pacha Bey 15 fr., imperforated booklet pane with 4 blocks of 10, unmounted mint (Maury 3500€)

1993, Church and Abbey, 30 und 90 k. as vertical strip of three with bottom margin, imperforated, mint never hinged, fine

2003, Wine 10-80 t. imperforated with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

2008, Scouts 0.90 - 1 l. miniature sheet, imperforated and booklet mit normal miniature sheet, mint never hinged, fine

0.90 - 1 l. miniature sheet, perforated and imperforated, mint never hinged, fine

2008, Europa 0.90 - 1 l. miniature sheet, imperforated, mint never hinged, fine

1896, Olympic Games 1l-10dr., unused, 25l. one short perf, otherwise fine

1901, Olympic Games Surcharge Issue 25 l. on 40 l. with additional surcharge 50 l. in black, unused, horizontal crease, otherwise fine (Hellas 166b)

4 sk. carmine and 8 sk. brown, unused o.g., fine

1882, 4 a. rose/grey and horizontal pair 3 a. yellow with cancel "REYKJAVIK 1.7.01" on postcard to England with "FLEETWOOD A JY.7.01" landing cancel , scarce

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1880, postcard 5 a. with additional franking 6 a. grey from "REYKJAVIK 2.7.98" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, stamp slightly toned, otherwise fine

1883, double card 5 a. green with additional franking from "DYRAFJÖRDUR 11.6.(01)" via Reykjavik to Allenstein, Germany, with text , fine

Double card 8 a. with addtional franking 3 a. yellow from "REYKJAVIK 30.11.95" with text to Vienna with arrival mark, tiny stained

SHIP MAIL MARKINGS: "QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 14.8.07" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, fine and scarce

"SHIP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking, clear strike on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 4.9.(88)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, very fine

"SHIP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 28.7.(83)" with long text to Pola, Austria with arrival mark, fine

"SHIP LETTER", octogonal boxed marking on postal stationery card 10 a. from "ISAFJÖRDUR 1.9.(86)" with text to Germany with arrival mark, fine

"QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 14.8.07" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, corner crease at lower left, otherwise fine

"SHIP LETTER NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", clear on postal stationery card 10 a. from "REYKJAVIK 4.7.01" with long text to New York with arrival mark, fine, scarce ship letter mark

INCOMING MAIL: Austria: 1897, postal stationery card 2 kr. with addtional franking 3 kr. from "HINTZING 10.8.97" to Kopenhagen and forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark and returned via Edingburgh to Vienna, fine

German Empire: 1890, 5 pfg. green, horizontal pair tied by cds. "BONN 8.10.94" to Heidelberg, forwarded to Kopenhagen with handwritten tax "20" and "12 1/2" (cts.) and again forwarded to Reykjavik with arrival mark, fine and rare

1862, "F PAID AT BELFAST JA 15.62", clear strike on folded cover with handwritten endorsement "per West India Steamer..." and tax "2 s." via Panama to Lima with arrival mark, fine