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10 c. grey with "Grande Retouche" no. 4, large margins with small part of neighbour stamp at left, unused without gum; a very scarce stamp in unused condition, certificate Demuth BPP (1985)

10 c. grey-black, good to wide margins, used with bright-blue circle of bars of Luxemburg, fine and very scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (prifix 1h)

10 c. grey-black, clear to good margins, used with central boxed "PD" (most likely of Clervaux), not disturbing horizontal crease, otherwise fine; a very rare cancellation, sign. Demuth BPP and certificate Böttger BPP Provenance: Dupont (1985), 'Melusina' (2009)

10 c. grey-black, large margins with ca. 4 mm sheet margin at left, lightly cancelled by target, extremely fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 1i)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal pair with clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by rural square of bars of Remich, fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1j)

10 c. grey, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, fine, several signatures incl. Schlesinger and Bolaffi

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3 with good margins, used with clear strikes of rural square of bars of Redange, tiny thinning at bottom, just touching the frame of the right stamp, otherwise very fine, sign. Williame and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1j)

10 c. grey-black, thin paper, block of 4 with clear to good margins used by Losanges de Ettelbruck; the block shows remarkable printing creases and some additional faint creasing; a rare multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (prifix 1j)

10 c. grey-black, good to large margins, tied by neat strike of rural grid to lettersheet with adjacent cds. "LAROCHETTE 4 AVRIL 58" to Echternach with transit and arrival marks, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 1i)

10 c. grey-black, tied by rural square of bars to entire letter (dated 'Roodt 11.1.58) with adjacent cds. "GREVENMACHER 13 JANV 58" and carrier mark "B" to Eich, some folds in the cover not affecting the stamp, fine, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1g)

10 c. grey-black with 'Grande Retouche' no. 8, good to large margins, tied by clear target to entire letter with adjacent "GREVENMACHER 11 MAI 59" to Oberwormeldingen; a very fine letter with scarce stamp, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1k)

10 c. grey-black with retouch no. 9, good to wide margins, tied by circle of bars to small folded cover with adjacent cds. "MERSCH 8 VIII 1859" to Luxembourg, a fine cover, certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 1j)

10 c. grey-black in block of 4, used with grid on lettersheet with adjacent large "MERSCH 29 X 1860" to lettersheet to Lipstadt in Germany with transit mark of Luxemburg and Trier; the block has been repaired at upper right, a vertical filing crease through the left pair has been pressed; only few blocks of 4 on entire are recorded; a rare and interesting entire, overpaying the DÖPV rate with 2½ c., sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1k)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 4 with clear to wide margins, tied by circle of bars to quadruple rate envelope with adjacent "REMICH 24 JUIL" to Luxemburg; the strip in fine condition, the envelope with some folds and bottom right corner added; a scarce franking with very rare cancellation, only 3 entires are registered with circle of bars of Remich; sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1j)

1 sgr. red-brown (sanguine), just clear at 2 spots, otherwise good margins, tied by clear target with adjacent red cds. "LUXEMBOURG 23 JANV 53" (somewhat oxydized) to Trier, fine, a very rare stamp on entire, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2a)

1 sgr. brown-red, nice colour and good margins, cancelled by green target of Luxemburg, fine, sign. Demuth BPP and Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal pair with large to enormous margins, lightly cancelled by grid (Luxembourg), very fine, sign. Balasse and Goebel, opinion Böttger BPP (prifix 2d)

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal strip of 3 with ample to wide margins, neatly cancelled by circle of bars, the left stamp with natural paper inclusions, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 2c)

1 sgr. brown-red with full to wide margins, tied to lettersheet (top flap missing on reverse) with adjacent red "LUXEMBOURG 17 AVRIL" (1853) to Trier, sign. Williame and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2d)

1 sgr. red-orange, vertical strip of 3, ample at bottom, otherwise wide margins, lightly cancelled by circle of bars of Luxemburg, fine, sign. Demuth BPP and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. light-brownish-red, clear to mostly good margins, cancelled by clear central large boxed "PD" of Luxemburg, fine and rare, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1 sgr. salmon, good to large margins with ca. 4 mm sheet margin at left, neatly cancelled by mute cancel of Ettelbrück; in the margin faint printing crease and tiny corner crease at lower right, just touching the outer frame line, still very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 2f)

1 sgr. rose-carmine, horizontal pair with large margins, very fine, sign. Demuth BPP

1 sgr. light-brownish-red, vertical pair with small sheet margin at left, otherwise clear to good margins, cancelled by one central strike of 'brises de Remich', very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2g)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, vertical pair with large to enormous margins with parts of 2 neighbour stamps at left, tied by circle of bars to small piece (partly not stucking and showing full orignal gum), extremely fine, sign. F.S.P.L. with certificate (1981)

1859, Coat of Arms 2 c. black, 2 single copies tied by target cancel of Wiltz resp. large cds. "CLERVAUX 26 II 1861" to newsletter title "DER AKTIONÄR" from Frankfurt/M. to Wiltz and re-directed to Clervaux and again to Diekirch, adjacent oval "BON POUR UN TIMBRE DE 5 CENT"; one stamp slightly touched at bottom, otherwise very fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

4 c. yellow, horizontal strip of 5 with clear to wide margins, nice colour, unused with original gum; 2 small pre-cuts slightly touching the design of the 2 right stamps, the outer right stamp additionally small hinge thin, otherwise fine and fresh; the largest unused multiple recorded, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP Provenance: 'Melusina' (2010)

4 c. yellow with clear to good margins, tied by small cds. "CLERVAUX 25 MAI 67" to printed matter wrapper to Leipzig; several folds not affecting the stamp; a rare single franking, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

10 c. blue in horizontal pair with good to enormous margins, part of 2 neighbour stamps at bottom and wide sheet margin at right, use with rural cancel of Esch on coverfront to Belgium; a pre-fold in the lower margin slightly affecting left stamp, otherwise very fine, certificate Demuth BPP

12½ c. rose in horizontal pair with clear to wide margins, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose with large margins at 3 sides and ca. 7 mm sheet margin at top, neatly cancelled "LUXEMBOURG 21 JUIN"; in the margin light horizontal crease, otherwise very fine; extremely fine and choice, opinion Demuth BPP

12½ c. rose with clear to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 17 JUIL 61 to lettersheet" to Trier, 2 side flaps missing, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP

25 c. brown in horizontal pair with clear to large margins, unused with large part of original gum, tiny tear in the lower margin of the right stamp not touching the design, sign. F.S.P.L. and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. brown, slightly cut into at left, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by small cds. "CLERVAUX 7 JUIL. 66" to white MANDAT DE POSTE for 187,50 Fr. to Luxemburg; the card with some surface rubs resp. adhesions, otherwise fine; a scarce item, certificate Böttger BPP

30 c. lilac, just touched at lower left, otherwise ample to wide margins, tied by small cds. "LUXEMBOURG 21 MAI 67" to lettersheet to Bruxelles with transit and arrival marks; the stamp with almost invisible paper shrinkles, otherwise fine, a scarce franking, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP

37½. black on chalky paper, Sperati forgery in block format with pencil signature, reverse with yellow cachet "JEAN DE SPERATI LES PHILATÉLIE d' ART", BPA signature, fine