385. Auktion

10 c., plate proof in black, block of 4, light vertical bend between the stamps only, fine and scarce

1852, Wilhelm III. 10 c. gray-black, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and mostly good margins, close at left, used with 9-bar grid cancel, fine, signed Goebel

1852, Wilhelm III. 10 c. gray-black, two horizontal pairs, fresh colors and good margins, tied by 9-bar grid cancel to folded letter with adjacent cds. “LUXEMBOURG 1 AOUT 56” to London with transit mark and red octogonal “J PAID…" on front, sideflaps removed as usually for this correspondence, right pair tiny corner crease, otherwise fine

1852, Wilhelm III. 1 sgr. carmine-rose, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with 9-bar grid cancel, fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2014)

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal block of six , beautiful fresh colour and large margins all around, showing portions of three adjoining stamps at base, neatly cancelled with target cancel of Luxembourg. Extremely fine and choice. A great rarity; just one further used block of six has been recorded. Signed F.D.S.P.L. and certificate Demuth (1985)
 

 

Provenance: Juan del Puente (Corinphila, 1985) Gary H. Houser (Siegel 2014)

 

1852, 1 sgr. brownish red, vivid shade, horizontal strip of three with ample to wide margins, tied by target cancel to letter sheet with adjacent red "LUXEMBOURG 29 .. 53" to Frankfurt/Main, very fine and scarce.
Provenance: Alfred Caspary (H.R.Harmer, 1957)
 

1852, 1 sgr. rose, vivid shade, strip of three with wide even margins, tied by grid to letter sheet with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 26 MAI 59" to Lichtenstein in Saxony, very fine and scarce.

1852, Wilhelm III. 1 sgr. red, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and good margins all around, just touched at lower right, tied by 9-bar grid cancel to folded letter to Lichtenstein, reverse wit Trier transit mark, a fine and attractive entire

1852, 1 sgr. brownish red, vertical pair, good to wide margins, tied by grid to entire letter from "LUXEMBOURG 29 AVRIL 57" to Koblenz, very fine

1859, 1 c. light brown, horizontal block of 10, 3 stamps touched (one also corner fault), otherwise clear to large margins, unused with original gum, fine and scarce 

1859, 10 c. pale blue, horizontal pair with large margins, tied by small c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 11 OCT 60" to entire letter to Arlon. Very fine

1923, Birthday Souvenir sheet (79x59mm), type I, used with cds. “LUXEMBURG -3.1.23 9-10M” in the margin, usual small gum creases, tiny small thin in the outer margin, otherwise fine

1923, Birthday Souvenir sheet (76x55mm), type I, used with cds. “LUXEMBURG -3.1.23 9-10M” in the margin, fine

1944, DP Luxemburg Aufdruck-Ausgabe 1940 4 Pfennig, Deutsches Reich Hitler 4 Pfennig und Luxemburg Freimarke 30 C. je mit Stempel “LUXEMBURG 1 10.9.44” sowie waagerechtes Paar Freimarke 10 C. mit T-Stempel auf Brief mit luxemburgischem Zensurstempel “CONTROLÉ PAR EXAMINATEUR 6.DEZ.1944 No.” und Verschlußstreifen nach Differdingen mit Ankunftsstempel vom 26.3.45, gute Erhaltung. Nicht häufiger Überroller-Brief vom letzten Tag der Besetzung, am 10.9.1944 wurde Luxemburg befreit

1839/69, small lot with Mi. 1 used and on cover, Mi. 2 in pair on piece, Mi. 18 in pair on letter, Mi. 19 on cover and 6 pre-philatelic letters

 

1852/2012, mixed collection incl. mostly mint hinged part of semi-classics, etc., in nine hingeless albums

1855/2004 (ca.), postfrischer/ungebrauchter und meist gestempelter Bestand, inklusive Portomarken, Schwerpunkt nach 1970, mit Einheiten, Schweiz bis 1978, Liechtenstein bis 2012, Österreich bis 2003, dazu Teil Luxemburg, meist in guter Gesamterhaltung, in 10 Alben/Steckbüchern