386. Auktion

10 c. grey-black with ample to wide margins, tied by circle of bars to small letter sheet with adjacent "ECHTERNACH 11 XII 59" to Luxembourg. Fine.

10 c. grey-black, good to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent c.d.s. "MERSCH 15 IX 1857" to small letter sheet to Luxembourg. Very fine. Signed to Goebel.

10 c. gray-black, horizontal pair with good to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent  "LUXEMBOURG 11 JUIL 59" to entire double-rate letter (originally with enclosure) to Steinfort. An attractive and very scarce domestic franking. Certificate Demuth BPP (1984)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal pair with ample to large margins, tied by rural bars with adjacent c.d.s. "REDANGE 6/V 1859" to double rate letter sheet to Luxembourg. Light ageing marks, still fine. A scarce domestic franking.  Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)
 

 

Provenance: Dupont (Corinphila 1985)

10 c. grey-black, vertical pair, clear at top, otherwise good to very large margins, with parts of 3 neighbour stamps, tied by circle of bars with adjacent c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 22 DEC 58" to small letter sheet to March-Les Dames in the 2nd Belgian Rayon, thus short paid by 10 centimes, but not taxed. Fine and very unusual.

 

1852, William 10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 29 SEPT. 58" to entire letter to Liège, Belgium, with transit- and arrival marks. A very fine and scarce letter.

 

1852, William 10 c. grey-black, vertical strip of 3 with ample to mostly large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 1 DEC. 59" to envelope to Liège, Belgium, with transit- and arrival marks. A very fine and scarce cover. Certificate Demuth BPP (1982)

 

Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

1852, William 10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3 and singles stamp, all with ample to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 9 JUIN 59" to small blue letter sheet to Metz, France. Fine and scarce.

 

1852, William 10 c. black, horizontal strip of 4 with good to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 14 DEC. 56" to letter sheet to Paris, France. Cover creases, not affecting the stamps, otherwise very fine and attractive. A scarce franking. 

1852, William 10 c. black, vertical pair and 2 singles stamp, all with ample to mostly wide margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 15 JUIL 55" to front and reverse of small blue letter sheet to Dieppe, France. The single stamps with faint creases, still fine and very attractive.

 

1852, William 10 c. black, 2 horizontal strips of 3, touched to large margins, tied by circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 1 MARS 54", to lettersheet via France to London. One strip affected by horizontal filing crease and overall toned. A scarce franking.

 

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal pair, ample to large margins, part of neighbours stamp at right, cancelled by circle of bars. Very fine. Signed Demuth BPP, opinion Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. reddish orange, good margins, cancelled by almost central and full strike of c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 18 OCT. 54". Minor imperfections. Very rare. Opinion Böttger

1 sgr. orange-red, horizontal pair, ample to large margins including small sheet margin at left, neatly cancelled by central target of Weiswampach. Very fine and rare. Signed Demuth Williame and Zöbisch, Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. vermilion, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by clear circle of bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 17 AVRIL 55", to lettersheet to Trier. Very fine. Certificate Sismondo.

1 sgr. light brownish red, ample to large margins including ca. 5 mm sheet margin at left, neatly cancelled by circle of bars. Very fine. Signed Williame and Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. light brownish red, vertical strip of 3 with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of bars. Very fine. Signed Roumet and Demuth BPP

1 sgr. carmine rose, ample to large margins, cancelled by lozanges of Ettelbrück. Very fine. Signed Goebel, Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. rose, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of bars. Very fine. Signed Goebel

1904, Reprint of 10 c. in complete sheet of 200 subjects, highlighting the 16 positions used for the issued reprints, on  watermark paper, one stamp small pinhole, otherwise very fine. Also a complete sheet of the watermarked paper. Both sheets unused without gum. Very rare; only few complete sheets exist.

1904, Reprint of 10 c. and 1 sgr., both sheets  with 200 subjects (10 c. right vertical row cut into due to misplaced paper sheet, and one stamp tear) highlighting the 16 positions used for the issued reprints, paper without water mark ( 10 c. some values with papermaker's watermark), unused without gum. Very rare; only few complete sheets exist.

1906 reprints, beautiful small exhibition collection on 10 pages with reprints in different shades and on different papers, with a strip of 3, 3 blocks of 4 and several pairs; including also two multiples from the uncleaned plate. Very interesting.

1908, reprint of Meyer/Janvier, 1 sgr. brownish vermilion, sheetlet with 10 stamps, printed on sunken card. Some minor staining. Very rare, just 4 pieces recorded.

1859, Coat of Arms 2 c. black, 2 single copies with good to large margins, tied by target cancel of Wiltz to large part of newsletter title "DER AKTIONÄR" to Clervaux , with arrival mark of November 10, 1862. Fine and scarce.

1859/63, Coat of Arms 4 c. yellow in horizontal pair, touched at top, otherwise good to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 6 MAI 65" to double rate printed matter wrapper to Düsseldorf. A rare franking. Signed Goebel and certificate Demuth BPP (1995)

 

10 c. blue, 'L'-shaped block of 3 from the lower right sheet corner with 1/6mm sheet margins at base and right, 2 stamps slightly touched resp. cut into at one side and some minor creasing, tied by circle of bars with adjacent c.d.s. "MERSCH 23/IV 1860" to entire letter to Saarbrücken, overpaid by 5 c. And attractive and rare franking. Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. blue, fresh colour and good to large margins, showing ca. 6/8mm sheet margins at right and top, neatly cancelled by c.d.s. of Luxembourg and boxed "PD". Very fine (minor imperfections in the margins only). Several signatures, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. grey-blue, horizontal strip of 3, tiny touched at upper left, otherwise ample to large margins, used with 2 clear strikes of 'Des de Bettembourg'. Very faint creases. Very rare and attractive. Signed FSLP and Goebel, Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. blue, horizontal strip of 4, clear to mostly large margins, neatly cancelled by Luxembourg c.d.s. Right stamp slightly stained, otherwise very fine. Rare multiple. Signed Goebel with opinion (1993)

10 c. blue, clear to large margins, showing part of neighbours stamp at right, tied by target with adjacent "WEISWAMPACH ..JUIL 64" to small lettersheet to Luxembourg. Fine and scarce. Signed Goebel.

10 c. blue, vertical pair from the lower right sheet corner and single stamp, the pair touched at top, otherwise all clear to large margins, tied by square of bars with adjacent c.d.s. "ESCH SUR ALZETTE 8 VIII 61" to locally registered lettersheet (side flaps missing) with adjacent violet "Charge". Fine and very scarce.

12½ c. rose, horizontal strip of 3, clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by target (most likely of Diekirch). Slight vertical fold between the left stamps, otherwise very fine. Signed Demuth BPP and Georg Buehler

 

Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

12½ c. rose, clear to large margins, tied by small cds. "VIANDEN 12 SETT 64" to lettersheet to Trier. Very fine. Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

12½ c. - 37½ c., all 4 values with mostly large margins and neatly cancelled, very fine. 12½ c. signed Goebel, the others with opinion Böttcher BPP

25 c. brown, ample to good margins, used with boxed "FRAN(CO)" of Hosingen. Fine and rare. Signed Demuth BPP and Goebel, Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

 

Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

30 c. lilac, large margins, with ca. 2 mm sheet margin at right, cancelled by central c.d.s. "VIANDEN 19 MAI 60". Extremely fine. Certificate Böttger BPP (2018)