350 / September 2012

 40 c. vermillion, fresh colour, full margins all around, unused without gum, on reverse two small spots, fine and rare, certificiate Kaiser AIEP, ex collection Severin

40 c. vermillion, fresh colour,  with bottom margin and good margins on three sides, used with almost centric numeral "96", very fine, certificate Kaiser AIEP, ex collection Severin

1866, 1 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of three with good margins, just touched at lower left, with two clear strikes of cds. "ANTHEE 29 DEC 66", fine, signed Drahn, ex collection Severin

1869, 5 fr. red-brown as horizontal pair, fresh colour and good perforation, mint, fine and rare, ex collection Severin

5 fr. yellow-brown and red-brown, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1884, 10 c. rose-2 fr. violet, all 7 values unmounted mint incl. the rare 1 fr. red-brown on greenish, all extremely fresh in perfect condition, a very rare set, certificate Kaiser (COB 46-52)

1918, Red Cross 1c-10 fr., unused, fine, ex collection Severin

1919, King Albert 1 c.-10 fr., unused, fine, ex collection Severin

1929, Albert 20 fr. dark-green and black-green, unhinged mint both in very fine condition, rare (COB 290B, C; Mi. 3.000,-)

RAILWAY STAMPS: 1915, 50 c. and 1 fr. unused, fine, certificate Kaiser AIEP, ex collection Severin

5 Fr., unused, small thin spot, otherwise fine, rare, certificiate Kaiser AIEP, ex collection Severin

1887, Leopold II 10 fr. brown-orange, with clear cds. "BOMA 13 MARS", Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

PARCEL STAMPS: 1887, 3.50 fr. on 5 fr. violett, used with cds. "BANANA", fine, certificate Kaiser AIEP, ex collection Severin

1909, surcharge 10 on 50 st. green in block of five, 1 stamp with overprint error "1990" together with block of five 5 st. green tied to registered envelope 1909 from Sofia to Panagurichte with arrival mark on front, fine and scarce, certificate Holcombe

1941, Pavelic 5 k. green, imperforated large die proof, unmounted mint, scarce, certificate Wieneke BPP

1942, model aircraft show, souvenir sheet 3 k. brown-carmine and 2 k. blue with blue inscription, imperforated as printing sheet containing four imperfed miniature sheets, mint, few wrinkles and some adherence, otherwise fine, scarce

Model aircraft show, souvenir sheet 3 k. blue and 2 k.  brown-carmine with brown-carmine inscription imperforated as printing sheet containing four imperfed miniature sheets, mint, few wrinkles and some adherence, otherwise fine, scarce

OCCUPATION DALMATIA: SPALATO: 1944, unissued 3.50 k. on 30 c. brown, block of four with double overprint, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Sorani (Sassone.-Nr. 11a)

3.50 k. on 1.25 l. blue, block of four with double overprint, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Sorani (Sassone.-Nr. 14a)

1919/20, Hradschin without foliage 5 h. imperforated, vertical gutter pair with print on gum side, unused, fine and very rare, sign. Gilbert with certificate

1851, FIRE R.B.S. brown, Ferslew, plate II, horizontal strip of 3 and single stamp, clear in 2 places, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by mute cancel to entire letter from Copenhagen 1852 to Hamburg, despite a few imperfections in the letter paper a fine and scarce entire, certificate Nielsen (1999)

1854, 2 s. blue  (somewhat damaged at top) in combination franking with 1863, rouletted issue 4 s. brown horizontal strip of 3 and single stamp tied by numeral "1" to letter sheet from "KJOBENHAVN 12 1" (1864) to Rügenwalde mit adjacent red "Aus Dänemark", top and bottom flap missing, one 4 s. with tiny tear; a scarce combination franking, according to certificate Möller BPP only one similar cover known

8 s. green, fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by numeral "1" as additional franking to 1865 postal stationary 4 s. red to Buchholz, Germany, reverse with transit and arrival mark, only a few 12 sk. combination frankings to foreign destinations are known, this is supposed to be the only combination franking on the later 1865 postal stationary, fine

8 s. green with clear to mostly good margins in combination with 1864/70, Coat of Arms 4 s. red, tied by numeral "1" to small entire letter with adjacent blue "KOBENHAVN 11/2" (1868) to Munich with arrival mark, very fine

1858, 4 s. brown, 2nd printing, plate I, horizontal strip of 5 with good margins all around, tied by numeral "18" to letter sheet with adjacent date stamp "FREDERIKSBORG 21 8" (1860) with posthorn, to Frederikshald in Norway; a fine and fresh cover to abroad, certificate Möller

1864/70, 2 sk. blue, perf. 12½ with 4 sk. rose-red, perf. 13:12½ in horizontal strip of 3 in mixed franking with 1870/71 4 sk. grey/red perf. 12½, all tied by duplex "SJ.JB.P.SP.B." to commerical letter sheet to Bordeaux with transit mark on front, partly tying the stamps additionally, adjacent red "P.D."; some minor age staining around the 2 sk.; the cover over paid by 2 skilling, but nevertheless a rare and very attractive franking, certificate Möller BPP (Facit 16, 13+26)

1873/1902, 1 c. brown/yellow-green with inverted frame with 12 c. yellow-green/lilac-red and 10 CENTS 1895 on 50 c. as additional franking on postal stationery envelope 2 c. blue, with date stamp "ST. THOMAS 2/2 1896" resp. violet straight line "BOLIVIA" to Haiti and redirected to Mexico City with several transit and arrival marks including French paquebot; a fine and scarce cover, certificate Nielsen (2003) (AFA 5y, 12, 15)

1881, handstamp issue 5 pia. with handstamp double, one vertical, one diagonal, unused, fine, a scarce variety, sign. Köhler and opinion Holcombe

1923, airmail 10-45 m. together with 5 and 15 m. and additional stamps on reverse (one stamp damaged), cancelled "TALLINN 12.6.24" on registered airmail cover to Riga with arrival mark, sign. Mikulski

RAKWERE: 10 on 3. k type I and 10 on 5 k. type II, postal stationary cutouts, used, fine, sign. Löbbering BPP

1866, 8 p. on green, 5 single copies, except 1 corner tooth and 2 missing tips all very nicely rouletted, tied by blue clear "ABO 28 4" (1875) to dated letter sheet to Uleaborg with arrival mark on front; a rare and attractive multiple franking, certificates Behr and Jussi Tuori (2003) Provenance: 'Sibelius' (2003), Count von Kekkö (2007)

8 p. on green in horinzontal strip of 3 with 40 p. rose, tied by blue clear "ABO 16 5 1874" to envelope to England with St. Petersburg transit mark on reverse; the 40 p. and central 80 p. with a few short perfs; a very attractive cover to foreign destination, certificate Lundström (1984)

1866, 1 m. yellow-brown, used, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

1930, Graf Zeppelin 10 m. with prominent overprint error "1830 instead of 1930", tied by cds. "HELSINKI 24.IX.30" to cover addressed to Stettin with adjacent cachet "SUOMI FINNLAND", fine, certificate Schwenson BPP

MILITARY POST: 1963, stamps without overprint and 1983, stamp with overprint, unmounted mint

1862/68, Athens printing 5 l. green, 20 l. orange, 20 l. blue and 40 l. purple, tied by cds. of Patras to unfranked entire letter from Trieste 1863 to Patras, here charged with 75 l. (red crayon); fine and attractive