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1849, 20 c. blue and milky-blue, both with good to mostly wide margins, milky-blue from the lower sheet margin, lightly cancelled, very fine

1869, Leopold II. 5 fr. red-brown, fresh colour, unused o.g. with small hinge mark, very fresh and fine

1919/20, King in Uniform 2 fr. lilac, unmounted mint, also the remaining set in mixed condition

1920, Coat of Arms 1 m. blue a single and a pair with additional franking tied by cds. "WILNA 22.XII.21" to registered express cover to Zürich with arrival mark, small part of flap cut out and some minor wear, scarce

1620, letter of the nobility of Prague to the Major and council of Eger with extensive information about the battle on November 8th and the victory of Emperor Ferdinand II over the Elector Friedrich of Palatinat, the so-called 'Winter King'; age marks, an interesting historical item

1933, Neutra 50 h., vertical gutter pair with plate number 1, unused, very fine

"HADERSLEV 15 6 1857" on unpaid envelope via "HAMBURG 16 JUN 1857", Aachen with black "AACHEN 10 Cts." and "BOSTON 1 JUL" to San Francisco with adjacent red "Br. Service", in total taxed with "35" cents; little soiled but scarce

LOCAL ISSUE: 1991, Tartu punched tape 3,6-104,70 r. cpl. mint never hinged and used on piece, very fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 10k. on 5k., unused, fine, certificate Löbbering BPP

1918, Wrapper 15 on 2 k. green, unused, twice folded horizontally, on reverse two blue ink spots, otherwise fine, signed Mikulski and certificate Löbbering BPP

RAKWERE: 1918, 15 k. on 2 k., unuses wrapper, three horizontal folds, otherwise fine, very scarce, signed Eichenthal und Löbbering BPP certificate

1919, 2k. green as block of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP

5 k. as block of six with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP

5 K. as strip of four with gutter, mint never hinged, slightly scuffed at right, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Mikulski a.o. and certificate Löbbering BPP

15 k. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP

25k. as block of four, mint never hinged, very fine, sihned Nemvalz and certificate Löbbering BPP

1 r. imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Nemvalz a.o. and certificate Löbbering BPP

1849, Ceres 40 c. vermilion with retouched '40', fresh colour and good to wide margins, used by 'grille sans fin'; small thin in the lower right margin backed, rare and attractive stamp, certificate BPA (1954) without mentioning the flaw

1849, Ceres 1 fr. brownish red, large even margins and fresh colour, tied by Paris star cancel to tripple rate letter to Vouziers, very fine ex Collection Dr. Ernst-Spies

Letter from "PARIS 29. JANV: 71" to Bruxelles, endorsed "Par Ballon monte"; since the siege ended the day before transported by normal mail; arrival mark of 8.2.; interesting item

1877, 1 c. on Prussian blue, used by light cds., one slightly short perf, otherwise fine, certificate RPS (1969)

1927, Airmail 2-5 Fr., mint never hinged, very fine

1928, Île de France 10 fr. on 90 c., unused, fine, signed Calves

1930, 'Le sourire de Reims" 1,50 fr. in booklet sheet of 4, unmounted mint, one stamp with small adhesion, otherwise fine

1952, European Council 30 fr., épreuve d'artiste in black, épreuve de luxe and 10 imperforated colour proofs, the later ones unmounted mint

1952, Conseil de l'Europe 30 fr. imperforated with bottom sheet margin, unmounted mint, signed in the margin only

1956, CEPT 15 fr., bi-coloured épreuve d'artiste (single die proof), signed by the engraver

15 fr., épreuve d'artiste on plain paper with punch holes in the margin, 8 copies in different colours

15 fr., bi-coloured épreuve d'artiste on plain paper without punch holes, 10 items in different colours, 3 with signature of the engraver; a rare and attractive ensemble

15 fr., épreuve d'artiste on plain paper without punch holes, 5 copies in different colours

15 fr., single die proof in the final design, black on glaced paper, signed by the engraver

15 fr., single die proof in the final design in black on glaced paper, signed by the engraver

CEPT 15 fr., 6 different colour proofs in not adopted design, imperforated, in blocks of 4, unmounted mint

15 fr., imperforated colour proofs, 3 different colours in blocks of 4, unmounted mint

1956, CEPT 30 fr., épreuve d'artiste on sunken carton in 5 different colours, all signed by the engraver

30 fr., bi-coloured épreuve d'artiste on sunken carton paper