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1892, 5 c. on 30 c. black with sheet margin at right and vertical pair 5 c. on 25 c. black (cut at right), tied by cds. "CONGO CONGO-FRANCASE 23.NOV.92" to cover with red paquebot mark "CONGO A MARSEILLE No.1 24.NOV.92" to Bordeaux with arrival mark, cover fold, otherwise fine, rare

"CORR. D. ARMÉES HUE / 19 OCT. 78", clear strike on General Colonies issue Ceres 15 c. on cover with additional strike alongside to Paris with transit and arrival marks; a stamp small tear at upper left, otherwise fine and scarce

Fez a Sefro: 1894, 50 c. yellow and two single stamp 5 c. carmine, tied by cds. "FEZ MAROC 20.MRZ.95" to registered cover to Sefro with arrival mark, cover horizontal fold at bottom; a fine and rare entire

"MQE" dotted diamond cancel on general issue Napoléon 30 c. and Ceres 40 c. on lettersheet from St. Pierre 1872 to Le Havre, adjacent red boxed "AFFRANCHISEMENT INSUFFISANT" and taxed with "9" decimes, fine, signed Goebel

1875, General Colonies issue Ceres 40 c. orange and 5 c. green in vertical pair with clear to good margins, tied by 2 strikes of anchor in square of dots to lettersheet with adjacent "REUNION 13 NOV 75" to Bordeaux with frontside red "COL. FR. PAQ. FR. T No. 2", fine and scarce franking with the anchor cancellation

General Colonies issue Ceres 25 c. with blue "BRAS-PANON RÉUNION" on cover to Bordeaux with adjacent "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. No. 1 6 SEPT. 82", fine, a very rare cancellation, signed Goebel

1891, 80 c. tied by cds. "SAINT-PIERRE 16 FEVR 98" to registered envelope endorsed "Via Suez" to France with transit and arrival marks, signed Goebel

1891, Allegory 5 c. green, horizontal strip of 5, second stamp at right with "I" from REUNION missing, tied by blue cds. "SAINT DENIS REUNION 20.8.91" to small cover with adjacent "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE No.3 25.OUT.91" to France with arrival mark, fine

1863, General Colonies issue 10 c. brown and 40 c. orange, both with clear to mostly wide margins, used with blue dotted marking on small envelope with adjacent cds. "GORÉE 21 AOUT 1763" to Paris with transit and arrival marks; faint crease through the top margins of both stamps, still fine and attractive

1871/72, Napoléon 30 c. with 1872/73, Ceres 5 c. and 15 c., all in fresh colour and with good to wide margins, tied by blue dotted "SNG" with adjacent cds. "ST. LOUIS 2 JUIL 73"  to entire letter to Bordeaux; a very fine and scarce 3-colour-franking, signed Calves and Goebel

1954, day of stamps 12+3 fr., imperforated booklet sheet with 4 blocks of 4, most likely proof for unissued booklet

Views and landscapes 50 c. -75 fr. imperforated in sheets of 25 resp. 75 c. typo in sheet of 100 with gutter pairs, unmounted mint

Sidi Lamine Pacha Bey 15 fr., imperforated booklet pane with 4 blocks of 10, unmounted mint

1933, Zeppelin 30-120 dr. with handstamp "AKYRON" (Specimen) and additional vertical perforation through the image, unmounted mint      

30 dr., die proof in green on white chalky paper in block format, signed Vlastos    

5 a. green, tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 23/7" to postcard 5 a. blue with short text to Germany; certificate Nielsen

6 a. grey, horizontal pair, 5 a. green and 3 a. ochre-yellow tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 10.6.03" to cover with adjacent straight line "PAQUEBOT" via Newcastle on Tyne to Kopenhagen with arrival mark, fine

1902, "GILDI" overprint issue 6 a. grey and 10 a. rose and King Christian IX. 4 a. grey and rose tied by cds."REYKJAVIK 9.7.1903" to cover to Smichow and forwarded to Velden, Austria with arrival mark, cover folded, otherwise a fine mixed franking

1902, King Christian IX 10 a. rose tied by cds. "ISAFJÖRDUR 3.1." to cover with boxed "Utjstrakkelig frankeret", "T"-cancel and circle "12 1/2 C." to Bergen with Norway postage due 20 ö. blue one reverse, cancelled "BERGEN 30.1.06" and forwarded to Portugal with Portuguese postage due 50 r., cancelled "FARO 20.FEV.06"; cover opened out for display and crease at right, overwise a fine and very scarce combination cover

1902, King Christian IX. 5 a. green, horizontal strip of 4 and pair tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 12.12.05" to registered cover via Edinburgh to Kopenhagen with arrival mark, cover with diagonal crease, otherwis fine

1907, Double head 4 a. grey/red with cds. "REYKJAVIK 18.3.08" as postage stamps added to Denmark postal stationery card 3 ö. as local card from "KOPENHAVN 4.3.08" and forwarded to Reykjavik with tax cancel and tax "4", fine, scarce combination

10 a. red and 6 a. grey tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 8.10.1908" to cover to Kristiania, here taxed with postage due 4 ö. in pair on reverse; forwarded with new franking 2 ö. brown and horizontal pair 15 ö. on 4 sk. violet with cancel "KRISTIANIA 22.X.08" to Falköping-Ranten in Sweden with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, fine and very rare combination cover

1911, J. Sigurdsson 25 a. orange and King Frederik VIII. 10 a. brick red, tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 11.VI.12." to registered cover via Chicago with register cancel to Seatle with arrival mark and returned via Edingburgh with special cachet "POSTMEISTARINN REYKJAVIK Póstofan"; cover with paper remainders on front and long tear on reverse

1925, National museum 20 a. red tied by cds. "REYKJAVIK 24.X.30" to cover with "T"-cancel to Groningen with Dutch postage due stamp 12 1/2 c. (corner faults), cancelled "GRONINGEN 3.XI.30", slight creases

1930, airmail 20 aur., imperforate colour trial proof in yellow brown & olive green (close to issued colours of the issue 35 aur.) on  thick gummed paper, fresh and very fine    

1930, airmail 20 aur., imperforate colour trial proof in orange-brown & blue (close to issued colour) on  thick gummed paper, fresh and very fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1880, postcard 5 a. with additional franking 6 a. grey from "REYKJAVIK 2.7.98" with long text to Germany with arrival mark, stamp slightly toned, otherwise fine

Postcard 8 a. from "REYKJAVIK 10.11.99" with text to Thorshavn, Faroe Islands with arrival mark, vertical fold, a rare destination

Postcard 8 a. with additonal franking 3 a. yellow from "REYKJAVIK  3.5.02" with text via Fulham to London and forwarded with additional franking 1/2 d. green with cancel "BATTWSEA MY.12." to Edinburgh, slight transportation marks, otherwise fine, a very scarce combination

1883, double card 5 a. green with additional franking from "DYRAFJÖRDUR 11.6.(01)" via Reykjavik to Allenstein, Germany, with text , fine

Double card 8 a. with addtional franking 3 a. yellow from "REYKJAVIK 30.11.95" with text to Vienna with arrival mark, tiny stained

1907, postcard 10 a. used from "ESKIFJÖRDUR 9.4.14" with long text to Bijawak Estate, Dutch East Indies, with arrival mark and forwarded to Germany, heavy transporting creases but a rare destination

Reply card 10 a. with additional franking Austria 1908, 35 h. as registered card from "PISINO 2.4.10" with long text via Kopenhagen to Reykjavik with arrival mark, very fine, a spectacular card

CANCELLATIONS: "ARNARFJÖROUR", violet crown-handstamp as cancellation on postal stationery double card 8 a. with additional franking 3 a. ochre, cancelled "DYRAFJÖRDUR 11.6.(01)" with additional strike alongside, to Germany with Reykjavik transt and arrival mark, fine

"HÚSAVIK", crown cancel in black on postal stationery card 5 a. with cancel "REYKJAVIK 30.9.00" and printed text (Gjaldkeri Landsbankans) on reverse, slight toned

"FLEETWOOD A JY.7.01", landing cancel clear on postcard, franked with 4 a. rose/grey and horizontal pair 3 a. yellow with cancel "REYKJAVIK 1.7.01" to England, fine and scarce