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6 r. intense-blue, nice large margins, neatly cancelled by black 'spider', very fine, certificate COMEX (2014) (Edifil 10a)

10 r. green, fresh colour and good even margins, cancelled by red 'spider', very scarce and fine stamp, certificate Graus (1987)

10 r. green, nice deep colour and good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2014)

10 r. green, nice deep colour and ample to mostly wide margins, unusually cancelled by 4 strokes of black ink on small piece, very fine and scarce, certificate Graus (1994)

1853, 12 c. violet, horizontal block of 12, two stamps at left slightly touched, otherwise ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, neatly cancelled by grid; in the lower row faint horizontal crease, some stamps with small tears, still fine and attractive; a rare multiple, certificate CEM (2016) Provenance: Cevera (Habsburg/Feldman 1989)

5 r. green, block of 4 with ample to good margins, lightly cancelled by grid, very fine, certificates COMEX (1984) and Graus (1999)

6 r. blue, nice deep colour and good margins, lightly cancelled by grid, very fine, certificate CEM (2016)

6 r. blue, horizontal pair with ample to very wide margins, showing part of neighbour stamp at right, used with one central strike of grid on small piece with adjacent transit mark, very fine, certificates Oliva (1964) and CEM (2016) Provenance: Severa (Habsburg/Feldman  1989)

1854, Coat of Arms 1 r. blackish-blue on thin white paper, block of 23 stamps with clear to mostly wide margins and nice deep fresh colour, lightly cancelled by oval of bars; the largest multiple recorded of this stamp, a beautiful item in very fine condition (Edifil 34) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

1865, 12 c. blue/rose with variety "Frame inverted" together with normal stamp, tied to entire letter from "SAN SEBASTIAN 17 AGO 65" to Bayonne in France with transit and arrival marks; both stamps with good to wide margins; an attractive and very rare franking in fine condition; sign. A. Bolaffi, G. Bolaffi and A. Diena, certificate COMEX (2004) (Edifil 70ei)

1865, 19 cs. brown/rose, good to wide margins and fine fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, certificates COMEX (1984) and Graus

1931, unissued 4 pta lilac-carmine and 10 pta brown, unmounted mint, few toned perf, sign. M. Galvez and A.Diena with certificate (1974)

1936, 5 c. brown, horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "BARCELONA....38" to braille mail cover with Spain civil war censor mark in green to Paris with arrival mark "PARIS 14.NOV.38", stamps with faults, but only recorded cover from Spain, very rare

1939, Unissued airmail stamps 2 p.-5 p., the complete set of 5 perforated stamps, all from lower sheet margin, unused without gum as printed; a very rare set in extremely fine condition, certificate COMEX (2004) (Edifil NE39-45)

BENEFICENCIA: 1939, Unissued souvenier sheet with 5 c. in green, imperforated and without control number on reverse, unmounted mint with very slightly toned gum, small pencil signature in the margin; a very rare block (Edifil NE34)

1873, Don Carlos 1 r. blue, type II, good to wide margins all around, tied by blue star cancel to piece, very fine, rare cancellation, signed M. Calvez and Dr. Saeftel BPP with certificate (1979)

1833, Entire letter from Havanna to Herrnhut in Saxony, showing on reverse clear "SCHIFFSBRIEF-POST HAMBURG 21 DEC 1833"

1890, King Alfons XIII. 1 c. grey-olive, two single stamps 2 c. brown, two single stamps 2 1/2 c. orange and 10 c. lilac-red, each tied by cds. "HABANA ISLA DE CUBA NOV.12." to registered cover Germany with arrial mark, part of address to cross with ink pen, otherwise fine

FRENCH POST: 1872, Lettersheet with Lauré 80 c., horizontal pair and single, tied by ancre with adjacent octogonal "LA HAVANNA 22 JUIN 72" to Lima, Peru, showing on reverse "LIGNE B / PAQ.FR.B. NO.2" and Lima arrival mark, small imperfections, but a scarce destination

1909, King Alfons XIII. 15 c. deep brown (2), 5 c. deep green (2), 2 c. rose (4) and 1 c. orange-brown (3) each tied by oval violet cachet "SAN CARLOS..." to registered cover with registered boxed "CORREOS....SAN CALOS (FERNANDO POO)" via "LISBOA 23.12.09" to Honnef, Germany with German transit register label "Vom Auslande über Bahnp. 10", forwardet to Colonge, fine

1896, 2 c. ultramarine, 5 c. lilac-brown, 10 c. brown and 15 c. green-blue, each tied by cds. "MANILA 9.JUL.(96)" to registered cover to Winterthur, Switzerland with arrival mark, cover with fault at top, still fine, nice coulor franking

1871, Hispania 50 c. green (3) and 1 p. brown, tied to lettersheet via British PO "PORTO-RICO JY 13 72" and London to Cadiz with arrival mark on reverse, fine and scarce, certificate Graus (1991)

1784, 2 entire letters from Gothenburg via Amsterdam forwarding agent to Anvers; one weight 3/4 ounce, taxed 9 sols and one weight 1 ounce charged 12 sols

1812, folded letter from Palsboda with white feather, fine

1856, entire unpaid letter from "MALMÖ 10/12 1856" via "K.D.O.P.A. LUEBECK" to Cologne, charged with 7½ sgr., not accepted by the adressee and returned via Hamburg

1862, folded letter with large nice feather to Nohleby, very fine

1855, 24 sk. Bco. orange red, fresh colour and well perforated, cancelled by upright clear cds. "STOCKHOLM 7/7 1858", very fine, certificate Dr. H. Obermüller Wilen BPP (2017)

1877, Numeral 20 c. orange with brown inscription "TRETIO", fresh colour and well centered, used, at bottom one somewhat shorter perf, otherwise very fine, a scarce stamp in this condition, sign. Georg Bühler with certificate (1978) and certificate Dr. Obermüller Wilén (2017)

Incoming Mail: 1843, folded letter with red straight line "NIZZA" via Berlin with oval transit mark "JTALIEN" and Hamburg to Stockholm; charged with a total of 1 Rdr 22 sk.bco, very fine

BREMEN-VERDEN: 1657, decorative entire letter from the Swedish Gouvernornment to Ottersberg; on reverse nice paper covered seal

Bremen-Verden: 1695, Entire letter from Stade to the Swedish "Ethat-Rat und Minister" Heinrich von Weißenfels in Bremen

1698, Entire letter from Ottersberg to the Swedish Governor Burmester in Bremen, fine

FIR: 1913, cover to Istanbul franked with 1pi of 1910 issue and tied by FIR (A&P type 1, RR) datestamp alongside arrival cds's., certificate Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society

KORCE: 1899, 20pa postal stationery card to Germany struck by GORICE (A&P type 1, RRR) handstamp. Very scarce, certificate TFF

SHKODER: 1858, pre-stamp entire to Istanbul struck by superb AN CANIB-I POSTA-I ISKODRA 265 (A&P type 1, R) negative seal. certificate TFF

SHKODER: 1871, entire by ship mail to Venice franked with bisected 2pi of 1871, Dulos stamp and tied by ISKODRA 81 (A&P type 3, R) handstamp. Carried by Austrian ship charged 15s marked by blue crayon and struck by ANTIVARI datestamp. On arrival postage due of 70c collected by Italian Post with 30c and 40c postage due stamps and cancelled accordingly. Certificate Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society