367th. Auction

25 c. ultramarine, horizontal pair, nice fresh colour, unused with large part original gum, right stamp tiny thin on reverse, otherwise fine, a scarce pair, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

25 c. ultramarine in block of 4, used with cds. "LUXEMBURG 31 MAI 68", fine and scarce, certificate Demuth AIEP (1997)

30 c. lilac, nice deep colour, unused with original gum; very fine, sign. Ungeheuer and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac in block of 4, nice fresh colour, unused with original gum, the lower pair unmounted mint; the left top stamp small hinge thin, otherwise fine/very fine; an attractive and rare block, only 2 recorded, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac, 3 horizontal pairs formin a strip of 6, nice fresh colour, cancelled "MERSCH 5 12 76"; one stamp tiny hinge thin in the margin, otherwise very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Francis Rhein (Balasse 1968)

40 c. red-orange in horizontal pair, wonderful fresh and brilliant colour, unused with original gum, somewhat disturbed in the hinge area; a very fine and rare pair, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

40 c. red-orange, horizontal pair and single stamp with 1859, 30 c. lilac, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 16 AOUT 72" to opened out envelope to Santiago de Chile endorsed "via Bremen"; the 30 c. due to lack of space fixed around the edge of the cover and therefore with heavy crease, the cover and the pair 40 c. show marks of cleaning; still an attractive cover to a very rare destination; certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

40 c. pale orange, horizontal block of 6 from the lower left sheet corner with large sheet margins, unused with original gum, the lower strip unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

40 c. dull orange, horizontal strip of 5, nice brilliant colour and perfectly rouletted, cancelled by small cds. "TROISVIERGES 2 OCT."; a very fine and rare multiple, sign. Calves and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1872, 1 c. red-brown, horizontal block of 10, the top left stamp with interesting printing flaw, cancelled with 4 crisp strikes of blue cds. "MERTERT 12 2 76"; the multiple with some light creasing, still fine and most attractive; in the combination with the blue cancellation an unique piece, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018) Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

1 c. red-brown, tied by cds. of Luxemburg to lilac coloured invitation for a concert by the "Corps des Pompiers de Clausen"; very fine and decorative, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1862, 1 c. red-brown with 1875/79, 10 c. grey and 12½ c. rose, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 16 5 78" to envelope to Modena; the single 1 c. slightly creased, otherwise fine; a scarce franking to the reknown stamp dealer Charles Diena

UN FRANC on 37½ c. brown with freak surcharge, unused with original gum; a scarce stamp, sign. Ungeheuer, Georg Bühler and FSPL, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

UN FRANC on 37½ c., 2 horizontal pairs, re-enforced to form a block of 4, neatly cancelled, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1874, Imperforated 4 c. blue-green, horizontal strip of 3 with ample to large margins, unused with original gum, one value light marginal bend, otherwise very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

1875, Perforated issue printed by Bruck, Luxemburg: 2 c. black, 2 blocks of 4 and vertical pair re-enforced to original block of 10, used with clear cds. "ETTELBRUCK 3/4 78", fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

4 c. blue-green in horizontal strip of 5, lightly cancelled, few split perfs and right stamp light corner crease, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple, opinion Böttger BPP

5 c. bright greenish-yellow in marginal block of 4, unused with original gum, 3 stamps unmounted mint, very fine and rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

5 c. light greenish-yellow, horizontal block of 6, neatly cancelled "ETTELBRÜCK 28/1 77", few split marginal perfs and one stamp tiny crinkles, otherwise fine; a rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

5 c. light greenish-yellow, horizontal pair tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 27.6.80" to folded local letter, very fine, sign. Goebel

5 c. lemon-yellow, block of 4, unused with original gum, some split perfs strengthened by hinges, otherwise fine, scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

5 c. lemon-yellow (upper right corner perf re-enforced) tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 10 10 80" to printed matter wrapper to Tashkent, Turkestan, Russia with several transit marks on reverse and Russian censor mark on front; marginal tear and folds strengthened on reverse, still an attractive and rare printed matter to abroad with unsual and exotic destination, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

10 c. brownish-grey, fresh colour, unused with original gum, tiny corner crease, otherwise very fine, a scarce shade, opinion Böttger BPP

10 c. grey in block of 4, unused with original gum, perfs partly split and strengthened by hinges, otherwise very fine and fresh, a very scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

10 c. grey, block of 4, cancelled by negative seal "TIMBRE COMPTOIR", few perfs split and strengthened by small hinges, still fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. lilac, horizontal block of 8, neatly cancelled "VIANDEN 28 9 77"; perforation partly split and strengthened in places, still fine and scarce multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. lilac-rose, horizontal block of 8, cancelled "WILTZ 24 5 77"; a fine and rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. carmine-rose, horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, unused with original gum; the left stamp 2 perfs with slight creasing, otherwise fine/very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

12½ c. carmine-rose, horizontal block of 6, neatly cancelled "WILTZ 30 9 77", perforation strengthened by hinges in places but not split; a fine and rare block in this shade, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue in block of 4 , nice fresh colour and for this issue very well perforated, unused with fresh original gum; very fine and rare, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982), 'Melusina' (2009)

25 c. blue, 2 copies tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 29 4 80" to 2nd rate envelope to Paris, reverse flap missing, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue tied by cds. "MONDORF LES BAINS 7 7 79" to single rate cover via Hamburg and "NEW YORK JUL 22" to Zacatecas, Mexico, showing on front red "CORREOS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA / VAPOR CITY OF MERIDA", on reverse transit mark of Vera Cruz, also from the same correspondance a double rate cover with 2 copies of the same stamp and large part of cover via France with a horizontal strip of 5 (large part of address side missing and re-constructed); all stamps perforation faults where applied at the edge of the covers, still an attractive group of a rare destination correspondance, for the single franking certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red, block of 4, nice colour and well centered, unused with fresh original gum; few perfs split and some minor imperfections; a fine and rare block, sign. FSPL, Williame and A. Diena, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red tied by clear cds. "GREVENMACHER 19 6 79" to registered letter to Mensdorf and returned, some minor staining not affecting the stamp; a scarce single franking, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Unissued 37½ c. yellow-brown, horizontal block of 12 with left sheet margin with oblique perforation, upper parts of upper row imperforated, unused with original gum, several stamps unmounted mint; on reverse some light staining and little thins in the left sheet margin only, the right vertical row slightly separated in the perforation; a fine and very scarce block, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) (Prifix 39)

37½ c. ocre imperforated without surcharge, horizontal pair from the lower sheet margin with large margins, unused with original gum, tiny thin spot in the lower margin only, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018) (Prifix 39)