367th. Auction

1 sgr. carmine-rose, horizontal pair with large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and opinion Böttger BPP

1 sgr. carmine-rose on thin paper (last printing), horizontal pair with good even margins, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars, fine and scarce, sign. Demuth BPP with certificate (1988) (Prifix 1j)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, vertical pair with ample to large margins, cancelled by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 5 NOV. ..", very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

1 sgr. carmine-rose, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1 sgr. carmine-rose on thin paper (last printing), horizontal strip of 3, good to large margins, circle of 9 bars, right stamp tiny thin spot, otherwise fine, scarce multiple of this shade, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017) (Prifix 2j)

1 sgr. carmine-red, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, tied by rural cancel of Grevenmacher to piece, very fine, several signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 2h)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, ample to wide margins, tied by clear target to lettersheet with adjacent "GREVENMACHER 9 JUIL. 59" to Trier; slightly unfresh, otherwise fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 2i)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, ample to wide margins, small sheet margin at right, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 9 AOUT" (1860) to entire letter to Trier; a fine and scarce letter, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, vertical pair, clear at upper right, otherwise good margins, tied to lettersheet from "LUXEMBOURG 17 SEPT." (1859) to Ixheim in Bavaria with transit mark of Trier and faint arrival mark, fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 2i)

1859, Receipt of A. Wirtgen with his seal "PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN" for the amount of 3 fr. 45 c. received of printer Victor Bruck for stamp clichés from Frankfurt (coming from the Dressler engraver company), dated "Luxembourg le 20 juin 1859"; an interesting historic document

1 c. pale brown, horizontal strip of 4 with ample to enormous margins, showing part of 6 neighbour stamps and sheet margin at right, unused with fresh original gum, scarce and extremely fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1 c. pale brown, block of 4, ample to mostly wide margins, unused with original gum, natural gum bend and one stamp small pressure marks, still fine and attractive, a scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1 c. light-brown, horizontal block of 8 with clear to large margins, unused with original gum, very fine and scarce multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 c. pale brown, clear to mostly wide margins with 2 mm sheet margin at right, neatly cancelled with cds. of Bettembourg, very fine, sign. FSPL and certificate Demuth BPP (1986)

1 c. pale brown in horizontal pair and 2 copies 4 c. yellow, partly touched resp. cut-into, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 6 AVRIL 67" to entire letter to Ell with transit mark of Redange; some slight creasing and one 1 c. tiny marginal cut; despite the small faults an attractive and rare colour franking with late use of the imperforated issue, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

2 c. black with ample to mostly large margins, tied by cpl. strike of Dutch type "LUXEMBURG P.D. 3 JUNI" to piece, very fine and scarce, sign. FSPL and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

2 c. black, slightly touched at bottom right, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by cds. "CLERVAUX 3 NOV 62" to large part of newspaper "DER AKTIONÄR", fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

2 c. black in horizontal strip of 3 and 30 c. lilac, the latter one and one 2 c. touched at one side, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 14 AOUT 64" to 2nd rate printed matter wrapper via France to Rome, Papal States; the strip applied with a faint crease through the central stamp, 30 c. slight waterstain; a part of the address erased, still an attractive and unique franking to abroad; certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: 'Melusina' (2010)

4 c. orange-yellow, horizontal pair with wide margins, unused with original gum, extremely fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

4 c. lemon-yellow, horizontal pair from the upper left sheet corner, good margins at bottom and right and approx. 8 mm sheet margin at top and left, unused with original gum; a marvellous piece, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

4 c. orange-yellow, good margins, cancelled by part of oval "Franco" of Diekirch, very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

10 c. blue, horizontal pair from the upper left sheet corner with large to enormous margins, showing parts of both neighbour stamps at bottom and 4/8 mm sheet margin at top and left, unused with fresh original gum, absolutely superb, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

10 c. blue, vertical pair from the upper right sheet corner with full to large margins, 4/7 mm sheet margins at right and top, lightly cancelled, tiny thin spot in the margin only, otherwise very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. blue, 2 copies with good to mostly large margins, one with ca. 5 mm sheet margin at bottom, tied by circle of bars to lettersheet from "REMICH 22 VI 1861" to Arlon, Belgium with transit and arrival marks, very fine, sign. Goebel

10 c. bright blue, horizontal pair with ample to wide margins, neatly cancelled by lonsanges of Ettelbruck, scarce and very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

10 c. bright blue, block of 4 with clear to mostly large margins, nice fresh colour, unused with original gum; at right a faint vertical crease/bend and a slight buckling in the lower center, still fine and fresh; most likely the finest unused block in existance, sign. FSPL and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

10 c. light blue, somewhat touched at top, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by boxed "Franco tout" to folded letter (not quite complete on reverse) with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 16 JANV. 63" to Ell; light folds in the cover not affecting the stamp; fine and rare, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

12½ c. rose with wide to enormous margins with parts of both neighbour stamps at bottom, nice fresh colour, unused with fresh original gum, extremely fine, sign. Demuth and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

12½ c. rose, horizontal strip of 3, nice fresh colour and ample to mostly large margins with small sheet margin at right and bottom; in the margin at right a small thinning and in the bottom margin at left a small scissors' cut, both not affecting the design; a fine and rare multiple, sign. Williame and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

12½ c. rose with good to enormous margins, showing small sheet margin at left, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 27 SEPT. 63" to lettersheet to Trier, a fine letter with enourmously cut stamp, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose with large even margins, showing small part of neighbour stamp at bottom, tied by target to lettersheet from "WILTZ 8 JUIN 64" to Mettendorf, fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

25 c. brown, horizontal pair, clear at upper right, otherwise good to wide margins with ca. 3 mm sheet margin at bottom, unused with original gum, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

25 c. brown with large margins, part of neighbour stamp at right, cancelled by Dutch type "LUXEMBURG P.D.", extremely fine, sign. Balasse and Demuth BPP, opinion Böttger BPP Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

25 c. brown with ample to large margins, showing parts of neighbor stamps at top and left, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 28 MARS 65" to entire letter to Stolberg near Aachen with transit marks of Weiswampach and St. Vith; a very fine single franking, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. brown with variety "wide stroke", clear to large margins, used with central cds. of Luxemburg, fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 8b)

30 c. lilac with clear to large margins, showing ca. 2 mm sheet margin at bottom and left, unused with part original gum, fresh and fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)