368. Auction

1856 (ca.), "Offizier Familien Brief zur Bundesfestung Luxemburg gehörige Truppen ..." in manuscript on folded envelope with extensive original contents to Berlin with transit mark of Trier on reverse

1863, "AUS LUXEMBURG / PORTO VON CONZ / 26 9 63", clear strike on entire letter of the "Artillerie-Direction der Bundesfestung Luxemburg" to Abentheuerhütte, scarce and very fine

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG", clear strike on envelope with Luxemburg 1859, 25 c. brown with full to very large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 10 JANV. 65" to Cologne with transit and arrival marks; the stamp with minor bends, due to contents of the envelope; a fine and very scarce entire; only few covers known from the fortress with 25 c. postage

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG", clear on envelope with Luxemburg 1859, 37½ c. green, tiny touched at upper right, otherwise ample to large margins, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 26 MAI 64" to Münster with arrival mark and transit mark of Trier; a fine and rare cover

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in blue, very nice strike on lettersheet with adjacent "LUXEMBURG 8 FEVR. 65" to Simmern; scarce in blue and latest recorded use in this colour, sign. Meier BPP Proveneance: C. Brühl (fig. 39)

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in black on entire small letter with adjacent cds. "LUXEMBOURG 26 FEVR. 67" to Prüm, taxed "1" sgr., sign. Goebel

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in blue on small envelope, franked with Luxemburg 1859, 12½ c. rose with good to very wide margins, tied by clear "LUXEMBOURG 31 AOUT 64", to Speicher near Trier with transit and arrival marks; the envelopes somewhat unfresh, but extremely scarce combination, especially with the 12½ c. value, sign. Goebel

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in black on lettersheet, franked with Luxemburg 1865/75, 25 c. blue, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 24 AOUT 67" to Sobernheim with railway transit mark and arrival mark of the next day; some light folds, not affecting the stamp; a most remarkable and unique cover of the last day of the Prussian post office at the fortress with extremely scarce usage of the rouletted 25 c.
Provenance: Illustrated at C. Brühl (fig. 32)

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in black on small lettersheet, franked with Luxemburg 1859, 37½ c. green, partly slightly touched, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 30 MAI 65", to Berlin with transit mark of Trier and arrival mark; a fine and very scarce combination cover

"MIL:BRIEF.ST.LUXEM=BURG" in black, very nice strike on Prussia postal stationery envelope 3 sgr. orange endorsed at bottom left "Militairbrief der Bundesfestung Luxemburg" and adjacent transit mark "TRIER 30/4" to Eisleben with arrival mark; on reverse return address of a sergeant of 37th Infanterie Regiment. A very fine and rare entire. We have recorded only one other Prussian stationery envelope with this marking (2 sgr. with marking in the second type) Provenance: 256. Heinrich Köhler Auktion (1987)

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking" as well as "PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN / LUXEMBURG 3 DECEM. 1855" on parcel accompanying letter to Abentheuerhütte with nice red wax seal on reverse, very fine

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking", blue oval marking on parcel accompanying letter with transit mark "TRIER 24 4" to Berlin with red arrival mark "P:C:D.H:P:A:BERLIN"

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG J. Recking" on Prussia postal stationery envelope 3 sgr. yellow, endorsed at bottom left "Militärbrief der Bundesfestung Luxemburg" as money letter via "TRIER 11 6" to Markneukirchen in Saxony; at left small part of reverse side cut out by opening with tiny missing part of front; a still very fine and rare entire

POSTAGE STAMPS: 1852, William III 10 c. greenish-black, good to large margins and fresh colour, unused with original gum (here some brownish spots); a faint vertical crease in the right margin, otherwise fine; a scarce stamp in this condition, certificate Demuth AIEP (1999)

10 c. black (printing of 1855), horizontal pair with clear to good margins, unused without gum, fine and fresh; a very scarce multiple, sign. F.S.P.L. with certificate (1970)

10 c. black, horizontal pair and 2 single copies, all with full to wide margins, tied by clear targets to small lettersheet with adjacent "ECHTERNACH 11 VIII" (1855) to Lexy in France; some light staining, one single stamp small marginal tear and the pair horizontal crease at top, where affixed over the edge of the cover; still an attractive and scarce franking to abroad, certificate Demuth BPP (1981) Provenance: Isaac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

1 sgr. vermilion with watermark inverted, horizontal pair with good to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine and fresh; a rare multiple of the first issue; sign. Goebel with certificate (2013) (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. vermilion, nice fresh colour and large margins, unused without gum, extremely fine, certificate Scheller (2008) (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (1855), fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with small part original gum, fine and scarce, sign. W. Balasse and certificate Calves/Jacquart (2009)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (chair pâle) with good to large margins, in combination with 1859, Coat of Arms 40 c. orange in horizontal strip of 4, nice fresh colour and clear to large margins, all tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 4 JUIN" to large part of oversized registered envelope to Germany; the strip with tiny marginal nick in the left stamp and 2nd of left with tiny tear at bottom, just touching the design, otherwise very fine. A combination of greatest rarity with an extremely rare multiple of the 40 c.; certificate Demuth BPP (1985) Provenance: Juan del Puente (Corinphila 1985)

1 sgr. rose with ample to good margins, nice fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Scheller (2009)

1 sgr. carmine-rose with good to large margins, tied by superb strike of circle of squares to small lettersheet with adjacent clear cds. "BETTEMBOURG 26 MARS 60" to Trier with transit and arrival marks. The so-called "Dés de Frisange" was transferred in August 1859 to Bettemburg; 4 letters of this usage are recorded incl. this unique cover with the 1 sgr. One of the highlights of the 1st issue of Luxemburg, certificate Demuth (1985)
Provenance: J. del Puente (Corinphila 1985)

1926, Grand Duchess Charlotte final design 5 c.-1¼ fr. in issued colours, all as single die proofs on gummed paper in block format, unmounted mint, 10 c. and 20 c. light bends, otherwise very fine; a rare set

1926/30, Grand Duchess 5 c.-1 3/4 fr., 17 different values on watermarked paper (wavy lines), all with red overprint "SPECIMEN" and punchhole, all unmounted mint, fine/very fine. The final issue was produced on unwatermarked paper; a very scarce group

PODGORICA: 1876, travelling escrow accounter receipt struck on top with PODGORICE (A&P type 1, RRR) oval handstamp. Illustrated in A&P

1942. Dutch Legion souvenir sheets each tied by cds. "BADHOEVEDORP 8.III.43" to two registered covers with German censor marks to Grosspostwitz with arrival marks, fine

1934/38, International court 1½-30c., mint never hinged, gum slightly unfresh, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Vleeming BPP (2018)

1950, Groszy handstamps: Cuture souvenir sheet, used with cds. "WARSZAWA 1 14.4.51", very fine, sign. Falkowski (Mi. 2.000,-)

Roosevelt souvenir sheet cancelled "KATOWICE 1 20.1.51", very fine, certificate Wczranowski (2018) (Mi. 2.200,-)

1916, 10 k. blue with diagonal white line, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Jungjohann BPP

1855, Pedro V. 50r. green, horizontal pair with fresh color and good margins all around, with numeral "86" on piece, fine

1856, Pedro V. 5r. brown, vertical pair with fresh color and good margins all around, with numeral "1" on piece, fine

1866, Luis I 50r. green, horizontal strip of three with fresh color and good margins on three sides, close at bottom right, used with numeral "1" on piece, fine

1866, Luis I 80r. orange, block of three with good margins and right sheet margin, used by clear numeral "121", small thin in margin, otherwise a fine multiple, certificate Nucleo (1998)

1866, Luis I 100r. grey-lilac, horizontal strip of three with fresh color and good margins on three sides, close at left, used with numeral "102", with original gum, fine

1858, 40 par. blue on white paper, large margins on all sides, unused with original gum, at top left tiny corner crease well off the design, very fine