371st Auction

1795, "I. DON ARM S: / LUXEMBOURG", double line in red, good strike on entire letter to France, fine and rare

"2. DON ARM S: LUXEMBOURG" in black, on entire letter from Trier (Treves) 1795 to Landau; small tear at top closed, still fine

1816, Entire official letter with preprinted heading "Festung=Luxemburg", signed by the commander of the fortress Du Moullin to the governor of Luxemburg Willmar with nice red boxed seal on reverse; small part of inside missing, otherwise very fine

1819, Entire letter endorsed on front "gemeiner Soldaten Brief" addressed to Monschau near Aachen. Private letters from this period are great rarities

1849, Small entire letter endorsed "Laut Ordre vom 25 Juni 1848 frei" with adjacent transit mark "TRIER 12 6", very fine

1850, Small entire letter with manuscript "frei / Offizierfamilienbrief..." to Saarlouis with transit mark of Trier on reverse

1855 (ca.), Official lettersheet with blue seal on reverse, sent with frontside blue transit manuscript notation "Conz" to Abentheuerhütte

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking", nice blue oval marking on parcel accompanying letter with red "Auslagen" to Abentheuerhütte with nice red wax seal on reverse, very fine 

"PRIVAT POST UNTERNEHMEN von TRIER nach LUXEMBURG / J. Recking" as well as "PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN / LUXEMBURG 26 (AUGUAT) 1859" on parcel accompanying letter to Abentheuerhütte with red wax seal on reverse, very fine

"PRIVAT-POST-EXPEDITION WIRTGEN LUXEMBURG 18 JULI 1857", good strike on receipt for a money letter to Grevenmacher

"MIL:BRIEF. ST: LUXEM=BURG", single circle in blue, good strike on field post cover with adjacent cds. "LUXEMBOURG 1 SEPT. 66" to Cologne. A very scarce combination and latest recorded use of the blue handstamp

"MIL:BRIEF. ST. LUXEM=BURG" in black on lettersheet dated "LUXEMBURG, 1 SEPTEMBER 1841" via "TRIER 7/9", addressed to "Friedrich Krupp Gußstahl Fabrik  bei Essen a.d. Ruhr Reg.Bezirk Düsseldorf", by mistake sent to Düsseldorf and here re-posted (dispatch mark crossed out); some creasing and partly weak in the folds, still fine and scarce

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG", clear oval marking on envelope franked with 1859, 25 c. brown, slightly touched at 2 sides, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 4 JUIL. 65" to Cologne with part of arrival mark; backflaps not quite complete and some heavy hinges, still nice exhibition item

"OFFICIER BRIEF LUXEMBURG" superb oval handstamp on envelope franked with Luxemburg 1859, 37½ c. green with good to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 29 AVRIL 67", addressed to Wesel with transit railway mark "TRIER/BINGERBRÜCK" and receiving mark, very fine, sign. Kruschel

Prussian postal stationery envelope 2 sgr. blue with additional franking 1st issue 1 sgr. on rose with clear to full margins, endorsed "Militairbrief der Bundesfestung Luxembourg" addressed to an instrument dealer at Mark-Neukirchen in Saxony, the stamp cancelled with clear numeral "1520" with adjacent "TRIER 24 4"; seal on reverse cut out, otherwise fine. A very rare letter; we have no further Prussian postal stationery recorded with a 1st issue franking

Prussia postal stationery envelope 3 sgr. yellow with adjacent dispatch mark "LUXEMBOURG 1.. SEPT. 6..", addressed to Frau von Rabe, Lesnian by Czerwinsk, which is recorded on several covers from the fortress, on reverse railroad mark "TRIER / 14 9 II / BINGERBRÜCK" and receiving mark. This is the only recorded example of a Prussian stationery envelope transported with Luxemburg state post. A key piece of the postal history of the fortress

10 c. greenish-black with ample margins, nice fresh colour, unused without gum; a very scarce stamp in this condition, certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

10 c. black, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

1852, 10 c. black (III. printing) unused block of 4 with clear to large margins on 3 sides, at left partly touched and the lower left stamp slightly cut into with tiny improvement in the lower left corner; nice fresh colour and part original gum. An exceedingly rare multiple, one of 2 recorded unused blocks of Luxemburg No. 1. Certificates Demuth BPP (1985) and Goebel (1990) Provenance: Alfred Caspary (1957)

10 c. black with watermark inverted, horizontal strip of 4 with good to large margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg, very minor staining, otherwise very fine. A very rare strip, sign. F.S.P.L. and certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

10 c. black in vertical strip of 4, ample to very large margins and deep colour, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

1852, 10 c. intense black, nice even large margins, tied by target to small lettersheet with adjacent cds. of Luxemburg in red (oxidized), very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

10 c. grey-black with good to large margins, tied by cds. "CLERVAUX .. 1856" to small lettersheet to Weiler. The lettersheet with small rubbed area at front, otherwise fine. Date stamps used as cancellation before 1859 are rare. This is the only recorded cover with large date stamp of Clervaux. Certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

10 c. greenish-black, vertical strip of 3 with large even margins, tied by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg to entire letter (side flaps not quite complete) to London; part paid to Ostende, erroneously applied "PD" crossed out, on arrival charged with "6" pence. The strip has been lifted for inspection and is replaced by hinges. A fine and very scarce entire, certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

1 sgr. orange-red, fresh colour and nice large margins, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

1 sgr. vermilion, good to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate Demuth AIEP (1999)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (chair foncé), nice fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with part original gum, very fine, certificate Goebel AIEP (2009)

1 sgr. carmine-rose, fresh colour and good to large margins, unused without gum, very fine, private signature and certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

1 sgr. carmine-rose with good to very large margins, small sheet margin at top, tied by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg to lettersheet with adjacent small cds. of November 8, 1859 to Trier with arrival mark. The stamp has been lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge, fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2019)

10 c. blue, ample to large margins, tied by target to small entire letter from "DIEKIRCH 6 NOV. 60" to Luxemburg, fine, sign. Goebel

1859/63, 10 c. blue tied by mute cancellation to entire letter from "ETTELBRUCK 12 DEC. 64" to Diekirch, very fine

1859/63, Coat of arms 10 c. blue in block of 4, 3 sides with good to mostly large margins, slightly touched at left, where the block is slightly affixed over the edge of the cover, tied by rural cancel with adjacent "ESCH-S-L'ALZETTE 3 IV 1865" to small envelope to France; the block with vertical crease between the stamps and the left pair with some minor marginal creasing. A still attractive and rare franking; certificate Demuth BPP (1983)

10 c. blue with clear to good margins, together with slightly touched 30 c. violet, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 25 AVRIL 65" to lettersheet to Paris, fine and scarce colour franking, sign. Goebel and Lamy 

40 c. orange, brilliant colour and good to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 30 DEC. 60" to small envelope to France; the envelope little tatty, otherwise fine, sign. Calves and Goebel

1865, Coat of Arms 2 c. black and 4 c. green tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 28.DEC.(72)" to beige printed card "Correspondenz-Karte" to Iserlohn, fine (Frech Luxemburg Nr. 1)

1945, Madonnoa of Luxemburg 60 c.-20 fr. tied by cds. "MONDORF 4.6.45" to First Day Cover, fine (Mi. 450,-)