385th Auction

1945/46, about 170 parcel cards cutouts with emergency cancels

1945/46, emergency postmarks, collection of over 600 entires, including registered and express mail, parcel cards, etc., plus many pieces and cut outs, sorted in 7 albums

1851/1929, used collection with emphasis on the issues up to 1870, this specialised with colours, perforations and special features, including Mi.-Nr. 1 (42x and on cover, 2 (4x, partly signed), 4 with private perforation Altona (FA Nielsen), 6 (9x), 11U (2x, once with FA Witschi), 14 (7x) and 15 (7x), condition from slightly faulty to fine

1851/70, an interesting collection ‘Number-Cancels 1-181' with many clear cancellations, many numbers from Schleswig-Holstein and almost 50 stamps Mi.-Nr. 1I/II alone, neatly sorted by numbers from issues

1851/79 (ca.), fine group of used together with five entires, starting with both the Ferslew and Thiele printings, some better items like Mi.-Nr. 1I (plate I) on folded entire (certificate Kaiser), 10 used (certificate Möller), etc., an interesting assembly, some occasional faults, mostly in good condition, many certificates

1851/1990, lovely used collection, starting with the Ferslew and Thiele printings with some shades, some better sets and items throughout with Mi.-Nr. 2II used (certificate Debo BPP), some occasional faults as to be expected, overall mostly in very fine condition, neatly housed in one album

1975/2022, mostly mint never hinged collection including complete sets, further some FDCs and yearbooks, in three hingeless albums

1991/2020(ca.), mint never hinged and used collection including souvenir and miniature sheets, a lot of valid postage

1856/1922, unused and used collection with some covers, incl. Carelia, some multiples and duplicates with shades and various cancellation types, starting from the Oval issues, the collection follows with the Serpentine set labelled in kopek and a group of used Mi.-Nr. 3-4, the later sets up to the 10 marks, some better items like Mi.-50 imperforated pair mint never hinged (opinion Schwenson BPP), etc., together with some official reprints as well as a few dubious items, some faults especially in the early issues, mixed condition. An interesting lot

1867/2010, mixed collection incl. some souvenir sheets and booklets, in nine hingeless albums

1920, very interesting unused/mint and used collection with more than 180 stamps including multiples, better items like Mi.-Nr.1-7 as imperforated pairs, Mi.-Nr. 1-7 with “Malli” overprint, 4 covers, 4 complete sheets, about 50 interesting varities such as partial perforated, mis-perforated etc., some signed, mostly good quality

1920, 2nd Issue, very interesting unused, mint and used collection with more than140 stamps including multiples, better items like Mi.-Nr.8-14 imperforated, Mi.-Nr. 8-14 with overprint “Inkerin hyväksi”, 5 covers, about 20 interesting varities such as partial perforated, mis-perforated, some reprints etc., some signed or with certificate, in addition one folder with literature/auction catalog cut-outs etc., mostly good quality

1918/20, interesting unused and used collection with many better stamps throughout, including varieties missing letters, double overprint, mis- and only partially perforated stamps etc., mostly good condition

1849/1890, extensive, mainly used collection with many better items, starting with Mi.-Nr. 1 as pair, 2, 3yK (tete-beche) and 8, also Mi.-Nr. 21 as tete-beche block of four on cover, Mi.-Nr. 13 as block of four from the upper right sheet corner, multiples including Ceres 1 Fr. as strip of four, many better better covers, Mi.-Nr. 7 as pair on large fragment, postage due, some colonies etc., mixed condition

1849/1995 (ca.) mostly used and in the modern main catalogue numbers almost complete double mint never hinged/unused and used collection beginning with Nr. 1 used (signed Schollmeyer BPP), Napoléon 1 Fr. carmin used (Mi. 17a) (signed A. Brun and Calves with Cert. 1997), 5 Fr. used (Mi. 32) (signed. Dr. Goebel BPP with Cert.), Bl. 2 MNH (stained), Bl. 3 MNH and one used, etc., incl. some duplicates and covers, in five albums

1849/1999 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. Postage Dues and French Colonies, some duplicates and a few better items and sets like Mi.-Nr. 134 unused, 242A unused, 321 used, Pexip souvenir sheet, as well as many booklets and a fair amount of facial postage values, some occasional faults in the early issues, otherwise mostly in good and fresh condition, neatly housed in 16 stockbooks/albums and some envelopes

1849/1902 (ca.), engaging collection with over 50 covers and a few used, including Postage Dues, fine choice of cancellations, Paris Dotted Stars, some shades and better destinations like Finland, Mauritius, Ceylon and Brasil, noted a selection from the first Cérès issue with singles and multiple on covers, the collection then unfolds with the Napoleon Empire imperforated up to the Sage type, many interesting usages with printed matters, maritime correspondence, disinfected mails with slits or through vinegar bath, same value but two issues as well as three-colours with three-issues frankings,  etc., mixed condition, in one album

1849/1950 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including Telegraphs, Fiscals and French Colonies, together with a group of full sheets, large multiples and a few covers and cards, mixed condition, in one album

1849/96, Selection of 66 covers including interesting postmarks, uses and destinations such as a three colour franking “Empire dentelé” 10, 20 and 40 C. (Mi.-Nos. 20-22) tied by gros chiffres “5051” to 1866 entire letter from Oran (Algeria) to Saigon (French Indochina) or 1870 “Emission de Bordeaux” 80 C. carmine (Mi-No. 44) on folded letter from Le Havre to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Slightly variying condition. 

1849/2016, mostly mint never hinged collection starting with a small part of classical issues, incl. Bl. 2 and 3, later a good modern part of souvenir sheets, booklets and complete sets, extensive part of valid postage, in 15 hingeless albums

1853/2003 (ca.), in the beginning mostly unused/hinged and later mint never hinged after 1936 in the main catalogue numbers mostly complete collection incl. Tax- and Revenue-stamps and precancels with many better sets, incl. 152 MNH, Bl. 1-3 (margins with hinges), 220-21 MNH (signed Calvés), 239 MH, 321 (regummed), 327 MNH with margin, 589-93 strip of five, 861-65 MNH, etc., in the beginning somewhat different, later in good condition, in five hingeless albums

1853/1900 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and mostly used collection up to the laureated 5 Francs, many duplicates with shades and plate flaws, nice selection of cancellations, together with a few covers, also printed matter, etc., very mixed condition, neatly mounted on album pages

1862, unused and used collection of the 20 Centimes Napoléon with circa 4000 used and over 65 covers, highly specialized with shades, plate flaws and perforation varieties, an abundance of multiples with pairs, strips and blocs, some better items with an unused bloc of four (minor gum bends), an unused  “SPECIMEN” single left sheet margin, followed by a group of used tête-bêches including one vertical pair (signed aimé Brun), two singles of the position 33 (the tête-bêche cliché), many major plate scratches and retouches including Napoléon with Horn, interesting selection of cancellations and usages with small dotted lozenge “EU” on a 1867 folded entire with cds. “EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PARIS”, 1866 usage from Constantinople with large dotted lozenge “5080”, scarce 1863 mail from the French military mission in Mexico with dotted lozenge “CEMB”, 1864 “CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D´ITALIE”, etc. Some occasional faults as to be expected, a few album pages toned, otherwise mostly in fresh and fine condition, neatly mounted in two albums (Mi.-Nr. 21, Yvert-Nr. 22)

1870/1871, BORDEAUX issue, fine used collection of 29 stamps of all denominations plus one cover, slight faults to mainly fine, neatly arranged on album pages, showing better types/shades like 5c. emerald, 20c. better type I, somel are signed. 

1871, Magnificent Plate Study of the 25 Centimes Cérès, with over 2500 used and circa 500 covers, representing an extensive work on panes A2, D1, D3, B2, G1 and G3, plenty of extra material including some combination frankings and registered covers, fine cancellations, an abundance of multiples with pairs, strips and blocs, some better items with two unused blocs of four and a strip of three (Type I), two single positions 131G1 (the tête-bêche cliché) one used on folded entire, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, a few album pages toned, otherwise mostly in fresh and fine condition, neatly mounted and expertly described in seven albums. A meticulous study which would be arduous to reproduce nowadays (Mi.-Nr. 51, Yvert-Nr. 60)

1871/76, interesting group of over 30 covers and one front, incl. French Levant, Algeria and Post Office in Indochina, with an ecclectic range of usages, destinations and routes, some better items with ship mail line B postmark “COL. FR. PAQ. FR. BN°4” (Salles 1446-4), “CORR. D.ARMÉES SAIGON” (3), French Post in Algeria with small lozenge “4007” LAGHOUAT and large lozenge “5142” BOGHARI, Spanish cds. “ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA 3 Ctos.” on 1873 French incoming folded entire, 1874 unofficial France-Switzerland Mixed Franking unrecognized and taxed upon arrival, 1871 folded entire to Genova with franking tied by two-line “FRANCIA VIA DI MARE”, incoming franked mail from Caracas and Montevideo, 1874 folded entire to Marseilles with mixed franking Cérès and Rivadavia, 25 centimes Cérès tied by large dotted lozenge “2387” with cds. “MONACO 16 JUIL. 74” alongside to envelope to Paris, incoming mail to Monte Carlo (signed J.-F. Brun), etc, mixed condition, in one album with some minor toning on a few pages