385th Auction

1859, Ferdinand II. 5 gr. rose-carmine, block of four with upper sheet margin, fresh color and good to wide margins all around, unused, very fine and attractive, signed Cardillo with certificate (2015)

1859, 5 gr. vermilion, plate II, block of 4, nice fresh colour and good to large margins, with sheet margin at top, unused with original gum, very fine. Signed Colla with certificate (1993) (Sassone 11)

1859, 5 gr. rose-carmine, plate I, with 2 gr. light blue, plate I, Palermo paper and 1 gr. brown-olive, plate II, Naples paper, all in nice fresh colour and good to large margins, tied to insured letter sheet from “CATANIA 9-10 59” to Messina. Very fine. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1984) (Sassone 9,6g,4b)

1851, Lion 2 s. yellow, fresh color and good even margins all around, used with boxed “P.D”, fine and attractive, signed with certificate Sismondo (2003)

1851, 2 soldi brownish-red on bluish, clear to good margins and fresh colour, neatly cancelled, very fine and rare, signed Colla with certificate (2024) (Sassone 3)

1851, Lion 1c. carmine-red, horizontal strip of three, fresh colors, only the left partly touched, tied by cancel “FIRENZE 9 MAG 1854” to Pistoia, minor ageing, attractive entire, signed E. Diena with certificate (1990)

1851, Lion 1c. brown-carmine, horizontal strip of three, fresh colors and close to wide margins, just touched at upper right, used with cancel “LIVORNO 9 NOV 1856”, quite attractive, signed Raybaudi with certificate (2011)

1851, Lion 6 c. dark-blue, fresh color and close to wide margins, tied by red “P.D.” and red bars to folded lettersheet with adjacent red “LIVORNO 6 MAR 1857” to Brindisi, minor ageing, otherwise fine and attractive entire with unusual cancellation, opinion Chiavarello (1998)

1857, Lion 1 qu. black, vertical pair, mostly good margins just touched at upper left, with bars on printed matter “Comunita di Lucca” with adjacent cancel “LUCCA 28 NOV 1859”, some ageing, but a very rare and yet attractive entire, signed A. Diena with certificate (1959)

1857, Lion 6 cr. dark-blue, block of four, fresh color and wide margins, with portions of adjoining stamps at bottom, used, a very rare and attractive entire, an exceptional piece, certificate E. Diena (1989)

“PISTOIA”, straight-line on Lion 2 cr. blue, fresh colors and good margins all around, on folded letter with adjacent cds. “PISTOIA 24 DIC 1857” to Livorno, paper small break, entire refolded and inside heavily re-inforced, an attrative entire

1861, Victor Emmanuel II. 1 gr. black, 2 gr. blue and 5 gr. red, fresh colors and mostly good margins, 2 gr. touched at left, tied by boxed “ANNULATO” to double-weight folded registered lettersheet with adjacent red “PARTENZA DA NAPOLI 28 FEB 1868” and red straight-line “ASSICURATA” to Rogliano, few fold, tiny part of lettersheet missing at bottom, an attractive three-color franking, signed with certificate Cardillo (2015)

1861, POSTAL FOGERY: Victor Emanuel II. 20 gr. yellow, fresh color and good to wide margins, tied by cds. to small piece, fine, signed Köhler with certificate (1936)

Provenance: 91. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1936)

1910, 5-20 c. complete with perf. L 13 ½, mint never hinged, fine, 15 c. signed Garanzia with certificate (2016)

1927, 10 c.-20 l. with overprint "LIBIA" complet, unused and mint never hinged, very fine, 10 and 20 l. signed Sottoriva with certificate (2017)

1916, Red Cross 10-20 c. and 20 c. on 15 c. complete, mint never hinged, fine

10 c., plate proof in black, block of 4, light vertical bend between the stamps only, fine and scarce

1852, Wilhelm III. 10 c. gray-black, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and mostly good margins, close at left, used with 9-bar grid cancel, fine, signed Goebel

1852, Wilhelm III. 10 c. gray-black, two horizontal pairs, fresh colors and good margins, tied by 9-bar grid cancel to folded letter with adjacent cds. “LUXEMBOURG 1 AOUT 56” to London with transit mark and red octogonal “J PAID…" on front, sideflaps removed as usually for this correspondence, right pair tiny corner crease, otherwise fine

1852, Wilhelm III. 1 sgr. carmine-rose, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, used with 9-bar grid cancel, fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2014)

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal block of six , beautiful fresh colour and large margins all around, showing portions of three adjoining stamps at base, neatly cancelled with target cancel of Luxembourg. Extremely fine and choice. A great rarity; just one further used block of six has been recorded. Signed F.D.S.P.L. and certificate Demuth (1985)
 

 

Provenance: Juan del Puente (Corinphila, 1985) Gary H. Houser (Siegel 2014)

 

1852, 1 sgr. brownish red, vivid shade, horizontal strip of three with ample to wide margins, tied by target cancel to letter sheet with adjacent red "LUXEMBOURG 29 .. 53" to Frankfurt/Main, very fine and scarce.
Provenance: Alfred Caspary (H.R.Harmer, 1957)
 

1852, 1 sgr. rose, vivid shade, strip of three with wide even margins, tied by grid to letter sheet with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 26 MAI 59" to Lichtenstein in Saxony, very fine and scarce.

1852, Wilhelm III. 1 sgr. red, horizontal strip of three, fresh color and good margins all around, just touched at lower right, tied by 9-bar grid cancel to folded letter to Lichtenstein, reverse wit Trier transit mark, a fine and attractive entire

1852, 1 sgr. brownish red, vertical pair, good to wide margins, tied by grid to entire letter from "LUXEMBOURG 29 AVRIL 57" to Koblenz, very fine

1859, 1 c. light brown, horizontal block of 10, 3 stamps touched (one also corner fault), otherwise clear to large margins, unused with original gum, fine and scarce 

1859, 10 c. pale blue, horizontal pair with large margins, tied by small c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 11 OCT 60" to entire letter to Arlon. Very fine

1923, Birthday Souvenir sheet (79x59mm), type I, used with cds. “LUXEMBURG -3.1.23 9-10M” in the margin, usual small gum creases, tiny small thin in the outer margin, otherwise fine

1923, Birthday Souvenir sheet (76x55mm), type I, used with cds. “LUXEMBURG -3.1.23 9-10M” in the margin, fine

1852, Willem  II 10c. black, Moesman reprint, block of 25 on ungummed carton paper, minor ageing on reverse only, fine

1852, Willem III. 15c. orange, vertical strip of three, fresh color and good margins all around, used cancel “ROTTERDAM 24 6 FRANCO", fine, signed

1864, Willem III. 15c. orange, two horizontal pairs and single, all tied by boxed “FRANCO” to folded letter with adjacent cds. “ROTTERDAM 20 2 12-5 65” to Belfast with arrival mark, vertical file fold through one stamp, otherwise fine, signed E. Diena with certificate (1984)

1867, Willem III. 25 c. violet, type II, fresh color and good perforation, tied by dotted numeral “91” to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “ROTTERDAM 24 JUL 72” to Baltimore with tying red “NEW YORK PAID ALL AUG 5”, fine, certificate Koopman (1984)

1851, unpaid 2nd rate entire letter from Badong to Kopenhagen, sent via Singapore forwarder (manuscript note) via "ALEXANDRIA JY 6 1851", French ship mail and Hamburg, with frontside rare blue "Aus dem Postverein". The recipient paid a total of 157 skilling. A very rare entire.

Provenienz: 299. Heinrich Köhler-Auktion, 1998

1927, Olympic games , postcard Wilhelmina 3 c. green with “O.E.H.B.A.H.” at lower left, unused, very fine and very rare (Geuzendam OL16)

1928, Huygens cards: Serie C and D, used in 1927 without text, very fine  (Geuzendam OL19-20)