386th Auction

1885, 10 pa. green on dull green, horizontal pair showing inverted overprint, unused, signed Köhler

1885, 10 pa. green on dull green, inverted overprint, unused, signed Kosack and Thier

1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, tied to small piece of postal card overprint, adhesive with perf flaws at lower right, an unusual example illustrating the occasional consequence of stamps behind handstamped with the Lion Provisional after having been affixed to card.

1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, affixed to unused postal stationery card, an uncommon usage of overprinted 1880/1 issues, fine.

1885, Type II overprints, set of four stamps, 5 pa. lilac on dull lilac perf 13½, 10 pa. green on dull green, 20 pa. black on rose, 20 pa. rose on dull rose and 1 pia. black on blue (this heavy hinged), all unused and otherwise fine, signed Kosack, Thier, Köhler

1885 (September 27), 20pa rose, perforated 11.5, overprint Type I, tied to registered postal card to Sofia by blue Poste Slivno c.d.s., faint blue “Recommandee” straight-line, a fine and rare usage, Bulgaria then being subject to the 10pa inland postcard rate following the revolution of September 6.

1885, 20 pa. rose on dull rose, red overprint OZ (Specimen). Unused, vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Hertsch

1885, 5 piaster red and light blue, boxed type II overprint showing oval "o", unused with part gum, two corners tiny short perfs, otherwise fine and fresh, one of the major rarities of this area. Signed four times and Cert. Zumstein (1954)

1885, 5 piaster red and light blue, boxed type II overprint showing oval "o", unused regummed, otherwise fine, a rare stamp. Signed Kosack

1899, 2m. black on white with violet contral mark, fresh color and good margins, tied by blue straight-line “Rethymnon” to cover to Heraklion, fine and scarce

1918, Scouts Mail, 20 haleru red on local cover in Prague with first day cancel 7-11-1918, fine/very fine (cover vertical crease) signed Darmietzel

1865, 8 sh. green, of fresh colours and with four balanced margins, tied together with 4 sh. red by circular numeral cancellation to folded lettersheet from Copenhagen to Königsberg, alongside departure cds. “KOPENHAGEN KB 5.9” and framed “FRANCO”, transmitted via railway with reverse three-line TPO “BERLIN HAMBURG” and arrival cds., 4 sh. a couple of pulled perfs, still fine and very scarce franking, certificate Möller

1872 (5 September), 5p red brown and 10p black in yellow rouletted Coat of Arms, intact teeth all around, unusual as such, tied to folded cover by neatly-struck Helsingfors c.d.s., to Tavastehus, remarkably fresh and very fine.

1866/74, 20 p. blue on blueish, tied to folded envelope by boxed "ANK" handstamp, addressed to Tavastehus (Hämeenlinna), fine

1849, Ceres 10 c. brown, fresh colour and close to good margins, used, fine, sign. Brun

1849, Ceres 15 c. green, fresh colour, wide margins all around, used with diamond grid cancel, tiny thin at center, otherwise fine

1849, Ceres 25 c. blue, short “N” in FRANC, margin closed at lower left and tiny gum toned, unused regummed, faults (creasing, small paper faults), otherwise clear to wide margins and nice deep colour, a rare stamp

1849, Ceres 40 c. vermilion, fresh colour and good margins, cancelled PC ‘455’, horizontal crease, still fine, signed Calves

1899, Registered wrapper and complete document, local used from Baume Les Dames Doubs to Baume, franked with horizontal pair Allegorique 15 c. in combination with 10 c. black lilac, fold through, all clear cancelled, with corresponding official Tribunal 1er Instance imprint seal and registered “R” handstamp, fine

1921, Vorausentwertung auf 30 c. braunorange, postfrisch, tadellos

1920-50, Lot Preobliteres, mint never hinged/unused stamps including Yv.47 (signed Roig no gum), 65-68, a.o. few no gum, otherwise fine

1920, PARIS/BUC-BRUXELLES Special Flight postcard (Le Gourdou-Lesseure Hispano-Suiza 180) bearing Guynemer vignette overprinted "Meeting Aéronautique DE BUC" (10.10.20) to Bruxelles with transit mark 10.10.1920 addressed to Le Mans. (Muller 66), fine

1917-18, Orphelins de la Guerre 1 fr.+1 fr. carmine, clear cancelled, very fine

1923, Bordeaux Congress1 fr. claret and olive green, rich bright colors, unused, fine

1927, Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition the miniature sheet, mint never hinged, unsigned, fine

1930, Sourire de Reims 1,50 fr., cpl. booklet with sheetlet of 8 stamps, unmounted mint

1954, air mail set of four value, mint never hinged

1870-80, 13 classic stamps, unused with minor faults, otherwise fine and good appearance, few signed Bühler

1871-78, 60 c. bistre-yellow, full to wide margins, cancelled AVIGNON 20.DEC 75, fine, signed Thier

1884, 5 fr. brown, unused, very fine and fresh, signed G. Bühler

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 4,50 fr., mint never hinged/unused with overprint RF, signed Brun a.o.

1944, Local liberation issue with overprint RF, 6 stamps Petain 1,20 fr.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged, fine, signed

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged with overprint RF, very fine, signed

1944, ANNEMASSE: Local liberation issue Petain 60 c.-4,50 fr., complete unused with overprint in type I, signed (Mayer N° 1-11)

1944, BAS RHIN: Hitler 8-80 Pfg. 5 blocks of four with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, mint never hinged, very fine, signed (Mayer N° 6, 8 u.a.)

1944, Hitler 1-80 Pfg. with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, unused, fine, signed