388th Auction

Nicht verausgabte Feldpost-Zeitungsmarken 2 Heller-20 Heller, postfrisch. Tadellos. Signiert Ferchenbauer mit Befund (1999)

1696, entire letter from a member of the Armee de Flandre to the army of Marchal Catinat at Piedmont "par Paris", rated "14" sols

1749, "AM.DE.FLANDRE" clear straight-line on entire letter from Mons to Paris, rated with the single soldiers rate of "9" sols. Sent 5 days after the evacuation of French troops after the Treaty of Aix La Chapelle, ending the war of Austrian succession.

1781, "T" (Tournai) on entire letter to Gand, rated "3" sols (1729 Tariff General)

1814, "ANVERS". straight-line on entire unpaid letter to Porto, rated upon arrival in manuscript "480" reis foreign rate +"40" reis local charge. Very rare with this destination during the Napoleonic period, most likely unique.

1849/50, Leopold 40 c. rose, neatly cancelled by numeral "24" in blue, stamp flawed, coloured cancellations, let alone on 40 c. values are very rare, Cert. Micheaux (2022)

1897, King Leopold II. 50 c. grey tied by cds. “BRUXELLES 19.DECE.03” to registered cover “Mandat de Poste International” to the post office in Dunkirk with arrival mark. The cover has creases at the margins, otherwise in good condition

1952, UPU 80c.-40Fr. cpl. printing sheets with 30 stamps, each mint never hinged and very fine, only very few complete sheets, let alone complete sets are known (Mi. 8.400,-)

1953, European Idea 4 fr. dull brown, die proof on thin laid paper, signed by the designer, Léon Janssens and dated '1953' at lower right, fine and scarce

1927, 5 c.-50 Fr., handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type I, cpl. set of 24, mint hinged, very fine, scarce

1928, 10 c.-20 Fr., overprinted “JOURNEAUX / DAGBLADEN / 1928”, handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type II, cpl. set of 18, the values 10, 20, 60, 80 c. and 2 and 5 Fr. mint hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, 20c. and 90c. damaged, the rest very fine, scarce

1900, 25 c. light blue/black with manuscript “LADO 30-8-07”, additionally tied by Khartum retta obliterator to postcard to Norrköpping, Sweden with alongside transit bilingual cds “WHITE-NILE -5 IX 1907 *” and arrival cds 3.10.07; the card with negligible lower right corner crease, very fine. A rare usage from the Lado enclave (present-day South Sudan)

1935, 50th anniversary 50 c.- 5 fr. imperforated with the right sheet margins, mint never hinged, very fine (COB 3500,-€)

1916, Tsar Ferdinand 25 st. tied by provisional Coat of Arms cancellation from “SVILAJNAC” to cover with Bulgarian and Austrian censor marks via Sofia and Red Cross in Geneva to Salonika, in good condition

1941, card 1,50 din. as proof without the colour green black, unused with tiny spots and creases at the left upper corner, otherwise fine.rare

1997, 1 nd., both stamps and both in gutter pairs, imperforated, without gum as issued, fine

1854/57, 8 sk. green, with 1864/70, 16 sk. olive, horizontal strip of 3 and three single stamps, and two copies 3 sk. lilac, tied by numeral "1" and partly by faint Kopenhagen cds., to lettersheet (side flaps missing) to St. Croix, Danish West Indies. A horizontal filing crease broken and thus one 3 sk. damaged, 2 further stamps small (filing) hole and some usual transportation marks. An outstanding franking.

1854, 16 sk. lilac, 2 copies, and 1858, 8 sk. green, one 16 sk. slightly touched, otherwise all clear to large margins and fresh colour, tied by no. "181" and duplex "182/SJAELL.POST.SPED.BUREAU 25/10 1859" to mourning cover to England. A fine and rare franking. Certificate Kaiser (1981)

1863, 16 sk. lilac in horizontal pair, with 1857, 8 sk. green and 1864, oval issue 4 sk. red, tied by no. "1" with adjacent c.d.s. "KJOBENHAVN 24 5 1864" to 2nd rate lettersheet to a prisoner of war in the fortress of Graudenz in Western Prussia. The right stamp of the pair with scissors cut at right, some minor transportation faults, still very fine and attractive. A very rare franking and interesting document of the Second Schleswig War. Certificate Nielsen (2016)

1864, Large oval type, 2 sk. blue and 4 sk. red, tied by no. "3" with adjacent "K.D.P.A. LÜBECK 27/7" to lettersheet to Horsens, Denmark. Some minor toning, otherwise very fine.

3 sk. lilac, two horizontal pairs, used on ship letter with manuscript indication of origin "Lübeck", the franking cancelled in transit with no. "1" COPENHAGEN. A fine entire with the special Lübeck-Sweden rate.

1864, 16 sk. greenish dark grey and 2 sk. blue, tied by no. "1" to lettersheet from "KJOBENHAVN 27 11" to lettersheet to Leiden, Netherlands. Some minor toning, still fine.

1864, 16 sk. olive and two copies 3 sk. lilac, all nice fresh colour, tied by duplex "39/KBH.JB.PSTCT 22 7" to letter sheet from Kopenhagen via Hamburg and Austria to Naples, Italy, at the special 22 sk. rate, effective September 1867 till September 1868. The left 3 sk. tiny crease in the upper left corner, otherwise very fine and fresh. A very fine and rare cover, according to certificate Moeller AIEP (2022) just one other letter at this rate has been recorded (with different franking) combination

1870/74, 16 sk. green/grey, two copies, with 4 sk. red/grey, tied by no. "51" with adjacent c.d.s. "ODENSE 18 2" (1872) to 2nd rate registered lettersheet (one side flap missing) to London, with frontside arrival mark. Tear in the stationary paper repaired, otherwise very fine. A scarce franking. Certificate Nielsen (1993)

1481, merchant's letter written in Mondon on 28. November 1481 via Lyon to Venice, early forerunner from France to Italy carried by commercial merchant courier service, Cert. Roumet (2021)

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: “COMITÉ AUXILIAIRE DE STRASBOURG” Private formula card addressed to Mundolsheim with large red ornamented handstamp “SOCIÉTÉ DE SECOURS AUX BLESSÉS MILITAIRES / COMITÉ AUXILIAIRE STRASBOURG” (repeated on reverse) and blue cachet “PAROISSE DE ST PIERRE”, except for some peripheral toning, fine. A very scarce card, signed Calves and certificate Heckler (2016)

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: “COMITÉ AUXILIAIRE DE STRASBOURG” Private formula card addressed to Eckbolsheim with large red ornamented handstamp “SOCIÉTÉ DE SECOURS AUX BLESSÉS MILITAIRES / COMITÉ AUXILIAIRE STRASBOURG”, dated in manuscript on reverse “le 21 septembre 1870”, some overall toning. Those cards have been printed by the Strasbourg Red Cross Auxiliary Committee during the siege of the city in August/September 1870. Signed Calves and certificate Heckler (2016)

“AUF MILITÄRISCHEN BEFEHL GEOEFNET”, blue two-line handstamp on small label (cut upon arrival) to envelope to Strasbourg with Napoleon 10 c. yellow-brown and Bordeaux 20 c. blue tied by GC “3981” with cds. “TOULON-S-MER 21 DEC 70”, endorsed “par Bale (Suisse)”, red “PD”, German blue crayon “30” and postage due “30”, reverse transit and arrival cds “STRASSBURG ELSASS 25 12 70”, fine. The attractive convergence of a rare military censor mark and an interesting route, signed Baudot and Scheller with the latter´s certificate (2025)

“AUF MILITÄRISCHEN BEFEHL GEOEFNET”, superb blue two-line military censor handstamp to reverse of an envelope from “DOUERA 24 DEC. 70”, French Algeria, to Obernay with 20 c. Napoleon blue, German postage due “30” and arrival cds. “OBEREHNHEIM 11 1 71”, fine and rare cover with a delightful origin, signed Scheller 

“VERSAILLES AUSWECHSELUNGS STELLE” in blue, excellent strike on entire letter from Paris with Cérès 20 c. blue tied by Dotted Star “18” and cds. “PARIS 10 FEVR. 71” alongside, sent to a French war prisoner in Hamburg, Prussia with reverse arrival cds., fine, scarce provisional censor mark, signed Roumet and Scheller

PAPILLON DE METZ: small flimsy letter dated “Metz, 28 septembre”, addressed to “NOGENT LE ROTROU” with arrival cds., from there redirected to Nogent le Roi with final arrival cds. “NOGENT-EURE-ET-LOIRE 10 OCT. 70”, fine. A quite extraordinary balloon from the so-called Corps Franc, possibly unique as redirected with two different postmarks, certificate Brun (2025)

ARCHIMÈDE, entire letter with Napoleon 40 c. orange and Cérès 10 c. yellow-brown tied by Dotted Star “27” (Gros Caillou) with cds. “PARIS 19 NOV. 70” alongside sent to a French General prisoner of war at Wilhelmshöhe in Prussia, each adhesive with a tiny corner fault, still fine and scarce balloon cover, signed Scheller

DENIS PAPIN (most likely), entire letter with Napoleon 20 c. blue tied by Dotted Star with cds. “PARIS 5 DEC. 70” alongside, sent to a French prisoner of war in Germany, endorsed “par la voie de Nerviers” (Belgium route) and “prisoner following the surrender of Metz”, tiny cover fault not distracting, still fine and scarce, signed and certificate Scheller (2025)

LE DAVY (most likely), entire letter with Napoléon 20 c. blue and 30 c. brown tied by Dotted Star with cds. “PARIS 17 DEC. 70” alongside, sent to a French prisoner of war in Bonn, Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine, no arrival as usual, fine and scarce, signed Scheller

POSTE DE PARIS, entire letter with Cérès 40 c. orange tied by Dotted Star with cds. “PARIS 15 JANV. 71” alongside, sent to a French prisoner of war in Düsseldorf and endorsed “par Bruxelles” (Belgium route), fine and unusual destination, signed Scheller

AGENCE HAVAS German edition, Siège 10 c. bistre-brown and 20 c. blue used on entire letter addressed to the "Badische Landes Zeitung" in Karlsruhe, Baden, lightly tied by Paris Star with adjacent "PARIS (60) 2 DEC 70" and red "P.D.", arrival mark of 3.1.71. Very fine. Also letter of the Havas-corespondence after the siege 29.1.1871 to Cairo.