1861/62, First Athens Coarse Printing: 20 lep. deep blue in vertical pair, good colour and clear to mostly wide margins, unused with fresh original gum, the top stamp with natural gum crease. This is the only known mint multiple of this stamp and a great rarity of Classic Greece Philately, a wonderful item, certificate Tseriotis (2002). MT 13Id Provenance: 'The Collection' (David Feldman 2006)

5 fr. red/black with 1882/84, 5 ch. green and 50 c. black/grey, all tied by cds. of Teheran to Barnameh with arrival mark of Ispahan on reverse, fine and rare

1865,  1 k., 3 k.(2), 10 k. and 30 k., tied by "WB" of Warsaw Railway Station with accompanying Polish language "EXSPEDYCYA" mark, to folded outer letter (faults to reverse) from Warsaw to Rome, transit and arrival markings on reverse,

1945, Leros perforated, black-blue overprint (type III), unused, fine, signed Dub and certificate Mogler BPP

1944, SALONIKI: Ausgabe mit milchigweißem Untergrund 50 C. hellviolett und 50 C. dunkelbraun, je im 4er-Block vom oberen Bogenrand, postfrisch, Pracht, sign. Pickenpack und für jeden Block Fotoattest Krischke (Mi. 6.400,-)

1864/67, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Partie mit 21 Briefen, dabei einige bessere, leicht unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1933, 2. Südamerikafahrt, Geschäftsbrief Anschlußflug Berlin (2fach senkrecht gefaltet und leichte Öffnungsmängel) mit u.a. Sea horses 2/6 und 10 Sh. 1933 2nd SA-flight, commercial cover, connecting flight from Berlin (2 vertical folds and some more traffly opened) franking include Sea horses 2/6 and 10 sh.

18 Kreuzer orangegelb, minimal getönt, sonst farbfrisch und gut durchstochen, mit sauber auf- und nebengesetztem Einkreisstempel "ESSLINGEN 26 2" (1869) auf komplettem Faltbrief der 1. deutschen und 2. französischen Gewichtsstufe, als 'Muster ohne Wert' ("Echant.on") nach Colmar in Frankreich. 12 Kreuzer Weiterfranko vorderseitig ausgewiesen. Die Marke war zur Kontrolle gelöst. Schöne und sonst einwandfreie Erhaltung. Fotoattest Heinrich BPP (2023)

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de luxe in green, fine

1928, Philatelic Exhibition Tallinn 10 m. grey, imperforated block of four, the upper pair unused, the lower mint never hinged with tiny trace of fingerprint, a very fine and scarce multiple

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 158, AL, upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚158‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 528
Major-General Sir Frederick Gwatkin C.B. Collection, Robson Lowe, 10 February 1960, lot 394
‚Chartwell‘, Spink, 5 July 2012, lot 379

1804, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Hartford, Ct., on front red "SHIP" and "NEW YORK FEB 19", charged "14½" c.

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)

1844, entire folded letter dated "B. Ayres  31. Gennajo 1844", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Sempre lo Stesso", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1918, Second Vilnius issue 30 sk., two singles tied by "Vytis" seal of Kybartei to Spiekien cover addressed to Eydtkuhnen, minor creases, scarce

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l., all 5 values unused, very fine, sign. Brun etc. and certificate Huylmans BPP

1923, Allegory 5000r. green as block of four with left sheet margin with additional franking tied by cds. "TIFLIS 6 9 22" to reverse of registered cover to Petrograd, few imperfections, scarce

1919, 5-10 and 25-70k., mint never hinged, fine, signed Mikulski a.o

20 c. greyish-brown, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "WILTZ 20 7 81" to sealed double rate registered envelope to Rambrouch; reverse flap missing and seals taken off; a fine and scarce franking, signed Goebel

1881, 3 c. bistre and 7 c. blue, latter tiny touched in upper right corner, otherwise good to mostly large margins, tied by blue "PORT-AU-PRINCE 24 JANV. 83" and French transit mark to small envelope to Paris; 7 c. very light bend at top, where affixed at the edge of the cover; very fine and scarce.

1882/84, 5 ch. green tied by negative seal marking to small envelope from Abarghou to Ispahan; there is no negative of Abarghou registered by Shaida, fine

1 k. and 3 k.(3), tied by ring cancellation "D.B" of the Bromberg - Warsaw railway with accompanying postal wagon mark "5" to outer letter from Lowicz to Warsaw, receiver mark on reverse, overall a very fresh item, the stamps with bright colours

Leros perforated, black-blue overprint (type II), with clear datestamp " 23.05.45" of the local field post office in Port Lago, few minimal shortend perfs and a gentle crease on the corner, very fine total appearance, signed, certificate Müller BPP

1944, SALONIKI: Aufdruckausgabe "Soldaten-Päckchen/Front-Heimat" auf Italien: 1. Auflage 20 C. karmin mit Zufrankatur Hitler 20 Pfg. auf Päckchenadresse eines Angehörigen der Feldpost-Nummer 06439 nach Arnstadt in Thüringen; Saloniki-Päckchenmarken sind nur in ganz wenigen Fällen auf Päckchenadressen bekannt, sie zählen zu den Seltenheiten der Feldpost im II. Weltkrieg, Fotoattest Krischke

1852, farbiges Papier, 1/4 Silbergroschen auf dunkelbraunorange, breit- bis überrandig mit Teilen von 4 Nachbarmarken, sauber gestempelt "(1)44" ORTENBERG, Kabinett, sign. Grobe und Kurzbefund Sem BPP

dito, größerformatiger Brief Anschlußflug Berlin (waagerecht und senkrecht gefaltet), frankiert mit 15 Werten George V. nach Buenos Aires ditto, some what larger (folded vertical and horizontaly), connecting flight from Berlin , franked with 15 stamps George V. to Buenos Aires

Ovalausgabe 14 Kreuzer gelborange, in Mischfrankatur mit 1875, 5 Pfennig rotviolett, beide farbfrisch und gut durchstochen bzw. gezähnt, mit sauber auf- und nebengesetztem Brückenstempel "WALDSEE 8 VII 75", auf violettem Briefkuvert der 2. Gewichtsstufe mit Vermerk "Per Eilboten" nach Diepoldshofen im Postbezirk von Leutkirch, mit rückseitigem Ankunftsstempel. Das Porto entspricht dem einer Briefsendung der 2.Gewichtsstufe mit einer Expressen Ortszustellung; die Behandlung bezüglich der Landzustellung ist nicht erkennbar. In jedem Fall eine einmalige und attraktive Mischfrankatur. Signiert Alberto Diena, Fotoattest Heinrich BPP (2023)

1956, Europa, artist drawing on card board, with 1956 stamp issue applied and tied by special cds. "PARIS 15 SEPTEMBRE 1956", signed

1928, Coat of Arms 1s. imperforated, vertical gutter block of eight with left sheet margin, thick paper, large marginal numbers, no network, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:5)  

1d. red-brown, plate 90,  handstamped ‚SPECIMEN‘, corner sheet marginal block of 18, AA / BI, showing marginal inscription and plate number ‚90‘, the block showing the characteristic re-cut frame lines on this plate and the blind ‚A’s in the first vertical coloumn, excellent vibrant colour, two vertcial creases as can be expected  and a few minor thins not affecting the dramatic appearance! Fresh and fine with large part or unmounted original gum. Illustrated (as a block AA / CI) in „Specimen Stamps & Postal Stationery of Great Britain“ by Marcus Samuel and Alan Huggins on page 17. A spectacular and wonderful multiple (S.G. Cat.  GBP 36.000)

Note: The existance of the 1841, 1d. red-brown and 2d. blue handstamped SPECIMEN was first reported in THE BRITISH PHILATELIST in March 1934 when „…..quite recently a block of thirty-one of the One Penny and a block of thirty of the Two Pence, plate 3, turned up (…..) which have not hitherto been known overprinted specimen“. 
‚Specimen‘ overprinted sheets of the 1d. and 2d. have been sent on request of the Prussian, Austrian and Neapolitan Post Offices in 1849 as samples, when these countries were planing to issue first adhesive postage stamps similar as the British Post Office. Entire sheets of the 1d. red-brown, plate 88, and 2d. blue, plate 3, overprinted SPECIMEN sent to Prussia are still in the National Heritage Stamp Collection of the National Postal Museum in Berlin 

Provenance: Spink, 3 June 1999, lot 1370 (as a block of 27)
'BESANCON‘ Collection, Corinphila, 7 September 2020, lot 3025 (as a block of 27)

1809, Lettersheet docketed "ST. CROIX 25th AUGUST 1809" and marked "1 oz" (= quadruple rate), addressed to Bristol, showing on front superb strike of black "LEEWARD ISLAND F / 24 NO 24 1809", charged with a total of "7/8". A fine and important item of DWI postal history, the earliest recorded strike of the "LEEWARD ISLAND F"-postmark, which lateron was struck in green colour

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

1844, entire folded letter dated "B. Ayres  7...1844", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Maria Teresa", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

1919, 1st Kaunas Issue 15 sk., block of four from the lower left sheet corner, the lower left stamp with error "5 instead of 15", used with clear cds. "KAUNAS 12.II.19", lower right stamps with small stain, otherwise a fine copy of this rare and popular error, signed Friedel

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, unused, fine, scarce only 500 printed, signed Becker and certificate Huylmans BPP

1923, Allegory with handstamp 10000-20000r. each as single and 40000r. as vertical pair tied by cds. "TIFLIS" to reverse of cover to Pairs, some minor faults, scarce, signed Prof. Winterstein