1734, entire letter from Bastogne to Bruxelles with manuscript postage "4" cancelled and changed in "3"; a fine letter, only few similar are known showing the 1-sol-fee for the messenger from Bastogne to Marche, sign. Goebel

12½ c., imperforated proof in lilac-rose on postcard carton paper with print on reverse, slightly thinned by hinge, otherwise fine

1868: 2 c. black & green surfaced paper, perf. 13, variety: 'Figure '2' of Value Missing', a fine mint example of this great rarity, position 84 in the first printing, centred to left with exceptional bright colour, fresh and very fine, with large part original gum. Just five mint examples of this famous error are recorded, this being one of the finest without any defects and in pristine quality. Signed A. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Scott 19b = $ 37'500/Sassone = € 70'000. 2 c. verde chiaro con la varietà 'senza la cifra 2', nuovo con piena gomma, ben dentellado e di ottima qualitã. Si conoscono solo cinque esemplari nuovi di questa varietã, di cui alcuni difettosi. Una grande rarità dello Stato Pontificio.

18 on 10 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to cover part (reverse only) of a registered cover to England with adjacent transit marks of Enzeli, Baku, Paris and arrival mark; interesting item

1950, Groszy handstamps: Culture souvenir sheet with handstamp "Groszy" in type 26, unmounted mint, certificate Wezranowski (Mi. no price given)

1930, First flight from Calcutta to Rangoon as part of the ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA flight, franked cover from "PARK STREET CALCUTTA 31 OCT 30" with boxed violet cachet "ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT. WITH MR. OSCAR GARDEN, ACROSS THE BAY OF BENGAL." and special airmail label ""AIR MAIL* CALCUTTA TO RANGOON.", signed by the Pilot Oscar Garden, scarce with only 11 pieces carried, very fine (Muller.-Nr. 80)

9 Kreuzer auf gelb im waagerechten 3er-Streifen, üblich geschnitten mit sauberer Nr. "339" und nebengesetztem EKr. "OBERURSEL....4 18 59" auf kleinem Briefumschlag nach Frankreich über Straßburg; nicht häufiges 27 Kreuzer Porto bestehend aus 9 Kreuzer Postvereinsporto und 18 Kreuzern französischem Anteil

3. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte Anschlußflug Berlin mit GB-Zusatzfrankatur, Pracht 3th SA flight, registered card connecting flight Berlin with GB additional franking, fine

1956, Europe 15+30f. special souvenir sheet with additional franking with cds. "CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE 10-1 1957" on registered cover to Strasbourg with arrival mark, fine. With only 22 printed in total and to our knowledge the only known copy on cover, a great rarity of France and EUROPA topic, certificate Feldman

Coat ot of arms 40 s., imperforate proof block of 20, with 5 tête-bêche gutter pairs of proofs, 2 registration crosses at the margin, the left part of the gutter pair has margin numbers while the inverted right part has no margin numbers, gutter width is 24mm at the top margin and narrows to 23mm at the bottom, possibly trials before the correct positioning of the printing plates, folded in the gutter, traces of possibly black printing ink at the back, traces of orange setoff at the back, without gum, fine, (Hurt/Ojaste G3)  

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die I, alphabet II, plate 189, AL, imperforate upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚189‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 535
Phillips 26 October 1995, lot 237
‚Chartwell‘, Spink 16 February 2012, lot 403

1837, Entire letter from St. Croix to Toronto, Canada, showing on front red "SHIP" and "NEW-YORK APR 2" and green "QUEENSTON AP 10 1837", charged with a total of "1/11½"; 2 vertical file folds, one affecting the Queenston cancel; a fine letter with scarce destination

1964, CEPT 0,25 and 0,75 fr. special souvenir sheet, unmounted mint, fine (Mi. 1.200,-)

1857, folded letter with rare blue cds. "BUENOS AYRES 15 DIC 57" of the sardian agency addressed to Cette, transported by the "Sardgena" and good strike of boxed "Vapori transatl." applied upon arrival in Genoa, two disinfection slits, a very fine and rare cover from the sole journes by the "Sardegna" from Buones Aires to Genoa

1919, 50 sk. on 1 k. imperforated tied by provisional cancel "GRODNO" to piece, fine, rare with only 50 stamps printed, signed Kosack and certificate Huylmans BPP (2018)

1843, "v. Luxembg", red manuscript on front of entire letter from the Prussian fortress to Cologne

2d. lithographed, 22 different bi-coloured, all right marginal stamps, mint never hinged, very fine, a difficult and most attractive assembly

1750, "LUXEMB", straight line marking, clear on envelope with original contents to Treves with manuscript postage "3", very fine

25 c. bright-blue, unused with part original gum; a fine and rare stamp in this condition, certificate Goebel AIEP (2009) (Prefix 32a)

1853: 40 c. bright rose, the famous mint interpanneau pair with 4 mm. margin between the stamps, with large margins all round, minor vertical gum bend on right stamp of no great significance, the pair being of excellent colour and freshness, with large part original gum. A great rarity - the sole known mint example of an 'interspazio' pair. Exhibited in Monte Carlo in December 2004 as one of the '100 Rarities of the World'. Unique. Signed A. Diena. Cert. E. Diena (1986), A. Bolaffi (1986) Sassone, the variety 'without price'.

1889, typographed issue 1 ch. rose in block of 4 and 5 ch. (perforation clipped at left) tied to reverse of postal stationery envelope 12 ch. from Schimeran as registered letter to Bruxelles, fine and scarce

1950, Groszy handstamps: Culture souvenir sheet with handstamp "grosze", used with cds. "SZCZECIN 24-1.51", fine, certificate Wezranowski (Mi. 2.000,-)

1932,  Pioneer airmail cover, carried by "The Flying Carpet" on the first attempt to fly over Mount Everest, franked cover cancelled on return to Calcutta by  cds. " 13 JAN 32 PARK STREET / CALCUTTA", front with "MOUNT EVEREST TRIP" and flight route description labels and purple two line cachet 'American Fliers / In "Stearland", Biplane', a very scarce and interesting flight cover with only 50 pieces flown, signed by aviator Halliburton and Steven Smith, very fine

1853, Farbänderungen, 1 Silbergroschen auf mittelgrünlichblau und 3 Kreuzer auf hellgrautürkis, jeweils voll- bis überrandig mit 9 bzw. 13 mm Bogenrand links bzw. rechts, sauber gestempelt, Ausnahmestücke, jeweils Kurzbefund Sem BPP

4. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte Anschlußflug Berlin mit GB-Zusatzfrankatur, Kabinett 4th SA flight, registered card connecting flight Berlin with GB additional franking, very fine

1957-58, 20-35f. épreuves collectives, the latter twice, fine

1923, Kroon-Surcharge 1 k. with left "ON" and right "K" (partially)  and "1" completly missing, burelage also partially missing, used, very fine, a striking error, signer Julius Weiner

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die I, alphabet II, plate 190, TL, imperforate lower right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚190‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 535
Phillips, 26 October 1995, lot 238
‚Chartwell‘, Spink, 16 February 2012, lot 404

1837, Entire letter from St. Croix to Madeira via London forwarding agent Thomas Murdoch, showing on front red boxed "PACKET LETTER", charged "4/4" for double rate postage

PODGORICA: 1876, travelling escrow accounter receipt struck on top with PODGORICE (A&P type 1, RRR) oval handstamp. Illustrated in A&P

1857, folded lettersheet with rare blue cds. "BUENOS AYRES 18 MAR 57" of the sardian agency addressed to Havre, first transported by ship "Italia" to Rio and then transshipped onto the "Cavour", the cover was disembarked thus missing the boxed "Vapori transatl.", minor paper faults in the front, a rare and attractive cover proving that the handstamp "Vapori transatl." was used by the Sardinian P.O. in Genoa

1919, 3-70 k. tied to pieces by violet provisional cancel "GRODNO", 50k. with overprint variery "different t in Lietuva", 35K. few shortened perfs, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Kosack and certificate Huylmans BPP (2018)

"HEINERSCHEID 5 JANV. 48", cds. clear on entire letter to Diekirch with arrival mark, fine and scarce

2d. Valdivia Specimes, perf 11, 7 different colours, mainly marginal or corner examples, mint never hinged, very fine

1754, "Luxemb.", readable strike on entire letter from Metz to Trier with manuscript "fro port payé" and paraphe "W"; a rare letter

25 c. blue in block of 4, fresh colour and well perforated, unused with original gum and hinge remainders; a very scarce and fine multiple; only 3 unused blocks of 4 recorded; certificated Goebel AIEP (2006)