1958, Europe 20+25fr. as special souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very rare with only 35 printed, fine

1931, Red Cross 20s. imperforated, block of four with the left margin, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet II, watermark ‚Small Crown‘ plate 15, AL, imperforate upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚15‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 541
‚Chartwell‘, Spink, 29 June 2011, lot 1322

1873/90, Bi-coloured type 1 c. purple/green, horizontal pair tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 17/8 1891" to small printed matter wrapper to New Jersey; left stamp rounded corner at lower left, still fine

LOCAL ISSUES: Warsaw 1940, POCZTA AK, all 5 values cancelled on philatelic cover

1874, 60c. violett as horizontal pair tied by boxed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" to insufficiently pre-prepaid envelope originating from "BUENOS AIRES 18 OCT 1874" with adjacent two-line "Da Buenos.-Aires coi Postali Italiani" alongside addressed to Livorno. The correct rate was 1.40l., in Livorno the cover was charged with "9" d. as fully unpaid, thus postage due 40c and 50c. applied and tied by cds. "LIVORNO 18 NOV"., the 50c. as meticulous reconstruction in fraud of two different stamps. Two disinfections slits, few imperfections not further distracting and very attractive as well as to our knowledge only known cover with stamps overprinted "Estero" used with the cancel "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI". Signed Emilio and Enzo Diena with the latter certificate (1983)

Proof in bluish-black on ungummed paper with 'ivory head' on reverse, copy with large sheet margin at top, very fine and scarce, old signature and opinion Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. black with ample to large margins, used with central strike of blue target of Wiltz (slightly producing pinhole); very light surface rub at upper right, otherwise fine; very scarce cancellation, certificate Demuth BPP (1985)

1922, imperforated, group of 17 different values including the 10sh, mainly with wide margins, many mint never hinged, fine to very fine

1792, "LUXEMBOURG" with ornament, very clear strike on envelope to Tournai

1891, Adolph 10 c.-5 fr. in blocks of 4, one 50 c. small hinge mark, otherwise all unmounted mint, fine

1923, unissued Royal Wedding 1½ s., 3 s. and 20 s., unused with original gum and tiny hinge marks, the two smaller values with bottom sheet margin, 3 s. very light gum bend, otherwise very fine and fresh, very rare.

2 ch. and 5 ch., 2 copies each tied by Tabriz cds. to double-rate envelope 1893 to Germany with arrival marks

40 par. blue on bluish paper with ample to good margins, tied by clear central blue cds. "JASSY MOLDOVA 21 11" (1858) to entire letter to Galatz; the stamp with small natural wrinkle; a very fine and attractive entire, certificate Dr. Gmach BPP

1933, Hopflug 1-10 kr., unused, very fine, Grᴓnlund certificate

10 Silbergroschen orange im senkrechten 6er-Block, links 2 Marken vollrandig, sonst leicht berührt mit mehrfach aufgesetztem Ringstempel "300" HAMBURG auf Briefstück; durch die linke Markenreihe verläuft ein senkrechter Bug, die untere linke Marke mit Korrekturen; eine seltene Einheit, Fotoattest Sem BPP

1933, 3. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief (senkr. gefaltet) mit rückseitig Iran- sowie rück- und vorderseitiger DR-Zusatzfrankatur (u. a. Zeppelin 1 M.), rücks. handschriftlicher Vermerk "...als offener Umschlag (ohne Inhalt) eingegangen...", was die teilweise unter der Rückklappe liegenden Stempel erklärt; seltener Brief 1933, 3rd SA-flight, registered cover (folded vertically) with German franking on front and reverse and additional Persian franking on reverse, tight "Teheran 18.VI.33"; on reverse manuscript note "...received as open cover without contence...", scarce cover

1958, Europe 20+25fr. as special imperforated souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very rare with only 20 printed, fine

1931, Red Cross 20s. as vertical pair tied by cds. "TALLINN 25 VIII 31" to registered cover to Alexandria, USA, scarce, fine

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet II, watermark ‚Small Crown‘, plate 16, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚16‘, very fresh.

Provenance: Leonard H. Clark Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 204.
Robson Lowe, 11 December 1946, lot 267
‚Chartwell‘ Collection, Spink, 29 June 2011, lot 1323

1 c. purple/green with inverted frame and 3 c. red/blue with inverted frame in horizontal strip of 3, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 24/5 1892" to envelope of the Bank of St. Thomas to Halifax, Nova Scotia with arrival mark, very fine

1857, Coat of arms 10 k. darkbrown/blue, good to wide margins with clear strike of numeral "104" BELOSTOK, fine

1874, 10c. brown-orange as horizontal pair together with 30c. brown unusually tied by numeral "13" and the handstamp "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" upon arrival from Buenos Aires, two stamps of 10c. removed before despatch since the postal rate was already reduced to 50c. effective February 1st. 1876, a very rare and attractive consular usage without additional Argentinian stamps, signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1986)

10 c. proof in bluish-black on wide watermarked paper, nice fresh colour and good margins all around, tied by clear circle of bars to almost complete entire letter with adjacent red cds. "LUXEMBOURG 6 JUIL." (1853) to Ell near Redingen. Very few used proofs are recorded, all with the circle of bars of Luxemburg, this is the only recorded entire; a remarkable and attractive rarity, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

10 c. black in block of 3, fresh colour and good margins, used with target of Grevenmacher; precut between the horizontal pair, not affecting the design, otherwise very fine, a scarce multiple, several signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (prifix 1f)

PICTORIAL PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY: 1922, imperforated, 1d. sepia as block of four from the lower right corner, pencil annotation accros the back of the upper left stamp just intruding into the adjacent stamp, very fine and attractive

1795, entire letter dated "Armée devant Luxembourg ...29 germinal 3ieme année" to Bar Sur ornin with good strike "55/THIONVILLE", text inside countersigned by General Debus; a fine and scarce military letter

10 c.-5 fr. in blocks of 25 from sheet corners, unmounted mint, 1 fr. perforation partly separated, otherwise very fine

1975 (Feb 1): Jordanian Women's Costumes - Unissued High Values - 30 f., 35 f., 40 f., 50 f. and 60 f. values in complete sheets of 50 (10 x 5), unmounted og. Sold with complete sheets of 50 of the issued five values. Rare and most unusual. Gi. 1091/1095 var

7 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to envelope endorsed "Via Russia + Berlin" to the USA, originally to Illinois and re-directed to Tampa, Florida, a fine and scarce franking

1858, Bull's Head 40 par. blue on white paper, horizontal pair with large margins, unmounted mint, very fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

1930, special aerogramme, 7.70 and 1,25 l. tied by special postmark "POSTA AERA CROCIERA ITALIA-BRASILE 15 DEC. 1930" to flown cover to Rio de Janeiro, signed by Italo Balbo and the other piltos, fine (Muller 254)

1 Kreuer grün, allseits überrandig mit Teilen von 5 Nachbarmarken und rechts 14 mm Bogenrand, zentrisch gestempelt in tadelloser Erhaltung; ein absolutes Ausnahmestück, Kurzbefund Sem BPP

1934, Argentinienfahrt, R-Brief nach Argentinien, Zähnung der beiden oberen Marken beim Öffnen beschädigt, sonst tadelloser und seltener Brief 1934, flight to Argentina, registered cover to Argentina; perforation of two stamps damaged by opening, otherwice fine and rare

1959-60 & 1984, Europa, three complete sets in blocks of four from the sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1932, Tartu University 5s. imperforated, block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)