1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet III, watermark ‚Small Crown‘, plate 24, AL, imperforate upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚24‘, large margins all round, very fresh and rare, just three plates 22,24 and R20 with alphabet III, were registered with watermark ‚Small Crown‘.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 542
J.B.Seymour Collection, Robson Lowe, 6 June 1951, ex lot 850
‚Verus‘ Collection, Stanley Gibbons, August 2015, lot 84

4 c. blue/brown, diagonal bisect, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 10/2 1903" to envelope to Frederiksted with arrival mark, very fine

1857, Coat of arms 10 k. darkbrown/blue, good to wide margins with clear strike of oval numeral "9" TAUROGGEN and small part of blue senders cachet, fine, signed Senf

1874,  5c. brick red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 19 AGO 74" and Estero 10 and 20c. tied by two-line "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" to large fragment of "Aloi cover" and Estero 20c. as block of 9 used with several strikes of "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" showing the typical "Aloi" pen strokes. Both items with minor imperfections but a beautiful ensemble and a very rare large unit showing the typical use of these stamps by Eloi Aloi. Signed Diena and others and certifcates E. Diena, Sorani and Raybaudi for the fragment and E. Diena for the multiple Aloi collected letters from Italian emigrants in Buenos Aires in his shop. He asked 10 cents and the full transatlantic rate for each letter, and sent parcels containing non stamped letters to Italy. As the parcel contained many letters, on the wrapping were many stamps overprinted “ESTERO”. Aloi agents in Genoa added stamps to each letter which was forwarded at the local much lower rate, so taking advantage of the difference. Aloi picked up the stamps overprinted ESTERO, marked “his” stamps with thin pen strokes and sold the stamps to collectors. 

10 c. deep black, clear to wide margins, neatly cancelled by target of Frisange, fine and scarce, sign. Ungeheuer und opinion Böttger BPP (2018)

10 c. black, ample to wide margins, tied by large cds. "REDANGE 15 VIII 185.." to small piece; the stamp shows a faint crease, was lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge; a fine stamp with scarce cancellation, sign. Goebel and Demuth, opinion Böttger BPP (prifix 1f)

1d. turquise as block of four from the lower left sheet corner on thin carton paper, without gum, lower right stamp with msall, faint surface abrasion, otherwise very fine attractive

1801, "98/LUXEMBOURG", good strike on entire letter from Malberg near Bitburg, addressed to a military address at Saumur, re-directed to Tours and again re-directed to Turin, showing on reverse 2 partly faint strikes of déboursés markings of Saumur and Tours; an interesting entire, certificate Van der Linden AIEP

10 c.-5 fr., 10 values complete with Natal "SPECIMEN" handstamp; 10 c.-37½ c. stuck on piece, the other values single with some thins on 50 c. and 5 fr.; certificate BPA

1952, Presidential Election 1000 w. souvenir sheet, ungummed as issued, 2 light marginal creases at left; fine and very scarce.

14 ch., 10 ch. and vertical 1 ch. tied by cds. "SULTANABAD 13 3" to registered envelope to Switzerland with arrival mark, small perforation faults

40 par. blue on white paper, good to wide margins, used with large part of Cyrillic "FRANCO", very scarce cancellation, signed Heimbüchler BPP

Crociera 7-70 l., imperforated horizontal pair on chalky paper, ungummed as issued, very fine, signed Sanabria and Raybaudi with certificate

1 Kreuzer grün und 3 Kreuzer blau, beide ganz überwiegend voll- bis breitrandig, die 1 Kreuzer mit linkem Bogenrand (durch 3 Kreuzer überklebt) mit Nr. "258" auf recommandiertem Expressbrief von "MEININGEN 3 10" (1860) nach Vieselbach; sehr schöner und seltener Brief

1932, 1. Südamerikafahrt, Brief Anschlußflug Berlin, Kabinett 1932, 1st SA-flight, cover, connecting flight from Berlin, very fine

1959, Europe 25-50fr. sepia as epreuve de presentation (mise en train sépia), very rare with only 3 issued, fine

1932, Tartu University 10s. imperforated, block of 4, from the lower left sheetcorner, stamp picture is rotated by 90 degrees relative to the margin numbers, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)  

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet III, watermark ‚Large Crown‘, plate 28, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚28‘, very fresh.

Provenance: Leonard H. Clark Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 221.
‚Chartwell‘ Collection, Spink, 12 December 2012, ex lot 525

7 c. deep yellow/lilac in horizontal pair, tied by mute 4-ring handstamp to lettersheet from "ST. THOMAS 17/9 1878" to Veracruz, Mexico; the lower right corner of the right hand stamp added, otherwise fine; a very rare multiple franking

1857, Coat of arms 10 k. darkbrown/blue, good to wide margins with pen cross, fine

1874,  5c. brick red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES SET 30 76" and Estero 20 and 30c. tied by two-line "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" to small size envelope to Valdobbiadene, a beautiful letter showing the new postage of 50 C. introduced from May 1876 on. Signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1981)

10 c. deep black, ample to large margins, with central green target (in our opinion Luxemburg) "pointe perforante", sign. FSPL and certificate Demuth BPP (1988)

10 c. black with good to wide margins, tied by clear cds. "ECHTERNACH 21 VI 1855" to small lettersheet to Diekirch;the stamp with a faint small corner crease at lower right and little wrinkle, still fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and Williame and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1f)

1d. carmine-red as block of four, mint never hinged, very fine

"98/FLAMIZOUL", good strike on almost complete letter to Spa, fine

12½ c. in horizontal pair, tied by Boudelage cds. as postage due on short paid cover from Germany to Boudelage; envelope slightly reduced at top and small part of reverse flap missing, nice combination cover, signed F.S.P.L.

1967: Marriage Prince Hans Adam, imprimatur of the miniature sheet, printed by the government printing office Vienna showing three diff. colour combinations from which the rightmost was chosen by the Liechtenstein administration showing "Gut zum Druck ! Buchel" note and signature as well as "Amt für Briefmarkengestaltung / Vaduz" handstamp alongside the chosen sheet.

1 kr. green tied by Teheran cds. to double-rate registered cover with register label to Ispahan, fine

40 par.. blue, very large margins all around, clear brownish "FRANCO GALATZ", extremely fine, signed Heimbüchler BPP

1933, Balbo flight, 5,25L+19,75 L. "RECA" with clear cds., fine, Sorani certificate

9 Kreuzer gelb, sehr schön farbfrisch und allseits voll- bis meist riesenrandig mit kleinem Teil der Nebenmarke, links und unten mit breiten Bogenrändern, oben mit Druckspieß über die ganze Markenbreite , zentrisch und sauber gestempelt "220" FRANKFURT; ein sensationelles Stück in tadelloser Erhaltung, Fotoattest Sem BPP

1933, Chicagofahrt, Brief Anschlußflug Berlin bis Brasilien, Kabinett 1933, Chicago flight, cover connecting flight from Berlin to Brasil, very fine

1959, Europe 25fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 11 (one color twice) different colours on sunken cards, all signed and with dry seal, fine

1932, Tartu University 12s. imperforated, block of 4 from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste  G:1)

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet III, watermark ‚Large Crown‘, plate 40, AB, imperforate upper sheet marginal with inscription, very fresh and attractive. (S.G.Cat.: GBP 850)

Provenance: ‚Golden‘ Collection, Grosvenor, 9 November 2015, ex lot 115

7 c. orange.-yellow/lilac with 3 c. red/grey and 4 c. blue/brown, tied to postal startionery envelope 3 c. red without watermark, as registered letter from "ST. THOMAS 7/4 1883" to Germany with arrival mark; a very attractive and rare cover with a most unusual variety