10 c. deep black, large margins, neatly cancelled by 26-bar-cancel of Luxemburg, very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

10 c. grey-black, clear to good margins, used with central boxed "PD" (most likely of Clervaux), not disturbing horizontal crease, otherwise fine; a very rare cancellation, sign. Demuth BPP and certificate Böttger BPP Provenance: Dupont (1985), 'Melusina' (2009)

1922,  4 different essais "Dollard bi-colour" and 3 different "Valdivia" and Fiji 2 d. paper trial, all with sheet margins, unmounted mint, fine (Hib. E 21, 33, 37, 39, 56, 58, 60 and 167)

1817, "NEUFCHÂTEAU" (with accent), quite good strike on entire letter to Paris and here several times re-directed

25 c. in miniature sheet of 25, unmounted mint; fine and very scarce miniature sheet

1857, Pacific steam navigation company 1 r. blue, very large even margins and fine fresh colour, cancelled by superb central strike of numeral "7" ; a flawless copy with rare cancellation, an absolutely outstanding copy; certificate Holcombe (1992)

1 ch. and 2 ch., tied by Teheran cds. to printed matter envelope to Belgium; a fine and rare usage to abroad

80 par. red on white paper, large margins, unused with large part o.g., very fine, opinion Dr. Gmach BPP

Balbo flight, 5,25L+19.75 L. "BISE" tied by cds. to registered cover to Reykjavik, from there returned to Genova, fine

15 Kreuzer braunpurpur, ganz kurz berührt, sonst vollrandig mit 6 Kreuzer farblos durchstochen mit Nr. "119" auf Briefhülle von "OFFENBACH 14 6" (1866) nach Madrid mit Ankunftsstempel; schöner Auslandsbrief

Chicagofahrt, R-Karte bis Sevilla, Kabinett Chicago flight, registered postcard to Seville, very fine

1960, Europe 0,25fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 5 different colours on sunken cards, all signed and with dry seal, fine

1933, Narva Falls 1 kr., Rastertiefdruck/photo engraving, corner block of postage stamps, greenish black color variety, mint never hinged (Hurt/Ojaste B:1) (in matching position to the corner proof block in the next lot)  

1d. orange-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet III, watermark ‚Large Crown‘, plate 56, AL, imperforate upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚56‘, large margins, very fresh.

Provenance: Earl of Crawford Collection (1913)
Col. A.S. Bates Collection, Harmer, 3-5 December 1934, ex lot 549
Phillips, 22 April 1993, lot 210

5 c. grey/green, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 5/11 1881" to lettersheet to San Juan, Puerto Rico, a fine and scarce single franking

1866, Coat of arms 1-30k. on horizontally laid paper, fresh colour and nice centering, mint never hinged, fine

1873, folded letter endorsed "per St. Liguria" sent from Gibraltar to Genoa, with uncancelled British stamps not consided valid by the Italian P.O., upon arrival taxed "4" d. and postage due 40c. applied and good strike of straigt-line "con Bastim Mercant" alongside, tying one GB stamp, a very rare and to our knowledge the only letter carried by an Italian steamer coming from Buenos Aires and collected Gibraltar

10 c. deep black, good to large margins, tied by 2 strikes of "pointe perforante" of Diekirch, one in black and one in green, to piece; very fine and highly unusual, certificate Demuth BPP (1989)

10 c. grey-black, large margins with ca. 4 mm sheet margin at left, lightly cancelled by target, extremely fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (prifix 1i)

1922, Proof overprints by Dollard printing house, blue overprint on thin whitish paper, block of four from the upper sheet margin, position 5-6 and 17-18, this block originates from a former block of 24 which presumably was destroyed during the civil war 1922, very fine and rare, detailed certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP Provenance: Marquess of Bute (R. Lowe, 1950)                      T.E. Field (R. Lowe, 1966)

1824, "LUXEMBURG" on entire letter to Bliscastel with adjacent "Franco Grenzen" and manuscript "de Trier" in red

1891, Grand Duke Adolf 25 c. blue and vertical pair 5 c. green tied by cds. "ESCH-SUR-ALZEY 25.9.01" to registered card  with German ship cancel "DSP HAMBURG-NEW YORK 6.9.01" to Milwaukee, USA with arrival mark

1860, 10 kop. blue & rose, nice fresh colour and well perforated, cancelled by superb central strike of datestamp "KIBARTI 5/6" to small piece; a very rare cancellation of the popular first stamp of Poland. Certificate Ceremuga

1 ch. and 2 ch. (4) tied to postal stationery  envelope 16 ch. as registered cover from Sultanabad to Tauris, fine

80 par. red on white paper, large margins, tied by oval "FRANCO JASSY" to piece, very fine, signed Heimbüchler BPP

Balbo flight, 5,25L+19.75 L. "RANI" tied by cds. to registered cover via Reykjavik to Milan, fine

30 Kreuzer orange, allseits voll- bis breitrandig, lediglich rechts oben durch Vortrennschnitt etwas berührt mit sauberer Nr. "215" auf kleinem Damenkuvert von "WIESBADEN 12/11" (1862) nach Madras in Indien mit rückseitigem Transitstempel von Marseilles und Ankunftsstempel vom 21.12.; eine schöne und außerordentlich seltene Einzelfrankatur dieser Marke, die seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr am Markt war; sign. Georg Bühler mif Fotoattest (1972) sowie Fotoattest Sem BPP

1929, durchgeführte Amerikafahrt, Karte mit reiner Italien-Frankatur, Kabinett 1929, America flight, card with pure Italian franking, very fine

1961, Europe 0,50fr. as Epreuve d'Artiste in brown-lilac on sunken card, signed and with dry seal, fine

1933, Narva Falls 1 kr., Rastertiefdruck/photo engraving, corner proof block, without gum, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, die II, alphabet III, watermark ‚Large Crown‘, Reserve plate 19, JL, imperforate right sheet marginal with inscription and half Division Ornament, very fresh. Only 21 stamps were taken from the Imprimatur sheet, of which JI (N.P.M. London) and TL (Royal Collection) are unavailable for private collectors. Reserve plate 19 was completed in 1855, got imprimatur on 12 November 1855,  then held in reserve but was until defacement never put to press. (S.G.Cat. GBP 1.500)

5 c. yellow-green/grey, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS .. 2/4 1885" to commercial envelope to Panama with frontside arrival mark of April 1885, re-directed to Amapala, Honduras, returned after 5 years with manuscript endorsement of May 1890 and arrival mark "ST. THOMAS 14/5 1890"; the right stamp with corner faults

1874, 10c. green tied by cds. and "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" to double weight folded letter to Genoa, taxed "18" thus postage due 60c. horizontal strip of three applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA", two disinfection slits, a fine and interesting cover from thr third journes of Lavarello and the first day of use of the handstamp "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani"

10 c. deep black, horizontal pair with good to large margins, cancelled by one central strike of target of Luxemburg, very fine, sign. FSPL and certificate Demuth BPP (1988)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal pair with clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by rural square of bars of Remich, fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1j)

1922, Overprint proof by Dollard Printing house for low values, ½d. with additional franking tied by cds. "BELLVELLY 16 AP 22" to cover to Yorkshire, fine and scarce (Michel 1P, 14I)