1982, Europe Historical events 1,60-2,30 fr., each as complete imperforated sheet of color proofs, 3 different colors of each value, mint never hinged, fine

1933, Anti-Tuberculosis 5s., as blocks of six from the lower left sheet corner. The marginal numbers show the total selling price at the post office including the 3s. surcharge. All blocks with register cross punctured by the perforating machine and gripper mark at the margin, mint never hinged, fine

1857, 2d. blue, plate 6, AE, watermark ‚Large Crown‘, imperforate Imprimatur, large to very large margins all round, very fresh and attractive (S.G.Cat. GBP 12.000)

Provenance:
Dr. Heygate-Vernon Collection, Robson Lowe, 25 September 1947
De Phillp Coillection, Robson Lowe, 4 November 1959, lot 160
Michael Lea Collection (1978)
 

Similar item as before but with additional inscription ".CHR. .IX: :REX:DAN."

1891, wrapper 2 k. green Farbergé Proof with inscription "ПОЧТОВАЯ БАНДЕРОЛЬ" (Postage banderol), unused, slight spots at right, otherwise fine, scarce

1847, entire folded letter from "PERNAMBUCO 13 July 1847" sent to London with good strike of blue "COVE SHIP LETTER"  and tax stamp "8" alongside, then re-addressed to Naples and endorsed "Par Paquebot de la Mediterrane" and "Via Marseille", taxed "30" grana in Naples, a very attractive entire and a rare combination of Cove transit marking follwed by the request "Par Paquebot de la Mediterrane" as the usual route was via Calais and overland

10 c. greenish-black, good to wide margins, clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 24 JANV. 54", very fine and scarce, several signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2017) Provenance: "Melosina" (2009)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 4 with clear to wide margins, tied by circle of bars to quadruple rate envelope with adjacent "REMICH 24 JUIL" to Luxemburg; the strip in fine condition, the envelope with some folds and bottom right corner added; a scarce franking with very rare cancellation, only 3 entires are registered with circle of bars of Remich; sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 1j)

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 4d. with basic stamp variety "broken crossbar in left 4", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 5a var)

10 c. black, watermark reversed, clear to large margins, unused without gum, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1f)

1923, Birth of Princess Elizabeth, souvenir sheet 10 fr. with short perforation, unused, fine, certificate Goebel AIEP

1866, 10 kopeks brown/blue, center inverted, two single copies, both fresh colour and with good perforation, tied by cds. "Kursk 18 Dez. 1874" to cover to Warszaw, with adjacent arrival postmark "WARSZAWA 21 Dec.1874" and additional departure- and transit marks on reverse. Addressee's name excised and partly covered with white paper. One of the greatest rarities of Imperial Russia, an absolutely unique cover. Certificate Mikulski (2003) Provenance: Zbigniew Mikulski (2004 - sold for $ 132.000)

10 kr. red/gold with 1897, surcharge issue 2 kr. on 5 kr. and 2 copies 5 ch. on 8 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to Barnameh with adjacent black negative seal, very fine, a rare franking

 1857, 10 k. four margined copy with light pen cancellation, , clean, no visible defects

Balbo flight, mail from Netherland, cover from "WASSENAAR 16.6.33" to New York with special red two line cachet "Transatlantische Vlucht van Italiaansche Vliegtuigen 1933" alongside, fine

1865, Ausgabe farblos durchstochen 1/4 bis 1/2 Silbergroschen, 2 Silbergroschen und 1-6 Kreuzer in Originalbogen zu 150 Marken (1 Kreuzer 2 Werte in der Mitte herausgetrennt), postfrisch, teils etwas angetrennt und bei 1/4 Silbergroschen rechte obere Ecke abgetrennt und durch Falz wieder befestigt, wenige Werte fehlerhaft (leichte Büge oder Schürfungen) bzw. etwas fleckig, dazu 1 Silbergroschen im postfrischen Bogenteil von 90 Werten und 4 größere Bogenteile der 3 Silbergroschen; vollständige Bogen der kleinen Wertstufen sind sehr selten

1933, Italienfahrt, R-Brief, sehr selten in tadelloser Erhaltung 1933, Flight to Italy, registered cover in very fine condition, very rare

1985, Europe 2,10-3fr., each as imperforated sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1933, Anti-Tuberculosis 5-20 s., each as centrally cancelled block of four, fine

1d. rose-red, Imprimatur, with Letters in all four Corners, plate 148, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚148‘, large margins and very fresh, the unique corner marginal Imprimatur from plate 148 in private hands (AL is in the N.P.M., London, TA is in the Royal Collection, TL is still attached to the Imprimatur sheet).

Provenance: Leonard H. Clark Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot  ex 261.
Dr. C. Heygate-Vernon Collection, Robson Lowe, 24-25 September 1947, ex lot 735

1905, Christian IX 5 bit, tied by mute 4 ring cancel to postcard with adjacent "ST. THOMAS 18 8 1906", used locally, little stained

1890, Distillery Tax 1k.-25r., complete set with very fresh colors, without gum, very scarce like this, it is believed that mint stamps where made available to some prominent collector at the time

1853, folded letter endorsed "p. Tay" from "RIO-JANEIRO JU 13 1853" addressed to Genoa, with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "17" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire

10 c. greenish-black, horizontal pair with wide margins, used with central target of Ettelbrück, extremely fine, opinion Böttger BPP

1 sgr. red-brown (sanguine), just clear at 2 spots, otherwise good margins, tied by clear target with adjacent red cds. "LUXEMBOURG 23 JANV 53" (somewhat oxydized) to Trier, fine, a very rare stamp on entire, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2a)

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 9d as block of six pair from the upper left sheet corner, lower left stamp with basic stamp variety "PQSTAGE", hinged in the margins and upper left stamp, otherwise mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 7b var)

10 c. black and 1 sgr. brown-red, both in equal blocks of 3, clear to large margins and neatly cancelled by target; 10 c. tiny scissor cut between the lower stamps, 1 sgr. top stamp with very faint crease, otherwise fine, each certificate Böttger BPP

Souvenir sheet 10 fr. with long perforation, unused, fine, certificate Goebel AIEP

1858: 20 kop. deep blue & orange-yellow, 30 kop. red & deep yellow-green (2) and 1864 3 kop. black & green (2, one with slight stain) used on 1865 double rate cover from Tiflis (Georgia) to Naples, all tied by dotted '49' numeral handstamps in black with circular FRANCO above. Diamond 'Odessa' datestamp of transit at right. Reverse with Tiflis despatch cds, Vienna cds (July 16) and Naples arrival (July 20). A remarkable and rare 83 kopek franking. Provenance: Fabergé.

1897, Mozaffar-eddin 1 ch. and 2 ch., tied by Schimeran cds. to newspaper wrapper to Austria; a scarce franking

 1857, 10 k. with the rare plate variety 'dot between "10" and "kop"', good to wide margins, used with double line "ARCHANGELSK", a desirable and rare stamp

Balbo flight, mail from Newfoundland, 4,50$ yellow-brown on cover from "ST. JOHN'S 26 JUL 33" to London with special blue arriving mark "CROCIERA AEREA DEL DECENNALE 12 8 33  LIDO DI ROMA" on reverse, fine

1865, durchstochene Ausgabe 1/4 Silbergroschen bis 9 Kreuzer kpl., dabei 1/4 Silbergroschen im senkrechten 14er-Block aus der linken unteren Bogenecke sowie 1/3 Silbergroschen und 3 Kreuzer in senkrechten 12er-Blocks aus Bogenecken, die übrigen Werte in 4er-Blocks, postfrisch, billige 3 Silbergroschen etwas angetrennt und einige wenige Werte mit leichten Stockflecken

1933, 7. Südamerikafahrt, Brief Anschlußflug Berlin mit guter Frankatur, u.a. Mi.-Nr. 228-31A, Kabinett 1933, 7th SA flight, cover connecting flight from Berlin with good franking (a.o. mi. no. 228-31A), very fine

1986, Venetian Carnival in Paris 2,20 fr., colour red missing, mint never hinged, very fine, rare, signed Calves (Maury 2401, 1.600,-)

1933, Anti-Tuberculosis 5s. imperforated, block of four from the lower left sheet corner, register cross without a hole because the proof is imperforate, mint never hinged, fine ​(Hurt/Ojaste G:1)