1d. rose-red, Imprimatur, with Letters in all four Corners, plate 167, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚167‘, large margins, very fresh. The unique corner marginal Imprimatur from plate 167 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 750
Robson Lowe, 10 November 1948, ex lot 571
Robson Lowe, 18 February 1959, lot 298

Surcharge 5 BIT 1905 on 5 c. blue, block of 25, tied by cds. "FREDERISTED 9/5 1906" to piece; the 2 outer stamps in the bottom line with corner faults and one stamp missing corner perf, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple

1890/92, Distillery Tax, 1,10 and 50k. and 1-10r. and 1892 1k., without gum, very scarce like this, it is believed that mint stamps where made available to some prominent collector at the time

1853, double-weight folded letter endorsed "per Great Western" from "RIO-JANEIRO NO 14 1853" addressed to Genoa, with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "34" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire

10 c. greenish-black, horizontal strip of 3 with ample to large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg, very fine, sign. Demuth BPP and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. brown-red, nice colour and good margins, cancelled by green target of Luxemburg, fine, sign. Demuth BPP and Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 9d. as block of four from the lower right sheet corner, watermark shifted to left, thus the right stamps almost without watermark and watermark "1" in the sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 7a var)

10 c. black with inverted watermark, fresh colour and large even margins, neatly cancelled by target; extremely fine copy of this rare variety, certificate Demuth BPP (1985)

1923, view of Echternach 3 fr., all 10 imperforated colour proofs, unused without gum

1875, 7 k. grey/carmine tied by cds. "BATUM N 67 13 MAR 1879" to envelope with clear adjacent cds. to Metline, on arrival franked with Turkey Duloz 1875 20 p. green and 1 ghr. yellow, tied by arabic hexagonal "Metelin" (Coles & Walker fig. 31), reverse with transit marks of Odessa and Constantinople, few covers creases, not affecting stamps, very rare

1 ch. (2), 4 ch., 8 ch. and 12 ch. tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN" cds. to postal stationery envelope 10 ch. with arabesque control handstamp as double-rate registered letter to Belgium with arrival mark, a fine franking with scarce 4 ch. and 8 ch.

1858,10 k. brown/blue tied by numeral "1" to folded letter to Libau, fine, signed Eisold BPP

Balbo flight, mail from the U.S, cover from "NEW YORK JUL 24" to St. John's, Newfoundland, with special violet cachet "ITALIEN AIR CRUISE NEW YORK-ROMA" alongside, fine

1/4 Silbergroschen schwarz, farbfrisch und tadellos durchstochen, sauber entwertet durch EKr. von Bremen, Luxus, Fotobefund Sem BPP

Chicagofahrt, R-Brief (oben leichte Öffnungsmängel) Anschlußflug Berlin bis Rio Flight to Chicago, registered cover (somewhat roughly opened), connecting flight from Berlin to Rio

1990, Europe Postal services 2,30-3,20fr., each as imperforated sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1933, Anti-Tuberculosis 5s., block of four with left sheet margin with plate error E:1 (cross lengthened downwards, next to margin number "48"). The margin number identifies the position of the plate error (pos. 41), mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste E:1)

1d. rose-red, Imprimatur, with Letters in all four Corners, plate 180, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚180‘, large margins, very fresh. The unique corner marginal Imprimatur from plate 180 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 741
Robson Lowe, 10 November 1948, ex lot 567

1907/08, Frederik VIII 5 bit. in strip of 3 and 25 bit. tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 10/11 1908" on treasury department envelope to the chief quarantine officer at Ancon, Canal Zone with arrival mark, very unusual

1892, Maria Feodorovna Charities Playing Card Tax, Pelican and Emblems on trumps 30k., the iconic and rare label, beautifully engraved by the State Printing Works, very fine

1855, printed price list endorsed "per Avon Steamer" from "RIO JANEIRO JY 14 1855" addressed to Genoa, in pen noted "5" on the upper left corner with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "85" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire

10 c. greenish-black, vertical strip of 3 with large margins and part of neighbour stamp at top, cancelled by circle of 9 bars of Luxemburg, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1 sgr. brown-red, horizontal pair with large to enormous margins, lightly cancelled by grid (Luxembourg), very fine, sign. Balasse and Goebel, opinion Böttger BPP (prifix 2d)

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 4d. as block of four with right sheet margin, upper right stamp with basic stamp variety "breaks under 4" and margin next to lower right stamp with "broken jubilee line", mint never hinged, SG number noted on margin, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 5b var)

10 c. black, cut in outer frame line at bottom left, otherwise clear to good margins, used with central "D" in circle and tied by clear target to small piece; a rare rural cancellation, certificate Demuth BPP (1985)

1931, view of Luxemburg 20 fr., progressive die proof in black on carton

1863, local post stamp for Moscow and St. Petersburg 5 k. with additional franking used on postal stationery envelope as registered letter from the famous 'Breitfuß'-correspondance, written by himself with sender's address on reverse, 1881 to Frankfurt with arrival mark; on front German transit register label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 11 Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau", partly afixed over one stamp of the additional franking; a fine and rare entire, certificate Mikulski

8 ch. orange and 16 ch. tied to registered envelope from Tabriz 1898 to Paris; a fine and very scarce combination for the correct 24 Chahis-rate

 1858, 20 k. on thin paper,dotted cancel "1" of St Petersburg, fine condition

OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1934, Flight Roma-Mogadiscio 25 l. brown-carmine, unused, very fine, signed Sorani with certificate

2 Silbergroschen blau im senkrechten Unterrandpaar, farbfrisch und einwandfrei durchstochen als Zufrankatur auf Ganzsachenumschlag 1/2 Silbergroschen orange mit Nr. "301" und nebengesetztem EKr. "BREMEN TH.&TX. 16/11" (1866) nach Paris; rückseitiges Papiersiegel "STADT-POST-AMT BREMEN"; unter dem Paar klebt ein rechts durchstochener Seitenrand mit violetten Reihenzählern "8"-"10"; der Grund für die Befestigung auf dem Umschlag ist jedoch unklar; ein seltener und äußerst attraktiver Auslandsbrief, sign. Rapaporte und Fotoattest Sem BPP

Karte Anschlußflug Berlin bis Chicago, Kabinett Postcard connecting flight from Berlin to Chicago, very fine

1991, Europe 2,50-3,50fr., each as imperforated sheet, mint never hinged, fine

1933, Anti-Tuberculosis 10s. imperforated, block of four from the upper left sheet margin, stamp picture is rotated by 90 degrees relative to the margin numbers, mint never hinged, fine ​(Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1d. rose-red, Imprimatur, with Letters in all four Corners, plate 212, AA, imperforate upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚212‘ and series number ‚254‘, large margins, very fresh. The unique corner marginal Imprimatur from plate 212 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
‚Chartwell‘, Spink 29 June 2011, lot 1386

1907/08, Frederik VIII 50 bit. brown/yellow, 2 horizontal pairs and single stamp tied to parcel card from "ST. THOMAS 24/12 1912" to Denmark; some creasing affecting 3 stamps, still fine and extremely scarce