1872: Levant 3 kop. green on horizontally laid paper, minor tone spot on top perf., used in combination with Russia 1866 20 kop. orange & blue on 1874 letter endorsed 'via Odessa' from Constantinople to Livorno tied by cyrillic KONST POLSK Constantinople datestamp in blue (Feb 11). Odessa transit cds in black at right (Feb 13). Reverse with Russian 'Postal Wagon 47-48' TPO datestamp in black (Feb 14), 'Amb. Cormons-Venezia' TPO datestamp (March 1, gregorian) and Livorno arrival cds. A rare and most attractive mixed franking.

10 kr., strip of 3, pair and single stamp tied by Ispahan cds. to part of Barnameh; one stamp rounded corner, otherwise fine, scarce

1k., 3 k. and 10 k. tied to cover from Odessa to Gera in Saxony, a scarse franking

First flight Horten - Norderney, card to Cuxhafen with special machine cancellation "HORTEN 28.II.27  LUFTPOST HORTEN-HARWICH" and special red arrival cachet "Mit Luftpost befördert. Flug-.P.A. Norderney", one of the few items, addressed to Cuxhafen, flown on the first flight, March 2nd, from Horten to Norderney, very rare, fine

1868, Umschläge in Großformat 1/2 Silbergroschen - 9 Kreuzer kpl., 1/2 und 2 Silbergroschen rückseitig Falzreste sonst frische und gute Erhaltung

1933, Chicagofahrt, R-Brief bis Brasilien, Kabinett 1933, Chicago flight, registered cover to Brazil, very fine

1958, European Flag 8-50 fr. on five "Conseil de l'euorpe" first day covers, fine, rare (Mi. 1.710,-)

1936, Pirita 25s. imperforated, block of four from the upper left sheet margin, mint never hinged, with hinge in margin only, fine ​(Hurt/Ojaste G:1)  

1858, 2d. blue, Imprimatur, plate 13, AE, imperforate with upper sheet margin and inscription, good to very large margins all round, very fine and fresh. (S.G.Cat. GBP 4.750)

Provenance: Robson Lowe, 27 April 1949 („Great Britain Queen Victoria Imprimaturs Complete Collection“), ex lot 153

EXPRESS LETTER OFFICE AND FORWARDING AGENTS: 1846, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Carupano, Venezuela, docketed inside by Schon Willink, showing on front double circle "CORREO DE VENEZUELA / CUMANA DEBE", rate mark "½ onz" and tax stamps "2½" and "½", signed Holcombe

Kuban Government: 1r. on 3k. carmine, block of six from the upper left sheet margin, the upper without surcharge, mint never hinged, upper right stamp with crease, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple, signed Eichenthal

1839, entire folded letter dated "Bahia, Spt. 7. 1839", inside with pre-printed price list for import and export goods, transported by ship "Cattolico" to Naples and charged with 10 grana upon arrival, two disinfection slits, fine and attractive

10 c. black, horizontal pair, ample at lower left, otherwise good to wide margins, tied by target to large part of cover with adjacent cds. "WEISWAMPACH 8 AOUT 56", very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

4 c. yellow, horizontal strip of 5 with clear to wide margins, nice colour, unused with original gum; 2 small pre-cuts slightly touching the design of the 2 right stamps, the outer right stamp additionally small hinge thin, otherwise fine and fresh; the largest unused multiple recorded, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP Provenance: 'Melusina' (2010)

1922, Rialtas 4-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 10 s. with overprint variety "short 3rd. line" and sloping up to the right, unused with disturdbed orinal gum and faint traces of ageing, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11I var)

10 c. grey, full to wide margins, tied by 'Dés de Frisange' and partly by cds. "FRISANGE 29 1 59" to small folded cover to Esch; very fine, one of the rarest cancellations of Luxemburg, only 2 covers with no. 1 known, sign. Goebel with certificate (2006)

1875, narrow overprint 30 c. lilac, unused with part original gum, fine and scarce, signed Schlesinger, F.S.P.L. and Goebel (Mi. 1.000,-)

1876, 8 on 10 k. carmine/green, a pair and three singles together with 1872 1 k. brown tied by blue cds. "MERSINA 15.3.77" to cover to Constantinople, three stamps small faults, one vertical fold through cover, an attractive and rare cover, certificate Mikuslki. Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Robson Lowe, 1964) Joseph Hackmey

ADJUTANT PROVISIONAL ISSUE, handstamped in the centre of pairs: 1 ch. in horizontal pair and single with unoverprinted 12 ch. tied to reverse of cover from Tabriz to Teheran; the single 1 ch. corner added and pair one short perf, a scarce franking

1866, 3 k., 30 k. (3) and 1875, 2 k. used on large Court letter, reduced at top,  from "TULSCHINSK P:S: 10 MAR 1877" to St Petersburg, fold through two stamps and other folds to the cover

1928, Flight Portugal - United States, cover addressed to Miss Olive Courtney (presumably the sister of the captain) in Montreal Canada, with six-line cachet "PRIMEIRO CORREIO AEREO TRANSATLANTICO LISBOA-AMERICAN JUNHO 1928" and Frank Courtney's 11-line affidavit describing the flight, fire at sea and the rescue. In New York the affidavid was duly notarised by Ada Harrison, Notary Public, very fine, and to our knowledge the only cover in existence (Muller.-Nr. 6)

Umschlag 9 Kreuzer braun im Großformat mit Zufrankatur 1 Kreuzer grün und 3 Kreuzer karmin (letztere stärker angeschnitten) mit Nr. "104" von Darmstadt nach Breitenbach mit diversen Transit- und Ankunftsstempeln; seltene Darstellung eines Doppelportos mit vorausbezahltem Bestellgeld, Kurzbefund Sem BPP

1933, 2. Südamerikafahrt, Brief Anschlußflug Berlin mit Italien Zeppelin-Zusatzfrankatur, diese entwertet mit grünem Bestätigungsstempel, interessanter Brief 1933, 2nd SA flight, cover connecting flight from Berlin with additional Italian Zeppelin-franking, cancelled by green cachet, interesting cover

1958, European Flag 8-50 fr. imperforated with sheet margin at left with sheet number, unmounted mint, fine

1937, Caritas 10-50s. tied by red special cancel "TALLINN ESTONIA 27.II.37" to registered cover addressed to Major General Dr. Hans Leesment in Tallin, he was the Chairman of Ühisabi 1936/1937 and also the Chairman of the Estonian Red Cross. His postal address, "Nigueliste 12", the address of the Northern Estonian Red Cross (" Eesti Noorte Punase Risti"), shows the close relationship between Ühisabi and the Estonian Red Cross

1858, 2d. blue, Imprimatur, plate 15, AD, imperforate with upper sheet margin and inscription, good to large margins all round, very fine and fresh. (S.G.Cat. GBP 4.750)

Provenance: ‚Durham‘ Collection, Phillips, 11 November 1993, ex lot 136

1854, "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS" on reverse of entire letter from Barranquilla to New York with frontside forwarding agen cachet "RECD & FORWD. ST. THOMAS / M. PRETTO & Co.", transported to Baltimore with blue arrial mark of July 12, blue "SHIP" and "7" (cents due), a fine and scarce combination letter

25r. on 3k. imperforated and 25r. on 25k., each as block of six with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, 3k. some stains in the margin, 25k. with ageing spots, otherwise fine

1844, entire folded letter dated "Rio de Janeiro 14e Maggio 1844", addressed to Palermo and first transported by ship "Amalia-Napoli" to Naples and then transshipped onto the "Palinuro", there red "Vapori Postali" applied, small tear at top, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

The Conte di Aquila Luigi II° di Borbone and his wife, the princess Maria di Braganza, sister of Don Pedro II°, were on board of the "Amalia" during it's journey from Rio to Naples
 

10 c. black, horizontal strip of 3, the left stamp clear at top, otherwise good to large margins, used with 2 clear targets of Redange, fine, certificate Demuth BPP (1998)

4 c. yellow with clear to good margins, tied by small cds. "CLERVAUX 25 MAI 67" to printed matter wrapper to Leipzig; several folds not affecting the stamp; a rare single franking, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922, Rialtas 4-line overprint by Dollard printing house, 10 s. as horizontal pair from the lower left sheet corner, with overprint obliquely and shifted to the right, unused, very fine and fresh, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11I var)

10 c. greyish-black, outer frame line cut at bottom and touched at left, in combination with 1859, coat of arms 30 c. violet with full to large margins, both tied by clear circle of bars to small envelope with adjacent cds. "LUXEMBOURG 2 OCT." (1859) to Paris with transit and arrival marks; an extremely rare and attractive mixed franking and the earliest recorded use of the 30 c., sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

40 c. red-orange, unused with original gum, fine, a rare stamp, signed F.S.P.L. and certificate Demuth BPP (Mi. 2.200,-)

1879, 7 k. carmine/green, vertical pair tied by large ornamental framed "SUKHUM-KALEH / AGENTSTVO" in blue (Tchilinghirian 705), another clear strike on reverse, to Trebizond, the cover was most likely written on board of a Ropit ship going from Batum to Odessa and propably dropped in its letter box and upon arrival at Sukhum-Kaleg the Ropit Agent must have discovered that it was travelling in the wrong direction and taken it for delivery to a Ropit ship going south and cancelled it with his own canceller, backflap partially missing and some small holes, otherwise fine, described in Tchilinghirian, part 6, page 505, certificate Mikulski. Provenance: 'Cihangir' Collection (121 Corinphila Auction 2000) Joseph Hackmey

2 ch. in horizontal pair tied by Teheran cds. to reverse of postal stationery envelope 1 kr. as registered letter to Bagdad with arrival mark