1930, Graf Zeppelin 40 and 80 k. imperforated with right resp. left sheet margin, mint never hinged, 80 k. with thinning on front of sheet margin, otherwise fine, signed Soviet Philatelic Association

"199" OBERLAHNSTEIN in blau, üblich unklar abgeschlagen auf 3 Kreuzer farblos durchstochen mit nebengesetztem blauen EKr. auf Faltbrief nach Hochheim mit rückseitigem Bahnpost-EKr. "WETZLAR-WIESBADEN", Kurzbefund Sem BPP

Chicagofahrt, R-Brief bis Pernambuco, Kabinett Flight to Chicago, registered cover to Pernambuco, very fine

1958, Europe Flag 20 fr. épreuve d'artiste in sepia with engraver signature, fine

1938, Caritas souvenir sheet with cds. "TALLIN 21 1 38" on registered First Day cover to Vienna with arrival mark, slightly stained at top, otherwise fine, scarce

1/2 d. rose, plate 1, variety Imperforate, horizontal pair SW-SX with inverted watermark, large margins all round, large part or full original gum, very fresh and rare. According to J.B.Seymour in the Kohl Handbook (1930), a part perforated sheet was released having two rows completely imperforate. Most stamps were cut from the sheet as singles, only very few pairs recorded. (S.G. Cat.: GBP 6.000)

‘Verus‘ Collection, Stanley Gibbons, August 2015

1861, red "FORWARDED BY KOEFOED WHITMORE & Co. ST. THOMAS" on reverse of entire letter to New York with frontside "5" cents due

SEMJONOW: 1920, "руь" overprint type I on 20k. seperated block of four with appropriate cds., fine (similar offered in Lipschutz sale 1994, lot 2303)

1844, folded lettersheet dated "Pernambuco 16 Janeiro 1843", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Caterina", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine

10 c. black with large margins, used on lettersheet with part of contents, dated "1854 Mondorf", showing on front blue "P" in circle, addressed to Luxemburg, here the stamp was cancelled by circle of 9 bars with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 22 JUIL. 54"; lettersheet on reverse small parts missing, otherwise fine, sign. FSPL and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose with large margins at 3 sides and ca. 7 mm sheet margin at top, neatly cancelled "LUXEMBOURG 21 JUIN"; in the margin light horizontal crease, otherwise very fine; extremely fine and choice, opinion Demuth BPP

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Thom, 2d. die I, with watermark simple cypher reversed, at left two short perforations, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 15IV/I)

1 sgr. vermilion, horizontal strip of 3, clear at upper right, otherwise good margins all around, neatly cancelled by square of bars of Wiltz, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

1880, Haarlem printing 25 c. blue, horizontal strip of 3 tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 27 5 82" to official cover to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin with arrival mark "KABINETTS-P.A."; a heavy vertical crease not affecting the stamps, still attractive and very rare, signed Goebel and certificate Demuth BPP (1991)

KRASNY: 1890, first issue 3 k. red, tied by manuscript "14 July 1891 year" to reverse of imperial postal stationery envelope 1889/90, 7 k. blue, tied by Krasny cds. of 16.7.1891, to Smolensk with arrival mark. A major rarity of Zemstvo philately; only a handful of covers are known of Krasny district, this one being most likely the only one franked with the First issue. Certificate Prof. Greis AIEP Schmidt and Chuchin no. 1

5 ch., 2 single stamps, together with unoverprinted 1 kr. red tied by Tabriz cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Teheran

5 k. as single franking on folded entire letter, now separating, from "KRONSTADT 11 JUN 1872" to "ST PETERSBURG 1 JULI 1872" (arrival cancel on reverse), franked at the local Tariff of 5 kopecks, a scarce stamp and rarely seen on cover, certificate Mikulski

1931, Zeppelin 50 k.  violet brown, imperforated horizontal pair, pos. 7-8, cancelled to order as always Tula 28.4.43, handstamped "D" with Mikulski certificate. A major color variety from the Soviet Union, only 24 issued (used to be Mi.400 Fb)

"404" GROSS BIBERAU auf Ganzsachenumschlag 2 Kreuzer orange mit nebengesetztem EKr. "GROSS BIBERAU 24/1" über Darmstadt und Dieburg nach Auerbach; im Umschlag rechts oben kleiner Öffnungsmangel; Nummernstempel-Seltenheit, Fotobefund Sem BPP

dito, R-Karte bis Miami, Kabinett ditto, registered postcard to Miami, very fine

1958, Europe Flag 20  fr. épreuve d'artiste in blue with engraver signature, fine

1939, Caritas 10-50 s., larger sized essay block, without gum, scarce

1871, 1½d. carmine-rose, Ormond Hill Die Proof on thin hard yellowish white wove paper, fresh and very fine, rare and beautiful proof. B.P.A. certificate (2010) (S.G.Cat. GBP 18.000)

Provenance: ‚BESANCON‘ Collection, 239. Corinphila, 12 June 2019, lot 3079  

1863, "ST. THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE", double-oval in blue, clear strike on entire letter from St. Thomas to New York with adjacent 3 strikes of red "FORWARDED BY J. CAPPE'S SONS / ST. THOMAS W.I."; on front straight line "SHIP", boxed  "6" and Baltimore arrival mark, all in blue. A fine and rare letter

Assembly of seven original documents in French and Russian plus three photographed documents from the archive of Sredinsky, the Postmaster, with details of the preparation of the stamps by the printer Yessayan and, notably, a typed document in French which is an attempt to persuade the Allied powers occupying Constantinople to allow the conversion of the existing "Poste Russe" (which used a handstamp) into a stamp-issuing authority. Unique collection.

1846, folded letter dated "Bahia 11. Dicembre 1846", addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Emilia Luigia", charged 5 soldi upon arrival and red -line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, slightly soiled, otherwise fine

10 c. black with ample to large margins, tied by circle of bars to uncomplete lettersheet (2 side flaps missing) with adjacent "LUXEMBOURG 23 MAR 55", "PD" and circle "W" to Kehlen, stamp with slight wrinkles, otherwise fine, sign. FSPL and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose with clear to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 17 JUIL 61 to lettersheet" to Trier, 2 side flaps missing, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP

1922, Rialtas 5-line overprint by Harrison, 1½ d., horizontal pair, right stamp with part coil-join and basic stamp with variety "PENCF corrected", mint never hinged, good perforation, fine (Michel 14II var)

1 sgr. dark-flesh (chair foncé), wide even margins, unused with original gum; very fine and rare in this condition, certficate Böttger BPP (Prefix 2f)

1907, 1. issue 5 c.-1 fr., imperforated proofs on chalk surfaced paper, unused without gum

1876/77, Milan 4th printing 10 pa. brown, tied by somewhat faint blue Belgrad cds. to postal stationery card 10 pa. blue on rose, commercially used to Vienna, where the stamp was additionaly tied by a superb strike "WIEN 7/10 78"; a fine and very scarce card.

Handstamp in centre of block of 4: 4 ch. in block of 4, together with handstamped in the centre of horizontal pairs 4 ch. and 1 ch., all tied by cds. "DJOULFA 11/9" to reverse of registered envelope to Kerman with transit mark of Yezd on front; vertical cover fold not affecting the stamps; a very rare franking

10 k. tied by railway cds. "POST. W. 27-28   1 AUG 1872" to folded letter to Oporowo (Poland) with red adjacent "AUS RUSSLAND über EISENB. POSTBUREAU XII", reverse with transit marks, fine

1933, Lewanewskij flight 1 r. on registered Rosenberg cover from "MOSKWA 27.8.35" to Berlin with arrival mark, scarce, signed Mikulski certificate

"SPANGENBERG 9/2", EKr. in rot, praktisch vollständig abgeschlagen und sauber auf 1 Silbergroschen auf dunkelblau in hervorragendem Schnitt, Kabinett