1858, folded letter from Valparaiso to Milano, by ship "John Elder" via Magellano Straits up to Lisbon, upon arrival charged "18" thus three singles postage due 60c. applied, fine and quite scarce via Magellano Straits

10 c. grey-black, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by central cds. "LUXEMBOURG 23 OCT. 5...", very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

37½ c. green with ample to wide margins and nice deep colour, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 23 AOUT" (1860) to entire letter to Berlin with transit mark of Trier and arrival mark, very fine, sign. Goebel

1922, 4-line overprint by Thom, 5 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, three stamps with overprint variety "R over Se", two upper stamps unused, the lower ones mint never hinged, fine and rare multiple (Michel 10II var)

10 c. blue, vertical strip of 4, slightly touched to wide margins, tied by circle of 9 bars to lettersheet with adjacent "REMICH 18 IX 1862" to Luxemburg, fine

1811, entire letter with straight line "GUIMARAENS" to Porto with tax mark "20", letter during the Iberian war

1941, Bang Pa-In Palace issue, 31 mostly bi-coloured imperforated essays in denomination 2 st. (4), 15 st. (15) and 10 baht (12), ungummed, hinged on pages. These essais were printed by the Royal Dutch Printers "De Unie" in Batavia, Netherlands East Indies as proposal for the new issue; only few  did survive, few similar items exist in different sizes and denominations. An exceedingly rare group; these essais are not recorded in Anatchai Rattakul study of Thai Mail 1836-1943 (only plate proofs in the issued design being illustrated) and not found in any of the important Thailand stamp collections of the last few decades.

12 ch. and 2 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to postal stationery envelope Provisoire 1319, 10 ch. as registered letter to England with transit mark of Baku and arrival marks

1889, 10 k., tied by "TIFLIS 229 DZHULFA 1 12 07" to reverse of commercial  letter with contents from Erivan, a rare railway cancellation with additional strike on the front of the cover

Solothurn-Weissenstein 50 c. dark carmine with additional franking tied by special cancellation "Schweizer Flug-Post Solothurn-Weissenstein" and cds. to specially printed postcard (Borrer with passenger Labarre before departure), somewhat rough perforation, otherwise very fine

5 Groschen ockerbraun mit Ziffernzeichnung 10 Groschen gelblichgrau im senkrechten Paar und 30 Groschen grauultramarin im senkrechten 4er-Streifen sowie Großer Schild 2 Groschen grauultramarin im senkrechten Paar,  rückseitig auf kleinformatigem Paketbegleitbrief für ein 14 Pfund 400 Gramm schweres Paket von "DRESDEN III. / 3 XII 72" via Bremen nach Niagara Falls . Drei Marken haben winzige Nadellöcher und die obere Marke des 4er-Streifens hat durch Randklebung leicht flache Zähne, ansonsten sind die Marken in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Von dem Gesamtporto von 149 Groschen entfallen 24 Groschen auf den inländischen Portoanteil (Zone III) . Schöne Vierfarben-Frankatur mit seltenem 4er-Streifen der 30 Groschen-Marke.

3 Kreuzer auf gelb, Type I, sehr schön farbfrisch und voll- bis überwiegend breitrandig mit blauem DKr. "ULM 20 FEB. 1852" auf Faltbrief nach Ungarn; schöne und nicht häufige Frankatur, Fotobefund Heinrich BPP

1931, Lausannefahrt, Brief mit DR-Zusatzfrankatur 1931, Flight to Lausanne, cover with additional German franking

1958, Europe Flag 35 fr. épreuve d'artiste in red without engraver signature, fine

1936,  Päts 4 S., strip of three with the first printing order T.262 of April 29, 1936 tied by cds. "TARTU 27 XI 36" to cover. The first printed printing order number of the State Printing Office. Register cross variety without a hole, with a gripper mark. Plate error in Pos.91 (white error, outer frame indented at bottom right). Used printing order numbers are extremely rare, Hurt/Ojaste does not indicate any prices for used printing order numbers, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste F:1)  

6 d. grey and 1 sh. green, pl. 8, tied by "C51" to envelope without dispatch mark to Portsmouth with arrival mark

1988, Support for the Soviet Cultural Fund 15k. with missing inscription and value, mint never hinged, scarce variety with only one sheet of 25 printed, fine, certificate Liapine (2017)

1870, folded letter sheet dated "Valparaiso 17 Maggio 1870" to Genoa, from Valparaiso to Panama and from there with the "Shannon" to Plymouth, with "GB/1 F.90 C." accountancy marking and scarce boxed "F.* 58" alongside, upon arrival charged with "28" decimes thus postage due 40c. as horizontal pair and 2l. applied and tied by cds., scarce and attractive

10 c. grey-black, ample to large margins, cancelled by Belgian type cds. "ESCH-S-L'ALZETTE 8 XI 1856", fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

40 c. red-orange, copy from the upper left sheet corner with wide margins at bottom and right and enormous sheet margins of 13/15 mm at top and left, unused with slightly disturbed original gum; a fantastic copy of this stamp which is very scarce in unused condition anyway, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922, 4-line overprint by Thom, 10 s. from the upper right sheet corner, with basic stamp error "Retouch to 0 in 10", mint never hinged with somewhat uneben gum, very fine and rare with only a few known examples, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11II)

10 c. blue, block of 4 with clear to large margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 27 FEVR. 64" to small envelope to Elbuf in France, fine and scarce; a rare block on cover, several signatures and certificate Calves (1988)

1911, emergency issue 2 a., tied by cds. "MACAU 18.AGO.11" to cover to Hongkong with arrival mark and 1 a., tied by cds. "MACAU 22.AGO11" to postcard without text to Hongkong, fine

1915: War Charity Booklet, Red Crescent second issue, complete example with all with the full 20 panes intact, 12 panes in perfect quality and just a eight panes stuck together but intact. One of just 3 or 4 Booklets recorded and most probably the finest known example in brilliant condition for this rarity Mi = € 1'300 for mounted pane = € 20'000+ / Isfila # K7/K12 = 8'000 T.Lire = £ 2'100 for each pane, 16 panes = £ 33'600.

1 kr., 2 ch. (3) and 5 ch. (2) tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN" to front and reverse of registered envelope via Baku to England, fine franking abroad

 1916, 1 k. and 2 k. Currency Stamps in complete sheets of 100, no gum as issued, the 1 kop appears unfolded, the 2 kop lighlty folded through the middle, a scarce pair of sheets

Olten-Oensingen 50 c. dark green, imperforated special print on gummed paper, good margins all round, very fine and scarce, Rellstab certificate

5 Groschen ockerbraun in Mischfrankatur mit  Großer Schild 1 Groschen karmin und Ziffernzeichnung 10 Groschen gelblichgrau sowie NDP 1869, Ziffernzeichnung 30 Groschen grauultramarin, waagerechter 4er-Streifen und Paar, mit Sachsen Ra2 "LEIPZIG II / 13 XI 72" bzw. die Marken in Ziffernzeichnung mit vorschriftsgemäßer handschriftlicher Entwertung rückseitig auf kleinformatigem Wert-Paketbegleitbrief via Bremen nach Chicago, USA. Die linke Marke des 4er-Streifens ist durch Randklebung etwas fehlerhaft, ansonsten sind die Marken in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Zur Kennzeichnung des Wertpaketes wurde noch der alte Sachsen Paketzettel mit gründem Druck verwendet. Das Porto für das 7 Pfund schwere Paket mit Wertangabe 60 Thaler errechnet sich aus dem deutschen Portoanteil von 8 Groschen (Zone II) und der Versicherungsgebühr von 3 Groschen, sowie dem Porto ab Bremen von 125 Groschen und 60 Groschen Versicherungsgebühr. Schöne Vierfarben-Mischfrankatur

3 Kreuzer auf gelb,Type V mit sauberem DKr. "ULM 7 SEP. 1853" und zweimal nebengesetztem Zierstempel "ULM/Chargé" auf bayerischem (!) Telegrammumschlag mit handschriftlicher Ortsangabe "Ulm" nach Heidenheim; die Marke zeigt leichte Bearbeitungsspuren, gehört aber original zum Umschlag; es sind nur etwa 5 Telegramme der 1. Ausgabe bekannt, davon zumindest 2 stark fehlerhaft; auf bayerischem Formular ein Unikat von Liebhaberwert; sign. Georg Bühler mit Attest (1968) sowie neuestes Fotoattest Heinrich BPP

1932, 1. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief nach Pernambuco und retour, selten und nur wenige Belege bekannt 1932, 1st SA flight, registered cover to Pernambuco and returned; scarce, only few known

1958, Europe Flag 35 fr. épreuve d'artiste in purple without engraver signature, fine

1936, Päts 4 S. , strip of three with printing order number T.435 of May 27, 1937 (2nd printing of the 4 S. Päts). Register cross with a hole, with gripper mark. Plate error in Pos.91 (white error, outer frame indented at bottom right), mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste F:2)

1 sh. green, pl. 12 and 1½ d. lake-red, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS DE 11 76" to envelope via London to France with transit and arrival marks; a fine and quite scarce 13½ d. franking to France (SG Z30, 4)

1927 SOLOVKI. A group of 7 used picture postcards and 3 unuse ones, all produced by ISLON in the Solovki Prison Camp which Alexander Solzhenitsyn called "the mother of the Gulag". The used cards with long messages have cancels of KEM and MURMANSK-LENINGRAD. This is believed to be the only significant holding of Solovki prisoner mail outside Russian archives and is accompanied by a copy of A.Gullotta, "Intellectual Life and Literature at Solovki 1923-1930"

1871, folded letter from "Valparaison 3 abril 1871" via London to Genoa, upon arrival charged "23" thus postage due 10c. as scarce vertical strip of three and 2l. applied and tied by cds., fine and scarce

10 c. grey-black with clear to large margins, used with 2 strikes of boxed "PD"; tiny corner crease at upper left, otherwise fine, very scarce, certificate Demuth BPP (1985)