40 c. orange with close to very wide margins, tied by small cds. "LUXEMBOURG 24 SEPT. 61" to lettersheet to France, fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Demuth BPP (1985)

1922, 4-line overprint by Thom, 10 s. with overprint variety "R above Se", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11II var)

12½ c. rose, vertical strip of 3 with clear to wide margins, tied by target cancel to lettersheet with adjacent cds. "WILTZ 13 NOV. (60)" to Frankfurt; very fine, sign. Enzo Diena with certificate (1987)

20 r. vermilion in combination with India ½ a. blue, tied by clear duplex "MANGALORE AU 3 (72)" to small folded cover to Margao with transit marks of Honauwar, Belgaum, Houblee, Sawantwaree and Pangim; a scarce and attractive cover (AF no. 9)

1863: Postage Due 5 pi. black on brown thin paper, a superb 'head to head' vertical tête-bêche pair, with error of Control ban at base (in red instead of blue), huge margins all round and tied to cover to Deraliye by neat strikes of the dotted 'Battal' in black. Front of cover marked 'Erreur' in manuscript ink. An extremely rare cover. Cert. Isfila (2014).

2 kr. tied by Kazvin cds. to registered envelope to Teheran with arrival mark; the envelope rounded corner at lower left, otherwise fine; a rare single franking

1922, October Revolution 10 p. vertical pair and two singles and 27 p. single and 25 p. as block of six with additional franking tied by cds. to registered cover to Höchst, the block of six pasted over a block of six Hunger aid, because these stamps were only valid for domestic usage, fine and scarce

1913, Aviation Day Vevey, Flight Vevey - Villenueve,  special picture postcard "Pour la Patrie" with special red cachet an "POSTE AÉRIENNE VEVEY 22.VI.13" and franking, 5 rp. stamp cancelled upon arrival "VILLENEUVE 22.VI.12", stamp affixed around the edge, otherwise fine, very scarce (Muller.-Nr. 76)

Ziffernzeichnung 30 Groschen grauultramarin, drei senkrechte 3er-Streifen und Einzelmarke mi Kleiner Schild 5 Groschen ockerbraun sowie Großer Schild 1 Groschen karmin und 2 Groschen grauultramarin mit EKr. "BERLIN P.E. 10 4/3 73" bzw. handschriftlicher Entwertung rückseitig auf Paketbegleitung für ein 44 Pfund schweres Wertpaket mit Wertangabe 150 Thaler via Bremen nach San Jose, Costa Rica. Die 2 Groschen-Marke hat den Plattenfehler 'Linke Wertziffer 2 gebrochen und Punkt unter C von Reichs-". Bis auf eine Bugspur durch einen 3er-Streifen sind alle Marken üblich gezähnt und in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Die mit 308 Groschen frankierte Paketbegleitung ist nur teilfrankiert, da die absendende Postanstalt nicht wissen konnte, ob das zur Beförderung bestimmte Schiff Costa Rica vom Karibischen Meer (mit ermäßigtem Tarif) oder vom Pazifischen Ozean anlanden würde. Der mit Blaustift vermerkte zu wenig frankierte Betrag von 241 Groschen wurde beim Empfänger mittels Francodefekt nach erhoben. Außer in die USA sind nur ganz wenige Fahrpostsendungen mit Brustschildfrankatur nach Übersee bekannt. Destinations-Seltenheit, sign. Sommer BPP

3 Kreuzer auf hellgelb, Type V, rechts leicht berührt, sonst breitrandig und farbfrisch mit Kr. "LUDWIGSBURG 8 3 57" auf vorder- und rückseitig mit verschwenderischen Blumenranken goldbedrucktem Zierumschlag nach Stuttgart; Zierbriefe von Württemberg sind außerordentlich selten; ein ganz besonders reizvolles Stück, Fotoattest Heinrich BPP

5. Südamerikafehrt, R-Brief nach Rio, Kabinett 5th SA flight, registered cover to Rio, very fine

1958, Europe Flag 35 fr. épreuve d'artiste in greenish-blue with engraver signature, fine

1936, Päts 4 S., strip of three with printing order number T.366 of May 14, 1938 (3rd 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), very fine, mint never hinged, (Hurt/Ojaste F:3)

1 s. green, pl. 12 and 2 d. blue, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS OC 30 75" to lettersheet to Marseille with transit and arrival marks, the entire with slight paper splits, still fine

1925, Philatelic Exchange Charity stamp 25k. on 7k. tied by framed 6-line cachet to reverse of registered cover from Moscow, with full contents in french, to Paris with arrival mark, fine

1871, Colon 5c. red tied by fancy cork with adjacent blue cds. "SANTIAGO CHILE 2 JUN 71" to folded lettersheet via Magellano straits initially to Rome where it was charged with "17" decimes, thus postage due 10+60c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds. "ROMA 21 LUG 71", then re-addressed to Albano, the Rome P.O. cancelled the fees with three strikes of italic straight-line "Annullato" and sent the letter to Albano where the P.O. charged again the letter and applied postage due stamps 1869 10c. single and 1870 four singles 40c., minor ageing and some imperfections, a very attractive and rare cover, signed Colla with certificate (2007)

10 c. grey-black, clear to large margins with small sheet margin at left, tied by private boxed "P.DUPONT REMICH" and additional rural cancel to large piece with adjacent "REMICH 27 11 1859"; the stamp had been lifted and replaced, so no final statement possible regarding the quality; a fine and scarce piece, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

40 c. orange, copy from the upper right sheet corner with 1/2,5 mm margin at top and right, slightly cut into at left, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 28 OCT. 62" to folded letter to France, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922, 4-line overprint by Thom, 10 s. as block of four with left sheet margin, upper right stamp with overprint variety "R above Se", mint never hinged, right lower stamp slightly irregular perforations, otherwise fine, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 11II)

25 c. brown, block of 4 with large even margins and small sheet margin at right, unused with fresh original gum, the lower pair unmounted mint; extremely fine and rare, only 3 blocks known, certificate Böttger BPP

20 r. vermilion, horizontal pair in combination with 2 copies India ½ a. blue, tied by duplex "BOMBAY S.E. MAY 24" (1876) to small envelope to Pangim with manuscript "10" for the town delivery charge (AF no. 25)

1869: Postage Due Duloz 20 pa. deep brown & pale brown and 1 pi. deep brown & pale brown, rough perf. 5-11, used on 1874 (May 6) entire letter to Tirnovo tied by DEERSADET 3 / 1290 circular handstamps in black (Zia & Bulent # 21, unrecorded on cover). Reverse with Stamboul datestamp in black. A wonderful entire in perfect quality.

10 kr. with 2 kr., 1 kr., 10 ch., 5 ch. and 2 ch. tied by  Tabriz cds. to Barnameh with adjacent sender's seal "Imperial Bank of Persia"; 2 ch. and 1 kr. affected by light horizontal creases, otherwise fine and scarce

1926, First Flight Madrid-Manila, pre-printed cover with special 2-line cachet "PRIMER CORREO AEREO MADRID-MANILA", reverse with two large arrival cachets, only 16 covers were carried with this flight, slight vertical fold, otherwise very fine and rare (Muller.-Nr. 21)

5 Groschen ockerbraun, 72 (!) Exemplare, dabei 48er-Block, 8er-, 6er- und 3er-Streifen rückseitig auf Wert-Paketbegleitbrief mit vorderseitig Großer Schild ½ Groschen orange, von Bisperode mit Braunschweig Aufgabestempel "BISPERODE 26 FEB 1873" und Paketzettel mit handschriftlicher Ortsangabe via Stadtoldendorf und Bremen nach Chicago.Die vollständige Frankatur erst im Transit entwertet mit sehr klarem Braunschweig-DKr. "STADTOLDENDORF 27 FEB 1873".  Das Porto für den 10 Pfund 460 Gramm schweren Geldbeutel mit der Wertangabe 272 Thaler ist für diesen Transitweg mit 360½ Groschen korrekt frankiert. Das Porto setzt sich aus dem deutschen Anteil von 6 Groschen und der Versicherungsgebühr von 4½ Groschen, sowie dem Porto ab Bremen von 170 Groschen und 180 Groschen Versicherungsgebühr zusammen. Der 48er-Block stellt nicht nur die größte bekannte Einheit der 5 Groschen-Marke, sondern die größte bekannte Einheit aller Brustschildmarken dar. Der vorliegende Paketbegleitbrief mit der Massenfrankatur der 5 Groschen-Marke, bei der einige Randfehler zu tolerieren sind, ist das absolute Schaustück der Brustschilde Philatelie! Er schmückte nicht nur die Sammlung Kruse/Bremen, sondern war auch auf der Raritätenschau anläßlich der Monacophil 2000 im Monegassischen Postmuseum ausgestellt.

6 Kreuzer auf grün im waagerechten 5er-Streifen, voll- bis breitrandig und farbfrisch mit blauem Steigbügelstempel "ELLWANGEN 24 AUG 185.." auf Briefstück; die rechte Marke rechts oben Eckbug und Einriß, durch den mittleren Wert stärkerer Bug; außerordentlich selten, es handelt sich hier um die größte bekannte Einheit dieser Marke und die größte Streifeneinheit der 1. Ausgabe überhaupt, sign. Hederer und Attest Ebel

1933, 7. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief, sehr selten in tadelloser Erhaltung 1933, 7th SA flight, registered cover, very fine and very rare

1958, Europe Flag 35 fr. épreuve d'artiste in black with engraver signature, fine

1936, Päts 4 S. , block of six with printing order number T.239 of April 4, 1939 (4th 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). The occurrence of the same plate error in Pos.91 in all four printings of the 4 S. Päts indicates that the same plates were used for all four printings 1936-39. Different register crosses and different printing order inscriptions were used in differing positions for the four printings, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste F:4)

FRENCH MAIL: "ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. D No.2 / 26 MAI 80", clear strike in red on frontside of lettersheet franked with colonies general issue Ceres 25 centimes, tied by clear "PAQ. FR. POINTE-A-PITRE-GUADE 22 MAI 80" to Bordeaux with arrival of June 10. Stamp with small marginal faults, otherwise fine

1932, Philatelic Exchange Chain breaker 15k. on 70k. tied by 8-line cachet to reverse of cover from Moscow, with full contents in french, to Mexiko with arrival markins, a late date for private philatelic correspondence, fine

1875, Colon 10c. blue tied by fancy cork to lettersheet endorsed "Via de Magallanes" to Rome with scarce boxed "F.*56" alongside, upon arrival charged with "10" decimes thus postage due 1l. applied and tied by cds. "ROMA 24 DIC 1875", an incredibly beautiful and attractive letter

10 c. grey-black with small retouch (no.1), used with clear circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. FSPL and opinion Demuth BPP (1995)

2 c. black, block of 4, nice fresh colour and well rouletted, used by central strike "DOMMELDINGEN 22 4 77", fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

1922, 1½ d. as vertical strip of 6 from the upper left sheet corner with full gutter on top, the second stamp from bottom with basic stamp plate flaw "PENCF corrected", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 4III var)

25 c. brown, slightly cut-in at right, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 14 SEPT. 62" to entire letter to Saarbrücken; faint filing folds not effecting the stamp, certificate Böttger BPP (2014)