1977, Palace of Europe 1 fr. épreuve d'artiste in deep green with engraver signature, fine

1936, 1940, Päts 6 S., matching corner blocks, bottom left corners, pane C and pane A. The green 6 S. was reprinted in 1940 with the plates used for the printing of the red 6 S. in 1936. The marginal numbers are of the same pointed/eckig font/shape ("6"), indicating that the marginal numbers were not removed when the 1936 printing plate was stored. The red 6 S., issued on March 20, 1936, does not have a printed printing order number at the margin because the printing of printing order numbers was introduced later on, with the 4 S. Päts, printing order date  April 29, 1936. The red 6 S. postage stamp block is in a sheet position matching the proof block in the subsequent lot. The green 6 S. block  shows the printing order date May 17, 1939, mint never hinged, very fine  (Hurt/Ojaste F:1)

1875, 10 cents blue-green/yellow/black in block of 4 from the right sheet margin, unused o.g., very fine

PIROT: 1871 (ca.), cover to Sarajevo franked with 1pi and 2pi postage due of 1869/71 Dulos stamps tied by SEHIRKOY (A&P type 1, RRR) handstamps. Illustrated in A&P. Certificate TFF

1875, complete printed advertisement of the "REVISTA DE LA BOLSA MERCANTIL" dated Guayaquil 9.3.1875 with corresponding cds. on reverse, as printed matter to Lucca with three line "PANAMA 14 MR 1875 TRANSIT" alongside, upon arrival charged "20" thus vertical pair postage due 10c. applied and tied by cds. The contents among other things reports the movements of ships in the port of Guayaquil, a fine and very rare entire with only few covers from Ecuador to Italy known

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3 with ample to good margins, used with circle of 8 bars of Echternach, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. carmine, block of 4, neatly cancelled "ESCH-S-L'ALZETTE 5 MARS 76", very fine, private signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922 Saorstát 1 s. ocre, fresh and very good centered block of four with right sheet margin, upper right stamp with overprint error "missing accent", unused, sheet margin partly separated otherwise very fine, a very rare overprint error, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 36/I/IX) Provenance: J.A. Agnew (HR Harmer, 1930)                      T.E. Field (R. Lowe, 1966)

1865, Naumann-essay on unwatermarked paper 10 c. lilac, lower left sheet corner, ungummed, sign. Goebel

GDOV: 1895, 2 k. green tied by violet cachet to reverse of cover to Peterhof with arrival mark and additional franking Russia 1889 7k. blue tied by cds., light vertical bend, otherwise fine (Chuchin 10)

5c. red brown, deep and fresh colour, large to huge margins with part of adjoininig stamp at left, tied by blue circular cancel with matching integral-rate cds. "PHILADA. Pa. Feb. 4 5cts" alongside to folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, front with sender's routing "Steamer from Boston to Liverpool" and manuscript "110" Dutch cents due marking, "1/4" debit for postage due to Great Britain, red Liverpool transit and red Amsterdam arrival mark on reverse, extremely fine and perhaps the finest 1847 cover to Holland. Note: This letter was carried on the Cunarder Niagara, departing Boston on Feb. 6, 1850, and arriving in Liverpool on Feb. 18. Some covers from Philadelphia to Boston have a single 5c 1847 stamp for the under-300 miles rate, while others have a 5c pair or single 10c 1847 for the over-300 miles rate (the straight-line distance is 267 miles). Provenance: Ackerman Armitage Robert Lebow Joseph Hackmey

5 kr. (2) with 2 kr. in vertical pair and 4 singles, 1 kr. in pair and block of4 and 3 copies 3 ch. in combination with 1906, issue for Tabriz 1 ch., tied by oval "CHIRAZ 17-4-07" to front and reverse of Barnameh; an attractive and scarce franking

 RUSSIAN-JAPANESE WAR: 2 cards and one cover with different cancellations and platoons, each cover with detailed description, fine

'Condor on Cliff' 10 c. with additional surcharge " - 30 CVS. -", tied by fancy oval cachet "Cia de Navegacion Aerea Agencia Barranquila" to cover front from Cartagena to Barranquilla. Only very few coversof these commemorative covers are known to exist, they do not bear the 3 c. goverment stamp for the pre-payment of the regular postage. All these covers are signed by J. Soto with the hand-written inscription "Recuerdo del primer correo aereo de Cartagena Febrero 21 de 1920", stamp with good margins and just touched at lower left, otherwise very fine, extremely rare, Holcombe certificate

Ziffernzeichnung 10 Groschen gelblichgrau, 16 Einzelwerte, davon einer mit Poststempelentwertung, die übrigen mit vorschriftsgemäßer handschriftlicher Federzugentwertung, in Mischfrankatur mit Kleiner Schild 1/2 Groschen rötlichorange sowie Großer Schild 1 Groschen karmin und 2 Groschen grauultramarin rückseitig auf Wert-Paketbegleitbrief  von  "BURHAVE / 14 11"  via Bremen nach  Austin, Texas. Teils leichte Alterstönungen und eine Marke eckrund, ansonsten gute Erhaltung dieser Massenfrankatur. Das Gesamtporto von 162 3/4 Groschen für das 2 Pfund 154 Gramm schwere Paket mit der Wertangabe "12 Thaler" setzt sich aus dem deutschen Portoanteil von 2 Groschen (Grenzzone) + 3/4 Groschen Versicherungsgebühr und dem Porto ab Bremen von 130 + 30 Groschen zusammen. Austaxiert und frankiert wurden allerdings 163½ Groschen, weil das deutsche Versicherungsporto mit 1½ Groschen für die I. Zone angesetzt wurde. Der Wert-Paketbegleitbrief trägt zur Kennzeichnung den seltenen großen Wertpaketzettel mit Ortskennzeichnung durch den Vorphila-Einzeiler "BURHAVE".Ein unglaublicher Brief !

6 Kreuzer dunkelgrün im waagerechten Paar (unten angetrennt) mit DKr. "TÜBINGEN 20 MAI 1861" auf kleinem Briefumschlag über Friedrichshafen und Zürich nach Lausanne, Kabinett, schöner Brief mit 6 Kreuzer ausgewiesenem Weiterfranko

3. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief Anschlußflug Berlin mit GB-Zusatzfrankatur nach Rio, Pracht 3rd SA flight, registered cover connecting flight Berlin with GB additional franking to Rio, fine

1983, Palace of Europe 2,00 and 2,80 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1936, Päts 6 S., red/lilac carmine, corner proof block,  no printing order number, mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1875, 10 c. black/blue-green/yellow, tied by mute ring cancel to envelope from "PHILADELPHIA FEB 3" franked with US 1879, 2 c. vermilion and 3 c. green, 2 copies each, addressed to a member of the US coast survey steamer 'Blake' at St. Thomas and re-directed to St. Vincent. The Hapag stamp 2 clipped perfs at upper left and one 3 c. perforation cut away at right, otherwise fine. a very attractive and rare combination cover, just 2 other combination covers of Hapag and US stamps are recorded. Certificate Philaltelic Foundation (2017)

1811, entire letter with double line "GORICE ILLYRIE" in black and handwritten tax note "6" to Zara, fine letter from the Borelli correspondence

1884, Numerals 2c. brown wrapper with blue mute cancel endorsed "via Livingston-N. York" to Fermo, two vertical folds, scarce with only a few entires known from Guatemala to Italy (Higgins & Gage #2)

10 c. grey-black, horizontal strip of 3 with ample to good margins, used with rural cancellation (most likely Redange), fine and scarce, sign. Williame and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

12½ c. rose, horizontal block of 8, cancelled by clear strikes "RUMELANGE 30 8 76"; a very fine and rare block, the largest recorded used multiple of this stamp, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: 'Melusina' (Soluphil 2010)

1922 Saorstát 1 s. ocre, vertical pair with right sheet margin, lower right stamp with overprint error "accent inserted by hand", mint never hinged, crease through margin only mentioned for accuracy, very fine, signed MacDonnell in the margin (Michel 36I var)

Naumann-essay on watermarked paper 10 c. lilac, horizontal block of 10 from the lower left sheet margin, ungummed, 2 faint vertical creases, still fine and very scarce

KAADNIKOW: 1910/11, 3 k. red tied by oval date stamp to local registered envelope, slightly reduced in size by opening

5c. red brown, deep and fresh colour, ample margins, cut into at top, tied by blue circular cancel with matching integral-rate cds. "PHILADA. Pa. OCT 28 5cts" alongside to folded letter to Amsterdam, Holland, front with sender's routing "Steamer from Boston to Liverpool" and manuscript "110" Dutch cents due marking, "1/4" debit for postage due to Great Britain. Certificate PF Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

5 kr. with Lion on blue paper 3 ch. and 9 ch. and 1908, 13 ch. and 26 ch. tied by Teheran oval date stamp to large-size registered envelope to Sultanabad; a scarce high value franking from the Ziegler correspondance

RUSSIAN-OTTOMAN WAR: 1877/78, two cards and one folded pre-printed letter, with different cancellations and interesting text, each cover with detailed description, a scarce group

3 rub. with very rare perforation 13½:10:13½:13½, unused with original gum, very fine (Nr. 53D)

ESSAY: 1928 (?), Air mail 10 c. blue-green, prepared by Military Geographic Dept., mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Rendon AIEP (Sanabria #EA)

10 Groschen gelblichgrau (8) und Großer Schild 2 Groschen grauultramarin (2)  rückseitig auf kleinformatigem Paketbegleitbrief für ein 3 Pfund 300 Gramm schweres Paket von "JEVER / 13 3" via Bremen nach Charleston, South Carolina. Die 10 Groschen-Marken haben teils kleine Einschränkungen, die Brustschildmarken sind in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Das Porto setzt sich aus 4 Groschen deutschem Portoanteil bis Bremen (Zone I) und 80 Groschen Weiterfranko zusammen und ist mit Rötel bzw. Blaustift entsprechend taxiert; der blaue Durchgangsstempel EKr. "BREMEN 13 3 72" wurde von Januar bis März 1873 mit falscher Jahreszahl "72" verwendet, danach ohne Jahreszahl

1862, weit gezähnt, 6 Kreuzer dunkelgrün, farbfrisch und einwandfrei gezähnt, ungebraucht mit großen Teilen des Originalgummis, Pracht, sign. Georg Bühler

1933, Chicagofahrt, R-Brief Anschlußflug Berlin (vorderseitig leichter Stempeldurchschlag) bis Rio, Pracht 1933, flight to Chicago, registered cover, connecting flight from Berlin to Rio (on front light paperbreak to heavy cancellation on reverse), still fine

1985, Youth 2,20 fr. épreuve d'artiste in black with engraver signature, fine