1940, Päts 6 S., green, proof block, a very rare proof multiple, the upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)    

Puerto Cabello Steam Ship Co.: 1866, 2 r. green tied by Caracas double circle to entire letter 1866 via St. Thomas and England to Bordeaux, very fine (Facit LG11)

1837, Entire letter from Santiago to Bordeaux containing a bill of exchange for 2000 fr., showing on front boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with adjacent "ROCHEFORT 1 MAI 1837"

1887, Coat of arms 10c. red tied by barred cancel with adjacent "CORREOS GUATEMALA ENE 27 1895" to enevlope endorsd "Via San Francisco, USA" to Florence, adhesives tape affixed at reverse slightly showing through, otherwise fine and quite scarce with only a few entires known from Guatemala to Italy

10 c. grey-black, vertical strip of 3 with good to large margins, small sheet margin at right, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

12½ c. rose with clear central "DIEKIRCH 12 AVRIL 67" on "Post-Anweisung" to Luxemburg with arrival mark on reverse; as mostly the name in the address and signature on reverse erased, still fine; a scarce document, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP

1922, Saorstát 2/6 s. as horizontal pair from row 3, the right stamp with overprint error "missing accent", unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37I var)

12½ c. rose in block of 4, fresh colour, unused with large part o.g., very fine, a scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP

1906/08, 3 k. orange, tied by oval date stamp to reverse of local registered envelope, fine and scarce

5c. red brown, two singles with good margins all round, tied by three strikes of blue "10" to folded letter to New Orleans with adjacent blue cds., "BROWNSVILLE", manuscript cancellation has been removed, lower stamp with tiny corner crease, few age spots otherwise fine. Certificate PF Scott No. 1

20 kr., 10 kr. and horizontal strip of five 12 ch. tied by "CHIRAZ 28-12-07" to Barnameh; a scarce high value franking in fine condition

1958, Komsol 60 k. line perforation, used, fine, scarce

1919, First postal Flight between Tokyo and Osaka 3 s. rose tied by special red cachet "TOKYO 8.10.4" to cover with arrival mark, fine and scarce

10 Groschen gelblichgrau (3) und Großer Schild 2 Groschen grauultramarin, alle entwertet mit sehr klarem EKr. "SCHWEIBURG 18 11 73" (neuer DR Postort, eröffnet im 1. Quartal 1872 in der OPD Oldenburg) auf Paketbegleitbrief im Quartformat für ein 1 Pfund schweres Paket via Bremen nach Rutersville, Texas. Alle Marken sind in einwandfreier guter Erhaltung. Das Porto errechnet sich aus dem deutschen Portoanteil bis Bremen von 2 Groschen und dem Weiterfranko bis Texas von 115 Groschen. Austaxiert und frankiert wurden allerdings nur 32 Groschen. In Bremen wurde das korrigierte Weiterfranko "115" auf den Paketbegleitbrief notiert und das fehlende Porto mittels Frankodefekt beim Absender eingezogen. Ein ganz außergewöhnlicher und besonders seltener Paketbegleitbrief mit drei 10 Groschen-Marken mit vorschriftswidriger Poststempelentwertung, Kabinett

1863, Postvereinsfarben, 1 Kreuzer hellgrün im senkrechten 6er-Streifen mit 6 Kreuzer blau mit Kr. "STUTTGART 26 JUL. 1864" auf Briefumschlag in die Schweiz; der Streifen einige Zahnfehler, teils durch Randklebung, dennoch ein attraktiver Brief mit ganz außergewöhnlicher Frankatur, größte bekannte gestempelte Einheit dieser Marke, Liebhaberstück

dito, eingeschriebener Drucksachenumschlag Anschlußflug Berlin mit GB-Zusatzfrankatur nach Uruguay, etwas unfrisch, jedoch in dieser Form selten ditto, registered matter, connecting flight from Berlin with additional GB-franking to Uruquay; slightly unfresh, but rare

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

1940, Päts 15 S., blue, corner block with printing order number T.134 of March 12, 1940, printed with the same plates as the red 15 S. of 1936 (Mi 125). Same marginal numbers as the red proof block with the printing order of Nov.2, 1936 (subsequent lot). Printed in blue color to reflect the increase in the postal rate for domestic letters from 10 S. to 15 S. on April 1, 1940. Issued on April 15, 1940, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste F:1)

1869, Jesurun issue ½ real green, perf. 10 vertical marginal pair, precancelled with violet ink, used on envelope to Curacao with frontside arrival mark of 5.2.1874 with blue due notation "30". A rare franking, certificate C.A. Møller AIEP (2007) (Facit LG21)

Incoming Mail: 1895, Helvetia 3 fr. pale brown, four single stamps and 1 fr. lilac, tied by cds. "CHAUX DE FONDS 22.VIII." to insured parcel card via Bremen to Manila, fine, rare

1871, folded letter dated "Jacmel 10 Avril 1871" with cds. on reverse, endorsed "p. Steamer" and travelled with ship "Neva" via London to Genoa, upon arrival taxed "17" and postage due 30-40c. and 1l. applied, 30c. postage due faulty, otherwise an attractive and quite scarce entire

10 c. grey-black, vertical strip of 3 with good to mostly large margins, used with circle of 9 bars; the lower stamp tiny thin in the margin, otherwise very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 1i)

20 c. grey-brown, horizontal block of 6, nice fresh colour, unused o.g., 3 values unmounted mint; very fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922, Saorstát 2/6 s. as horizontal pair from row 7, with right sheet margin, the right stamp with overprint error "reversed accent", unused, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37I) Provenance: Sir John Dodd (R. Lowe, 1964)

20 c. brown and 25 c. blue, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 15 JUIL. 70" to small envelope via France to Glasgow; a vera fine and scarce letter to abroad, sign. Goebel

KUZNETSK: 1880, 5 kop. in marginal block of 24, unused without gum, a scarce large block

 5c. red brown, four singles, all fresh colour with ample to large margins, one just touched at bottom, cancelled by black grids, two stamps with additional red "PAID" handstamp, matching red cds. "BOSTON MAS MAR 18" and "20" rate handstamp alongside on legal-size folded letter to Eastport Me., faint vertical file folds barely affect two stamps, very fine appearance, a rare quadruple-rated use of the 5c. 1847 issue. Certificate PF Scott No. 1

30 kr., 5 kr. and 2 kr. in combination with 1906, issue for Tabriz 3 ch. in horizontal strip of 3, tied by oval "CHIRAZ 17-4-07" to Barnameh; vertical crease affecting 5 kr. and the center stamp of the strip; a scarce high franking

1961, first manned space flight 6 k. complete miniature sheet 5x3, with usual plate flaw on position 15, unmounted mint, very fine (Standard 2469, sheet II; 25.000,-)

1925, July 25th., special flight Tokyo-Paris, franked cover with red cachet showing aeroplane and japanese characters, transit and arrival mark on front, also the special rectangle arricing cachet "SERVICES NAVIGATION AERIENNE 28 SEP 1925 PORT DU BOURGET", scarce, only 82 letters transported, very fine (Muller.-Nr. 15; AAMC.-Nr. 12)

10 Groschen gelblichgrau im 11er-Block mit Großer Schild 2 Groschen grauultramarin im waagerechten Paar rückseitig auf Wert-Paketbegleitbrief im Quartformat von "POSEN 16 6 73"  via Bremen nach Milwaukee. Die linke 2 Groschen-Marke ist eckrund, ansonsten befindet sich die Frankatur in einwandfreier guter Erhaltung. Das Porto für das 424 Gramm schwere Paket mit Wertangabe 10 Thaler setzt sich aus dem Weiterfranko von 75 Groschen und 30 Groschen Versicherungsgebühr zusammen. Beiliegend  Inhaltsdeklaration mit der handschriftlichen Erklärung "Sollte das Paket als unbestellbar zurückkommen so verpflichtet sich der unterzeichnete Absender das Rückporto so wie etwaige Auslagen zu vergüten". Der 11er-Block ist eine der größten Einheiten dieser Marke; Frankaturseltenheit !

3 Kreuzer karminrosa im 4er-Block, farbfrisch und gut gezähnt mit Hufeisenstempel "WELZHEIM 6 JUN 1863"; die rechte untere Marke leichte Bugspur, sonst sehr schöne und frische Erhaltung, sign. Kruschel sowie Pfenninger mit Befund und Grobe mit Attest

1934, 1. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte aus Jerusalem, Kabinett 1934, 1st SA flight, registered postcard from Jerusalem, very fine

1986, Palace of Europe 1,90-3,40 fr. imperforated, three sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 4.250,-)

1940, Päts 15 S., red, proof block of six with printing order number T.648 of Nov.2, 1936, mint never hinged fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1) The plates used to print the red 15 S. were re-used later on to print the 15 S. blue of 1940 

2 reales with pen cancel used on cover with adjacent manuscript "pr. Packet" to Curacao. The stamp with somewhat rounded corner due to the difficult perforation, otherwise fine; a scarce cover, certifiate C.A. Møller AIEP (2007) (Facit LG22)