1951, UPU 300 l. imperforated with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine

10 c. black, fresh colour and clear to large margins all round, tied by fancy geometric cancel to large part of folded letter to Riverhead with black cds. "ELLICOTTVILLE N.Y. AUG 2" alongside, line under town name small paper breaks, very fine appearance, certificate PF. Note: Alexander records only mere handful of examples of this cancel on a 1847 10 c. Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

1905, internal mail provisional 1 ch. on 3 ch., 5 copies with 2 copies 1903/04, 12 ch. tied by oval Teheran date stamp to reverse of registered envelope to Hamadan

1804, amarillic typhus epedemic in Spain, cover with double line "MALAGA AND/BAXA" in black and tax "33" plus two desinfection cuts and vinegar spots to Lübeck, Germany, fine

1932, Transatlantic solo flight by Amelia Earhart, cover franked with U.S. and British adhesvies with violet diamond shaped cachet "TRANS - ATLANTIC NON-STOP SOLO-FLIGHT  FIRST AVIATRIX AMELIA EARHART FLIGHT NEWFOUNDLAND - IRELAND MAY 20 - 1932  - MAY 21" alongside, autographed by Mrs. Earhart. After taking off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Mrs. Earhart landed near Culmore, close to Londonderry, Ireland on May 21, 1932, flying the distance in 14 hours and 54 minutes, very fine and rare this being cover 17 out of only 50 carried, signed with Holcombe certificate - besides one cover "Earhart arrives at New York" with her signature, newspaper articles and some modern stamps

10 Groschen gelblichgrau und zwei senkrechte Paare 30 Groschen grauultramarin  mit Großer Schild 9 Kreuzer rötlichbraun  auf Wert-Paketbegleitbrief im Quartformat von "DARMSTADT 1. 3 12 73" nach Baltimore. Die Marken sind bis auf leichte Tönungen in fehlerfreier Erhaltung. Das Gesamtporto von 7 Gulden 44 Kreuzer für das Paket von 5 Pfund 390 Gramm mit Wertangabe 12 Gulden teilt sich in den deutschen Anteil von 21 Kreuzer plus 5 Kronen Versicherungsgebüht bis Bremen (Zone II) und das Weiterfranko von 7 Gulden 18 Kreuzer incl. der Versicherungsgebühr von 105 Kreuzer auf. Eine hochwertige Dreifarben-Frankatur

1868, Ergänzungswert 18 Kreuzer orangegelb, farbfrisch und gut durchstochen und bis auf einen minimalen Randspalt rechts oben einwandfrei, mit EKr. "ESSLINGEN 26 10" (1867) auf Brief nach Colmar, Frankreich mit handschriftlich ausgewiesenem 12 Kreuzer Weiterfranko; in der Briefhülle unten rechts kleine Stelle ausgebessert, sonst sehr schöner und seltener Brief, Fotoattest Heinrich BPP

1932, Englandfahrt, R-Brief nach London und zurück, weiterbefördert mit DR- und Scadta-Zusatzfrankatur via USA nach Kolumbien, seltener Brief 1932, flight to England, registered cover to London and back, forwarded via the US to Columbia with German and Scadta franking, rare

1991, Hundertwasser 2,80 and 3,70 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1938, Päts 30 S., proof strip of three, with printing order number T.670 of Sept.15, 1937. With register cross below pos.100. Some gum irregularities, unused, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1, F:1)    

BARBADOS-JAMAICA: 1862, Lettersheet from "BARBADOS OC 10 62" via "ST. THOMAS OC 14 1863" to Kingston with arrival mark on front, franked with 1861, 6 d. rose-red, tied by numeral "1"; slight age marks, still fine and scarce (SG 29)

1872, 1d. red tied by barred "C61" to printed matter to Copenhagen with cds. "PORTO-RICO PAID" and "PD" alongside, reverse with arrival mark, a beautiful and very rare entire especially sent to Denmark, certificate BPA (2007)

1848, folded lettersheet from "VERA-CRUZ OC 16 1848" to Lucca, with ship "Forth" up to Bermuda, there transshipped onto the "Severn" up to Southampton, rated "2/3" d.; the letter endorsed to the "HEATH & FURSE" which paid "£ 1.3" to the GPO, with red boxed "RETUNED FROM" and "LONDON PAID" alongside, via Boulogne with oval "P.F" to Lucca, there marked "Sconosciuto", the letter has most likely been never delivered, despite some faults a very interesting entire

10 c. grey-black with good to large margins, tied by target with broken circles to entire letter from "REMICH 21 1 1857" to Luxemburg, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

2 c. black in block of 4, used with Luxembourg cds., perforation with few splits and strengthened by hinges, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP

1922 Saorstát 10 s. blue, block of four with left sheet margin, the upper right stamp with plate flaw "strokes over TEN", upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39I)

1874, 4 c. imperforated with clear to mostly very wide margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 5 2 75" to 'Bücher-Bestellzettel' to Mainz with distribution mark on front; very rare single franking, certificate Böttger BPP

1852, 12 c. lilac, dark lilac and greyish-lilac, all with mostly wide margins (greyish-lilac clear at top left), used, fine, 2 copies sign. Baschwitz BPP (Edifil 13, 13a, 13b)

1851, Franklin 1c. blue, Type Ia, position 92L4, and 3c. dull red vertical pair and four singles and 12c. black, all tied by black grid cancel to buff envelope to Coburg, manuscript "with closed Prussian mails" at top left, several transit marks alongside, 1c. overpayment of the 30c. rate to Germany, some faults, a very rare stamp, especially used to a foreign destination, 1981 and 1999 PF certificates.

1 ch. on 3 ch., 2 copies with Lion 3 ch., 10 ch. and 12 ch. (2 each) tied by Sultanabad oval date stamp to registered envelope from the Ziegler correspondance to England and redirected to Germany with several transit and arrival marks; one provisional stamp slightly creased, otherwise fine

Sperati: 2 r. orange red, Type A, used, with BPA backstamp, very fine

1877, Buffalo Balloon 5¢ deep blue, a magnificent mint example of this great air post rarity, in a condition which places it among the very finest of the known examples, being completly flawless, overall very fresh and bright color with wide even margins all round, with full clean original gum with a small hinge remainder, very fine, PF certificate (1985) (Scott #CL1)

30 Groschen grauultramarin im senkrechten Paar sowie Kleiner Schild 3 Kreuzer rötlichkarmin und 18 Kreuzer ockerbraun, alle Marken einzeln entwertet mit Badischem  DKr. "WEINGARTEN 14 MAI"  auf Paketbegleitbrief im Quartformat für ein 2 Pfund 315 Gramm schweres Paket via Bremen nach Baltimore. Die beiden Brustschildmarken haben einen Eckbug, das Paar der 30 Groschen-Marke ist sehr gut gezähnt und in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Das Weiterfranko von 2 Gulden 51 Kreuzer ist mit Rötel auf der Paketbegleitung notiert. Eine schöne und besonders rare Frankatur mit einem gestempelten Paar der 30 Groschen-Marke; es sind nur  zwei weitere Paare mit Stempelentwertung bekannt.

18 Kreuzer orangegelb, 1 Kreuzer hellgrün und 3 Kreuzer rosa mit klarem DKr. "STUTTGART 28 NOV. 1867" auf Briefumschlag über Bremen nach New York mit vorderseitigem roten "PAID. 10"; der rechte Rand der 18 Kreuzer unauffällig ergänzt, dennoch attraktive und seltene 3-Farben-Frankatur, aus der Sammlung Anderegg, Fotoattest Heinrich BPP

5. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief mit guter DR-Zusatzfrankatur, u.a. Polarfahrt 1 M., Pracht 5th SA flight, registered cover with good additional German franking (including Polar flight 1 m.), fine

1996, Palace of human rights 3,00 and 3,80 fr., two épreuves d'artiste in blue and brown with engraver signature, fine

1939,  Päts 30 S. blue as proof with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, signed Nemvalz (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)  

BARBADOS-UNITED STATES: 1853, "PAID AT BARBADOES", crowned circle, good strike on small envelope via "ST. THOMAS JU 14 1853" to Philadelphia with frontside "STEAMSHIP 10", prepaid with 1/-"

½r. green on white, strip of four sind single with mostly good margins tied by parilla killers to cover front to Adjuntas, scarce and interesting Provenance: 332. Heinrich Köhler Auction

1853, folded letter from "VERA-CRUZ NO 4 1853" to Voltri with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, sent with ship "Avon" up to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "Magdalena" up to Southampton and then to Genoa, there charged with "17" decimes and redirected to Voltri with red straight-line "RETRODATO" on reverse, a attractive entire
 

10 c. grey-black, clear at upper left, otherwise wide margins with part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by circle of 9 bars to envelope with adjacent "REMICH 9 II 1860" to Luxemburg with arrival mark; the envelope with small pinhole and seal on reverse removed, otherwise very fine; a very rare letter, only 3 entires are recorded with this cancellation, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Woudenberg (van Dieten, 1967), 'Melusina' (2009)

4 c. green, 3 copies with allegory 1 c. and 12½ c., tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 12 5 89" to cover to Réunion with transit mark of Marseille; scarce destination and franking

1922 Saorstát 10 s. blue, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, right stamp with overprint error "missing accent", unused, very fine, certificate BPA (1932) (Michel 39I)

1875, Essays by Bruck: 2 c. black imperforated and perforated, each in block of 4 from the bright sheet margin, ungummed, fine

2 r. pale-vermilion, good margins all around, central grid-cancel, fine, certificate Comex

1c. blue, type II, horizontal strip of three in deep colour and with very good impression, large margins to just clear at bottom left, pos. 4-6L4 with plate scratch between position 4 and 5, tied by blue cds. "WELLINGTON 0 JUL 2" to buff envelope to East Canaan, part of flap missing, a very fine cover, certificate PF Scott No. 7 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey