1 ch. on 3 ch., 2 copies with issue for Tabriz 3 ch. (4) and several Lion values on front and reverse of registered envelope from the Ziegler correspondance from Sultanabad 1907 to England and redirected to Germany with London register label; one Lion value with small faults, otherwise fine

1851, 10 r. green, good margins all round, used, fine, Comex certificate

1909, Hudson-Fulton Celebration, special vignette depciting an airplane, two airships and a ballon over the Hudson, tied by cds. to small piece, fine

Ziffernzeichnung 30 Groschen grauultramarin im waagerechten 5er-Streifen mit vorschriftsgemäßer handschriftlicher Entwertung zusammen7 Kreuzer grauultramarin und 18 Kreuzer ockerbraun mit EKr. "ETTLINGEN 4/10 73", rückseitig auf Paketbegleitbrief im Quartformat für ein 7 Pfund 40 Gramm schweres Paket via Bremen nach St. Louis, Missouri. Alle Marken sind farbfrisch und bis auf einen kurzen Zahn bei der 7 Kreuzer-Marke gut gezähnt und in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Das Gesamtporto von 9 Gulden und 10 Kreuzer ist incl. des innerdeutschen Portoanteils von 42 Kreuzer mit Rötel auf dem Paketbegleitbrief notiert. Eine seltene Frankatur mit hochwertige Einheit der 30 Groschen-Marke. Aus der selben Korrespondenz wie die Massenfrankatur der 18 Kreuzer großer Schild.

7 Kreuzer schieferblau in besonders schöner tiefer Nuance, ungebraucht mit frischem Originalgummi, Kabinett, eine seltene Marke

1934, 11. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte mit guter Frankatur Mi.Nr. 483-87, Kabinett 1934, 11th SA flight, registered card with good franking mi. no. 483-87, very fine

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

1936, Päts 50 S., block of four, first printing (no printing order number below pos.91 and 92)., mint never hinged, very fine Same sheet position as the proof block in the subsequent lot    

BRITISH GUYANA-JAMAICA: 1863, Entire letter, franked 1862/65, 12 c. dull purple, tied by "A03", from "DEMERARA OC 23 63" via St. Thomas to Kingston with arrival mark on front; a fine letter (SG 47)

1871, Hispania 25c. blue tied by oval "S. JUAN a YABUCOA" to judicial cover front to Yabucoa with neat strike of fancy handstamp "PITUTACION PROVINCIAL DE PTO RICO" alongside, fine

1856, Hidalgo 2r. green tied by cds. "FRANCO MEXICO 3 DIC" to small cover endorsed "Via Inglesa" via London to Torino, on front cds. "Angl. / Amb. Calais 2 JANV 59", upon arrival charged "10", two backflaps missing ans small tape remainders, rare

10 c. grey-black with ample to large margins, tiny scrap in the lower frame line, otherwise fine, used with ink cross on entire letter from Mondercange 19.8.1858 to Esch. The letter was in Mondercange handed over to the postman who distributed it on the same trip at Esch; a very rare rural letter with manuscript cancellation, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. lilac-rose, horizontal block of 8, cancelled "VIANDEN 28 9 77"; fresh colour and well perforated, the perforation strengthened in several places and some minor imperfections, otherwise very fine; a scarce multiple, sign. Goebel and A. Diena and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1922 Saorstát 10 s. blue, vertical pair with right sheet margin, upper stamp with overprint error "reversed accent", unused, very fine (Michel 39I+VI) Provenance: Sir John Dodd (R. Lowe 1964)

2 c. black and 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "ECHTERNACH 17/5 78" to postcard 6 c. rose, cancelled the day before, addressed to Frankfurt with transit mark of Luxemburg; the card with small tear and light bend, 5 c. light corner bend, address partly redrawn, still a fine and scarce combination, certificate Böttger BPP

6 r. greenish-blue, used, very fine, certificate Comex

1 c. blue, type II, block of four, position 74/85L2, horizontal strip of five, positions 61-65L2, and a right sheet margin single from the scarce plate 3, position 30L3, showing centerline, each stamp with penstroke, strip and block cancelled by red rimless "STRAWBERRY VALLEY CALA" with manuscript date "May 17", as additional franking on postal stationery 10 c. green to Mobile Ala., margins often full, but some stamps with faults, envelope with missing flap, worn edges, nevertheless a very rare California gold-rush cover paying the double trans-continental rate, mentioned in Ashbrook page 229, certificate PF. Scott No. 7 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

1 CHAI on 1 kr. tied by Schimeran cds. to commercial envelope with imprint 'Groeneweg, Dunlop & Co. / Teheran" to the British Telegraph-Office at Teheran with arrival mark on front; a very rare stamp on cover, signed Sadri with certificate (Persifila 367)

1852, 6 r. greenish blue, good margins all round, lightly cancelled, very fine, signed Holcombe with opinion

1919, Manila Exhibition Flight by Ruth Law, souvenir card with inscription "AERIAL POST CARD to commemorate the First Aerial Mail Service in the Philippines", 4 c. stamp tied by triangular violet cachet "AERIAL MAIL SRVICE BUREAU OF POSTS PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. MISS RUTH LAW", card number 988A, rare flown card, one horizontal crease (affecting adhesive), otherwise fine

30 Groschen grauultramarin im senkrechten Paar und rückseitig 10 Groschen gelblichgrau (2) mit handschriftlicher Entwertung "Crefeld Bhf / 28 11 74" jeweils über zwei Marken gehend, auf gelber Post-Packetadresse mit nebengesetztem Hufeisenstempel "CREFELD BHF. 28 NOVBR. 74" (Spalink Nr. 6-8) via Bremen nach Louisville, Kentucky. Das Gesamtporto für das ½ kg schwere Paket von 80 Groschen beinhaltet das Weiterfranko ab Bremen mit 75 Groschen. Sehr schöne und seltene reine Ziffernmarken-Frankatur in tadelloser Erhaltung

2 Kreuzer orange im senkrechten Paar mit Brückenstempel "K.WÜRTT.BAHN.POST 23 III 74" als Zufrankatur auf Ganzsachenumschlag 3 Kreuzer karmin nach Basel mit Durchgangs- und Ankunftsstempeln; das Paar links kleiner Durchstichfehler und im seitlichen Durchstich minimal stockig, seltene Auslandsfrankatur, sign. Ebel

1930, Vaduzfahrt, Brief mit u. a. Madonna 10 Fr. (leicht eckbrund), ursprünglich vorgesehen für die ausgefallene Ostseefahrt mit Ausfallstempel Flight to Vaduz, cover with a.o. Madonna 10 fr. (slighly rounded corner), originally planed for the cancelled flight to the Baltic Sea with red cachet

1996, Palace of human rights 3,00 and 3,80 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)  

1936, Päts 50 S., proof block of four from the lower left sheet corner, first printing (no printing order number below pos.91 and 92), corner crease on margin, mint never hinged fine

COLOMBIA-UNITED STATES: "PAID AT SANTA MARTHA", crowned circle in red on entire letter 1854 to New York via "ST. THOMAS OC 30 1854" and "KINGSTON JAMAICA NO 6 1854", prepaid with "1/-", very fine

1855, Coat of arms ½o. on yellow with good margins all around, tied by smeared parilla killer to envelope to San German, fine and rare

1856, Hidalgo 4r. red tied by cds. "FRANCO MEXICO" to enevelope endorsed "paquete / Ingles" via London with "GB/1F.60C." accountancy marking alongside to Torino, fine and  and attractive

10 c. grey-black, touched/cut-in at right, otherwise good to large margins, tied by 2 strikes of black "PD" to entire letter with adjacent cds. "LUXEMBOURG 30 OCT. 59" to Ell with arrival mark of Redange; an attractive and very rare letter, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBURG 18 3 79" to privately preprinted postcard (Pierre Brück) to Metz with arrival mark; the stamp with scissor cut at top and bottom, but perforation almost complete, slight staining and card with small rubs, still fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP

1922, Saorstát 10 s. as top marginal single with basic stamp error "Retouch to 0 in 10", position 4, mint never hinged with hinge in the margin only, very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39I)

2 c. black and 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "MERSCH 25 5 78" to postcard 6 c. lilac to Saarbrücken; very light crease effecting 2 c., otherwise fine; a very scarce combination, certificate Böttger BPP

2 r. vermilion, large margins and nice fresh colour, tiny maginal tear and horzontal tiny crease at upper left almost invisibly fixed by hinge; a rare stamp, certificate Comex for pefect stamp (before the small damage happened)

1c. blue, type IV(9), four singles arranged as vertical strip, mostly large to huge margins, but touched in some places, tied by three cds. "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16 JUN" to buff postal stationery 6c. green to New York, an unusual franking paying the 10 cents trans-continental rate, slightly refolded, otherwise fine. Scott No. 9

1906, provisional type set issue 1 ch. with perforation on 2 sides together with 2 ch. in strip of 6 and single stamp and 3 ch. in strip of 6, strip of 3 (central stamp with "POSTES" inverted) and single and 1904, 9 ch. on 1 kr. (2),  all tied by oval "SULTANABAD ARAK 1-9-90" to front and reverse of sealed large registered envelope to Bombay, 3 stamps affected by cover crease and in general some light creasing and toning; a remarkable franking (Sadri no. 374A, 376f etc.)

1 r. pale blue, good margins on three sides, just touched at upper right, used with barred oval, fine, Comex certificate