1938, Scholars 5 S., imprimatur proof block, at the bottom margin signature by Gustav Jallas and seal as Director of the Estonian Postal Service, dated April 20, 1938. Separate printing for the imprimatur/approval by Jallajas, before the printing of the postage stamps, there is no horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin yet, mint never hinged, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

GUADELOUPE-FRANCE: 1866 (?), Printed Matter (not quite complete inside) franked with French Colonies Eagle issue 1 centime olive in horitzontal pair with good to large margins together with 20 centimes brown, somewhat cut into at left, tied by Pointe à Pitre cds. with adjacent boxed "PD", sent by closed mail via St. Thomas and Southampton; a fine and very scarce franking

1919, 2nd. Stanislav-Issue on Postage due stamps, 1-2, 4, 6-8h., the first three with shifted overprints, 6h. from second printing, mostly fine, signed Mikulski, Körner etc.

1872, Hidalgo 12c. blue and 25c. red (both cut into) tied by cds. "VERACRUZ AGO 17 1872" to three-weight folded letter to Genoa with red octogonal "VERA-CRUZ PAQ. FR. B. No. 1 17 AOUT 72" alongside, upon arrival taxed "30" thus postage due 1 and 2l. applied and tied by cds., a fine and rare entire

1 sgr. blood-red (sanguine), good to large margins, tied by Luxemburg target to small piece, very fine, opinion Balasse (1995)

20 c. in unissued colour brown, block of 4, unused o.g., one stamp unmounted mint

1925, Narrow overprint, 10 s. as block of four with left sheet margin from the "broken S plate", mint never hinged and very fine and fresh (Michel 39II)

1891, Grand Duke Adolf 25 c. blue and vertical pair 5 c. green tied by cds. "ESCH-SUR-ALZEY 25.9.01" to registered card  with German ship cancel "DSP HAMBURG-NEW YORK 6.9.01" to Milwaukee, USA with arrival mark

1938, Republican Militia 5 c.-10 pta., unmounted mint, fine

5c. red-brown, cut-into the outer frame line at bottom, otherwise good margins, tied by date stamp "NEW ORLEANS FEB 21 1857" to entire letter from Tabasco, Mexico with adjacent merchants' cachet "ROMANO HERMANOS / TABASCO" to Bordeaux, showing on front red "NEW-YORK BR. PKT. MAR 4", accountancy mark "GB 1 F 60 C" and tax stamp "8" (decimes); the stamp with tiny marginal tear at bottom, usual slight toning; a fine and rare cover, one of only 3 recorded 1856, 5 c. usages originating outside the United States; certificate PF (2005). Scott no. 12 Provenance: Hubbard Joseph Hackmey

1907, Lion on blue paper 2 ch. tied by Sultanabad oval date stamp to printed matter address label from Manchester to Sultanabad, franked with Edward 2 d.; a very scarce usage as printed matter tax stamp

1939, Franco 40 c., imperforated proof in red, horizontal pair, unmounted mint, opinion Graus for split-up block of 4

"BREMEN"-New York, registered cover with mixed franking German Empire with se-tenant and Sovjet Union, from Leningrad via Berlin onto the "BREMEN" and by catapult aeroplane to New York, with special red cachet (illegible) "Deutscher Schleuderflug D. 'Bremen'-New York", fine and scarce (Haberer-Nr. 147 R; Airmail label Muller 32)

5 Groschen ockerbraun, 24er-Block und 6er-Block in farb- und währungsgleicher Mischfrankatur mit Kleiner Schild 5 Groschen ockerbraun (6, dabei waagerechter 4er-Streifen) sowie ½ Groschen orange, mit klarem, auf jeder Marke einzeln aufgesetztem EKr. "TETTENS 6 3 73" rückseitig auf Wert-Paketbegleitbrief via Bremen nach Houston, Texas. Alle Marken sind gut geprägt und bis auf teils flache Zähne durch Randklebung gut gezähnt. Der 24er-Block enthält den Plattenfehler I (Feld 17) und VIII (Feld 22), der 4er-Streifen der 5 Groschen-Marke mit Kleinem Schild hat die Plattenfehler V im Paar (Feld 73+74). Das Porto für das 245 Gramm schwere Paket mit Wertangabe 70 Thaler errechnet sich aus dem deutschen Portoanteil von 4 Groschen (Zone I) + Versicherungsgebühr von 1½ Groschen und dem Weiterfranko von 115 Groschen + Versicherungsgebühr 60 Groschen. Entsprechend wurde taxiert und frankiert. Der 24er-Block ist die größte bekannte gebrauchte Einheit dieser Marke und die zweitgrößte gebrauchte Einheit aller Brustschildmarken. Eine bedeutende Rarität der Deutschen Philatelie !

GANZSACHEN: 1862/1910,Sammlung von über 400 Stück mit einigen besseren dabei u.a. Nr. U8 gebraucht, P29 zusammenhängend von "GMÜND 24 SEP 93" nach Russland und retour, P29 nach Transvaal, P38A mit Nr. 60 als Zusatzfrankatur von "SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND 30 MRZ 97" nach New Orleans, dort frankiert mit USA Nr. 82 und retour, des weiteren einige Probedrucke und Besonderheiten wie Blind- und Doppeldrucke; alles sauber aufgezogen und beschriftet

1935, 15. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief, Kabinett 1935, 15th SA flight, registered cover, very fine

KALAMBAKA: 1897, cover to Istanbul used during Greco-Turkish war franked with 1pi of 1892 coat of arms stamp and cancelled by KALABAK manuscript. Believed to be the only known cover. Certificate Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society

1938, Scholars 5 S., right margin proof block, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)    

GUADELOUPE-UNITED STATES: 1863, Lettersheet franked with French Colonies 1859/65, 5 c. green and 40 c. orange in strip of 3, tied by diamond of dots and "STEAMSHIP 10" to lettersheet with adjacent "POINTE-A-PITRE 10 SEP 1863" to New York with adjacent crowned circle "PAID AT GUADELOUPE", transported via "ST. THOMAS SP .. 1863". A fine and scarce combination cover, signed Jakubek

1919, 2nd. Stanyslaviv issue, overprints on Austrian Field Post, 10 hr. on 10 kr. violet on greyish paper . The used copy originally part of page two of the May 1919 Ekonomat document prepared in Stanyslaviv and tied to piece with part of the Ekonomat seal. At left a small spot, already visible on the Ekonomat document, an almost invisble bend in the lower right corner. In total only two stamps have been printed, the other one being unused, the only "used" example available and a great rarity. Certificate Huylmans BPP (2014) and Mikulski (1993) Provenance: Collection Marquess of Bute (Robson Lowe, 1959)                      Corinphila 2003 (137 Auction)                      The Dr. Ron Zelonka collection (Corinphila 169th. Auction, 2011) (Bulat 65)

1874, Hidalgo 10c. black and 25c. blue tied by cds. "VERACRUZ FEB 20 1877" to slightly shortened envelope to Genoa with octogonal "VERA-CRUZ PAQ. FR. B. No 1 20 FEVR" alongside, rated "2" in red crayon and blue handstamp "1F60C" applied, upon arrival charged "28" thus postage due 40c. as pair and 1l. applied and tied by cds., some ageing and the pair postage due lifted to show the octogonal cancel resulting on a crease, a scarce entire

1 sgr. blood-red (sanguine), ample to large margins, tied by green "pointe perforante" of Clervaux to small piece, fine and scarce, several signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1891, Adolph 25 c., 19 different imperforated colour proofs on ungummed paper

1925, Narrow overprint, 10 s. as horizontal pair with left sheet margin, the left stamp with "Runnal's Re-entry" on position 21, mint never hinged, normal perforation, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39II)

1923, Souvenir sheet 10 fr. with official punch hole at top instead at bottom, unused with usual small pin holes etc., fine and scarce, certificate Goebel AIEP

1951, 100 years railway 2-10 din. complete set on registered FDC with arrival mark and perforated souvenir sheet on FDC (vertical folded)

5c. red brown, two singles, fresh colour and close to full margins all round, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS DEC 5" to not quite complete folded lettersheet to Nantes, New York and french transit marks alongside, fine, a rare example of the 10c rate to France from this period. Scott No. 12

1907, lion on blue paper 3 ch. tied by oval "TEHERAN (BAZAR) 11-9-09" to reverse of local cover to North Teheran with arrival mark; cover slightly reduced in size at right by opening

1944, Dr. Thebussem 5 pta. in unissued colours yellow and orange, perforated, in vertical pairs, unhinged mint (Edifil 983cc)

1929, 77th Trial Flight,  Austrian post, Zeppelin picture card, mail drop at Geissau, with special black and red cachet "Südfunk an Bord", scarce, very fine (Harms 1c AU; AAMC 1b)

18 Kreuzer ockerbraun mit  Ziffernzeichnung 10 Groschen gelblichgrau und 30 Groschen grauultramarin rückseitig auf gelber Post-Packetadresse mit  vorderseitig 30 Groschen grauultramarin im senkrechten 3er-Streifen, für ein 1 Kilogramm schweres Paket  von "DARMSTADT 1. 26 11 74" via Bremen nach Wichita, Kansas. Alle Marken sind farbfrisch, die 10 Groschen-Marke ist leicht eckrund, alle anderen Marken sind gut gezähnt und in einwandfreier Erhaltung. Der ab 1.1.1874 geltende deutsche Portoanteil von 18 Kreuzer ist mit dem Spitzenwert der Brustschildausgaben, der 18 Kreuzer-Marke mit Großem Schild frankiert. Einzig bekannte Frankaturkombination dieser Marke mit ausschließlich Marken in der Ziffernzeichnung in Kabinetterhaltung

1932, 2. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief Anschlußflug Berlin mit Scadta-Zusatzfrankatur nach Kolumbien, Kabinett 1932, 2nd SA flight, registered cover, connecting flight from Berlin with additional Scadta franking to Columbia, very fine

KATAFIGHE: "KATAFI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI 1313" (A&P type 1, RRR), clear strike in violet on horizontal pair 1901 20 pa. rose to reverse to envelope with handwritten endorsement "Voie de Salonique" to Maresti, Romania with arrival mark, fine, very rare, only two covers recorded with complete strike of this cancellation

1938, Scholars 10 S., corner proof block, counter pane A, a marginal number from pane B at the right, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

GUATEMALA - FRANCE: 1858, Entire letter from "GUATEMALA 3 AGO 1858" with adjacent red boxed "Franco" to Paris, sent via British PO "BELIZE AU 16 1858" per closed mail via St. Thomas to England and with triangle accountancy mark "GB 2 F" to France, here re-directed, little unfresh

1919, 3rd. Stanislav-Issue 2g. on 2k. carmine, irregular block of 11 plus vertical pair, showing light shift of surcharge, 5 stamps unused, the others mint never hinged, one stamp some abhrasion, otherwise fine, signed Baumgarten