1874, Hidalgo 25c. blue tied by cds. "VERACRUZ 24 DIC 77" to envelope to Genoa with octogonal "VERA-CRUZ PAQ. FR. B. No 1 26 DEC" alongside, rated "2" in red crayon but charged only "1*40" thus postage due 40c. and 1l. applied and tied by cds., opened on two sides, age spot at bottom, otherwise a fine

1 sgr. blood-red (sanguine), good even margins, clear central strike of 9 bars of Luxemburg, very fine, sign. Bühler BPP and FSPL, certificate Goebel AIEP (2002)

1906, William IV 10 c., 12 different colour proofs (according to the later 12 issued colours) on ungummed paper, imperforated, all from the lower left sheet corner, hinge marks in the margins only (here partly slightly thinned); a fine and rare set

1925 Saorstát 10 s. blue, block of eight from the lower left sheet corner, positions 25-26, 29-30, 33-34 and 37-38, upper stamps wide, lower stamps narrow setting, containing two vertical composite pairs, two upper stamps and margins hinged, otherwise mint never hinged and despite few separated perfs in very fine condition, a very rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel ​39II,III,IVs)  

STAMP BOOKLETS: 1906, booklet with 4 sheets of 6 stamps 5 c. green, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, good colour and well perforated for this issue, unmounted mint; a very rare stamp in this condition, certificate ISFILA (2011), also all other 5 values of this issue

5c. red brown, vertical strip of three mostly full margins, close to just touched at right, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS La. JUL 19" to folded lettersheet to Bordeaux, boxed "PD" and red "BOSTON PAID 12 29 JULY" alongside, light corner crease in lower stamp mentioned in certificate, very fine, illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, page 85, 26 35, signed Ashbrook and certificate PF. Scott No. 12 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

1908, Mohammad-Ali 13 ch., horizontal pair and single tied by Meched cds. to reverse of registered envelope to Constantinople with arrival marks

1945, Garcia Morato 10 pta. in uninssued colour brownish-red, horizontal pair, unmounted mint

1930, Mail-drop at Bourg sur Gironde, pre-printed cover with french franking addressed to Zürich, with special board cachet "AN BORD DES Do.X 20 NOV. 1930", sligtly toned, otherwise fine and scarce (Harms 16 FR; AAMC.-Nr. 4c)

BAYERN: 1875, Wappen mit Wasserzeichen 'Wellenlinien', 18 Kreuzer zinnoberrot, zwei Exemplare mit EKr. "LUDWIGSHAFEN 18/8" rückseitig auf grüner Post-Packetadresse für ein Paket von ½ Kilogramm via Bremen nach Brooklyn. Es sind sieben Marken abgefallen, deren ursprüngliche Positionen an Hand von Gummiresten und Stempelübergängen eindeutig rekonstruierbar sind. Der vorhandene, dem notwendigen Porto entsprechende Taxierungsbetrag über 123 Kreuzer "1f45/18", von dem 36 Kreuzer noch auf der Paketkarte haften, lässt den Schluss zu, dass vier der sieben abgefallenen Marken 18 Kreuzer-Werte waren. Bezüglich der restlichen drei Marken bliebe die Alternative zwischen einmal 9 und zweimal 3 Kreuzer oder zweimal 7 und einmal 1 Kreuzer. Die 18 Kreuzer-Marke mit dem Wasserzeichen ' Wellenlinien' ist auf Ganzstücken bisher nur auf einem Brief nach China und auf einer weiteren Paketkarte mit kompletter Frankatur aus dem "Constantin-Württenberger-Fund" (siehe Boker Katalog S. 195) bekannt. Trotz der unvollständigen Frankatur eine große Bayern-Seltenheit

1929, 1. Amerikafahrt, Brief mit DR-Zusatzfrankatur 4 M. und Verzögerungsstempel nach New York, Kabinett 1929, 1st SA flight, cover with additional German franking 4 m. to New York with delay cachet; very fine

KOZANI: 1907, postal stationery card to Belgium struck by KOZANA (A&P type 3, RR) datestamp.

1938, Scholars 15 S., left margin proof block, hinged at margin, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)  

MARTINIQUE - UNITED STATES: 1860, Envelope from "FORT DE FRANCE MARTINIQUE 27 MARS 1860" via St. Pierre to St. Thomas, here handled by forwarding agent Koefoed, Whitmore & Co. (clear red oval on front) and handed over to the Danish PO, here posted with cds. "ST:-THOMAS 15 4 1860" by private ship to Boston with frontside arrival mark, "SHIP" and "5" (cents due), small marginal faults

Unissued 2,50 din. without surcharge "9.00", three stamps in block of 4 with ornamental field, umounted mint, fine, rare  

1857, folded letter dated "Lima 12.8 1857" addressed to Chiavari, charged "14" decimes upon arrival, fine

1 sgr. sanguine with good to large margins, neatly cancelled with "Colosse à 26 barres", extremely fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1920, Caritas forerunner 5 c. green souvenir sheet, unused, fine and scarce

1927, 2/6 s. block of four containing two horizontal composite pairs, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 37IV w)

1875, 25 c. blue in vertical pair, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 2 3 77" to registered sealed envelope with manuscript "chargée d'office", boxed "Recomandirt" and not quite complete label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 12 (Saarbrücken-Trier) eingeschrieben" to Vienna with arrival mark; the envelope somewhat reduced at left by opening and some age-wear, a great rarity of Luxemburg official stamps; this the only known registered entire with official stamps and the only known letter with official stamps to Austria, sign. Goebel

1876, 25 pia. imperforated in marginal block of 15, unused o.g., most values unmounted mint; fine and scarce

5 c. red-brown,  horizontal strip of 3, the left stamp tiny touched just at upper right, otherwise clear to very wide margins, tied by 2 clear strikes of grid "PAID" to entire letter from Boston 1858 to France with adjacent accountancy mark "GB/1 F 60 C"; the right stamp with tiny corner crease at upper right, not affecting the design; a very fine and rare entire, certificate PF (2005). Scott no. 12 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

2 kr. with 1907, 3 ch. and 9 ch. tied by Tabriz cds. to registered envelope to Switzerland with arrival mark

1950, San Juan de Dios 1 pta. imperforated colourproof in green, horizontal pair, unmounted mint, scarce, opinion Graus AIEP for a strip of 3 (Edifil 1070cc)

America Flight, Dutch post, card from "AMSTERDAM 28.10.30" via Friedrichshafen with Puerta de la Luz arrival mark, on-board cachet und special red cachet on front, slight edge wear, otherwise fine and scarce (Harms 14 NL a)

DÄNEMARK: 1870/71, 16 Skilling grau/grün und 48 Skilling braun/lila (8, dabei zwei Paare) mit  Nr. "1" von Kopenhagen, vorder- und rückseitig auf Paketbegleitbrief für ein 1 Pfund 31 Gramm schweres Paket mit Ra2 "über Dänemark / Porto von Woyens" über Hamburg mit DKr. "HAMBURG 2 9 73", Bremen und St. Thomas nach Christiansted auf St. Croix (Dänisch Westindien). Bis auf eine 48 Skillling-Marke sind die Marken üblich gezähnt, der Brief etwas unfrisch. Das Porto ab Woyens betrug für den deutschen Teil bis Bremen 4 Groschen (16 Skilling) und das Weiterfranko 90 Groschen (384 Skilling) und ist mit Blaustift  notiert. Einzig bekannter Paketbegleitbrief von Dänemark nach Übersee.

1930, Südamerikafahrt, Karte bis Rio mit Condor-Zusatzfrankatur für Anschlußflug nach Chile, selten, Kabinett 1930, SA flight, card to Rio with additional Condor franking for connecting flight to Chile, rare, very fine

LARISSA: 1859, pre-stamp entire to Salonica struck by AN CANIB-I POSTA-I YENISEHIR FENAR 257 (A&P type 1, RRR) negative seal. Very few recorded. Certificate TFF

1938, Scholars  25 S., right margin proof block, very fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

PANAMA - GREAT BRITAIN: 1876, Small sailor's letter (envelope) from a member of HMS Albatros at Panama, the ocal countersigned by commanding officier, franked with GB 2 d. blue, cancelled in transit with "C51" of St. Thomas, addressed to Pocklington with transit and arrival marks, most part of upper backflap missing and the stamp negligible small corner fault. A stunning letter, certificate Paaskesen (1995)

2,50 din. without surcharge "9.00", complete miniature sheet of 8 stamps, umounted mint, very fine, rare

1864, folded letter from Callao addressed to Genoa and first transported by ship "Bogota" to Colon and then transshipped onto the "Tamar" to St. Thomas, from there send with the "Atrato" to Southampton, with accountancy mark "GB 2F 87 50/10" alongside, charged upon arrival "14" decimes, a attractive and scarce entire From the letter:" I trust this letter to a sailing boat leaving to Callao, these isles lacking mail connection with the dry land...". The letter was written by an Italian captain who was making costal trading along the West coast of South America. The oval handstamp "PEDRO SOLOGINAC CALLAO" was probably the forwarder in Callao. The isles Chincas, not far from Callao, where the isles of the "Guano". A year later from the date of the letter, the isles becaome the theatre of the Spanish-Peruvian war 1865-1866.

1 sgr. red-brown, horizontal pair, touched resp. slightly cut-into the frame line at top, otherwise wide margins, used with brownish-red target of Luxemburg; an extremely rare cancellation, only recorded of few 1 sgr., sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

1926, Charlotte, unadopted essay by Bradbury and Wilkinson, colour proofs as single dies on gummed paper

1927, 2/6 s. as vertical "Castle Composite", the upper stamp with overprint error "missing base of 2", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)