1875, 25 c. blue, tied by clear cds. "LUXEMBOURG 15 4 74" to lettersheet (side flaps missing) to Harlem with transit and arriva marks, fine and very rare, sign. F.S.P.L. and Goebel in manuscript

1911, Sultan's visit, 124 values complete, unused o.g., a fine and scarce set (Mi. 4.800,-)

5c. red brown, horizontal strip of three, fresh colour and ample to full margins, just touched at top, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS MAY 10 1857" to envelope to Bordeaux, red "NEW YORK PAID 12 MAY 19" and French transit mark alongside, very fine. Scott No. 12 Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa Joseph Hackmey

2 kr. with 1 kr., 26 ch. and 13 ch. (2) tied by Sultanabad oval date stamp to registered cover from the British Vice-Consulate (nice wax seal on reverse) to Germany with German transit register label (partly removed); 26 ch. rounded corner, otherwise good condition, a scarce high values franking

Juan Ruiz 20 c. bluish-violet, imperforated horizontal pair from the left sheet margin, unmounted mint, opinion Graus for a split-up block of 4, fine and scarce

America Flight, Portugese post, cover from "LISBOA 29.JAN.31" addressed to new York, with on-board cancel and special red cachet and Rio arrival mark, fine, scarce (Harms 15 c)

ÖSTERREICH: 1873/74, 3 Frachtbriefe mit fiskalischem Wertzeicheneindruck "5 kreuzer/1871" aus "BENESCHAU b. PRAG 13/10 74", "KLENTSCH 6 11" und "KRATZAU 25/6" für Wertpakete via Bremen nach USA. Alle auf Ausstellungsblättern mit ausführlicher Beschreibung der Leitwege und Porti, dabei zwei zweisprachige deutsch/tschechische Formulare. Uns sind bisher keine weiteren Frachtbriefe von Österreich in die USA bekannt

Karte Anschlußflug Berlin mit DR-Zusatzfrankatur Südamerikafahrt 2 M. bis Bahia, sehr selten, Kabinett Card with connecting flight from Berlin with German additional franking SA flight 2 m. to Bahia, very scarce and very fine

MITHYMNA: 1912, picture postcard to Holland franked with 10pa of 1909 issue and tied by MOLYVO (A&P type 3) datestamp.

1938, Scholars 25 s. imperforated, two singles one with bottom sheet margin. one from the lower right corner, reconstructed as pair. The  horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin shows that this is an archival proof, printed during the production of the postage stamps, in contrast to the imprimatur proofs, which were printed earlier without a marginal bar (see subsequent lot). This proof shows the difference between imprimatur proofs and archival proofs. One single is signed Nemvalz, very rare positional match to the imprimatur proof below, very fine  

PRUSSIA - UNITED STATES: 1851, Entire letter from "COELN 17/2", prepaid with "39½" silbergroschen addressed to a member of the German ship "Reform" at San Francisco, endorsed "via Panama", travelled via London, in closed package per "Trend" to St. Thomas (arrived March 19) and on March 24 per "Great Western" to Shagres and further via Panama to San Francisco, on reverse forwarding agent mark "Reynolds & Co. Express / San Francisco" and oval "NOT PAID", both in blue. A fine and extremely rare letter of the forwarding agent Reynolds & Co., who disappeared already in the fall of 1851

Issues of the individual People's Republics, Montenegro: 1945, 1-20l. and postage due 10-20l., mint never hinged, fine, signed J. Bar

1866, Lama 10c. red tied by cds. "LIMA 13 OCT 867" to envelope via London to Rome, with accountancy marking "G.B. 1F90C" alongside, upon delivery "1 35" was charged, adhesive some minor abhrasion, a fine entire

1 sgr. red-brown (sanguine), just clear at 2 spots, otherwise good margins, tied by clear target with adjacent red cds. "LUXEMBOURG 23 JANV 53" (somewhat oxydized) to Trier, fine, a very rare stamp on entire, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (Prifix 2a)

"STAMP ESSAY", complete sheet of 100 stamps, 20 each in dark-brown, brown, red, green and black, unmounted mint, some light creasing, affecting stamps partly

1927, 2/6 s. as vertical "Castle Composite" from the "broken R, O and P plate", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 37IV s)

1878, UN FRANC on 37½ c., block of 26, block of 12 and single stamps, incl. 7 stamps with overprint inverted, all tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 2 11 80" to large cover front addressed to "Monsieur Ch. de Bourenstain, Chambellan, Ministre Résidence de Suede & Norwège à La Haye"; 4 further stamps fallen off, few stamps with light creasing or small faults, but general very fine condition; one of the most spectacular frankings of Luxemburg official stamps; sign. Goebel (Prefix D23A/B)

1914, Sultan Resad 2 pa.-200 pia., the complete set in blocks of 4, unused o.g., slightly pre-folded in the vertical perforation, fine and fresh; a very rare set in multiples

5 c. red brown and 10 c. green, type III, both fresh colour and ample to large margins all round, 5c. tied by French transit and partial cds. "NAUVOO Ills." and 10 c. pen cancelled and tied by manuscript mark to folded letter to Lucon, red boxed "SHORT PAID" black "NEW YORK 6" and magenta handwritten "15" struck out by "16" decimes handstamp alongside. Part of the address restored, 5 c. stamp with faint crease at bottom, otherwise very fine. This is the only example of a Short Paid handstamp on a cover franked by a 5c. 1856 issue, illustrated in Frajola and Meyer, page 75, fig. 6-23, certificate PF. Scott No. 12,15 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

3 kr. together with 26 ch. and 2 copies each 1 kr. and 2 ch., all tied by oval "SULTANABAD 18-9-09" to registered sealed linen envelope to Germany with transit mark of Teheran on reverse; a very rare franking with the 3 kran stamp

1954, Madonna with child 30 c. in unissued colour violet, unmounted mint, fine and scarce, opinion Graus AIEP

1931, Suriname, cover with complete set, the 60 c., 1 and 1½ gld. with missing stop after "Do", addressed to Amsterdam and return arrvial mark "PARAMARIBO 29.9.31", special cachets on front and reverse, fine (Harms 50)

SCHWEIZ: 1872, Frachtbrief (Lettre de Voiture) mit DKr. "MENZIKEN 12 VII 72" zu einer bar freigemachten Geldsendung (Barschaft über 300 Franken) via Frankfurt am Main und Bremen nach Terre Haute, Indiana. Das Porto setzt sich aus 40 Rappen plus deutschem Portoanteil von 6 Groschen plus 3 Groschen Versicherungsgebühr sowie dem Weiterfranko ab Bremen von 60 Groschen zusammen. Sowohl bei der Berechnung des Schweizerischen wie auch des Weiterfrankos ab Bremen fiel eine Gewichtsgebühr nicht an, da sie niedriger als die Wertgebühr gewesen wäre. Nur für die deutsche Strecke musste sowohl ein Gewichts- als auch ein Wertporto errichtet werden. Möglicherweise einzig bekannter über Bremen gelaufener Paketbegleitbrief aus der Schweiz nach Übersee

Rundfahrtbrief mit zusätzlich deutscher (Südamerikafahrt 4 M. mit Bordpoststempel vom 22.5., Mängel), brasilianischer und US-Frankatur (Zeppelin 1,30 $) nach Friedrichshafen, der Brief trägt die Unterschriften von Dr. Eckener, Dürr, Flemming, Lehmann, und von Schiller, seltenes Schaustück Roundtrip cover with additional German (4 m. SA flight with board post cancel of 22.5., faults), Brazilien and US franking (Zeppelin 1,30 $) to Friedrichshafen; signatures of Dr. Eckener, Dürr, Flemming, Lehmann, and von Schiller; attractive and rare show piece

MONT ATHOS: 1904, cover franked with 1901, 1 pia., tied by AYON OROS 6 11 904, to Odessa, refused by russian customs and returned

1938, Scholars 5 s.- 25 s., set of 4 complete sheets. 5 s. and 25 s. pane A, 10 s. and 15 s. pane B. All sheets have a horizontal marginal bar at the bottom margin, but in contrast to the imprimatur proofs (see lot below). The left marginal numbers of the 5 s. sheet are by mistake in the wrong position, the vertical marginal numbers usually start with the lowest value at the bottom of the sheet. Folded horizontally in the middle, mint never hinged  

PUERTO RICO - GREAT BRITAIN: 1836, Entire letter with black "FORWARDED BY WHITMORE & Co. ST. THOMAS" to London with arrival mark of July 2, 1836 and red boxed "PACKET LETTER" on front, charged "2/2"

1815, Lettersheet dated "Londres le 28 avril 1815" addressed to Bordeaux, transported via "BREMEN" and "BASEL 4 Juny" with adjacent transit mark "SUISSE PAR HUNINGUE". A very scarce cover, transported shortly before the battle of Waterloo. Certificate Van der Linden BPP (1999)

Lama 10c. red tied by oval "PISAGUA" to envelope addressed to Florence with three-line "PANAMA 14 YZ 1875 TRANSIT" alongside, upon arrival taxed "24" decimes, thus postage due 40c. (faulty) and 2l. applied and tied by boxed "FIRENZE 16 AGO", some age spots, a very rare and unusual combination

1 sgr. red, horizontal pair, ample to large margins, neatly cancelled by central circle of 9 bars, very fine, opinion Demuth BPP (1995)

1927, Charlotte 90 c., die proof on very thin paper, mounted on card, with imprint of the American Bank Note Co., small faults

2'6- 10 s. in composite pairs with mixed 5 and 6 mm dates, 2'6 and 5 s. as horiozontal pair and 10 s. as vertical pair, used on three pieces, cancelled out of period par complaisance , very fine and scarce, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.-Nr. 37-39 IV, SG 83-85a)

1882, Allegorie 5 Fr. with large italic overprint "S.P.", unused without gum, a rare stamp, sign. F.S.P.L. and Goebel in manuscript (Prefix 66)

1916, 5-pointed star and crescent, complete set of 88 values, one small value unfresh, otherwise fine/very fine, unused o.g.

5c. red brown with full to large margins all round, and 10c. green, type II and III, horizontal strip of three, fresh colour and ample to large margins, just touched at top left, positions 1-3L1, left pair type III misplaced transfers, right stamp type II, tied by two strikes of black cds. "BRIDGEPORT Ct. FEB 17" to cover to Biel, Switzerland, several transit marks on front and reverse, very fine. The plate used to print the imperforated 10 c. 1855 stamps contained only one horizontal pair of type II and II, located in position 2L and 3L! Certificate PF. Scott No. 14-15, 12 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

1909, coat of arms 3 kr., 1 kr., 6 ch., 3 ch. and vertical pair 1 ch. tied by cds. "HAMADAN 13.VI.10" to reverse of long-size registered envelope to London with transit and arrival marks; 3 stamps of franking affected by cover creases, the scarce 3 kr. in fine condition; a rare franking