10c. vertical pair Type II and single Type III, 1c. blue vertical pair and single and 3c. red vertical strip of three, all good to cut into margins, all with black grid on folded letter to Nantes, France, with red "NEW ORLEANS MAY 19" alongside, several transit marks on front and reverse, despite some small faults an attractive and rare cover, certificate PF Scott No. 9,11,14,15 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

2 kr. tied by cds. "TEHERAN 20.V.22" to reverse of registered envelope against acknowledgement of receipt (AR) to Paris

1844, decorative feather letter from Broby to Sanders, fine

1862, Farbänderungen: 1 Kr. gelborange im unregelmäßigen 6er-Block, allseits voll- bis meist breitrandig, meist mit Zwischenlinien, sauber entwertet durch Halbkreisstempel "PASSAU 27/3 7"; die rechte obere Marke geglättete Bugspur, sonst bis auf einen Vortrennschnitt zwischen zwei Werten in einwandfreier und besonders schöner Erhaltung, Fotoattest Brettl BPP

dito, Brief mit dem kpl. Flugpostsatz (teils gering zahnfleckig) nach Holland ditto, cover with complete airmail set (partly slightly toned) to the Netherland

1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with overprint "Akypon", umounted mint, fine

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 2, unused, very fine

UNITED STATES-PUERTO RICO: 1873, yellow envelope from "NORTH ISLEBORO ME. MAR 10" franked with 1870, 2 c., 3 c. (2) and 10 c., addressed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, transported with the Red Ball line to St. Thomas and from here to Puerto Rico, where 2 stamps Cuba 1873, 25 c. and 50 c. (valid in Puerto Rico unti July 1873) where added as postage due; transit and arrival marks on front and reverse. The franking with small faults, the cover with small edge tears. An important item of Caribbean postal history; the only recorded DWI cover with US and Spanish colonial stamps. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (2013)

1912, George V 1 d. die proof colour trial in red on gummed paper with watermark 'imperial crown', unused o.g. with slight gum disturbances in the margins only, stamp unmounted mint; fine and scarce 

1868, 1 d. yellow green as horizontal pair, touched at bottom right, with good margins on the other sides tied by cds. "ARICA 9 ABR 1871" to double-weight folded lettersheet via London to Genoa, prepaid to the embarkation port of Callao, unpaid for the remaining journey, upon arrival charged "46" decimes thus postage due 60c. and block of four 1l. applied, some adhesives tape marks and minor faults, nevertheless a very attractive and colorful franking Provenance: Enrique Martin de Bustamante (1999)

1 sgr. brown-red with clear to large margins, used with central strike of circle of 9 bars of Bascharage, minor imperfections; a very rare cancellation, sign. W. Engel and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) Provenance: 'Melusina' (2009)

2,50 fr., die proof in black on sunken carton, signed by the designer Cottet

1927/28, 5 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with "circumflex accent", upper left stamp hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 38III var)

1883, 5 c. blue tied by cds. "WELTEVREDEN 27.11.1890" to wrapper with red sender cachet and handwitten endorsement "par la malle Anglaise" to Odessa with Russian censor mark and arrival mark, wrapper oppened at left, otherwise fine

SYRIA: 1471, entire merchand's letter from Aleppo to Venice

10c. green, vertical pair, type II and IV, position 65/75L1, large to huge margins with part of adjoining stamp at top and 1c. blue, type IV, three good margins, just touched at right, all with black grid cancel on folded letter to Bordeaux with several transit marks alongside, this cover is one of the finest known examples of the 21c rate to France, reverse with pencil notes by Chase, small gum toning spot on upper 10c. stamp mentioned in certificate, very fine, certificate PF. Scott No. 14,16,9 Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

3 kr. tied by Teheran cds. to registered cover from Teheran against acknowledgement of receipt (AR) to Vienna with transit mark on reverse; a scarce single franking

1920, Luftpost 20 Ø with watermark 1, unused, very fine, Obermüller Wilen certificate

6 Kr. blau im 4er-Block, rechts teils leicht berührt, sonst voll- bis breitrandig mit oMR "356" NÜRNBERG; eine nicht häufige Einheit in sonst einwandfreier Erhaltung, sign. Pfenninger und Fotoattest Brettl BPP

1933, Italienfahrt, R-Karte mit blaugrauem Bestätigungsstempel und anschließender Beförderung mit 2. Südamerikafahrt nach Pernambuco, ohne grünen Bestätigungsstempel, jedoch mit Ankunftsstempel vom 6.6.33 1933, flight to Italy, registered card with bluish-grey cachet; afterwards transported with 2nd SA flight to Pernambuco, without green cachet, but arrival mark of 6.6.33

1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with first das cancellation on local cover from Athens, fine (Mi. 1.500,-)

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 8, unused, very fine

VENEZUELA - GREAT BRITAIN: 1850, Entire letter with clear "CORREO DE VENEZUELA / GUAYRA FRANCA" with adjacent "2" (reales) via "ST:-THOMAS SE 13 1850", Southampton and London (October 5) to Bordeaux, on front red boxed "COLONIES & c. ART.13", charged on arrival with "15" decimes

1913, Seahorses 1 £ green, unused with fresh original gum and tiny hinge mark, very fresh and fine

1868, 1 d. yellow green and 1p. yellow, fresh colours, partly cut into, tied by cds. "LIMA 13 SET 1873" to large part of partly restored cover via London to Genoa, upon arrival taxed "1150" centimes and postage due 2l. as block of five and singles of 50c. and 1l. applied with cds. "GENOVA 27 OCT 73", few imperfections but a beautiful and extremely rare mixed franking together with the largest known block of the postage due 2l. Provenance: Enrique Martin de Bustamante (1999)

1 sgr. red-orange with ample to large margins, showing part of neighbour stamp at right, neatly cancelled by rural cancel of Wiltz, sign. Brun and Goebel, opinion Böttger BPP

Charlotte 2,50 fr., die proof in blue on sunken carton, very fine

1927/28, 10s. left marginal single with overprint error "flat 9", mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 39III)

1899, Queen Wilhelmina 2,50 g. on 2,50 g. deppe-violet, 25 c. violet (vertical folded) and 5 c. rose, tied by cds. "BINDJEI 17.12.1905" to insured package card with red label "VALEUR DÉCLARÉE" to Basel, Switzerland with arrival mark, folded, otherwise fine

"HALEB/81", arabic triple-boxed marking in blue on postage due 1869, 20 pa. and 1 pia. on reverse of lettersheet from Manchester to Aleppo, franked with GB 1865/67, 6 d. lilac; a fine and unusual combination cover

10c. green, type II, IV, horizontal strip of three, right stamp Type IV recut at top, left pair Type II, positions 72L-74L, large margins at top and bottom, close at left and just touched at right together with 5c. red brown, touched at left, three sides ample to large margins, all tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS DEC 19" to folded letter to Geneva, cover refolded to show complete strip of 10c., stamps creased, still very fine, illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, page 122, fig. 10-3, certificate PF. Provenance: Joseph Hackmey

5 kr. in horizontal pair with horizontal pair 1 kr. and singles 9 ch. and 1 ch., all tied by "MECHED 12.XI.18" to sealed registered linen envelope to Teheran; one value 1 kr. two short perfs, some light creasing affecting only the 1 ch., a scarce franking

1846, health certificate from the Ottoman medical board with endorsement for originating from a non-epedemic town (Jerusalem) and cachet "ADMINSTRATION SANITAIRE DE L'EMPIRE OTTOMAN", folded, otherwise fine

6 Kr. blau, diagonal halbiert, voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten mit zwei teils angeschnittenen Einzelwerten 3 Kr. rosa, jeweils mit oMR "289" und nebengesetztem L2 "LINDAU./6 SEP, 1866" auf Briefumschlag nach Yverdon im schweizer Kanton Vaud mit rückseitigen Transit- und Ankunftsstempeln; diese seltene und eigentlich paradoxe Frankatur entstand wohl dadurch, daß der Absender den Brief bereits frankiert am Postamt auflieferte, dieser jedoch nachfrankiert werden musste, da der Empfangsort im 2. schweizer Rayon lag (daher Porto 3 Kr. für Bayern und 6 Kr. Weiterfranko für die Schweiz); aus Mangel an 3 Kr.-Marken benutzte der Postbeamte eine halbierte 6 Kr., eine in Bayern bei Markenmangel gängige Notmaßnahme. Es handelt sich hierbei nicht nur um die einzig bekannte Farbfrankatur einer Halbierung, sondern auch um die einzig bekannte Halbierung auf Auslandsbrief; sign. Krüger sowie Georg Bühler mit Fotoattest (1970), Hans Grobe mit Fotoattest (1974), Fotoattest Bloch mit Zusatz, daß auch John Boker den Brief für echt hält, sowie Fotoattest Brettl BPP

1932, 4. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte, Kabinett 1932, 4th SA flight, registered postcard, very fine

1960, CEPT 4,50 dr. blue with double print, unmounted mint, fine, signed Sieger