12 Kr. lila, drei Einzelwerte, und 3 Kr. hellkarmin im senkrechten Paar, alle Werte sehr schön farbfrisch, eine 3 Kr. durch Herausschneiden des Briefstückes beschädigt, die linke untere 12 Kr. in der unteren Zähnung leicht bestoßen, sonst alle Werte einwandfrei gezähnt, sauber entwertet durch mehrfach aufgesetzten EKr. "LUDWIGSHAFEN 26 SEP." auf Briefstück; eine seltene Farbfrankatur der raren 12 Kr., Fotoattest Schmitt BPP

1933, 2. Südamerikafahrt, R-Karte, Kabinett 1933, 2nd SA flight, registered postcard, very fine

1989, CEPT 60 dr. and 170 dr. in half printing sheet with two small sheets with strongly shifted vertical perforation and double perforation at left, unmounted mint, light fingerprints at right, otherwise fine

CASH PAYMENTS: 1918, Nemme, " Makstud 15 kop" with signature and adjecent cyrillic cds. "НЕММЕ 23 11 18" on cover to Tallinn, fine 

DENMARK: 1870, Lettersheet franked with 1864/70, coat of arms 2 sk. lilac, 4 sk. red and 16 sk. greenish-grey (3), tied by duplex "181/VSJ. JB. PB 3 TOG 23/2" to St. Croix with London transit mark on front; one 16 sk. missing corner perf and 3 sk. repaired at top, still fine and very attractive. Certificate Van der Linden BPP (1996)

1915, 1 t. black, violet and gold with black surcharge, unused with original gum, fine, only 170 issued, signed Bloch (SG £ 1.400,-)

1843, folded letter dated "Callao d'Lima 16- 7 bre 1843" addressed to Genoa and transported by ship "Le Due Sorelle", charged 4 soldi upon arrival and red three-line "VIA DI MARE (A)" applied, fine The "Corriere Mercantile" of Febr. 19. 1844 reports the arrival of the brigantine "Le Due Sorelle" from Callao describing the merchandise on board. The newspaper also reports the departure of the "Maria Antonietta brick sardo" to America. Both ships are mentioned in the above letter. This cover states the existence of a Sardinian merchant service between Genoa and Callao. Cavour was one of its clients, mainly about the guano supplies.

1 sgr. red-orange, large margins with part of neighbour stamp at right, central and superb strike of target of Grevenmacher, extremely fine and choise, several signatures, opinion Böttger BPP

1933, Buildings 45c. brick-red as block of four from the lower left sheet corner with complete "coin daté", mint never hinged, a fine and scarce multiple

10 s. indigo, used, very fine

CANCELLATIONS: "KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ M.S.v.HEUTSZ", violet oval ship cancel, two clear strike on cover with Hong Kong King Georg V. 2 c. green and vertical pair 4 c. red to Netherland, clear transit mark "PAQUEBOT SINGAPORE 2 AP.1929" on rerverse, fine

LABOVA-i Zir: Clear violet negative seal on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. with additional franking 1 pia. used 1905 to Istanbul with adjacent transti mark of Erguiri, some minor staining, a rare cancel on entire

12 c. black, diagonal bisect, cut into outer frameline at top , clear margin at left, tied by datestamp "SAN FRANCISCO CAL. 16 JUN" (1853) on envelope to Kentucky, endorsed "per Steamship 'Northerner' 18 June" ; the envelope repaired in the margins; a rare and attractive cover. Note: A shortage of 3 c. stamps in San Francisco led to the use of bisected 12c. stamps to pay the 6 c. letter rate from May until September 1853, when the bisects were prohibited in the East.

1912, Ahmad Shah overprinted "Al Sultan Mohammad Ali Shah Ghajar": 3 ch. in horizontal pair, tied cds. "SENNEH 18.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan, fine and scarce

"AYASULUG", boxed positive marking on 1896, postcard 20 pa. to Germany with arrival mark, slight corner creasing

6 Kr. braun, vollständiger Bogen von 60 Marken mit 6 waagerechten Zwischenstegpaaren und allseits vollständigen Bogenrändern (links etwas gekürzt), in der rechten Zwischensteg-Zähnung gefaltet, absolut postfrisch in guter und frischer Erhaltung; es existiert mit größter Wahrscheinlichkeit nur noch ein weiterer Bogen dieser Marke (aus der Elster-Sammlung), jedoch in deutlich schlechterer Erhaltung; Fotoattest Brettl BPP

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

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in proof printing sheet in final design with four miniature sheets with shifted perforation, unmounted mint, fine

1918, Pernau (Pärnau), "15 k. makstud" with signature and adjecent "ПЕРНОВЬ 10 12 18" and straight-line "Pärnu" on cover to Dorpat, vertical fold, otherwise fine, scarce

FRANCE: 1870, Entire letter franked with Napoléon lauré 80 c. carmine from "ST. GERMAIN-EN-LAYE 12 MARS" via London to St. Croix; stamp with some short perfs, still fine and scarce

1855/63, Perkins Bacon 1 d. deeprose-red, nice fresh colour and good margins, unused without gum, otherwise very fine

1858, Victoria 2d. blue as horizontal pair and 1873 3d. rose 4 singles tied by barely legibly strikes of barred "F85" to folded lettersheet with adjacent fordwarding agents cachet and cds. "MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO DE 11 74" to Genoa, adhesives small imperfections, one 3d. was affixed with lower part torn away, a scarce and attractive entire Provenance: Robson Lowe (1957)

1 sgr. orange-red, large margins, central green "pointe perforante" of Wiltz, very fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

1933, Airmail 1,50 Fr. as imperforated block of four from the lower right sheet corner, mint never hinged with small hinged in the margin, very fine

1935, Re-engraved printing 10 s. as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, upper right stamp with overprint error "flat accent above Saorstat", mint never hinged, few hinges in the margin, very fine, a rare multiple, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel C61)

"MEESTER CORNELIS 2.9.1895" on Netherland  Wilhelmina 5 c. blue, three single stamps, on cover with adjacent boxed "NA POSTTIJD" 1895 to Rotterdam with arrival mark, fine, scarce

PESKOPI: "Posta Subesi Peshkopi Debrey-Zir", negative seal in violet on 1904, 1pi blue on greenish stationery envelope, fine (C&W fig.66 addendum)

1861/67, 30 c. orange and 3 c. pink (straight-edge at right), tied by circle of bars to envelope with adjacent red "NEW BEDFORD MASS. PAID JAN 13" to Mangonui, New Zealand with Auckland arrival mark on front; the envelope skillfully repaired at top; an attractive and scarce franking to a very unusual destination. Scott no. 73, 65 Provenance: Robert A. Paliofito (1990) Joseph Hackmey (2010)

6 ch., tied by cds. "SENNEH 25.IV.12" to reverse of cover to Hamadan

"ÜSKÜB", fancy marking in black on postcard 1909 to Austria

18 Kr. mattziegelrot und 3 Kr. rosa, farbfrisch und einwandfrei gezähnt mit sauberem EKr. "BURGHAUSEN 10 JUN." vorderseitig geklebt auf gesiegeltem Wertbrief nach München; 18 Kr. kleiner Randspalt unten und rechter oberer Eckzahn neu befestigt; eine seltene Frankatur, Fotoattest Brettl BPP

1930, Südamerikafahrt, Karte der Rundfahrt, geringfügig fleckig 1930, SA flight, card of the round trip, tiny stained

1989, CEPT 60 and 170 dr. in imperforated sheet, unmounted mint, fine

1918, Reval (Tallinn), "20 k. makstud ametnik" with signature  and handwritten register number "74" and adjecent "РЕВАЛЬ 18 11 18" and straight-line "Tallinn" on local registered cover, scarce, fine

HOLY LAND: 1894, Cover franked with 1892, 1 pia. grey, tied by Jerusalem cds., via New York to St. Thomas with transit and arrival marks; the envelope transportation faults, stamp with small tear and affected by marginal creasing, very scarce

1855/63, 4 d. blue on white paper, block of 4, ample to large margins and fresh colour, lightly cancelled, some minor staining, sign. Knopke BPP