MESSENKOPE'S UNION SQUARE POST OFFICE: 1c. black on green, large margins all round, negligible corner crease well away from design and 1851 3c. dull red, inner frame lines, with full margins all round tied by cds. "NEW YORK OCT 27" to cover to Homer, N.Y, backflap removed, otherwise very fine and choice combination, certificate PF.

6 ch. tied by Kazvin cds. to reverse of cover to Ispahan with Ispahan censor mark applied over white label; censored covers with the coronation issue are quite scarce

5 £ orange, good colour, used with central "EDINBURGH JA 4 96", faint horizontal crease at foot and short vertical paper fault  below cds., certificate BPA (2013)

"912" RODALBEN, sauber auf links leicht berührter Wappen 3 Kr. rosa auf Briefhülle mit nebengesetztem EKr. "RODALBEN 21/12" nach Pirmasens; große Stempelseltenheit, laut Fotoattest Brettl BPP (1989) nur ein weiterer Brief bekannt

4. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief, Kabinett 4th SA flight, registered cover, very fine

1986, Europe 10-12kr., five resp. three imperforated progressive proofs and finished stamp each, mounted on carton, fine

Stamped bill of exchange form "Vekslipaber", 6000 mk, unused, lightly toned, folded, rare, Kulo p.89 (Kulo 17)

1863/70, Napoléon Lauré 1 c. olive-green, block of 4, three stamps unmounted mint, one unused, plus three single stamps with other colour nuances, mostly unmounted mint, fine

Japanese Occupation of Malacca: 1942, handstamp over blocks of 4: 2c. and 3c. each in block of 4 cancelled "MALACCA 11 6 2602"

1851, Britannica 1d. rose, fresh colour, tied by barred numeral "1" to folded lettersheet (one backflap added) with good strike of crowned circle "PAID AT TRINIDAD" and framed "E Franca" alongside to Napoli, transported by ship "Prince" from Trinidad to Barbados, then transshipped onto "Dervent" und sent to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "Parana" and shipped to Southampton. From there via Marseile to Napoli, the adhesive with imperfections, but a very attractive and scarce entire via the rarely used Marseile route

1 sgr. pale brownish-red, vertical strip of 3 with good to large margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and opinion Böttger BPP

1945, Liberation "Warszawa" 3zl. mit clear double overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Mikulski a.o.

1922, Definitives 3d. with black sans-serif italic "SPECIMEN" overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 45X Sp)

90 h. with overprint of plate 1, pos. 19, used, fine, several signatures and certificate Petriuk

ZIBEFCHA: "SDEFTCHE", bilingual double circle on lettercard 1899 to Hungary with arrival mark on front

1861/62, Jefferson Davis 5 c. , copy from the upper right sheet corner with good to wide margins at bottom and left and    /   mm sheet margins at top and right, tied by central cds.   to cover to 

24 ch. tied by Hamadan cds. to reverse of registered commercial cover to England with Russian censor marks; a fine and scarce franking

1883/84, 5 sh. rose and 10 sh. ultramarine, used, fine, 5 sh. signed Pröschold BPP and opinion Louis BPP, 10 sh. signed Gebr. Senf

"REICHELSDORF 12/8", Halbkreisstempel in rot sauber auf Ganzsachenkarte 2 Kr. grün nach Schweinfurt, Karte mittig senkrecht unauffällig gefaltet; ein sehr seltener Stempel, sign. Brettl BPP

6. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief mit Vatikan/Italien-Frankatur, geringfügig zahnstockig 6th SA flight, registered cover with mixed franking Vatican/Italy, some perfs slightly stained

1987, Europe 12-15kr., five resp. four imperforated progressive proofs and finished stamp each, mounted on carton, fine

Stamped bill of exchange forms "Vekslipaber" 20 s. and 50 s. used,  4 kr. unused and 8 kr. without printed text and lines probably essay. The 20 s. was used in 1942 during the German occupation, hand-written "Rma" over "Kr." and "Penni" over senti, Kulo p.90 (Kulo 19, 22, 27, 29E)

10 c. yellow-brown, type I, unused, fine, signed Calves (Yvert 28A; 800,-)

1885/90, ½ d. green, 1 d. carmine in horizontal pair and 2½ d. ultramarine, tied by 5line "MALTA" to register envelope 2 d. blue 1901 to Germany with transit and arrival marks

1851, Britannica 1d. red-brown, fresh colour with illegible cancel on envelope to Parma, transported by ship "Wye" from Trinidad to Barbados, then transshipped onto "Clyde" und sent to St. Thomas, there transshipped onto the "la Plata" and shipped to Southampton with London "PAID 17 AP 1854" and "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO 18 4B" alongside, reverse with almost complete wax seal "CONSULADO DE ESPANA EN TRINIDAD", adhesive with small imperfection, signed Sorani with certificate (2008). A very attractive and rare cover and according to our knowledge the only letter from Trinidad to the Duchy of Parma

1 sgr. pale brownish-red, vertical strip of 3, large margins, neatly cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1945, Liberation "Czestochowa" 3zl. mit clear double overprint, unused, very fine, signed Mikulski a.o.

1924, Definitives 1 s. with "SPECIMEN" handstamp in small, narrow sans-serif capitals, applied in back at the Government Printing Works, Dublin Castle, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 51A) ex Joseph E. Foley collection; from a presentation collection prepared by the Revenue Stamping Branch

10 kr. violet with overprint of plate IVB, pos. 19, well perforated for this stamp, unmounted mint; a rare stamp in this condition, several signatures and certificate Petriuk (2015)

RAILROAD: "BUR.AMBUL. ZUBEFTCHE-SALONIKE" and "SALONIKE-ZUBEFTCHE", 2 good strikes on postcard to Salonike and commercial letter to Germany (this one small marginal tears)

British Post Offices 1848: Outer letter sheet sent registered and endorsed 'Paid 2/-' in red ink, with manuscript Forwarding Agent's notation on reverse and oval 'Jean Baptiste / Loumiet' cachet in green, struck with fine Crown PAID AT PORTO-CABELLO in red and with PORTO-CABELLO datestamp (Oct 19) on reverse. Transit of British P.O. ST.-THOMAS in black (Oct 31) and KINGSTON / JAMAICA cds in black (Nov 15) and thence via Santa Marta to Bogotá with oval framed SANTAMARTA / DEBE (unpaid) in blue and handstruck '3' charge marking in blue at left. A dramatic and beautiful cover Gi = £ 3'250. Provenance: Andre Bollen.

1-5 kr. with centre inverted, all in miniature sheet of 5, unmounted mint

1 £ brown-lilac, wm crowns, used with register mark, little unfresh, signed Pfenninger

1862, 1 Kr. silbergrau im 4er-Block vom rechten Bogenrand, typische, ursprünglich frische Farbe und allseits einwandfrei gezähnt, ungebraucht mit Originalgummi und leichten Falzspuren, auf 2 Werten leichter Abklatsch. Die silbergraue Nuance gehört in ungebrauchter Erhaltung zu den großen Altdeutschland-Seltenheiten, es ist kein weiteres Blockstück dieser Marke bekannt. Ein absolutes Spitzenstück der Baden-Philatelie! Fotoattest Brettl BPP

9. Südamerikafahrt, R-Brief (leichte Öffnungsmängel) mit Italien-Zusatzfrankatur, diese unentwertet bzw. durchbalkt 9th SA flight, registered cover (slight opening faults) with additional franking Italy (uncancelled resp. deleted by barrs)

1988, Europe 16-21kr., four resp. five imperforated progressive proofs and finished stamp each, mounted on carton, fine