25 fr. and 50 fr. together with first day cancellation on official envelope; very rare

1 sh. purple, clear to good margins, lightly cancelled, somewhat thinned, otherwise fine

1877, Numerals 10c. red tied by barred cancel to cover endorsed "vap La France" to Genoa with boxed "FUERA DE HORA" alongside, charged "80" in France and upon arrival charged "13" thus postage due 30-40c. and 60c. applied and tied by cds., small part of front missing and reverse flap stabilized, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

1 sgr. carmine-rose, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, cancelled by circle of 9 bars, very fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1898, King Carlos I. 50 r. blue and black, horizontal strip of 4 with sheet margins at left and right, tied by blue cds. "LOURENCO MARQUES 7.MAI.00" to reverse to registered cover with endorsement "S.S. Herzog" to Labská Týnice, Austria with arrival mark, crease

2004, 48 c. Primrose and 48 c. Daisy, self-adhesive stamps perforated 13:13½ from 2007 re-print without phophor frames, unmounted mint, tiny light wrinkle at the top of the left stamp, otherwise very fine; a rare variety, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Mi.1605-06 Cx,SG 1693-94c)

1916, Red Cross card with censor mark "CENSURA No.44 26.SET.1916" and red three line "DELEGACAO DA COMISSAO DE PRISIONEIRO ANGRA DO HEROISMO" to Germany, fine

KOPRULU (VELES): "KEUPRULU MAI 27" (1897), 2 strikes on lettercard 1 pia. with addtional franking 1892, 1 pia. as registered letter via Uskub to France with several arrival marks, fine and attractive

1 kr. on 12 ch. tied by cds. "MOHAMMERAH 7-II.22" to commercial cover to Bombay with arrival mark, fine and scarce

1978, Cyclists 9 p. imperforated horizontal pair, unmounted mint, very fine

1872/75, 6 Briefe und eine Karte, dabei 2 Ganzsachen mit Zufrankatur, Auslandspost, Mischfrankatur mit Mi.Nr. 36, Einzelfrankatur Mi.Nr. 11, etc.; 3 Atteste, 1 Befund

PIONIERFLUGPOST UND RHEIN-MAIN: 1912/29, über 100 Briefe und Karten dabei u.a. 17.6.1912, Bordpoststempel auf Luftschiff-Postkarte mit eingedruckter 5-Pfg-Marke, diverse frühe Ausfallstempel und Fahrkarte für das Luftschiff Schwaben PIONEER FLIGHTS AND RHEIN-MAIN: 1912/29, more than 100 covers and postcards including special postal stationery card 5 pfg. with board post cancel of 17.6.1912, early cancel cachets, ticket for the "Schwaben", etc

1972, Europa 4-6d. with handstamp "Specimen", mint never hinged, very rare, fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (2009) Provenance: ex collection Joseph E. Foley

Cigars and Cigarillos ("Sigari ya Sigarillo"), 5 "tükki" (=5 pieces/cigars), III sort, tax paid issue, light brown. Only catalogued in the unpublished draft for an Estonian Revenue Stamps catalog by John A. Norton (see lot below) as W2, two tête-bêche gutter pairs, altogether 8 proofs, marked "PROOV", wide margin at left, toned in the gutter otherwise very fine (E.F. ---)

50 fr. with first day cancellation "STRASSBOURG CATHEDRALE 29-5 1959" on official envelope, extremely rare

1905/18, ½ d. grey-green, 2 copies tied by duplex "ST. KITTS AP 28 10" to register envelope 2 d. ultramarine to Basse Terre

1877, Numerals 10c. red and 20c. brown tied by barred "A" to cover to Genoa with blueish-green senders cacher alongside, charged "80" in France and upon arrival charged "26" thus postage due 60c. as pair of 1l. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 21 6 78", a scarce and very attractive entire

1 sgr. carmine-rose on thin paper (last printing), horizontal strip of 3, good to large margins, circle of 9 bars, right stamp tiny thin spot, otherwise fine, scarce multiple of this shade, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017) (Prifix 2j)

20 r. carmine, type IB, tied by clear numeral "1" to small entire letter from "PANGIM 18 1 1875" to Marcao with arrival mark, some ink corrision, otherwise fine (AF-No. 17)

DEFINITIVES FROM VENDING MACHINES: 1990, Klüssendorf 26, 30 and 41 d., imperforated and without phosphor bars, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 2 var)

1871, First issue: 20 r. carmine, tied by numeral "2" to reverse to folded letter from "MAPUCA 4.11.71" via Pangim to Sancuen with arrival mark, fine, scarce

KROSHEVO: "KORCHOVA 9-9-910" in violet on postcard 20 pa. to Constantinople with 2 different day transit marks of Salonike and arrival marks and internal bank markings; somewhat creased, very scarce cancellation

Coup d'état: 3 ch.-12 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to philatelic registered envelope, sent locally

1982, IT 15½ d., imperforated vertical pair with left sheet margin, unmounted mint, very fine

1900, 5 M., breitrandig ungezähntes Essay in rotbraun/schwarzviolett mit Rahmen der sogenannten Vortype mit einigen amtlich retouchierten Stellen; ein seltenes Stück, Fotoattest Jäschke-L. BPP

LZ 127: 1928, 27 Briefe und Karten, meist Fahrten über deutschem Gebiet, dabei 20.9. Abwurf Offenburg (2), 26.9. Abwurf Konstanz, 2. - 3.10. Abwürfe Ulm und Nürnberg, beide Abwürfe vom 8.10., 5.12. Abwurf Ulm (mit Bordstempel vom 26.11. und 5.12.) etc. LZ 127: 1928, 27 covers and postcards, mostly flights over German area incl. 20.9. mail drop Offenburg (2), 26.9. mail drop Konstanz, 2. - 3.10. mail drops Ulm and Nürnberg, both mail drops of 8.10., 5.12. mail drop Ulm (with board post cancel 26.11. and 5.12.) etc.

1858, 2 gr. carmin in block of 4 with large margins, used with 2 somewhat week strikes of svolazzo of Spezzano Albanese, the lower stamps show part of marginal watermark "B.T.", very fine and scarce, certificates A. Diena (1961) and Enzo Diena (1985) (Sassone 7e)

Cigars and Cigarillos ("Sigari ya Sigarillo"), 5 "tükki" (=5 pieces/cigars), Kõrgen A sort, tax paid issue, marked "PROOV", Only catalogued as a hand-written entry in the unpublished catalog draft by John A. Norton (see lnext lot) very fine (E.F. ---)    

REVENUES: 1885, 1 d.-1 sh. from the upper sheet margin, all with short "t in SAINT", unmounted mint, also a normal used set and mint copy of 5 sh. which was not used for postage

1877, Numerals 20c. brown, two singles tied by barred "A" and partially by cds. "CORREO MONTEVIDEO 21 AGOST 78" to double weight cover endorsed "pr St. Poitou" to Genoa with blue senders cacher alongside, charged "160" in France and upon arrival charged "28" thus postage due
40c. and 1l., each as vertical pair, applied and tied by cds., tiny part of front missing at left and 1l. affixed around the edge, otherwise a rare and attractive cover

1 sgr. carmine-red, horizontal strip of 3 with good to large margins, tied by rural cancel of Grevenmacher to piece, very fine, several signatures and certificate Böttger BPP (2016) (Prifix 2h)

1858, Bull's Head 54 par. blue on green, fresh colour and good to wide margins, neatly cancelled by red cds. of Jassy, a very attractive stamp, fine, several signatures and certificate Heimbüchler AIEP Provenance: Luder & Edelmann (1927)                      89. Corinphila (1994)                      illustrated on page 337 "Handbuch Rumänien Band I."

1934, GAA Golden Jubilee 2d. with inverted watermark, used, very fine, an extremely rare stamp, certificate RPSL and MacDonnell AIEP (Michel 61Z)

1872, 2nd. printing on laid paper: 20 c. vermilion tied by numeral "1" in combination with India 1/2 a. blue, tied by numeral "13" to folded letter from "BOMBAY 28.DE.72" (on reverse) via Sawantwadi and Pangim to Goa with arrival mark, letter folded with long tear at bottom and some faults on reverse, rare

OCHRIDA: "OHRI 17-9-907", clear bilingual cds. on 1905, 1 pia. blue on cover to Albania, showing on front violet arrival mark "SCUTARI D'ALBANIE"

6 ch. with handstamp inverted, block of 4, tied by Teheran cds. to philatelic local cover