1941, Tartu 20 k. imperforated proof as block of eight from the upper left sheet corner, cyrillic text printed on both sides, without gum, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:1)

1l. violet, complete pair with right margin, used, fine, signed A. Brun and A. Diena

1 c. ochre (2) and 2 c. red, tied by rectangular negative seal cancel to postcard dated 'Boshan 12.IV.1900" with adjacent oval transit marks of Weihsien and Kiaochow and combination franking German post in China 5 pfg., tied by "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 23/4 00" to Germany with arrival mark; card with slight corner creases, otherwise fine and scarce

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local rate tied by barred "A" to envelope endorsed "pr. Europa" with adjacent cds. "CORREO MONTEVIDEO 6 DICIE 78" to Genoa, taxed "4" d. and postage due 40c. applied, with good very clear strike of handstamp "con Bastim Mercant." with another one alongside, slightly toned at left, a scarce and fine entire

2 c. black, slightly touched at bottom right, otherwise clear to wide margins, tied by cds. "CLERVAUX 3 NOV 62" to large part of newspaper "DER AKTIONÄR", fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

1858, 20k. blue/orange-yellow on thin paper, fresh colour and very well centered, used with clear dotted numeral "69", very fine, certificate Wassmann

1996, Famous women 32 p., right marginal single, mis-perforated, small wrinkles due to mis-feed, mint never hinged, very fine, certificate Hamilton-Bowen BPP (Michel 940 var)

1857, 10k. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margins all round, used with pen stroke, fine

STAROVAR: "ISTAROVAR 97", all Arabic positive seal, 2 superb strikes on 1892, 20 pa. in vertical pair on reverse of small envelope to Romania; fine and very rare, only few entires known

1923, unissued set 8th century of Omar Khayyam 1 ch.-30 kr. complete, all with bottom sheet margin, unmounted mint, extremely fine and fresh, a scarce set (Sadri C130-43)

1938, George VI 2s6d. black and red/grey-blue, with plate flaw lower right scroll with broken tail, unmounted mint, very fine

3 R. auf 20 Kop., postfrisch in einwandfreier Erhaltung, eine sehr seltene Marke, Fotoattest Zirath BPP

1933, diverse Fahrten, 51 Briefe und Karten (eine nicht geflogen), dabei 3. SAF Mischfrankatur Marke/Freistempler, 6. SAF mit Zusatzstempel "Bundestag...", Kurzfahrten Schweiz vom 26.5. (2), 20.6., 22.6. und 20.7., VDI-Kurzfahrt, diverse bessere Belege Saarfahrt etc. 1933, several flights, 51 covers and postcards (one not flown), also 3. SA flight with combination stamps/meter, 6. SA flight with additional cachet "Bundestag...", short trips to Switzerland of 26.5. (2), 20.6., 22.6. and 20.7., VDI-short trip, several better items flight to the Saar etc.

1923, Propaganda fide 20 c.-1l., imperforated, unmounted mint (Sassone 131-34b)

1941, Tartu 20 k. imperforated proof as horizontal pair, on front  Estonian letters "M m", at back printed Estonian script/Schreibschrift, without gum, left stamp with crease, otherwise fine (similar to Hurt/Ojaste G:2, Eichenthal No.17, p.106, but not on cigarette paper)

Parcelstamps: 1943, not issued 0,50 on 2 l. green and 0,50 on 3 l. yellow with surcharge “R.F. 0,50 FEZZAN” and Parcel stamp 5 c. – 1 fr. with surcharge “R.F. I Fr. FEZZAN” (5 c., 1 l. and 5 l. as horizontal pairs) mounted on folded postal administration letter sheet, left sides with stamps, right sides showing small piece of lined paper showing denomination and printing runs, accumulating to a total of 940 stamps. Furthermore with ha witth handwritten notation " ", tied by cachet “R.F.POSTES FEZZAN” and cds. “R.F.SEBHA FEZZAN 17.JUIL.1943” to the letter sheet, tiny spots, imperfections, extremely rare and most likely unique item, signed Calves and A. Diena (Sassone17-18A,13-19)  

1898, Coiling dragon 1 c. ochre and 2 c. red as additional franking on postcard 1 c. rose, tied by 2 different oval postmarks "KIAOCHOW 3 MAR. 1900" in combination franking with German post in China 5 pf., tied by cds. "TSINGTAU KIAUTSCHOU 4/3 00" to Germany with arrival marks; very fine and scarce

1877, Numerals 10c. brick-red paying the local postage tied by cds "CORREOS MONTEVIDEO 8 5 77" to enevelope to Genoa from there forwarded to Stradello and back, taxed "10" d. and two singles postage due 1l. applied with adjacent two-line "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani", despite some faults an an attractive entire

2 c. black in horizontal strip of 3 and 30 c. lilac, the latter one and one 2 c. touched at one side, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 14 AOUT 64" to 2nd rate printed matter wrapper via France to Rome, Papal States; the strip applied with a faint crease through the central stamp, 30 c. slight waterstain; a part of the address erased, still an attractive and unique franking to abroad; certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: 'Melusina' (2010)

1858, 30k. red/green on thin paper, fresh colour, used with clear cds. "20 APR. 1868", fine, signed Eisold BPP and certificate Wassmann

1998, Endangered animals souvenir sheet without imprint with special cancel on official FDC, very fine and extremely rare, with normal sheet for comparison (Michel Bl. 29IIF)

1857, 10k. brown/blue, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good margins all round with boxed "TAUROGGEN 16 JUNE 1858", right stamp two small thins und tiny tear, otherwise fine, an attractive multiple, signed Mikulski with certificate

VAROS: "SUCCURSALE POSTES IMP. OTTOMANS VAROZ", 2 strikes on 1905, 10 pa. in horizontal block of 6 on reverse of opened out registered envelope to Entebe, Uganda and redirected several times; one stamp cut out on coverfront and one stamp applied somewhat damaged, otherwise fine; a very rare cancellation on entire. This cover is illustrated in ISFILA handbook of Ottoman cancellations

1924/25, Ahmad Shah large portrait 1 ch., tied by Teheran cds. to local printed matter wrapper

1938, George VI 1c.-1£, 41 stamps including colour and perforation varieties, mounted mint, very fine

Flugpostausgabe: 5 L. grün mit Aufdruck in Type II zusammen mit 1 L. mit sauberem Stempel "ZARA SUCC. 1-BARCAGNO-23.10.43 XXI 10" auf Briefstück; sehr schöne und völlig und tadellose Erhaltung; ein sehr seltenes Stück, sign. Ludin und Ludin BPP mit Fotoattest sowie Fotoattest Krischke

1933, Italienfahrt, 58 Briefe und Karten dabei viele gute Frankaturen u.a. San Marino Zeppelin 20 L., Italien Zeppelin 12-20 L. Sondermarke, Griechenland mit komplettem Zeppelinsatz auf Brief, Ägäische Inseln 15 und 20 L. und Tripolitanien 20 L. 1933, flight to Italy, 58 covers and postcards including many better frankings as San Marino Zeppelin 20 L. Italy Zeppelin 12-20 L., Greece complete Zeppelin set on cover, Aegian Islands 15 and 20 L., Tipolitanien 20 L. etc.

1949, Marshall plan 5-20 l. in sheets of 100 incl. ten gutter pairs, unmounted mint, folded horizontally, otherwise fine (Mi. 20.200,-)

1941, Tartu 20 k. imperforated proof dark green, double print, block of four with bottom sheet margin, without gum, fine (Hurt/Ojaste G:4)

1861, Large Hermes, First Athens print 5 l. green of greenish, two pairs, small to good margins all around, one stamp with scissor cut bottom left, tied by lozenge "43" to entire letter with adjacent cds. "LAMIA 6.FEB.64", fine, rare, signed Tseriotis 

1902/08, ½ c. brown in vertical pair and 2 c. red, tied by tombstone to postcard 1 c. red dated "Tungkun 4. Juli 1903" via Kanton to Germany with transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

1877, 10c. brick-red as block of eight plus single, paying internal rate for 9 Uruguayan weights of 7,5 gr., tied by barred "A" to reverse of enevelope endorsed "Pr. Str. Nord America" addressed to Genoa, upon arrival charged for five Italian weights of 15gr. and postage due 5l. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA 3 1 78" with two-line handstamp "Da Montevideo coi Postali Italiani" alongside, some folds away from adhesives and openend out for display, this is already a very rare single franking, beyond that the only known letter from South America with a single 5l. postage due stamp, signed E. Diena with certificate (1987)

4 c. orange-yellow, horizontal pair with wide margins, unused with original gum, extremely fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963)

Without watermark: 10 k. siena/light blue with one-line "Treppenhof." and handwritten date "d. 27.4.63" on folded letter to Riga, a tear on the front has been stabilzed with hinges, otherwise in good condition, very attractive and to our knowledge the only cover with this cancellation!

1954, Airmail 1s. 3d. as vertical strip of four from the upper right sheet corner, lower stamp with variety "extra feather", mint never hinged, upper two stamps with light gum bend, otherwise fine (Michel 125 var)

1857, 10k. brown/blue, horizontal pair, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, close at upper right, used with pen stroke, left stamp with ironed out bend, otherwise fine, an attractive multiple, signed Mikulski with certificate