Cliffs and Lighthouse 10 c. green and 3 c. red tied by oval "CCNA CARTAGENA" to flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, fine

1864/70, Large oval type perf. 13:12½, 2 skilling blue, 3 skilling dull violet and 16 skillling grey-olive used on orange coloured envelope from Copenhagen (Nov. 19) to Millerton, California, endorsed "Pr. Hamburg or Bremen steamer", showing 2 different franco marks at lower left, red New York arrival mark tying the franking. 2 skilling with some short perfs at top, otherwise very fine and fresh. A nice 3 colour franking to quite unusual destination. Certificate C.A. Møller (1987)

1919, 3-5 k. and 15-75 k. black on chalky paper, horizontal resp. vertical pairs, without gum, fine

37½ c. green in horizontal pair with ample to mostly large margins, unused without gum, very fine, sign. Demuth BPP and Goebel, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

Accumulation of over 120 items of Inland mail from the period of the Provisional Government with Registered, Railway and Court mail and examples of local and concessionary tariffs. Typewritten English translations of some of the postcards provided, but otherwise not studied and a good basis for a specialised collection

1412, Entire commercial letter from Florence to Pisa; a scarce early letter, certificate Van der Linden AIEP

1910, Coat of arms 1rbl., imperforated vertical pair with shifted double center, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Leupold

"BAGDAD 26-11-916" on 1916, 1 pia. in horizontal pair on registered envelope to Constantinople, bearing on reverse scarce censor vignette

2 t. and 2 kr. tied by Abadan cds. to large size airmail cover to Birmingham with arrival mark on front; a scarce franking with high values

1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r., tied by special first day cancellation to special booklet, fine

 6 Kreuzer lebhaftrötlichbraun mit ausgefüllten Ecken, allseits breitrandig mit Teilen allen Zwischenlinien, mit klarem Halbkreisstempel "THURNAU 6/4" und zusätzlichem Federkreuz auf Faltbrief nach München, Kabinett, Fotoattest Schmitt BPP

5 m. on 1 pia., copy from the lower sheet margin, transfer D, pos. 117, tied by clear "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 26 FE 18" to postcard with 2 different censor marks to Cairo; the postcard slight corner crease in lower left, otherwise fine and scarce, signed Muentz with certificate (Bale 2)

1864, Arms definitives perforated 12¼ : 12 ½: 1 kop.- 5 kop., unused, signed Dr. Jem

1868, 7 Kreuzer blau im waagerechten Paar, farbfrisch und gut gezähnt mit DKr. "MANNHEIM 24 NOV." (1870) auf Briefkuvert über Österreich nach Odessa mit vorderseitigem Eingangsstempel; sehr schöne und nicht häufige 14 Kreuzer-Frankatur, Fotoattest Englert BPP

"3/Berlin" auf Arbeiter 10 Pfg. mit portogerechter Zufrankatur (Netz auf Arbeiter, Maschinenaufdruck und alte Währung) auf Brief von "BERLIN-TEMPELHOF 10.7.48" nach Wien mit österreichischer Zensur

1793, "ARMEE DU RHIN", L1 auf komplettem Brief von Mainz nach Dole

18 Kreuzer ockerbraun im 4er-Block vom oberen Bogenrand mit zwei Anlagepunkten, die linke untere Marke mit Plattenfehler "linke 1 in der Mitte gebrochen", postfrisch, in der senkrechten Zähnung leicht gefaltet, sonst tadellos, sign. Georg Bühler mit Fotoattest (1979)

LIECHTENSTEIN: 1929/36, ca.100 Briefe / Karten mit u.a. Sieger-Nr. 92, 98 u. 430 (mit Zeppelin 1 u. 2 Fr.), jeweils mehreren Belegen Südamerikafahrt 1930 (u.a. bis Praia u. kpl. Rundfahrt) sowie Chicagofahrt (3), vielfach gute Frankaturen; meiste saubere Erhaltung LIECHTENSTEIN: 1929/36, approx. 100 covers / postcards including Sieger no. 92, 98 and 430 (with Zeppelin 1 and 2 fr.), also several items SA-flight 1930 (including flight to Praia and round trip) and 3 items Chicago flight, many better frankings and mostly nice condition

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight 10-100s., mint never hinged, fine

10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, each with four large margins, used on 1858 cover from Paris to Albertville, Savoie cancelled by lozenge of 36 dots struck in red. Framed red 'PD' below in same slightly orange tinked ink, and Paris despatch cds at right (Sept 8). 'Albertville' arrival cds (Sept 9) on reverse;  a remarkable and extremely attractive cover, unique with the red cancellation, signed Calves,  certificate Jamet/Baudot (2008)

10 kopeck brown and blue, variety 'large watermark' (4mm instead of 3,5 mm wide), large margins, used with unclear pre-philatelic cancellation. Very fine. A great rarity; just one further copy of this watermark variety has been recorded. Certificate philatelic foundation of Russia (2010)

PORT ARTHUR Money letter to Mt. Athos with good strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed dated cds. in violet, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR", Odessa transit

Sea and Mountains and Cliffs and Lighthouse 10 c. brick-red as vertical tête-bêche strip of three, unused without gum as issued, fine, certificate BPA (1968)

1689, A strictly confidential letter with full almost complete contents, closed with strings (mostly removed by opening) and 2 wax seals, written by a regional customs officer June 28, 1689 to the provincial officer in Tavastehus, docketed 10.7.1689. A very fine and rare letter. Certificate Heikki Pahlman (2003) Provenance: 'Sibelius' (Corinphila 2003)

10 k. blue with clear double-print, block of 12 with right sheet margin on multicoloured label paper, without gum, fine

37½ c., Sperati forgery in black on chalky paper in block format with Sperati signature

BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA October 1917 – December 1921 Inland Mail until the end of 1918 Tariff of 15 September 1917 Four items from the Bolshevik period with single frankings on the front illustrating the basic rates for ordinary and registered cards and letters, the registered card from Moscow scarce and with interesting text about the political situation  

1419, Entire commercial letter with long text (part non-legible due to vinegar staining) from Venice to Alexandria, Egypt

1921, 1r. orange as block of six with additional franking, tied by cds. "MOSCOW 10.1.24" to front and reverse of registered local letter, very scarce franking, opened out for display, fine

FAV: "FAO 14-3-907" on 1905, 20 pa. on privately produced photo-postcard to Basra. A great rarity of Iraq postal history; the only known strike of this postmark on entire. Illustrated in ISFILA handbook of Ottoman cancellations

1931, Reza Shah 11 ch. and 16 ch. with 1933, 15 d. tied to cover from Isfahan to Germany

OFFICIALS: 1948, Ghandi 1½ a. brown and 3½ a. violet, unused with large part original gum, 3½ a. slightly disturbed gum, otherwise very fine and scarce, BPA certificates, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

 6 Kreuzer rötlichbraun, zwei Einzelwerte, allseits breitrandig mit nahezu allen Zwischenlinien, als Paar geklebt mit sauber auf- sowie nebengesetztem L1 "Chargé" auf Briefhülle mit nebengesetztem Halbkreisstempel "ALTDORF 18/4" nach Heilsbronn; ein in dieser Form sehr seltener und außerordentlich attraktiver Brief, Fotoattest Brettl BPP

5 m. on 1 pia., control plate block of transfer D, unused, tiny marginal toning (Bale 2)

1 kop.- 5 kop., unused

1853/54, 3 Kreuzer auf grün, allseits breit- bis meist überrandig mit Teilen von 5 Nachbarmarken, mit Nummer "84" LÖRRACH auf kleinem Faltbrief nach Riken mit Ankunftsstempel von Murgenthal ; ein außerordentlich schöner Brief im Grenzbereich, Kabinett, sign. Stegmüller BPP