1948, Band auf Arbeiter 24 Pfg. auf Brief von "BERLIN-HALENSEE 29.6." nach Chemnitz mit L2 "Zurück an Absender unzulässig" und retour, Marke zum Teil entfernt und Neuaufgabe mit "3/Berlin 25" auf Arbeiter 12 Pfg., 10 Pfg. und 2 Pfg., entwertet mit Stempel "BERLIN N4 Nachträglich entwertet 4.7.", alle anderen Vermerke gestrichen, Umschlag oben mit Öffnungsmängeln, sign. Ballschmidt BPP

"SIEGE DE MAYENCE MAI 1793 2E DE LA REP. FRANC.", EKr. in rot bzw. schwarz auf zwei Assignaten (Notgeld) zu 10 Sols bzw. 2 Livres

18 Kreuzer ockerbraun im 4er-Block, postfrisch, Kabinett, sign. Georg Bühler mit Fotoattest (1979)

LUXEMBURG: 1931/39, 74 Briefe und Karten, dabei diverse R-Briefe und Anschlußflüge, 1933 Saarfahrt (2) und Romfahrt (2), Beleg mit SCADTA-Weiterfrankatur, 1931 Polarfahrt bis Malygin etc.; sehr interessante Partie LUXEMBURG: 1931/39, 74 covers and postcards incl. several registered items and connecting flights, 1939 flight to Saarland (2) and flight to Rome (2), cover with additional SCADTA-franking, 1931 polar-flight to Malygin etc., very interesting lot

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-100s., unused, very fine

Napoléon 20 c. blue, previously used but untied on cover to Douai with adjacent post mark "ANGOULEME 25.SEPT.54" and tax mark "30", complete with "Avis de L'emmission dans le Service des Postes" and letter, fine item of postal fraud

ARENSBURG (Island Saaremaa, Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to good margins, used with pen cross on envelope with reverse side bilingual dispatch mark, to Mitau (Latvia), with arrival mark. This stamp additionally cancelled and tied in transit by clear dotted circle "38" RIGA. Very fine. A very interesting and rare cover; the only recorded entire from Arensburg. 

 

Provenance: Mehrtens 

PORT ARTHUR to Mt. Athos with fair strike "PORT ARTHUR" crossed date cds. 1901, also straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet, Odessa transit

10 c. brown-red as block of six from the lower left sheet corner with margin inscription and three pairs, unused without gum as issued, tiny creases and spots, otherwise fine

1856, Small pearls 5 kopeks dark blue with nice margins on all sides, tied by rare boxed "WILLMANSTRAND 25 OCT 1856" to entire letter to Wiborg. An attractive and rare letter with a beautiful stamp with sole postmark cancellation. 3 signatures in pencil including Alberto Diena and certificate Schwenson BPP (2003)
Provenance: Agaton Fabergé (HR Harmer, 1940)

10 k. blue, block of 24 from the upper left sheet corner on multicoloured label paper, without gum, fine

40 c. orange in horizontal pair, clear to large margins with small sheet margin at bottom, unused with original gum, slight staining in the hinge area, otherwise fine and fresh, scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Tariff of 28 February 1918 [New Style] Five items with frankings on the front illustrating the basic rates of ordinary and registered cards and letters with two examples of the ordinary postcard rate. Filing damage to the Registered postcard which uses eleven adhesives to uprate a stationery card to the scarce 90 kop rate  

TAGLI DELLI SOLDI 4 PER LETTERA: 1608/10, Lettersheet "N603" with 7 lines of printed text, used on February 8, 1608; blemishes in the paper due to opening, backed by paper, usual folds. Very rare, most likely the earliest recorded use of any A.Q. of Venice

1922, 100.000 on 250r. on ordinary paper, the basic stamp in typography, mint never hinged, slight gum bend, fine, certificate Leupold VÖB

HIT: "HIT 1-10-910", good strike in violet on postal stationery envelope 1 pia. to Switzerland with boxed censor mark "MUAYENE OLUNMUSTUR 1", on reverse small part of arrival mark; vertical cover fold, otherwise fine

1935, POSTES IRANIENNES on 1931, 1 ch.-25 ch. with handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused o.g., 16 ch. and 27 ch. diagonal printing crease, otherwise very fine (Sadri 849-57 spec.)

FEUDATORY STATES: Cochin, 1942, 2¼ a. sage-green, fresh color and unused with large part original gum, very fine and scarce, BPA certificate, ex "The Charles World Stamp Collection"

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 3, oben links etwas berührt, sonst meist breitrandig mit Federkreuz-Entwertung auf kleinem Faltbrief mit nebengesetztem Halbkreisstempel "ROSSHAUPTEN 25/9" (1858) nach Haselgehr in Tirol, dort per Boten für (handschriftlich vermerkt) "2" Kreuzer zugestellt; ein interessanter Brief

5 m. on 1 pia., control plate block of transfer G, unused with hinge remainders and faint pencil notation in the lower margin, signed Dr. Hoexter (Bale 2)

1865 Arms definitives perforated 14½ : 15 without watermark: , 10 kop.- 30 kop., unused

1862, 3 Kreuzer rosa, 2 Paare und 2 Einzelwerte mit jeweils glasklar aufgesetzter Nr. "131" auf Faltbrief von "SCHWETZINGEN 15 JUN" (1868) nach Genf mit ausgewiesenem Weiterfranko von 6 Kreuzern; 2 Werte durch Randklebung in der Zähnung gering bestoßen und 1 Wert unauffällige Bugspur; eine seltene und attraktive Mehrfachfrankatur dieser Marke, sign. Unverferth

"3/Berlin" auf Arbeiter 25 Pfg. (3), 8 Pfg. und 2 Pfg. auf Einschreibenbrief von "BERLIN-BRITZ 30.6.48" nach Erkenschwick mit Ankunftsstempel, 1 Pfg. überfrankiert und 2 leichte senkrechte Büge im Umschlag, sign. Ballschmidt BPP

1795, "ARMEE DU RHIN / 6e DIVISION", L2 auf komplettem Brief von Mainz nach Frankreich

2 1/2 auf 2 1/2 Groschen rötlichbraun im 4er-Block vom rechten Bogenrand, postfrisch, Kabinett

NIEDERLANDE: 1929/36, 114 Briefe / Karten incl. Ndl.-Indien mit u. a. Amerika- und Welrundfahrt 1929 (jeweils 2), Südamerikafahrt nach Bahia, Polarfahrt (5), u. a. mit Scadta-Zusatzfrankatur, Romfahrt 1933, Chicagofahrt (5, dabei Frankotyp-Teilfrankatur), Olympiafahrt sowie Ndl.-Indien Sieger-Nr. 431, 437, 441 u. Olympiafahrt; meist gute Erhaltung NETHERLANDS: 1929/36, 114 covers and postcards incl. Netherlands Indies with 1929 America-flight and world round flight (2 each), SA-flight to Bahia, Polar-flight (5, one with additional Scadta franking), 1933 flight to Rome, Chicago-flight (5 incl. mixed franking with meter). Olympic-flight and Netherlands Indies Sieger-no. 431, 437, 441 and Olympic-flight; mostly fine/very fine

1933, Airmail photo essay 7+57 S. in issued designs, fine and very scarce

1862, Napoléon perforated 1 c.-80 c. in blocks of 4 with handstamp "SPECIMEN", unused o.g.; 1 c. one stamp rounded corner and 20 c. one stamp corner perf missing, one 10 c. tiny hinge thin, otherwise fine and fresh; a scarce set

BALTISCH-PORT (Paldiski, Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to ample margins, used on lettersheet with reverse side white label "BALTISCH-PORT" with manuscript "10/22 April 1858", to Borga, Finland. The stamp cancelled by faint straight-line "REVAL" and additionally tied by clear boxed "REVAL 12 APRIL 1858". A fine and rare entire; the only recorded from Baltisch Port. Certificate Buchsbayew 2022)

Note: This method of using a label instead of dispatch handstamp is unique in the entire Russian Empire

PORT ARTHUR, 1901: Money letter via Odessa to Mt. Athos, clear strike Port Arthur cds with crossed date and straight line "PORT ARTHUR" in violet

Sea and Mountain 10 c. brown-red tied by oval "Cia Columbiana de Nevegacion AEREA MEDELLIN" to flight cover with flight vignette and 3 c. red to Cartagena with arrival mark "CARTAGENA DEC.25.1920" on front, cover opened for display and shortened at left and at bottom and traces of adhesive in the area of flight stamp, despite the restrictions a decorative cover, signed Champion and Enzo Diena with certificate (1988)

1856, Small pearls 5 kopeks dark blue in fresh deep shade and with full to very large margins, tied by boxed "LOVISA 20 JUL 1856" to entire letter to Borgå. The stamp with small gum stain in the right margin and the entire slightly unfresh on front. A very attractive and rare letter with sole postmark cancellation. Signed Friedl in pencil, certificates Gummesson (1977 and 1997), Tuori (2003) and Schwenson BPP (2018)
Provenance: A. Fabergé (1940), Kirchner (Corinphila 1978), 'Sibelius' (Corinphila 2003)

1919, Issue for North-Latvia, 10 k., proof black on rose paper, without gum as issued, fine

40 c. orange in vertical pair, ample to large margins, neatly cancelled by small cds. "LUXEMBOURG 24 AVRIL 66", very fine and scarce, sign. Brun, Goebel and FSPL, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

March – August 1918 Group 15 postcards all correctly franked at 20 kop but each one achieving the result by a different combination of adhesives, remarkable group illustrating how stamps in the post offices did not reflect needs created by Tariff changes  

1609/11, Tagli N. 15548 headed "RECOLATIONE" used on May 29, 1610, very scarce