BELOSTOK (Poland): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used on lettersheet with reverse side dispatch mark"BIALYSTOK 8 AUG.1858", to Warzaw; the stamp cancelled upon arrival twice by red c.d.s. "WARRSZAWA 21/8). Usual filing fold, not affecting the stamps. A fine and very rare entire; just few No.1-entires have been recorded from todays Polish soil. Certificate Buchsbayew 2014)
 

End of 19th century, two different pre-printed  PEREVOD forms, one for transfers to Russian monasteries on Mt. Athos, fresh mint condition, plus two pre-printed envelops

1920, Landscape and Airplane 15 c. blue, two single stamps tied by violet handstamp "SERVICIO POSTAL AEREO SCADTA BOGOTA" to reverse to cover with horizontal pair Columbia 1920 5 c. blue to Bremen, Germany with date mark from 20.4.1922 and violet Scadta advertising cachet on reverse, stamps with gum spots, otherwise fine

1856, 10 kopeks carmine-red on wove paper, 2 large margined copies in nice deep shade, cancelled by concentric pen crosses and tied by superb "HELSINGFORS 10 6 1858" to lettersheet via Prussia and France to Cadiz, Spain with frontside red boxed "Prusse" and on reverse arrival mark of June 24. The postage paid the distance to the Spanish border, here an additional "8 Rs." (reales) were charged to the recipient. A filing crease in the lower part of the entire, well off the franking has been cleaned and ironed (mentioned for accuracy only). A most attractive and extremely rare letter to abroad. Opinion Gummesson (1989) and certifcate Schwenson BPP (2018) (Facit 2e)

1919, 1st Anniversary of Indendence 10 k., archive proof, without gum, very rare only few copies known, fine

40 c. orange, clear at left, otherwise good margins, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 10 JANV. 61" to small envelope to Metz; light cover crease not affecting the franking, a fine cover, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Tariff of 15 September 1918 This Tariff applied until the end of 1918 but examples are very scarce, reflecting the impact of worsening Civil War conditions including the effects of cold, hunger and disease. Lot of three items with frankings on the front illustrates the ordinary postcard rate and the ordinary and Registered letter rates

1629, 2nd provisional issue, Tagli N. 67 for 'Piouego' in the name of 'Iseppo Coradin Dacio I.' used on October 9, 1630, usual folds, otherwise very fine

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 27 JUL 1880" cancellation on return receipt for a registered letter to Tapolowsk, usual folds, otherwise good condition

1852/1914 (about), 14 covers and postcards incl. several interesting items

1938, perforated souvenir sheet 90 d. together with 4 copies 1 r. imperforated and 1935, airmail 8 ch., tied by Teheran cds. on reverse resp. front of registered airmail cover to Istanbul; cover slightly cleaned, but very scarce franking

OFFICALS: 1937/43, ½a .- 10 rs., two different overprints, mounted mint, 10 rs.. JIND STATE SERVICE unmounted mint, very fine 

 3 Kreuzer blau, allseits breitrandig mit Tintenstrich auf rekommandiertem "Laufzettel fahrender Posten" am 21.9.1853 von Vohenstrauß nach Wernberg, weiter nach Regensburg und retour Vohenstrauß; vollständig erhaltene Laufzettel aus dieser frühen Zeit sind sehr selten, sign. Schmitt BPP mit Fotoattest

1 pia. bright ultramarine tied by cds. "GM1 / 16 OC 18" to pre-paid cover with imprint "MOSES KLIERS OBERRABINER in TIBERIAS Palästina" with adjacent "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ33 / 12 OC 18" (Jericho) and manuscript "1 PT" to Amsterdam with 2 diffferent censor marks, transit marks of APO SZ2 and Port Said and arrival mark, fine and rare (Bale 3) Provenance: M. Sacher (1998)

1 kop.- 30 kop. , complete set of six values  in complete printing sheets of 100 stamps, unhinged mint in superb quality with well embossed eagles for the higher kopeck values.

1862/66, 9 Kreuzer rötlichbraun im waagerechten 3er-Streifen mit sauberer Nr. "109" und nebengesetztem Aufgabestempel "PFORZHEIM 22 Jul. A5" (1868) auf Faltbrief über Frankreich und England nach Buenos Aires mit vorder- und rückseitigen Transitstempeln; die rechte Marke des Streifens am Unterrand ergänzt, sonst sehr schöne und frische Erhaltung; ein seltener Südamerika-Brief, sign. Unverferth

"3/Berlin 58" auf Arbeiter 84 Pfg." als portogerechte Einzelfrankatur auf Einschreibebrief von "BERLIN-SCHÖNEBERG 1 8.7.48" nach Weingarten mit Ankunftsstempel, sign. Ballschmidt BPP

"ARM. DE MAYENCE", L1 klar auf komplettem Brief mit dekorativem Briefkopf des Regierungskommissars Rudler mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift mit nebengesetztem roten Franchisestempel "Le Commissair du Gouvernement dans les Pays Conquis" nach Aachen

5 Pfennige violett in gleicher Zeichnung, im kleinen Blockformat auf ungummiertem Papier, Pracht, sign. Ludin BPP

PARAGUAY: 1931/36, über 160 Briefe und Karten, dabei u.a. 1. Südamerikafahrt 1931 mit Ankunftststempel "FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 7.9.31" PARAGUAY:1931/36, more than 160 covers and postcards including 1931 1. SA-flight with arrival mark "FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 7.9.31"

1994, CEPT 50 s. without golden inscription, from lower sheet margin with inscription "1994", mint never hinged, only few copies known, fine

30 c. brown, 40 c. orange and 80 c. rose, tied by GC "110" to quintuple rate letter from "ANNECY 4 NOV. 68" to Geneva, fine and attractive

BERDICHEV: 10 kopeck brown and blue, large margins, used with 2 clear strikes of boxed handstamp of March 24. Horizontal crease, very fine appearance. 

1917 (December), Unfranked letter from Russia to Mt. Athos, Russian postage due cachet, Greek censor, Greek arrival mark of Karyes. Rare!

1920, Landscape with Airplaine 30 c. black on rose and 50 c. green, booth with signatur "G. Mejia", unused, fine, signed H.R.Harmers (Mi. 640,-)

1856, 10 kopeks light to lilac-carmine, a beautiful fresh and large margined copy with index number "12" at upper right and neatly cancelled by central boxed "WIBORG 2 11 1856", repeated at left, on entire letter to Helsingfors. A very fine and attractive letter with the earliest recorded date of the high boxed Wiborg cancellation. Signed Calves, 2 certificated Gummesson (1980 and 1997), certificate Schwenson BPP (2018) (Facit 2d) Provenance: A. Fabergé (1940), 'Sibelius' (Corinphila 2003)

1922, Coat of arms 50r. brown tied by cds. "RIGA 9 9 23" to small sized insured letter to Heidelberg, reverse with 5 intact wax seals and 100r. four singles and 50r. brown with additional franking tied by cds. „RIGA 8 8 23“ to reverse of insured letter to Hamburg, two rare and attractive high-value frankings

40 c. orange in bright shade, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise clear to large margins, tied by circle of bars to small envelope from "BASCHARAGE 10 OCT. 60" to Metz with frontside transit mark "LUXEMBOURG METZ" of the same day; a fine and very attractive cover, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

November 1918 Electricity bill sent within Petrograd and franked at a concessionary Tariff of 5 kopeks. Rare

1924, 1 l. on 5-25 c. with watermark "little cross", unmounted mint, fine, signed Avi SBPV with certificate (Sassone 158-161d)

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 12 FEB 1881" cancellation in acknowledgment of receipt for a registered letter to Kiev, which was delivered there 18.2, many flaws, rare

AL BAB: "BAB", bilingual cds. on postcard 1915 to Boston, USA; returned with red boxed "DETAINED BY TURKISH CENSORSHIP"; some stamps and card faults (creasing)

1942, Reza Shah 30 r. greyish-black/green, unmounted mint, very fine, a rare stamp in this condition

1778, entire letter from St. Elizabeth to London, endorsed "By His May. Ship The Winchelsca"; bishop-mark on reverse, fine

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 3 in ungewöhnlicher leuchtender Farbe, unten voll- sonst breit- bis überrandig, aus der linken oberen Bogenecke stammend, mit sauber auf- und nebengesetztem Umtausch-Halbkreisstempel "ALTÖTTING 21/11" (1856) auf weißer Briefhülle an das Bischöfliche Ordinariat in Passau, Luxus, sign. Pfenninger

1 pia. ultramarine with "PAI.D"-variety, tied by clear "ARMY POST OFFICE SZ44 / 31 MR 18" (Jerusalem) to censored envelope to Boston (Bale 3m)