Mail with Germany and German Occupied Russia until its suspension at the end of 1918 Armistice Mail The Bolsheviks concluded an Armistice with Germany before the end of 1917 and it held until Germany launched Operation Faustschlag in February 1918. The Armistice provided for the exchange of cards and unsealed letters at designated points on the front line. Very little is known about such Armistice mail January 1918 Postgebiet Ob Ost 7 ½ Pf stationery card, outward half of a reply Paid card, sent from RIGA 2 1 18 [New Style], passed through the Russian Field Post on 29 12 17 [Old Style] and received in VLADIVOSTOK  in January 1918 (day unclear). An exceptional and very rare example of Armistice mail with appropriate despatch, transit and arrival marks  

1928, Duke of Savojen 10 l. and 20 l., used, fine, signed Raybaudi with certificate (Mi. 690,-)

"PARATSKII ZAVOD KAZ -9 8 13" clear cds. on frankied cover to St. Petersburg, scarce cancellation, fine

YABLAH: "DJEBEL 12 9 918", 2 strikes on block of 4 and horizontal pair 1915, 5 pa. on 10 pa. on postcard to Saffet with Beirut transit marks of 18.9.18 and frontside clear negative censor seal "MUAYINE OLUNMUSTUR AHMED HAMDI 1333". Since Saffet was occupied by the British troups on September 26, the card most likely did not arrive at its destination; one stamp applied with long tear and cut in the top of the card going into the censor mark. A very rare item of Syrian postal history, the only known entire showing the Djebel cancellation

COLIS POSTAUX: 1 t. in horizontal pair, 5 kr., 10 ch. and 5 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to Barnameh

1939, Airmail postage ½ d.- 1£, mounted mint, fine

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 2 , oben etwas berührt, sonst breit- bis überrandig mit ungewöhnlicher Entwertung durch 2 klar nebeneinander aufgesetzte gMR "213" und nebengesetztem Fingerhutstempel "MONHEIM 29/1" auf eingeschriebener Briefhülle mit nebengesetztem L1 "Chargé" nach Weißenburg; ungewöhnliches und sehr schönes Stück

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine in horizontal block of fourteen from the upper right sheet corner with arabic surcharge partly missing on pos. 11, unmounted mint with hinge remainders in the margins only (Bale 4a)

1884, Arms definitives without thunderbolts: 1 kop. - 70 kop., complete set, unmounted mint in fresh appearance

1854, barfrankierter Brief von "HASLACH 28 Sep." nach New York, befördert über Aachen-Ostende-Liverpool und von dort mit dem Postdampfer 'Africa' der Cunard-Linie nach New York mit rückseitigem Halbkreisstempel "Americ: Packet."; das Porto von 45 Kreuzern rückseitig notiert, aufgeteilt in "6" Kreuzern Vereinsporto sowie "39" Kreuzern Weiterfranko

1948, Maschinenaufdruck auf Arbeiter 50 Pfg. auf Vordruckbrief mit Absender aus Potsdam, gebraucht mit Maschinenstempel "Luftbrücke Berlin" von "BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 8.10.48" mit engl. Zensur nach Holland, seltene Kombination

"PORTE-PAYÈ / ARM. DE MAYENCE", L2 in rot sauber auf komplettem Brief des Brigadegenerals der Artillerie nach Straßburg, selten

50 Pfennige blau mit fächerförmigen Eckornamenten, kleines Blockformat, ungummiert, Pracht, sign. Ebel (Theuss E2)

RUSSLAND: 1931/34, 27 Briefe / Karten, nahezu alle eingeschriebenen mit u. a. Meiningenfahrt mit DR-Zusatz Polarfahrt 1 M., 6. - 9. Südamerikafahrt 1932, 8. Südamerikafahrt 1933 u. Chicagofahrt (2) RUSSIA: 1931/34, 27 covers and postcards, almost all registered incl. flight to Meiningen with additional Germany polar-flight 1 m., 1932 6. - 9- SA-flight, 1933 8. SA-flight and Chicago-flight (2)

1901, "700 Years of Riga" multi-coloured vignette on special picture postcard to Detmold, fine

1870, Bordeaux 2 c. light-chocolate-brown, report 1, block of 4, good to large margins, unused with fresh original gum, the top right stamp large part original gum; a fine and very scarce multiple, signed in pencil (Yvert 40A)

BERDYANSK: "443", dotted rectangular, superb strike on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew and Thier.
 

1860/70, Lot of 28 money letters to Mt. Athos with straight line Russian dispatch cancellations, mostly good strikes

3 s. on 60 c. brown, two single stamps and registered stamp 20 c. grey in combination with ten stamps Ecuador 5 c. brown, tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 15.ENE.1929" to large registered cover via Barranquilla to Berlin with arrival mark, cover vertical fold, otherwise fine, scarce franking

1860, 10 kopeks carmine on rose, roulette B, horizontal pair, used on envelope from Helsingfors (August 10, 1865) to Upsala, Sweden with Stockholm transit mark (AUG 15) on reverse. The pair with 2 short tooth tips and the cover slightly pressed in the margins only. A very attractive and scarce cover. Certificates Jussi Tuori (2003) and Schwenson BPP (2018) (Facit 4C2a)

1928, 10th Anniversary of Independence 30s. with reversed horizontal watermark, unused and used, fine, very scarce, signed Rucins a.o.

Target cancel on 25-40 c., all with clear to large margins, except 30 c. all sign. Goebel

January – February 1918 Two ordinary letters addressed to the mail exchange point on the German-Russian front line at Zastava Libeka on the Riga - Walk highway. Both in the same handwriting but one sent from RIGA 23 1 18 with German Ob Ost  20 Pf franking, the other from MOSKVA 14 2 18 [First day of the New Style calendar] with 15 kop franking but returned because written in Cyrillic rather than Latin script. It is unclear how to interpret these rare items other than to say that they relate to the exchange of mail authorised by the Armistice. Collector’s detailed notes included

1930, Balbo flight 7.70 l. with sheet margin at left, unmounted mint, fine, signed

SOUTH-RUSSIA: 1916, picture postcard endorsed "on active service", from Vladikavkas to London with arrival mark "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP...". The card has been written in "Vladikavkas Caucasus July 1/16" by a member of the "Russian Armoured Car Division squad 2", very scarce and interesting. Included a copy of an article by P.T. Ashford

1844/47, 2 entire letters with negative seals of Sam (Damas) and Haleb

COLIS POSTAUX: 5 t., 2 t., 1 kr. and 10 ch. tied by Teheran cds. to Barnameh

OFFICALS: 1936/61, 1d.-5s., 29 stamps including colour and perforation varieties, mounted mint, very fine

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 2, allseits breitrandig mit ungewöhnlicher und dekorativer Entwertung durch zweimal sauber aufgesetztem gMR "323" auf Nahbereichsbrief mit nebengesetztem Halbkreisstempel "SONTHOFEN 10/1" (1854) nach Reute in Tirol mit vorderseitigem Bestellgeldvermerk, sehr schönes Stück

5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine, 1st printing, all 4 control plate blocks in unused condition: transfer B, unmounted mint (top right stamp with small scissor cut), transfer F (bottom stamps unmounted mint, the top left stamp with termite hole), transfer G and transfer D (without gum, top right stamp marginal tear); a very scarce group (Bale 4a)

1 kop. and 2 kop. in stripes of five from the sheet margin, each stripe perforated "OBRAZETZ"

1854, kleines mit 40 Kreuzern bar frankiertes Briefkuvert von "HEIDELBERG 14 Nov." über Frankreich und England nach Philadelphia mit vorderseitigem französischen Transitstempel sowie Anlandestempel von New York; das Franko rückseitig notiert "34/6/40"

1948, Maschinenaufdruck 60 Pfg. karminrot und Netz auf Arbeiter 24 Pfg. als portogerechte Frankatur auf Einschreib-Brief von "BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 25.8.48" nach Hildesheim mit Ankunftsstempel, Umschlag minimal getönt, sign. Schlegel BPP

1799, "3E. DON / ARM.DU DANUBE", L2 sauber auf komplettem Brief von Mainz nach Paris

dito, in olivbraun mit breiten Bogenrändern seitlich, Pracht, sign. Ebel

SAAR: 1929/33, über 110 Briefe und Karten dabei u.a. Mi.-Nr. 157 mit Zusatzfrankatur auf Brief zur 3. Südamerikafahrt, 1. Amerikafahrt, Weltrundfahrt 1929 bis Lakehurst bzw. Los Angeles und Tokyo, Polarfahrt 1931 bis Leningrad bzw. Malygin, außerdem viele bessere Frankaturen SAAR: 1929/33, more than 110 covers and postcards including Mi.-no. 157 with additional franking on cover 3. SA-flight, 1. America flight, world round trip 1929 to Lakehurst, Los Angeles and Tokyo, 1931 polar flight to Leningrad and Malygin; also many better frankings