5 Kreuzer maigrün im waagerechten 5er-Streifen mit 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 2, mit gMR "217" auf Briefvorderseite eines Reco-Briefes der 2. Gewichtsstufe nach Mulhouse, fehlfrankiert für den Grenzrayon mit 2 x 12 Kreuzern Briefporto + 24 Kreuzer (doppeltes Briefporto) französische Chargé-Gebühr statt ordnungsgemäß 2 x 18+36 Kreuzer, jedoch anscheinend unbeanstandet befördert. Der allseits breitrandige Streifen war gelöst und ist gereinigt; eine ungewöhnliche und interessante Frankatur mit seltener Streifeneinheit, Fotoattest Sem BPP

6 Pfg. in Mischfrankatur mit Rotaufdruck 6 Pfg. als portogerechte Frankatur auf Karte von "BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN 27.3.49" nach Reckenburg

"ALLEMAGNE/PAR/MAYENCE", L3 auf 2 kompletten Briefen 1808/11, von Smyrna nach Verviers mit zusätzlichem "d'autriche" und Rastelöchern bzw. von Leipzig nach Reims mit rotem "HAUTE SAXE"

2 Mark lilakarmin im 4er-Block, farbfrisch und gut gezähnt, ungebraucht, links kurz angetrennt, sonst einwandfrei, sign. Georg Bühler

1699, Entire letter from Luxemburg to Bruxelles with manuscript postage "4 s" (sols); a scarce early letter

"VERSAILLES AUSWECHSLUNGS STELLE", blue boxed marking on reverse of opened-out envelope, franked with Siège 20 c. from "PARIS SENAT 18 FEVR. 71" to Switzerland, charged in red crayon

EGOREVSK: "397", dotted rectangular, on 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins. Very fine. Signed Buchsbayew.

MONEY LETTERS 1870/1900: Lot with about 500 money letters from all over Russia addressed via Odessa to Mont Athos. Excellent source for early cancellations and cachets of smaller post offices

ISSUES FPR ECUADOR: 1928, Provisional Overprint in red 75 c. red and additional franking Ecuador 1 c. blue and 5 c. brown tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR-COLUMBIA GUAYQUIL SCADTA 22.ENE.1929" to cover via Barranquilla to Berlin, fine, scarce 

1853/61, Napoléon III 20 centimes type I, lower left sheet corner copy with huge to enormous margins, showing small part of neighbour stamp at top and ca. 7/15 mm sheet margin at left and bottom, tied by superb 'petit chiffres' "1152" to entire letter from Dunkerque (May 4, 1861) to Granville with transit and arrival marks. A fine and rare letter with an absolutely outstanding copy of this stamp. Signed Calves and Enzo Diena with his certificate (1987) (Yvert 14)

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

10 c. bluish-violet and 1872, 1 c. red-brown, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 20 10 75" to large part of printed matter (accounting for 11 tax notes) to Diekirch; a fine and scarce item, certificate Böttger BPP

Mail to Canada February 1918 Registered stamp dealer correspondence, with contents, from SARATOV 21 2 18 to Canada with Russian and Canadian censorship and HALIFAX AU 12 18 arrival mark. Correctly franked at 40 kop, Tariff of 1 September 1917. A scarce destination

1918/21, 2 dollari Tientsin on 5 l., local surcharge in Type II, unused with original gum, rare, only 300 issued, signed Raybaudi with certificate (Sassone 24; 26.000,-)

1871, Green Oval, 2 k. red/green without green border, with pen cancellation and cds., in combination with Russian 1866 10 k. sienna/light blue on cover to Fellin, a major void in the letter on the left side, also some tears and folds, not a common letter

"NABLOUS-CAIFFA AMBULANT 8-2-15" TPO cancel, legible strike on postcard 20 pa. to Istanbul from Sebla with arrival mark and faint censor marks in violet and red; in the text the sender writes about his travel by train southwards from Damascus. One of the greatest rarities of Holy Land cancellations, the only strike known apart from archival records

PERSANA postcard with irregular bisect 5 ch. and red handstamp, used with blue Tabriz cds. with text and signature of postmaster Alexander Stahl to Germany; an interesting item

1858, Barquitos 2 p. blue, fresh colour, touched at top frame line otherwise good margins, tied by "ponchito" to entire letter to Corrientes, endorsed "Por el Salto de Guayra", fine, Moorhouse certificate

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 4, rechts stark angeschnitten, sonst voll- bis überrandig, links mit 2,5-3 mm Bogenrand, mit Duplex-Entwertung durch gMR "112" und Halbkreisstempel "ERDING 16/1" auf eingeschriebener Bischofs-Briefhülle an Gregor in München; ein attraktiver Brief mit ungewöhnlicher Stempel-Kombination, sign. Drahn und Fotobefund Stegmüller BPP

Trial overprint with Hebrew inscription "E"I PALESTINA" 1 m.-5 pia., all 11 values complete from the upper right sheet corner, all stamps are unmounted mint with partly hinge remainders in the margins only. One of the great rarities of Mandat Palastine, only 2 complete sets supposed to be in private hands, signed Dr. Hoexter (in the margins) with certificate (1959) (Bale E16-26)

7 kop. blue, imperforated, unused.

9 Kreuzer gelbgrün, 4 Einzelwerte, alle voll- bis meist breitrandig und farbfrisch mit oMR "356" auf Briefhülle der 2. Gewichtsstufe von "NÜRNBERG 17 JUN. 1858" nach Paris. In der 1. Tarifperiode betrug das Porto von Bayern rechts des Rheines nach Zentralfrankreich 18 Kreuzer pro ½ Loth, zwischen beiden Ländern hälftig zu teilen; eine schöne Mehrfachfrankatur, sign. Pfenninger

10 Pfg. auf Vordruckkarte zur Prüfung einer Anschrift von "BERLIN NW 21 19.10.48" nach Berlin-Charlottenburg und retour mit allen Vermerken, überfrankiert und rechts mit geschlossener Aktenlochung, aus dieser Zeit recht seltener Postdienst

1809, kompletter Feldpostbrief von Thorn an den Direktor des Mainzer Gymnasiums mit klarem L3 "PREMIER CORPS / GRANDE ARMEE / PORT-PAYÈ. No.2" in rot, sehr selten

2 Mark lilakarmin im Zwischensteg-4er-Block vom oberen Bogenrand mit Reihenzählern und Teil des Papiermaß-Aufdruckes, farbfrisch und gut gezähnt, postfrisch mit Falzspur im Rand, in der rechten senkrechten Zähnung vorgefaltet, sonst einwandfrei, nicht häufige Einheit, sign. Georg Bühler und Fotoattest Zenker BPP

1708, "de luxembg" in manuscript on entire letter with manuscript postage "4" to Nancy; very fine and scarce letter from the second Spanish period

"VERSAILLES AUSWECHSLUNGS STELLE", blue marking on reverse of envelope with Siège 20 c. from "PARIS MONTAIGNE 12 FEVR. 71" to London, charged with "4 d."; a scarce cover to abroad

GROBIN: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with small pen cross (slightly cleaned) and clear blue double line "GROBIN..JUNE 1858". Very fine. one of only 2 recorded stamps with this coloured cancellation. Certificate Buchsbayew (2014)

MONEY LETTERS 1870/1900: Lot with about 500 money letters from all over Russia addressed via Odessa to Mont Athos. Excellent source for early cancellations and cachets of smaller post offices

1 s. on 20 c. grey and additional franking Ecuador 10 c. green on reverse tied by black dated cachet "SERVICO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS ECUADOR SCADTA MANTA 9.SET.28" to cover to Guayaquil with arrival mark and blue flight dated cachet on reverse, small part of flap missing, otherwise fine

VICTOR HUGO: Small entire letter with 3 pages of text, franked with Lauré 30 centimes (slightly rounded corner) and 40 centimes, tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS R. ST. DOMQUE. St. GN 58/17 OCT 70" via London to New York with red transit and arrival marks on front. A fine letter with scarce destination. Certificate Brun (2017)

1933, Riga-Bathurst Flight, 10-25s. in blocks of ten with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine, scarce multiples, signed

12½ c. rose, block of 4, fresh colour, unused with original gum; some light natural gum bends, fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Mail to China November 1917, two covers from SPASKOE PRIM to Shanghai with censor and receiver marks, one franked at 15 kop and the other approximately franked at 16 kop both to the same addressee, scarce items  

2 Dollari Tientsin on 5 l., local surcharge in type III, unmounted mint, fine and rare in this condition, only 300 issued, signed Sorani with certificate (Sassone 25; 34.500,-)

1884, 2 K. gray-black/red/green with pen cancel on cover, slightly mottled, otherwise without faults