5 Pfennig violett im 25er-Block aus der rechten oberen Bogenecke, die untere Reihe ungebraucht, sonst postfrisch, dabei Plattenfehler III und VI, die Plattenfehler und ein weiterer Wert sign. Barkemeyer

1795, "I. DON ARM S: / LUXEMBOURG", double line in red, good strike on entire letter to France, fine and rare

RED CROSS ACTIVITIES: Entire letter franked with Lauré 2 c. in horizontal strip of 6, pair and 2 singles and 10 c. to the "Bureau des renseignements de l'agence internationale a Bâle"; left stamp of the strip and 10 c. with faults, otherwise fine

KLINTSY: 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, used with purple double line cancellation. Signed Buchsbayew Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone 2006)

1880/1900, Mail to Mont Athos, lot of franked covers and cards with wide range of markings, over 35 items

Surcharge on 1923 issue: Peru, 10 c. green and 50 c. deep green with handstamp in black with additional franking tied by large black cachet "SERVICEO DE TRANSPORTES AEREOS-SCADTA PAITA" res. cds. CORREOS PAITA OCT.22.28" to First flight cover to Barranquilla with arrival mark, fine

SACS DE RIZ: 1871, Entire small letter from Laferte Vidame (JAN 14, 1871) to Paris, endorsed "par Moulins" with Paris arrival mark (FEB 12, 1971), re-directed to St. Brieuc with arrival mark (FEB 20). Fine and very scarce. Certificate Behr (1997)

1937, Ulmanis 20k. with reversed horizontal watermark, mint never hinged, a very rare stamp, fine

12½ c. rose, 2 copies, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG PD 19 6 74" to small envelope to France, fine

1917 – 1918 Partly written up collection of mail to Finland with 50 items including Registered mail (covers and cards). The declaration of Finnish independence and the Civil War in Finland complicated postal relations with notable delays to mail. On the Russian side, both domestic and foreign tariffs are applied to mail to Finland seeming to follow no consistent pattern. A good opportunity here for expansion and further research  

2 Dollari Tientsin on 5 l., local surcharge in type III, tied by Tientsin cds. to piece, fine and scarce, only 300 issued, signed Raybaudi with certificate (Sassone 25; 21.000,-)

2 k. gray-black/red/green pen cancellation on letter within the Wenden District, good condition

CENSOR MAIL: 1915/16, 8 cards and covers with different censor marks

Postcard 2½ ch. with additional franking 1891, 1 ch. to Prag in Bohemia with arrival mark on front

90 r. black, fine impression with large margins all round, with "GERAL DA CORTE" cds, fine, signed HC and Moorhouse certificate

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 2, waagerechtes Paar, allseits breit- bis meist überrandig mit allen Zwischenlinien und oben Teil einer Nachbarmarke, mit gMR "175" auf Briefvorderseite mit sauber nebengesetztem L2 "LANDSHUT 21 AUG. 1852" sowie L1 "N.ABG.D.P." nach Eggenfelden, Kabinett

2 m., withdrawn type 23a (short Lamed), in horizontal pair with type 24, used with Jerusalem cds., fine and scarce, certificates Bale and Kaufmann (Bale 17D) Provenance: M. Sacher (1977)

50 kop. Elizabeth, die proof of frame in grey-green on cardbord

18 Kreuzer dunkelzinnoberrot mit klarem Halbkreisstempel "INGOLSTADT 5 6" (1870) auf gesiegelter Chargé-Briefhülle nach Manon mit nebengesetztem roten Schreibschrift "Chargé"; die Marke ist dreiseitig breitrandig, der rechte Rand ist ergänzt und unauffällige kleine Reparatur im Bereich des linken Wappenlöwens; ein attraktiver Brief mit sehr seltener Einzelfrankatur, Fotoattest Brettl BPP

10 Pfg. auf Orts-Fensterbrief von "BERLIN-MARIENDORF 26.10.48" mit L2 "Gebühren umseitig" und rückseitigem 6 Pfg. Absender-Freistempel der Eisenhandel und Stahlbau vom 25.10.

"F.P.M." (France par Mayence), L1 in rot auf Briefhülle von "58/NANTEUIL LE HAUDOIN" nach Kassel mit nebengesetztem roten "R.No. 3"

10 Pfennig lebhaftrosarot im 4er-Block aus der rechten unteren Bogenecke, farbfrisch und gut gezähnt, postfrisch, linke obere Marke kleine Fleckchen, sonst tadellos, sign. Zenker BPP

1795, "3E DIVON / ARMÉE DE LA MOSELLE" on entire military letter dated "Bivacque près de luxant. .." to Lanion with manuscript postage "17", fine, sign. Goebel

"AGENCE INTERNATIONALE BALE", oval marking on mourning cover (faults) from "BERLIN P.E. 26 29 / 8 70" to the secretary of the Red Cross at Basle with original contents; very interesting item

KOWNO (Kaunas, Lithuania): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to mostly large margins, tied by clear dotted circle "19" to lettersheet with reverse side dispatch mark "KOWNO 1858 AUGUST 15" to Warzaw, with arrival mark. Very fine and scarce. Certificate Buchsbayew (2022)

Provenance:  Goss, Lea, ‘Alexander’

1890/1900, Small lot incl. Russian mail with wax or paper seals; for study

Black machine overprint on 1923 issue: Germany, horizontal pair 10 c. green, 60 c. brown and 1 p. grey in combination with German Empire 20 pfg. and vertical pair 40 pfg. tied by cds. "BARRANQUILLA 25.V.1927" res. handroll postmark "HAMBURG 5.5.27" to large cover to Medellin, additional franking with small faults, otherwise fine

REPÊCHAGE DE QUILLEBEUF: 1871, Entire letter from Aix-en-Provence (Jan 7, 1871) addressed to a military major with the 2nd army, endorsed "Paris par Moulins" and franked with Lauré 80 centimes and Bordeaux 20 centimes type I, both cut to shape and tied by light GC "41", showing on reverse clear 3 line recovery-cachet "Trouvée dans une boîte échouée sur les bords de la Seine, à Quillebeuf (Eure), le 26 mars 1871." A truly outstanding item of the 'Boules de Moulins'. Certificate Behr (2004)

1940, Coat of arms 2-3, 5 and 10s. tied by cds. "RIGA -8.8.40" to censored card to Bohemia and Moravia, small rust spots at left, otherwise fine and Coat of arms 20s. as pair and 40s. single with additional franking tied by normal and cyrillic cds. "RIGA 21.10.40" to First Day airmail printed matter to USA and Russia Coat of arms 60k. tied by cds. "STAMERIENE -2.9.41" to registered cover to Riga (occupied by Germany), fine

12½ c. rose, 3 copies, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 8 MARS 70" to lettersheet to Venice, Italy, one stamp slight corner crease and the entire slightly weak in the folds, still fine, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

Mail to France April 1917 – January 1918 Nine postcards, varied frankings, origins and destinations some with interesting messages  

1908, Overprint error 1 PIASTRE on 25 c. and same issue 30 pr. on 15 c., unused, fine, both signed R. Diena with certificate (2016)

NORTH RUSSIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Cover from Murmansk with handwritten notation "on active service" and adjacent cds. "ARMY POST OFFICE 28 JUY 19 P.B.I" to Devonport, on front oval censor mark "X42", some wear at right, in addition a letter from the British Embassy, Intelligence section to London with censor mark and "per favour of 7.0 bag" note on front, scarce

MILITARY: 2 covers from the same correspondence, the first with bilingual "BIR EL SEBBE 2" and "HALIL UL RAHMAN" to Istanbul, both with censor marks /notation to Istanbul; a fine pair

1888, envelope 6 ch. rose-pink used with Tabriz cds. to Constantinople with arrival mark; a scarce legitimate use without additional franking (Sadri no. PE2B)

1844/46, declinados 600r. black with retouched frame lines at both sides and four corners, clear to good margins, used by red cancel, very small pin hole in lower right frame line, otherwise very fine, a rare stamp, certificate Moorhouse