"MECQUE 1 / 13.6.12", good strike on 1909, 1 pia. on reverse of cover to Netherlands Indies with arrival mark of Weltevreden

Postcard 5 ch. red with vertical picture on reverse, used from Schimeran to Bruxelles with faint arrival mark; picture postcards of the 1896 issue are very scarce (Sadri no. PC16V)

1883, large dragon 5 ca. lemon-yellow, type III, used with custum cancel "NEWCHWANG...1884", very fine, certificate Havemann BPP

 3 Kreuzer blau, Platte 2 und 9 Kreuzer maigrün, beide voll- bis breitrandig mit gMR "18" und nebengesetztem L2 "AUGSBURG 31 AUG. 1853" auf komplettem Faltbrief nach Chiavenna in der Lombardei, mit 12 Kreuzern portogerecht frankiert für den Leitweg über die Schweiz (sogenannter kleiner Transit); sign. Brettl BPP mit Kopiebefund

2 pia. with watermark variety 'crown missing', unused, fine, a scarce stamp, certificate Dorfman (Bale 22dI)

70 kop. brown, imperforated with offset on the reverse, unused, signed Dr. Jem

18 Kreuzer gelborange, oben rechts ganz kurz berührt, sonst breit- bis überrandig mit voll- bis breitrandiger 3 Kreuzer blau, mit jeweils sauberem gMR "217" auf kleinem Briefkuvert von "MÜNCHEN 10 OCT. 1855" über Frankreich nach London. Das Porto betrug ab 1.1.1855 nur noch 21 Kreuzer, davon 9 Kreuzer für Bayern + 12 Kreuzer Weiterfranko; ein schöner Brief

30 Pfg. als portogerechte Einzelfrankatur auf Drucksachen-Streifband bis 250 gr. von "BERLIN 9.3.48" nach Berlin-Neukölln, Beförderungsspuren, sign. Schlegel BPP

"MAINZ 22 SEP. 1855", großer DKr. auf Faltbrief nach Köln mit rückseitigem Schiffspost-L3 "COBLENZ./23 9/COELN." sowie L1 "MAINZ" auf Billet für eine Fahrt der Düsseldorfer Dampfschiffahrt von Mainz nach Köln am 30.6.1848, selten, für den Brief Fotobefund Sem BPP

3 Pfennig ungezähnt mit Aufdruck "Probe", die 6 Farben kpl., ungebraucht mit dickem Originalgummi, teils rückseitig kleine helle Stellen; ein sehr seltener Satz mit einer Auflage von nur 25 Stück

1 sgr. sanguine with good to large margins, tied by circle of 9 bars to lettersheet with adjacent red "LUXEMBOURG 5 AOUT 53" to Trier; a very scarce and fine franking, sign. Goebel and certificate Soluphil (2014)

Small flimsy letter, dated "Metz 1er oct. 1870" to Versailles without postal marking

MARIUPOL (Ukraine): 10 kopeck brown and blue, cut into at base, otherwise clear to good margins, tied by pre-philatelic double line "MARIUPOL 19 JUNE 1858" to lettersheet to Odessa. This stamp with tiny corner crease at upper right, resulting in the tiny marginal tear. Still attractive and rare, just 2 further No.1 entires have been recorded with this cancellation.

IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 1851: Passport issued at Odessa, printed in Russian and German, several endorsements incl. Constantinople, age faults

"ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 49 / 9 MY 18" (Mulebbis) on censored postcard to England

1855, Coat of arms 4 skilling blue, a magnificant lower right corner copy in fresh colour and with large margins including 8/8,5 mm sheet margins at right and bottom, used with clear circle of 11 bars on lettersheet with adjacent clear blue "BERGEN 5/3 1855" Trondheim. A beautiful and superb entire. Signed F.C. Moldenhauer in pencil with his certificate (1990) Provenance: 113. Auction E. Mohrmann (1963)

1919, 25k. on 2-3k., all three values unused, 3k. perforated small yellow spot, otherwise fine

25 c. ultramarine, horizontal pair, nice fresh colour, unused with large part original gum, right stamp tiny thin on reverse, otherwise fine, a scarce pair, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

Mail to Sweden 25 October 1917 [ first day of Soviet power in Petrograd] Registered cover from Kursk correctly franked at 40 kop using an uncommon10 kop stationery envelope, censored in Petrograd, arrival STOCKHOLM 9 12 17 on reverse  

1921, Red Cross surcharged, 2 r. on 40 k.-1 r. with brown and green reverse, each as complete sheet of 104, mint never hinged, small tears in the edges, scarce, very fine

1917, 15 c. on 15 k. brown-lilac and blue, 10 c. on 10 k. blue and 3 c. on 3 k. carmine-red, tied by cds. "TIENTSIN 21.2.18" to reverse to registered Red Cross P.O.W. cover via Japanese P.O. Tientsin to Berezowka with arrival mark, cover with small faults at right, otherwise fine

"MECQUE 1 / 20-6-12", clear marking on 1909, 1 pia. blue on reverse of cover to Istanbul

Postcard 5 ch. with blue picture on reverse, with additional franking 1889, 10 ch. as registered postcard from Sultanabad to Germany with transit and arrival marks; slight creasing, very scarce (Sadri no. PC16V)

1885, Small Dragon 3 ca. violet, vertical strip of 3, tied by blue seal with adjacent blue "I.G. OF CUSTOMS PEKING APL 2 90" to reverse of complete envelope with frontside combination franking Germany 1880/89, 10 pf. rose in vertical strip of 6 with cds. "KDPA SHANGHAI 8 4 90", to Berlin with customs transit marks of Tientsin and Shanghai and Berlin arrival mark partly on one 3 ca.; one stamp of the German franking rounded corner and flap of envelope somewhat toned; a scarce and attractive franking, signed Bothe BPP with certificate, ex Sammlung Rosenhaus

 1 Kreuzer rosa, allseits breitrandig und farbfrisch mit klar aufgesetztem L2 "MÜNCHEN 15 FEB. 1860" auf kleiner Ortsbriefhülle, Kabinett, sign. Schmitt BPP

2 pia. with "B" variety, lightly cancelled; a rare stamp in fine condition, only 8 copies known, certificate Dorfman (Bale 22BI)

1921, Liberation of the proletariat definitive series, offset essay of unissued 100 rouble value in olive-green, fine and scarce

18 Kreuzer zinnoberrot, meist breitrandig, der linke Rand ergänzt, mit EKr. "WÜRZBURG Stadt 5 APR 69" auf kleinem gesiegeltem Chargé-Brief nach Kensington mit L1 "Chargé", Krone-Stempel "REGISTERED" sowie Ovalstempel "REGISTERED LONDON FROM PRUSSIA"; das Porto setzt sich zusammen aus 8 Kreuzern für Bayern + 10 Kreuzern = 2 3/4 Silbergroschen Weiterfranko; die Chargé-Gebühr von 7 Kreuzern wurde bar verrechnet. Ein attraktiver Brief mit in dieser Form seltenen Einzelfrankatur

50 Pfg. als portogerechte Einzelfrankatur auf Nachnahme-Karte von "BERLIN W 15 17.1.49" nach Berlin-Reinickendorf Ost, sign. Schlegel BPP

"MAINZ 21 SEP 1855" (Hb. 6), DKr. auf barfrankiertem Brief über Preußen, Belgien und Großbritannien nach Rochester im Staate New York; das Porto unten links in rot notiert: 9 Kreuzer Postvereinsgebühr sowie 38 Kreuzer Weiterfranko (davon 4 Kreuzer belgischer und 10 Kreuzer britischer Transit); Fotobefund Sem BPP

3 Pfennig, ungezähnter Neudruck im waagerechten Paar, breitrandig ungezähnt vom unteren Bogenrand bzw. Zwischensteg, ungebraucht, minimale Stockflecken, sonst einwandfrei, sign. und Fotobefund Jäschke-L. BPP

1 sgr. brownish-red, 1st printing, vertical strip of 3 with good to large margins, tied by target to entire letter with adjacent red cds. "LUXEMBOURG 17 JANV. (53)" to Ruhla in Saxony with several transit and arrival marks on reverse; the folds of the letter strengthened by hinges, otherwise a very fine and scarce franking Provenance: Gary Houser (2014)

L'UNION: Envelope franked with Lauré 20 c. (slightly rounded corner) tied by star cancel "3" with adjacent "PARIS PL. DE LA MADELEINE 21 SEPT. 70" to Poitiers with arrival mark of October 20. The 'L'union' was an old exhibition balloon owned by Gabriel Mangin, loaded on September 21, 1870 with 275 kg of mail with pilot Albert Bertaux at Vaugirard Gas Works, where it burst on inflation. The mail was recovered and put on the following official flights; a rare and interesting entire, certificate RPS (2006)

MITAU (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good margins, used with complete strike of pre-philatelic single line "MITAVA". Very fine. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 1916: Passport issued for a Mt. Athos monk by the Russian Consulate in Salonica, photograph of the monk attached, 3 rub consular fiscal tied to document, very fine condition, no endorsements

"ARMY POST OFFICE RW / 20 DE 15" (Dabaa) on picture postcard endorsed "On Active Service" and with manuscript  censor notation to England; earliest recorded date