84 Pfg. und 80 Pfg. auf Einschreibe-Eilboten-Brief von "BERLIN-WILMERSDORF 1 11.10.48" nach Aschaffenburg mit Ankunftsstempel, vorgeklebte Freimarken der Bizone und Rheinland Pfalz ebenfalls entwertet, wurden aber von der Post nicht anerkannt

"BAHNPOST MAINZ-BINGEN 13/4" auf 15 Kreuzer braunpurpur und 1 Kreuzer grün sowie nebengesetzt auf Briefvorderseite mit zusätzlichem EKr. "FRANKFURT A/M. BAHNHOF" nach Brüssel, sign. Sem BPP

3 Pfennig ockerbraun im 4er-Block aus der rechten unteren Bogenecke, postfrisch, Kabinett, sign. Zenker BPP (Mi. 520,-+)

2012, Macedonia and the EU 20-40d. with wrong inscription "МАКДОНИJA instead of МАКEДОНИJA", each as miniature sheet, mint never hinged, scarce, fine

Entire letter franked with Lauré 40 c., tied by clear cds. "LILLE A PARIS 8 OCT. 70" and boxed "P.D." to London with transit mark "PARIS A CALAIS" and arrival mark, both of the same day; a fine and rare 'Pli confié' to abroad, the stamp overpaying the rate by 10 c., very interesting item

REVAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample at base, otherwise large margins, tied by pen cross and additional boxed "REVAL 26 MAR. 1858" to entire letter to Helsingfors, Finland, with arrival mark. Very fine and fresh. Certificate Buchsbayew (2016)

1890/1900, Lot with over 130 commercial invoices and receipts issued by companies in Odessa, many made out to the Andreevski Skete and many illustrated

"FIELD POST OFFICE 162 / 19 JU 18" (probably Shallal junction) on small service cover to England with transit mark "APO SZ 9" (Ludd) on reverse 

1852, Isabella 6 cuartos rose, nice fresh colour and good margins, tied by clear blue 'barilla' cancel to entire letter, written on December 31, 1851 and posted on the first day of issue of this stamp "VALENCIA 1 ENO. 1852" (in red), addressed to Madrid. A very attractive and rare first day cover. Signed Holcombe with his certificate (1990)

1747, Entire military letter dated "Luxemburg le 5 april 1747" of the commander of the 'Regiment Graf Salm', colonel Josef Kessel, to the major and council of the city of Speyer, concerning the recruitment of new soldiers. A fine and rare document of the Austrian War of Succession, sign. Goebel

1 c. red-brown, tied by cds. of Luxemburg to lilac coloured invitation for a concert by the "Corps des Pompiers de Clausen"; very fine and decorative, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

April 1919. Registered letter from Nerekhta, Kostroma to Moscow, “Free Frank” privilege claimed with violet seal on reverse and therefore franked only for the Registraion fee of 25kop, very scarce

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, very fine, scarce only 500 printed, signed Ing. Becker a.o. and certificate Huylmans BPP

1935, Lewanewskji 1 p. on 10 k. dark brown, with overprint variety small "ф" instead of uppercase "Ф" in "Сан-Франциско", lightly hinged with original gum, fine, signed Eisold BPP and Soviet Philatelic Association and certificate Hovest

SALIF: 1915, lateral strike of bilingual dater as arrival mark on official cover from the Ministry of Health in Istanbul to the Camaran Island hospital, showing also Hodeida transit mark; manuscript "return" due to the war situation

"BEHBAHAN", positive seal in violet-black, superb strike on 1903/04, 1 ch. and 5 ch. on small cover with additional strike alongside, very fine

1915, postcard Junk 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1919 to the Netherlands with diamond shaped "CENSORED" (Han 12)

 1 Kreuzer rosa, waagerechtes Paar und 2 Einzelwerte, das Paar links mit Randlinienschnitt sonst alle breitrandig geschnitten, mit sauber aufgesetztem oMR "28" und sauber nebengesetztem DKr. "AUGSBURG 18 MAI 1859" auf rosafarbenem Streifband der 4. Gewichtsstufe nach Bozen; ein seltenes und attraktives Stück, Fotoattest Stegmüller BPP Provenienz: Sandra Ilene West (1980), Fritz Kirchner (2009)

9 pia., withdrawn type 13, unused, fine, opinion Holcombe (Bale 24C)

4 rub. with silver overprint, unused

9 Kreuzer gelbgrün, allseits breitrandig mit klarem gMR "18" auf Briefhülle von "AUGSBURG 18 JUN 1853" nach Neapel mit bar bezahltem Weiterfranko von "8" Kreuzern, rückseitig notiert. Der Brief wurde wie der vorhergehende befördert über Insbruck und den Kirchenstaat; in Rom wurde das Weiterfranko wegen gesicherter Frankozurechnung gestrichen; das sizilianische Porto von ursprünglich "38" Grana für 1 foglio wurde auf "50" Grana für 1½ foglio verbessert und dies mit dem länglichen Ovalstempel "CORRETTA" dokumentiert. Ein postgeschichtlich hoch interessanter Brief mit außerordentlich seltener Teil-Barfrankierung

1 M., 60 Pfg. und 8 Pfg. als portogerechte Frankatur auf Einschreibe-Rückschein-Brief der 2. Gewichtsstufe von "BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 18.9.48" nach Kiel mit Ankunftsstempel, sign. Schlegel BPP

"BAHNPOST MAINZ-WORMS 3/8", EKr. auf Bayern-Wappen 3 Kreuzer geschnitten, allseits voll- bis breitrandig auf kleiner Briefhülle nach Neustadt mit rückseitigem Eingangsstempel; Gummi der Marke etwas durchschlagend, selten

10 Pfennig, Hoechster Postfälschung in Type I, senkrechtes Paar, ungebraucht, private Signatur

1993, CEPT 3 b. and 150 b. in unseparrated printing sheet with two miniature sheets, unmounted mint

NOM DÉNOMMÉ No. 2: Postcard with very short text, franked with Lauré 10 c. tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS (60) 5 OCT. 70" to Vitre, finally transported by the GARIBALDI with transit mark "1987/23 OCT." and arrival mark of October 24, very fine

REVAL (Estonia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, ample to large margins, used with pen cross (slightly reduced) and tied by additional boxed "REVAL 21 MAI 1858" to letter sheet to Port Kunda. A fine entire. Certificate Buchsbayew (2017)

1890/1900, Lot with over 130 commercial invoices and receipts issued by companies in Odessa, many made out to the Andreevski Skete and illustrated

"FIELD POST OFFICE 179 11 FE 18" (Jericho) on censored postcard to England

1854, 6 cuartos carmine, nice deep colour, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise ample to very large margins, tied by clear "barilla" to entire letter with full contents of January 1, 1854, the day of issue of this stamp and posted the same day with frontside clear red "SEVILLA 1 ENO. 1854"  to Merida. A fine and attractive first day letter. Certificate Graus (1992)

1795, Entire military letter, dated "Villers Latour" (Weiler zum Turm) with printed letterhead "ARMEE DE LA MOSELLE" changed in "DE Luxembourg", addressed to Andernach; a fine and scarce letter of the siège of Luxemburg

1862, 1 c. red-brown with 1875/79, 10 c. grey and 12½ c. rose, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 16 5 78" to envelope to Modena; the single 1 c. slightly creased, otherwise fine; a scarce franking to the reknown stamp dealer Charles Diena

April 1919 Registered court correspondence from KASIMOV RYAZ[an] to a People’s Court at St. Divovo on the Ryazan railway with receiver mark, franked at 50 kopeks in accord with the January 1919 Tariff, the franking including a 35 kop Chainbreaker

1933, Darius Girenas 20 c.-2 l, all five values, very fine, scarce only 500 printed, signed and certificate Huylmans BPP

1949, Lenin mausoleum 1r., imperforated souvenir sheet, used with clear central first day cds., little toned, tiny blue spots at upper left, otherwise fine

SANAA: "SAN'A" arabic double circle in blue, clear strike on 1868, 5 pia. grey on reverse of cover with original contents to Istanbul with faint arrival mark of February 17, 1879 alongside; a scarce and early entire, also same cancellation in black on tax stamp 10 pa. on receipt of a registered letter