10 pia. in horizontal strip of 10 from the left sheet margin, the marginal copy with "Z"-error, unused, the error unmounted mint, partly folded between the stamps, otherwise fine, certificate Kaufmann (Bale 25Z)

1906, Essay for Reply Letter Card, undenominated, printed in blue entirely in Cyrillic, with the reply part smaller as an enclosure. A rare item

12 Kreuzer lila, 2 Einzelwerte in leicht unterschiedlichen Nuancen zusammen mit 6 Kreuzer hellbraun, alle farbfrisch und gut gezähnt mit EKr. "MÜNCHEN I 12 NOV" (1873) auf etwas größerformatigem eingeschriebenen Briefkuvert der 3. Gewichtsstufe nach Verona mit nebengesetztem Schreibschrift-Stempel "Chargé", rückseitig 5 große rote Lacksiegel "R. CONSOLATO D'ITALIA IN MÜNCHEN" sowie Transit- und Ankunftsstempel. Das Porto betrug für den Leitweg über Österreich ab 1.4.1869 10 Kreuzer pro Loth, die Chargé-Gebühr von 7 Kreuzern wurde noch in bar verrechnet. Der Umschlag ist wegen des sehr dünnen Briefpapieres auf eingelegten Karton aufgezogen; die 6 Kreuzer durch Randklebung ganz schwache Bugspur, sonst die Frankatur in sehr schöner frischer und einwandfreier Erhaltung. Eine außerordentlich seltene Farbfrankatur mit 2 Stück 12 Kreuzer gezähnt; in dieser Kombination haben wir nur einen weiteren Brief registriert, sign. Pfenninger mit Befund

2 Pfg. und Bauten 8 Pfg. auf Drucksachen-Umschlag von "BERLIN 13.6.49" in die Schweiz, Drucksachen-Vermerk gestrichen und mit Portomarken 5 Rp. und 50 Rp. versehen, vermutlich Verstoß gegen die Drucksachenbestimmungen und daher als Brief behandelt

1 Kreuzer auf olivgrau und 3 Kreuzer auf blau, je als Farbfrankatur auf Briefhülle bzw. Brief nach Frankfurt, einmal Marken entwertet durch L1 "MAINZ" mit nebengesetztem DKr., einmal entwertet durch kleinen EKr. mit Uhrzeit, kleine Beanstandungen, beide sign. Haferkamp

10 Pfennig, Chemnitzer Postfälschung ungezähnt, rechte obere Bogenecke, postfrisch mit Falzspuren im Rand

1962, CEPT 0,25 fr. épreuve d'artise in black with engraver signature, fine

GARIBALDI: Entire letter franked with Lauré 40 c., tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS PL. DE LA BOURSE 20 OCT. 70" to "Monsieur Jules Marcaire, Chef de la 1ère Section de Canal Maritime Port Said Egypte" with transit mark of Marseille and blue arrival mark of the French PO of November 15; a fine and rare letter with rare destination and interesting connection to the Suez Canal; certificate Robineau (2005)

RIGA (Latvia): 10 kopeck brown and blue, good to large margins, tied by clear and upright c.d.s. "RIGA 25 MAR. 1858", to letter sheet to Pernau, with bilingual arrival mark. Very fine and attractive. Certificate Buchsbayew (2013)

"ROPiT ATHOS" (Tchill. 183) in violet on vertical pair Russia Levante 1884/90, 10 k. red/green on reverse of registered cover with frontside boxed "REGISTERED ATHOS" to Russia and returned with several transit and arrival marks incl. "ROPiT ATHOS" in black; fine and interesting cover

"APO SZ 34 / 20 MY 18" on postcard with 2 different Italian censor marks and seal cancel "Distacamento Italiano di Palestina"

1867/68, Condor 10 centavos brown, 2 single copies in nice fresh colour and with good to very large margins, tied by cds. "CORREOS LA PAZ 16 ENERO" (1868) to entire letter endorsed "Por Vapor" to Arequipa, Peru with Tacna arrival mark on reverse (JAN 22). A very fine and rare letter. Certificates RPS (1962) and Philatelic Foundation (1994) (Scott 4)
Provenance: 90. Corinphila Auction (1994)

"d'attert", manuscript on entire letter 1761 to Bruxelles; small part of contents missing, otherwise very fine and rare

5 c. bright greenish-yellow in marginal block of 4, unused with original gum, 3 stamps unmounted mint, very fine and rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

January 1920 Registered cover from the Moscow electricity company sent locally and correctly franked on the reverse at four roubles, the 1 rouble stamps with horizontal lozenges. In the Tariff of 5 November, the concession rate for local letters was abolished. A very scare item  

"Veiveriai 14-XII-19" handwritten cancellation on coat of arms 60sk. on cover to New York with censor mark alongside, folded vertically and backflap missing, otherwise fine and rare

1847, "QUARANTINE ALEKSINAC", almost complete red wax seal with small part of additional one on entire letter from Filibe, Bulgaria with clear negative seal to Austria with transit mark of Aleksinac and additiona desinfection seal of Semlin, very scarce (Kardosh 1h)

AKSARAY: "TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I AKSARAY 1303", superb negative seal in red on 1892, 1 pia. on reverse of cover to Nigde; the stamp affected by some scratches, otherwise fine; very attractive and rare, the only example recorded in red colour to date

"GHOUTGHAN 1311", clear strike on 1894, 1 kr. in vertical pair on Barnameh with additional strike alongside, light crease effecting the bottom stamp, still fine and scarce

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1905/07, envelope 7 k. with additional franking 3 k. and envelope 20 k., both with cds. "SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE" to Germany, envelope 20 k. as registered letter with white label, both with arrival marks

 6 Kreuzer braun, allseits breit- bis meist überrandig mit allen Zwischenlinien (dreiseitig vollständig) und oben kleinem Teil der Nachbarmarke mit zentrischem gMR "352" auf komplettem Faltbrief mit sauber nebengesetztem "GÜTER EXPED. NEU ULM XII 29/6" (1860) nach Nürnberg; ein außerordentlich schöner Brief

20 pia., withdrawn type 13 (pos. 109) unused, fine, certificates Dorfman and Kaufmann (Bale 26C)

Postcard 3 kop. red with additional franking 1 kop. (3), sent 1909 to Gertrudenberg, Holland. Postcard shows private advertisement and was sold at a reduced price of 1 kop. instead of 3 kop.

10 Kreuzer dunkelgelb, farbfrisch und einwandfrei gezähnt mit sauber aufgesetztem blauen Halbkreisstempel "SOLNHOFEN 13 3" (1873) auf Briefhülle mit Leitvermerk "Via Oesterreich" nach Mailand; sehr schöner Brief, Fotoattest Stegmüller BPP

2 Pfg. im waagerechten 3er-Streifen und Bizone Bauten 24 Pfg. als portogerechte Frankatur auf Brief von "BERLIN W 35 8.11.49" in die USA

9 Kreuzer auf gelb, recht gut gerandet mit ca. 8 mm oberem Bogenrand, mit L1 "MAINZ" auf Faltbrief mit nebengesetztem DKr. "MAINZ 2 JAN 1852" nach Göttingen mit Ankunftsstempel von 4.1.; senkrechte Brieffaltung in der Marke abgeschwächt, kleine Beanstandungen, dennoch recht attraktiver Brief vom 2. Tag der Gültigkeit taxischer Freimarken, sign. Haferkamp

80 Pfennig im waagerechten Paar mit unterschiedlich hochstehendem Schwarzdruck, postfrisch, sign. Jäschke BPP

1962, CEPT 0,25 fr. colour proof, imperforated sheet of 30, unmounted mint, fine

MONTGOLFIER: Entire letter franked with Siège 20 c., tied by clear star cancel "4" with adjacent "PARIS RUE D'ERGHIEN 24 OCT. 70" to Bordeaux with arrival mark of November 4. In the area of the small village of Nixéville the balloon came under heavy gun fire and the balloonist jettisoned 2 bags of mail of which parts came into the postal system, socalled "Pli de Nixéville". A fine and scarce piece

SAMARA: 10 kopeck brown and blue, clear to large margins, tied by pencross to letter sheet with reverse side dispatch mark "SAMARA 25 JAN. 1858", to Saratov, the stamp additionally tied by arrival mark "RECEIVED IN SARATOV 1858 JAN. 28 ". Very fine. Very rare entire; just 4 No.1-entires recorded from Samara. Certificates Dobin (2008) and  Buchsbayew (2021)

 

Provenance: Z.S. Mikulski (Cherrystone, 2006)

1900, 1p. on 10k. blue horizontal strip of five tied by cds. "ROPiT CT. ATHOS 1 11 1909" (Tchill. #184) to complete parcel card with adjacent negative seal (Tchill.# 180) to Jaffa with arrival mark "ROPiT JERUSALEM 19 III 1909" (Tchill. # 250), few folds and imperfections, attractive and scarce

1918, 1 pia. ultramarine and 5 m. on 1 pia. ultramarine used on registered postcard from "SZ 44 15 JY 18" to Port Said

1843, 'Bull's Eye' 60 reis black, intermediate impression, complete pane of 18 stamps from the composite plate in almost flawless condition, nice fresh colour and large margins on all sides with outer framelines at top, right and bottom (so-called semi-xifopagos), lightly cancelled by framed "CIDADE DE NICTHEROY", a tiny nick at top in the outer frameline, far off the stamps mentioned for accuracy only. A beautiful multiple of great rarity and one of the highlights of Brazil first issue. Signed Alberto Diena in pencil. Provenance: Maurice Burrus (1963), Tefik Kuyas (1978), Gordon N. John (1986)

"P P / BASTOGNE", clear strike on entire letter 1820 to Luxemburg, fine and scarce (Goebel HB1)

5 c. light greenish-yellow, horizontal block of 6, neatly cancelled "ETTELBRÜCK 28/1 77", few split marginal perfs and one stamp tiny crinkles, otherwise fine; a rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Tariff of 10 and 20 March 1920 This Tariff was combined with the introduction of x 100 revaluations for kopek stamps up to 20 kop and with the invalidation of Romanov and War Charity stamps.The Tariff was introduced first in the main cities March 1920 Registered letter, private correspondence using improvised envelope, sent from MOSKVA 19, 20 3 20 to Lgov franked at the correct 10 rouble rate introduced in Moscow on 10 March. A nice early example of the new tariff