2004, Grytviken Centenary 24 p.-1 £, imperforated blocks of 4 with sheet margins, mint never hinged

Black machine overprints on 1923 issue: Germany, 20c. grey and 50c. bluish-green and 2p. orange in combination with German Empire, all tied by machine cancel "HAMBURG 15.9.27" to large enevelope to Bogota with transit and arrival mark, some minor creasing as to be expected, fine

1s. pale emerald-green, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, a fine copy of this rare stamp

1857, Napoléon 40 c. orange, two singles and two singles 10 c. brown tied by ship cancel "HYDASPE 23.MARS.57" to folded cover from Constantinopel with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Marseilles with arrival mark, one stamp vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Calves and Pascal Scheller with certificate, very scarce combination

1847, 5 c. red-brown, clear at top, otherwise wide margins, tied by blue numeral "5" with adjacent "BALTIMORE OCT 16" (1849) to entire letter to Philadelphia; faint horizontal filing crease affecting the stamps slightly; an attractive entire

"BERLIN OLYMPIA PRESSEHAUPTQARTIER k 27.7.36", recht klar mit fehlerhafter Inschrift "...QARTIER" (statt ....QUARTIER) auf Drucksachenkarte mit Sondermarke 3 Pfg. ohne Text, nur vom 27.7. bekannt, sehr selten

1941, 400th Anniversary of Santioago 10 c.-3,60 p., each in strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine

2 Sgr. ultramarinblau und 3 Sgr. ockerbraun als Zufrankatur auf Ganzsachenumschlag 2 Sgr. als Express-Reco-Brief mit vorausbezahltem Bestellgeld von "BERLIN 30.4." mit handschriftlichem Weiterfranko-Vermerk "3wfr." nach Leiipzig, Umschlag mit verklebtem Öffungsriss oben links und Nagelloch, dekorative und nicht häufige 7 Sgr.-Frankatur!

1858/1966 (ca.), lot of thousands used/unused stamps, included in starter collections with better classical stamps included

20 Pfg. (2) und 10 Pfg. auf Brief von "BERLIN-WANSEE 30.6.48" nach England mit Ra2 "Zurück an Absender unzulässig" und handschriftlichen Vermerk "Posthornmarken", beide Vermerk wieder gestrichen, vermutlich danach über Luftbrücke befördert

1883, Chulalongkorn 1sol., 1sik., 1sa. and unissued 1f. and 1 se. Revenue stamp, as imperforated strips of two or three, mostly in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly

12 c. lilac in horizontal pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, very fine, certificate CEM (2006) (Edifil 7b)

1865, colourless rouletted 1 c. red-brown, block of 4, unused o.g., some slight toning at right and bottom right stamp slightly rounded corner, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

5 Pfg. dunkelsmaragdgrün ungezähnt auf dickem, gelblichen Papier mit grober Netzstruktur und glatter Gummierung im Kehrdruck-Herzstück, postfrisch mit herstellungsbedingter Papiereinschlussloch bei der rechten oberen Marke, sonst tadellos,bisher sind nur zwei Exemplare dieser SBZ-Seltenheit bekannt, unsigniert mit Fotoattest Ströh BPP (2011) (Mi. 10.000,-)  

1853/55, 4 c. pale-blue with good to large margins, extremely fine cancelled with central "B G A 4 C / AP 26 1855", very fine

2005, King Penguins 45 p., imperforated pairs with sheet margins (6), mint never hinged

Black machine overprints on 1923 issue: Germany, 30c. blue in combination with German Empire 25 pfg. blue tied by cds. "BERLIN 31.12.27" to cover to Barranquilla with transit- and arrival mark, fine

Boer Invasion of Natal: Telegramm by Capt. J.J. Bosman, sent from Zandspruit to Pretoria, with arrival mark at upper left, asking for a urgent delivery of sugar, only 5 days prior to the begin of the invasion, small stain at bottom, a fine and very interesting document

1858, "CAPITOLE 21.OCT.58", clear strike on folded letter from Marseilles with tax mark "7" (décimes) to Genova with three line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" and arrival mark, slight paper break at bottom, otherwise fine

5 c. red-brown, cancelled by red "5", used on envelope with adjacent blue "BALTIMORE MAY 25" (1851) to Freiwaldau in Austria with several transit and arrival marks, taxed on arrival with "52" kr.; the stamp repaired with portion of margins added at top and left; a scarce transatlantic use of 1847 issue, certificate PF

"BERLIN OLYMPIA PRESSEHAUPTQUARTIER", 15 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachenkarten mit diversen Sonderstempeln, dabei Unterscheidungsbuchstabe "a" bis "k" komplett auf 9 Belegen und 6 R-Briefe (einmal mit Block 6)

1940-43, Death of General Santander 8 c.-1 p., each as horizontal strip of 3, slightly stained, otherwise fine

1865, "Augenblicklich", handschriftlicher "Express"-Vermerk auf eigenhändig addressiertem Umschlag mit Absender-Unterschrift "Manteuffel" (Preussischer Ministerpräsident und Aussenminister 1858-1860 und Oberbefehlshaber der preussischen Mainarmee 1866) an den kaiserlichen österreichischen Gesandten

1860/66: interesting lot containing ten stamps and one cover with Polish cancellations, incl. two 1860 Poland definitives with Warsaw and "106" circular numeral marks and a 1865 10 kop. brown & blue on cover from Lodz to Warsaw

30 Pfg. und 20 Pfg. auf Brief von "BERLIN SW 11 30.6.48" nach Norwegen mit Ra2 "Zurück an Absender unzulässig", Auslandspost wurde über das Postamt NW 7 geleitet, daher beanstandet, 20 Pfg. Marke mit Stockfleck

1889/96, Numerals and Symbols, Country motifs and Monument to Suárez, in total 23 different values as imperforated blocks or strips of three, four, six or nine in different colours than the issued stamps, mounted on carton, a very attractive and rare assembly 

12 c. lilac in block of 4, nice colour and good to very wide margins, neatly cancelled by black spider, extremely fine and scarce multiple, certificate COMEX (2014)

1865, Coat of Arms 10 c. lilac, horizontal pair and 2 single stamps, tied by small "LUXEMBOURG 28 MAI 67" to entire letter to Paris; the right stamp with faint vertical filing crease, some minor staining and minor imperfections, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

5 Pfg. dunkelsmaragdgrün auf dickem, grauweißem Papier mit steil steigender Papierstreifung und Spargummierung, postfrisch, tadellos, sehr seltene Marke, bisher sind nur wenige Exemplare bekannt, sign. Herpichböhm BPP mit Fotoattest (1986) und Fotoattest Dr. Jasch BPP (2019) (Mi. 3.600,-)

1856, 4c. black on rose-carmine with superb colour and wide full square margins, used with central "DEMERARA OC 29 1856" and initialled "EDW"(ight), tiny pinhole by V of "Vicissim" and pressed creasing at bottom almost imperceptible on front, an outstanding example of this classic rarity and one of the finest known, signed with Ferrary handstamp and certificate BPA (2018) (SG. £40.000)

Provenance: Baron Philipp Ferrary de la Renotière (Sale 1, June 1921, Lot 52)

2006, Bird Life Seabirds 24 p.-75 p., imperforated blocks of 4 with corner sheet margins, mint never hinged

Black machine overprints on 1923 issue: Germany, 20c. grey and 5-15c. in combination with German Empire, tied cds. "BERLIN-ZENTRALFLUGHAFEN 12.11.27" to registered cover to Bogota, folded once without affecting the adhesives  

"BURGERSDORP C.G.H. JA 15" and "COLESBERG FE 27" each on cover franked with OFS stamps, addressed to Pretoria resp. Johannesburg, fine

1858, Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown, small to wide margins all around, tied by ship cancel "CARMEL 11.MRZ.59" to folded letter from Constantinopel via Marseilles with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÈE" to Paris with arrival mark, fine, rare cancellation on stamp, signed Behr

1851/57, 1 c. blue, type II, horizontal pair with 3 c. dull-red, tied by blue "CINCINNATI & LOUISVILLE MAIL ROUTE SEP 17" to small cover via New York and France to Spezzia, Italy, showing on front black "ETAT UNIS PAQ. BRIT. A CALAIS", taxed with "17" decimes on arrival; small faults, very scarce (Scott 7, 11)

"BERLIN DEUTSCHLANDHALLE", 24 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachenkarten mit diversen Sonderstempeln bzw. Fotoansichtskarten und Sondermarken mit dem Motiv, dabei u.a. Unterscheidungsbuchstabe "a" bis "g" kpl. auf 7 Karten/Ganzsachenkarten, 6 R-Briefe bzw. eine GSK und verschiedene Frankaturen mit D. Reich Mi.-Nr. 668 (u.a. auf 2 MK und einmal mit POL-Lochung)