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1859, Ferdinand II. 20 gr. gray-slate and 2 gr. light-blue, fresh colors and good margins all around, tied by horseshoe cancel to folded letter with adjacent two-line “MESa 1859 10 OTTE” and twice red three-line “PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI” to Genoa with arrival mark, taxed with "2" decimi, letter with small tear at lower right, otherwise fine and attractive entire, signed W.T. (Wilhelm Traber)

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, fresh color, close to good margins, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to small folded letter with adjacent oval “GIARRE” to Messina with arrival mark, fine

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, block of six, fresh color and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine and attractive

1859, Ferdinand II. 2 gr. light-blue, plate I, positions 24-25, horizontal pair, fresh color and good margins all around, position 25 with characteristic “white blob above Ferdinands head”, tied by horseshoe cancel to small piece, very fine and attractive

1859, Ferdinand II. 10 gr. deep blue, 5 gr. red -carmine, and 1 gr. olive-green, fresh color, good margins, 5 gr. touched, all tied by horseshoe cancel to folded lettersheet with adjacent two-line “MESa 1859 1 AGOSo” to Neaples, part of the address cut out, some minor imperfections, an attractive three-color franking, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, horizontal strip of three, plate II, positions 5-7, together with 2 gr. blue, horizontal pair, fresh colors and mostly good margins, just touched at bottom, 1 gr. position 6 showing the “missing ear” (orecchio mancante) variety. All tied by neat horseshow cancels to folded letter to Palermo with arrival mark on front, some minor aging and transportation wear, an attractive and scarce entire

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, fresh color, close to good margins all around, tied by horseshoe cancel to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “MESSINA 22 3 60” and boxed “AFFRANCATURA INSUFFUCIENTE” to Milazzo, with tax “1” grana applied, small corner of lettersheet at lower right missing, otherwise fine and attractive, signed W.T (=Wilhelm Traber)

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. rust-brown, plate I, position 16, with major retouch “effigie rifatta, manca l'orecchio”, fresh color and large margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, a beautiful example of this sought-after variety, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. olive-green, with clear double print, fresh color, just touched at bottom, otherwise good margins, used with horseshoe cancel, an attractive example of this scarce variety 

1859, Ferdinand II. 1 gr. rust-brown, fresh color, good margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, fine

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, vertical pair, together with 2 gr. blue, 5 gr. red, and horizontal pair 10 gr. dark-blue, fresh colors, 5 gr. and left stamp of 10 gr. touched at bottom, otherwise good margins all around, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to registered folded letter with adjacent cds. “PALERMO 23 GIUG 59” and framed “ASSICURATA” to Girgenti, unobtrusive filing fold through upper ½ gr., otherwise a fine and very attractive four-color franking

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, good margins all around, neatly tied by horseshoe cancel to large piece of wrapper with adjacent two-line of Messina to Catania, very fine and attractive, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, horizontal strip of three with right sheet margins, fresh color, good margins all around, unused with original gum, insignificant small red spot on reverse, a fine and attractive multiple, signed E. Diena

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, three singles in different shades, each fresh color, mostly good margins, unused with original gum, fine and attractive, signed

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, good margins all around, used with clear horseshoe cancel, very fine, a.o. signed Stock

1859, Ferdinand II. ½ Gr. yellow-orange, fresh color, full- to large margins with part of neighboring stamps, used with clear horseshoe cancel, very fine, signed E. Diena

1858, Color proof: Ferdinand II. ½ gr. blue, thick carton paper, large margins all around, fresh colour, without gum as issued, fine

1866, "K:SÄCHS: FELDPOST-AMT 30 8 (66)”, klarer grüner DKr. auf komplettem Faltbrief vom Infanterie-Bataillon aus Biedermanssdorf nach Dresden, in guter Erhaltung

1866, "K:SÄCHS: FELDPOST-AMT 24 10 (66)”, klarer grüner DKr. auf komplettem Faltbrief an das österreichische Armee-Nachschublager in Brunn bei Wien, in sehr guter Erhaltung

1864, "K:SÄCHS: FELDPOST-AMT 13 10 64”, sehr klarer grüner DKr. auf Faltbrief an die Königliche Hauptpostkasse in Leipzig, in sehr guter Erhaltung

YVERT & TELLIER: 1912/1928, zwei Ausgaben des “Catalogue de Timbres-Poste”,1912 und 1928, guter Zustand, sowie “Champion´s Catalogue of Postage Stamps”, 1927, gebraucht

Incoming Mail: 1905/07 zwei Feldpostbriefe von “LEIPZIG 21.8.05” bzw. “BERLIN 28.11.07” an Soldaten in DSWA und retour mit verschiedenen Hinweisstempeln bzw. Aufkleber. Der Brief aus Leipzig mit rückseitigem Verschluss-Zettel der OPD Leipzig war fast 2 Jahre unterwegs, in guter Erhaltung

1904, Feldpostkarte mit Dienstsiegel der Postanstalt Lüderitzbucht, geschrieben vom Oberleutnant Bartes von der SMS Wolf mit Datierung “Lüdertitzbucht 4.IX.04”. Befördert mit Aufgabestempel “SWAKOPMUND 7.9.04” nach Bremen mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, in guter Erhaltung, signiert Bothe BPP und Fotobefund Haspel BPP (2007)

1905, “K.D. FELDPOSTSTATION Nr. 3. 3.9.”(05)" zweimal recht klar auf Kaiseryacht 5 M. ohne Wasserzeichen auf überfrankiertem R-Brief mit R-Zettel “Kaiserlich Deutsche Feldpoststation No. 3” (Einfeldt Nr. 1) nach Braunschweig mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag mit Patina und kleinem Einriss oben, die farbfrische Marke ist in einwandfreier Erhaltung