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1900/60 (ca.), several hundred covers and cards, mostly Germany with some Bavaria private postal stationery cards, ship mail, etc.

1913, old pre-printed album “Schwaneberger Permanent Album – Popular Edition” from 1913, mostly sparsely filled with stamps from around the world. The album is in good condition.

1852/1980 (ca.), unused and used small lot, including some German states, varieties, better stamps and nice cancellationsetc.

1841/1990 (ca.), about 120 covers and cards with some interesting items as Mulready letter sheet, Togo occupation items, some German states, etc.

1849/1960, interesting lot in 30 small albums, including overseas, Germany and Europe.

1930/69, approx. 800–900 meter marks on stock cards of company Francotyp up to1940, and approx. 800–1,000 postmarks from after 1945, from many different countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary

1851/1945, mostly used stamps from German States till overseas, with a focus on pre-1920 issues on old pre-printed sheets. Also one pre-printed “Europe” album containing additional stamps, some of which are unused.

1850/1980 (ca.), about 300/400 covers and cards, much simple material, but also some interesting items.

1880–1980, several hundred letters, postcards, and postal stationeries, with a focus on Norway, including registered letters and ship mail, among other items. Also included are three small selection booklets containing stamps from the Old German States till DDR

Bolivien: Claus Lange, “Handbuch der Briefmarken der Republik Bolivien 1859 bis 2024”, in 5 Bänden, sowie Maier “Vorphilatelie der Republik Chile”

Argentinien: Göttig & Jalil, “Catalogo Especializado de Sellos e Historia Postal de la Republica Argentina” in zwei Bänden, 2018-2019

1810/1960 (ca.), large accumulation of several hundreds covers and cards, spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, with particular strength in the pre-1930 period, with a wide range of postal history material, France and Germany well represented, including a selection of classic issues, also a good choice of unused postal stationery cards from around the world, with some duplication, and more. An eclectic and useful assembly, the occasional fault notwithstanding, overall in good condition.

1840/1938, valuable accumulation of approximately 60 covers and cards from a wide range of areas inclduing foreign post offices and overseas destinations, noted mail from French Cochinchina, Austrian Offices in Cavalla and Galatz, German Forerunners in Tientsin, Buenos Aires with Cabeza franking, French Offices In Yokohama, Gold Coast, etc. Many better items throughout with French Congo 10 c. stationery card used with British “PAQUEBOT” cds (1901); Lombardy-Venetia with envelope to Wien bearing 1864 10 s. blue and 15 s. brown (Mi.-Nr. 22-23) tied by “BUCAREST” handstamp ; German Forerunners in Turkey with 1875 entire letter bearing 20 pfg. blue and 25 pfg. red-brown (Mi.-Nr. 34, 35a) tied by “KAISERL. DEUTSCH. P.A. CONSTANTINOPEL 10 12 75” to Lyon (certificate Steuer BPP), 1867 Mixed Franking of Greece with 20 l. blue and Lombardo-Venetia 10 s. blue (Mi.-Nr. 4I) (opinion Ferchenbauer), Hong Kong 1874 envelope bearing 1864 8 c. dull orange (SG-Nr. 11)  tied by barred oval “62” with matching “HONG KONG 29 OC 74” destpatch handstamp to New York; together with some better semi-modern frankings from Switzerland, better destination with France to Shanghai (1868), and more. A delightful and most useful assembly, in slightly mixed condition.

1662/1864 (ca.), group of over 40 stampless entires (including one cover with adhesive), showing a wide range of transit and postage due markings, noted a fine selection of mail Italy to France and from Austria via France to England, some better items throughout with a duo of 1859 and 1863 entire letters from Manchester via London and Marseilles to Constantinople bearing black and red “BRITISH OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE” datestamps respectively ; 1662 entire letter from Ypres; 1799 entire letter endorsed “De Wezlar” to Liège, etc. Overall in good condition.

1788/1996 (ca.), interesting collection of hundreds of covers and cards, strength in the pre-1945 period, showing a wide range  of countries, cancellations and usages, with France Tonkin Expedition Corps, 1906 calendar-postcard bearing Blanc Type 2 c. and 3 c. to Switzerland, strong choice in the classic area with Barbados, Sweden, French Colonies, Egypt, Spain and more, together with some express mail, printed matters, mixed frankings with postage dues adhesives, etc. An attractive group, in slighlty mixed condition, housed in two albums.

1855/2018 (ca.), over 300 cards and covers, beginning from German States prephilately with postal reciepts, also franked covers, Soviet Occupied Zone “Potschta” on Cover signed Richter, some Switzerland and semimodern Germany, etc., ca. 200 modern covers, also a page of material from Heligoland, in four albums

1890/1939, about 400 covers and cards with many interesting items including mail from Germany to Luxembourg, APO with censored mail, WW I., flyers WW II., etc.

1840/1930 (approx.), several hundred covers with a focus on Europe; includes Switzerland notably a pair of Michel no. 6, Great Britain, Old Italian States, France with Ballon Monté, Old German States, Russia including a three-color franking, and Spain; also includes pre-philatelic items, transit mail, some overseas material, special postmarks, etc.

1867/1970 (ca.), mostly used stock, beginning with four preprinted all word albums, incl. some early parts of Asia, Europe, German Empire beginning with Shields, etc., also modern collections, different condition, in two large cartons

1920/81 (ca.), group of unused and mostly used Perfins, together with a few covers, including some normal incoming mail to Ireland

1837/1990 (ca.), Postage Due on Foreign Incoming & Outgoing Mail, research collection of over 145 covers and cards,  illustrating a wide range of Postage Due stamp and marking usages, and showing the treatment of underpaid correspondence with an abundance of foreign destinations, including USA, Greenland, Denmark, Egypt or Temganyka, as well as incoming mail from India, Gold Coast, Austria, Jamaica, Germany, etc. Better items with 1869 underfranked envelope bearing 4 d. orange tied by Belfast “62” duplex cancel (1 July 1869) with "INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED" handstamp to Dresden, Saxony; 1906 ½ d. green postal stationery card used with “CORK JU 2 06” to Tokyo, Japan, taxed and returned to sender, and more. Except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit pages, in 2 albums.

1846/2003 (ca.), Irish Postage Due Domestic Mail, extensive research collection of over 125 covers and cards, illustrating a wide range of Postage Due stamp and marking usages, including on request and telegraph forms, on parcel labels, together with a fine group of “POSTED OUT OF COURSE” and “LIABLE TO LETTER” due markings, among many others. Some better items throughout with 1922 Civil War envelope to Limerick, bearing Postage Due 1 d. and 2 d., with blue crayon "6d-unpaid" and endorsement at foot ”IRA raids in POs - NO stamps available"; 1923 underfranked envelope to Liverpool bearing a superb strike of the very rare “Hammer-Head” experimental circular datestamp of Dundealgan; also an attractive selection of mail sent during the Interim Period, and much more. Except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit pages, in 2 albums. A remarkable assembly.

1824/1947 (ca.), over 60 cards and covers, starting from prephilately, with many higher and unusual frankings, exotic destinations, registered and airmail, etc.

1767/1851, Irish Stampless Mail, superb collection of 39 covers, showing a remarkable range of fine mail and postmarks, commencing with Bishops´ marks (1767 and 1774); 1845 entire letter bearing scarce blue “PAID at OMAGH” dotted frame handstamp (SG-Nr. PL5/135); 1801 entire letter with Belfast “POST PAID” scroll handstamp to Edinburgh; 1830 registered entire letter bearing red “T-OFF NOT PAID POSTAGE TO DUBLIN” framed handstamp, from New Town Mount Kennedy to Dublin, forwarded to Armagh, and more. An attractive assembly, neatly mounted and expertly described on exhibit album pages.