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1851/55, Friedrich August, teils aufgezogene Sammlung mit rund 80 Briefen/Briefhüllen und einigen Vorderseiten, dabei Mehrfachfrankaturen, Mischfrankatur, Buntfrankaturen (u.a. 3 Farben-Frankatur), etc., etc. Ein interessantes Objekt.

1865/2000 (ca.), mostly mint never hinged holding, in one stockbook

1941/44, rund 100 Briefe von und nach Luxemburg, dabei Luftpost und R-Dienstbriefe

1843/54, lot of six pre-stamp- and cash pay covers from or to India. Includes covers with cancel from “Benares, Neyneetal, Poona, and Saharunpoor,” in good condition, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions

1854/57, stamped collection including four letters, among others, a pair of ½ a. blue on a small envelope, a horizontal pair and a strip of three 2 a. green used, as well as two letters with single franking of 4 a. blue/red, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions. Also included is a postal stationery card from Bavaria, 1903, to Malindi

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

2021/22, lot comprising 5,200 mint, never-hinged souvenir sheets, including Christmas, Platinum Jubilee, etc.

1881/1902, collection of 11 covers, shwoing a fine range of postal usages, including a duo of 1891 and 1895 covers bearing 6 d. and 1 sh. frankings, respectively, demonstrating the first- and second-weight-step rates via British Packet to England; also an 1895 envelope to London bearing a single 1 d., tied by barred obliterator with adjacent “ST HELENA NO 29 95” datestamp, correctly prepaid at the reduced soldiers´ concessionary rate; also a fine selection of registered covers to Europe, with some attractive combination frankings. A useful lot, in slightly mixed condition, neatly mounted on exhibit album pages.

1850/63, drei Seiten, dabei Mi.-Nr. 1a gestempelt mit Fotobefund Sismondo BPP, stark unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1850/63, vorwiegend gestempelte Sammlung ab Mi.-Nr. 1(rep., sign. Brettl), in den Hauptnummern überkomplett, teils sign., stark unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1850/63, vorwiegend gestempelte Sammlung ab Mi.-Nr. 1(stark rep.), in den Hauptnummern überkomplett mit verschiedenen Stempeln, Nuancen, teils sign. und zwei Kurzbefunde BPP, stark unterschiedliche Erhaltung

1939/45, Korrespondenz mit ca. 350 Briefen und Karten eines Wiener Oberfunkmeisters, sehr inhaltsreich, dabei auch Telegramme und 13x „Kummersdorf-Schiessplatz“ als Tagesstempel bzw. Briefstempel mit Verschlussmarke “Heeresnachrichtendienst”, etc.

1944 (ca.), Korrespondenz mit etwas über 60 Briefen und wenigen Karten, teils mit Inhalt, eines SS/SD-Angehörigen der Sicherheitspolizeischule Drögen (Fürstenberg in Mecklenburg) mit SS-Absendervermerken an ein Familienmitglied nach Oberarnsdorf in Niederdonau in Niederösterreich, interessant

4 c. dark brown, neatly tied by superb strike of “HANKOW 23 FEB 99” cds to postcard to Landau, Germany, in combination with Hong Kong 1882 2 c. carmine, horizontal pair, correctly making up the 4 cents rate for onward conveyence, tied by “HONG KONG MR 2 99”, with arrival datestamp (8 April) alongside. A very and lovely mixe franking.

INCOMING MAIL: 1895, USA 1 c. black postal stationery pre-printed card from the Cosmopolitan Magazine, used together with 1 c. blue tied by cork cancel, bearing matching “IRVINGTON MAY 18 1895 NY” despatch cds, transit “AUCKLAND” and arrival “RAROTONGA 3 JL 95” circular datestamp alongside. One insignificant archival pinhole, the card with minor peripheral bends, still fine. A rare destination.

4 c. dark brown, tied by light “AMOY 19 JUL 1900” cds to postcard to Nuremberg, Germany, bearing Hong Kong 1896 4 c. pearl-grey struck with Amoy chinese framed “I.P.O” (Webb type 104, 23½x8½ mm) and tied in transit by “HONG KONG JY 22 00”, with adjacent arrival datestamp. Insignificant corner creases clear of the adhesives, fine. Scarce.

1898, Coiling Dragons 1 c. ochre, three singles, tied by large “CHEFOO 3 SEP 98” cds as additional franking to 1 c. rose postal stationery card to Altona, Germany, in combination with Hong Kong 1882 2 c. carmine, vertical pair, tied by “SHANGHAI SP 7 98” cds, bearing on reverse a lovely contemporary hand-painted illustration. Minor toning, nevertheless a fine combination-franking card.

5th printing, 4 a. blue & red, horizontal pair with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by rhomboid "C1". Right stamp minor creasing, still very fine and rare.

2 a. green, horizontal strip of 3 with part wm., ample to large margins, used by octagonal "B/30" BERHAMPORE

2 a. green, vertical strip of 4 with small part wm., clear to large margins, mostly with frame lines, cancelled by rhomboid of dots. one stamp light creas, otherwise fine and very scarce.

2nd printing, 4 a. blue and red, frame die I and head die II, cut square but slightly touched and crease , tied by octagonal "B1" to small mourning envelope to England.      

3rd printing 4 a. blue and red, 2 copies, both cut to shape, together with large margined 1 a. red, die 1, tied by rhomboid of dots to small envelope to Bath, England, with arrival mark of 25.10.1855.          

1 a. dull red, die 2, good to large margins, tied by octagonal "B98" of Kulneah to small domestic envelope