386th Auction

1865, colourless rouletted 2 c. black and 4 c. green, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG P.D." to yellow "Carte-Correspondence" to Aachen. Horizontal fold, not affecting the stamps. A fine card. Signed Goebel. (Prifix V)

1865, colourless rouletted 4 c. green and rouletted in  colour 1 c. brown, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG P.D. 8 9 74" to orange "Correspondenz-Karte"  to Bonnevoie. Fine and fresh. Signed Goebel. (Prifix VI)

1865, colourless rouletted 2 c. black, 2 copies, and rouletted in  colour 1 c. brown, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG P.D. 19 8 74" to orange "Correspondenz-Karte", send locally, with arrival mark. Fine and fresh. Signed Goebel. (Prifix VII)

1865, colourless rouletted 2 c. black and 4 c. green, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG – BHF. 9 7 74" to brownish yellow "Correspondenz-Karte" with border ornaments, to Strasbourg. 2 c. applied with tear, otherwise fine and fresh. (Prifix VII)

Rouletted in colour 1 c. brown, 2 horizontal strips of 3, tied by cds. "DIEKIRCH .. 10 75" to orange "Correspondenz-Karte", send to Neuerburg. One stamp slightly placed over the edge of the Card, still fine. A unique franking. Signed Goebel. (Prifix VII)

Rouletted in colour 1 c. brown in combination with 1875, perforated, 4 c. green, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 18 (12) 75" to private "Correspondenz-Karte" of Pierre Brück, to Bettembourg, with transit mark. 1 c. slight scissors cut at base and card reduced in size, otherwise fine and fresh. Certificate Böttger BPP (2015). 

1880, perforated with wide margins, 5 c. yellow, tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 24 5 82" to privately printed Correspondenz-Karte" to Mersch, with arrival mark. Signed Goebel

1875, perforated, 10 c.  gray, tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 30 1 77" to private "Correspondenz-Karte"of Pierre Brück, to Bruxelles, with arrival mark. Carte with some minor marginal faults, still very fine and fresh.

1875, perforated, 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 19/8 77" to "Correspondenz-Karte" with private print of Pierre Brück on reverse, to Clerf, with arrival mark. Faint horizontal fold, not affecting the stamps, still very fine. Signed Goebel.

1874, 1st issue, 3 proof cards without stamp imprint and coat- of-arms, on different coloured cartons, including  unissued colour orange.

1875, Essay card 5 c. black on thick white carton. Very minor staining and small thin, still fine and rare

1875, Essay card 5 c. black on thin orange carton. Very fine and rare

1875, Essay card 6 c. black on orange carton. Very fine and rare.

1875, Essay card 6 c. black on white paper. Some minor staining and small thin, still fine and rare.

2nd issue,  proof card without stamp imprint and coat- of-arms, on white carton

Postcard 5 c. with additional franking rouletted in colour 1 c. brown, tied by clear c.d.s. "LUXEMBURG BHF. 4 9 75", to Aschaffenburg in Bavaria. Small pinhole, not affecting the stamp.

Postcard 5 c. + 5c., both parts with with additional franking 1880/84, 5 c. yellow, on main part tied by clear c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 15 9 82", to Würzburg in Bavaria, with arrival mark. Perforation strengthened by in at left, otherwise fine and very scarce.

Reply part 5 c. with additional franking 1880/84, 5 c. yellow, tied by clear c.d.s. "PARIS 18 JANV.83", with long text to Luxemburg. One perf added, still fine and most extractive. A very rare usage.

1875, postcard 5 c. lilac, with additional franking 1872, 1 c. brown, tied by c.d.s. "GREVENMACHER 1 10 75", commercially used to Strassburg. 

1875, postcard 5 c. grey, with additional franking 1872, 1 c. brown, tied by boxed "ULFINGEN/LUXEMBOURG 20 10 76", commercially used to Mönchengladbach. 

1879, postcard 6 c. lilac with additional franking 1872, 1 c. brown and 1875, 5 c. yellow, tied by blue c.d.s. "SAEUL 13/6 78" to Ebersbach, Germany, overpaid by 6 c. very attractive. Certificate Demuth (1998)

1876, 5 c. gray, essay card with long "s" and 4 adress lines, on carton, very fine. Also similar proof in rose on thin paper (light creasing) 

1876, 4 different proof cards , printed on front and reverse, one on thin paper

Postcard 5 c. grey, proof on thin paper in horizontal pair (folded in between), very fine

Essay of unissued value 10 c. in the colour of the issue 1876, little stained

Postcard 5 c. grey, with additional franking 1872, 1 c. Brown and 1875, 4 c. green, tied by clear c.d.s. "LUXEMBURG BHF. 22 12 76", to Antwerp, with the transit and arrival marks. Card small tear at right, otherwise very fine and fresh. A very scarce combination.

Postcard 10 c. with additional franking Adolph 25 c., tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 17/3 93", as registered postcard to Mainz, with arrival mark. Small nick at top, otherwise fine.

Postcard 12½ c. blue, proof on thin paper, complete printing sheet of 9, showing shifted albino print on reverse. Folded between the items and slightly stained, some positions with creasing. A unique item.

Postcard 12½ c. blue with error 'A in first address line missing', with clear c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG GARE 27 4 77" commercially used to Paris with frontside arrival mark. Supposed to be unique.

Postcard 6 c., proof in violet on orange carton, with "reservé" instead of "réservé", little thin on reverse, still fine and scarce.

1877/78, essay for unissued 'cash on delivery' postcard 30 c. grey on thin paper. Very fine. Supposed to be unique.

Postcard 5 c. grey with imprint "Pour l'interieur.." inverted, unused, very fine. No other example recorded.

Postcard 6 c. rose, four colour proofs on green, orange, blue and rose carton; slightly different sizes.

Postcard 6 c. rose with "Nach Deutschland" over "Pour l'Allemagne", with additional franking 1875/79, 2 c. black and 5 c. yellow (overpaying the rate by ½ cent), tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBURG 17 7 78", to Trier, with arrival mark. One short perf, still fine and scarce.

Postcard 10 c. brown-yellow, four colour proofs on green, salmon, yellow and rose carton

Postcard 12½ c. blue, four colour proofs on green, salmon, yellow and blue carton