386th Auction

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

Reply card 12½ c. rose, commercially used from "FRANKFURT A/MAIN ½ 79" 2 Luxembourg, very scarce

1878, surcharge 5 c. on card 6 c. with "Nach Deutschland" over "Pour l'Allemagne", with additional franking 1880/84, 30 c. lilac, tied by c.d.s. "ECHTERNACH 11 2 89", as registered card to Aachen, with arrival mark. Slightly reduced in size, otherwise very fine.

1879, postcard 5 c. grey with additional franking 1865/75, 20 c. brown, used as 'cash on delivery' card from Luxembourg 1882 to Weiswampach.

1879, UPU postcard 10 c. with c.d.s. "ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE 5/10 79" commercially used to Singapore, with frontside scarce "PENANG AND SINGAPORE PAID NO 9 79". Light transportation marks. Very scarce destination.

1879, postcard 10 c., proof in issue colour in horizontal pair with proof for 1880/81, 5 c. gray (printed somewhat overlapping) and printed on reverse vice versa, fold between cards

Postcard 10 c., used with long text from "REMICH 15 3 81" to Funchal, Madeira, with Lisbon transit and arrival mark

Postcard 10 c., used with long text from "REMICH 15 3 81" to Hamilton, Bermuda, with London transit and arrival mark

1879, double card 10 c.+ 10 c., legitimately used from "ETTELBRUCK 27 10 82" to Würzburg, Bavaria and returned from "WÜRZBURG 29 10" to Ingeldorf. Both parts with long texts and arrival marks. Fine and very scarce.

Reply card 10 c., used from "LEIPZIG 18 4 90" to Luxembourg with arrival mark and long text

1875, envelope 10 c. grey on white paper (72:112mm), cancelled by manuscript. Essay by Brück. Back flap with small fault, still fine and rare. 

1875, envelope 10 c. grey on white paper (77:145mm). Essay by Brück. Very fine and rare.

1875, envelope 10 c. grey on yellow paper, cancelled by manuscript. Essay by Brück. Very fine and rare. Supposed to be unique.

1875, envelope 10 c. grey on white paper (112:143mm), cancelled by manuscript. Essay by Brück. Little stained, still fine and rare. Supposed to be unique.

1875, wrapper 4 c. green in vertical pair. Essay by Brück. Folds and some creasing. Unique.

1877, proof for Postal Collection Envelope 30 c. lilac, printed on yellow card. Very fine and rare.

1877, proof for Postal Collection Envelope 30 c. lilac, printed on grey card. Somewhat discoloured on reverse only, otherwise very fine and rare.

1919, War widows and orphans 2 c. - 5 fr., 15 c. unused, otherwise mint never hinged. Very fine and fresh.

1864, Willem III. 15c. orange, two horizontal pairs and single, all tied by boxed “FRANCO” to folded letter with adjacent cds. “ROTTERDAM 20 2 12-5 65” to Belfast with arrival mark, vertical file fold through one stamp, otherwise fine, signed E. Diena with certificate (1984)

1867, Willem III. 25 c. violet, type II, fresh color and good perforation, tied by dotted numeral “91” to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “ROTTERDAM 24 JUL 72” to Baltimore with tying red “NEW YORK PAID ALL AUG 5”, fine, certificate Koopman (1984)

1926/39, Three-hole 7½ cent violet (Driegaats), nice fresh colour, unmounted mint with very slightly toned gum. A fine example of this rare stamp.

1894, Small Numerals 5 c. dark blue type III, tiny tear on upper right with small certificate Vleeming 2024, cat. 450 (NVPH P19a)

1877/1903, 1 c. – 2 g., the complete set of 12 stamps (15 c. 2 copies), unused with original gum and hinge remainders, few small imperfections, but still fine/very fine

1927, Olympic games , postcard Wilhelmina 3 c. green with “O.E.H.B.A.H.” at lower left, unused, very fine and very rare (Geuzendam OL16)

1873, 25c brown orange, in combination with U.S 1879, Bank Note issue 10c brown, tied by St. Thomas c.d.s. to folded letter from the firm of Hellmund & Co, Curacao, to Bangor, Maine, endorsed “per Steamer Valencia via NYork”, with New York PAID ALL and New York c.d.s. backstamps (23 Mar), vertical fold. A rare mixed franking. the 10c paying for transit via the United States & Brazil Mail Steamship Co. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (2025)

1931, 7 ½ c. yellow-brown, horizontal pair, with cds. “POSTAGENT BATAVIA-AMSTERDAM 30.1.31” on radio-cover addressed to the industrialist and general director August Rosterg of the Wintershall Company in Kassel, Germany, left adhesive with two vertical folds, right stamp one pulled perf at top, some staining and transportation wear, otherwise in good condition, scarce

1931, 5 c. lightblue, vertical strip of three, with cds. “POSTAGENT BATAVIA-AMSTERDAM 30.1.31.”, on radio-cover, addressed to the industrialist and general director August Rosterg of the Wintershall Company in Kassel, Germany, folded vertically and some staining, otherwise in good condition, scarce

1948, Hartz 15 cent t/m 1 gulden ongetand in veldeeltjes van 20 stuks met 2 brugparen en boven velrand met geschreven Nabestelling of herdruk (40 en 50 cent fiat druk) met datum en handtekening, resp. plaatnrs.15, 10, 3, 11, 9, 4, 7 en 8, een enkel bruin puntje. Proevencat. 1988 Pc.301/308, cat.w.3200

1855, 4 s. blue, 2 copies with good to large margins, used with 11-bar grid cancel, very fine, one with opinion Dr Ferchenbauer (1990)

1858, WARSZAWA 8/8 c.d.s. in red on folded envelope with content, red FRANCO and red crayon “21” alongside, on reverse transit mark WIEN 10/8 and arrival mark of austrian Levant CONSTANTINOPLE 13/8. In three days from Vienna to Constantinople the only possible route is via Semlin and DDSG to Galatz Romania and Austrian Lloyd black sea to Turkey. File folds and toned through yellowish traces of vinegar for disinfection. PROFI has not recorded any earlier cover from Poland to Turkey

1860, 10 k. blue & rose, cancelled "209" (Lowicz) on piece, fine and scarce

1860, 10 kop. Blue/rose, fresh colour and good perforation, neatly cancelled "1" WARZAWA. Signed Franz

1918, Germania 10 pfg. light-pinkish-carmine, the overprint semi-glossy, bluish black in transmitted light, horizontal pair, position 47-48,, mint never hinged, very fine and rare, signed with certificate Korszen (2019) (Fischer Nr. 10IIba) In addition Germania 10 pfg. unused, signed Schmutz and Petriuk (Fischer Nr. 10IIa)

1918, Germania 20 pfg. blue with half-glossy overprint, mint never hinged, small natural inclusion, fine, scarce, signed Petriuk and Korszen with short-opinion (2018) (Fischer 12IIbax)

1918, Germania 30 pfg. in combination Eagle 20f., tied by cds. “SIERDAZU 18.3.19” to registered cover to Warsaw, fine, certificate Petriuk (2025)

1918, Germania 30 pfg. single and 60 pfg. as vertical strip of four tied by cds. “SOCHACZEW 22.3.19” to revers of double-weight value declared cover, front with provisional straight-line “Sochaczew” and handwritten registration number “N123” above, minor transportation wear, a very attractive and scarce entire, certificate Petriuk (2025)