Petite Treasures – May 2026

1940 (ca.), "SITDLIMAT SPAREMAERKE 1 KRONE DEN KONGELIGE GRONLANDSKE HANDEL" 25 ö. blue and 1 kr. red, two blocks of ten with right margin and imprint, mint never hinged, very fine

1950, Greenland Savings Book with gray cover containing 25ore blue (144 stamps ) including six scarce blocks of 12 and few stripes of SPAREMAERKE stamps, all cancelled "Egdm. N.40" line cancel in blue, scarce and fine

1950, Greenland Savings Book with orange cover (rare type) containing 28 large-numeral postal saving stamps 25 øre deep blue and five singles of 1 kr. red, all issued in 1939, all tied by "Nr. 30/avane" black cancel, scarce and fine

1871/72, 3 d. pale yellow-green and ‘Twelfe Cents’ on 6 d. carmine-rose, good perforationes, unused pair, fine.

1916/94, Collection of primarily unused stamps written up on sheets, incl. 1916/18 Denmark Pakke-Porto issues of the Royal Greenland Trading Company with 1 ö. olive used/unused and 10 ö. blue used, Thule district 1935 local issue, 1945 definitives, the issues from 1963 onwards always in unmounted og. condition in folder

1910/80, BORNHOLM & THULE collection of better cancellations and frankings mostly pre-war, including Thule complete on 3 covers and used set, fine

1918, Viking ship 5 M. black/orange-yellow on white papier, double print of the black frame, used “TALLINN ..7.20” on piece, very fine and scarce

1923, Airmail 10 mark, Päevaleht perforation, used, very fine, a scarce stamp, signed Eichenthal and certificate v. Hoffmann

Airmail 10-20 marka, with additional franking, tied by cds. "BALTISKI 11 VII 25" to registered airmail printed-matter to Sweden, 10 marka with plate flaw "white spot in frame", few minor spots in the corners of the cover, otherwise fine

1924, Airmail 20 marka, tied by cds. "TALLINN 24 IV 33" to cover to New York, as airmail stamps were only valid for airmail fees. The cover was handled as unfranked and charged with a 50 c. surcharge fee; at arrival, franked with USA postage due 10 c., fine and scarce, certificate Löbbering BPP (2015)

Provenance: Dr. Hubert Schrödinger - BALTICA (361st. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2015)

1926, Red Cross 10/12 on 5/7 marka, vertical strip of ten with top and bottom sheet margins, imperforated horizontally, mint never hinged, folded three times in between the stamps, otherwise fine, a very scarce multiple

1928, Coat of arms 1senti, imperforated without burelage, block of four with upper sheet margins, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Löbbering BPP (2016) (Hurt/Ojaste G:3)

1936, Päts 5 senti, right marginal single with small perforated gutter, mint never hinged, fine, scarce and unusual, certificate Löbbering BPP (2018)

1938, Päts 25 senti, imperforated proof, lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive, signed Mikulski with certificate (1983)

1939, Päts 18 senti, imperforated proofs on umgummed paper, in green and black, very fine, signed Prof. Winterstein

SHIPMAIL: "Dampfer-Compagnie * STETTIN *  HELA" violet cachet on Germania 20 pfg. and 1m. on cover from Stettin with additional Estonian franking to Reval, cover with some faults, nevertheless a scarce and attractive item

1937, PARO lettersheet no. 12, with additional franking 10 senti brown, with special cds. “TALLINN XI ÜLDLAULUPIDU 23 VI 38” as registered cover to Rouge, part of the address crossed out, otherwise fine, scarce

“PÄRNU 4 9 18", provisional cyrillic cds. on Flower 5 and 15 kopek, on postcard with finnish censor mark to Munich, fine (Hurt/Ojaste 105:1)

1856, Coat of Arms 10 k. rose, central pen-cross cancel, good margins all around, partly repaired, otherwise fine, signed Roumet

1872/74, 8 Pen. yellow-green, two postal stationery cards, first Type I: ‘... adressen ... förpligtad’, both used with clear "WIBORG 8/1/1872" and "EKENÄS 21/11/1874" cds., fine pair.

1852, Entire from Marseille to Livorno baring superb shipping agents cachet “CHs. & AUGte. BAZIM ADMINISTRATION DES PAQUEBOTS A VAPEUR FRANCAIS-MARSEILLE” in blue, red oval “V.P.M.” (Via Particolare Marittima) alongside, rated ‘$’ decimes, carried by ‘Ville de Marseille’, aarival mark on reverse, tiny file fold, otherwise very fine

1849, Ceres 10 c. brown, fresh colour and close to good margins, used, fine, sign. Brun

1849, Ceres 15 c. green, fresh colour, wide margins all around, used with diamond grid cancel, tiny thin at center, otherwise fine

1849, Ceres 25 c. blue, short “N” in FRANC, margin closed at lower left and tiny gum toned, unused regummed, faults (creasing, small paper faults), otherwise clear to wide margins and nice deep colour, a rare stamp

1849, Ceres 40 c. vermilion, fresh colour and good margins, cancelled PC ‘455’, horizontal crease, still fine, signed Calves

1852, REPUB.FRANC. 10 c. bistre, good to large margins, tied by clear star cancel to entire printed matter (slight creasing at right), very fine and fresh, signed Goebel and Scheller

1869, Napoleon 40 c. orange two pairs (perforation significantly shifted), and 80 c. carmine, performing 240 c. rate, tied to envelope by Paris Star “2” cancellation, PD and PARIS 27/AVR/69 cds. in black alongside, addressed to New York with arrival mark New York in red and “9” for taxe on front, file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine and attractive.

1874/75, Two envelopes to Argentina, Ceres 30 c. brown and 80 c. carmine on rose, each thick numerals, pairs in combination with 40 c. orange, tied by ´2240´ lozenge cancels with matching ´Marseilles´ origin cds., red boxed P.P.alongside, Bordeaux transit cds. on reverse, one endorsed ‘Steamer Niger’ and blue crayon to Buenos Aires. Matching envelopes showing 200 c. and 100 c. rates with overseas destinations. Fine appearance.

1920-50, Lot Preobliteres, mint never hinged/unused stamps including Yv.47 (signed Roig no gum), 65-68, a.o. few no gum, otherwise fine

1870, Bordeaux 40 c. orange on yellowish, good to ample
margins, tied to cover by numeral ´2240´ lozenge of dots cancel and commercial handstamp Giraud Freres Marseille, ms. 'par Vapor Baciocen', latter obliterated by Marseille 4/9 (1871)
circular datestamp, adjacent ´PD´ framed handstamp in red, addressed to Genes
with arriving postmark on reverse; usual file fold, otherwise fine.

1873, Ceres 15 c. yellowish-brown two pairs, performing 60 c. rate, tied to envelope by Paris Star cancellation, red PD and PARIS 19/AOUT/73 cds. in black alongside, addressed to New York with arrival mark N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10 SEP/4 on front, very fine and attractive.

1855/83, 5 envelopes bearing Ceres and Napoleon issues and two ‘renseignements fournis au bureau’, mainly fine.

1899, Registered wrapper and complete document, local used from Baume Les Dames Doubs to Baume, franked with horizontal pair Allegorique 15 c. in combination with 10 c. black lilac, fold through, all clear cancelled, with corresponding official Tribunal 1er Instance imprint seal and registered “R” handstamp, fine

1921, Vorausentwertung auf 30 c. braunorange, postfrisch, tadellos

1917-18, Orphelins de la Guerre 1 fr.+1 fr. carmine, clear cancelled, very fine

1920, PARIS/BUC-BRUXELLES Special Flight postcard (Le Gourdou-Lesseure Hispano-Suiza 180) bearing Guynemer vignette overprinted "Meeting Aéronautique DE BUC" (10.10.20) to Bruxelles with transit mark 10.10.1920 addressed to Le Mans. (Muller 66), fine