1880/2000 (ca.),  comprehensive mainly used balance in 18 albums, comprising Malayan states, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Dutch Indies, Nepal, Iran, Iraq, Ceylonetc. Always well sorted incl. a good range of covers.

1952/90 (approx.), mostly mint stock Japan and Republic of China from subscription, much in glassine bags, including miniature sheets, FDC's and stamp booklets, in two large boxes. Enormous acquisition value.

1920/60, collection of over seventy (70) used stamps, neatly mounted on album leaves, also three 1930s registered airmail covers from Ouagadougou, mostly very fine

1860/1980 (ca.), used and mint balance in 14 albums, comprising mainly various British colonies and some independent states, partly from classic period.

1894/1986 (ca.) attractive group of over 35 covers, many attractive and colorfull registerered frankings, better items with Virgin Islands 1899 Mi. 23 on a registered cover from Tortola, Turks Islands 1894 Mi. 22, 24, 31 and 33 four colors franking on a registered envelope to Baltimore etc., mostly very fine, 

1886/1980, collection of over two hundred (200) used stamps, about a dozen of some covers and cards, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, starting with Congo Kinshasa First Issues, with better items such as 1886 5fr. violet (Mi 5A), 1887 5fr. lilac (Mi 10) and 1891 10fr. orange-brown (Mi 11), following with 1894 pictorials, some duplicates with a range of various postmarks, Congo Belge 1909 fine study group of the Bruxelles and Local overprint types, 1890/1910 selection of twelve postal stationeries or cards tied by cds "MATADI", "BOMA 1890", "KONGOLO", "LEOPOLDVILLE 1904", "LUALI 1908", etc., some signed Pfenninger, condition mostly very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/637)

"CHALATENANGO" clear strike on cover front to Guatemala, fine

"COLUTEPEQUE" clear strike of crown framed cancel on cover front to Leon (Nicaragua), fine

"Franqueadi en S. Miguel" boxed cancel on small folded lettersheet to Guatemala, scarce, fine

1861, "FRANQUEADO UNION" fancy boxed cancel on folded letter from San Miguel to New York, upon arrival black "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, some ageing, otherwise fine

"S. SALVADOR" boxed cancel with adjacent red "2" (reales) on folded lettersheet to Guatemala, fine

"S. Salvador" black straight-line on cover front to St. Vincente, fine

"SAN SALVADOR" crowned framed cancel, struck twice on folded letter to Guatemala, very fine and scarce

1851, "MINIST. GRAL. DEL Gobierno Supmo. ESTADA DEL SALV" large oval cachet on folded lettersheet with adjacent "SAN SALVADOR NOVBRE. 29 DE 1851" datestamp and boxed "FRANQUEADO" to Leon, fine

1866, folded letter dated "San Salvador 5 Febr. 1866" with blue "LA LIBERTAD SALVADOR 6 FEBRERO 1866" and red boxed "FRANCO" alongside to New York, charged with "10" upon arrival, cancels partly painted in, otherwise fine

1869, folded letter written in Sonsonate with cds. "ACAJUTLA SALVADOR 21 JULIO 1862" to New York with red boxed "FRANCO" alongside, upon arrival "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, fine

Provenance: 229th Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1980)

"SAN MIGUEL" crown framed cancel on small hand made envelope to Sonsonate, fine

1862, folded letter from "SAN MIGUEL SALVADOR 28 OCTUBRE 1862" with adjacent boxed "FRANCO" to New York, upon arrival black "STEAMSHIP 20" struck, fine

WALKER UPRISING: 1856, folded letter written by Francisco Dueñas to Tomas Medina with fancy "ESTADO DEL SALVADOR. MINIST. DE HAY. Y GOBA DEL SUPREMO GOBERNO" with further black "COJUTEOEQUE" and red framed "FRANQUEADO" alongside to Santa Ana. The letter advises that Nicaragua will discharge the entire foreign force and that the Salvadorean army is on the march (complete translation into english enclosed),  small tear at upper left, otherwise fine

1877, envelope with dry seal and closure vignette "EL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR" to Paris, with black three-line "PANAMA 15 FE 1877 TRANSIT" and blue due handstamp "T1-70" alongside, upon arrival charged with "29" decimes, fine and scarce entire

1867, Vulcano ½-4r. and unissued ¼r. value, American Banknote Co. imperforated Die proofs with top margin showing emended ABN file numbers, fresh and fine, an extremely rare group

1867, Coat of arms 1r. red, horizontal pair, tied by circular grid to envelope with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR SALVADOR 23 SETIEMBRE 1872" to Paris, black "PANAMA-TRANSIT OC 3 72" and accountancy mark "GB 1F 90c" alongside, minor ageing, a splendid and rare entire, certificate PF (1997)

Provenance: Joseph Hahn (Christie's, Robson Lowe, April 1979)

1867, Coat of arms 1r. red with by dotted diamonds on entire folded letter to Santa Ana, fine, certificate BPA (1987)

1867, Coat of arms 2r. green tied by dotted diamonds to buff envelope with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 15 DICIEMBRE 1872" to Paris, black "PANAMA TRANSIT 31 DE 1872" and accountancy mark "FB 1F90c" alongside, upon arrival charged with "30" decimes, a very fine, rare and attractive entire, certificate Scheller (2008)

1867, Coat of arms 2r. green tied by dotted diamonds to entire folded letter dated "S Miguel Abr. 4 1871" to the Italian Consul in Guatemala, few perfs added, but an extraordinarily scarce, correctly rated, first issue franking

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" ½r. blue, block of four, with black boxed "FRANCO" on cover with adjacent blue "CORREOS del SALVADOR PAQUETES. NOV 24 1875" to Bordeaux, black "PANAMA-TRANSIT DE 4 75" and accountancy mark "GB 1F 90c" alongside, upon arrival charged with "15" decimes, adhesives afficed slighlty over edge, some faults, cover some rebacked opening faults at base, a scarce and atrractive entire

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" ½r. blue and 2r. green with blue boxed "FRANCO" on linen cover with adjacent "ADMINISTRACION GENERAL DE CORREOS SALVADOR 1 SETb 1877" to New York, upon arrvial "US. CHARGE TO COLLECTION" and "40 Cents" handstamp struck, reverse with arrival mark, some usual transportation wear, a very scarce and attractive cover, certificate Scheller (2008)

1r. red tied by "ADMINISTRACION de CORREOS LA UNION ENE 24 1879" to small envelope to Bordeaux with black "PANAMA JA 30 79" and red cds. "PANAMA PAQ FR. A No 3 1 FEVR 79" (Salles 1413) alongside, upon arrival charged with "15" decimes, cover some ageing and small faults including tear at top, a very rare and attractive cover, certificate Scheller (2008)

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" 1r. red tied by "ADMINISTRACION de CORREOS LA UNION ENE 24 1879" to small envelope to Bordeaux with black "PANAMA JA 30 79" and red cds. "PANAMA PAQ FR. A No 3 1 FEVR 79" (Salles 1413) alongside, upon arrival charged with "15" decimes, cover some ageing and small faults including tear at top, a very rare and attractive cover, certificate Scheller (2008)

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" 2r. green tied by blue framed "FRANCO" to envelope to Cincinnati with blue "Administracion de Correos / Salvador 6 ABRIL 1877" cachet alongside, endorsed "via Panama", upon arrival in New York "NEW-YORK DUE 10 CTS APR 26" struck, reverse with Cincinatti receiver, a fine and rare cover

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" 2r. green, tied by mute cancel to envelope with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 29 DICIEMBRE 1874" endorsed "per Royal Mail" to Liverpool with black "PANAMA TRANSIT 12 JA 1875" and arrival alongside, upon arrival charged with "1/6", some minor aging some usual opening faults, a fine and scarce entire

1874, Coat of arms with overprint "CONTRA SELLO" 2r. green, horizontal pair tied by lozenge of dots to cover to Bordeaux with black "ADMINISTRACION LA UNION CORRESO FEB 24 1878" despatch mark alongside, British "PANAMA MR 5 78" transit thence via London with further blue "T" marking and taxed upon arrival with "34" decimes, deleted as double-rate and charged with "22" decimes, some light ageing, an very attractive and rare usage of this issue

1874, UPU 1c. green and 2c. carmine tied by mute star cancel to printed matter envelope with adhacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 17 JUNIO 84" via. "LONDON JY 27 84" to Modena, Italy with arrival mark, some light aging around adhesives, a very rare and attractive usage with only very few printed matters known

1879, UPU 1c. green and vertical pair 2c. carmine tied by blue mute cancel with adjacent cds. "CORREOS de SAN SALVADOR -2 NOVI. 85" to slightly shortened cover to Guatemala, only few known paying the 5c. rate to neighboring countries, a fine and rare entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair 5c. blue tied by mute cancel to cover with adjacent cds. "SAN SALVADOR 15 JUNIO 86" via New York to Halifax with transit and arrival mark, minor aging few short perfs, a fine and attractive entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair with upper sheet margin 5c. blue tied by "PANAMA-UNION PAQ F. AN. No. 2 3 MARS 86" (Salles 1415) to cover via "SAINT-PIERRE MARTINIQUE 10 MARS 88" and "NEW YORK MAR 29" to Boston with arrival mark, some light aging, horizontal fold not affecting adhesives, a very attractive nd scarce entire

1879, UPU 1c. green and horizontal pair 5c. blue  with blue mute cancel and adjacent cds. "CORREOS LA UNION 25 XI 86" to cover to New York, reverse with arrival "NEW YORK DEC 9 PAID ALL", vertical fold, a fine, delightful and scarce cover

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by wonderfully contrasting red grid of diamonds to mourning cover endorsed "via Panama" to Roma with red cds. "ADMINISTRACION de SUCHITOTO. ABR 16 1882" alongside, a small, completely irrelevant tear at the bottom of 1c. adhesive does not disturb the excellent appearance of this scarce entire

 
Provenance: Joseph Hahn (Christie's, Robson Lowe, April 1979)
                    Dr. Giorgio Magnani (368. Heinrich Köhler-Auction, 2019)

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, the latter from the upper right corner, tied by grid of diamonds to imprinted cover from President Zaldivar (President 1876-1885) to Paris with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS LA LIBERTAD MZO 1 1882" and arrival mark, small part of cover at lower left missing, otherwise fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by mute cancel to small envelope from San Miguel via Forwarder "Encaminada por VICENTE y Ca. La Union" to New York with "NEW YORK OCT 14 PAID ALL" on reverse, fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black with mute violet cancel on cover with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS SANTA TECLA JUN 15 1883" to Philadelphia, reverse with New York transit and Philadelphia receiver, some aging and small tear at top of cover, otherwise fine and scarce usage

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, 1c. with "inverted V for A in UNIVERSAL", tied by mute cancel to cover to Hannover, Germany with arrival mark, minor aging, otherwise fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black, 1c. tied by mute star cancel to cover with adjacent red "CORREOS de SAN SALVADOR 29 SETI. 83" to Naples, reverse with London transit and arrival mark, adhesives affixed slightly over edge, thus some minor faults, still scarce and attractive

1879, UPU 1c. green and 10c. black tied by mute Rays of sun to small envelope with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION de CORREOS COJUTEPEQUE MAY 6 1881" to Paris via New York with "NEW YORK JUN 1 PANAMA TRANSIT", cover was opened on two sides, the right side re-attached to front, still fine and scarce

1879, UPU 1c. green and Vulcano 10c. orange tied by blue boxed "29 FEB 8" (used in San Salvador for a short period) to cover with adjacent cds. "CORREOS SAN SALVADOR 29 II 82" to Paris with arrival mark, tying the 1c. adhesives, part of backflap missing, a fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 2c. carmine, 5c. blue, 10c. black and 20c. purple, all tied by mute star cancel to double-weight registered cover with also partly tying red cds. "SALVADOR 27 NOVI 83" alongside to Munich, blue boxed "REJISTRADO" and red London transit alongside, "MÜNCHEN 30 DEC 83" arrival on reverse, despite some aging and minor imperfections a stunning four-color franking of which we have registered no further one, signed Schlesinger and certificate Rendon (1986)

1879, UPU 2c. carmine and two singles 10c. black, each with margin, tied by star cancel to envelope with pre-printed Sender's address "CONSOLATO D'ITALIA in SAN SALVADOR" and adjacent red cds. "CORREO DE SAN SALVADOR 27 MAY 84" to Rome, some minor aging, very fine and attractive entire

1879, UPU 10c. black, horizontal strip of four and single stamp (fallen off and replaced with other stamp) with blue star cancel on slightly overfranked triple-weight registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt with adjacent cds. "ADMINISTRACION DE CORRESO SANATA ANA JUL 10 1885" to Dresden, some minor imperfections, the horizontal strip of four is the largest recorded multiple on entire, a fine and attractive usage

1879, UPU 20c. violet, horizontal pair tied by black star to registered cover with acknowledgement of receipt with red adjacent "CORREOS De SAN SALVADOR 13 DIC 83" via London with transit mark to Berlin, some aging, attractive, a rare stamp on entire

1879, Coat of arms 20c. lilac tied by concentric circle to large format double-weight cover sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with adjacent red "CORREOS del SALVADOR PAQUETES AGO 14 1 1879" via London to Naples with arrival mark, cover opened out for display, some minor faults as to be expected, the stamp was issued only in August 1879, from 1880 already 22 centavos were due for such a letter, a very early and rare use of this stamp, certificate PF (1998)

1889, Allegory with handstamp "1889" 1c. green with additional franking tied by mute two-ring cancellation to cover to London with transit and arrival mark, horizontal fold not affecting the adhesives, a very rare and attractive entire, this issue was only valid for about 40 days and only few covers are known