1881ca. Perforated essays depicting Imperial Eagle and Emperor’s head to the right: 38 adhesives in different colours & shades, all ungummed, mostly fine to very fine, elusive group (Image)

1883 2kr brown in part sheets of 50 including 8 values with watermark “ZEITUN”, 3kr in sheet of 100 showing watermark “KEN. / ZE +” in the middle of the 2 watermark-parts special watermark: horizontal line through one row (‘Bogenteilungsstrich’), 10kr in part sheets of 50 (one showing the very rare INVERTED watermark “ZEITU”) and finally the 5kr Neudruck in sheet of 100 (partly with inverted watermark ‘GS – MARK’), each block with a few adhesives hinged otherwise all never hinged, some values with faults but generally very fine to superb, interesting specialist group (Image)

1883 2kr to 50kr in 2 complete sets, hinged, showing 50kr in both colours (violet brown & brown lilac), fine to very fine (Image)

1883 2kr to 50kr ESSAYS & PROOFS collection (55 adhesives) of Scharff & Brendler designed values for this issue still including the never issued 15kr value (4 items), condition a bit mixed but a UNIQUE ASSEMBLY and once in a life-time chance to acquire these important exhibition collection items, furthermore by far the largest assembly of these essays and proofs in existence (Image)

1883 10kr blue IMPERFORATE sheet proof print on ungummed greyish white carton-type paper in complete sheet of 100 with margin bars at top and bottom and plate number “2” in margin, horizontal filing fold in middle very fine and unique exhibition item (Image)

15kr UNISSUED value original ink drawing of final design by engraver Scharff & Brendler, plus bromide photographic stamp-size essay in pasted to presentation card headlined “Muster der neuen Briefmarken”, a UNIQUE item and a key showpiece for a specialist 1883 issue collection, furthermore a beautiful original artwork (Image)

1883 20kr grey in complete sheet of 100 with only 7 adhesives with hinged, showing row 6 & 7 watermark (ZEITUN)GS-MARK(E) which was used for the last printings of 20Kr, a few marginal adhesives with perf. irregularities otherwise mostly superb (Image)

1883 20kr grey IMPERFORATE sheet proof print on ungummed greyish white carton-type paper in complete sheet of 100 with margin bars at top and bottom and plate number “1” in margin, horizontal filing fold in middle very fine and unique exhibition item (Image)