FIRST DAY USAGE 1864 Folded cover from Altona to Heide, franked by 1864 1 1/4s blue, good margins all around, cancelled by Danish-type “113” numeral cancel, ALTONA 1.3 cds alongside, reverse bears HEIDE 2/3 arrival cds and ELMSH-ITZEH 2.3.1864 TPO cds, extremely rare and very fine first day cover Expertise: cert. Carl-Aage Möller (BPP) Estimate: € 3’000 – € 4’000 (Image)

1850 Cover front from Kiel to Hamburg, franked 1850 1 Schilling blue & 2 Schilling rose. both with clear to good margins, tied by crisp numeral “18” with KIEL/25.11 (1850) first day of usage, front creased and defects at bottom left, still an outstanding usage Note: The certificate states that the cover front is used during the first rate period, hence the correct rate of 3 skillings was applied for letter upto 1 lot, therefore the cover front represents the earliest known usage of the Holstein First Issue Expertise: Handstamped Bartels in blue, pencil signature of Dr. Werner, cert. Carl Aage Moller (2009) Provenance: Harmer Auction 1956 Estimate: € 5’000 – € 10’000 (Image)