1852 Wilhelm III 10c grey-black Mi 1d (SG 2), good even margins, unused, Cat €2800 (£3500). Renè Demuth Certificate (1998). A superb example of this tough "Number One".

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1852 Wilhelm III 1sgr brown-lilac-red Mi 2e (SG 3-5 group), margins close to good, unused, Cat €1600 (£2250). Renè Demuth Certificate (1998) states "bien conservé...sans défauts" (= good condition...without faults) but also refers to "freckles' at lower-left corner & at the right. (Quoi? Nous ne comprenons pas.)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1852 Wilhelm III 1sgr carmine-rose Mi 2f (SG 3-5 group), margins good to large, unused, Cat €1600 (£2250). Superb. Lars Boettger Certificate (2019) states "einwandfrei" (= perfect!).

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1859 Coat of Arms Imperf 1c to 40c Mi 3-11 (SG 6-15) unused, the 12½c with large-part original gum, the 40c with a shallow thin, 1866 Rouletted 1c x2 to both 4c Mi 12-15 (SG 16-20), the 4c yellow with a very minor thin (Sergio Sismondo Certificate); plus a few used including 1852 Wilhelm III 10c grey-black & 1sgr brown-red and 1859 37½c; generally fine to very fine, Cat €2300 (£6750+).  (23)

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Estimate AU$850