1921 3m brown and dark olive, center inverted, block of four, fine and scarce multiple, signed Hoffmann (Cat No. 80a) (Image)

Est.US$250

1921 10c on 30pf gray green & brown, basic stamp with frame inverted, also 2fr on 5m yellow and violet, basic stamp with yellow color inverted in frame, surcharge shifted with bars at top instead of bottom, h.r., first one with a large thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Brun and Calves, with Kalkstein certificates, very rare, the latter listed but unpriced (Mi.72PFIV,81PFIII) (Cat No. 87var,96var) (Image)

Est.US$400

1922 30c carmine and yellow, variety yellow background inverted, n.h., creases, otherwise fine, signed Behr, violet handstamped guarantee marks, with Kalkstein certificate, rare (Cat No. 108var) (Image)

Est.US$300

1948 Urdruck, complete set used, mostly "Mettlach 21.12.47" cds, signed "Arge Saar", fine-v.f. It is generally acknowledged that the Mettlach cancel has been misused, hence this set is sold AS IS (Mi.226-38II) cat. €17000 (Cat No. 187a-97a) (Image)

Cat. €17000, Est.US$1,500

1922-23 10c green, 25c magenta and straw and 30c carmine and yellow, imperf. blocks of four, each with top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., few natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f. (Mi.3,7,14IU) cat. €1590 (Cat No. O3,O9,O10var) (Image)

Cat. €1590, Est.US$750

1922-23 1fr brown red, type II, imperf. block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., few natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f. (Mi.11IIU) cat. €2600 (Cat No. O15var) (Image)

Cat. €2600, Est.US$1,000

1927-34 40c olive brown and 75c brown violet, imperf. blocks of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., natural gum wrinkles, fine-v.f. (Mi.17,19U) cat. €2200 (Cat No. O21,24var) (Image)

Cat. €2200, Est.US$750