Württemberg, 1541-1850's Württemberg Postal History Collection. Specialized assembly of approximately 150 stampless folded letters and covers, most mounted on exhibition pages in 5 binders; first period usages (16th century to 1774) including 1541 "Metzger" (Butcher) Post usage to Pfronstetten, 17th century usages including 1632 Wemding courier letter to Duke Georg Freichrich of Hohenlohe over occupied Swabian Land, other later usages showing early fee markings, 1707 money letter, range of better 18th century usages including pre-1775 straight line handstamp usages including rare 1730 De Canstatt straight line on front and 1768 De Heilbronn, second period (under Thurn & Taxis franchise 1775-1806) with various manuscript and straight line postmarks, 1800 Army letters, circular and 1796 coach receipt, etc., third period (1806-1819) showing transitional straight line postmarks including auxiliary, French occupational usages, receipts of registration, etc., fourth period (1819-1850) showing the array of postmarks and usage including 1830 illustrated coach letter receipts, registry including chimney type markings, free franking, private post, etc.; a wonderful group with condition well above the norm, Very Fine overall. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1665-1914 Württemberg Incoming Cover Collection. Specialized assembly of well over 100 covers and cards mounted on display pages in 4 binders; strong showing of early stampless incoming from other German States including early 17th century usage from Bavaria, stamp and postal stationery usages from Baden, North German Confederation, Thurn & Taxis, Bavaria, Helgoland postal card, etc., wide range of non-German countries represented including Romania, Hungary, Greece, Mexico and other South American countries, Egypt, Ceylon, Uganda, N.S.W. including 1906 registered, Russia, etc., also includes some additional incoming usages to Germany (not Württemberg), F.-V.F. overall. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1800-1900's Württemberg Town Postmark Collection. Comprehensive study of towns mostly on cover with many piece and on stamp items, on exhibition pages in 22 binders, from early stampless, 1850-60's Coat of Arms issues through to the later issues including postal stationery; strong showing of various towns including Backnang, Bessigheim and Biberach early straight lines, Dornstetten with better off cover, Esslingen, Goeppimgen, 1864 Gügglingen cds tying 6kr (Mi. 18x), Heilbronn & Horb with a few nice 1860's Coat of Arms usages, 1865 Pfullingen 9kr (Mi26b) cover to Switzerland, nice showing of Stuttgart cancels, Ulm with early 1718 usage, etc.; many hundreds of covers including official, postablage usages, postal receipts and others miscellaneous items; a lovely collection for the town specialist with clear readable town strikes throughout, Very Fine overall (no photo). Estimate  $2,500 - 3,500. $0

Württemberg, 1830-1900's Württemberg Incoming from the United States. Well over 100 covers with many written-up on exhibition pages in two binders; strength in early 1830-50's transatlantic usages including an array of Bremen transit usages including many scarce paid and unpaid rates, section of French Service mail via Le Havre & Calais, few U.S. west coast rate usages, unscheduled and private ship mail, some better U.S. stamp mail, via Hamburg usages, some auxiliary items including newpaper sailing and shipping receipts, etc.; a wonderful collection for the transatlantic specialist, Very Fine overall. Estimate  $3,000 - 4,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1847 Incoming Letter from Walnut Creek, O. Blue manuscript postmark with "Paid 10" internal rate on folded letter to Mergentheim, endorsed "Via New York and Havre de Grace" of the French packet line Hérout & De Handel, red "Le Havre, Paq. Reg., 17 Sept., 47" and second strike dated Oct. 5, various manuscript rate markings, Very Fine, a very scarce transatlantic usage; with 2004 van der Linden certificate. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1848 "From the Army of the United States - to Mexico". Endorsement on folded letter sheet to Oberschwandorf, Württemberg, written by Swabian immigrant participating in the Mexican-American War, with red "Colonies &cc.Art.13." boxed handstamp and reverse with "21 Au 1848, Liverpool, Ship" transit postmark, Boulogne French entry cds and "8" decimes handstamp, numerous rates with manuscript "1/36" rate at lower right; light cover flyspecking and sealed tear affecting French postmark, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare and possibly unique Mexican War letter to Württemberg. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1850-1910 Württemberg Circular Town Postmark Collection. Well over 100 covers and cards and 500+ off cover stamps mounted on display pages in 10 binders and albums, categorized by town date stamp types (K1, K2, K3 and "date bridge" datubruecken), from stampless to strength in 1857-68 Coat of Arms issues on and off cover, through to some nice later issue postmarks and usages, wide range of cancellations including many scarer items, socked-on-the-nose strikes, later issue stationery including overseas and official items, etc.; condition well above the norm overall, a wonderful basis for further expansion, inspection highly recommended (no photo). Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on buff, vertical pair + 3kr black on yellow + 9kr black on rose. All tied by "Ulm, 3 Aug, 1854" cds's on folded letter to Barr, France, red "Tour - T., 4 Aout" transit cds and matching "14/A.E.D." in oval handstamp, transit and receiving postmark on reverse; 1kr pair with tear at top and repair at bottom right, Very Fine appearance. Michel No. 1a+2a+4a  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on chrome yellow. 4 ample to large margins, black Stuttgard circular cancel, rare shade, Very Fine; signed Thoma and others. Scott No. 1 var. Michel No. 1c  €600 ($822). $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on light buff + 3kr black on yellow, type V. both silk paper varieties, each with four full even margins, tied by "Tübingen 27 Mar, 1854" cds's on fresh cover front, stamps lifted & reaffixed, pressed file fold affecting 3k stamp, Very Fine and choice, a very rare franking; with 1999 Irtenkauf certificate. Michel No. 1yb+2y  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on light buff, horizontal strip of three. Clear to large margins, neatly tied by "Ehingen, 27, 10, 56" cds's on folded letter sheet to Biberach, 3kr rate up to 12 miles, same day receiving postmark on reverse, stamps lifted & reaffixed, left stamp with margin added at bottom, right stamp with part of margin added at right, Very Fine appearance; with 1981 Thoma certificate. Scott No. 1 var. Michel No. 1b  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on light buff, silk paper + 3kr black on yellow, silk paper, two singles + 9kr black on rose. Full margins, all tied by "Göppingen, 27 Jul, 1854" cds's on folded letter sheet to Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Franco" straight line handstamp at top, reverse with "Frankfurt, 27 Jul, 1854" transit and red "Amsterdam, 29/7, 1854" receiving cds's; 1kr with small sealed tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive three-color franking paying the 9kr "GAPU" rate plus 7kr credit to Netherlands; with 1995 Thoma certificate. Michel No. 1yb+2y+4a  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 1kr black on straw, two singles. Clear to ample margin, left stamp into frameline at left, each tied by "Cannstatt, 23 Jun, 1854" cds's on double rate folded letter sheet to Stuttgart, Very Fine, a scarce color variety on cover. Michel No. 1c  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 3kr black on light-sulfer yellow, type V. Stuttgart town cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine. Michel No. 2b  €1,200 ($1,644). $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 3kr black on ocher-yellow, type V. In combination with 1857, 6kr green on folded letter sheet to Linz, Austria, tied by "Stuttgart, 5 Dec, 1857" cds's, reverse with Ulm transit and Linz receiving postmarks; cover with small repaired erosion hole above 6kr, F.-V.F., a rare mixed issue franking; with 1997 Thoma certificate. Michel No. 2e+8a  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 3kr black on yellow + 9kr black on deep rose. Full mostly large margins, tied by "Schramberg, 15 Mar, 1857" town postmarks on folded letter to Milano, Italy, with "Milano 19/3" receiving cds on reverse, Very Fine and attractive. Michel No. 2a+4b  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851, 9kr black on rose. Block of 4, Esslingen town cancels, margins to in at top and bottom right, horizontal crease in margin between stamps and tiny thin in bottom right stamp, Fine and rare, one of only five known blocks of four; signed Thoma. Scott No. 5. Michel No. 4a  €18,000 ($24,660). $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851-52, 1kr black on light buff, two singles + 3kr black on yellow + 9kr black on deep rose + 18kr black on dull violet. All tied by Cannstatt, 7 Aug, 1856 cds's on folded letter sheet to Manila, Phillippines Islands, endorsed "pr land mail via Marseille" at top, reverse with French transit cds's and entry postmark, blue "2" reales due handstamp applied upon entry in Manila; cover with horizontal file fold affecting one 1kr value, F.-V.F., a very rare usage to the Philippine Islands; with 1996 Heinrich and 1997 van der Linden certificates. Michel No. 1b+2a+4b+5  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851-52 Quadrat Issue Collection. Well over three hundred of stamps and 40 covers mounted on exhibition pages in two binders; starting with complete basic issues in mint and used format, section showing all the various types, color shade study and paper types, various plate varieties, 1864 reprints and early forgeries including used 18kr Fournier pair, comprehensive cancellation section including better mute cancels, circular numerals, sections of town postmarks including straight line postmarks with many nice on cover and piece items, stirup cancels, segmented railroad postmarks including a small section of revenue usages and a somewhat comprehensive section of circular town postmarks (K2 & K3 postmarks) including on cover registry usage and a 18kr pair on piece; a wonderful collection of these issues with condition well above the norm, Very Fine overall. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851-75 Württemberg Foreign Destination Collection. 37 covers and several front and on piece items mounted on exhibition pages in binder; few stampless mostly to United States including interesting dead letter return cover, stamped items mostly from the 1857 Coat of Arms issue including many combination frankings, destinations including United States, Papal States, France, England, Switzerland and Russia, early 1851 issue usage with 18kr + 1kr x2 on cover front to U.S. and 3-color franking on partial cover to Cape of Good Hope, etc.; condition varies with many better usages throughout, F.-V.F. overall. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1851-75 Württemberg Postal History Collection. 51 items mounted on exhibition pages in two binders; section of inland postage rates including a couple 1851 1kr usages, strength in 1857-68 Coat of Arms issues including the various 1858 postal rates, GAPU rate including usages to Hungary, 1867 rate including registered usage, later issue combination frankings, etc., other sections including railroad station and contract "post-ablagen" post office usages, forwarding with France mixed franking, various other unusual usages including folded letter "turned" five times, other items including telegram delivered by mail courier, letter & freight receipts including by coach, package card, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1852, 18kr black on dull violet, type II, two singles + 9kr black on rose + 6kr black on yellow green. All tied by blue "Heilbronn, 22 Nov, 1852" cds's on cover front to Indianapolis, Indiana, matching "Pd" oval handstamp and red French transit, partial entry and "Boston, 5cts, Dec 15" cds and additional "5" credit handstamp, Very Fine, a very scarce 51kr double letter rate (9kr. "GAPU" + 42kr beyond the border). Scott No. 4-6. Michel No. 5I+4+3  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1857, 1kr Coat of Arms issue, Volkertz trial color proofs. 4 different, in rose, blue, light green and yellow (Köhler-Sieger S. 69/70), each with manuscript control obliteration, each mounted on card except one in rose (thinning), a Fine set, a very scarce group of proofs; each with 1990 Thoma certificate. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1857 Coat of Arms issue, embossed essay. Uniform design in blue green, with five leaf designs in corners, mounted on original presentation card (Köhler-Sieger S. 57), Very Fine and rare; with 1991 Thoma certificate. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Württemberg, 1857-74 Württemberg Collection. Specialized collection of well over 100 stamps, 4 covers and dozens of official reprints and proofs, mounted on exhibition pages in binder; including original Korn matrix proofs in colors, stamp issues from a comprehensive study of 1857-68 Coat of Arms issues used with the variety of shades, including 1859, 1kr brown strip of three on piece, several on piece mixed issue frankings, the scarce 1860 dark brown shade, study of the various major printing flaws, 1865 reprints and proofs, 1869-74 Numeral issues including shades and officially authorized reprint proofs, also a selection of telegraph issues mint and used, etc.; a lovely exhibition collection with condition well above the norm, Very Fine. Estimate  $2,500 - 3,500. $0 (Image)