1849: Medallions 20 c. Plate Proof, imperforate and printed in yellow (ex Anatoly Karpov), together with Medallions Delpierre Essays (6) in greyish-black or black on various surface coloured papers from yellow to blue to magenta. (Image 1) (Image)

1849: 10 c. grey-brown, a superb large margined example used on 1850 front of cover addressed to Hierges tied by rural 14 barred obliterator in black with 'Couvin' despatch datestamp (Dec 20) alongside in red with 'Belg. / Givet' entry marking at right. Underpaid for a letter to France and taxed with handstruck '4' dêcimes due marking. File fold well away from the fine adhesive, an unusual piece. (Image 1) (Image)

1849: 10 c. brown, a horizontal pair in a deep shade, large margins all round but touched only frameline at base of second stamp, used on 1849 entire letter to Iseghem tied by '120' numeral obliterators with 'Tournai' cds (Oct 17) in red adjacent. Reverse with arrival cds in red. File fold affects the second stamp but an attractive entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1849: Epaulettes 10 c. brown and 20 c. blue, choice used examples, the 10 c. with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right tied to small piece by '97' numeral of Poperinghe, 20 c. blue with large margins all round and marginal at base, neatly cancelled by '45' numeral in black. A delightful pair.rnProvenance: Collection Anatoly Karpov, April 2012, lot 10065 & 10088. (Image 1) (Image)

1849: Epaulettes 10 c. brown and 20 c. blue, choice used examples, the 10 c. with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left cancelled '24' numeral of Brussels, the 20 c. with good to huge margins (especially at base) neatly cancelled by '4' numeral of Aubange. A delightful pair. (Image 1) (Image)

1849: 20 c. blue, a superb used horizontal strip of three, large even margins all round, neatly cancelled by '25' numeral obliterators of Charleroi in black. A delightful and scarce multiple: surely one of the finest known strips in the foremost quality attainable Mi = € 700. (Image 1) (Image)

1849: 20 c. blue, two single examples, overlapped at left of small 1850 cover, one very fine, the lower stamp crossed by file fold, addressed to 'Toursoin près de Lille / Ech de null valeur', and tied by '24' numeral obliterators with 'Bruxelles' cds of despatch (Feb 11) and framed PD in green at right. Circular 'Belg / Valnes' entry mark (same day) in red and reverse with Valenciennes cds and Tourcoing arrival (Feb 12). A most attractive entire. Cert. Van der Linden (2009). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1849: 20 c. blue, Plate II, a magnificent horizontal strip of four with large margins all round, used on 1850 cover carried at quadruple rate to Charleroi, tied by '24' numeral obliterators with 'Bruxelles' datestamp below (June 13) struck in green. Reverse with with Charleroi arrival cds in red. A delightful and rare cover for the connoisseur. Signed W. Balasse.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850 (Aug 10): Medallions 10 c. brown, two horizontal pairs, margins just clear to large, used on 1851 entire letter to France tied by '26' numeral obliterators in black. 'Chatelet' despatch cds in red at right (Oct 17) and reverse with 'Nuits / Côte D'Or' cds of receipt. File fold and acid ink in address but a not unattractive entire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850 (Aug 10): Medallions 20 c. deep blue, four examples with large margins all round, third stamp imperceptibly touched at lower right corner and two stamps showing portions of adjoining stamps at left, all used on 1851 quadruple rate cover to Spa tied by '24' numeral obliterators with 'Bruxelles' cds of despatch (March 11) in green alongside. A remarkable and most attractive franking.rnProvenance: Collection Anatoly Karpov, Dec 2011, lot 30093. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1849 (Oct): 40 c. carmine-rose, a fine used example with portion of adjoining stamp at left and sheet marginal at right, used on 1851 mourning envelope to Montpellier, France tied by bold '24' numeral obliterator in black. Framed PD in black, 'Bruxelles' despatch cds in blue (Oct 21) and Valenciennes entry marking in red at right. An exceptional stamp on a most attractive cover. Cert. Michaux (2003).rnProvenance: Collection Anatoly Karpov, Dec 2011, lot 30101. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1849/63: Small group of 5 items with 1849 Epaulettes 10 c. brown pair cancelled by '42' numeral, Medallions imperf. 10 c. brown pair cancelled '56' numeral, 40 c. carmine single cancelled by '24' numeral; covers with Medallions 20 c. and 40 c. used from Bruges to Dublin, Ireland and charming 1863 entire letter franked by perf. 20 c. blue pair used from Antwerp and addressed to 'Minister Prêsidenten von Bismarck', in Berlin.

1930/90: Collection resp. lot with some hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single values, full sets, souvenir sheets, few booklets, pre-cancels, partly some duplication, in addition a small selection of Belgian Congo, nicely arranged in a stockbook owner's cat. = € 2'000.

Belgian Congo 1907: Cover endorsed 'Europe via Khartoum' with complete original contents written in Swedish (Feb 19) from Yei in the Lado Enclave to Hällekis, Sweden franked at 25 c. rate (= 1 Sudanese piastre) by 1900 5 c. green & black (3) and single 10 c. carmine & black tied by manuscript "Lado 21.5.07" in black ink and by four strikes of the 'retta 316' in black. WHITE-NILE / T.P. datestamp below (March 31) and reverse with Khartoum transit cds and Beni Souef Egyptian TPO (April 17) with internal docketing of receipt (April 24) on the enclosed letter. Probably written by Hugo Kjellgrenn, an NCO assigned to the Enclave in February 1906 as the missive is signed 'Hugo' at base (see Maselis 'Postal History of the Lado Enclave, page 380). An extraordinary and attractive cover of great scarcityrnrnNote: The Scandinavian contingents began to serve in the Lado Enclave after the International approbation served on King Leopold's behaviour in the Congo had begun to mount in the European press. This resulted in many of the Italians returning home to be replaced by Scandinavian Officers.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)