1852/1986: Collection hundreds stamps used/unused, complete and in unused condition from 1915 beginning with the Willem and Arms definitives, later 1923 Princess Elisabeth souvenir sheet, 1935 Intelectuals compl. set, also postage due & official stamps. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image)

Luxemburg, Moens, J.-B. 1879; TIMBRES DU GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours, 2ème êdition, 123 pages, illustrê de 26 gravures et planches, no. 9 out of 150 printed, hardbound with gold tooled spine, original front page only partial existing with the handstamp of E. D. Bacon. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6675
Symbol:Cat No:1

1857 (Jan 13): Entire letter from Diekirch to Vianden bearing 1856-59 10 c. grey-black, fresh and fine with good to large margins all round, tied by three-ring mute obliterator in black, "DIEKIRCH 13 JANV. 57" despatch cds in black alongside. An appealing cover. Signed Roumet. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6676
Symbol:Cat No:2f

1850 (June 7): Cover from the domaine privê royal de Berg in Mersch to Trier, Prussia bearing 1853 1 sgr. rose, fresh and fine with large to huge margins all round, tied by circular mute obliterator with six bars in black used only in Mersch, MERSCH despatch cds and framed PD in black alongside, reverse with LUXEMBOURG transit cds and boxed TRIER arrival datestamp of the same day. One backflap missing, nevertheless an appealing cover correctly franked for the first weight rate in the first rayon of the German-Austrian Postal Union. Signed Goebel and FSPL. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6677
Symbol:Cat No:6a

1861 (Nov 6): Cover from Remich to Luxemburg bearing 1859 Arms 10 c. dark blue imperf., a fresh and fine lower marginal example with large to huge margins all round (pre-use cut into upper margin just mentioned for accuracy), tied by circular mute obliterator with nine bars with REMICH despatch cds in black and framed PD alongside, reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An appealing letter, signed Goebel. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6678
Symbol:Cat No:8

1863 (Jan 1): Cover from Luxemburg to Niederburg - St. Goar, endorsed "p Oberwesel", bearing 1859 Arms 25 c. brown imperf., a fresh and fine example with large to huge margins incl. parts of two neighbouring adhesives, tied by LUXEMBOURG despatch cds in black, framed PD alongside. Reverse with Trier transit cds, Mainz - Köln ambulant and distribution (Jan 3) cds. Backflap missing, vertical file fold split at base, nevertheless a desirable item to Prussia. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6679
Symbol:Cat No:11

1866 (Aug 19): Cover from Luxemburg to Beaune bearing 1859 Arms 40 c. red-orange imperf., a fresh and fine left marginal example with large to huge margins in a deep shade, tied by LUXEMBOURG despatch cds in black, framed PD in black and indistinct French entry cds in red-brown alongside, reverse with Paris-Auxerre ambulant and BEAUNE arrival (Aug. 20) cds's. Light file folds well away from the adhesive, an appealing cover with the highest value of this issue, paying correctly the single letter rate to France. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6680
Symbol:Cat No:19b

1869 (Sept 7): Entire letter from Luxemburg to Diekirch, forwarded to Verviers, Belgium bearing 1865/75 Arms 20 c. yellow-brown with coloured roulette, a fine and fresh example, tied by light LUXEMBOURG despatch cds with framed PD alongside, reverse with Verviers arrival cds of the same day. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless an interesting cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6681
Symbol:Cat No:19+32

1878 (June 4): Double rate Registered envelope from the postal administration in Luxemburg to Berlin bearing a mixed franking of 1865 Arms 20 c. brown with coloured roulette and 1875 12½ rose perforated in a block of four, a fine and fresh multiple, the design shifted to the top right, tied by clear strikes of LUXEMBURG despatch cds with information strike and framed RECOMMANDÉ alongside. In Germany a "Vom Ausland / über Bahnpost 12 / (Pagny - Metz) / Eingeschrieben" railway registration label for registered mail from abroad was added to the obverse. Reverse with distribution cds. Vertical file fold well away from the franking but through the label, nevertheless a most interesting and attractive combination cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 284
Lot No:6682
Symbol:Cat No:16/43

1865/83: Interesting Selection ten covers incl. 1864 coloured roulettes 1 c. brown, two local printed matter covers, 10 c. lilac / violet, two local covers, 12½ c. rose, a single franking on 1872 cover to Germany, two single adhesives on 1874 cover to France, 25 c. blue on 1876 cover to France, the rare 37½ c. yellow-brown as single franking on 1867 cover to Germany; finally 1875 perforated, two single 25 c. single frankings to Germany and France. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)