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1795/1860 (ca.), approx. 140 prephilatelic items  to and from Belgium, including better transit marks. Ex. Delbeke 

1818/42, 12 items of incoming mail including transit marks. Ex. Delbeke

1863, Leopold three values up to 20 c.blue, unused no gum, tiny faults, still fine

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1863, 40 c. carmine, perforated 12 ½ x 13 ½, unused, with part original gum, deep colour, fresh and fine.

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1865, 1 Fr. light violet, unused, without gum, typical centering for this challenging key value, fine.

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POSTAGE DUE: 1909,"TAXES" in blue on "CONGO BELGE" 3 francs 50 centimes and 1910, pictorials 5 francs, with blue cds "BOMA 27 MAI 1911"  on large registered wrapper, sent locally with 1910, 25 centimes blue & black, tied by black "BOMA 26 MAI 1911”. Most likely the wrapper contained correspondance and therefore charged at letter rate. Central light horizontal filing fold, well clear off adhesives and 5 fr. tiny corner cut, otherwise very fine. A rare high-value postage due charge. (OBP TX24,39)

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1916, General issue 5 francs, tied by c.d.s. "USUMBURA 4 X 24" to registered express cover to Brussels, with arrival mark. Vertical fold not affecting the stamp. A rare express shipment to overseas.

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1873, postcard 5 centimes violet, uprated with 5 copies 1869, 1 centimes green, tied by cds "BRUXELLES 9 MAI 1875" to Maastricht, Netherlands. Some minor toning in the perforation. A most attractive and rare franking to abroad. 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 164

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1873, postcard 5 centimes violet, uprated with Telegraph stamps 1871, 25 cents green, tied by cds "ST. JOSSE-TEN-NOODE (BRUX) 17 SEPT 74”, with adjacent large "EXPRES” handstamp, sent locally. Light stain and very minor creasing. 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 66.

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1879/80, postcard 10 centimes from "ANVERS 19 NOVE 1884" to Napier, New Zealand, with transit mark of New York and adjacent "RETURNED FOR POSTAGE” since there was no postal card rate, so letter rate had to be paid.

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1882, letter card 10 centimes red with additional frankling 1869/80, 5 centimes yellow-brown and 10 centimes gray-green, from "MONTZEN 28 DEC. 1882” to Wulferstedt, Germany, with arrival mark. This is the earliest recorded use of a letter card of any country to a foreign Destination.

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 599

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1941/43, collection of miniature sheets, sheetlets and fdc's with better in stockbook

1882, 50 stotinki deep blue/violett tied by bilingual cds. "VARNA 18.VII.89” to registered cover to Prag with arrival mark, cover with small faults at the bottom, otherwise fine

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1748, entire letter, written in French language, from Sofia to Marseille, showing slight traces of desinfection. Tiny part of inner text sheet missing (most likely removed by opening), otherwise very fine. The earliest recorded letter from Bulgaria in private hands. Opinion Todd AIEP     

1761, entire disinfected letter from Plovdiv to Rome, Papal States, written in Italian, endorsed on reverse "Profumato di Fuori". A fine and rare early letter.     

"SOFIA PALACE 5.XII.902", blue cds. clear on 1901 Ferdinand 1 l. and 50 c. on large-size registered envelope to Coburg, Germany, with arrival mark. On reverse nice wax seal of the secret cabinet of the Prince. The highest recording franking of Palace mail.  Opinion Hitzler

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1940, Zar Boris III. 7 Lev mit Maschinenstempel "TIRNOVA…8.45” auf Brief, adressiert an eine Frau im Straflager "TWO Zeleni-Dol” mit handschriftlichem Vermerk "Durch den Kommandanten” und Eingangszensur mit Datum "26.VIII.1945” und Unterschrift, in guter Erhaltung. Im Lager wurden knapp über 200 Deutsche inkl. Frauen, die mit bulgarischen Bürgern verheiratet waren, selten

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