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1944, POITIERS, type II overprints on 60 c. to 4,50 fr., set of 11 values, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Calves

1944, PONS: 7 stamps up to Petain 4,00 fr., one single used all others unused, fine, few signed (Mayer N° 4-8, 10 u.a.)

1944, PONTARLIER: Local liberation issue, Petain 1,20 and 1,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Pieles (Mayer N° 1-2)

1871, 25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by GC "5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds "PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter sent to Lyon, dated inside "Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, extremely fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route, certificate Scheller (2025)

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1899, Postal Stationery Card Sage 15 centimes blue, used with cds "PORT SAID 9 - 2 06”, sent to Jerusalem and endorsed at the printed matter rate, upon arrival considered underfranked, taxed "T” with 20 centimes postage dues adhesives on reverse tied by cds "JERUSALEM PALESTINE 15 FEVR 06”, then re-directed to Haifa where it was handed over to the Austrian Post with cds "CAIFA OESTERREICHISCHE POST”. Very fine and unusual combination

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1921, Complete set of 14 stamps up to 60 mill. on 2 fr., unused/mint never hinged, fine

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1917, 35 on 35C. violet horizontal pair in mixed franking with Protectorate 5 C. green, horizontal pair and two single stamps as well as two single values 1917 architectural monuments 10C. red, tied by cds. "TRESOR ET POSTE KASBA TADLA 5 12 22” to decorative pre-printed registered cover to Warsaw, Poland, one value of the franking faulty, slight traces of transportation, otherwise good condition, a scarce destination

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POSTAGE DUE FORERUNNER: 1830, Postage due label "ÉLÉMENT DE LA TAXE (Avril 1829)” in black on yellowish paper (108:82 mm), affixed to an entire letter with content sent from the Chelsea Hospital in London to a pensioner in Bern, red free frank crowned circle cds "FREE 8 NO 1830” applied on departure, from Bern re-addressed to France where the free frank privilege was not recognized, and the mail taxed accordingly at 1,70 francs (1,50 francs for Switzerland and 20 centimes for transportation from the border to Wyler near Thann). Some minor aging and tiny imperfections not detracting from this tremendous rarity, being the earliest use of those very elusive world´s first postage due labels (preceding from three years the one recorded in the literature). A remarkable specialist´s item

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1871-78, 60 c. bistre-yellow, full to wide margins, cancelled AVIGNON 20.DEC 75, fine, signed Thier

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1884, 5 fr. brown, unused, very fine and fresh, signed G. Bühler

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1907, reply coupon 30 centimes with First Day cancel "PARIS 116 B. REAUMUR 1.10.07”. Very fine and rare.

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1878, Postal stationery card 15 centimes blue, used with the special circular datestamp from the Universal Exhibition in Paris "EXPOS-on UNIV-lle 12 SEPT. 78” to Bohemia, very fine usage to a scarcer destination

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1919–1923, specialised collection in stockbook, an extensive holding of singles, multiples, and covers, replete with notable varieties including partially perforated stamps, reverse printings, overprint errors, proofs, etc, beginning with the 1919–20 St. George and Tamar the Great issues showing a wide array of printing varieties and plate flaws, imperforate singles and blocks including a never hinged 40k red lower left corner block of thirty with tête-bêche pairs, a very fine group of six colour proofs including unissued 20k and 30k denominations, followed by a solid representation of 1920–21 overprinted issues, both perforated and imperforate, in singles and multiples, and Soviet-era issues including ten covers, noting a 1923 registered cover from Tiflis to Berlin and a mixed-franking registered cover with Overprint Types I and II from Tiflis to Leipzig, along with a 1923 700,000r on 2k green Coat of Arms imperforate block of fifty with sheet margins and five gutter pairs, offered  with the Ashford handbook "Georgia: Postal Cancellations 1918–1923”, the odd fault noted but overall sound and desirable, a rarely offered holding of this depth and ideal for the specialist.

1840/1900, interesting holding in stockbook, mostly used, containing Penny black (24+entire), SG 4 (8), 121 (certificate Louis BPP), 128 (certificate Louis BPP), 185 (2), 212 (4+SPECIMEN), etc., etc,                           

1840/1955 (ca), mostly used collection with focus on early issues, incl. officials, postage due, British forces and some used abroad and British territories, incl. Mi.-No. 1 (2), 5 (thin), 14yc (2), 20Ib, 30b, 62, 76, 78-83, etc., further 10 covers, some signed resp. some opinions Louis BPP. Some with faults, but mostly in good condition

1840/1970, collection in Lighthouse album starting three one penny black, 1 pound 1887 cancelled, some officials and B.o.B. mint never hinged/unused, mixed condition

1841-1970, Collection in Schaubek Album starting QV issues, embossed issues 1847, Mi.28-34 10 d. signed Senf, 36-42, 45-46, 48, 53, 63-64, 86-98, good part BoB with Official issues Mi.39-44, 50, 54, 60, 71, all used, mostly fine

1858/1969, used collection incl. plate study of 1p. red (151 values), further early definitives, postage due and 9 cards and covers, in hingeless album

1882-1951, used and unused collection, with better material on album leaves in folder

1990/2000, GB and Ireland, mint never hinged lot of luxury souvenir collections, year sets, UPU presentation folders, etc., in large box