1861 (12 Nov) incoming small envelope from Fribourg, Switzerland, franked with two Streubel 15rp tied two cds, to Bellingen where re-directed to Freiburg i. Breisgau and additionally franked with 1860-62 3Kr tied by large numeral '164' railway handstamp and at bottom left framed E.B. 14 Nov./ Curs V.III date stamp applied, repeated three times on reverse. A very fine and attractive redirected mixed franking, believed unique in this combination; cert. J-C Marchand (2025). (Image)

1862-63 Baden 3 Kreuzer red postal stationery envelope, small format with additional franking of Switzerland Sitting Helvetia 10 Rp. blue, both the stamp and the Baden stationery with Swiss cds "RIEHEN 15 NOV 64" (Canton of Basel-Stadt), sent to Lienheim, Amt Waldshut in Baden, without any additional postal fee charged. According to the postal rates of 1855, this cover to Waldshut/Baden would have cost 20 Rappen (= 6 kr.). In this case, the mixed franking was fully accepted (10 Rp. = 3 Kr. Swiss share and 3 Kreuzer German share). A unique Baden-Switzerland mixed franking. Signed Seeger BPP and certificate Brettl BPP "Very rare two-country franking". (Image)

1871 (Jan 30) envelope addressed to Pharmacie polonaise, Constantinople franked 1868 3Kr and 7Kr tied Heidelberg cds, red manuscript "7" charge, reverse with Wien transit of same date and Constantinopel arrival of Austrian Post Office, small tear to envelope under 3Kr, some slight ageing, a scarce destination at this time. Brettl handstamp. Ex Cihangir, lot 992 (Image)

1860s group of covers, most to France with 1863 9kr brown mourning envelope, two 9kr dull red, 1868 mourning envelope to Wiesbaden with three 1k, 1867 entire to Paris via Basel and cover to Frankfurt, both with train transits, Z14 and Z19 plus 1867 3k and 6k outer letter sheet to Marseille, fair to fine condition. (Image)

1849 1Kr black proof with red silk thread, unused with original gum, close to large margins and deep colour, some minor gum toning, very rare with only one sheet printed and much rarer than the other existing proofs especially in this quality. The Bavarian number one was later printed in the same colour but without a silk thread, although they were added to the next Bavarian stamps. An interesting showpiece; certificate Stegmüller (2019). (Image)

1849 1Kr black mint n.h. pair right marginal with large margins all around and huge sheet margin on the right side, from the middle of the sheet and hence creased as the printed sheets were always folded in the middle due to their size so these stamps usually have a small bend. Superb appearance and quality with this issue and particularly scarce with full original gum. (Image)

1849 1Kr palte I black with good large margins, at left with full dividing line and at top and right largely complete, plus traces even on bottom margin, used with part double ring Nurnberg date stamp, an extremely fine example, Franz Stegmüller Cert (2025) (Image)

1849, 1Kr black pl.2 in strip of three on cover uniquely cancelled contrary to the regulations with only one strike of the "300" cog-wheel cancel placed in the middle of the two left stamps, leaving the third one free (every stamp should have received a single cancellation in the middle of the stamp), sent from the small village of Rüdenhausen, arriving the next day in Würzburg, where the stamps again were not cancelled. The strip itself has clear margins all around, with large part of the dividing lines and with sheet margin on the left. If not unique then certainly a fantastic showpiece of the first German stamp; cert. Stegmüller (2024) (Mi. catalogue value for normal cover €26'000). (Image)

1861 (4 5) entire to Holland franked 1849 3Kr rose, Plate I, 6 Kr brown type 2, Plate I and 9Kr yellow-green, type II cancelled with open Muhlradstempel '237' with half-circle Kaufbeuern in association, margins mostly large with complete dividing lines visible, only close at top right of 9Kr, arrival backstamp, a very fine three colour cover; cert. F Stegmüller (2025). (Image)

1862 (31 May) outer letter sheet to Constantinopoli franked with 1862 3Kr and three 6Kr cancelled 356 Muhlradstempel with Nurnberg date stamp in association, endorsed Via Wien at top, reverse with Wien transit 1/6 and arrival cds 6/6. An underfranked cover as mail via Vienna was charged at 23Kr (9 + 14), here the red manuscript "12" charge is an error. The right hand 6Kr with touched margin, others good to large, some hinge reinforcement to top fold. A very unusual underfranked cover to a rare destination at this date. M Brettl Cert (2014) (Image)

1862, 1 Kr rose from the rare plate 2 (showing sharp corners), two singles together with 12 Kr red and 18 Kr yellow, tied by ”28” numeral and AUGSBURG 12 SEP 1862 cds alongside on entire letter to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stamps shows some smaller faults. The 32 Kreuzer franking paid the double rate to the Netherlands. It is unique and represents one of the most important usages of the rare 1 Kreuzer rose, plate 2; certificate Stegmüller BPP (2021): ”In Verbindung mit der 1 Kreuzer (Platte 2) handelt es sich um eine äusserst seltene Dreifarbenfrankatur. Mit der vorliegenden Kombination ist mir kein weiteres Ganzstück bekannt”. (Image)

1870 Coat of Arms issue perforated 3 kreuzer rose, fresh colours and well perforated with neatly placed violet-blue single-circle postmark "MÜNCHEN 23 JUL" (1873) on complete telegram with text from Lübeck to Munich and forwarded to Neuötting with transit and arrival postmarks on the back. Slightly stained, especially in the perforation area and that inconspicuous bend mark. Telegrams franked with the coat of arms issue are many times rarer than those with the square issue, only five are recorded. As a franked telegram with complete contents it is unique. Certificate Brettl BPP (2007): ”als frankiertes Telegram mit vollständigen Inhalt ist dies das mir bisher einzig bekannte Exemplar”. (Image)

1920, four nice covers franked with multiple stamps from the 1919 "Freistaat Bayern" overprinted set (Michel n° 152-170) with splendid 10M green and 20M brown upper right corners. Very fine.

1861 1/2s black on blue complete mint sheet of 200, as to be expected from a multiple of this size, there are small stains on the gum and some fold residues, as well as folded in the middle and minimally separated at the bottom, the Jakubek cert. points out the freshness and rarity, being one of only three known complete sheets from 1867. A great rarity of Bergedorf and German States, as complete sheets of first issue stamps are hardly available. Expertise: Cert. Jakubek (2001). Provenance: Shanahan's, 1959 (Image)

Bremen, 1808-1868, collection of receipt (Postscheine) for registered mail or insured mail, in total 14 examples including some from Hamburg Stadtpostamt, Hannover, Preussen and Thurn and Taxis, very fine and rare.

1857 4/4 Ggr black on yellow-brown, rare franking of three pairs of 1/4 and a single 1/4, three have slightly touched margins and the rest very well margined, tied by barred numeral 32, with LUTTER A/BBG alongside, on lettersheet to Gandersheim; a very rare 7/4 Ggr franking on double weight domestic mail. (Image)

1849-1870, in three small stockbooks dozens of mint and used stamps from various Old German States with Baden, Bavaria, Bremen, Prussia, Thurn and Taxis and more. Good values and high additional CV, mixed condition, item to study. (Image)

1849-1920, mint and used collection classified from Bade to Wurttemberg with many good values, shades, nice cancellations and some folders. Extensive item with very high additional value, mixed conditions but many fine and very fine. Must see and count! (Image)

1849-1920, Collection of German States in medium size old-time binder, mint n.h., mint hinged, unused, used, with emphasis on Bavaria, but noted also Baden, Prussia, Wurttemberg, etc., mixed condition, needs careful viewing.

1850s-60s, Postal history accumulation with Baden, Bavaria 1863 printed Munich circular franked 1k yellow with four good margins, Brunswick including 1857 entire to Gandersheim franked horizontal strip of three 1/4Gr tied '9' numeral handstamp with framed Braunschweig date stamp below (G. Lange Cert 2005), Hannover including 1850s outer letter sheet with four-margined 1/15th, Saxony 1856 envelope franked two shades of 2Ngr, 1862 5Ngr entire to Switzerland, Thurn u. Taxis, generally clean sound examples, 14 covers, 2 fronts.

1850s-1920s, Mint and used collection on pages plus some postal history including Baden, Bavaria, Hamburg and Hannover with a few covers, Prussia with 1866 10Sgr and 30sgr blocks of four never hinged, Thurn u Taxis and Württemberg, ex. Weinman-Lays.

1853 3kr black on green pair with very wide margins except for just touching bottom left, showing parts of adjoining stamps at top and right, obliterated by circular numeral cancellation, very fresh and attractive; signed Pfenninger. (Image)

1859 2gr, wide-margined stamp tied by superb and ideal strike of the scarce Greetscyhl 31.1 cds (Aurich, Ostfriesland); a very fresh and well-preserved cover to Emden, ex Metzer. (Image)

1861 10gr dark olive-green, block of four in exceptionally fresh quality, wide margins on all sides, and with full original gum, upper stamps with hinge remnant and the lower pair with a tiny trace of hinge; minor gum bends, an outstanding and scarce multiple; cert. Berger (2014). (Image)

1852 1/3 Sgr used pair with fine to large margins, neat Edewecht framed ds, very fine, signed Pfenninger (Mi. €3'500); ex Burrus. (Image)