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)

1851-1868, mint and used collection with good values : Michel n° 16 *, n° 21 used: CV 4'730€, some mixed conditions, mostly fine and very fine (Image)

1849 1kr group of twelve production items, including four glass support clichés, one dated April 1945 and one tête-bêche pair, two clichés on celluloid coloured grey around the design, also three very fine impressions on paper; additionally, postmark trials on slips of paper, incl. numbers 20, 152, 313, 363, and datemarks of Bayreuth, Marktsteft, and Kaufbeuern. An impressive group of clichés and cds to produce the first stamp of Germany, only one single cliché is found in the “Ultimate” collection and the Musée de la Poste of Paris possesses only six clichés or matrices for all German states. (Image)

1849 1kr group of nine production items, including four glass support clichés, including one in bright red with production notations at base, and two matching clichés in black and grey, one cliché on celluloid, displaying varying notes relating to the filter used and one chosen as satisfactory result for making reproductions, also a celluloid cliché for a Munchen pm and one glass cliché with numeral cds 20, 152.313, 363. The final element is a complete finished reproduction of the stamp type A (of the three types produced) with forged cancel 220. An impressive group of clichés and cds to produce the 1kr, showing the process from clichés to finished reproduction, only one single cliché is found in the “Ultimate” collection and the Musée de la Poste of Paris possesses only six clichés or matrices for all German states. This lot comes with Sperati's own cardboard box for photographic celluloid of the ORTAS brand. (Image)

1849 1kr, a beautiful glass support cliché with a very sharp impression in light-grey of the tête-bêche, in type C of the three types that Sperati produced, an extremely attractive and tidy cliché that displays beautifully; Sperati produced tête-bêche pairs and strips, that were complete fabrications and had forged cancellations, a cliché on glass of the highest rarity, with nothing similar preserved in the “Ultimate” collection or the Musée de la Poste of Paris. (Image)

1849 1Kr black in double print block of 35 stamps from top of sheet showing the inverted cliche in position 10, the second printing from 8.5 to 11.5mm below the top stamp, this second double image also shows the inverted cliche. The block is in fresh condition with original mostly never hinged gum, a couple of adherences and some slight creases not affecting the invert. The largest known double print multiple, a great philatelic rarity, found originally by Pierre Mahé, Curator of the Phillippe Ferrary collection. There are three known tête-bêche pairs or blocks, none are double prints. A unique item in Bavarian and German Philately. Expertise: P Scheller Cert (2007) and R Calves Cert (2008) (Image)

1850 (Oct 26) printed entire to Schrobenhausen bearing single franking 1849 1Kr black, plate 2, cancelled Muhlradstempel `241`with half circle Noerdlingen date stamp above, fine margins all around with dividing lines visible on two sides, the address overwritten for clarity and small part of entire missing at right bottom corner; cert. Maria Brettl (2006). (Image)

1854 9kr green-blue horizontal strip of five (combination of type I and II), wide margins on all sides, on entire from Nürnberg to New Orleans, USA, tied to cover by numeral 243 and on the cover is clearly struck circular datestamp Nürnberg 27 Aug 1854, also red transit Aachen 29.8 and New York Paid, together with boxed accountancy PAID mark. On reverse is red semi-circular “Americ. Packet”, small surface paper abrasion to the left stamp not detracting, an impressive and attractive entire letter in original condition, with some paper splitting and internal reinforcement; signed Bühler and cert. Maria Brettl (1978). (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)

1873-1911, Postal stationery cards - interesting old-time lot for specialists, noted rare 3Pf double card with printing error 'Nückantwort' instead 'Rückantwort' and many other double cards used both ways, high.-cat value + some modern German Bund material and divers post.-stat. cut outs, mostly v.fine

1849-1920 collection of around 470 stamps on pages with used earlier issues (decent condition) to around 1914, thereafter with many issues both mint and used, also Telegraphs, Officials etc.

1942 HEYDRICH PRESENTATION FOLDER Folder (showing at outside SS sign and Reinhard Heydrich 7.3.1904 and 4.6.1942 inscription) with mint n.h./ mint block of 4 and used block of 4 of the Heydrich stamp affixed to folded page with black cordel, 25 folders have been issued and its only occasionally offered to market, there are slight margin abrasions otherwise very fine and one of the rarest collectibels of Bohemia & Moravia PS : auction results of the 3 to 4 items offered over the last 8 years differ between approx €2500 and over €5000 (Image)

1852 3sgr tied by blue circular Braunschweig 20.1 (1852) on entire letter with full contents to Marburg, circular receiver on back 22.1, a rare first month of usage of the 3sgr stamp; signed by Brettl BPP. (Image)

1857 4/4 yellow brown, attractive group of unused with three complete sheets of 100, plus five part sheets of 50, with a total of 550 stamps, a very fine and scarce assembly (Image)

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)

1860 (July 29) Cover to Silesia franked with a Braunschweig 3sgr black on rose tied neatly to the left front by blue rectangular "Vechelde" dated, and transit and arrival on the back, horizontal filing crease centrally, otherwise fine and scarce cover. (Image)

German Colonies: 1894-1919, Attractive specialised assembly of mostly used singles, fragments, multiples and covers/cards, with useful China, New Guinea, Kamerun, Kiautschou, Marianen, Samoa, Togo etc., mixed to very fine, some with certs or signed (50+ & 3 covers)

German Colonies "Kaiser's Yacht" forgeries in complete sheets and part sheets, printed in a composite format with the Colonies of German South West Africa, Kiatschou, New Guinea, Cameroon, Mariana, Samoa, East Africa, Carline, Marshall Islands and Togo in blocks of 12, with complete gummed sheets of 180 of the values in brown, blue, and red & black, part sheets of 72 of the grey-brown, green, red, blue, purple & black and red & black values, and one part sheet of 60 in black and red on yellow (with panes of 10 instead of 12). (Image)

An interesting miscellany on stockcards with some strength in Chinese area including 1913 "Ostasiatische Lloyd" wrapper front to Officers Mess, S.M.S. Emden, forerunner pieces, 1900 50pf block of 12 used K.D. Feldpostation No 2 cds, Kiautschou with two panorama cards, 1914 Tsingtau cancelled set to 2 1/2d, East and SW Africa with cancellation pieces, Pacific Islands, Togo and Kamerun with forerunners and 1919 Kamerun C.E.F. registered cover., good to fine condition (Image)

Cameroon. 1897-1919, nice collection with Michel n° 1-6 *, n° 7-18 used, booklet n° 3. Very fine!

German Cameroon : 1913, booklet MH n°3B mint ** MNH, very fine. (Image)

German East Africa » German East Africa, Forerunner Zanzibar. 1891 (Jul 31) envelope sent to Germany with 1889-1900 20pf tied by a very good strike of the German Zanzibar cds with further strike adjacent, sent on the last day of the German P.O. in Zanzibar, endorsed "pr S. S. Kaiser", reverse with Frankfurt arrival, vignette removed from lower left corner, very fine and attractive, a scarce cover. (Image)

Kiautschou. 1900 Hankau mint nh imperforate bottom sheet marginal block of twenty-nine registered labels, each separately numbered, an unusual and rare item for the specialist

Togo. 1897-1919, Michel n° 1-6 used, n° 7-19 * and n° 20-23 *. Fine condition. (Image)

1895, Cover from Schwerin to United States bearing violet wreck cachet 'Geborgen aus der Postladung des untergegangenen Dampfers Elbe Postamt Bremen 1' + lilac boxed cachet 'Frei ! Marke abgefallen / Paid ! Stamp lost.', at back blue Imperial post seal of Bremen1, scarce (about 20/40 known) (Image)