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Old German States Saxony
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
121 CVR 9a, 12 image1863 (May 15), 1ng and 5ng King John I issues on folded letter from Harthau b/Chemnitz to Botzen, Italy, tied by bold “61” numeral cancellations in crosshatched borders with Harthau b/Chemnitz c.d.s. on front, reverse bearing Innsbruck (17 May) transit and Botzen (18 May) receiver, vertical crease at bottom, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$120.00
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Old German States Thurn and Taxis
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122 CVR 18 imageNorthern District, 1863 (November 20), 5sgr lilac imperforate on folded letter from Hamburg to Málaga, Spain, single franking, tied by four-ring numeral “300” cancellation with Hamburg Th. & T. c.d.s. at upper right, red double-circle Tour T. Forbach (22 Nov) transit and bold red “8R” due handstamp applied over an earlier “4R” marking to denote Spanish inland charge, reverse with red España Irun (23 Nov) entry and black Málaga (27 Nov) receiver, portion of upper front repaired, a scarce franking. (Sc. 13, $1,000) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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123 CVR   imageNorthern District, 1862 (October 2), 3sgr red-brown on folded cover from Lubeck to Nurnberg, single franking, margins close to slightly into at right, tied by black four-ring numeral cancel of Lubeck, with fine strike of corresponding c.d.s., reverse with black two-ring arrival backstamp, fresh and very fine. (Sc 12; Mi. 17) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$90.00
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124 CVR 51, 55 imageSouthern District, 1863 (May 11) multiple franking on registered folded letter from Frankfurt to Crefeld, franked with 9Kr bistre and 15kr lilac Numeral issues, tied by 220 Numeral obliterators, postmarked below with black Frankfurt Bahnhof c.d.s., struck with red boxed ‘Recommandirt’ and ‘Charge’ handstamps, backstamped with USG No. 4 c.d.s. , Coeln c.d.s. and boxed Coblenz transits all dated May 12, the 15Kr stamp slightly cut into the design at left, else typical margins, horizontal filing fold, else light wrinkles, a fine and scarce registered cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction
Germany (Pre-philately)
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125 CVR   image1579 (February 20), Holy Roman Empire, Sprottau, Silesia (now Szprotawa, Poland), folded municipal manuscript document, written by the Richter und Schöffen (Judges and Aldermen) of Sprottau, regarding the payment of salaries for church and school officials, with accompanying notarial endorsements, the text executed in early German script, with traces of original wax seal on the reverse, issued at a time when Sprottau formed part of Habsburg-ruled Silesia within the Holy Roman Empire, some overall aging, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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126 CVR   image1638 (June 16), Holy Roman Empire, Wembdingen, Swabia, folded chancery letter with wax seal, written in a formal chancery hand and addressed to the magistrates of the Imperial City of Wembdingen, the outer panel showing an elegant address inscription with elaborate calligraphic flourishes, the reverse retaining red wax armorial seal, with contents dealing with judicial and administrative matters at the height of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) when Swabia and southern Germany suffered repeated occupations and severe disruption, the document concluding with the bold signature of a chancery or judicial official, some light edge discoloration, overall fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$120.00
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127 CVR   image1644 (October 26), Holy Roman Empire, Bamberg to Ansbach, Franconia, folded chancery letter with wax seal, written at Bamberg in a formal chancery hand and addressed to the authorities at Ansbach, the outer panel bearing an elegant address inscription with bold calligraphic flourishes including the destination Ansbach at lower left, the reverse with removed wax seal, with contents dealing with judicial and administrative matters during the closing phase of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) when Franconian territories faced continual pressures from military movements, requisitions, and shifting occupation, the document concluding with indistinct signature, likely a chancery or administrative official, fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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128 CVR   image1651 (June 15), Holy Roman Empire, Oettingen in Swabia, official correspondence of Count Joachim Ernst of Oettingen, folded manuscript letter written at Oettingen and addressed to Lembdingen, the outer panel displaying elegant contemporary chancery-style script with calligraphic flourishes, the reverse preserving a crisp blind-embossed paper seal inscribed "Otingensis S. Joachim Ernesti Comitis" representing Count Joachim Ernst of Oettingen (1612–1659), who ruled the Oettingen-Oettingen line of Franconian-Swabian nobility in the turbulent aftermath of the Thirty Years’ War, the contents regarding government administration, trivial edge marks in places, else remarkably fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$100.00
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129 CVR   image1654 (November 3), Holy Roman Empire, Lembdingen, Swabia, folded chancery letter with red wax seal, written in chancery-style German with elegant calligraphic flourishes and addressed to Lembdingen, the reverse retaining a red wax armorial seal, the text concluding with a bold signature of “Johann Georg …,” likely a regional administrator or chancery official acting under local princely jurisdiction during the post–Thirty Years’ War period, a few minor spots, else very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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130 CVR   image1656 (January 25), Holy Roman Empire, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, multi-page Latin chancery letter, written on several folio leaves in a fine formal hand and addressed to officials of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the reverse bearing remnants of a large red wax armorial seal, the contents dealing with governance and jurisdictional matters concerning the Abbey of Thorn and neighbouring territories, some staining and edge tears to letter, yet overall fine given its age; Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1621–1688) was a prominent member of the Wittelsbach dynasty and one of the most influential ecclesiastical princes of the Empire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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131 CVR   image1678 (March 30), Holy Roman Empire, ecclesiastical correspondence of the Prince-Bishoprics of Bamberg and Würzburg (now Bavaria, German States), entire letter written in German and addressed to Kapell, the front panel showing bold calligraphic address with manuscript date and elaborate flourish, the reverse bearing two large embossed ecclesiastical seals with partial wax traces, lengthy internal text relating to administrative affairs involving both Bamberg and Würzburg, independent ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire at the time and later secularised and absorbed into the Kingdom of Bavaria in the early 19th century, quite fresh and attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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132 CVR   image1688 (September 2), Holy Roman Empire, Burghaslach, Franconia, folded official correspondence with red wax armorial seal, written in chancery-style German with flowing calligraphic script and local officials’ signatures, the address panel showing contemporary manuscript accounting figures and a circular 3 possibly representing a due fee, the reverse retaining a well-preserved red wax seal applied over the wrapper and showing clear armorial detail , Burghaslach at this time forming part of the Franconian Imperial Circle on the important route linking Nuremberg and Würzburg, the letter produced at the outset of the Nine Years’ War (1688–1697) when the Empire entered the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV, a lovely and fresh letter, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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133 CVR   image1705, Holy Roman Empire, Würzburg (now Bavaria), legal document of the Counts of Castell, with dual wax seals, three-page manuscript concerning judicial and administrative matters within the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg and accompanied by its original wrapper addressed to Würzburg, the reverse with two intact red wax comital seals, one inscribed Castell Wolf Dieter for Wolf Dieter, Count of Castell-Remlingen, the other Castell Kvdhenhev, very fine and highly attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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134 CVR   image1711 (January 18), Holy Roman Empire, Franconia (now Bavaria), folded stampless letter to Countess Dorothea Renata of Castell, written at Eßsthal (Essleben near Würzburg) and addressed in a bold chancery hand, to the seat of the Counts of Castell, the reverse bearing an intact red wax armorial seal, exceptionally fresh, very fine; Dorothea Renata of Castell (1674–1742) belonged to one of the leading Protestant dynasties of the Franconian Circle whose Imperial County retained territorial sovereignty until 1806. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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135 CVR   image1714 (June 6), Holy Roman Empire, Würzburg in the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, folded stampless legal-administrative letter, written in German and addressed to the Hochlöbliche Consistory und Rath zu Würzburg, dealing with civil and matrimonial matters including property and procedural dispute, the document showing bold script flourishes on the address panel with traces of the original paper and wax seal on the reverse, issued during the rule of Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths (1699–1719), a very fine and appealing example. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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136 CVR   image1790 (October 6), Holy Roman Empire, Güstrow, Mecklenburg, official ducal document of Friedrich Franz I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, folded manuscript written in chancery-style German with bold calligraphic headings and countersignatures of ducal officials, issued at Güstrow and addressed to Stavenhagen, the reverse bearing a large blind-embossed paper seal reading Friederich Franz Herzog zu Mecklenburg representing Friedrich Franz I (1756–1837), who had ascended as Duke in 1785 and was later elevated to Grand Duke under the Napoleonic reorganisation, the text conveying administrative orders, fresh and highly attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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137 CVR   image1853 (October 30), Leipzig, Prussia to Philadelphia, stampless transatlantic prepaid letter via Bremen, folded stampless letter datelined Leipzig and addressed to Dr. Constantine Hering, pioneering homeopathic physician in Philadelphia, carried via Bremen, prepaid at the 10 silver groschen rate, showing clear Leipzig (3 Nov) origin datestamp, red boxed “PAID” and manuscript “10”, backstamped Leipzig–Berlin (5 Nov) and Berlin–Minden (5 Nov) railway transits with St.P.A. Bremen (7 Nov) exchange office marking, bold New York U.S. Pkt (23 Dec) Paid single-circle arrival, quite fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$100.00
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Germany
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138 CVR   image1870 (November 14), Franco-Prussian War, Occupation of Alsace, stampless folded letter from Metz, with contents, postmarked Metz, with red "Franco-Stempel" handstamp at lower left, initial "1" manuscript tax mark over-written "2", to Chalon-sur-Saone, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (22 Nov), Paris TPO transit, light filing folds, a very fine strike of this elusive straight-line. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$120.00
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139 CVR 18-20, 22 image1873 (May 9), registered Large Shield cover from Pasewalk to Berlin, franked with ½ gr orange, 1 gr carmine, 2 gr ultramarine, and 5 gr gray-lilac Eagle & Large Shield, all tied by crisp strikes of Pasewalk c.d.s., with registration label “aus Pasewalk / 863” at lower left, reverse bearing Berlin receiver of same date, some imperfections to stamps, a scarce and attractive four-colour franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$120.00
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140 CVR   image1873 (August 30), Hamburg to Lima, Peru, stampless folded letter via Panama, folded letter endorsed “per Steamer via Southampton & Panama” at top, bearing red Hamburg F (30 Aug) dispatch c.d.s. and red London Paid (1 Sep) transit alongside, with manuscript and accounting markings including large “4” in red crayon, bold blue “2” (British debit), and large “50” in red crayon (50 centavos charge to recipient in Lima for transit from Panama to Peru), carried on the North German Lloyd service via Southampton, transiting Panama for onward Pacific conveyance to Peru, a fresh and very fine entire to an elusive destination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$110.00
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