386th Auction

1865/67, Leopold 20 centimes blue, tied by dotted “12” with adjacent “ANVERS  25 JANV. 70” to entire letter to Wiltz, Luxembourg. Very fine.

1883, King Leopold II., De La Rue archive appendix sheet with 10 imperforate colour proofs (10 c. rose, 20 c.  olive green, grey, cobalt-blue, emerald, aniline scarlet, orange and chocolate brown...

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 a...

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 s...

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 h...

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...

1871/1927, 8 used postal stationery cards and one letter card used in 1898, with 5 centimes violet card with additional 20 centimes light blue adhesive sent as registered card in 1874, 10 centimes car...

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 ce...

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.

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

1879, postal stationery card 10 centimes red used from “PHILIPPOPELI 26.I.87” to Dedeagach with Turkey 1 piaster blue, tied by violet bilingual cds. “DEDEGATCHE”, card lightly toned and with few spots...

1875, 8 öre grey/red, as additional franking on postcard 2 skilling blue, as correct 12 öre-franking from “KJÖBENHAVN 13 5 1875” to Trysil, Norway, with transit marks on front. Some marginal faults. A...

1884/1902, Coat-of-Arms 20 öre blue, tied by c.d.s. "RIBE 3.-7.99" to official letter of enquiry for a registered letter to South Africa, also a privately initiated enquiry, correctly franked with 20 ...

1855/1945, 9 cards, covers and postal stationeries including Postal receipt for parcel and Dänish West Indies 6 cents unused card, some better items with 1864, 4 skilling on entire letter (placed agai...

1877, 12 cents red-lilac & yellow-green, tied by c.d.s. "ST. THOMAS 19/1 1879" to small mourning cover to the Lord Bishop at Antigua, with frontside arrival mark. A scarce and a lovely intra-Carib...

1905, Christian IX., 5 bit, 10 bit and 25 bit, , tied by c.d.s. "ST.THOMAS 2/2 1907" to envelope to Bluefields, Nicaragua, with transit- and arrival marks. A fine and scarce colour franking.

1902, 1 c. blue, marginal strip of three, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 20/1 1905" to commercial, unsufficiently prepaid postcard from "KJØBENHAVN 31.12.1905" to St. Thomas. One stamp tiny applied over the...

1875/84, Coat of Arms 8 penni dark blue-green, two copies, together with 32 penni carmine, tied by c.d.s. "EXPEDITION HELSINGFORS 4/8 1877" to commercial 2nd rate cover to London with red arrival mark...

1875, Foreign postcard 8+8 penni green, with c.d.s. “FINSKA JERWAGENS POSTKUPEEXPED. 26 8 1877” to Badenweiler, Germany, with transit mark of St. Petersburg on revers. Very fine and scarce. 

1871/93, seven used cards including double card issue 1885 10 penniä and unused card issue 1875 8+8 penniä, also card with 1875/82 32 penniä rose used with “FINSKA JERNVAGENS POSTKUPPE EXPED. No.3 6.1...

1862, Napoléon 20 centimes blue, horizontal tête-bêche-pair within a strip of four, together with horizontal pair and four singles, all in fresh colour and with fine perforation, tied by GC “2046” to ...

BALLON MONTÉE: CÉLESTE: 1862, Napoléon 10 centimes bistre horizontal pair and a single, tied by cds “PARIS 29 SEPT 70” to private post card with embossed side margins, sent to Spa, Belgium (interestin...

1870, Cérès 10 centimes yellow-brown tied by Paris dotted star “1” to small postcard with adjacent cds “PARIS (PLACE) DE LA (BOURSE) 3 JAN 71” alongside, sent to St Bonnet-Elvert, very fine (Yvert no ...

1871, Cérès 2 centimes red brown and 4 centimes grey, fresh colours, tied by cds “LE HAVRE 1 JANV. 76” to newspaper wrapper to Belgium, except for a couple of short perforations very fine. Thought to ...

1871, Cérès 5 centimes green and 15 centimes yellow brown, fresh colours, tied by GC “246” with cds “AUTUN 20 FEVR. 76” alongside to forerunner postcard to Boston with arrival red cds “BOSTON MAR 7 PA...