Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: BRUNSWICK. (1864 CA.) (Dec 28). Cover to Wechold near Hoya from Holzminden franked by imperforate 1862 3sgr. rose and rouletted 1864 1sgr. yellow tied by '24' obliterators. Reverse with Hoya cds in blue and TPO Cassel/Hannover' in blue. An unusual mixed issue franking. Scott 11,16.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: BRUNSWICK. 1866 (Oct 7). Cover to Hamelin franked by rare usage of 1865 1/3gr. black tied by Holzminden cds's. Ironed but a very rare franking. Certificate Lange (2003). Michel 17. Scott 23.

* ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HAMBURGO. 1859. 1/2 s. black and 1 s. brown. 260€.

**/* ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HAMBURGO. Mi. 14II (6). 1866. 2 1/2 s. green. Block of six, original gum (2 never hinged). Very fine. Michel +1.250€.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HAMBURGO. 1861 (Feb 23). Cover to DUBLIN franked by fine imperforate 1859 7sch. orange tied by four barred obliterator in blue. HAMBURG / PAID datestamp in red at left and LONDON/PAID cds below (Feb 25). Reverse with Dublin arrival cds in black (Feb 26). Fresh and fine cover.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HAMBURGO. 1864. HAMBURG to LONDON. 7 sh. orange. Very fine cover.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HAMBURGO. Mi. 16. 1867. HAMBURGO a ROTTERDAM (Holanda). 4 sh. verde. MAGNIFICA.

(*) ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HANNOVER. 1830. 1/2 gr. black, without gum. 200€.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HANNOVER. Ed. . 1754. Entire letter from HANNOVER to BOURGES via Paris with good strike of A.DU.B.RHIN in red, interesting and readable content. A scarce letter from this Campaign against the British & Prussian forces.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: HANNOVER. 1861. LINDEN to FRANCE. HANNOVER blue cds and P.34 entry mark (Van der Linden 2089).

* HELIGOLAND. 1868. 1/2 s. green and rose, type II. VERY FINE. 1.000€.

* ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: LUBECK. Mi. 1ND, 2ND, 3ND, 5ND. 1872. REPRINTS. 1/2 s. lilac, 1 s. yellow, 2 s. brown and 4 s. green. Original gum. Michel 1.200€.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: MECKLEMBURGO-SCHWERIN. 1857 (Oct 3). Cover to LUBECK franked by 1856 imperforate 1/4 sch red single (block of four) on dotted background tied by straight line PARCHIM handstamps in black. Unclear cds of receipt on reverse. Signed Friedl. Scott 1.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: MECKLEMBURGO-SCHWERIN. 1865 (March 31). Cover to ROSTOCK bearing a delightful usage of rouletted pair of 1/4 sch. red on white background pair (block of eight) all tied by HAGENOW-ROSTOCK TPO cds's. Repeated strike of TPO on reverse of pretty cover. Scott 5.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1868 (April 28). Registered cover from HAMBURG bearing four colour franking of NGR 1868 ½gr. orange, 1gr. rose and 2gr. blue, with Prussia goldbeater's skin 10sgr. rose all tied by HAMBURG cds's. Slight faults but a rare usage. Scott 3-5 and 21.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1868. Entire letter from Bremen to New York via Prussian Closed Mail, franked by 1868 1 sgr. rose and 5 sgr. bistre tied by Bremen cds's in blue (Aug 8) with red 'New York/Paid All' (Aug 22). Faults at left. Scott 4,6.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1868. Envelope to Seine bearing 1/4 groschen deep purple (rouletted strip of 4) (SG 1) tied by BRAUNSCHWEIG BANHHOF Nº 2 double ring with AUSG. Nº 3 transit on reverse. Nice franking in strip of four and superb quality.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1869 (July 1). Registered cover to Paris with delightful three colour mixed currency/issue franking of 1868 rouletted ½gr. orange and strip of three 1gr. rose with 7kr. blue (2, both overlapping the edge of cover) all tied by Frankfurt boxed and dated handstamps. Rare. Scott 3,4,10.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1870. Valentine envelope to Barman bearing 1 g rose (SG 6) tied by BARMAN double ring. Very attractive.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1870 (June 2). Delightful printed illustrated envelope (pictures of little Devils etc.) used from "Wilhelm Wille of Hamburg" to Bern, Switzerland with 1868 1sgr. rose and 1 sgr. rose postal stationery cut-out, tied by neat Hamburg cds's. Rare and early advertising envelope. Scott 4.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. 1871 (Oct 4). Entire letter from Berlin to France franked by perforated 1869 ¼gr. Pale lilac, creased 1/3 gr. green and vertical pair of 2gr. blue all tied by blue Berlin cds's. Lyon-Marseille TPO cds on reverse. Scott 13,14,17.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: CONFEDERACION DEL NORTE. Mi. 1(2),2(9). 1871. STOLBERG a FRANCIA. 1/4 gr. lila (2) y 1 1/3 gr. verde (9). Espectacular y muy raro franqueo.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: OLDENBURGO. 1852. 1/30 thaler black on blue, fine example on attractive outer letter sheet to BODTHORN tied by framed and dated NEUENBURG/1-3 handstamp in black, repeated fine strike at right. Scott 1.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: OLDENBURGO. 1853 (Dec 28). Entire letter to CLOPPENBURG franked by 1852 1/30 thaler black on blue, fine with large margins all round, tied by straight line FRIESOYTHE straight line handstamp in blue and repeated strike alongside. Some contemporary docketing but a rare cover. Signed Calves. Scott 1.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: OLDENBURGO. 1861 (Nov 3). Cover from Varel to Hamburg bearing fine large margined 1861 2 gr. red tied by Varel boxed & dated handstamp in blue. Reverse with Oldenburg and Hamburg datestamps. A rare stamp on letter (Mi. 13, Scott 14). Certificate Maria Brettl.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1847 CA.). ST. COAR to BRUXELLES with PR 1er R exchange mark (Van der Linden 2260).

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1853 CA). Cover front and part back sent registered with extraordinary usage of Postal Stationery cut out showing 1852 octagonal 4sgr. red-brown tied by boxed & dated SCHONLANKE in black. Red framed 'Recomandirt' above. A scarce item.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1856 CA.). 2 sgr deep blue postal stationery envelope used to Berlin, up-rated with pair of 1850-56 ½ sgr. red orange pair tied by 'Frienstein' boxed and dated handstamps in black. Berlin arrival on reverse. Scott 2.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. Mi. 9(3). (1858 CA). WEISSENFELS a NAUMBURG. 4 pf. verde, tira irregular de tres.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1860 CA). 1sgr. rose with full sheet margin and '6' at left used with 2sgr. blue on cover to Berlin cancelled by complete strike of boxed and dated 'Ruegenwalde' in black. An Berlin arrival on reverse (23/1) of an attractive and scarce cover. Scott 11,12.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1860 CA.). Wonderful embossed Ladies' envelope franked by horizontal pair of 1858-60 1sgr. rose red tied BERLIN-BRESLAU datestamp in black. A beautiful and very attractive usage. Scott 11.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. (1860 CA). 3sgr. yellow large format stationery envelope used to Leutenberg with 1857 2sgr. blue and 1850-56 3sgr. black on yellow tied by "195" target cancels of Glogau. One or two small imperfections but an unusual mixed issue franking. Scott 5,7.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1861. Entire letter to Paris with 1858-60 ½ sg. orange and 3 sgr. yellow tied by Aachen cds (June 10). Blue Valenciennes entry mark on front and arrival on reverse. Scott 10,13.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1863 (July 6). 1 sgr. rose postal stationery envelope used to Hamburg, up-rated with 1858-60 3 sgr. orange tied by 'Bibra' cds. Repeated strike at right. Scarce usage. Scott 13.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1863. Cover to FRANCE, franked with crossed-line background 3Sgr yellow King Frederick and 6pf orange Coat of Arms issues (Mi 12,15), all cancelled by framed VALLENDAR datestamp, with additional strike alongside. Front shows red framed PD handstamp plus PRUSSE-FORBACH/AMB.F French entry marking, while reverse bears PARIS A BESANCON ambulant and SALINS arrival cds. A very fine and scarce mixed issue franking.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1865 (Jan 21st). Cover from Remscheid to Alicante, SPAIN bearing two rouletted 1861 3sgr bistre brown tied by neat despatch cds´s. Red ´PD´ below and Alicante arrival (Jan 25th) on reverse of fine cover to a scarce destination. Scott 20.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. Ed. . 1866. Cover franked with Prussia 6 pf. and pair 3 Sgr. Eagle (Mi 15, 18), overpaying the 6 1/4 Sgr. (15 c.) rate to the UNITED STATES under the Bremen treaty. Stamps tied by blue BERLIN P.E.No.12 cds, and front shows blue manuscript ´f4 1/2´ Sgr. credit plus red HAMBURG PACKET/PAID cds with integral ´3´ cents credit to the U.S. Reverse bears additional HAMBURG transit. A very fine and colorful transatlantic cover, carried by the HAPAG steamship Germania.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1867 (Sept 13). Registered entire letter to Crefeld with rouletted 1861-65 2 sgr. blue and 3 sgr. bistre tied by Harburg cds's in blue. Two strikes of red 'Recommandirt' at left and arrival on reverse of fine cover. Scott 18,20.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: PRUSIA. 1867. 3 sgr. pale brown stationery envelope from Hamburg to Paris, up-rated with rouletted 1861-65 6 pf. orange and 1 sgr. rose neatly tied by Hamburg cds's. Scott 16,17.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SAJONIA. 1804. Two covers from LEIPZIG and BRAUNSCHWEIG to FRANCE with BASSE SAXE and HAUTE SAXE entry marks.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SAJONIA. 1852. COBURG to BRUXELLES. Envelope with U.P.A 3er R exchange mark (Van der Linden 2892). RARE.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SAJONIA. Sc. 11, 12. 1858 (Feb. 17). Cover from DRESDEN to AMSTERDAM franked by 1855-60 2ngr. black on blue and 3ngr. black on yellow tied by "1" numeral in black. Dresden cds at right and straight line FRANCO. Reverse with Leipzig/Magdeburg TPO and Amsterdam cds of receipt in red (19/2).

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SAJONIA. 1864(Aug 29). ´Mechanishe Spinnerei Brookfield´ complete Price List from the Company in Belfast, Northern Ireland used from Leipzig to Lauban with 1863 3pf yellow green neatly tied. Delightful rice-paper Price List with engraved letter-heading inside. A pretty item. Scott 15.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SAJONIA. 1867 (May 27). Rare 5 ngr violet rose postal stationery envelope, 145x83 mm, cancelled by two LEIPZIG cds's used to Belfast, with LONDON transit cds in red (May 29th) and arrival cds on reverse of rare cover.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. 1865. HADERSLEBEN to FRANCE. Entire with P.D. mark rectified with a label attached above and subsequently TT36 mark, rare used from Schleswig-Holstein letter.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: TOUR Y TAXIS. 1836. GOTHA to FRANCE with TTR.3 exchange mark (Van der Linden 2867).

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: TOUR Y TAXIS. 1858. 1/3 sgr. black on buff paper, nine examples on reverse of cover from HAMBURG to APOLDA with two horizontal strips of three, a pair and single example all tied by HAMBURG circular numeral cancels in black. Faults to cover but a very rare franking. Scott 2.

✉ ALEMANIA ANTIGUOS ESTADOS: TOUR Y TAXIS. (1863 CA.) (April 1). Delightful Ladies' envelope franked by 1862 imperforate 6kr. pale blue tied by 215 target cancel with 'Wiesbaden' cds at right. Reverse with 'Giessen/Deutz' TPO and arrival cds. Slight ageing but an attractive and scarce item.