256500 | Europa ➝ Belgien (Belgique, België)
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1849, 10 c. brown and 20 c. blue, good to mostly large margins, both with ideal matching numeral "102" ROULERS, extremely choice pair
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10 c. brown and 2 copies 20 c. blue in different shades with clear central strike of "76" MAESEYCK, "24" BRUXELLES" and "46" GEDINNE, extremely fine, 2 values signed Pfenninger
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1849, 10 c. brown with good to wide margins, tied by ideal numeral "22" to entire letter with adjacent red "BRAINE-LE-COMTE 22 SEPT. 1849" to Charleroy, beautiful and choice letter
261500 | Europa ➝ Dänemark (Danmark)
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1851, FIRE R.B.S. chocolate-brown, Ferslew, plate I, type 73, good even margins, cancelled by mute ring cancel with dot with adjacent clear "SOROE 20/4 1852" on letter sheet to Ringsted (not quite complete on reverse); a filing crease in the entire not effecting the stamp, very fine, certificate Witschi
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FIRE R.B.F. brown, Ferslew, 2 single copies, both with central ring cancel with dot in centre, also Danish Westindies 1855, 3 c. carmine with central ring cancel in blue, very fine
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1851, FIRE R.B.S., 4 copies with ideal strikes of numerals "16" FLENSBURG, "65" SLAGELSE, "67" SOHO and "118" HEILIGENHAFEN, also 1855, 4 sh. brown as single stamp with central "131" BREETZ and on piece with 8 s.
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1852, 2 Rigsbank-Skilling, Thiele printing, plate II, type II, with 'DISJOINTED FOOT', nice fresh colour and enormous margins on all sides, neatly cancelled by numeral "1", on entire letter with adjacent blue oval "F.P. 24/3 1853" addressed to "Borgergade N. 150"; since the address was outside the ramparts, the letter was taxed additionally "2" skilling in red crayon. Without doubt one of the most attractive and choice frankings of this stamp, certificate Dr. Debo (1989) (Facit 1IIv1)
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1864/70, 4 skilling vermilion, horizontal strip of 3 with 3 clear strikes "24" on entire letter from "HELSINGÖR 3/7" (1867) to Laurvig, Norway, very fine, also same stamp in two pairs and single with clear numeral "17" FREDERICIA on large piece, some creases and small faults, still attractive
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1875/1905, 8 ö. rose, grey, 3 copies with central numeral "58" ROESKILDE resp. star cancels "STORE SNODE" and "GANDRUP"
263000 | Europa ➝ Finnland (Suomi)
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20 p. blue, horizontal pair with perfect rouletting, cancelled with one central clear strike of cds. "WIBORG 27 6 1869", extremely fine
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1866/67, Coat of Arms 20 p. blue, horizontal pair in perfect condition with clear date stamp "JAKOBSTAD 3 6 1870" with additional strike alongside on entire letter to Björneborg with front side boxed "ANK 5 6"; in the letter at left slight and subtly paper fault, all in all extremely fine and very attractive
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20 k. blue, single stamp and horizontal pair in different shades and 40 k. rose, single stamp and single franking, the latter from Helsingfors to Wasa, all very neatly cancelled, some short perfs, still very attractive
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40 k. rose on ribbed paper, roulette I, full perfs, cancelled by perfect strike of black "JAKOBSTAD 2 5 1873", a perfect stamp (Facit 9v5)
264000 | Europa ➝ Frankreich
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15 c. green, very fine fresh and deep colour, large margins all around with small part of neighbour stamp at left, tied by clear horizontal grid to small folded local letter sheet of Paris, extremely fine
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1849, Ceres 20 c. black, single on piece and horizontal pair (prefold between stamps), 25 c. blue, single stamp and 2 single stamps on piece and 40 c. orange, all beautifully cancelled the same way by clear grid applied vertically on each stamp; a marvelous group
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1 fr. carmine, fresh and good even margins, tied by clear grid to small piece with adjacent cds. "HAGUENAU 5 NOV. 51", extremely fine, signed Calves (Mi. 1000,- +)
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1849/71, collection on 5 album pages with 9 stamps, partly on pieces, and 9 covers, all with very fine cancellations including "5083" of Constantinople on Laurée 80 c. on cover
268009 | Europa ➝ Italien ➝ Altitalienische Staaten ➝ Sardinien (Sardegna)
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1853, 20 c. blue, good to wide margins, cancelled by clear central "CRESCENTINO 26 GIU 54" and 1855/63, 80 c. orange with good to wide margins and perfect central cds. "MILANO 5 MAR 60"
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1855/63, 5 c. yellow-green and 40 c. red in combination with Kingdom 1863, 15 c. blue, type II, all in beautiful fresh colour and good to mostly wide margins, tied by clear cds. "TORINO 22 LUGL 63" to entire letter to Belgium with transit and arrival marks; a marvelous entire in beautiful condition
268011 | Europa ➝ Italien ➝ Altitalienische Staaten ➝ Toskana
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1851/52, Marzocco 1 cr. on grey, horizontal strip of 5, the 2 left stamps slightly touched at top, otherwise clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by 4 clear strikes of "P.D", the left stamp faint horizontal crease, otherwise fine; a rare and very attractive strip
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9 cr. brown-lilac on grey, horizontal pair, clear at lower right, otherwise good to extremely wide margins with parts of 3 neighbour stamps, fine fresh colour and neatly cancelled "LIVORNO 19 SET 1856" on small envelope to France with adjacent red transit mark; extremely fine cover with a magnificant pair, signed Enzo Diena and certificate (1987) (Sassone 8)
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1860, 10 c. brown, good to large margins with perfect central cds. "CONTONA 6 LUG. 62", a beautiful stamp
268013 | Europa ➝ Italien ➝ Königreich und Republik
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1863, 15 c. blue, horizontal pair with good margins all around, neatly cancelled with perfect strike of Neapolitan cds. "SIRACUSA 12 1 63", outstanding, signed A. Diena
270500 | Europa ➝ Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
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1852, Guillaume III 10 c. (2) and 1 sgr., all in fresh colour and good to mostly wide margins, cancelled with perfect strikes of 3-ring-cancel with central dot, extremely fine, 2 values signed FSTL resp. Demuth BPP
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1859, Coat of Arms 37½ c. green (tiny thin spot) and 40 c. orange, both with good to mostly wide margins, fresh colours, each with central strike of Luxembourg cds. (Mi. 550,-)