380th Auction

1892, German Empire 10pf. card tied by French cds "CONAKRI RIVIERES DU SUD JUIN 92", embarked as Atlantic shipmail with cds "LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°1" and arrival cds "MUENCHEN 10 JUL 92" alongside, insignificant soiling on the lower right of the card, otherwise extremely fine, very rare Conakri postmark, exceptional in combination with the German card

"DSP LINIE HAMBURG-WESTAFRIKA 26.11.95 VII." (D. Gertrud Woermann) klar auf Benin Ganzsachenkarte 10 C. mit viel Text mit Datierung "Gr. Popo 21.11.95" und Leitvermerk "via Kl. Popo" nach Nordhausen mit Ankunftsstempel, kleine Eckbüge

1914, 05-80 pfg., complete set with additional franking tied by cds. "ATAKPAME 26 12 14" to registered cover, with generic french r-label with handstamped "ATAKPAME", via Grand Popo and Porto Novo to Trévières, France, fine

40 pfg., block of six with right sheet margin, used with clear cds. "ANECHO 19/10 14", a scarce and attractive multiple, signed Bühler

1914, 40 pfg. with lower sheet margin, tied by cds. "ANECHO 20/10 14" to small piece, fine and scarce, signed Champion and Calves and certificate Ceremuga (2003)

1914, 40 pfg. with overprint variety "thick O in Occupation", position 41, tied by cds. "ANECHO 20/10 14" to small piece, tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce, signed Bloch with opinion (1998)

1914, 40 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, with overprint variety "spacing between TOGO and Occupation 3½ instead of 2mm", a very rare stamp with only a few registered, most of them used, very fine, certificate BPA (2005)

80 pfg., block of eight from the upper right sheet corner, used with clear cds. "ANECHO 19/10 14", a scarce and attractive multiple, certificate Holcombe (1998)

1915, 05 (c.) on 3 pfg. brown, fresh color and good perforation, used with central cds. "ANECHO 6/1", fine and very scarce, signed A(imé) Brun

5 pfg., unused, fine and scarce, certificate APS (1975)

5 pfg., used with blue cds. "ANECHO", one slightly shortened perf at top, otherwise fine and scarce

10 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine and scarce, signed Holcombe (1996)

10 pfg., block of four, fresh color, used with two clear cds. "ANECHO 8.1.15", the two lower stamps insignificant imperfections, very fine and fresh appearance, signed A. Diena with certificate (1967)

20 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, unused, tiny thin at right, otherwise fine and fresh, signed Holcombe with certificate (1996)

20 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, used, very fine, signed Holcombe with opinion (1993)

40 pfg., fresh color, adhering on small piece, few short perfs at bottom, otherwise fine, a very rare stamp, signed Bloch with certificate (1977)

50 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, used with clear blue cds. "ANECHO 12/1", tiny almost imperceptible corner perf crease at upper left, otherwise a very fine and attractive copy of this rare stamp, signed A. Diena and Jean-Francois Brun with certificates (1966,2002) and certificate Hoffmann-Giesecke (1965)

1887/1900, small group of over twenty (20) used stamps and covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, better items such as 1900 5m. dark green/carmine-brown (Mi 19), 10pf. red postal stationery card tied by cds "KAMERUN", alongside arrival cds "SHANGHAI 3 / 4 00", also some French "Tresor et Postes" unstamped envelopes, postcard tied with postmark "MATADI A BORDEAUX L.L. N°2 3 3 15", mostly very fine