388th Auction

1781, "T" (Tournai) on entire letter to Gand, rated "3" sols (1729 Tariff General)

1814, "ANVERS". straight-line on entire unpaid letter to Porto, rated upon arrival in manuscript "480" reis foreign rate +"40" reis local charge. Very rare with this destination during the Napoleonic period, most likely unique.

1849/50, Leopold 40 c. rose, neatly cancelled by numeral "24" in blue, stamp flawed, coloured cancellations, let alone on 40 c. values are very rare, Cert. Micheaux (2022)

1897, King Leopold II. 50 c. grey tied by cds. “BRUXELLES 19.DECE.03” to registered cover “Mandat de Poste International” to the post office in Dunkirk with arrival mark. The cover has creases at the margins, otherwise in good condition

1952, UPU 80c.-40Fr. cpl. printing sheets with 30 stamps, each mint never hinged and very fine, only very few complete sheets, let alone complete sets are known (Mi. 8.400,-)

1953, European Idea 4 fr. dull brown, die proof on thin laid paper, signed by the designer, Léon Janssens and dated '1953' at lower right, fine and scarce

1927, 5 c.-50 Fr., handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type I, cpl. set of 24, mint hinged, very fine, scarce

1928, 10 c.-20 Fr., overprinted “JOURNEAUX / DAGBLADEN / 1928”, handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type II, cpl. set of 18, the values 10, 20, 60, 80 c. and 2 and 5 Fr. mint hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, 20c. and 90c. damaged, the rest very fine, scarce

1900, 25 c. light blue/black with manuscript “LADO 30-8-07”, additionally tied by Khartum retta obliterator to postcard to Norrköpping, Sweden with alongside transit bilingual cds “WHITE-NILE -5 IX 1907 *” and arrival cds 3.10.07; the card with negligible lower right corner crease, very fine. A rare usage from the Lado enclave (present-day South Sudan)

1935, 50th anniversary 50 c.- 5 fr. imperforated with the right sheet margins, mint never hinged, very fine (COB 3500,-€)

1916, Tsar Ferdinand 25 st. tied by provisional Coat of Arms cancellation from “SVILAJNAC” to cover with Bulgarian and Austrian censor marks via Sofia and Red Cross in Geneva to Salonika, in good condition

1942, Model airplane exhibition souvenir sheet, mirror image proof print in black on thin paper, unused without gum. in the corner with gum creases, otherwise fine, a spectacular unique piece

1942, National welfare “Pomoc” 4+2 k. deep carmine brown, imperforated printing sheet, showing two complete miniature sheets at bottom, the upper half blank with no sheets printed, unused without gum, usual folds between the sheets, few creases at the sheet margins, otherwise fine

1943, Croatian legionnaire's souvenir sheet, imperforate proof, four different phase prints, mint never hinged, some with tiny stains, otherwise fine

1943. Croatian legionnaires souvenir sheet imperforate in printer's sheet with six souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, vertical folded at right, otherwise fine, rare

1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition, photographic proof of the frame in black with changed value 12+8 k. and with perforation drawn in with pencil, on photographic paper without gum. Two creases at top, otherwise fine. A unique proof print and a great rarity

1943, 3rd. Stamp Exhibition 18+9 k. blue, imperforate colour proof, block of 4, unused, the lower stamps mint never hinged, fine

1943, 3rd. Stamp Exhibition 18+9 k. pale brown, imperforate colour proof, block of 4, unused, the lower stamps mint never hinged, fine

1943,  3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate colour proof in violet, single print on handmade paper without gum, signed by the engraver Prof. Karl Seizingern, fine, rare

1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate colour proof in green, single print on handmade paper without gum, signed by the engraver Prof. Karl Seizingern, fine, rare

1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate proof in original colour on Japan paper without gum, very fine

1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, part of printer's sheet with four souvenir sheet, number “V” with engraver's mark “S”, mint never hinged, vertical folded, fine, rare

1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with red overprint from the right sheet margin imperforated at right, unused without gum, very fine. According to available information, only 4 pieces are known to exist, signed

1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with inverted red overprint from the lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with engraver's mark “S” and inverted red overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Dr. Rommerskirchen BPP