1836, Auburn, Cayuga County to Albany, June 28 : folded letter written in Auburn and mailed at Homer, New York, bearing clear circular HOMER N.Y. JUN 28 datestamp with matching straightline PAID handstamp and manuscript rate 12½, representing the correct 80–150 mile distance rate under the 1835 postal tariff. Addressed to Azariah Flagg, prominent New York State official, the fully written letter discusses a contested land title claim before...
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| Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1001 – 1950 | Europe and Colonies: A–S |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1951 – 3023 | Europe and Colonies: T–Z Transit and cross-border mail Great Britain British Commonwealth: A–H |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3024 – 3978 | British Commonwealth: I–Z Overseas countries Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Thematics, Postal Stationery, Literature, Ship mail |
| Friday, 29 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3979 – 5199 | German Empire 1872 – 1945 Private Posts German post offices abroad and colonies |
| Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 5200 – 6473 | German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII Germany after 1945: Local issues, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine |
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Lot #3736 - United States of America USA Issues
1870/71, 2 c. brown, tied by cork killer to envelope with overall ad for 'The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company', addressed to Abbeville Ga., stamp small corner fault, backflap missing, Fine (Scott 157)
Lot #3737 - United States of America USA Issues
1870/71, 2 c. brown, tied by cork killer to envelope with overall ad for 'The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company', addressed to Johnsonville Ohio. Some short perfs and small scuff in addresss, opened and slightly reduced at right, still fine (Scott 157)
Lot #3738 - United States of America USA Issues
1878, Washington 3 c. green, three covers with nice cancellations, PROVIDENCE blue, SENECA violet and UNADILLA black, fine trio
Lot #3739 - United States of America USA Issues
1914, U.S. Occupation of Veracruz: Washington 5 c. blue tied by "Vera Cruz Mexico May/22 1914" flag machine cancel on cover to Paris and same stamp on cover tied by “Vera Cruz, Mex U.S.M.AC. JUL/14 1914” duplex cancel used local, fine pair
Lot #3740 - United States of America USA Issues
1924, Special postmark honoring the world fliers arrival in USA: Around the World Flight of 4 US Army Douglas World Cruisers 1924. Postal Stationery to Seattle cancelled "Boston Mass. Airport Station Sep 5 1924" and tied by boxed cachet "Boston first landing in U.S. of World flyers", very fine
Lot #3741 - United States of America USA Issues
1927, Nungesser-Coli Search Expedition, Transoceanic Record Flight airmail envelope with 2 c. carmine tied by ‘Times Sq Sta NY Jun 2 1927’ machine cancel, usual printed cachet at upper left and signed by Floyd Bennett, addressed on the back side to an address in St. Johns and with a ‘St Johns Nfld Jun 11 1927’ machine cancel, corner crease at lower left, top right corner bit rounded, otherwise fine and scarce (AAMC 1055)
Lot #3742 - United States of America USA Issues
1931 "Justice for Hungary" flown card from Flint, Michigan, with pre-printed bilingual cachet, 1 c. franking, with Budapest arrival pmk, v.f. (in July, 1931, newspapers all over the world reported on the front page that two Hungarian pilots, Alexander Magyar and George Endress crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to Hungary in a Lockheed-Sirius airplane named "Justice for Hungary." The flight was intended to call attention to the...
Lot #3743 - United States of America USA Issues
1935, Attempted flight New York - Rome by George and Alfred de Monteverde in their plane „Francesco de Pinedo“, crashed at Floyd Bennett field shortly after the Start: Envelope from New York „City Hall Annex June 14“ bearing two stamps 6 c. orange and 2 c. red, cancelled by machine cds. "City Hall Annex Jun 14 1935 1030 PM“, showing boxed three-line cachet „this is one of 500 letters placed aboard the "Francesco Pinedo"-CS-AAK-/ at Floyd...
Lot #3744 - United States of America USA Issues
1938, Roosevelt 5 c. on cover from PEEKSKILL N.Y. Oct/10 to Vorarlberg Germany with arrival mark on reverse and forwarded to India with transit Madras and several Inconnu and D.L.O. cancellations, on front boxed RETOUR and redirected with two red ‘Undelivered’ & ‘to be Returned’ marks, some usual crease, very attractive Postal History on three continents.
Lot #3749 - United States of America confederate states of america
ROCKFORD TEN. JUL/16 and ms. "Paid 5" alongside on stampless cover, addressed to Paris Tennessee, few spots, otherwise fine. During the Civil War, Rockford, Tennessee, served as a strategic point in the East Tennessee campaign, very scarce.
Lot #3750 - United States of America confederate states of america
1863 ca., MADISON C.H. FLA. Mar/8 and "DUE 10" bold type alongside on stampless soldiers cover, few crease, addressed to Gainesville Florida
Lot #3751 - United States of America confederate states of america
1863, Flat Rock, N.C. Sept/27, neat cds. with handstamped ‘Paid 10’ on cover of the Middleton correspondence, on reverse ms. 'receiv. 29th', fine.
Lot #3752 - United States of America confederate states of america
1865, handstamped ´PAID/10´, on cover from Lake City Fla. to Thomasville, Ga.; manuscript date ´Jan 29 1865´; addressed to Ms. J. M.Fisher, manuscript endorsement ´Chge. 113´; tiny border crease, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Lot #3753 - United States of America confederate states of america
MARIANNA FL. and "PAID" bold type with ms. "30" alongside on stampless cover, rough opened at right and few crease, addressed to Duncy Florida, rough opened at right, otherwise fine.
Lot #3754 - United States of America confederate states of america
‘Wilmington N.C. JAN 19’ (North Carolina) circular datestamp, handstamped ‘PAID’ and ‘5’ in blue on cover to Hillsboro N.C., fine.
Lot #3755 - United States of America confederate states of america
1861, 5 c. green, huge to ample margins all around, remarkably fresh example on bright paper, tied by blue “Greensborough, N.C./AU 21” cds. to lokal used envelope, variety 'Green line on top through STATE from left to right, fine. Signed Jakubek BPP
Lot #3756 - United States of America confederate states of america
1861, Military Addresses: Duncan G. Campbell, Care of Major W.L. Cabell, Quarter Master Gen`l A.P., Manassas Va., address on cover bearing 5 cent olive green, four good margins with bright color, diagonally crease, tied by RICHMOND Nov/23 1861 cds.; very fine appearance. William Lewis Cabell graduated from West Point in 1850. His U.S. service was primarily in the Quartermaster General`s Office and upon his resignation in 1861, was promptly...
Lot #3757 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862, 5 cent green, Stone 2 (Scott 1), four margins, tied by manuscript ´X´ on a cover, postmarked red-orange Feb 14 Orange CH, Va. cds.; to Mrs. Fannie Hunter Care Col. George Blow Norfolk Va.; fresh and very fine.
Lot #3758 - United States of America confederate states of america
1861, three stamps Jefferson Davis 5 c green, light green and dark green, all light and clear cancelled with diferent papers, full to wide margins on all sides, fine and fresh trio.
Lot #3759 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862, 10 c. blue, Paterson. Large margins incl. sheet margin at left, tiny flaw on top left, tied by "MOBILE ALA. 20/Sep. 1862" circular datestamp to cover to Lauderdale, Miss. fine. Signed Herman Toaspern.
Lot #3760 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862, 10 c. light blue, Paterson. Large margins all around, tied by "Richmon d Va. OCT/22 1862" circular datestamp to cover, the envelope was glued together from a department form. Fine and scarce.
Lot #3761 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862, 10 c. dark blue, Paterson, large margins on two sides, closed at right, tied by perfect bold "Richmond Va. Nov.5 1862" circular datestamp to folded envelope (watermarked and embossed), addressed to Petersburg, very fine appearance.
Lot #3762 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862, 5 c. blue clear cancelled "CHARLESTON APR/14 1862" on piece, full to wide margins on all sides rough separated, very fine and fresh.
Lot #3763 - United States of America confederate states of america
1862/63, J. Davis two vertical pairs 5 c. light blue and blue, each tied by RICHMOND Va. cds. to cover, different printings, one to Dixie Havanna Co. P.O. Va. other to Petersburg, tiny border crease, otherwise fine pair.




























