1877, 25 c. ultramarine tied to folded letter by oval mute mark, Aguadilla 16/Jun cds. alongside, blue commercial “Küchler&Co, Aguadilla P. R. Jun/16 1877” cachet at lower left, filing fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine cover from a port city to Puerto Rico with arrival mark on reverse.
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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 #3675 - Overseas Puerto Rico
1879, 5 c. to 25 c. four different values tied to 3 large pieces by mute cancellations, transit marks London and Marseille, ms. ‘Via inglesa Francia’, fine trio.
Lot #3676 - Overseas Puerto Rico
1880, 40 c. grey tied to folded letter by unclear Puerto Rico cds., on top left ‘via de Ynglaterra’, with London MR.29.80 and Genova 31.3.80 arrival cds. Quite attractive and scarce.
Lot #3677 - Overseas Puerto Rico
1898, 1 c. yellow-brown pair and single tied to envelope by MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO / MIL. STA. No 3 Nov 10 1898 duplex ties US 2c Carmine to envelope addressed to San Juan, backstamped MIL. STA, No 4 W.D.C. SAN JUAN PORTO RICO / REC"D Nov 19, cover flaw on top and missing most of backflap, fine and very scarce.
Lot #3678 - Overseas Puerto Rico
1898, war tax stamp 2 c. on 2 m. orange, surcharged 'Impuesto de Guerra' tied by "Admon. Central / Puerto Rico / 6 Oct. 98" double ring ds. to commercial envelope with imprint, addressed to Chicago, some border crease, but still fine. A very rare use of the War Tax surcharge stamp on commercial mail to US.
Lot #3679 - Overseas Saudi Arabia
1879, Turkey 1 Pia. yellow pair (1875 issue), one diagonally bisect tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE SUEZ 1/MAI/79" blue cds. to piece at arrival. J.v. Uexkull writes in his book "The postal history of Saudi Arabia" : "Sometimes mail from Jeddah was posted on board the steamer to Suez without going throuh the Jeddah Post Office. Such items were either cancelled in ink on board the steamer and then postmarked in Suez or left uncancelled" (page 37),...
Lot #3680 - Overseas Saudi Arabia
1924/25, Tughra set 11 values unused, 100 g. and 200 g. regummed, otherwise fine. Plus 1925, ¼ pia. green/blue overprinted "Al Hukumat al/Hedschasija / 5. Rubal-al-Aual 1343", unused with gum toned spots, otherwise fine.
Lot #3681 - Overseas Saudi Arabia
1937, al-Madina al-Munawwara green imprint on pilgrim envelope showing masjid an-nabawi, on reverse 3 g. ultramarine and postal tax 1/8 g. scarlet tied by Medina cds., transit mark Amman alongside, on front arabic censor and on reverse part censor Palestine, vertical folds and toned spots, opened out for display, otherwise fine and very scarce.
Lot #3682 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1891, Coat of arms issue 1 pi. blue, tied by double circle all arabic "MEDINE-I MÜNEVERE" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 28+29) to envelope to Der-Aliye (Istanbul) with arrival mark on reverse, stamp cut out and replaced (as often seen at this corrospondonce), tiny crease, otherwise fine. A very scarce Saudi Arabia forerunner
Lot #3683 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1904, Three Ottoman Hejaz Railway revenues 1 Ghr. on piece (perfs toned) and two single 1 Ghr. stamps obliterated by blue and violet manuscript
Lot #3684 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1907, YANBO UL BAHR c.d.s. (Coles-Walker no.37) on Turkey 1 Piaster postal stationery envelope to Egypt with Suez transit mark on reverse, tiny shortened at right, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, showpiece
Lot #3685 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1917, MEDINA: bilingual "SAHRA POSTASI 28" cds. (Uexkull fig.85) on registered fieldpost envelope to Constantinople showing on front "MUAYENE EDILMISDIR MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE ASKERI SANSÜRLÜGÜ" military censor (Uexkull fig.86), tiny spots and crease, this is one of three recorded fieldpost from Medina and the only registered usage, fine. Unquestionably one of the icons of classic Ottoman & Saudi Arabia postal history. Certificate Nakri (2014...
Lot #3686 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1924, ½ p. red-brown showing red inverted overprint, clear cancelled, fine and scarce variety (Yvert 46)
Lot #3687 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1925, Ornament issue 1 p. to 2 pia. "Al Hukumat al Hedschasija / 5. Rubal-al-Aual 1343" overprinted in blue complete set of eight used stamps, each clear cancelled, fine
Lot #3688 - Saudi Arabia hejaz
1925, ¼ p. green, rouletted issue showing red overprint, clear part cancel DJEDDA, fine
Lot #3689 - Saudi Arabia Nejd
1926, Tughra 1/8 pia. to 10 pia. overprinted issue, complete set of eight values, unused, fine
Lot #3690 - Saudi Arabia cancellations
1902, “MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE” bilingual cds. (Uexkull fig.78, 3.000) very scarce 5 pia. plus 1 pia. rate for registered envelope with return receipt to Constantinople, some spots and minor faults, this is the highest rate we have recorded in PROFI for this period from Saudi Arabia, still fine and very scarce.
Lot #3691 - scadta Länder-Aufdrucke
1927, 2 c. red used on large size U.S. envelope from New York City Hall to Bogota, bearing Scadta “EU“ machine overprinted 1923 Scadta pair 30 c. blue tied by New York duplex cancellations, Barranquilla 23.5.27 c.d.s. alongside, on reverse ”Agencia P.N. Recibo MAY/23/1927 Barranquilla" in blue and Bogota datestamp (May 25). Envelope somewhatfaulty and shortened at left, otherwise fine
Lot #3692 - Overseas sudan
1938, large-size registered cover from MALAKAL via Athens,franked by set of ten stamps 1931-38 air mails, all tied by "Sudan air mail Malakal 4.3.38"cds., reg. label on front, transit and arrival mark onthe reverse, greek censor on front, plus 3 piastres on 7 1/2 p. single from Port Soudan to Swiss, fine and attractive pair.
Lot #3693 - Overseas syria
1850, DAMASCUS, "An Canib-i Postahane-i Sham" (Coles-Walker no.28) all arabic cancellation very clear on Tatarpost document Ottoman period showing additional postmark Deraliye Istanbul, fine
Lot #3694 - Overseas syria
1871 ca., Folded envelope with content from Damas to Beyrouth with pair 30 pa. green, both tied by clear boxed all arabic "SHAM 81" to Beyrouth, scarce all arabic negative cancellation BEZOURYE (Isfila no.1, RRR) alongside as ususal, vertical file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine and scarce Syria postal history.
Lot #3695 - Overseas syria
1907, "HAMIDIE (DAMAS) 19.11.907" (Coles-Walker no.47) cds. Turkey on postal stationery envelope 1 pia. blue, via Beyrouth to Germany with arrival mark on reverse, a scarce usage, few tiny border crease, otherwise fine.
Lot #3696 - Overseas syria
1909, TRIPOLI (SYRIE ECHELL) (Coles-Walker no.135) cancellation on OTTOMAN BANK correspondance card bearing pair 10 Para green with arrival mark on reverse, fine
Lot #3697 - Overseas syria
1911, "HALEB 6 - 30/1/11" (Coles-Walker Type C6) clear on telegraph, part red official label fold on reverse, form fold and light border toned, otherwise fine, a scarce cancellation.
Lot #3698 - Overseas syria
1913, HALEP 8 (Coles-Walker no. 16) octogonal cancellation on 20 para postal stationery card written by a member of Bagdad railway company, arrival mark Berlin, fine, scarce and attractive
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