367th. Auction

12½ c. carmine-rose, horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, unused with original gum; the left stamp 2 perfs with slight creasing, otherwise fine/very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018)

12½ c. carmine-rose, horizontal block of 6, neatly cancelled "WILTZ 30 9 77", perforation strengthened by hinges in places but not split; a fine and rare block in this shade, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue in block of 4 , nice fresh colour and for this issue very well perforated, unused with fresh original gum; very fine and rare, certificate Böttger BPP (2016) Provenance: Isac Seligson (Corinphila 1982), 'Melusina' (2009)

25 c. blue, 2 copies tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 29 4 80" to 2nd rate envelope to Paris, reverse flap missing, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue tied by cds. "MONDORF LES BAINS 7 7 79" to single rate cover via Hamburg and "NEW YORK JUL 22" to Zacatecas, Mexico, showing on front red "CORREOS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA / VAPOR CITY OF MERIDA", on reverse transit mark of Vera Cruz, also from the same correspondance a double rate cover with 2 copies of the same stamp and large part of cover via France with a horizontal strip of 5 (large part of address side missing and re-constructed); all stamps perforation faults where applied at the edge of the covers, still an attractive group of a rare destination correspondance, for the single franking certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red, block of 4, nice colour and well centered, unused with fresh original gum; few perfs split and some minor imperfections; a fine and rare block, sign. FSPL, Williame and A. Diena, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red tied by clear cds. "GREVENMACHER 19 6 79" to registered letter to Mensdorf and returned, some minor staining not affecting the stamp; a scarce single franking, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

Unissued 37½ c. yellow-brown, horizontal block of 12 with left sheet margin with oblique perforation, upper parts of upper row imperforated, unused with original gum, several stamps unmounted mint; on reverse some light staining and little thins in the left sheet margin only, the right vertical row slightly separated in the perforation; a fine and very scarce block, certificate Böttger BPP (2017) (Prifix 39)

37½ c. ocre imperforated without surcharge, horizontal pair from the lower sheet margin with large margins, unused with original gum, tiny thin spot in the lower margin only, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2018) (Prifix 39)

1880/84, Haarlem print 5 c. yellow perf. 13½, block of 4, unmounted mint, few perfs split at left, otherwise extremely fine and fresh, sign. FSPL and certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

10 c. grey in block of 4, fresh colour and well perforated, unused with original gum, the lower right stamp unmounted mint; the perforation at top and center strengthened by hinges, fine and scarce, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. rose, perf. 13½, horizontal block of 6, unmounted mint; the upper stamps slightly toned gum, few perfs split, otherwise fine and scarce, sign. F.S.P.L. and certificate Böttger BPP (2017) (Mi. 4.000,-)

12½ c. rose, perf. 12½, horizontal pair tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 7 11 82" to envelope (opened on 2 sides and here slightly reduced in size) to Nürnberg with arrival mark; an attractive and scarce franking, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

20 c. grey-brown, horizontal block of 8, lightly cancelled "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 22 10 83", few perfs split, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue, perf. 13½, block of 4, unused with original gum, some perfs split and strengthened by hinges, otherwise fine and fresh, a rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue, perf. 13½, horizontal block of 10 cancelled "LUXEMBOURG-GARE 24 7 82", several values with additional red crayon; the perforation split in places and strengthened by hinges, some light creasing at left, still fine, a rare multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

25 c. blue, perf. 12½:12, block of 4, unused with original gum, one stamp unmounted mint, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

30 c. lilac-red, perf. 12½:12, tied by cds. "MERSCH 1 7 84" to small registered letter (side flaps missing), tiny unfresh, otherwise fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red, perf. 12½:12, tied by cds. "GREVENMACHER 15/7 82" to small registered letter, very fine, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

30 c. lilac-red, perf. 12½:12, tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 28 6 89" to postal encashment order to Ettelbruck, payment denied; back flap missing, otherwise fine, sign. Goebel

Essay with different inscription: Plate proof 5 c. black and block of four 2 c. black, imperforated and ungummed Provenance: Collection Demuth

1882, Allegorie, colour proofs 1 c. in all colours of the later issued set, all in blocks of 4, unused without gum, some with hinges, very fine

25 c. ultramarine, perf. 12½, unmounted mint, very fine, opinion Böttger BPP

1891, Grand Duke Adolph 20 c. in unissued colour brown, cpl. sheetlet of 25 stamps, unmounted mint, fine and rare (Prifix 61a) (Mi. for unused singles 5.000,-)

PROOFS: 25 pairs and 2 single stamps incl. different nominations, unused, most without gum

1891, Adolph 25 c., 19 different imperforated colour proofs on ungummed paper

1907, Coat of arms 1c.-6 c. special printing on chalky paper, imperforated from the top sheet margin, ungummed, 6 c. tiny thin, otherwise very fine

5 c., imperforated colour proof in violet, unused o.g. and additional value 7½ c. orange, imperforated proof on ungummed yellowish paper, large sheet corner with notation on the margin, stamp tiny pinhole

2 c. and 5 c., each imperforated at top with large sheet margins, 2 c. upper left sheet corner, this one with thins in the margin, otherwise very fine, unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint (Prifix 90a, 92a)

1914, Grand Duchess Marie Adelheid, imperforated colour proof 12½ c.-5 fr. (without 17½ c. and 87½ c.), all imperforated and ungummed, franc-values sign. FSPL

1914, Grand Duchess Marie Adelheid 10 c., imperforated colour proofs in 12 unissued colours, fine

10 c., imperforated proof in issued colour, unused with original gum, opinion Böttger BPP

1915, Surcharge issue 25 on 37½ c. in horizontal block of 15 with double overprint, weak on the upper ten values and clear on the lower five, these sign. F.S.P.L., fine and scarce multiple

1920, Essay Grand Duchess Charlotte 5 c. green as souvenier sheet, unused o.g., in the margin small imperfections, otherwise fine, very scarce

15 c. as souvenier sheet, unused o.g., in the margins small creases and tiny marginal tear, still fine, sign. Ungeheuer

5 c. and 15 c., single stamps tied by cds. "MERSCH 2.2.20" to addressed enveleope (part at left of the stamps cut out); 5 c. tiny marginal tear and one short perf, 15 c. small corner perf crease, otherwise fine, very rare, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)