367th. Auction

5 c. light greenish-yellow, horizontal pair tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 27.6.80" to folded local letter, very fine, sign. Goebel

5 c. lemon-yellow, block of 4, unused with original gum, some split perfs strengthened by hinges, otherwise fine, scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

5 c. lemon-yellow (upper right corner perf re-enforced) tied by cds. "LUXEMBURG 10 10 80" to printed matter wrapper to Tashkent, Turkestan, Russia with several transit marks on reverse and Russian censor mark on front; marginal tear and folds strengthened on reverse, still an attractive and rare printed matter to abroad with unsual and exotic destination, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

10 c. brownish-grey, fresh colour, unused with original gum, tiny corner crease, otherwise very fine, a scarce shade, opinion Böttger BPP

10 c. grey in block of 4, unused with original gum, perfs partly split and strengthened by hinges, otherwise very fine and fresh, a very scarce multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2017)

10 c. grey, block of 4, cancelled by negative seal "TIMBRE COMPTOIR", few perfs split and strengthened by small hinges, still fine and scarce, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. lilac, horizontal block of 8, neatly cancelled "VIANDEN 28 9 77"; perforation partly split and strengthened in places, still fine and scarce multiple, sign. Goebel and certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

12½ c. lilac-rose, horizontal block of 8, cancelled "WILTZ 24 5 77"; a fine and rare multiple, certificate Böttger BPP (2016)

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