368. Auction

POSTAGE STAMPS: 1852, William III 10 c. greenish-black, good to large margins and fresh colour, unused with original gum (here some brownish spots); a faint vertical crease in the right margin, otherwise fine; a scarce stamp in this condition, certificate Demuth AIEP (1999)

10 c. black (printing of 1855), horizontal pair with clear to good margins, unused without gum, fine and fresh; a very scarce multiple, sign. F.S.P.L. with certificate (1970)

10 c. black, horizontal pair and 2 single copies, all with full to wide margins, tied by clear targets to small lettersheet with adjacent "ECHTERNACH 11 VIII" (1855) to Lexy in France; some light staining, one single stamp small marginal tear and the pair horizontal crease at top, where affixed over the edge of the cover; still an attractive and scarce franking to abroad, certificate Demuth BPP (1981) Provenance: Isaac Seligson (Corinphila 1982)

1 sgr. vermilion with watermark inverted, horizontal pair with good to large margins and nice fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine and fresh; a rare multiple of the first issue; sign. Goebel with certificate (2013) (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. vermilion, nice fresh colour and large margins, unused without gum, extremely fine, certificate Scheller (2008) (Prifix 2e)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (1855), fresh colour and good to large margins, unused with small part original gum, fine and scarce, sign. W. Balasse and certificate Calves/Jacquart (2009)

1 sgr. light brownish-red (chair pâle) with good to large margins, in combination with 1859, Coat of Arms 40 c. orange in horizontal strip of 4, nice fresh colour and clear to large margins, all tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG 4 JUIN" to large part of oversized registered envelope to Germany; the strip with tiny marginal nick in the left stamp and 2nd of left with tiny tear at bottom, just touching the design, otherwise very fine. A combination of greatest rarity with an extremely rare multiple of the 40 c.; certificate Demuth BPP (1985) Provenance: Juan del Puente (Corinphila 1985)

1 sgr. rose with ample to good margins, nice fresh colour, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Scheller (2009)

1 sgr. carmine-rose with good to large margins, tied by superb strike of circle of squares to small lettersheet with adjacent clear cds. "BETTEMBOURG 26 MARS 60" to Trier with transit and arrival marks. The so-called "Dés de Frisange" was transferred in August 1859 to Bettemburg; 4 letters of this usage are recorded incl. this unique cover with the 1 sgr. One of the highlights of the 1st issue of Luxemburg, certificate Demuth (1985)
Provenance: J. del Puente (Corinphila 1985)