Bavaria
Covers and stamps / German States / Bicycle / Advertising stationery
(Advertising Stationery) 1903 (7 Sep) 10pf. printed advertising envelope for August Stukenbrok at Einbeck, Germany’s First Bicycle Outlet, used from Heroldsberg; fine and scarce.
£75
German States
Covers and stamps / France / German States / Alsace / Combination covers
(Alsace Lorraine) 1871 (18/Oct) folded invoice to Metz bearing mixed franking pair 20c. with upwards network and France 'Laureated Napoleon' 40c. tied 1386 large numeral with Elbeuf cds in association, framed P.P., the 20c. pair only tied by French cancels and bu two blue crayon lines, next day arrival backstamps.
£795
German States
Covers and stamps / German States / Alsace / Insured Mail
(Alsace Lorraine) 1871 (24/10) insured cover franked 1c., 4c. and two 25c. tied Illkirch-Grafenstaden cds, the 25c with network pointing downwards (Mi 7II) and 1c. and 4c. pointing upwards (Mi 1I and 3I); a fine franking, Roumet Certificate.
£2475
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States
(Baden) 1867 part entire franked 1862 perf 10 1k and 3k tied framed Buehl/ 14 AUG. date stamp, at left oval framed Buhl/ Postabl/ Ottersweil with postman's routing number alongside.
£85
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States
(Baden) late 1860s entire franked 1862 perf 10 1k and 3k cancelled with four-ring ‘19’ numerals, two Bruchsal cds below, at left oval framed Bruchsal/ Postabl/ Odenheim handstamp; vertical and horizontal filing creases.
£95
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States / Forwarding Agents
(Bavaria -Forwarding Agents) 1798 entire with invoice from Gera to Moersburg bearing forwarding agents details of A.P. Heinlein at Nurnberg on side panel, front bearing cursive V.NURNBERG handstamp
£55
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States / Railways / Trains / Picture Stationery
(Bavaria – picture stationery) 1895 60th Anniversary of Ludwigs Railway Opening and image of old Mail Coach, used from Fuerth to Nurnberg.
£55
German States
Covers and stamps / North Borneo / German States
(Bavaria) 1904 (21 Sep) uprated 5pf. postal stationery card to Sandakan, British North Borneo with Bayreuth despatch cancels and to left arrival cds of 30/Oct, with full message. Unusual destination.
£135
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States / Parcel cards
(Bavaria) 1911 (9 Aug) parcel card from Munich to Switzerland franked vertical strip of three type I 80pf. (Mi. 85I), tied Muenchen cds; good condition.
£45
Germany
Covers and stamps / Hamburg / German States / European Transits / Bremen Transit
(Bremen transit mail) 1817 entire from Leeds, England to Bolzano, Italy, endorsed "via Hambrg" but instead routed via Bremen with straight-line E.P.B. handstamp, red desptach date stamp and red manuscript rates on front; light horizontal filing crease at top, a scarce routing handstamp.
£95
German States
Covers and stamps / Great Britain Incoming Registered / German States
(Brunswick) 1860 (3 Marz) registered outer letter sheet to Newton Abbot, England bearing double-ring Braunschweig date stamp, red circular framed ‘P’ and cursive (Crown)/ REGISTERED handstamp, Prussia/ (crown)/ Registered and London Paid cancels, arrival backstamp of MR 5.
£195
German States
Covers and stamps / German States
(Brunswick) late 1860s cover franked with 1867 pair and block of three ½ Ggr tied by fine clear ‘36’ numerals, framed two-line Salder date stamp, reverse with framed Helmstedt and double-ring Wolfenbuttel date stamp; fine clean condition with Brettl BPP handstamp.
£795
Germany
Covers and stamps / Hamburg / German States / Railways
(Hamburg - Prussia) 1859 (2/4) entire to Pesth, Hungary bearing single franking right-hand marginal 1857 3 Sgr orange-yellow tied bt very fine Hamburg Bahnhof double-ring date stamp, arrival backstamp of 4/4; fine and attractive.
£75
German States
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / German States
(Hamburg) 1822 (15 Oct) entire (with two messages, earlier dated 3/8) to Porto, Portugal bearing a fine example of the rare cursive framed Hamburg Paid, routed via London transit backstamps, obverse with Lisboa transit and manuscript accountancy. Only a few of these handstamps recorded.
£685
German States
Covers and stamps / Great Britain Used Abroad / Hamburg / German States
(Hamburg) 1823 entire to Portugal bearing framed Hamburg Paid cursive framed handstamp of the British Post Office and stated to be the last recorded date of use, oval-framed Lisboa arrival and manuscript 280 reis charge, reverse with London FPO transit; fine and rare
£825
German States
Covers and stamps / Denmark / Great Britain Incoming Registered / Hamburg / German States
(Hamburg) 1858 (29/7) registered stampless outer letter sheet from Copenhagen to London from the Danish Offices, Hamburg Paid cds of German P.O. applied the following day and on arrival a superb strike of the very rare red Hamburg/ (crown)/ Registered handstamp. There was no example in the Martin Willcocks Collection and this is much finer than the example in V Sussex.
£1125
Germany
Covers and stamps / German States / European Transits
(Hannover – Thurn Taxis) 1806 long entire to France bering very fine red straight-line PAYS D’HANNOVRE R4 and straight-line BASSE-SAXE; a fine cover during the French Occupation.
£145
German States
Covers and stamps / Switzerland Incoming Mail / German States / Heligoland
(Heligoland) 1884 10pf postal stationery card to Zurich, Switzerland with despatch cds top right overstruck Swiss Ambulant cds, arrival cancel bottom left. With message.
£65
German States
Covers and stamps / German States / Heligoland
(Heligoland) 1887 10pf. postal stationery card to Wien, Austria bearing despatch cds at right and arrival at left. With full message on reverse, a scarcer destination.
£65
German States
Covers and stamps / German States / Heligoland / Reply Stationery
(Heligoland) 1890 (JY 29) 10pf. reply postal stationery card, philatelic without message, used very late just 12 days before end of validity, despatch cds top right and Lyon Rhone arrival at left. Reply section still attached unused.