DENMARK ** 408 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1853-1936 inc. 1854-59 2s & 8s (2) used, 1870 2s to 16s used, 1912 5k GPO used, 1913-28 Christian X to 10k mint or used, 1925 Air set mint, useful Newspaper Stamps & Postage Dues, 1935 Thule set used, etc. (Approx. 280). £200 EGYPT 409 1851 (22 Nov.) EL from Alexandria to Leghorn with a good "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. on the reverse (across join), on the front is a smudged "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" h.s. and "PAO. ANG/MARSEILLE" red c.d.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £100 410 1856 (25 Sept.) EL from Alexandria to Marseille with a fine "PAO. ANG/MARSEILLE" c.d.s. in red and on reverse "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. in blue. £80 411 1868 (5 Dec.) E from Alexandria to London franked with GB 6d plate 6 NC with a very fine "BO1" duplex cancel. The adhesive is a little stained around the edges. 1875 front to London franked with 4d plate 13 EB & DB tied by clear "BO1" cancels. £100 412 1868 EL from Alexandria to Malta franked with GB 1/- green, plate 4 DB tied by a small oval "B01" cancel with "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s. alongside. On reverse is a fine arrival c.d.s. of Malta. Small faults. £80 413 1981 ORIGINAL ARTWORK for the 10m value of the Rectification issue on thin card. In near issued colours but with some design variations from the issued stamp. Fine. £80 ETHIOPIA 414 1904 1G stationery card to France with Somali Coast 10c added and cancelled at Djibouti in transit. Very fine & scarce. £50 FALKLAND ISLANDS 415 1938 _d to £1 mounted mint. The 6d and 2/6d to £1 with rust spots, others fine. (18). £60 FINLAND ** 416 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1866-1936 with much of merit inc. useful 19th Century issues and strong 1920's & 30's types. (Approx. 160). £180 417 POSTMARK RANGE: c1875-1910 inc. a number of whole/partial strikes of the attractive oval ship h.s., cork cancels, numerals, blue strikes, Stockholm & Hull c.d.s. etc. Several better stamps noted. An interesting lot. (29 pieces, 23 stamps & a front) £60 FIUME ** 418 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1918-24 with some scarcer types in evidence. (Approx. 200). £80 FRANCE 419 CARTON containing an accumulation of French material inc. two stockbooks of mint & used stamps with better items noted inc. mint 1930 'Sourire de Reims', 1936 S.American flight 10F v.fine used, unmounted marginal 1947 50F Airmail, 1961-85 Art issues, mint (with the scarce FDCs of the 1961-2 issues) plus an extensive, duplicated range of commemoratives. Also 100+ FDCs & maxi-cards c1967-80, commercial covers, Red Cross booklets, attractive Edwardian maritime PPCs, some with paquebot cancellations etc. A fascinating and rewarding lot. (Qty.) THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £150 420 CALAIS: Trio of ELs, 1801-40 inc. 1801'blockade' letter to Paris with s/l ''61/CALAIS'' h.s. which refers to mail being detoured via Calais and business with Portsmouth; also an 1829 EL ex Liverpool to Verona with v.fine FAC of Jacques Leveux, Calais, ''P 61 P/CALAIS'' & inspector's h.s. etc. Additionally, an 1840 EL ex London to Boulogne with partly v.fine strike (improved) of the scarce ''ANGL./3/CALAIS/3'' entry c.d.s. of Boulogne. An interesting and useful group. (3 covers). £100 421 1869 5f lilac used on small piece. Some minor faults but good for this. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 £100 422 Q 1925 (15 May) special printed cards for Challoux flights Paris/Mlamo/Paris. (2). £90 423 Q 1929 (February) "Dragon d'Annam" crash cover with three-line cachet. Nierinck 290219a. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £90 424 1936 50f horizontal used pair, some faults but of fine appearance. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 £100 425 EXPRESS MAIL: 1830-32 Pair of ELs ex London to Cognac, both endorsed ''per Estafette'' and with fine strikes of the Paris s/l red ''ANGL.EST.''; single & double rate letters. A nicely matched pair. (2 covers). £75 426 MARITIME - MEDITERRANEAN: Group of covers, 1768-1856, inc. a 1768 EL from Spain to Marseille, 1856 EL from Sicily to Naples endorsed ''Col Vapore francesi'', 1842 EL ex Gibraltar to Marseille with c.d.s. entry mark ''OUTRE-MER/MARSEILLE'', ''VIA/ DI MARE/(E)'', boxed ''PACHETTO A VAPORE/STATI D'ITALIA'' (weak), various m/s endorsements etc. An interesting lot. (9 covers). £60 427 MARITIME: Miscellany of covers, 1838-1912 incl. 1864 ex Le Havre to Réunion; 1843 "OUTRE-MER/ST.MALO" entry c.d.s.; 1866 EL from Jersey to St.Malo with "ILES-C/ST.MALO" entry; PPC with cachet of steamship "Mont-S-Michel " and a trio of EL's to England with 1838 "SHIP LETTER-LONDON", etc. An interesting group. (7). £90 428 MARITIME - NORTH AFRICAN MAIL: 1845-1934 selection of covers, cards and a piece to Europe with a range of maritime markings inc. ''AUSTRALIE/PAQ.FR.T. No6'' (1894), ''LIGNE T/ PAQ.FR.No1'' (1901x2), ''LOANGO A MARSEILLES/L.M.No1'' (1907), ''MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA No7'' (1911), ''KOBE A MARSEILLE/No6'' (1934 piece) etc. An interesting lot. (13 items). £100 429 MARITIME - ITALIAN MAIL: 1847-62 Group of ELs from Rome to the UK (4) & Holland, all with ''É-PONT/2/MARSEILLE/2'' entry marks [Salles 738] and various ancillary markings inc. v.fine ornamental cachet of The British Club, Rome, ''FR/3F 76c'' accountancy mark, fine strike of the experimental Liverpool dotted c.d.s. in blue, Papal Arms etc; all carried by different French paquebots. (5 covers). £50 430 MARITIME - ITALIAN MAIL: 1848-60 Group of covers addressed to various Italian ports inc. 1848 EL with mainly fine circular ''LIVORNO/VIA DI MARE/B'', 1854-5 pair with fine strikes of the scarce oval ''VIA DI MARE/LEVANTE'' struck at Nice on ELs from Genoa, 1864 wrapper from London to Messina with GB 6d stamp and boxed ''PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI'' etc. (6 items). £70 431 MARITIME - EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: 1852-70 stampless ELs to France or Italy inc. 1858 EL from the Island of Enos to Marseille with scarce ''LES DARDANELLES/TURQUIE'' transit c.d.s. and fine boxed ''PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANÉE'', 1864 EL from Ezeroum to Marseille with fine ''TREBIZOND/TURQ.D'ASIE'' cachet perlé, ELs from Constantinople (6) carried by different paquebots and two ELs from Beirut to Lyons. Also a small EL from Smyrna with 40c cancelled by anchor and fine strike in blue of ''POSTE FRANCAISE/D'ALEP'' (sellotape repair away from mark). An interesting lot. (11covers). £90 432 MARITIME - ITALIAN MAIL: 1854-69 Trio of ELs from France to Rome (2) or Genoa with a range of marks inc. (faint) c.d.s. of the paquebot 'Aunis' on EL with imperf. 40c cancelled by anchor lozenge (scarce combination), 'Ligne W' c.d.s., fine ''PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/ FRANCESI'' & v.fine ''ROMA/VIA DI MARE'' entry. A useful lot. (4 covers). £60 433 MARITIME - MAIL TO GREECE: 1855-59 inc. two ''Cydnus'' covers ( one c.d.s. struck in writing ink) carried from Constantinople to Athens & Syra, an 1856 EL from Marseille to Constantinople with fine scarce ''MÉANDRE'' c.d.s., 1855 Marseille-Syra letter endorsed ''Paquebot du Messageries Imperiales'' etc. Most with Greek rates in red chalk. An unusual group. (5 covers). £80 434 MARITIME - CRIMEA: 1856 (5.Jan) EL from Kamiesch to Marseille via Constantinople with mostly fine strike of the elusive boxed ''MER NOIRE'' h.s.[Salles 917]; filing crease and light staining away from the mark. £75 435 MARITIME - MAIL TO MALTA: 1859-60 trio of stampless covers from Odessa (2) and Constantinople carried by different French paquebots with good strikes of the named c.d.s. of the ''Cydnus'', ''Gange'' & ''Phase''. (3 covers). £75 436 MARITIME - BLACK SEA: 1863 wrapper ex VARNA (Bulgaria) to Genoa carried from Constantinople by the paquebot ''SENAT'' (c.d.s.) and franked by 10c (4 - one with corner damage before use) & 40c Napoleon adhesives, each cancelled neatly with an anchor lozenge; v.fine (unusual type) boxed ''AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT'', m/s ''12'' and oily red ''PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI''. An attractive and unusual cover. £100 437 MARITIME - PAQUEBOT ''CARMEL'': 1864 (5.Oct) EL from Constantinople to Grenoble, franked by 10c & 40c Napoleon cancelled by fine anchor lozenges in BLUE, with ''CARMEL'' c.d.s. and boxed ''PD'' both in blue, alongside, the 40c has an additional pen cancellation; boxed red ''PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE''. Attractive and scarce in this quality. £75 438 MARITIME - MAIL TO MALTA: Stamped 1865-80 ELs carried by different paquebots, French & British, inc. 1868 pair with ''ALGER/BAT. A VAP'' c.d.s. (5). £60 439 MARITIME - ''GENES/BAT.A VAPEUR'': 1865-72 Pair of ELs from Genoa to Cette or Nice, franked with Italian 40c stamps, the earlier example cancelled by the 2656 GC lozenge - scarce usage - the later with Italian obliterator; both with c.d.s. of the ''GENES/BAT. A VAPEUR'' in red. Attractive pair. (2 covers). £50 440 MARITIME - LIGNE U: 1866-70 Group of ELs from France to and from the Levant with 'Ligne U' d.s. used alongside anchor lozenge obliterators, inc. a strike in blue, a fine Constantinople Paquebot octagon and ship c.d.s. of the 'Carmel' (blue) & 'Danube'; also a small env. ex Paris to Baghdad ''via Marseilles, Alexandria and Beyrouth''. Attractive. (8 covers). £120 441 MARITIME - LIGNE U (GREECE): 1866-72 ELs ex France to Greece with different rates and frankings inc. an attractive 1871 EL from Marseille to Calamata with 60c Napoleon/Ceres scarce mixed franking and Ligne U markings in blue (hint of foxing on a few perfs); also 1872 65c mixed franking cover to Athens and two earlier items from Lyon to Athens at 1F & 1F20c rates. Attractive and unusual material. (4 covers). £90 442 MARITIME - MARSEILLE: 1875 Pair of ELs to Barcelona, franked 40c Ceres: one with anchor lozenge cancellation and ''MARSEILLE/B.M.'' c.d.s., the other with a Spanish ''ADMON. DE CAMBIO'' h.s. (some foxed perfs). Also 1841 unstamped EL from Tunis to UK with fine strike of the ''Purifiée a Marseille'' h.s. struck on flap (repaired tear around seal and through mark) & disinfection slits. Elusive items. (3 covers). £75 443 MARITIME - 'LIGNE N': 1892-1904 Three envs. & a PPC all from Egypt to GB (3) or Germany with Ligne N c.d.s. (1893-Paq. No.3) or octagons (Paq. No.5, 8, 10). Also an 1875 env. ex Dieppe to Aden, franked with Ceres 40c & 80c (2) addressed to an officer on board H.M.S. 'Flying Fish', backstamped with Steamer Point c.d.s. and a 1932 front to Aden Camp franked with French Somali Coast stamps cancelled by v.fine strikes of the Aden barred paquebot c.d.s. (6 items). £90 444 MARITIME - CORSICAN LIGNES: 1906-10 PPCs (4) & an env. with fine strikes of the Marseille ''LIGNE D'AJACCIO'' (2) and ''LIGNE DE BASTIA'' c.d.s. and fine unusual type of PPC with v.fine ''LIGNE DE TUNIS'' c.d.s.; also a 1916 stampless censored env. of the ''Paquebots de la Corse'' company of Fraissenet & Co., to Geneva, endorsed ''Senvice des Colis Postaux'' and ''Franchise''. Interesting and unusual material. (5 covers). £50 445 MARITIME - SCARCE ''U.S. FRENCH SEA P.O.'' DUPLEX: 1912 (10 Oct.) US PPC to France franked with 2c stamp cancelled by fine strike of the very scarce duplex h.s. [Salles 1715 bis] of Brigade 22 on ''La Lorraine''. Faults. £100 446 MILITARY - FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR DETOURED MAIL: 1870 (21 Dec.) cover from Altona (Germany) to Bordeaux diverted via London; FACs of Hesse, Newman & Co., Altona and Blow & Raecke, London (both on front), 6d violet franking plus 1d red late fee adjacent to boxed ''L1'' h.s. Calais entry mark and Bordeaux receipt c.d.s. of 4 days later. An intriguing item. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 £200 447 MILITARY - FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR DETOURED MAIL: 1870 Trio of covers ex London or Bradford inc. 7 Oct. env with fine ''LOMBARD STREET PAID'' c.d.s. and Calais ambulant entry and m/s endorsement on reverse ''Lettre envoyée de Liege à La basse Dordogne par l'Angleterre pendant le siége de Paris'' ; also 26 Sept. EL to Cognac via Calais, skirting Paris and 30 Dec. EL to Boulogne which refers to the War, the fall of Amiens etc. A most interesting group. (3 covers). £100 THE “MALMSY” COLLECTION OF FRENCH ENTRY MARKS AUSTRIA 448 CULOZ: 1858 Scarce 'AUTRICHE-CULOZ/AGA' railway entry c.d.s. [N491] on attractive EL from Constantinople; also fine strikes of the 'AUTRICHE/CULOZ' c.d.s., 1863-8, with examples of code 2 (red) and 3 (red & blue) plus a fine strike of the Type 16 c.d.s. (code 3) in blue. (5 covers). £80 449 FORBACH: 1836-50 Straight-line, boxed and c.d.s. types, inc. an 1845 cover with a Tour & Taxis c.d.s. incorrectly applied and overstruck with an ''AUTRICHE/2/FORBACH/2'' c.d.s.; several better Austrian marks inc. a v.fine ''P.P.'' in laureated frame, s/l ''Prag'' etc. (5 covers). £80 450 HUNINGUE: 1819-45 Boxed (red & black), straight-line (red), oval framed and c.d.s. marks on a range of covers inc. one from Milan to the Isle of Skye (1824); also fine strikes of the oval ''7/A.E.D.'', boxed ''IT'', L.A., L.I. & TA transit marks. (11 covers). £170 451 LILLE / NICE: 1862 ELs (2) inc. sample mail from Trieste with very scarce ''AUTRICHE/NICE'' c.d.s. [N460] and another ex Vienna with scarce ''LILLE'' entry c.d.s.[N458]. Fine strikes of unusual marks. (2 covers). £70 452 RAILWAY: 1873 5kr p.stat. env. uprated with 10kr pair ex Vienna to France with fine strike of the very scarce ''AUTR.BELLEG.AMB.MACON/B'' [N490] - the scarcest Austrian T.P.O. entry mark. An attractive, colourful item. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £90 453 MISCELLANY: 1848-72 Group of covers with a range of mainly different c.d.s. entry marks inc. Avricourt, Bureau Français de Bâle, Briançon, Erquelines, Pont de Beauvoisin, St Louis, Valenciennes & Strasbourg; transit marks inc. ''VIA DI/CHIASSO'' & ''VIA DEGLI/STATI SARDI''. Items from Odessa and Corfu noted. An interesting lot. (17 covers). £240 BELGIUM AND HOLLAND 454 DUNKERQUE: 1825-29 Boxed entry marks on ELs inc. the very scarce red ''BELGIQUE/PAR/DUNKERQUE'' [N67] and two examples of the ''PAYS-BAS/PAR/DUNKERQUE'' in black, one with ''PP/ALOST'' town h.s. (3 covers). £150 455 ERQUELINES: 1865-80 Group of ELs & postcards with a range of c.d.s. types in black, blue & red inc. railway T.P.O. entries of Brigades A, B, D, F & G; some attractive covers. (9 items). £110 456 GIVET: 1833-76 range of covers & postcards with v.good to v.fine strikes inc. the boxed black ''BELGIQUE/PAR/GIVET'' on a pair of paid/unpaid letters, one with oval ''5/A.E.D.'' h.s., plus c.d.s. types; also single examples of the Maubeuge (1877) and Turcoing (1848) c.d.s. entries. (9 covers). £120 457 LILLE: 1832-78 Range of ELs & postcards with fine strikes inc. three examples of the boxed ''BELGIQUE/PAR/LILLE'', one with v.fine oval ''8/A.E.D.'', another with scarce blue rayon h.s.; also several different types of c.d.s. entries. An interesting lot. (11 covers). £160 458 THIONVILLE: 1820-49 Covers with range of boxed & c.d.s. entries inc. ''PAYS-BAS/PAR/THIONVILLE'' (black), double-framed ''HOLLANDE/PAR/THIONVILLE'' (red) and two examples of the ''BELG./THIONVILLE'' with fine strikes of the oval ''12/A.E.D.'' h.s. (4 covers). £70 459 VALENCIENNES: 1832-68 Boxed & c.d.s. types inc. the red double-framed ''BELGIQUE/PAR/VALENCIENNES'' [N76/77] (4), the single-framed mark in black, the large c.d.s. types [N568 & 570] and various other c.d.s. entries in black, red & blue; interesting varieties of Rayon and other transit marks. (17 covers). £190 460 MAASEYCK: 1804 EL from Amsterdam to Hodimont at the time of the Batavian Republic with a mainly very fine strike of the elusive s/l ''HOLLANDE/PAR MAASEYCK''. An attractive cover. £60 461 SEDAN: 1830 (22 Feb.) EL ex Bouillon to Chartres with two strikes of the scarce boxed ''PAYS-BAS/PAR/SEDAN'' [N173] and the oval ''10/A.E.D.'' in black; small ink stain does not detract from the appeal of an attractive, scarce cover. PHOTO - ABOVE. £150 462 NETHERLANDS MISCELLANY: 1820-79 range of entry marks on covers & postcards inc. boxed ''PAYS-BAS...'' types for Givet (2), Lille & Valenciennes (black & red) and ''HOLLANDE/PAR/VALENCIENNES'' with horizontal double lines to frame; also a good range of c.d.s. types in black, red & blue inc. T.P.O.s. An intriguing lot. (17 covers). £230 463 RAILWAYS: 1859-80 Range of T.P.O. c.d.s. types for various lines inc. scarce 1859 ''BELG.V.ERQUELINES/C'' on attractive 40c cover to Paris and many other elusive marks, mainly on stamped covers. (14 covers). £190 464 LUXEMBOURG: 1853 Wrapper with fine strike of the scarce ''LUXEMBOURG/ROUSSY-LE-VILLAGE'' c.d.s. in red [N905]; also two postcards (1876/9) with Avricourt T.P.O. (red) and scarce blue Paris entry [N907]. An attractive and elusive trio. (3 covers). £80 GERMANY - ALLEMAGNE 465 ''ALLEMAGNE PAR....'' MARKS: 1808-14 Group of covers to France with mainly fine strikes of these s/l h.s. inc. Givet, Mayence, Neuss, the scarce Sarrebruck & Strasbourg [N3, 4, 5, 6 & 8]; the Sarrebruck cover also shows a fine strike of the scarce s/l red ''PRUSSE''. An interesting lot. (5 covers). PHOTO – ABOVE LOT 461. £230 466 ''ALLEMAGNE/PAR/COBLENTZ'': 1813 EL ex Neuwied to Hodimont with a sharp, mainly fine strike of this very scarce mark [N1]; slight ink-staining & filing crease do not detract . PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £80 467 GIVET: 1814-76 Group of covers with a range of Givet entries inc. s/l ''ALLEMAGNE/PAR GIVET'' [N3] on 1814 EL with ''103/COLOGNE'' transit, boxed mark [N17] - two ELs, one with s/l ''SUEDE'', semi-circular ''Allemagne/P.Givet.'' [N20] on pair of covers, one with German entry ''DANEMARCK/PAR HAMBOURG'' and 1876 stamped EL with ambulant c.d.s. type entry [N326]. (6 covers). £130 468 SCARCE BOXED ''ALLEMAGNE/PAR/GIVET'': 1820 EL ex Hamburg to St Quentin with very fine strike of the scarce ''V under A'' variant [N19]; light, almost invisible filing crease passes through the mark otherwise a fine, fresh cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £90 469 RAILWAY ENTRIES: 1874-80 Stamped covers & cards with various ambulant entry marks of Erquelines & Pagny [N314, 324, 331,345, 349, 351, 353, 354, 355]; frankings inc. 1gr Eagle strip of 3 with boxed Quedlinburg cancellation. (11 items). £150 470 STRASBOURG: 1808-32 Covers with s/l & boxed entry marks of Strasbourg [N8, 9, 24, 25 & 27]; additional markings inc. a fine red s/l ''HAUT SAXE'', italic ''d'autriche'', oval-framed ''11/A.E.D.'' in black (2) & red (2), boxed ''AV'' inspector's mark etc. One item has disinfection slits. An interesting and attractive lot. (11 covers). £300 471 MISCELLANY: 1875-80 Range of covers & cards with various c.d.s. entry marks of Belfort, Dijon & Lille, ambulants etc. [N302, 308, 316, 325, 338, 347, 356]; attractive 'pfennige' Eagle frankings, some from Mulhouse (inc. Mühlhausen 'horseshoe' on 1gr + 2gr) & Strasbourg. (8 covers). £140 GERMANY - BADE 472 BADEN: 1827-65 Range of covers etc. with various entry marks inc. the boxed ''BADE PAR/STRASBOURG'' in black & red (3) and c.d.s. marks of Bale, Neuf-Brissach & Strasbourg, inc. ambulants [N 53, 54, 504, 509, 512, 513, 515, 517, 532, 536, 537]; additional marks inc. the scarce diamond-framed ''11/A.E./J.F.'' (2), boxed ''S.T.B.'', ''B.6.K.'', ''B.9.K.'' etc. Also an unusual newspaper with 1859 ambulant c.d.s. (no wrapper). A good lot with much of interest. (13 items). £330 GERMANY - BAVIERE 473 BAVARIA / FORBACH: 1827-56 Small group of covers with fine boxed entry marks of Forbach [N58 & the scarce N60] and c.d.s. types [N548, 549, 561]; also ''ALLEMAGNE/PAR/FORBACH'' [N12](3). Additional marks inc. ''PROV.LIM.'', the oval ''4/A.E.D.'', rayon h.s. etc. (8 covers). £150 474 BAVARIA / STRASBOURG: 1824-58 Covers with boxed ''BAVIERE/PAR/STRASBOURG'' [N61/62] and c.d.s.types inc. ambulants [N553, 555, 565]; additional marks inc. the small oval ''11/A.E.D.'', ''CBR3'' rayon h.s. etc. (8 covers). £100 475 BAVARIA / WEISSEMBOURG: 1833-54 Pair of covers showing the red boxed ''BAVIERE/PAR/WEISSEMBOURG'' [N64] and the first c.d.s. type [N556], the latter on cover franked by nice 6kr brown and with a mainly fine strike of the scarce oval ''14/A.E.D.''; also the boxed ''ALLEMAGNE/PAR/WEISSEMBOURG'' in red & black [N28/30]. (4 covers). £80 GERMANY - PRUSSE 476 ''PRUSSE PAR...'' MARKS, 1804-11: Quartet of covers with ''PRUSSE/P. HAMBOURG'' and marks of Maaseyck & Neuss (2); also a fine strike of the Grand Ducal Office at Hambourg for 10 June 1807. (5 covers). £170 477 PRUSSE / ERQUELINES: 1860-70 Group of covers with c.d.s. marks [N 991, 1032, 1035] inc. an interesting 14 Sept.1870 cover with Paris () mark and registered cover ex. St Petersburg with 'cachet descriptif ' of the Erquelines ambulant Brigade D; also Thurn & Taxis / Erquelines c.d.s. [N 1283, 1316] on covers from Trondheim and Hamburg. (6 covers). £130 478 PRUSSE / FORBACH: 1824-68 Range of covers with boxed [N192, 193, 194, 195 & the scarce 196] and c.d.s. types [N996, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1029, 1039]; additional marks inc. the oval ''4/A.E.D.'' in black & red, boxed ''AUS RUSSLAND'' with ''P.33'' exchange mark, rayon h.s. etc. (15 covers). £270 479 SCARCE DOUBLE-FRAMED ''PRUSSE/PAR/FORBACH'': 1837 EL ex Berlin with mainly fine strike of the very scarce double-framed boxed entry mark [N197], slightly overstruck by ''CPR4'' rayon mark. Filing crease away from mark. An interesting lot. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £80 480 SCARCE OVAL ''PRUSSE/PAR/FORBACH/3'': 1838 EL to Metz showing a v.fine strike of the very scarce red oval mark, applied at Thionville [N200], additionally there is a fine strike of the oval ''12/A.E.D.'' h.s. , black ''PPayé'' etc. - an attractive cover. Also an 1837 EL ex Berlin with a good strike of the scarce semi-circular ''PRUSSE/PAR/FORBACH/2'' of Strasbourg [N198]. A useful and attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £140 481 ''PRUSSE/PAR/GIVET'' BOXED MARK: 1820-38 Range of covers showing various types of the boxed mark in black & red [N201, 202, 203]; origins inc. Memel, St Petersburg & Kristiansund - one cover has a fine black strike of the scarce oval ''5/A.E.D.'' (8 covers). £160 482 SCARCE BOXED ''PRUSSE / PAR/ GIVET'': 1837 EL ex Stralsund to Bordeaux with maritime entry at Le Havre, showing fine strike of the characteristic type N205 mark; light staining to part of filing crease, otherwise fine. A very scarce mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £120 483 PRUSSIA / GIVET: 1840-47 Range of covers with c.d.s. entries in black, red & blue [N1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1012]; additional marks inc. fine ''AUS RUSSLAND/FRANCO-TOUT'', ''AUS RUSSLAND'', ''C.R.p.P.'', red oval ''5/A.E.D.'' etc. An interesting lot. (8 covers). £180 484 PRUSSIA / VALENCIENNES: 1846-60 Selection of covers with c.d.s. entry marks of Valenciennes [N 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022 ], one cover has a red ''PARIS/FRANCHISES'' c.d.s. Additional marks inc. ''U.P.A.3eR'', ''AUS RUSSLAND/FRANCO'' (boxed / unboxed), various transit / rayon marks etc. An interesting lot. (10 covers). £230 485 MISCELLANY: Trio of ELs, 1849-63 with c.d.s. entries inc. scarce ''PRUSSE/4/BOUZONVILLE/4 '' [N988] with boxed ''REG.FR.'' on 1849 cover (address partly obliterated), ''PRUSSE/LILLE'' [N1013] & ''PRUSSE FORBACH/AMB.B'' [N1038]. (3 covers). £90 GERMANY – TOUR ET TASSIS 486 THURN & TAXIS - FORBACH / GIVET ENTRIES: 1840-67 Group of covers with various c.d.s. entry marks [N1286, 1287, 1289, 1294, 1298] with ''T.T.'', ''T.T.R4'' etc. Also 1829 EL ex Hanau to Bordeaux carried by the Turn & Taxis Hessian Post, with Paris oval ''A.E.D.'', boxed ''A.V.'' etc. (9 covers). £120 487 THURN & TAXIS / STRASBOURG: 1839-50 Trio of covers with c.d.s. entries [N 1303/1308], one with small oval ''11/A.E.D.''; also pair of ELs, 1848-50 with fine strikes of the ''PRUSSE/STRASBOURG'' c.d.s. [N1018], one with the small oval ''11/A.E.D.'' (5 covers). £70 488 THURN & TAXIS / VALENCIENNES C.D.S.: 1857-62 Covers with v.good strikes of the ''TOUR-T./2/VALENCIENNES/2'' c.d.s. in red & blue [N1310, 1311] and a mainly fine strike of the St Quentin ''3/VALENCIENNES/3'' c.d.s. [N1313] on 1848 EL ex Berlin. (6 covers). £100