GREECE AND ROUMANIA
489 GREECE: 1855-76 Trio of covers, two with Hermes head stamps (30l & 80l), showing fine strikes of the uncommon Marseille 1 and 2 c.d.s. [N823/826]plus the blue Type 16 ''GRECE/ST. MICHEL 2'' [N829]; also an 1880 postcard ex Galat (Rumania) with fine blue ''ROUMANIE AVRIC./PARIS'' ambulant entry c.d.s.[N1044]. (4 items). £100
ITALY - NAPOLEONIC
490 NAPOLEONIC PERIOD: 1807-12 Group of ELs inc. good 1808 letter from a French soldier engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Italian resistance, with part-fine ''NAPLES/PAR LYON'' h.s.; an 1810 ''NAPLES/PAR GENES'', two types of the scarce ''ETRURIE ET LUCQUES/PAR GENES'' and a fine strike of ''114/GROSSETO'' on 1812 cover. Also an 1833 EL ex Turin with very good strike of the scarce oval ''15/A.E.D.'' h.s. An interesting group. (6 covers). £160
491 NAPOLEONIC PERIOD: 1808 EL with mainly fine strike of the scarce circular ''BUREAU FRANÇAIS/ROME'' and v.fine s/l ''ROME/PAR GENES'' [N219]; also 1807 EL with v.fine s/l ''VIGEVANO'' and equally fine ''L.I. / MILANO''. An attractive pair. (2). £80
492 KINGDOM OF ITALY: 1808-13 Group of ELs with mainly fine strikes of the elusive s/l ''RAUME. D'ITALIE...'' h.s. inc. those for Chambery [N208], Genes [N209], Plaisance [N212], Turin [N213/214] & Verceil [N215]; one is to a member of the Grimaldi family concerning the French assault on Vienna, most have Italian town h.s. etc. A fine assembly of difficult material. (7 covers). £280
493 ANTIBES: 1818-34 Selection of ELs with fine strikes of the boxed ''ITALIE/PAR ANTIBES'' h.s. in red & black [N141, 142, 143 & 144]; ancillary marks include the ''Consul Général de France à Gênes'' franchise mark, the oval ''1/A.E.D.'' (3) & boxed ''1/A.E.J.F.'' (good only) h.s., one encloses an 1832 Bill of Lading for a cargo of olive oil from Nice. (8 covers). £180
494 GRENOBLE: 1821-28 Trio of ELs from Chambery, Moncalieri or Aiguebelle with fine strikes of the boxed ''ITALIE/PAR/GRENOBLE'' [N146/147] and ''CS1R'' or ''CS2R'' rayon h.s. (3 covers). £60
495 PONT DE BEAUVOISIN: 1822-38 ELs with v.good to v.fine strikes of the boxed ''ITALIE/P. LE PONT-DE/BEAUVOISIN'' [N148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156 ] with good range of transit and charge marks inc. a fine (overstruck) oval ''9/A.E.D.'' in red. A colourful selection. (12 covers). £170
ITALIAN STATES
496 DEUX-SICILIES: 1853-61 Group of covers with fine strikes of the c.d.s. & octagonal d.s. types of ''DEUX-SICILIES/MARSEILLE'' entry marks in red & blue [N704, 705, 707, 710 (2) & 714], one has a v.fine strike of the semi-circular ''FR/3F 76c'' accountancy mark; several endorsements ''Bat.direct'', ''Per vapore Francese'' etc. An attractive lot. (6 covers). £80
497 ÉTATS PONTIFICAUX: 1848-69 Group of covers to France or GB with mainly fine strikes of the c.d.s. & octagonal ''É.-PONT. / MARSEILLE'' entries [N 792, 793, 795, 797, 798, 802, 804, 810 & 813 ]; among ancillary marks are two good strikes of the semi-circular ''FR/3F76c'' accountancy mark. Mostly fine. (10 covers). £120
498 SARDAIGNE: 1839-61 Fine group of covers showing mainly fine strikes of a good variety of the c.d.s. & octagonal types [N1058, 1060, 1067, 1068, 1072, 1073, 1075, 1079, 1080, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1089, 1092,1093, 1092, 1095, 1097, 1099 & 1103 ]; there is considerable interest in the transit & accountancy markings also, inc. diamond-framed ''1/A.E.J.F.'', ''TAXE RECTIFIÉE/R 3'', boxed ''FR/1F 78c'', ''Transitto/per lo Stato Pontificio'' etc. A most interesting and varied lot. (25 covers). £360
499 SARDAIGNE: 1840-41 Pair of ELs from Nice to GB (one to Earl Fitzwilliam) with good ''SARD./ANTIBES'' entry marks and fine strikes of the scarce lozenge-framed ''1/A.E.J.F.'' accountancy mark. Attractive. (2 covers). £70
500 SEYSSEL: 1852-59 Pair of covers showing fine strikes of the elusive ''SARD./SEYSSEL'' & ''SARDAIGNE-SEYSSEL A.C.'' [N 1094/1104]. (2 covers). £60
501 TOSCANE: 1854-60 Selection of covers, inc. one franked by a 9gr stamp, with various types of c.d.s. & octagonal entry marks [N 1270, 1272, 1274, 1279, 1280, 1281 & 1282 ]; several have maritime endorsements or marks inc. oval double-framed ''PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANÉE''. (7 covers). £110
ITALY
503 CORSE: 1868 Pair of ELs ex Sassari (Sardinia) to France with v.good strikes of the elusive ''ITALIE/AJACCIO'' c.d.s. entry [N840] and 1876 env. from Leghorn to Morsiglia (Corsica) with v.good ''ITALIE/BASTIA'' entry mark [N843]; also 1863/70 covers from Turin to Nice with mainly fine/v.fine strikes of the ''ITALIE/2/FONTAN/2'' c.d.s.[N852]. Attractive frankings inc. fine 1862 40c rose. (5 covers). £100
504 MARSEILLE: 1862-74 Attractive group of covers with ''ITALIE/MARSEILLE'' c.d.s. type [N863/864] inc. an 1865 item with 40c (2) franking cancelled on arrival by Marseille GC 2440 lozenge; also 1864-74 quartet with Marseilles ambulant c.d.s. entries (Brigades , C, G & H) [N 886, 888, 889]. (9 covers). £110
505 RAILWAY ENTRIES: 1866-79 Selection of covers inc. 1868 ex Turin to France carried on the Fell Railway with ''ITALIE/ST MICHEL'' c.d.s., scarce ''É.PONT./ST MICHEL 2 AMB. A'' [N 816], Modane & Mont-Cenis items inc. 2 PPCs, ''ITALIE-VINTIM.'', Lyons-Marseille ambulant etc. A good lot for the railway enthusiast! (10 items). £130
506 MISCELLANY: 1862-80 Small group of covers with different Lanslebourg c.d.s. types inc. N854, 858 (in magenta - unrecorded), 859 (2 - one to New York) & 876; 1866-73 trio with ''ITALIE/MENTON'' c.d.s. [N866, 869, 870 ], an 1870 EL to Marseille with a mainly fine ''GENES/BAT. A VAPEUR'' [N818]and an 1874 ''ITALIE/GRENOBLE'' c.d.s. [N853]. An interesting lot. (10 covers). £140
RUSSE
507 RUSSIA: 1874-78 Quartet of stamped covers with fine T.P.O. entry marks of ''ERQUELINES-PARIS'' [N1052] & ''PAGN.PARIS'' [N1054] in blue - two of each. An attractive group. (4 covers). £70
SCANDINAVIA
508 ''DANNEMARC/P HAMBOURG'': 1811-12 Pair of ELs with fine strikes of the two scarce s/l marks [N78/79] applied at the French Office in Hamburg when capital of the 'Départment Conquis' Les Bouches de l'Elbe; the earlier has a fine & very scarce wax seal of the Christiania censor, operating only in 1811. (2 covers). £130
509 MISCELLANY, 1858-80: Range of unstamped ELs & p.stat. cards from Sweden (4), Norway (3) and Denmark (2) showing fine strikes of various Erquelines and Quievrain Railway entry marks inc. two examples of the uncommon ''NORWEGE-ERQUELINES 2o'' [N932] and a v.fine ''SUEDE/AMB.ERQUELINES A'' [N1106]. An interesting lot. (9 items). £170
ESPAGNE
510 BAYONNE: 1806-60 Range of stampless ELs with a variety of types of the s/l ''ESPAGNE / PAR BAYONNE'' h.s. [ N87, 88, 91, 92, 93 & 94 ] inc. an 1806 EL from a French naval officer on board ship blockading Cadiz during the French Invasion of the Peninsular. Also an 1860 EL ex Lisbon to Trondheim with a v.fine strike of the red ''PORTUGAL/BAYONNE'' c.d.s. [N973] with interesting transit marks. (9 covers). £170
511 OLERON: 1836-79 Group of ELs with fine strikes of the straight-line & boxed ''ESPAGNE/PAR/OLORON'' inc. the scarce Pau mark [N110 - affected by filing crease]; c.d.s. types include N722, 725 & 729. A good lot. (9 covers). £180
512 LE PERTHUS: 1862-73 Trio of stamped ELs showing different c.d.s. entries [N 741, 744 & 766], the earliest with fine strike of the Spanish ''5c'' 'penalty rate' h.s. (3 covers). £50
513 PERPIGNAN: 1816-60 Range of ELs with good variety of s/l entry types [N 98, 99, 100, 102, 103 ] with slight duplication but showing different, attractive Spanish town h.s.; also c.d.s. types N737 (single/double rate covers) & 739. (9 covers). £140
514 RAILWAY ENTRY MARKS: 1860-80 Mainly stamped ELs with different c.d.s. entries inc. a mainly fine strike of the scarce ''ESPAG. CERBERE/NARBONNE'' (1880) and an 1871 stampless EL ex Buenos Ayres with a red ''OUTREMER/AMB.IRUN A BORDX.1'' [Salles 1192]; six covers have fine strikes of the retaliatory ''5c'' mark, one in red, and several good frankings are noted, inc. SG 65 & 82. A good lot. (9 covers). £200
515 RAILWAY: 1880 Pair of 5c p.stat. cards uprated with 5c stamps showing fine/v.fine strikes of the scarce ''ESPAGNE-CERBERE'' T.P.O. entries of Lyon & Perpignan [N786/788]. A fine pair. (2 items). £80
516 ST. JEAN DE LUZ: 1830-80 Selection of covers with s/l marks inc. N104, 105 & 106 and a good range of c.d.s types with N751, 754, 758, 759, 764 & 767 and a plethora of interesting frankings and ancillary marks. Also three different Portuguese entry c.d.s. of 1860-79 [N977, 980 & 981] and an 1880 cover from Gibraltar franked with GB 2_d stamps (2) with a fine strike of the N768 mark alongside. An interesting lot. (19 covers). £270
517 MISCELLANY: 1859 Stampless EL with ''ESPAGNE/MARSEILLE'' c.d.s., 1879 EL with mainly fine strike of the scarce ''ESPAGNE/BORDEAUX'' entry and an 1831 EL ex Valparaiso with boxed ''PAYS D'OUTRE MER'' (Bordeaux) entry mark. (3 covers). £70
SUISSE
518 1815-37: Selection of covers showing fine strikes of the straight-line ''SUISSE PAR/BELFORT'' & ''...HUNINGUE'' h.s. [N228/232/233] and a variety of boxed entry marks from the same points [N238/249]; additional marks inc. the oval ''7/A.E.D.'', the diamond-framed ''7/A.E.J.F.'' (black & red), ''Franco Grenze'', ''COIRE & ROUTE'', ''L.Z./12Kr'', ''LB/4 K'' etc. An interesting group of early marks. (11 covers). £200
519 1810-17 - STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS: Group of ELs with fine/v.fine strikes of the entry marks of 'Beffort', Bienne, Geneve, Huningue & St. Louis [N227, 229, 231, 233 & 237 ]; other marks inc. ''ST.GALL & ROUTE'', encircled ''BS'', good town h.s. etc. Scarce marks. (5 covers). £160
520 1831 HUNINGUE FRONTIER MARK: EL ex St Gallen to London with fine ''SUISSE/PAR BELFORT'' entry mark [N228] and scarce black strike of the diamond-framed ''7/A.E.J.F.'' frontier mark; on arrival in London, a fine boxed ''...Oz at 6s/8d per Oz'' charge mark was struck over a ''Franco Grenze'' h.s. Despite filing creases, an exceptional cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £80
521 1841-49: Selection of covers showing early c.d.s. entry marks inc. those of Bale [N 540, 541, 543,544 ], Belfort [N1122] & Zurich [N1335, 1340, 1342 ]; a range of accountancy marks inc. the oval ''7/A.E.D.'' (3), diamond-framed ''7/A.E.J.F.'' (2), boxed ''LB/4K'' etc. An attractive group. (12 covers). £180
522 1851-80 : Later types of c.d.s. entry mark including railway ambulants on a selection of covers inc. St. Louis [N1197, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1216, 1263, 1264 ] & Belfort [N1217, 1223, 1224 ]; small oval ''7/A.E.D.'' h.s. noted. Attractive. (11 covers). £120
523 RARE COLMAR ENTRY - CHRISTMAS DAY USAGE: 1865 (25 Dec.) cover ex Chur to Colmar, franked by 5c brown x 6 (2 x strips of 3) with v.fine strike of the rare ''SUISSE/COLMAR'' c.d.s. of 26 Dec. just tying one stamp. Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £150
524 DELLE: 1824-75 Group of ELs with a good range of marks inc. boxed types [N239, 240, 241 ], c.d.s. [N690, 1136, 1137, 1139 ] and the scarce ambulant [N1268 ]; interesting ancillary marks inc. black ''A.E.D.'', ''BE/6K'', ''BE/8K'', red unboxed ''A.E./J.F.'' etc. (9 covers). £180
525 SUPERB ''DIJON GARE'' ENTRY: 1865 (7 Oct.) cover ex Basle to Lyon franked with attractive 30c vermilion, showing a superb strike of the rare ''SUISSE/DIJON GARE'' c.d.s. entry mark [N1269] for the following day, authenticated by Jean Pothion; this was the only railway station entry mark on the routes from Switzerland and was used to supplement the ambulant entry marks at busy periods. Rare and fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 £250
526 FERNEY: 1816-54 Group of covers showing a range of entry marks inc. s/l ''GENEVE...'' & ''SUISSE...'' types [N122/230], a good variety of boxed [N243, 245, 246, 247 ] and c.d.s types [N820, 831, 1147, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1153, 1329 ]; additionally, there are fine strikes of the Fischer Post ''F.F.4'', boxed ''L.G.'', unboxed ''A.E./J.F.'' in black & red, ''A.E.D.'', numeral h.s. etc. A good lot. (19 covers). £300
527 LAC-OU-VILLIERS: 1879 P.stat.card ex Les Brenets with very fine upright strike of the rare ''SUISSE/LAC-OU-VILLIERS'' c.d.s. entry mark [N1161] with matching strike of the town c.d.s. in black nearby. A superb example of a very elusive mark. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 £180
528 LOECH: 1813 Cover to Milan with mainly fine strike of the s/l ''SUISSE PAR/LOECH'' [N235] - one of the rarest Swiss entry marks; repaired tear just skims the first 'S' of ''SUISSE'' otherwise a fine, fresh cover. PHOTO - ABOVE. £250
529 MAICHE: 1848-51 Quartet of covers showing fine strikes of the uncommon entry c.d.s. of ''SUISSE/MAICHE'' [N1165] & ''BERNE/MAICHE'' [N692/693]. (4 covers). £80
530 PONTARLIER: 1812-77 Selection of covers with a variety of entry marks inc. s/l ''NEUCHATEL PAR/PONTARLIER'' [N166], an 1822 EL with ''P 24 P / PONTARLIER'' but entry mark omitted in error, an 1812 example of the ''SUISSE...'' type [N236], various boxed types [N252, 253, 256] and c.d.s. marks inc. ambulants [N920, 922, 923, 1177, 1179, 1180, 1183, 1185, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1220, 1252, 1253, 1255, 1333]; good range of ancillary marks, uprated stationery, attractive frankings etc. A comprehensive lot. (25 covers). £320
531 PONTARLIER - SCARCE DOUBLE-LINED BOXED MARK:1838 EL ex Vevey to Metabief with very fine strikes (2) of the very scarce double-framed ''SUISSE/PAR/PONTARLIER'' mark [N257], one obliterating a wrongly-applied ''SUISSE/PAR/FERNEY''; boxed ''LV.6K'' accountancy mark. Light filing crease does not detract from the appearance of this very scarce cover. PHOTO – ABOVE LOT 528. £180
532 RAILWAY ENTRY MARKS: 1858-80 Group of covers with a range of railway c.d.s. marks inc. Besancon-Dijon, Belfort, Geneve, Lyon, Marseille, Mont-Cenis & Strasbourg ambulant services [N1223, 1226, 1240,1241, 1243, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1250, 1257, 1261]; some attractive frankings and additional marks inc. Dijon 'Bureau de Passe' d.s., Geneva Police cachet with ''Affaire Officielle'' h.s., uprated stationery env. etc. An attractive lot. (12 covers). £150
533 MISCELLANY, 1846-59: Range of c.d.s. marks on cover inc. fine strikes of ''BALE/BEAU.FR. 2 DE BALE'' [N539] & entries at Gex, Montbeliard, Morteau 2, Les Rousses/Les Rousses 2) and Jougne 2 & 3 [N1155, 1159, 1169, 1172, 1187, 1189, 1332]. A useful lot. (7 covers). £110
534 MISCELLANY, 1865-78: Range of covers & postal stationery with c.d.s. entry marks of Bellegarde-s-Valsne. [N1124 - v.fine & scarce but stamp missing from cover], Dijon, Evian-les-Bains, Lyon, Marseille, Mulhouse & Bellegarde 3 (two types) [N1140, 1145, 1162, 1164, 1167, 1173, 1209, 1210]. An interesting lot. (9 covers). £110
535 MISCELLANY, 1862-79: Mainly fine strikes of c.d.s. types on cover & postcard inc. the scarce ''SUISSE/AIX-LES-BAINS'' [N1118] on 1879 env. with 25c green franking, Annecy, Bellegarde 3, Bonneville (unusual missent cover), Chambery on 1862 cover with attractive 40r imperf. & Thonon [N1119, 1126, 1129, 1131, 1205, 1206]. Slight faults to one cover but an attractive and useful lot. (8 covers). £170
UNITED KINGDOM
536 ''ANGLETERRE'' : 1727 EL ex Edinburgh (fine red Bishop Mark) to Boulogne with fine strike of the s/l 'marque d'origine' with reversed 'N', in its first year of use. An attractive cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £75
537 ''D'ANGLETERRE'': c1720-87 Trio of covers with mainly fine strikes of the small and large 'marques d'origine' [Lenain 40/43]; two, from the same correspondence to Captain Unwin at Avignon (1787), contain much social & political comment. (3 covers). £90
538 ''D'A..B '' ENTRY VIA BRUSSELS: 1782 EL with fine strike in pale blue of the temporary entry mark used during the suspension of direct postal services during the American War of Independence; also two ELs (1790/91) showing fine strikes of s/l marks [Lenain 43, 47], the earlier discussing postal charges to Geneva. (3 covers). £100
539 ''ANGLETERRE'': 1784 EL to Lille with v.fine strike of the small s/l mark [Lenain 45] in its first year of use. A clean, neat cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £100
540 ''ANGLETERRE'': Large s/l 'marques d'origine' in black (4) & red (3) on a range of ELs, 1803-28, inc. an attractive 'prix courant'; one with m/s endorsement ''via Calais''. Interesting range of rates. (7 covers). £130
541 ''GRANDE BRETAGNE PAR...'': 1823-26 Pair of ELs from Guernsey & Jersey with mainly fine strikes of the St.Malo and Granville entries respectively [N125, 126]. Elusive marks. (2 covers). £100
542 ''A.T.F.'' TRANSIT MARK: 1821-37 Pair of ELs to Munich & Milan with fine strikes of this mark in black & red; also an 1835 EL to Pisa with part fine strike of the small boxed ''PAID /AT/LEICESTER'', double-ring ''ANGLETERRE PAR CALAIS'' & fine ornamental ''CORRISPze ESTERA DA GENOVA''. An attractive group. (3 covers). £75
543 STRAIGHT-LINE ENTRY MARKS ETC. : 1818-38 ELs with a range of marks inc. ''ANGLETERRE/PAR CALAIS'' types [N35, 36, 37] - one overstruck by ''61/CALAIS'' when forwarded, one with FA endorsement; also circular types [N40, 367, 368]. Good to v.fine strikes on interestingly 'busy' covers. (8 items). £200
544 BOULOGNE: 1838-39 Pair of ELs from same correspondence with fine strikes of the boxed ''ANGLETERRE/PAR/CALAIS'' & the ''ANGL./3/CALAIS/3'' c.d.s., struck at Boulogne [N39, 384].(2 covers). £100
545 BOULOGNE - MISSENT MAIL: 1848 EL ex London, addressed to Cognac but sent to Aachen (''AUS ENGLAND...'' c.d.s.) and returned to England and re-despatched with m/s ''Missent to..'' & ''en France'' in red; eventually it received the ''ANGL./2/BOULOGNE/2'' c.d.s. entry mark and reached Cognac - all within a week! A fascinating cover with clear range of marks & rates; filing creases. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £100
546 BOULOGNE: 1846-48 Pair of covers with fine strikes of the ''ANGL./2/BOULOGNE/2'' c.d.s. [N374], one from Sunderland with large circular ''2D'' cancelled by ''930'' obliterator (York) & boxed ''PAID'' d.s. deleted, the other with stamp removed. Unusual. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £75
547 RAILWAY ENTRIES: 1851-61 Range of covers showing different ambulant c.d.s. entry marks inc. ''LIGNE-DE-CALAIS No 1'', ''ANGL./2/CALAIS/(AM.1)'' plus ''(AM.2)'' and ''AMB.CALAIS'' (Brigades D - F, J - M); also 1854 env. with fine ''ANGL./2/CALAIS/2'' c.d.s. Interesting covers inc. 1855 EL to Aleppo via Alexandrette endorsed ''Con il vapore della messageria Imperiale via Massiglia''. A good lot. (12 covers). £170
548 RAILWAY ENTRIES - STAMPED COVERS, 1855-72: Range of covers with a variety of c.d.s. Calais ambulant entry marks inc. Brigades A, B, C, D, E & F; also ''ANGL.AMB.CALAIS/C'' (plus ''F''), ''ANGLETERRE/3/CALAIS/3'' etc. Attractive frankings inc. 11d (6d + 4d + 1d - the 4d damaged before use) and 2_d made up with 1d red (2) + _d. Staining to two covers. (13 covers). £150
549 ''ANGL./ST MALO'': A very fine strike of this very scarce mark [N394] on 1870 (8 Nov.) cover franked by 3d rose cancelled by crisp ''LONDON-E.C'' duplex. An attractive cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 £150
550 MISCELLANY: 1839-52 Group of stampless ELs with mainly fine strikes of the c.d.s. ''ANGL./CALAIS'' marks 1,2 & 3 [N380, 381, 382, 383, and the scarce 384]; also 1852 cover with Calais ambulant ''(AM2)'' c.d.s. and ''RETARD-DU-CONVOI'' c.d.s. of Paris. Additionally, four 1848 covers with fine strikes of the ''ANGL./BOULOGNE-S-MER'' c.d.s. 3 & 4 [N375, 376]. An interesting lot. (12 covers). £140
551 MISCELLANY - STAMPED MAIL: 1857-78 Selection of covers with various frankings inc. 1/- green, 1d red strip of 4 with fine Birmingham 'spoon' cancellations etc. Entry marks inc. Boulogne 1, Calais ambulants (Brigades A, B, F & M), Calais-Lille A etc. An attractive lot. (8 covers). £150
FRENCH COLONIES (see also Madagascar and Reunion)
** 552 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1859-c1920. Many useful types noted with a good range of General Issues inc. some scarcer types plus useful POs in Crete & Turkey. (Approx. 180). £200
FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD
553 TURKEY, SYRIA & EGYPT: 1864-73 Group of covers, mainly to France, from the French Offices at Alexandria, Beirut, Constantinople, Messina (scarce 'cachet perlé') & Smyrna, franked with Napoleon and Ceres adhesives with GC cancellations 5080, 5082, 5083, 5086 & 5098; one item, with bilingual address, is from Smyrna to Tunis. Attractive, elusive material. (9 covers). £120
GERMAN STATES
** 554 COLLECTION on printed leaves with many scarce stamps in evidence. Some reprints & forgeries noted but a good little lot with good ranges of Baden, Hanover, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony & Schleswig. Fair to fine. (Approx. 200). £300
555 BADEN: 1862-68 used & unused selection on old album leaf. Includes good 3kr & scarce 18kr green. Mainly fine to very fine. (19) (STC DM3600+). £130
** 556 BAVARIA: Collection on leaves, 1849-1920 with a great many scarcer types from SG.1 in evidence. Some reprints and spurious cancels apparent but much of interest nevertheless. Very careful viewing essential. (Few 100's). £500
557 BAVARIA: 1849-1913 Duplicated accumulation on leaves with strength in imperf. issues - shades, papers, cancellations etc. Mixed condition but several better stamps noted. STC £6,000+ . (100s). £300
558 HANOVER: Pair of covers with fine copies of the 1851 1Gr (Mi 2a/b) with cancellations of Osnabrück & Quackenbrück, 1859 EL with 1Gr rose and three used 1Gr p.stat. envs. Slight foxing to some. Also a fine Papal States 1859 EL with v.fine 2 Baj olive cancelled by lozenge grille. (7 covers). £70
559 HANOVER: 1850-64 Used collection on stock leaves with many better values, all listed by Michel and STC DM37,120. Fair to much fine/very fine. £400
** 560 WURTTEMBURG: Collection on printed leaves with many scarcer types noted inc. early imperfs., roulettes to 18k orange (expertisation marks on reverse) used, 1879 2m vermilion & orange used (2) and useful 20th Century issues with several used (c.t.o.) sets. (Approx. 170). £360
GERMAN GROUP
** 561 COLLECTION on printed leaves inc. WWI Occupation issues, Allenstein, Marienwerder & Upper Silesia. (Approx. 230). £60
** 562 MEMEL: The interesting collection on printed leaves, 1920-24 with many scarce, albeit unauthenticated types in evidence. (Approx. 230). £150