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Danzig

Old German States Bavaria Pre-philately

Danzig

Old German States Bavaria Pre-philately

Danzig

Lot 634

60.00 CAD

Live

1932 (July 31), Graf Zeppelin Danzig Flight LUPOSTA postcard to Friedrichshafen, commemorative postal card franked with the complete

1932 (July 31), Graf Zeppelin Danzig Flight LUPOSTA postcard to Friedrichshafen, commemorative postal card franked with the complete LUPOSTA Air Post set, tied by INTERNATIONALE LUFTPOST-AUSSTELLUNG / DANZIG (31 Jul) cancellations, rectangular green flight cachet illustrating a Zeppelin alongside the city crest and blue boxed "MIT ZEPPELIN / L.Z. 127" printed in blue, FRIEDRICHSHAFEN / (BODENSEE) (1 Aug) arrival backstamp, reverse with blue-printed LUPOSTA exhibition advertisement highlighting "Twice-daily Zeppelin landings," fine and attractive.(Scott #C31–C35) The International Airmail Exhibition (LUPOSTA), organised by Hermann E. Sieger, took place in the Free City of Danzig between 23 and 31 July 1932; this card documents the final day of the event when the Graf Zeppelin departed for its home base in Friedrichshafen.

Old German States Bavaria Pre-philately

Lot 652

60.00 CAD

Live

Holy Roman Empire, 1579 (February 20), Sprottau, Silesia (now Szprotawa, Poland), folded municipal manuscript document, written by the

Holy Roman Empire, 1579 (February 20), Sprottau, Silesia (now Szprotawa, Poland), folded municipal manuscript document, written by the Richter und Schöffen (Judges and Aldermen) of Sprottau, regarding the payment of salaries for church and school officials, with accompanying notarial endorsements, the text executed in early German script, with traces of original wax seal on the reverse, issued at a time when Sprottau formed part of Habsburg-ruled Silesia within the Holy Roman Empire, some overall aging, else fine.

Lot 653

80.00 CAD

Live

Holy Roman Empire, 1647 (March 19), military-administrative entire from Count von Castell to Georg Friedrich, Count of Castell, written in

Holy Roman Empire, 1647 (March 19), military-administrative entire from Count von Castell to Georg Friedrich, Count of Castell, written in formal German Kurrent script on laid paper with elaborate calligraphic flourishes, a manuscript filing note recording arrival at Rüdenhausen on March 21, two days after despatch, remarkably well preserved, with very minor wear, fresh and very fine. Written in the final phase of the Thirty Years' War, one year before the Peace of Westphalia, the letter relays urgent troop movement orders from General Field Marshal Melander, supreme commander of the Imperial-Habsburg forces, citing "great shortage and high prices" (grosse Teuerung) and "unbelievable misery" (unbeschreiblicher Jammer) among the local population, with a 14-day deadline for action.

Old German States Bavaria Pre-philately

Old German States Bremen

Lot 654

80.00 CAD

Live

Holy Roman Empire, 1670 (July 25), nobiliary folded lettersheet to Johann Weil von Würckburg (Würzburg), Lord of Midwicht and Tauscha,

Holy Roman Empire, 1670 (July 25), nobiliary folded lettersheet to Johann Weil von Würckburg (Würzburg), Lord of Midwicht and Tauscha, addressed with formal calligraphic flourishes manuscript filing note recording receipt on 28 July, three days after despatch, complete entire with partial red wax seal on reverse, very fine. Written in formal German Kurrent script, the letter addresses an inheritance dispute concerning the estate of the late Görg Bauers and his widow Margarethe, specifically contesting claims linked to the Trauchburg line, with procedural instructions for summoning parties to Zeil to give testimony regarding debts and interest payments, concluding with a formal submission to the recipient's "grace and favor."

Old German States Bavaria Pre-philately

Old German States Bremen

Lot 656

90.00 CAD

Live

Holy Roman Empire, 1744 (October 14), stampless petition from Rehweiler to the Counts and Countesses of the House of Castell, present-day

Holy Roman Empire, 1744 (October 14), stampless petition from Rehweiler to the Counts and Countesses of the House of Castell, present-day Bavaria, address panel in formal Baroque script directed to Johann Friedrich, August Franz Friedrich, and Ludwig Friedrich, the ruling Counts of Castell, and the widowed Countesses Friederica and Friederica Eleonora, original structural folds, fine. The petitioner, Georg Michael Schopf of Rehweiler, describes his family as "poor and needy" and appeals for a Stipendium (scholarship) from their charitable funds to support his youngest son, who has spent five years at the Gymnasium in Windsheim and is ready for university to pursue Studia Theologiae (Study of Theology), but lacks the means due to recent financial losses and the "misfortune of the wine harvest" — a vivid record of the absolute reliance of the lower classes on the "grace and mild assistance" of the landed nobility in the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire.

Old German States Bremen

Lot 657

Michel 4a

50.00 CAD

Live

1859, 5sgr yellow green, used, with four ample to mostly large margins all around, crisp partial strike of framed Bremen datestamp, lovely

1859, 5sgr yellow green, used, with four ample to mostly large margins all around, crisp partial strike of framed Bremen datestamp, lovely colour, minute thin spot in left margin noted for strict accuracy, else attractive and very fine; signed Dr. Fischer BPP. (Mi. 4a, €380).

Old German States Brunswick

Lot 658

Michel 1

60.00 CAD

Live

1852, 1sgr rose Saxon Horse, four ample margins, neatly-cancelled by large Braunschweig datestamp in blue, fine and attractive; signed

Lot 659

Michel 3

50.00 CAD

Live

1852, 3sgr vermilion Saxon Horse, four mostly large margins, close but clear at upper left, neatly-struck with partial cancellation of Bad

1852, 3sgr vermilion Saxon Horse, four mostly large margins, close but clear at upper left, neatly-struck with partial cancellation of Bad Gandersheim in blue, good colour, fine-very fine; signed Richter. (Mi. 3, €350).

Lot 660

Michel 4x

80.00 CAD

Live

1856, ¼sgr black Saxon Horse, horizontal pair on thinner brown paper, four mostly large margins, close at lower left, tied to small piece

1856, ¼sgr black Saxon Horse, horizontal pair on thinner brown paper, four mostly large margins, close at lower left, tied to small piece by two numeral grid cancels in black, fine-very fine. (Mi. 4x, €1,000+).

Lot 661

Michel 5

60.00 CAD

Live

1856, ⅓sgr black Saxon Horse, a used single with four large margins, cancelled by black grid, very fine; signed Pfenninger, with

Lot 662

Michel 15A

50.00 CAD

Live

1864, 2sgr black Saxon Horse, rouletted 16, on blue paper, a pleasing used single, tied to small piece by bold strike of "8" numeral grid

1864, 2sgr black Saxon Horse, rouletted 16, on blue paper, a pleasing used single, tied to small piece by bold strike of "8" numeral grid cancel, quite fresh, very fine; signed Stolow. (Mi. 15A, €420).

Lot 663

Michel 13A

200.00 CAD

Live

1864, ⅓sgr Saxon Horse, rouletted 16, on greyish white paper, a well-centred used example, cancelled by partial framed Holzminden

1864, ⅓sgr Saxon Horse, rouletted 16, on greyish white paper, a well-centred used example, cancelled by partial framed Holzminden datestamp, some light peripheral aging and partial ink bleeding at foot due to expert signatures on reverse, a scarce stamp, fine-very fine; signed Pfenninger, Engel, (Mi. 13A, €2,800).

Old German States Hamburg

Old German States Hanover

Old German States Hamburg

Lot 664

Michel 8a

100.00 CAD

Live

1864, 1¼s delicate purple ("zartlila-rosa") Numeral, used, struck with crisp "2" cancellation, large even margins all around, pleasing

1864, 1¼s delicate purple ("zartlila-rosa") Numeral, used, struck with crisp "2" cancellation, large even margins all around, pleasing delicate colour, trivial corner crease at upper right, otherwise very fine and of little importance given the scarcity of this elusive shade, an attractive stamp; twice signed Pfenninger, with 1974 Engel certificate. (Mi. 8a, €1,200).

Lot 665

Michel 18

100.00 CAD

Live

1864, 9s yellow Numeral, used, perforated 13½, neatly-cancelled by partial Hamburg c.d.s. in blue, small thin spot near "U" of postmark,

1864, 9s yellow Numeral, used, perforated 13½, neatly-cancelled by partial Hamburg c.d.s. in blue, small thin spot near "U" of postmark, light upper right corner crease, but a challenging stamp of fine appearance, with 1984 Klaus Lohden BPP certificate. (Mi. 18, €2,600).

Old German States Hanover

Old German States Mecklenburg Schwerin

Old German States Hanover

Lot 666

Michel 16a

50.00 CAD

Live

1859, 3gr orange yellow King George V, a fresh horizontal pair with ample to large margins all around, tied to small piece by crisp Ilfeld

1859, 3gr orange yellow King George V, a fresh horizontal pair with ample to large margins all around, tied to small piece by crisp Ilfeld c.d.s. in blue, a pretty pair, very fine (Mi. 16a, €200).

Old German States Mecklenburg Schwerin

Old German States Oldenburg

Old German States Mecklenburg Schwerin

Lot 667

Michel 5a

60.00 CAD

Live

1864, ¼s red Coat of Arms, rouletted 11½, a choice horizontal pair, particularly well-centred, and neatly-cancelled with Hagenow-Rostock

1864, ¼s red Coat of Arms, rouletted 11½, a choice horizontal pair, particularly well-centred, and neatly-cancelled with Hagenow-Rostock datestamp, very fine; with 1985 Florian Berger certificate. (Mi. 5a, €240).

Old German States Oldenburg

Lot 668

Michel 1

100.00 CAD

Live

1855, ⅓sgr black on green, used, with neatly-struck partial Old(enburg) double-circle c.d.s. in blue, four large balanced margins, fresh

1855, ⅓sgr black on green, used, with neatly-struck partial Old(enburg) double-circle c.d.s. in blue, four large balanced margins, fresh colour, extremely trivial abraision at upper left noted for strict accuracy, a most attractive stamp and a scarce late usage, this cancellation not being in use until 1860, very fine; with 1965 Drahn, 1965 Alberto Diena, and 2004 Maria Brettl certificates. (Mi. 1, €1,300).

Lot 669

Michel 7

80.00 CAD

Live

1859, 2gr black on rose, a fresh used single with large to very large margins on all sides, lightly-struck with framed datestamp in blue, a

1859, 2gr black on rose, a fresh used single with large to very large margins on all sides, lightly-struck with framed datestamp in blue, a superior example, very fine; with 1972 Nussbaum-Bisser certificate. (Mi. 7, €750).