244th Auction Rauhut & Kruschel

6 Kr. brown on cabinet bishop's letter with gMR "451" and HK "Trostberg"

6 Kr. brown on decor. cabinet bishop's letter with only gMR "535", without the subsidiary cancel of Unterbruck, signed Pfenninger

6 Kr. brown on cabinet letter piece with centered, rare blue gMR "100" of Furth i.W. in typical strike, Feuser + 600,-, signed Schmitt

6 Kr. brown as pair, left full to wide-margined, right cut on the top border line, on bishop's letter ("with 4 enclosures") with oMR "133" and HK "Frabertsham" to Munich. Multiple frankings on bishop's letters are unusual!

6 Kr. brown, plate 1, wide-margined unused block of six (no gum). Slight vertical creasing on the silk thread of the right pair, otherwise in beautiful overall condition. There were no remaining stocks of the 6 Kr., plate 1, and this block is the largest known unused unit of this stamp and a unique piece. Certificate Brettl "A very attractive block ... unique piece"

6 Kr. brown, rare diagonal bisect on letter front with gMR "489" and HK "Simbach b.L.", top only minimally touched, without postage due. Ex Burrus, "Romanow" (hammer price 1975 DM 12500,- + fees), signed Ebel, Drahn, Kruschel and certificate Schmitt

9 Kr. blue-green, type III, good, together with horizontal pair 18 Kr. orange (left stamp hinge trace, right stamp minimally touched) on clean folded letter with gMR "241" and HK "Noerdlingen" 1855 to Baltimore/USA, 45 kreuzer via Prussian closed Mail (6 Kr. postal union plus 39 Kr. onward franking). Signed Schmitt and certificate Brettl

9 Kr. green in pair on cover with gMR "429" and HK "Kleinheubach" 1855 to London. Partial franking for double weight to postal union border (= 18 Kr.), 28 Kr. onward franking, corresponding to 4 Sgr., paid in cash. The stamps are in good condition, the letter is somewhat treated/cleaned. According to certificate Dr. Helbig "only double letter with split franking recorded so far"

9 Kr. green, strip of five with very wide to oversized margins (4th stamp type II, otherwise type III) with oMR "289" (Lindau). On the 3rd stamp on the right along the edge, a spot broken through Bavaria and right stamp small pore. Decorative unit from the "Romanow" collection (hammer price 1976 DM 2600,-), signed Drahn, Pfenninger, Kruschel and Brettl with certificate

9 Kr. yellow-green, very wide-margined lower right sheet corner, all cutting lines, top marginal stamp, signed Krause

9 Kr. green, horizontal strip of five with clear oMR "325". All stamps type III, right stamp trimmed at right, small defects like hinge traces, two stamps missing silk threads, largest possible strip unit (Mi. for strip of four = 4000,-), signed Brettl, Grobe

12 Kr. red, half counter sheet mint never hinged of 45 examples (hinge remnants only in corners outside) with full, typically slightly toned original gum. Only a few 45 sheets known. Mi. for 45 loose mint never hinged stamps = 15750,-, certificate Brettl

18 Kr. yellow-orange, half counter sheet of 45 stamps, of which two corner stamps hinged, the remaining 43 mint never hinged or one stamp at top center somewhat light, top left corner crease. Age spots, nevertheless a very rare unit, only two other 45 sheets known. Ex collection Elster, certificate Brettl

18 Kr. orange, horizontal, very wide-margined cabinet strip of five from the top margin with oMR "356" (Nuremberg), all margin lines at top including the two sheet corners complete. A rare and decorative unit. Certificate Brettl, signed Köhler. Mi. strip of four 7500,-

18 Kr. orange, wide-margined horizontal strip of five from the top margin on cabinet letter piece with cancellation "356" (Nuremberg), a rare unit on letter piece from overseas letter, signed Pfenninger and certificate Pfenninger/Brettl/Schmitt. Mi. for strip of four 7500,-

18 Kr. orange, flawless and partly over-margined, together with 1 Kr. pink and 3 Kr. blue, Pl. 5, each touched on the left/slightly cut into, on overseas letter with cancellation "325" and Ra2 "Munich" 1862 via Bremen to Philadelphia/USA. The letter is somewhat split at the edges and the right side flap is not quite complete. 22 Kr. postage with 6 Kr. to Bremen and 16 Kr. taxed onward postage. Certificate Brettl

1 Kr. yellow-orange, rare used block of four with gMR "567" (Weinheim). Slight crease marks vertically in the right pair and this cut at right, certificate Brettl. Mi. 3000,-

1 Kr. yellow-orange in block of nine on foreign letter (one 3 Kr. fallen off) with cancellation "145" and HK "Munich" to France. The upper strip of four of the block was stuck around the letter edge, causing a fold trace and stamp re-inking, lower strip with crease trace, partial margin additions. Nevertheless a very rare block piece and the largest known used unit of this stamp, certificate Schmitt

1 Kr. yellow-orange, good plate II with "round" or bevelled corners, all-round wide-margined cabinet piece cancelled by L2 of Amberg. An always missing stamp. Certificate Sem. Mi. 2000,-

3 Kr. carmine pink, horizontal luxury pair with ideal, full L2 "POSTABLAGE Kösching" (rare!), signed Brettl

3 Kr. carmine in rare mixed franking of same color and value with 3 Kr. coat of arms on superb letter piece with oMR "598", signed Pfenninger

3 Kr. deep red, rare vertical superb strip of four, very unusual as vertical unit, signed Brettl with certificate "impeccable". Mi. 1800,-

6 Kr. blue, three examples (small marginal defects) in mixed franking with coat of arms 3 Kr. pink on small lady's cover (back missing part of upper quarter flap)…

9 Kr. ochre brown and 18 Kr. vermilion red, each slightly touched on one side, on completely original letter with oMR "145" and HK "Fürth" to…