244th Auction Rauhut & Kruschel

"Coeslin F.", rare red Franko-K1 twice as sole cancellation on coat-of-arms postal stationery 1 Sgr. pink (one corner stabilised), to Falkenhagen, remaining postage paid in cash ("2")

"Essel", very rare new Grotesk-K1 clearly on envelope with 1 Sgr. (small perforation nick) dated 10.10.1867, ex Habermann

"Glatz", 1864, K2 on beige envelope (typical usage wear, on reverse upper quarter flap incomplete) to a passenger on the Hamburg ship "Else", routed via the Hamburg consulate in Hong Kong/China and paid 14 1/4 Sgr., tax stamp "1 d.". Rare destination!

"Göttingen F.", violet franco K1 as double rare sole cancellation on 1 Sgr. pink 1867 postal stationery to Gotha, remaining postage of "1" paid in cash

"Hannover F.N.2", red franco K1 clearly twice 1867 as sole cancellation on 1 Sgr. postal stationery, remaining postage of "2" paid in cash

"Hildesheim F.", violet franco K1 as rare and sole cancellation on 1 Sgr. coat of arms postal stationery to Würzburg. Flawless, remaining postage of "2" paid in cash

"Königsberg Pr. F.N.1", triple (!) strike of red franco K1 as sole cancellation on 3 Sgr. ochre-brown postal stationery, as parcel accompanying letter to Gotha. Remaining postage of "10 1/2" paid in cash by means of the franco K1. Cabinet

"Nordhausen", 1808, 21.10., very rare L2 "FRANCO NORDHAUSEN" clear on noble letter "fr. Mühlh." from Stolberg to Büdingen/Hesse, inside letter with signature of Count Carl Ludwig von Stolberg

"Osnabrück F.", violet franco K1 of 20.11.1867 as sole cancellation on coat of arms postal stationery 1 Sgr. pink (slight signs of use), as part-franked overseas letter to St. Louis/USA, remaining postage of "12" Sgr. paid in cash, the red "Paid 10" from Bremen ms. changed to "20", unique item from the Gunn collection, certificates Brettl ("flawless condition"), v.d. Linden

"Remscheid", K2 1865 on rare overseas letter with the Prussian closed mail via Aachen/England to Havana/Cuba, there the recipient was charged another 2 R. inland postage. Postage 14 1/2 Sgr., only a few Prussian items to Cuba known

"Saarlouis", 1715, clear strike of the very rare early L1 "S.LOUIS" on complete letter with contents (order of uniforms). Certificate copy Robineau and expert opinion Dr. Jahns (the invoice is also enclosed, cost 447,- euros!)

"Saarlouis", 1795, rare French army postal letter with contents ("de sarrelibre") and French army postal L1 "ARMÈE DE LA MOSELLE" and contents, to Beaune

"Saarlouis", 1805, rare red cursive L3 "Dèbourcès de Sarrelouis" clearly on the reverse of letter from Speyer (L2 "100 SPIRE") to Saarlouis and with the Deboursè-L3 further to Strasbourg, with contents, from one general to another general, on the reverse registration note of the postal director

"Berlin", (1845), clear L3 "ST. BAHNHOF BERLIN" on decorative luxury letter cover to Cöslin, the postmark is only registered from 7.2.1844 to 11.12.1845 and…

"Berlin", 1833, blue local letter from Prussian King "Friedrich Wilhelm III." (1777-1840) to his son, Prince Carl of Prussia, in Berlin, with…

"Berlin", 1841, K1 of the court post office on small part-paid lady's letter to Itzehoe, L1 "FRANCO HAMBURG", on reverse K2 of the letter collection…

"Berlin Cabinets-Expedition", 1866, ideally clear strike of the blue Ra3 on a very well-preserved local letter with full content, hand-signed by…

"Berlin H.ST.P.E.", the blue K2 of the court post office of 4.7.1865 struck alongside, the value stamp however cancelled contrary to regulations with the delivery K1 (one hour…

"Berlin", the K2 of the court post office with year, dated 22.9.1862, clear on magnificent double letter with pair coat of arms 3 Sgr. to Trieste.

"Berlin", the large Ra2 of the court post office in special type, clear on two letters with combinations of the coat of arms 2 Sgr. Prussian blue.

1879, Berlin cabinet post office, unique mourning envelope of German Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (later so-called "99-day Emperor" Friedrich III).

1825, L2 "Magdeburg" on very early express letter to Salzmünde near Halle/S.

1848, red telegram pre-printed envelope (usual signs of use) with K2 "Minden Bahnhof" to Reelkirchen near Blomberg (Taxis).

1854/57, two registered letters from same correspondence with Ra2 "Breslau" to Herrnhut/Saxony, postage "5" Sgr. and "8" Sgr. for rare Reco-Expreß in…