244th Auction Rauhut & Kruschel

Octagonal postal stationery 4 Sgr. red-brown (Schilling no. "3") large format with Ra2 "Lünen" to Barmstedt in Schleswig-Holstein (at that time Danish)....

Head postal stationery 3 Sgr. yellow, small and large format, two superb covers with Ra2 "Liegnitz" to Herrnhut/Saxony, each on the front lower left with very rare rural mailbox cancel "1"

Coat of arms postal stationery 1 Sgr. pink with double violet franco K1 "Göttingen F." as foreign letter to Dorpat/Russia (rare), remaining postage of "3" Sgr. paid in cash

Coat of arms postal stationery 3 Sgr. ochre-brown, cabinet cover with Ra3 "Berlin Post-Exp. 7" 1865 to a known address, Kabinettsrath Dr. Tempeltey in Kiel. Sent as a box letter, with note for the 2nd weight step.

Coat of arms postal stationery 3 Sgr. ochre-brown large format with probably unique combination of K2 "Posen" and red franco K1 "Posen F.N.1", 7.3.1867, as foreign letter to Italy, to the attaché of the Prussian embassy in Florence!

"18" together with K1 "Meisdorf", rare cancel in the 2nd distribution clearly on postal stationery cover 1 Sgr. pink with wide-margined luxury piece 2 Sgr. black/blue to Kleinmachnow (near Jehlendorf), only two letters from Meisdorf are registered

"19" (Alsdorf) on vertical cabinet pair 2 Sgr. black/blue. The numeral cancel of Alsdorf is one of the great Rhenish stamp rarities (Feuser total + 2000,-), for the only known cover we already achieved in 1993 in our 14th auction DM 19500 + fees. Certificate Flemming (reference: 16th Rauhut auction 1994, DM 5000,-)

"50" with Ra2 "Arweiden" clear on luxury cover 1 Sgr. to Judetten near Bartenstein, on front red tax "1" (therefore letter of 5.5.1851, the post office was…

"60" with Ra2 "Peitschendorf", very rare East Prussian post office (opened only on 1.10.1856, 2nd distribution) on cover to Königsberg with 2 Sgr. black/blue…

"103", type of the court post office, in combination with the L2 "Berlin" on fresh post office document (inside as usual not quite complete) with pair 3…

"104" (Berlin Bahnpost, Sped.-Bur. I) in red, two different types (easily recognizable by the different digits of the "0") on 1 Sgr. black/pink (right edge) and 3 Sgr. black/yellow (good). Rare red NS from the Kruschel collection, Feuser + 1500,-

"105" (Berlin Bahnpost, Sped.-Bur. II) in red clear on 1 Sgr. black/pink (slightly touched on left), rare cancellation from the Kruschel collection, Feuser + 750,-

"107" (Berlin Bahnpost, Sped.-Bur. IV) in red clear on superb 3 Sgr. black/yellow (slightly "magnifying glass margin", but full margins), rare NS from the Kruschel collection, Feuser + 600,-

"175" together with Ra2 "Brandenburg Pr." on small superb cover 1 Sgr. (small scratch in upper margin) to Königsberg, a very rare postal location, certificate Flemming. Feuser + 1500,-

"206" together with Ra2 "Döhlau" clear on cabinet cover with wide-margined 1 and 2 Sgr. to Berlin, the small East Prussian village had only 571 inhabitants in 1905, Feuser 800,-, signed Kastaun, 2nd distribution (1st distribution Buir)

"246" together with K2 "Charlottenburg" each very clear on fresh small luxury cover 1 Sgr. black/lilac-pink from April 1851. Contents concerning the then German Confederation and the dispatch of Prussian deputies. Rare cancellation (from the same correspondence came an express letter from the Kuphal collection)

"460" clear with pre-philatelic thimble cancel "Fürth" on luxury letter with 1/2 Sgr. red-orange (side marks top and right) as special postage to Garzweiler (from Elsen 25.1.1851)

"773" with Ra2 "Kussen" very clear on naturally somewhat unfresh "soldier's letter" (vs. service seal) with 2 Sgr. blue (magnifying glass edge right) to Ziegelrode near Eisleben, from Kirchdorf. Rare numeral cancel letter in the 1st distribution (closed 11/1853)

"1022" with Ra3 "Neunkirchen R.Bez. Trier" clear on luxury letter 1 Sgr. from the right edge. A beautiful letter from the good Saar locality. Feuser + 500,-

"1059" and L2 "Niewiesczyn" clear on small luxury letter from 8.2.1851 with 3 Sgr. black/yellow to Berlin, a very rare cancel of the OPD Marienwerder in the 1st distribution, illustrated in the Krauß handbook, Feuser + 2500,-

"1347" with K2 "Schoenau" extremely beautiful on decorative letter (reverse not quite complete) with luxury piece 1 Sgr. black/lilac pink (red tax "1") from 31.7.1851, photo exp. Flemming

"1430" plus Ra2 "Waldböckelheim" clear on postal stationery 1 Sgr. pink with additional franking 1 Sgr. black/pink, left still full, otherwise wide margins. Rare numeral cancellation letter in flawless condition, 2nd distribution (previously Steimke), Feuser + 1200,-

"1590" plus Ra2 "Wattenscheid" very clear on decorative letter with choice copy 1 Sgr. to Blankenstein (dated 9.1.1851), handwritten red chalk rate "1" and 1/2 Sgr. (for order fee), only three letters with this NS are known, certificate Wasels

"1821" plus Ra2 "Louisenfelde" clear on letter with 1 Sgr. black/pink (slightly touched) to Bromberg, only this one letter is known, cf. Krauß handbook (illustrated there)