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Catalogue 288: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part IV)
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  • Lot# : 6675 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 1
    1857 (Jan 13): Entire letter from Diekirch to Vianden bearing 1856-59 10 c. grey-black, fresh and fine with good to large margins all round, tied by three-ring mute obliterator in black, "DIEKIRCH 13 JANV. 57" despatch cds in black alongside. An appealing cover. Signed Roumet.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 6676 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 2f
    1850 (June 7): Cover from the domaine privé royal de Berg in Mersch to Trier, Prussia bearing 1853 1 sgr. rose, fresh and fine with large to huge margins all round, tied by circular mute obliterator with six bars in black used only in Mersch, MERSCH despatch cds and framed PD in black alongside, reverse with LUXEMBOURG transit cds and boxed TRIER arrival datestamp of the same day. One backflap missing, nevertheless an appealing cover correctly franked for the first weight rate in the first rayon of the German-Austrian Postal Union. Signed Goebel and FSPL.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 6677 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 6a
    1861 (Nov 6): Cover from Remich to Luxemburg bearing 1859 Arms 10 c. dark blue imperf., a fresh and fine lower marginal example with large to huge margins all round (pre-use cut into upper margin just mentioned for accuracy), tied by circular mute obliterator with nine bars with REMICH despatch cds in black and framed PD alongside, reverse with arrival cds of the same day. An appealing letter, signed Goebel. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 6678 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 8
    1863 (Jan 1): Cover from Luxemburg to Niederburg - St. Goar, endorsed "p Oberwesel", bearing 1859 Arms 25 c. brown imperf., a fresh and fine example with large to huge margins incl. parts of two neighbouring adhesives, tied by LUXEMBOURG despatch cds in black, framed PD alongside. Reverse with Trier transit cds, Mainz - Köln ambulant and distribution (Jan 3) cds. Backflap missing, vertical file fold split at base, nevertheless a desirable item to Prussia.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6679 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 11
    1866 (Aug 19): Cover from Luxemburg to Beaune bearing 1859 Arms 40 c. red-orange imperf., a fresh and fine left marginal example with large to huge margins in a deep shade, tied by LUXEMBOURG despatch cds in black, framed PD in black and indistinct French entry cds in red-brown alongside, reverse with Paris-Auxerre ambulant and BEAUNE arrival (Aug. 20) cds's. Light file folds well away from the adhesive, an appealing cover with the highest value of this issue, paying correctly the single letter rate to France.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 6680 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 19b
    1869 (Sept 7): Entire letter from Luxemburg to Diekirch, forwarded to Verviers, Belgium bearing 1865/75 Arms 20 c. yellow-brown with coloured roulette, a fine and fresh example, tied by light LUXEMBOURG despatch cds with framed PD alongside, reverse with Verviers arrival cds of the same day. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless an interesting cover.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 6681 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 19+32
    1878 (June 4): Double rate Registered envelope from the postal administration in Luxemburg to Berlin bearing a mixed franking of 1865 Arms 20 c. brown with coloured roulette and 1875 12½ rose perforated in a block of four, a fine and fresh multiple, the design shifted to the top right, tied by clear strikes of  LUXEMBURG despatch cds with information strike and framed RECOMMANDÉ alongside. In Germany a "Vom Ausland / über Bahnpost 12 / (Pagny - Metz) / Eingeschrieben" railway registration label for registered mail from abroad was added to the obverse. Reverse with distribution cds. Vertical file fold well away from the franking but through the label, nevertheless a most interesting and attractive combination cover.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6682 Luxemburg

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    Catalogue# : 16/43
    1865/83: Interesting Selection ten covers incl. 1864 coloured roulettes 1 c. brown, two local printed matter covers, 10 c. lilac / violet, two local covers, 12½ c. rose, a single franking on 1872 cover to Germany, two single adhesives on 1874 cover to France, 25 c. blue on 1876 cover to France, the rare 37½ c. yellow-brown as single franking on 1867 cover to Germany; finally 1875 perforated, two single 25 c. single frankings to Germany and France.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF
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