1829-1971, a fine and valuable collection housed in six albums including 1829-1855 entires or entire letters (17), issued stamps with 1849 "Epaulettes" 10c. (11) with a reddish shade on a first month entire and a marginal example in a black-brown shade (thin paper), 20c. (20) with two on entires and one on a front, a good selection of shades noted, 1849-50 "Médaillons" with a few proofs, the issued include used values to 40c. (5), 1851 (without frame to watermark) used selection on various paper types to 40c. (4), together with a group of entires and covers (10), 1858 small frame 10c. horizontal pair and 20c. single (huge margins) mint with much original gum, the covers include a vertical strip of three 40c. (cut-into at foot) on 1859 entire to Paris, also 40c. (2 singles) on 1862 envelope and a marginal single 40c. on 1860 front and part back, 1863 perforated values with 1c. mint block of four, other unused and used values together with envelopes and entires (11), 1865-67 imperf 20c. block of six, 30c. single, perforated 40c. and 1f. blocks of four (together with a single 1f.) all handstamped "SPECIMEN", issued values with unused and used and including paper types, 1866 Lion issue, 1869 unissued essays and colour trials (15, in three different colours), 1869-83 issue with 5f. mint (superb) and used, 1883 imperf. 20c., 50c., 1f. (3, with a pair), 2f. (3, with a pair) all handstamped "SPECIMEN", 1884-91 to 2f. (4, two unused) and including a single 1f. on registered 1894 cover to England, 1893-1900 Arms and Portrait mint values to 2f. (both shades), 1905 Leopold II 10c. to 2f. imperf. values on china paper, also a mint set as issued, 1911 Brussels and Charleroi Exhibition mint sets, 1912 1c. to 5f. mint, 1914 Red Cross Fund 5c.(+5c.) to 20c.(+20c.) imperf., also imperf. and perf. colour trials (63 stamps), 1915 Red Cross Fund imperf. 10c. and 20c., from then on a largely mint run of issues with 1915-22 1c.to 10f. with 5f. "FRANKEN" (mint and used), also perforated 5c. colour proofs (?) in black blocks of six and four, 1918 Red Cross Fund surcharges 1c.+1c. to 10f.+10f., 1919-20 Tin Hat 1c. to 10f., 1921 Brussels Exhibition sheet of 25, 1924 Brussels Exhibition sheet of 4, 1928 Orval Restoration Fund, various Anti-T.B. sets, 1929 Laying of the First Stone at Orval Abbey set, 1929 Portrait 10f. to 100f. with additional perforations, 1930 Antwerp Exhibition sheet, 1932 Cardinal Mercier Memorial Fund set, 1933 Orval Abbey Restoration Fund set, 1935 SITEB sheet, and a virtually complete run including sheets, postage dues and semi-officials to 1971. A wonderful opportunity to acquire a collection of such depth. (thousands)
1829-1971, a fine and valuable collection housed in six albums including 1829-1855 entires or entire letters (17), issued stamps with 1849 "Epaulettes" 10c. (11) with a reddish shade on a first month entire and a marginal example in a black-brown shade (thin paper), 20c. (20) with two on entires and one on a front, a good selection of shades noted, 1849-50 "Médaillons" with a few proofs, the issued include used values to 40c. (5), 1851 (without frame to watermark) used selection on various paper types to 40c. (4), together with a group of entires and covers (10), 1858 small frame 10c. horizontal pair and 20c. single (huge margins) mint with much original gum, the covers include a vertical strip of three 40c. (cut-into at foot) on 1859 entire to Paris, also 40c. (2 singles) on 1862 envelope and a marginal single 40c. on 1860 front and part back, 1863 perforated values with 1c. mint block of four, other unused and used values together with envelopes and entires (11), 1865-67 imperf 20c. block of six, 30c. single, perforated 40c. and 1f. blocks of four (together with a single 1f.) all handstamped "SPECIMEN", issued values with unused and used and including paper types, 1866 Lion issue, 1869 unissued essays and colour trials (15, in three different colours), 1869-83 issue with 5f. mint (superb) and used, 1883 imperf. 20c., 50c., 1f. (3, with a pair), 2f. (3, with a pair) all handstamped "SPECIMEN", 1884-91 to 2f. (4, two unused) and including a single 1f. on registered 1894 cover to England, 1893-1900 Arms and Portrait mint values to 2f. (both shades), 1905 Leopold II 10c. to 2f. imperf. values on china paper, also a mint set as issued, 1911 Brussels and Charleroi Exhibition mint sets, 1912 1c. to 5f. mint, 1914 Red Cross Fund 5c.(+5c.) to 20c.(+20c.) imperf., also imperf. and perf. colour trials (63 stamps), 1915 Red Cross Fund imperf. 10c. and 20c., from then on a largely mint run of issues with 1915-22 1c.to 10f. with 5f. "FRANKEN" (mint and used), also perforated 5c. colour proofs (?) in black blocks of six and four, 1918 Red Cross Fund surcharges 1c.+1c. to 10f.+10f., 1919-20 Tin Hat 1c. to 10f., 1921 Brussels Exhibition sheet of 25, 1924 Brussels Exhibition sheet of 4, 1928 Orval Restoration Fund, various Anti-T.B. sets, 1929 Laying of the First Stone at Orval Abbey set, 1929 Portrait 10f. to 100f. with additional perforations, 1930 Antwerp Exhibition sheet, 1932 Cardinal Mercier Memorial Fund set, 1933 Orval Abbey Restoration Fund set, 1935 SITEB sheet, and a virtually complete run including sheets, postage dues and semi-officials to 1971. A wonderful opportunity to acquire a collection of such depth. (thousands)
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