Belgium I Classical Stamps - Little Lion

Lot number 604 Quality: ✉

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1850 N° 2A “20c. blue”, centre panel, position 30, letter B in watermark, large letter fragment, cancelled P.118-Tirlemont, dated 6 January 1850, to Liège, very fine

Lot number 605 Quality: ✉

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1853 N° 1 and N° 2, on a letter with contents, from P.4-Antwerp, dated 4 July 1853, to Leiden (Netherlands), “PD” in a black frame. No guarantee that the stamps belong to the letter, and there is an incorrect postage charge, namely, a rate of “40c.” should be present instead of “30c.”, the use of epaulettes from Antwerp on such a late date is concerning, fine/to be checked

Lot number 606 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, superb red cancel, collector’s price, very fine

Lot number 607 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, superb rural cancel (14 bars) on fragment, rarely do all the lines appear on the stamp, very fine (COBA €100)

Lot number 608 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.42-Fontaine-l’Évêque, position 10, very fine

Lot number 609 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.80-Marchienne-au-Pont, position 23, triangle variety (V1), very fine

Lot number 610 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.76-Louvain, wide type, position 33, very fine

Lot number 611 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.60-Herve, position 48, very fine

Lot number 612 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.73-Liège, position 58, very fine

Lot number 613 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, position 87, very fine

Lot number 614 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.73-Liège, position 149, very fine

Lot number 615 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.120-Tournai, position 154, very fine

Lot number 616 Quality: 0

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N° 1 "10c. brown", fully margined, central cancel P.45-Ghent, position 168, very fine

Lot number 617 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.96-Philippeville, position 180, very fine

Lot number 618 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, upright pair, on a fragment, postmark P.24-Bruxelles, Gand receipt mark, dated 25 August 1850, positions 181 and 191, very fine

Lot number 619 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined with maximum margins, position 182, central faint illegible cancel, Ex. Vertommen, very fine (OBP €90)

Lot number 620 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.68-Le-Fayt, position 184, very fine

Lot number 621 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined with wide right-hand margin, central faint but clearly legible cancel P.82-Menin, position 184, very fine

Lot number 622 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.29-Coutrai, position 196, very fine

Lot number 623 Quality: 0

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N° 2 “20c. blue”, fully margined with a small leaf margin, cancel P.73-Liège, ideal stamp for studying the plating of plate I, very fine

Lot number 624 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancel P.64-Jemeppe, position 6, very fine

Lot number 625 Quality: 0

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No. 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined with upper margin, cancel P.120-Tournai (thin lines), position 8, very fine

Lot number 626 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined with a small left-hand margin, cancel P.73-Liège, position 41, very fine

Lot number 627 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, beautifully margined with a small right margin, position 50 (signed “R.D.” on the reverse), cancel P.4-Antwerp, Ex. Vertommen, very fine

Lot number 628 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancel P.103-St-Ghislain, position 56, very fine

Lot number 629 Quality: 0

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N° 2A "20c. blue", fully margined with a small left margin, cancel P.83-Mons, position 71, very fine

Lot number 630 Quality: 0

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N° 2A "20c. blue", fully margined, position 83, very fine

Lot number 631 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancel P.27-Chimay, position 93, very fine

Lot number 632 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined with extended lower margin, cancel P.120-Tournai (thin lines), position 98, very fine

Lot number 633 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, position 99, very fine

Lot number 634 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, position 117, superb griffs, very fine (OBP €60)

Lot number 635 Quality: 0

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No. 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, P.123-Verviers cancel, position 125, very fine

Lot number 636 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancel P.120-Tournay (Type: thin bars), position 129, very fine

Lot number 637 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancel P.83-Mons, position 156, very fine

Lot number 638 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, position 157, very fine

Lot number 639 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, central cancel P.62-Huy (Type: narrow digit 2), position 169, very fine

Lot number 640 Quality: 0

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N° 2A “20c. blue”, fully margined, central cancel P.62-Huy (wide ‘2’ type), position 176, very fine

Lot number 641 Quality: 0

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N° 1 “10c. brown”, 3 copies (fully margined P.24 and P.73 – cut-in P.80, Balasse V25 variety with double numerical of value), very fine/fine

Lot number 642 Quality: 0

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N° 1 (10x) and 2 (10x), varied condition, several griffs present, fine/to be checked

Lot number 643 Quality: 0

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Lot of epaulettes, N° 1 (1x) and 2/2A (6x), of which 2 are on fragments, second choice, with lovely colour shades, fine/to be checked

Lot number 644 Quality: 0

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No. 2/2A “20c. blue”, 15 fully margined examples, including P.42, P.114, various colour shades and griffs, very fine/fine (OBP €1,350)

Lot number 645 Quality: 0

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N° 2/2A “20c. blue”, 15 fully margined specimens, including P.116, P.118, various colour shades and griffs, very fine/fine (OBP €1,350)

Lot number 646 Quality: 0

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N° 2/2A “20c. blue”, 15 fully margined copies, various colour shades and griffs, very fine/fine (OBP €1,350)

Lot number 647 Quality: 0

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No. 2/2A “20c. blue”, 6 fully margined copies, including D.15-Éghezée, various colour shades, very fine (High catalogue value)

Lot number 648 Quality: 0

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No. 2/2A “20c. blue”, 6 fully margined copies, various colour shades and griffs, very fine/fine (OBP €360)

Lot number 649 Quality: 0

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N° 2/2A “20c. blue”, 10 copies, varied condition, some with 14-bar cancellations and P.3, various colours and griffs, very fine/fine

Lot number 650 Quality: 0

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N° 2/2A “20c. blue”, 3 fully margined copies, various colours, fine griffs, very fine (OBP €180)

Lot number 651 Quality: 0

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N° 2/2A “20c. blue” (20 copies), all fully margined, multiple griffs, ideal for plate-making, very fine/fine

Lot number 652 Quality: 0

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Accumulation of epaulettes, “10c.” (5 copies), “20c.” (9 copies), varied condition, varieties, colour shades, very fine/fine

Lot number 653 Quality: ❒

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STES RP 62, “20c. blue”, reprint from 1895, cut from a sheetlet, STES index 4, very fine

Lot number 654 Quality: */(*)/❒

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No. 10 “10c. brown”, reprint from 1895, STES number not stated (RP 057 missing from the rating), it is an unadopted design (NA) as stated in OBP, very fine/fine (OBP €220)

Lot number 655 Quality: (*)

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, small margin at the top but not cut into, slight crease in the top left-hand corner, Van der Marcken photo certificate, fine (OBP €3.675)

Lot number 656 Quality: (*)

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, regular small margins, fresh colour, very fine/fine (OBP €3.675)

Lot number 657 Quality: (*)

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, without gum, fine margins, fresh colour, very fine (OBP €3.675)

Lot number 658 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. dark brown”, fully margined, Balasse certificate N° 3561 (19 December 1981), very fine (OBP €115)

Lot number 659 Quality: 0

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N° 3-V1 “Double digit”, fully margined, illegible subpost office cancel, Balasse certificate No. 3751 (26 April 1983), position 1, very fine (OBP €525)

Lot number 660 Quality: 0

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N° 3-Cu “10c. brown”, fully margined pair, second stamp positioned higher, illegible cancellation, very fine (OBP €275)

Lot number 661 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined, fine central cancellation P.14-Beaumont, very fine (OBP €115 + COBA €25)

Lot number 662 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined pair (second stamp cut close to the top), fine central cancel P.38-Enghien, very fine/fine (OBP €275 + COBA €60)

Lot number 663 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, cut on a fragment of a letter, cancel P.62-Huy, dated 6 February 1851, very fine/fine (OBP €200)

Lot number 664 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined with both left and right neighbours, fine central cancel P.71-Enghien, very fine (OBP €115 + COBA €50)

Lot number 665 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central cancel P.84-Mouscron, very fine (OBP €115 + COBA €20)

Lot number 666 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined with 3 neighbours, P.85-Namur cancel, very fine (OBP €115)

Lot number 667 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined, central P.108-Mouscron cancellation, very fine (OBP €115 + COBA €25)

Lot number 668 Quality: 0

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No. 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined with a small extended lower margin, letters in watermark, 4 neigbours, very fine

Lot number 669 Quality: ✉

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1850 N° 3 “10c. brown”, nicely margined, very slightly touched at the bottom left on the letter, P.80-Marchienne-Au-Pont, 3 November 1850 with hexagonal postbox letter “B” not listed in *La Poste Rural*, very fine

Lot number 670 Quality: ✉

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1851 N° 3 “10c. brown”, fully margined on letter, from P.25-Charleroi, dated 7 May 1851, to Gosselies, a fingerprint is visible on the cancel, very fine (OBP €200)

Lot number 671 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown” (in pair), D.54-Vroenhoeven cancel, minimally cut, blue ink stain, superb cancel, fine album piece, very fine/to be checked (OBP €275 + COBA €50)

Lot number 672 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown”, 2 horizontal pairs and 21 copies, mixed quality, a few cancellations, many griffs, see scan, very fine/fine/to be checked (Very high catalogue value: +€2,500)

Lot number 673 Quality: 0

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N° 3 “10c. brown” (9 copies), of which 5 are fully margined, some with wide margins and neigbouring stamps, mounting material, very fine/fine (OBP -€1,035)

Lot number 674 Quality: *

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N° 4 “20c. blue” with fine, even margins, very slight hinge remainder, Kaiser photo certificate, very fine (OBP €6,600)

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N° 4 “20c. blue”, fine margins, fresh colour, fine/to be checked (OBP €2,525)

Lot number 676 Quality: 0

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N° 4 “20c. blue”, fully margined with wide right-hand margin, P.24-Bruxelles cancel, very fine

Lot number 677 Quality: 0

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No. 4 “20c. blue”, fully margined with a small trace of the lower neighbour’s mark, fine central cancel P.34-Dison, very fine (OBP €70 + COBA €30)

Lot number 678 Quality: 0

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N° 4 “20c. blue”, fully margined, fine central cancel P.88-Ninove, very fine (OBP €70 + COBA €30)

Lot number 679 Quality: 0

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N° 4A “20c. blue”, very nicely margined, very fine (OBP €70)

Lot number 680 Quality: 0

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N° 4 “20c. blue”, fully margined, fine central cancel D.48-St.-Léger, very fine (OBP €70 + COBA €40)

Lot number 681 Quality: 0

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N° 4 “20c. blue” (30 copies), mixed quality, a few cancellations, many overprints, see scan, very fine/fine/to be checked (Very high catalogue value: +€2,000)

Lot number 682 Quality: *

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No. 5 “40c. carmine pink”, attractive and regular margins, original gum (dry gum, typical of this issue) and fresh colour, very slight hinge remainder, Kaiser photo certificate, very fine/fine (OBP €6,600)

Lot number 683 Quality: (*)

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N° 5 “40c. carmine pink”, very fine, even margins and fresh colour, without gum, but a superb stamp, very fine (OBP €2,500)

Lot number 684 Quality: 0

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N° 5 “40c. carmine pink”, fully margined, Balasse certificate No. 3315 (19 June 1979), colour N2 (Balasse catalogue) on certificate, superb central cancel P.76-Leuven, superb (OBP €575)

Lot number 685 Quality: 0

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N° 5 “40c. carmine pink”, fully margined, Balasse certificate No. 4927 (12 November 1991), colour N1 (Balasse catalogue) on certificate, superb central cancel P.25-Charleroi, superb (OBP €575)

Lot number 686 Quality: 0

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N° 5a “40c. carmine-raspberry”, fully margined, Balasse certificate No. 3873 (21 April 1984), colour N3 (Balasse catalogue) on certificate, superb central cancel P.76-Leuven, certificate states that only a few copies are known to exist, superb (OBP €625)

Lot number 687 Quality: 0

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N° 5a “40c. carmine-raspberry”, fully margined with upper neighbour, Balasse certificate No. 4195 (15 December 1986), colour N3 (Balasse catalogue) on certificate, superb central cancel P.141-Oostmalle, superb (OBP €625 COBA €200)

Lot number 688 Quality: 0

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N° 5 “40c. carmine pink”, fully margined with no fewer than 4 neigbours, superb central cancel P.56-Harelbeke, superb (OBP €575 + COBA R)

Lot number 689 Quality: ✉

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1850 N° 5, “40c carmine pink”, from P.24-Brussels, dated 10 January 1850 to Paris (France), very fine/fine

Lot number 690 Quality: ✉

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1851 N° 5 ‘40c. carmine pink’, fully margined on letter with contents, from P.83-Mons, dated 22 January 1851, to Paris (France), interesting contents, “PD” in a red frame (twice), signed “Williame”, very fine (OBP €1,100)

Lot number 691 Quality: (*)

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, without gum, lovely colour, regular margins, slightly close at the bottom left, very fine/fine (OBP €695)

Lot number 692 Quality: (*)

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N° 6A “10c. brown”, very fine wide margins, very fine (OBP €600)

Lot number 693 Quality: *

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No. 6Aa “10c. dark brown” with right-hand margin and browned gum, tiny scraped area on the top border line, Kaiser photo certificate, fine/to be checked (OBP €2.200)

Lot number 694 Quality: 0

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N° 6Ab “10c. grey-brown”, fully margined between central panels, letters in watermark “BE” on left-hand panel, Balasse certificate No. 3874 (21 April 1984), superb central cancel P.25-Charleroi, superb

Lot number 695 Quality: 0

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No. 6-V10 (Balasse) “10c. brown”, fully margined, plate III, numerous colour spots in the margins and on the image, very fine

Lot number 696 Quality: 0

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N° 6-V16 (Balasse), “circle at the level of the epaulette”, plate IV, brown-grey colour, Balasse certificate No. 4796 (18 December 1990), superb, collector’s item, very fine

Lot number 697 Quality: 0

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No. 6-Cu “10c. brown”, fully margined with left-hand border (positioned lower), beautiful accordion fold, numerous colour spots in the margins, cancel P.24-Bruxelles, very fine

Lot number 698 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined with a small scissor-cut on the left, cancel P/D.2-Aalst, in blue colour, Balasse certificate No. 4302 (26 October 1987), collector’s price, very fine/fine

Lot number 699 Quality: 0

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No. 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined pair, (plate III, positions 195–196), with a single central cancel P.28-Ciney, ex Vertommen, very fine

Lot number 700 Quality: 0

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N° 6 "10c. brown", in a pair, not fully margined, with red and black cancel P.73-Liège, single cancel, very fine/fine

Lot number 701 Quality: 0

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N° 6 "10c. brown", fully margined corner piece, central cancel P.145-Oosterzele, superb (COBA €40)

Lot number 702 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined, fine central cancel P.165-Jurbise, very fine (COBA €25)

Lot number 703 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined, maxi margins with no fewer than 5 neigbours, heavy colour streak in the right-hand margin, very fine

Lot number 704 Quality: ✉

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1852 N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined with a leaf margin, on a letter with contents, cancelled with P.62-Huy, dated 12 March 1852, curiosity: rotated centre piece of the outgoing postmark, to Liège, very fine

Lot number 705 Quality: ✉

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1853 N° 6 “10c. brown”, 8 copies on a letter without contents; the stamps are sometimes slightly overlapped but are fully margined as far as we can see, from P.29-Kortrijk, to Ghent (address cut out – cancellation on the back), handwritten “40”, which means 40 grams, triple charge; for distances over 30 km, the charge is 8 decimes; letter in fair condition, fine

Lot number 706 Quality: ✉

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1854 N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined pair on a letter fragment (plate II, positions 124–125), with a single central cancel P.38-Enghien, dated 1 May 1854, to Leuven, from the Vertommen collection, very fine

Lot number 707 Quality: ✉

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1854 N° 6 “10c. brown”, two pairs on a letter, from P.57-Hasselt (heavy cancellation), dated 26 July 1854, to Brussels, very fine/fine

Lot number 708 Quality: ✉

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1857 N° 6, plate V, 20 February 1857, first known date of use, on a letter from P.9-Audenaerde, dated 20 February 1857, to Ghent, ex Yves Vertommen, unique, very fine

Lot number 709 Quality: ✉

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1858 N° 6 ‘10c. brown’, clipped with the right-hand neighbour, on a letter with contents, cancelled with P.156-Chênée, dated 14 March 1858, to Huy; this is a rare letter (J. Dufour – Cancellations of Belgium, p. 20, para. 4), as the municipality was too small to have a post office (Vieille Montagne no longer existed); fine cancellation of ‘Vieille Montagne’ in a black frame; further details on the letter (see scan); very fine

Lot number 710 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. dark brown”, beautifully adorned with a margin, plate III, position 154, with a superb central cancellation D.4-Aubange, from the Vertommen collection, (COBA €35), very fine

Lot number 711 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined (with defects) with a fine corner piece, with year mark “1854 3” (complete), illegible cancel, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 712 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined (with repair to left margin) with fine lower border, year mark “3 1854 3” (complete), cancel P.156-Chênée, position 200, very fine/fine

Lot number 713 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, not fully margined with lower margin, with year mark “1854 3” (30% complete), illegible cancel, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 714 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined (with defects) with lower margin, year mark “1858 6” (30% complete), cancel P.44-Furnes, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 715 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, in a pair, not fully margined with lower margin, with year “2 51” (complete), illegible cancel, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 716 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined (plate IVA, position 103), cancellation “M.VI” horizontal and N° 6, fully margined pair with margin (plate II, positions 189 and 190) Ex. Vertommen, very fine (COBA €85)

Lot number 717 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined (plate V, position 75), “M.IV” cancel horizontal, ex Vertommen, (COBA €30), very fine

Lot number 718 Quality: ✉

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1855 N° 6 “10c. brown”, fully margined with a leaf margin, on a fine letter, P.45-Ghent, “6 Dec 1855”, locally posted, postbox “Q” in Moortzele, letter was folded incorrectly, stamp affixed overlapping the opening, causing it to tear when the letter was opened, rare, very fine/fine/ntz

Lot number 719 Quality: ✉

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1858 N° 6 “10c. brown” on a letter with contents, not fully margined, with cancel (14 bars); the letter’s salutation is “Doel, 23 February 58”; there is a circle (blot), where we suspect the letter “C” (Doel); the letter was delivered to Callo, on the postman’s route, very fine/fine

Lot number 720 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, 5 copies, all fully margined, with the cancel P.53, O.III, D.2, D.34 and D.47; superb cancellations, very fine

Lot number 721 Quality: 0

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N° 6 “10c. brown”, 15 copies, fully margined with superb borders, a few cancels, better plating material, very fine

Lot number 722 Quality: *

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N° 7 “20c. blue” with fine margins and full original gum, very fresh in colour and first hinge, very fine (OBP €3,000)

Lot number 723 Quality: *

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, beautifully margined and with original gum, stamp slightly discoloured by browned gum, very fine/fine (OBP €3,000)

Lot number 724 Quality: *

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, touched on the left against the margin line with photo certificate, fine/to be checked (OBP €3,000)

Lot number 725 Quality: (*)

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, nicely with a margin but with slight thinning, fine/to be checked (OBP €840)

Lot number 726 Quality: *

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No. 7A “20c. blue” with original gum and fine, even margins, a few hinge marks, but a fresh stamp, very fine/fine (OBP €2,850)

Lot number 727 Quality: (*)

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N° 7A “20c. blue” without gum, with a well-defined margin and fresh colour, very fine/fine (OBP €760)

Lot number 728 Quality: 0/✉

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N° 7-V “20c. blue”, small collection of 5 varieties, heavy retouches to foliage on the left and right (positions 81 – stamp and 82 – letter), double border lines (position 51 – stamp), diagonally placed griffe in the margin (position 58/59 – pair), large griffe extending from the top-left corner across the face (position 84 – stamp ‘1st and 2nd state’), griffe above ‘ST’ of ‘POSTES’ (position 142 – stamp), ex Yves Vertommen, superb

Lot number 729 Quality: 0

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No. 7-Cu ‘20c. blue’, fully margined pair with extended lower margin and upper neighbour, accordion fold through the left-hand stamp, large offset between the margins, magnificent

Lot number 730 Quality: 0

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No. 7-Cu “20c. blue”, diagonally placed accordion fold through the image, very fine

Lot number 731 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, 3 copies, all with cancel P.24-Bruxelles, three different colours, including spectacular red and foxing, superb

Lot number 732 Quality: 0

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N° 7a “20c. dark blue”, fully margined, maxi margins with no fewer than 5 neigbouring stamps, cancel P.65-Jemappes, Balasse certificate No. 3701 (28 December 1987), very fine

Lot number 733 Quality: 0

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N° 7A “20c. blue”, fully margined, cancelled with P/D.136-Mechelen aan de Maas, very fine (COBA €50)

Lot number 734 Quality: ✉

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1851 N° 7, fully margined (extension of the right-hand border line upwards), on a letter with contents, cancel P.156-Chênée, dated 2 May 1851, to Louvain, postbox letter I (Vaux/Chèvremont) in a red circle, letter heading is Hauster, for the specialist, very fine

Lot number 735 Quality: ✉

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1851 N° 7 on letter, fully margined with the left margin, cancel P.68-La Louvière, dated 26 December 1851, to Brussels, very fine/fine

Lot number 736 Quality: ✉

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1853 N° 7 “20c. blue”, fully margined with a small extended lower margin, cancel P.67-La Roche, dated 21 February 1853, to Bruxelles, very fine

Lot number 737 Quality: ✉

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1854 N° 7 “20c. blue”, on an empty letter, from P.50-Gosselies (1 pair and 1 stamp, not fully margined), to England, addressed to “…Excellence Ministre de la Querre Anglais Angleterre” and with handwritten “Minister of War” in black ink, “PD” in a black frame, handwritten “E92360”, dated 15 March 1854, very fine/fine

Lot number 738 Quality: ✉

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1854 N° 7 “20c. blue”, fully margined, on a letter with contents, cancelled P.68-La-Louvière, dated 15 February 1854, with district bus T (Houdeng Aimeries), to Lier, the contents comprise an invoice enclosing the original, beautifully illustrated bill of exchange, very fine

Lot number 739 Quality: ✉

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1855 N° 6 and N° 7, both fully margined, on a letter, cancelled P.4-Antwerp, dated 9 June 1855, to Eupen (Prussia), Belgium second district and Prussia first district, totalling 30 centimes. Supplementary ‘Franco’ cancellation in a red frame, but without the ‘PD’ cancellation. Plate information: N° 6 (plate III, position 94), N° 7 (plate III, position 32), further details with the lot, from the Vertommen collection, very fine (COBA €55)

Lot number 740 Quality: ✉

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1858 N° 7 “20c. blue” on letter, not fully margined, cancel illegible (8 bars – Huy postmark), dated 21 September 1858, to Malmedy (which belonged to Prussia), “PD” cancellation in black frame, illegible arrival postmark, returned from Spa, dated 22 September 1858, stamp additionally cancelled by hand, fine

Lot number 741 Quality: 0

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Nos. 6 and 7, both fully margined, cancelled “0.I”, plate: No. 6 (plate III, position 138), No. 7 (plate III, position 198), Vertommen specimen, very fine (COBA €55)

Lot number 742 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, fully margined, with “millésime 54 3” (complete), cancel P.51-Grammont, position 91, very fine

Lot number 743 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, not fully margined with a fine corner piece, trace of repair on the back, with the year “54 3” (complete), cancel P.24-Bruxelles, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 744 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, not fully margined with a fine corner piece, with year “54 3” (50% visible), illegible cancel, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 745 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, fully margined with a scissor-cut in the lower margin, bearing the year “2 1851” (completely cut from the margin), cancel P.51-Grammont, position 91, very fine/fine

Lot number 746 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, nicely margined but slightly damaged in the top right-hand corner, fine central cancellation D.12-Cruyshautem, very fine/fine (COBA €25)

Lot number 747 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, beautifully margined, plate II, position 120, with a superb central cancellation “O.5”, from the Vertommen collection, superb (COBA R)

Lot number 748 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, 18 copies, all fully margined with superb margins, some cancels including P.18, P.68, P.53, etc., superior plating material, very fine

Lot number 749 Quality: 0

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N° 7 “20c. blue”, 19 copies, all fully margined with superb margins, some cancels including “E.III”, D.46, etc., better plating material, very fine

Lot number 750 Quality: */(*)

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N° 8 “40c. carmine”, left-hand margin, touched at the top against the frame, partial original gum, slight vertical crease, counted as without gum, fine/to be checked (OBP €4,200)

Lot number 751 Quality: (*)

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N° 8A ‘40c. carmine red’, a few small scrapes on the image and in the top right-hand corner, margins intact, Kaiser photo certificate, fine/to be checked (OBP €3,800)

Lot number 752 Quality: 0

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N° 8-V1 “Spijker”, fully margined with superb margins, griffe marks and colour streaks, cancel P.83-Mons (8-bar), very fine (OBP €860)

Lot number 753 Quality: 0

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N° 8 “40c. carmine”, fully margined with left-hand border, multiple griffe marks in the right-hand margin, cancelled P.24-Bruxelles, very fine (OBP €140)