40 cents

Lot number 825 Quality: *

E - Envelop

No. 12 “40c. vermilion”, top right-hand corner slightly cut into, original gum, but traces of hinges to conceal repairs (small tear between the “T” and “E” of “POSTES”), with Kaiser photo certificate, fine/to be checked (OBP €12.800)

Lot number 826 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, bottom of the frame touched close, with traces of gum, attractive and fresh in appearance, very fine/to be checked (OBP €3.600)

Lot number 827 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12, “40c. vermilion”, lower margin cut close, dilution in the top left-hand corner, attractive appearance, to be checked (OBP €3.600)

Lot number 828 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, 3 very wide margins, top right-hand corner touched against the frame, rare stamp, fine/, ntz (OBP €3.600)

Lot number 829 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, without gum, slightly too short at top right, not cut into, rare stamp, fine/to be checked (OBP €3.600)

Lot number 830 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, fine, even margins, fresh colour, very fine (OBP €3.600)

Lot number 831 Quality: (**)

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, gum not original, very fine (OBP €12.800)

Lot number 832 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

No. 12a “40c. vermilion”, gum not original and right-hand margin repaired, rare stamp, fine/to be checked (OBP €4,700)

Lot number 833 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, fully margined, central oblique cancellation P.33-Dinant, very fine (OBP €90)

Lot number 834 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, 3 copies, all fully margined, cancelled with postmarks P.50, P.107 (minor repair on the left) and P.45 (8-bar) with neigbours, very fine/fine

Lot number 835 Quality: 0

E - Envelop

N° 12 “40c. vermilion”, fully margined, cancel P.99-Quievrain, very fine (OBP €90 + COBA €75)

Lot number 836 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1859 N° 12A “40c. vermilion”, on an empty letter, from P.119-Tongeren, dated 13 May 1859, to Nancy (France), fine cancellation “Belg. Amb. Calais. G”, very fine

Lot number 837 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1860 N° 12A “40c. Vermilion”, fully margined with left-hand margin, on a letter with contents, from P.21-Boussu, dated 28 February 1860, to Clery (France), PD in black frame, on the reverse side a cancellation “Ambt. Midi 1” and an arrival postmark, very fine

Lot number 838 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1862 N° 11 “20c. blue” and N° 12 “40c. carmine pink” (4x), fold line across N° 11 and 1 of N° 12, not fully margined, from Antwerp, dated 2 June 1862, to Turin (Italy), triple charge (weight 17gr.) of “1fr. 80c.”, ‘PD’ in a black frame, handwritten ‘Inclus échantillon sans valeur’, rarely seen on international post, route via France ‘Voie de France’, this letter is included in the book ‘Foreign destination handbook’ by Dr Jan Huys and Pierre Kaiser, superb

Lot number 839 Quality: ✉

E - Envelop

1862 N° 11 and 12 (only N° 12 is fully margined), on an envelope, from P.186-Dour, dated 21 May 1862, to Stuttgart (Germany), PD cancellation in a black frame, with handwritten ‘par Cologne’, largely illegible red cancellation reading ‘AACHEN 22 May’ (‘Aus Belgien par Aachen Franco’), very fine

Lot number 840 Quality: (*)

E - Envelop

N° 12A “40c. vermilion”, 3 copies cut and worn, to be checked

Lot number 841 Quality: 0

F - Folder

No. 12 “40c. vermilion”, 54 stamps and 3 horizontal pairs, varied condition but with some fully margined examples, some cancellations such as P.3, P.120, Bruxelles (name), etc., very fine/fine/to be checked (High catalogue value)