Slesvig-Holsten

Letter sheet from Moelln 21 April 1868 to Ratzeburg, Duchy of Lauenburg. A Prussian Ein Silb. Gr. red adhesive tied by ‘MOELLN 21/4 66 7-8N.’, has been used in payment for the letter rate, the use of Prussian stamps in Lauenburg is known and rarely seen. A small and attracive quality of the use of a foreign stamp in the Duchy of Lauenburg.

Letter sent from Christiansfeld 5 June 1864 to Fole, a few km North West of Gram. HERZOGTH.SCHLESWIG 4 Schillinge red tied by Danish 3-ring numeral ‘12’, datestamped Danish Antiqua VI ‘CHRISTIANSFELD 5/6’, backstamped transit Prussian 2-ring ‘HADERSLEBEN 6/6 64 7-8V’ and Danish cds ‘RIBE 7/6 7-9Fo.’ receiving cds before being sent to Fole, on the road to Gram, nearer Gram than Ribe.

Wrapper band sent from Hadersleben 7 July 1864 to Bergedorf, Hamburg. Herzogth.Schleswig 1¼ Schilling green tied by Danish 3-ring numeral ‘23’ Haderslev with half-ring cds ‘BREGEDORF 8.7’. The letter rate for wrapper band until 4 lod was 1¼ Sch.Ct., a very rare wrapperband sent from Sønderjylland in superb quality.

Lettersheet Sonderburg 27 November 1865 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 2 Schilling HERZOGTH-SCHLESWIG grey-ultramarine cancelled with Prussian two-ring 'SONDERBURG 27/11 65 4-5N'. Backstamped 'HADERSLEBEN 28/11 65', 'KOLDING 28/11' and 'KIØBENHAVN 29/11'. The rate to Denmark after 1.8.1865 was 2 Sch. Blue ink cross under the stamp noting that postage was paid in cash to a rural mail carrier.

Local letter sent within Hadersleben 2 August 1867. 1/2 Sch. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN rose cancelled with Prussian 1-ring 'HADERSLEBEN 2/8 67 7-8V. Local letters are scarce and this letter is in outstanding quality.

Lettersheet Mögeltondern 5 January 1867 to Tønder, Denmark. 1 1/4 Schilling HERZOGTH-SCHLESWIG rose lilac cancelled with Prussian 1-ring 'MÖGELTONDERN 5/1 67 5-6N'. Backstamped Prussian two-ring 'TONDERN 5/1 67'. Domestic rate 1 1/4 Sch. C.

Senders receipt 'Aufgabs-Recepisse' for a money-letter with 36 Thaler, postmarked 20 March 1864 and sent to Cologne. Austrian forces in 1864 occupation of Denmark, postmarked 'K.K.FELDPOST No. 1 20/3' 1864. Few known and extremely rare postal receipt with the Austrian Forces postmark.

Letter from Kappel 25 September 1863 to Brunswick, Kiel. 4 sk. 1863 roulletted cancelled with numeral '11' alongside cds 'KAPPEL 25/9'. Backstamped 'ECKERNFÖRDE 25/9' and 'KIEL 25/9'.

Letter from Glückstadt 30 January 1862 to Brockdorf. 4 sk. 1858 wavy-line, 4. printing, margin above slightly cut, cancelled with numeral '116' alongside cds in blue 'GLÜCKSTADT 30/1 1862'. Town manuscript 'Wevelsfleth' known from 1862-1867, rarely seen on letters in combination with 4 sk. danish stamp.

Letter from Marstal 8 March 1854 to Næstved. 4 RBS THIELE II blackish brown cancelled with numeral '89' alongside cds 'MARSTAL 8/3 1854'. A rare letter.

Letter inside date Aschau 6 May 1862 via Gettorf to Fernsicht per Kellinghusen. 4 sk. 1858 IV printing, wavy-line spandrels (small incision above right) cancelled with numeral ‘171’ blue ink Gettorf and datestamp GETTORF 6.5.1862. Aschau is located north of Gettorf.

Letter Kiel 26 June 1863 to Rauzau near Plön. 4 sk. wavy-line spandrels rouletted 1863 tied by the rare Kiel numeral “170” alongside CDS “KIEL BANHHOF 28/6 / 10-11V”. Kiel Bahnhof numeral 170 is extremely rare on cover.

COD sent from Hamburg to the Isle of Pellworm 23 June 1860 on WRAPPER BAND bearing a pair of 4 sk. I printing wavy-line issue tied by Hamburg numeral “2” alongside two-ring CDS “KDOPA HAMBURG”. COD for “11 Rthl 34 S”, fee “12” sk. noted and paid in cash, red crayon “11 R 34S” collected from the addressee. A rare postal document and exceptionally with a pair.

Letter sent from Kiel to Goldberg in Mecklenburg July 3, 1863 and franked with a pair of 4 sk. roulletted tied by numeral 168 of Kiel. 4 sk. from Danish rayon 1 and 4 sk. to German rayon 1, total rate 8 sk. in effect from 5.7.1854 to 31.7.1865. Only recorded letter with this franking.

Lettersheet Lügumkloster 18 April 1867 to Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig. Pair of 1 1/4 Schilling SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN green cancelled with Prussian two-ring 'LÜGUMKLOSTER 18/4 67 10-12-V'. Double rate letter franked with two 1 1/4 Sch.

Letter from Itzehoe 31 August 1854 to Flensburg. 4 RBS Thiele III olivebrown tied by numeral cancellation '19' alongside provisional straight-line mark 'Itzehoe 31/8' known from 21.8 - 6.9 1854. A clean strike of a very rare postmark.

BORDER RATE LETTER from Kolding 18 August 1869 to Meng By, Aller parish, east of Christiansfeld. 4 sk. 1864 crown-scepter-sword cancelled with numeral '36' alongside 'KOLDING 18/8'. The rural mail carrier writes on the back that the addressee is not known in Meng and return the letter, with his signature 'Ohlsen, Land Postbud'. Manuscript blue ink '21/8 retour' and stamped Prussian two-ring 'CHRISTIANSFELD 21/8 69 8-9V' and reception mark Kolding 21/8. Rural fee '2/1' red crayon. A very rare example of a returned border rate letter.

Royal Service letter sent from Cismar to Neustadt 14 December 1859 with “Cismar, 14/12 60” 1-line mark applied on front alongside “Lensahn” CDS. ARGE type 6.

Royal Service Letter “K.D.S. mit Attest” sent from Bordesholm to Meldorf 13 August 1860, alongside town manuscript “Bordesh. 13/8” with railway mark “Elmsh-Itzeh.Ebn.Post. Bur:” CDS on reverse.

Market-report sent from Haderslev to Flensburg 24 May 1867 bearing a 1/2 Sch. “Schleswig-Holstein” tied by 1-ring “HADERSLEBEN 24 5 67 6-7N”. Correct postage.

Price current with band sent from Altona to Wilster 25 April 1866, franked with 1/2 S. green Herzogth-Holstein, tied by Altona two-ring. Unusual item.