pre-philately - Stamp Auctions

Lot 10047 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B.

Lot 10047 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B.

1616/1845, compelling collection of 28 covers, strength in the 17th and 18th centuries, many interesting and scarce items like 1696 Anvers Messenger marks "IB", "IC" (Harlant-Nr. 1-2), 1708 military mail with one line "AR:DE FLANDRE", numerous postal fees annotations, postmarks and transit marks with "HOLLANDE PAR HAMONT", "NAMUR PORT PAYE", circular bluish "DAB", red two-line cursive "D Pal de la Poste Dép. de la Hollande",  1793 red "MALINES", etc., together with two maps; very fine throughout, a highly specialized connoisseur´s assembly
 
 

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part III)

Belgium pre-philately

Lot 10048 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B.

1648/1730 (ca.), group of five folded entires, mostly sent to or from Anvers, various postage annotations, fine to very fine

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part III)

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1460 - Great Britain pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1460 - Great Britain pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

1826, folded letter from Johnstown, Ireland with red "PAID 7 JU 7 1826" to Toscana with red "30 GIUGNO" on reverse

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Great Britain pre-philately
Lot 1096 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1096 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"D(e) L´. (armée) de Flandre", in manuscript on entire letter to Dijon, France, written and dated inside in French "au Camp de Corbek le 13 avril 1705", postage annotation "15", fine and very scarce mail sent during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701/13), certificate Roumet RSP (2015)

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1091 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1091 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"ARM DECONTI" (Lenain SA48), fair strike on undated military lettersheet without content to "Monsieur de Marville, lieutenant general de Police" in Paris, with postage notation "5" Sols overwritten. Some slight aging, still one of the finest examples known of this rare marking from the French troops used in 1746 during the Flanders Campaign. Certificate Van der Linden AIEP (2010)

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1097 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1097 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"De NAMUR" early cursive, very fine strike on 1710 entire letter from Namur to Anvers, served by Pajot and with postage due annotation "3" Sols fee; very fine and unusual Spanish Succession War mail during the French occupation of the city (1701/12)

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1092 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1092 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"ARM:DE FLANDRE", very fine strike on folded entire to Nancy, handwritten on the inside "au camp de herental en Brabant le 19 mai 1746", additional manuscript "armé de flandre" on the back flap and postal annotation "16" Sols fee, fine and scarce French military mail during the Austrian Succession War (1740/48)

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1098 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1098 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"NAMUR", fine strike on 1774 entire letter from Givet, France via Namur to Verviers, together with handwritten “franco Namur” to indicate the prepayment to Namur and 5 Sols fee for the distance Namur – Verviers, very fine

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1093 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1093 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"B:OP:Z:" BERGEN OP ZOOM (unrecorded in Herlant), superb dry strike as a transit mark on 1773 entire letter from Steenberger to Aalst, with red postage notation "2" and final total "6" Stuiver fee, handwritten "Steenb" on the backside, extremely fine and very scarce

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately
Lot 1099 - Belgium pre-philately -  Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Lot 1099 - Belgium pre-philately - Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

"NINOVEN", in manuscript on 1618 entire letter on parchment with full content from Ninove to Anvers, endorsed on the backside "Port", fine and very rare early usage from this village in East Flanders

Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries

Belgium pre-philately