1871, Tiger-Head 1 Abashi in vertical stripe of five from left border of plate C, mint issued without gum, fresh colour and mostly wide margins all around, a very rare unit and exhibition-piece!
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
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Lot #6086 - Afghanistan
1879 stampless cover to DETROIT USA (Apr 7 backstamp), ms. return of "No. 1302 Lce. Corpl. A. Fleet 70th Regiment" [70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot, Kandahar column], manuscript approval "W. Barnaby Lieut & Act. Adjt./For Officer Cdg. 70th Regiment," backstamps of Sukkur (Feb 7), Quetta (Feb 8), Bombay (Feb 21) and New York (Apr 4), on front red 22 MR 79 LONDON PAID (apparently applied as a courtesy by the British Post Office as normally...
Lot #6087 - Afghanistan
1879 (March), Afghanistan Second War, cover to Peshawar Field Force/"F No.8" First Phase: Kabul Field Force (March 1879); please see photo where a detailed description can be found on the album page. (M)
Lot #6088 - Afghanistan
1879 (Nov), Afghanistan Second War, cover/REGISTERED FIELD P.O. handstamp Second Phase: Kabul front (November 1879); please see photo where a detailed description can be found on the album page. (M)
Lot #6089 - Afghanistan
1879 (Dec), Afghanistan Second War, cover/8TH THE KING'S REGIMENT Peiwar Khotal Second Phase: Kurram Front (December 1879); please see photo where a detailed description can be found on the album page. (M)
Lot #6090 - Afghanistan
1880's: Six native covers (one back only) all franked 1 abasi (various colors) of 1881/1884 circulars. (M)
Lot #6091 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native envelope (stained) from Peshawar to Shutagarten (South Afghanistan) bearing 2 Abasi red-brown tied by m/s cancel. Very fine.
Lot #6092 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native Envelope (faults) from Kabul to Peshawar bearing 1 Abasi purple on cream paper tied by blue obliterator. Very fine.
Lot #6093 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native Envelope (opening faults) from Peshawar to Kabul bearing 1 Abasi reddish-purple tied by m/s cancel.
Lot #6094 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native envelope from Peshawar to Kabul bearing 1 Abasi deep purple tied by m/s cancel.
Lot #6095 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native envelope (faults) from Peshawar to Kabul bearing I Abasi pale purple tied by m/s cancel.
Lot #6096 - Afghanistan
1880/90. Native envelope (faults) from Pesh-Bolak to Kahul bearing 1 Ahasi pale brown purple tied by m/s cancel.
Lot #6097 - Afghanistan
1897, 25c stationery envelope addressed in French "To His Royal Highness, Emir of Affghanistan, at Caboul, Affghanistan," cancelled by partial TJILATJAP Oct 23 squared-circle d.s., three BANJOEMAS bkstps (Oct 24, Nov 2, Nov 4), this long delay no doubt related to blue crayon five-line notation in Dutch regarding the letter, mentioning Emir, note that no Afghan franking was applied, probably due to the nature of the addressee, scattered light...
Lot #6098 - Afghanistan
1909-25 "QUETTA UNPAID": Four covers to India via the southern Chaman-Quetta route but franked only with Afghan adhesives (w/o the necessary Indian stamps), consequently with Chaman Postage Due handstamps (1a. or 2a.) and with different "QUETTA UNPAID" datestamps, i.e. 1909 cover to Quetta with oval h/s in green, 1910 cover with oval h/s in VIOLET (a rarity), 1911 cover with octagonal h/s in green, and 1925 cover with octagonal h/s in black,...
Lot #6099 - Afghanistan
1924 Indian KGV. postal stationery card a. used from Dar-ul-Aman to Berlin, Germany via Landikhana and Peshawar, franked by Afghan 1924 10p. rose ied by oval d/s in combination with India KGV. 2a. tied Peshawar '5 OCT 24' cds. Card slightly creased at lower right but still good. A scarce usage of an Indian p/s card from Afghanistan to Europe.
Lot #6100 - Afghanistan
1924-30: Three pre-UPU and one UPU period covers to GERMANY, with 1) 1924 cover to Berlin franked Afghan 1921 20p. and Indian KGV. 1a.(x3, one missing) tied by Peshawar cds, with arrival cds, 2) March 1928 cover from the German Legation in Kabul franked 1927 15p. and 30p. and Indian KGV. 1a. strip of three tied Peshawar cds, 3) 1927 60p and 15p on cover from Kabul to Munich also franked by Indian KGV. 2a. and 1a. tied by Landikhana cds, and...
Lot #6101 - Afghanistan
1934 Registered cover from Farah to ITALY via Kabul (6 Feb 34), the southern Chaman-Quetta route to Karachi, and via Brindisi to Pedara (4.3.34 arrival cds), franked on back by 1932 60p. indigo and 15p. brown tied by bilingual "20 JAN 34/FARAH" cds in violet and Kabul transit cds. Cover with minor imperfections due to opening but still good. A scarce registered cover from western Afghan Farah, and a very scarce destination.
Lot #6102 - Afghanistan
1934 cover to Dedham Mass. franked with on reverse 1934 25p strip of three tied by KABOUL cds's, forwarded to Taylor's Island Maryland, franked with USA 1c tied by DEDHAM MASS. duplex, printed bilingual "Hotel de Kabul", some faults and creases, remarkable usage, VG.
Lot #6103 - Afghanistan
1939 Air 20a. green complete sheet of 25 with 12 pairs IMPERFORATED BETWEEN, mint never hinged, fresh, fine and spectacular.
Lot #30114 - Afghanistan
Exciting range including æAfghan PhilatelyÆ 1871 û 1989 by Uyehara and Dietrich, æAfghanistan 1870 û 1900Æ by R. Jack, æ1840 û 1996 postal history handbookÆ by Wilkins, much other literature includes æAfghanistan errors, retouches and printing flaws 1870 û 1996Æ, again by Wlkins and much more, a wealth of knowledge, filling a box! (K)
Lot #30115 - Afghanistan
1871/1961: Mint and used, housed in 2 albums, well written up and a joy to view. Beginning with the 1871 first issue tiger heads including 2 covers of the 1 shahi, SG #2, both identified by plate as well as possible sheet position. Then #5, #6, #8 and #12 used, as well as a spectacular strip of 3x SG #6 particularly scarce as a multiple, then many more mint and used examples of the tiger head issues with well over 100 items. Some of the other...
Lot #30116 - Afghanistan
1875/1930 (ca.): Back of the book with 100s of stamps, mint and used, housed in one album. Beginning with 1875 fiscal stamp bill of exchange 5rp, then a pair of 1896 large (64x64mm) octagonal fiscals for articles woven with goats wool, very rare especially so as a multiple, followed by 1899 fiscals for skin coats in unused blocks of 4, large silk fiscal, large woven with wool fiscal on yellow pelure paper. Many more rare revenue types...
Lot #30117 - Afghanistan
1875-1898: Collection of hundreds of stamps, used and unused, from medium Tiger Heads to late 19th century rectangualr issues plus some 'back of the book's and fiscals, with a rich diversity of issues, colors, multiples, cancellations etc. (M)
Lot #30118 - Afghanistan
1878/1965 (ca.): Outstanding balance, stamps and postal history. This includes singles, as well loose album pages, sheets, etc. Items seen include good 19th century postal, such as an 1878 cover with a pair of 1 shahi paying double weight tariff, also 2 of the 1880 1 abasi types used on cover, another cover with the 1880 1abasi type 13 and type 14 1rupee. The stamps have a complete sheet of 40 of the 1875 1 shahi purple, as well as a complete...
Lot #30119 - Afghanistan
1892-1998 (c.): Mint collection in a Minkus album plus additions/duplication in a stock book (souvenir sheets) and a folder, with few of the early issues, some of 1930's-1940's, and more and more complete from 1950's, with many souvenir sheets both perf and imperf etc., obviously fresh and fine. (K)
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