VICTOR HUGO: Entire letter franked with Lauré 10 c. and 20 c., tied by cds. "TOURS 22 OCT. 70" with adjacent "P.D." to the Isle of Jersey with clear arrival mark, on reverse also good strike of rare red "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE Aerostiers Nadar, Dartois Duruof"; the 10 c. applied around the edge of the cover; a fine and very rare 'pli confié' to a foreign destination
Auction #366
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #366
A colourful bouquet of philatelic treasures is to be found in the Heinrich Köhler Spring Auction from 19 to 24 March 2018
From 19 to 24 March 2018, the traditional auction house of Heinrich Köhler will ring in the philatelic spring of 2018 with its 366th auction. Once again an outstanding range of exquisite philatelic and postal history material from Germany to Europe and worldwide awaits collectors in this year's spring auction. Five impressive special catalogues and a main catalogue with many attractive special items once again offer a unique selection of valuable stamps, rare covers and high-quality collections - many top-class items included!
A fascinating and refreshing selection of international philatelic material is waiting for you!
Special catalogues:
Faroe Islands Postal History 1751 to 1948 - The Geoffrey Noer Collection
Baltic States Stamps and Postal History - The Dr. Matteo Lucibello Collection
Greek Territories - The Johann Ulrich Schmitt Collection
Duchy of Brunswick - The "Brunsviga" Collection
Kingdom of Saxony - The "Franco Envelopes" - The Arnim Knapp Collection
Special offer:
Chile - The Martyn Cusworth Collection
Germania Mark values - The Dieter Kamradt Collection
EUROPA CEPT - Specialised Collection
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Lot #301 - europe France
MONTGOLFIER: Entire letter franked with Siège 20 c., tied by clear star cancel "4" with adjacent "PARIS RUE D'ERGHIEN 24 OCT. 70" to Bordeaux with arrival mark of November 4. In the area of the small village of Nixéville the balloon came under heavy gun fire and the balloonist jettisoned 2 bags of mail of which parts came into the postal system, socalled "Pli de Nixéville". A fine and scarce piece
Lot #302 - europe France
GÉNÉRAL UHRICH: Entire letter franked with Lauré 20 c., tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS (60) 14 NOV. 70" to Coutances with arrival mark of November 24; 3 pages of text incl. the just introduced allowed 4 questions, fine
Lot #303 - europe France
GÉNÉRAL CAMBRONNE: Letterfront with upper backflap franked with Siège 20 c., tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS R. ST. HONORÉ 27 JANV." to Grenoble with transit mark of Lyon and arrival mark of February 4; the stamp was affixed somewhat around the edge of the cover; a nice item from the last flight, sign. Calves
Lot #304 - europe France
Entire letter with 3 pages of text, tied by GC "892" with adjacent "PARIS LA CHAPELLE-ST.-DENISE 27 JANV. 71" to Lille with arrival mark of February 4; fine and scarce, sign. Robineau
Lot #305 - europe France
VILLE DE FLORENCE: Entire letter franked with Lauré 20 c., tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS R. ST.-LAZARE 24 SEPT. 70" to Niort with arrival mark of September 29, sign. Calves
Lot #306 - europe France
ETATS-UNIS: Entire letter franked with Lauré 10 c. and 20 c. (both defective), tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS PL. DE LA BOURSE 26 SEPT. 70" to London with arrival marks on front and reverse; supposed to be the earliest recorded 'ballon monté' item to abroad, sign. Roumet
Lot #307 - europe France
ARMAND BARBÉS: Entire letter with interesting contents, franked with Lauré 20 c., tied by light strike of GC "3997" with adjacent date stamp "TOURS 10 OCT. 70" to Le Havre and redirected to Angoulême with arrival mark of October 12; a fine and scarce 'Pli confié'
Lot #308 - europe France
GEORGE SAND: Entire letter franked with Lauré 20 c., tied by clear "LILLE A PARIS 8 OCT. 70" to Palud with arrival mark of October 11; very fine and scarce
Lot #309 - europe France
COLONEL CHARRAS: Entire letter with Lauré 20 c., tied by star cancel "37" with adjacent "PARIS Bt. MALESHERBES" to Chateaubriand with arrival mark of November 2 and matching reply, dated November 4, 1870 from Chateaubriand to Paris, franked with Lauré 20 c., cancelled by Paris star cancel and showing on reverse faint cds. "PARIS (60) / 8 / 1... JULI 71"; an interesting and scarce 'pair'
Lot #310 - europe France
L'UNION: Envelope franked with Lauré 20 c. (slightly rounded corner) tied by star cancel "3" with adjacent "PARIS PL. DE LA MADELEINE 21 SEPT. 70" to Poitiers with arrival mark of October 20. The 'L'union' was an old exhibition balloon owned by Gabriel Mangin, loaded on September 21, 1870 with 275 kg of mail with pilot Albert Bertaux at Vaugirard Gas Works, where it burst on inflation. The mail was recovered and put on the following official...
Lot #311 - europe France
PAR MOULINS: Bordeaux 20 c. in horizontal strip of 5, partly cut into, tied by GC "532" of Bordeaux to entire letter on flimsy paper, fine and scarce, sign. Calves and certificate Behr (2015)
Lot #312 - europe France
Envelope with original letter dated "Hanwell (Great Britain) 31 December 1870", the envelope franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c. tied by GC "2565" with adjacent "MOULINS-S-ALLIER 6 JANV. 71", usual small faults, very fine, certificate Roumet (2015)
Lot #313 - europe France
Entire letter franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c., all affixed around the edges of the cover, tied by indistinct PC, to Paris with transit mark of Dieppe of January 28, addressed to a brigadier at St. Denis; an attractive and scarce letter, certificate Behr (2015)
Lot #314 - europe France
Entire letter franked with Bordeaux 20 c., type II, report I, horizontal strip of 5, partly touched, tied by GC "1002" with adjacent "CHERBOURG 4 JANV. (71)" with transit mark "CHERBOURG A PARIS" and 2 faint arrival marks of Paris of December 10, 1875 (here the letter was re-directed), also privat notation of dispatch and receiving date (the later one in error 1874); a rare letter from the "Repêchage Vimpelles", certificate Behr
Lot #315 - europe France
BOULES DE MOULINS: Envelope with letter (not quite complete and therefore undated) franked with Lauré 80 c. and 20 c., tied by GC "1769" with adjacent "LE HAVRE 31 DEC. 70" and part of railroad transit mark on reverse; the envelope with small faults at top (here backed), otherwise very fine; certificate RPS (2006) states "Probably from the 1910 finds"
Lot #316 - europe France
Small collection of 8 entires, two with complete franking, the other ones with stamps fallen off (one partly)
Lot #317 - europe France
UNDERCOVER MAIL: Entire letter dated "Annonay le 14 Septembre 1870" with envelope addressed to a prisoner of war and outer envelope with cds. "NEUFCHÂTEAU 12 OCT. 70" to the same person c/o Gare du Nord at Bruxelles with arrival marks; a scarce ensemble
Lot #318 - europe France
MILITARY MAIL: 1870, 10.8., telegram formular, franked with perforated issue 1 fr. orange, from Paris headquarters to the commander of "8e batterie 10e artillerie - camp Chalons" inquiring on the whereabouts of units; an interesting and rare document
Lot #319 - europe France
2 covers from Dübendorf March 3 resp. March 11, 1871 to France, the first one still without postage free label, instead with straight line "Franco"; in the small camp of Dübendorf the labels were not available in early March
Lot #320 - europe France
"K:PR.FELD-POST-AMT 10. ARMEE CPS. 27/2" on sealed letter containing 100 Thaler to Nordheim; a rare money letter
Lot #321 - europe France
10.9.1870, Fieldpostcard endorsed "Belagerungs-Corps vor Straßburg" to Prussia; a scarce and interesting document of the siege of Straßburg
Lot #322 - europe France
'LAISSEZ-PASSER." dated "Paris le 17 février 1871" for a French worker and his family; at bottom checkpoint handstamp "ETAPPEN-KOMMANDO ZU VITRY S/S"
Lot #323 - europe France
"LAISSEZ-PASSER" for an English lady retourning to London, dated "Paris le 3 février 1871", little unfresh
Lot #324 - europe France
"VERSAILLES AUSWECHSLUNGS STELLE", blue boxed marking on reverse of opened-out envelope, franked with Siège 20 c. from "PARIS SENAT 18 FEVR. 71" to Switzerland, charged in red crayon
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