CRETE: 1902/03, French Offices in Crete Issue, complete country, first set 5fr appears never hinged others range from hinged to very lightly hinged; second set values are backstamped, most unused.
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 #5683 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/03, French Offices in Crete, complete country issues, first set's top two values backstamped Schmitt; most of second issue marked as "echt" in Schmitt's handwriting.
Lot #5684 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/03, French Offices in Crete, complete country issues, top values of first set backstamped; most of second set on fragments, marked as "echt" in Schmitt's handwriting.
Lot #5685 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/03, French Offices in Crete, complete country issues, very nicely canceled, second set all backstamped Schmitt.
Lot #5686 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/08, Complete set of the postal stationery cards and envelopes issued, including all their different sizes, all unused, some with pencil numbers, overall clean, a couple with some bends or toning.
Lot #5687 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/08, Complete set of the postal stationery cards and envelopes issued, including their different sizes, all unused, some with pencil numbers, overall clean, a couple with some toning.
Lot #5688 - france - offices abroad Crète
1902/13, Complete set of the postal stationery cards and envelopes issued, in all their different sizes. Group of 25 used to a variety of destinations, with or without additional stamps affixed to pay the various rates. Of particular are registered Mi.U2A and Mi.U2B to Bavaria, uprated, among all of the postal stationery cards without additional frankings to Germany, Austria, Hungary, etc. Also included is a group of four France proper 10c...
Lot #5689 - france - offices abroad Crète
CIVILIAN MAIL: Candia 1899/1911: 16 items franked with various Levant or Cretan stamps, all canceled with "CANDIA" cds. Included are "AR" & registered envelopes, very interesting
Lot #5690 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1815: Entire folded letter with dateline "Consulat de la Canée 29/3/15" sent to the Sanitary Department of Marseilles, giving information about the plague at the villages and Rethymno. Manuscript "Au Parfum" (of great importance), sealed with black negative seal "ROYAUME DE CANDIE", decorated with lilies. Disinfected upon arrival with 2 disinfection slits, very rare, a must for a postal history collection
Lot #5691 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1815: Entire folded letter with dateline "Consulat de la Canée 5/1/15" sent to the Sanitary Department of Marseilles, giving information about the plague at Rethymno. Manuscript "Au Parfum" (of great importance), sealed with wax seal "ROYAUME DE CANDIE", decorated with lilies. Disinfected upon arrival with 4 disinfection slits, very rare, a must for a postal history collection
Lot #5692 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1898: Cover insured for 300 francs, franked with 5c +15c +4pi/1Fr Sage, all tied with "LA CANEE 31.Juil.98" cds, together with "CHARGE" straightline, sent to "Le Havre" via "Marseille" cds. On reverse the extremely rare boxed marking used for the insured mail. Unusual rarity, hard to find
Lot #5693 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1899: Large registered cover franked with 4pi/1Fr Sage (single franking), tied with faint "LA CANEE 4.Aout.99" cds, sent to "Aue" cds Germany, via "Cattania", rare franking
Lot #5694 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1900/01: Two covers franked with 1pi/25c Sage, sent to Scotland, tied with "LA CANEE 9.Nov.00" and "9.Mars.01", the second bearing the scarce "APRES LE DEPART" straightline. Minor faults but very unusual
Lot #5695 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1900, 1912: Two corner covers properly posted, one franked with 20pf Bayern tied "LA CANEE 17.Fevr.00" cds sent to Nuremberg, and the other franked with French 25c Semeuse , with "LA CANEE 31.Aout.12" sent to Paris. Unusual franking and very fine
Lot #5696 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1901, 1911: Two items properly posted, one cover franked with 1pi/25c Sage tied with Italian "LA CANEA 27.7.01" cds sent to Scotland, and a 10c postal card canceled with "LA CANEA 16.6.11" sent to Nuremberg. Minor faults but very unusual
Lot #5697 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1901: Small registered military cover franked with 15c +1pi/25c Sage, tied with "LA CANEE 1.Janv.01" cds, First Day of the 20th Century,sent to "Paris" cds with return markings, unusual
Lot #5698 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1914: Large philatelic registered cover franked with 106x1c Crete, large interpanneau (Nr. 3) blocks and singles, tied with "LA CANEE 31.Mars.14", sent to "Athens" via "Piraeus" cds. Offered together with a 2c Crete interpanneau (Nr. 2) sheet, hard to find
Lot #5699 - france - offices abroad Crète
Rethymno 1899/1911: 9 items franked with Levant or Cretan stamps, canceled with "RETHYMNO" cds, including 2 registered covers. Also an unaddressed postcard with Austrian Levant tied with "HIERAPETRA". Interesting lot, hard to find
Lot #5700 - france - offices abroad Crète
Rethymno 1900-07: 2 envelopes franked with Levant or Cretan stamps, canceled with "RETHYMNO" cds, the one with "AR" sent to Greece and Turkey. Also a cover franked with 5L Cretan tied with the "RETHYMNON" cds sent to Germany via the French Post, very clean & interesting
Lot #5701 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1897/1914: 19 items franked with various Levant or Cretan stamps, canceled with the two types of "LA CANEE" cds. Included are registered & "AR" envelopes, early mail with violet cds, stamps with gutter pairs' numbers and nice early postcards, very interesting
Lot #5702 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1901/14: 6 registered philatelic envelopes franked with the high values of the 1902 issue, tied with "LA CANEE" or "CANDIA" cds, sent to Germany or Austria, with arrival cds, high catalogue value
Lot #5703 - france - offices abroad Crète
MILITARY MAIL: Canea 18971905: 11 items (8 envelopes, 2 postcards & 1 fragment) franked or free of charge, sent from LA CANEE" cds. Some very interesting covers, i.e. a cover to China (via "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No2), a handstamp of "Le Commandant de l'Arsenal LA SUDE", 7 early covers dated 1897, etc, Very nice & interesting selection
Lot #5704 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1897/99: Two registered covers, with "LA CANEE 3.Juil.97" & "26.Fevr.99" cds tying 5c +pair of 1pi/25c and 5c +2pi/50c respectively, with octagonal "R" marking, both addressed to France. The second cover with Naval unit handstamp, scarce registered military mail, clean and very fine
Lot #5705 - france - offices abroad Crète
Canea 1902/09: Three military covers franked with stamps overprinted "FM" (for military use), tied with "LA CANEE" cds as follows: 15c Mouchon (1.Aout.02) with violet military handstamp, 15c Semeuse (12.Oct.06) with "Marine Française" handstamp and 10c Semeuse (22.Juin.09), all addressed to France. Good to Very Fine, the oldest one with scotch tape remnants. Two of them are from the Blechev collection
Lot #5706 - france - offices abroad Crète
Hierapetra 1899: Cover franked with 5c +10c Sage, tied with three clean "HIERAPETRA 30.Nov.99" cds, sent to France via "La Canée". Additional military h/s "HIERAPETRA CRETE Commandant d'Armes", very rare and desirable
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