1843. Stampless envelope written from Upolu dated 'Sept 23rd 1843' addressed to London routed via Sydney with oval 'Paid Ship Letter/Sydney' in red on face 'Nov 15' with London receiver on reverse, charged m/s '8' for the ship letter and rated '3' in red m/s. Very nice early missionary letter from Samoa. Scarce. Catalog Price 1000,00
33rd International Auction
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 33rd International Auction
Our 33rd auction covers around 18,500 single lots, among them about 13,000 items of postal history. As far as we are aware, this range is unparalleled. In addition to this, we offer lots on a wide variety of areas of philately as usual, leaving no one disappointed, be they philatelists or postal historians. While we have included lots of images in our printed catalogues and online, we would like to cordially invite you to come and visit us in person in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Auction time table:
MONTAG 22. Februar 2016 / MONDAY 22nd February 2016
SINGLE LOTS
DIENSTAG 23. Februar 2016 / TUESDAY 23rd February 2016
SINGLE LOTS
9.30 Uhr | 9.30 am ASIEN|ASIA 1 - 2.897
9.00 Uhr | 9.00 am THEMATIK|THEMATICS 3.000 - 3.585
10.00 Uhr | 10.00 am ÜBERSEE|OVERSEAS: A - Z 4.000 - 7.259
13.00 Uhr | 1.00 pm FLUG-, ZEPPELIN- & SCHIFFSPOST WELTWEIT 7.300 - 7.711
14.00 Uhr | 2.00 pm EUROPA|EUROPE: A - O 8.000 - 11.338
16.30 Uhr | 4.30 pm EUROPA|EUROPE: P - Z 11.339 - 13.056
MITTWOCH 24. Februar 2016 / WEDNESDAY 24th February 2016
SINGLE LOTS
9.00 Uhr | 9.00 am ALTDEUTSCHLAND|GERMAN STATES 13.100 - 14.260
11.00 Uhr | 11.00 am DEUTSCHES REICH 14.300 - 15.900
13.30 Uhr | 1.30 pm DT. AUSLANDSPOSTÄMTER|KOLONIEN - ZENSURPOST 16.000 - 17.041
15.00 Uhr | 3.00 pm DEUTSCHLAND nach 1945|GERMANY aft er 1945 - DDR 17.200 - 17.761
16.00 Uhr | 4.00 pm BERLIN - BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 17.800 - 18.466
Lot #6335 - samoa
1888, 6 d. brown lake tied blue "APIA SAMOA APR. 24" in combination w. US 5 C. Garfield tied grid to cover endorsed "pr. Steamer via Frisco & New York" to Germany, on reverse transits SF (faint), "NEW YORK MAY 19 88" and arrival "DRESDEN 30/5 88". From the 6d rate period (1887.7.- to 1888.5.-). Cover overall toning, two pinholes, corner tear from opening, but complete. Boxed senders hs. "RUGE & Co. / APIA (SAMOA)". The earliest known...
Lot #6336 - samoa
1895 (28.5.), Palm Tree 2d orange single usage on cover with very fine APIA/SAMOA cds. adressed to Tonga with VAVAU (31.5.) and NUKUALOFA (1.6.) transitmarks on reverse, scarce inter-island mail Catalog Price 80,00
Lot #6337 - samoa
1899. Envelope addressed to Bordeaux bearing Samoa SG 84, 2½d on 1d bluish-green tied by Apia/Samoa double ring 'May 19' routed via New Zealand with circular 'N.Z. Marine P.O./R.M.S. "Alameda"/20 May 99' in blue on reverse with Bordeaux arrival '16th Juin'. Very fine with little stains. Catalog Price 300,00
Lot #6338 - samoa
1914, 2x 1 d. red "SAMOA" in envelope (not cancelled) with beneath blue boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR 3" on front and back, sent to Stuttgart, Germany where a violet two-line cancel "Kriegsfürsorge für Brief- und Nachrichtenvermittlung Stuttgart" was applied. Catalog Price 350,00
Lot #6339 - samoa
1915. Registered envelope from New Zealand/Post & Telegraph' headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to Paris bearing Samoa SG 115, ½d yellow green, SG 116, 1d carmine and SG 118, 2½d blue tied by Apia date stamp with m/s 'Reg/109' and hand-stamp 'Passed by Censor' with receiver on reverse. Attractive. Catalog Price 140,00
Lot #6340 - samoa
1916 (2.5.), registered cover bearing six different definitives (KEVII, pictorial 2 1/2d etc.) used from APIA to Cochabamba/Bolivia with several transitmarks on reverse incl. La Paz (22.10.) etc., ms. prov. reg. marking and green boxed 'PASSED CENSOR / 3 / SAMOA' on front, minor marginal blemishes but a very unusual destination! Catalog Price 60,00
Lot #6341 - samoa
1917 (7.7.), Allegorie 1d carmine two singles + KGV 1/2d green used on company cover (A. Nelson & Son, Merchants) from APIA to Culenborg/Holland with boxed 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / 2 / G.R.I. / SAMOA' on front and arrival cds. on reverse (6.9.), minor blemishes Catalog Price 80,00
Lot #6342 - samoa
1918 (14.8.), registered 'Blatter' cover bearing five different KGV heads used from APIA to Switzerland with light boxed 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / 3 G.R.I. / SAMOA' on front and transitmarks of San Francisco (17.9.), New York (23.9.) and Bern (19.10.), fine and attractive Catalog Price 50,00
Lot #6343 - samoa
1918 (27.12.), KGV 2d yellow and 1 1/2d slate used on cover from APIA to France with light boxed 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / 3 G.R.I. / SAMOA' on front and arrival cds. on reverse (15.2.19), minor blemishes Catalog Price 100,00
Lot #6344 - samoa
1919 (22.1.), Allegorie 1d carmine and KGV 1/2d green strip/3 + single 2d yellow used on registered cover from APIA to West vancouver/Canada with boxed 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / 3 G.R.I. / SAMOA' on front and transitmarks on reverse incl. San Francisco (23.2.) and Vancouver (26.2.), marginal blemishes Catalog Price 80,00
Lot #6345 - samoa
1920 (7.2.), registered cover bearing eight different mostly KGV definitives (1/2d to 1s) used from APIA to Windhuk/South West Africa with Sydney transitmark (10.3.) on reverse, marginal blemishes but an unusual destination Catalog Price 50,00
Lot #6346 - samoa
1979, 6s and 7s Cowry Shell Aerogrammes: uncut horizontal se-tenant final full colour printers plate proof pair printed on blue airmail paper (some creasing) with multi-colour proofing bars and guidelines. (ex J. Kasper) (M) Catalog Price 170,00
Lot #6347 - samoa
1980, artists drawing for the 14s stamp "Raising of the German flag, 80th anniv." showing Dr. Wilhelm Solf, acrylic and collage on card, inscription overlay, overall size 195x147mm, UNIQUE. (Scott #527) (M) Catalog Price 130,00
Lot #6348 - samoa
1980, complete IMPERFORATED sheet of 25 for 24s stamp "Raising of the German flag, 80th anniv." showing Flag-raising Memorial, mint, NH, perforated sheet for the purpose of comparison enclosed. (Scott #528) (M) Catalog Price 300,00
Lot #6349 - samoa
1980, artists drawing for the 26s stamp "John Williams, Missionary, 150th anniv. of arrival in Samoa" showing Williams Memorial, acrylic on card, inscription overlay, overall size 195x147mm, UNIQUE. (Scott #529) (M) Catalog Price 130,00
Lot #6350 - samoa
Besonderheiten - 1848, folded entire written 'On board the 'Williams' on 29th May 1848' adressed to Reverend Henry Nisbeth at Stallworthy (in Apia) without postal markings, very scarce british mail between the Islands, german description about the missionary is included Catalog Price 270,00
Lot #6351 - samoa
Besonderheiten - 1911 (13.6.), picture postcard 'U.S. Battleship Massachusetts' bearing 2c definitive on picture side with fine duplex of 'PAGO PAGO / SAMOA' adressed to Deurne/Belgium with arrival pmk. on adress side (8.8.1911), some toning and marginal blemishes Catalog Price 130,00
Lot #6352 - samoa
Besonderheiten - AMERICAN SAMOA: 1916 (19.7.), US 2c carmine used on cover with duplex 'PAGP PAGO / SAMOA' to Melrose redirected to San Benito/Texas with Melrose transitmark on reverse (7.8.), small blemishes Catalog Price 80,00
Lot #6353 - samoa
Besonderheiten - INCOMING MAIL: 1939 (25.5.), registered cover from Zürich/Switzerland with commemorative pmk. adressed to APIA with violet boxed 'UNCLAIMED', 'NON RECLAME' and 'RETOUR' markings and transitmarks incl. San Francisco (7.7.), Apia (6.11.), Dead Letter Office Wellington NZ (4.12.), Zürich (1.2.1940) etc., small blemishes but an unusual combination
Lot #6354 - samoa
Besonderheiten - 1942 (28.12.), censored cover bearing US 6c airmail stamp with fine machine cancel of 'PAGO PAGO / SAMOA' adressed to Kansas City with blue 'PASSED / BY CENSOR / American / Samoa' on front, attractive cover Catalog Price 90,00
Lot #6355 - samoa
Besonderheiten - 1979, aerogramme MIXED PLATE with stamp impression of 6c shell with additional parts of the 7c shell, very rare and the ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE of any aerogramme worldwide which is of mixed colour design of two different stamp impressions, including the normal 6c, 7c + 12c aerogrammes for comparison and a detailed publication about this WORLD RARITY! (Ex J. Kasper coll.) (M) Catalog Price 800,00
Lot #6356 - samoa
Besonderheiten - 1979, aerogramme 7c shell final full colour PRINTERS PROOF on airmail paper with guidelines (unguillotined) with issued item for comparison, small creases (Ex J. Kasper coll.) (MS)
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