Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1853, 40 c light rose unused with original gum, all si
1853, 40 c light rose unused with original gum, all sides with full margins, some gum folds, cert. Chiavarello: in good condition, scarce (Sass. 26.000.-) ÷ 1853, 40 c hellrosa ungebraucht mit original Gummi und Falzrest, allseits mit vollen Rändern, übliche Gummibüge, selten! (Sass. 26.000.-)
52nd Auction - All World stamps & covers - Day 3
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 52nd Auction - All World stamps & covers - Day 3
52nd AUCTION at 11. February and 7 - 11 March 2022
Was the racing reporter perhaps a philatelist?
Or perhaps the recipient of the pictured cover from China, Jarmila Haasová?
Most philatelists would say: Philatelically influenced cover! when they see the arrangement of the stamps on the cover and the squiggly written address. The sender was the author Egon Erwin Kisch, also called "Der rasende Reporter" (The racing reporter), who stayed in China in 1932.
The result of this trip was the last book that was allowed to be published in Germany before the Nazis came to power, entitled "China geheim" (China secret). The addressee of the letter was his friend and translator Jarmila Haasová, who translated his works into Czech. "Egonek", as he signed his letters, also quite squiggly, was already a "crazy dog". Among other things, his book "Landing in Australia" and its prehistory are also well known.
Kisch was on his way to Australia with the British passenger ship Strathaird. Here, however, he was officially banned from entering the country (Haven't we seen similar things in the press in recent weeks?) Not because of a pandemic, but because it was feared that as a representative of the anti-war conference in Melbourne would spread communist ideas. Kisch was certainly not athletic, but his landing in Australia: He broke the entry ban by jumping off the ship, broke his leg, was arrested, then released under public pressure and was able to attend the conference.
Now back to the cover. Neither Egonek nor his translator Jarmila Haasová collected stamps - otherwise the correspondence and the contents of Kisch's books would have provided information about this. He probably "composed" the stamps on the envelope as carefully as he wrote his texts. Because he was not quite "racing" when writing. It is known that he himself submitted small stories and text passages to his wife Gisela and Jarmila for criticism and proofreading, and then revised them up to twelve times.
The pictured cover was found in the estate of Jarmila Haasová, which was auctioned last year by a Berlin auction house, which does not specialize in philately - and fell, how could it be otherwise, into the possession of a philatelist.
In our spring auction in March, you will not have to look through non-philatelic estates to find something for your collection. We have a rich and varied offer of unique lots and collections, to fulfil every collector’s desires.
I cordially invite you to the viewing and to the auction days and already today I wish you much success.
Yours
Christoph Gärtner
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Lot #5304 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Lot #5305 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1853. 40 c. light rose, unused with original gum,hinge
1853. 40 c. light rose, unused with original gum,hinged, well embossed and good margins. Signed Em. Diena.
Lot #5306 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1855, 5 c dark green mixed franking with 10 c ochre-br
1855, 5 c dark green mixed franking with 10 c ochre-brown vertical bisected tied by circle cancel SALEMI on piece, sign. and cert. Colla, a very rare item! ÷ 1855, 5 C dunkelgrün MiF mit 10 C ockerbraun senkr. Halbierung klar gestempelt mit K1 SALEMI auf Briefstück, mehrfach sign. und Fotoattest Asinelli, ein sehr seltenes Exemplar!
Lot #5307 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1858. 10 c dark chocolate brown, good margins, mint ne
1858. 10 c dark chocolate brown, good margins, mint never hinged block of four, light sports in one stamp.. Certificate Sorani. Sassone 18.000 €
Lot #5308 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1863, 10 c. bistre with the variety "rubber on the fro
1863, 10 c. bistre with the variety "rubber on the front", horizontal pair, mnh, Certificate Dr. Avi. Sassone 10,000 € ÷ 1863, 10 centesimi bistro con al varietà "gommatto al recto", in coppia orizzontale, nuova con gomma integra, Certificate Dr. Avi. Sassone 10.000 €
Lot #5309 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1855/1862, 20 c (dark) blue, mint block of four, cut i
1855/1862, 20 c (dark) blue, mint block of four, cut in between the stamps at top and right. sigend Dr. Avi.
Lot #5310 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1855, 20 C dark blue stripe of eight cancelled with 5
1855, 20 C dark blue stripe of eight cancelled with 5 double circle LODI, all stamps with full/wide margins and in perfect condition, cert. Diena: "I don't know of any other strip of eight." ÷ 1855, 20 C dunkelblau im senkr. 8er-Streifen entwertet mit 5x Zweikreisstempeln LODI, alle Marken sind voll-/breitrandig geschnitten und in...
Lot #5311 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1862, 3 L dark copper used on small piece fragment, st
1862, 3 L dark copper used on small piece fragment, stamp with defects, nevertheless very rare, signed and cert. Raybaudi (Sass. 8.000.-)
Lot #5312 - Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien
Italien - Altitalienische Staaten: Sardinien: 1861 Numerals 1 C black in a stripe of three WITHOUT E
1861 Numerals 1 C black in a stripe of three WITHOUT EMBOSSED DENOMINATION (senza cifra)
-A stripe of three 1 Grano without embossed denomination-numerals but site-inverted and upside-down double partly imprint, mint without gum, fresh colour and wide margins all around, a minor horizontal bend is only backside visible, cert. Dr....
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