Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 1840/2010 (ca.), huge and extraordinary collection in four big boxes incl
1840/2010 (ca.), huge and extraordinary collection in four big boxes incl. some exhibit collections e.g. "MARITIME TRAGEDIES" and "WARSHIPS" on well written-up pages, documenting various maritime accidents, sunken ships, rescue facilities, types of warships, history of naval warfare, nuclear submarines from All World, inlc. more than 50...
52nd Auction - Day 5
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 52nd Auction - Day 5
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 #13520 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Lot #13521 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 1897/2014 (ca.), comprehensive and sophisticated balance of apprx. 1.075
1897/2014 (ca.), comprehensive and sophisticated balance of apprx. 1.075 covers/cards with related frankings, cacheted envelopes, special event postmarks, ppc etc., in addition a few loose stamps. Very rarely seen in that comprehensiveness, lovely opportunity!
Lot #13522 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 1900/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 330 covers/cards/ppc, neatly arrang
1900/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 330 covers/cards/ppc, neatly arranged on written up pages, showing Merchant Navy, Paquebot, Sailing Ships, Cable Ships, Gulf War 1990/1991, Panama and Suez Channel etc.
Lot #13523 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 1932/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 320 covers/cards/ppc/photos of Carg
1932/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 320 covers/cards/ppc/photos of Cargo Ships/Oil Tankers with corresponding frankings/cancellations/illustrations, from old to modern and from small to large, neatly arranged in three volumes on (partly) written up pages, in addition a good part of (chiefly MNH) thematic stamps and souvenir sheets....
Lot #13524 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 1970/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 230 covers/cards/ppc/photos of Sail
1970/2000 (ca.), collection of apprx. 230 covers/cards/ppc/photos of Sailing Boats with corresponding frankings/cancellations/illustrations, from old to modern and from small to large, neatly arranged in two volumes on (partly) written up pages, in addition a nice selection of (chiefly MNH) thematic stamps and souvenir sheets. Attractive...
Lot #13525 - thematik: schiffe / ships
Thematik: Schiffe / ships: 2018, Gibraltar: HMS Queen Elizabeth, 500 copies of the souvenir sheet Mi
2018, Gibraltar: HMS Queen Elizabeth, 500 copies of the souvenir sheet Michel block no. 131 mint never hinged. Cat. value 4.000,- €.
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