Afghanistan: 1871/1961: Mint and used, housed in 2 albums, well written up and a joy to view. Beginn
1871/1961: Mint and used, housed in 2 albums, well written up and a joy to view. Beginning with the 1871 first issue tiger heads including 2 covers of the 1 shahi, SG #2, both identified by plate as well as possible sheet position. Then #5, #6, #8 and #12 used, as well as a spectacular strip of 3x SG #6 particularly scarce as a multiple,...
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 #12033 - Afghanistan
Lot #12034 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 1871-1891 "TIGER HEADS": Specialized collection of about 750-800 'Tiger' stamps includi
1871-1891 "TIGER HEADS": Specialized collection of about 750-800 'Tiger' stamps including more than 130 large Tiger heads, used and/or unused, few on pieces or covers, with multiples, colour shades etc., most of them identified by plates and positions up to (part) plate reconstructions. A very interesting collection on stock pages in...
Lot #12035 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 1871-1932, Collection of 44 covers, or parts of covers, and postal stationery items, mo
1871-1932, Collection of 44 covers, or parts of covers, and postal stationery items, mostly with pre-UPU combination frankings of Afghan and Indian adhesives (or postal stationery items), starting with piece of cover franked by Afghan Large Tiger Head 1871 first issue 1 shahi from Plate 1 in combination with East India ½a. pale blue tied...
Lot #12036 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 1880/1888: 1298 issues. Unused selection on two album pages showing singles, pair, stri
1880/1888: 1298 issues. Unused selection on two album pages showing singles, pair, strip of three and one usage on cover being 1 Abasi on wove paper together with 1 Abasi on laid paper, scarce, cert. A.Diena (1968)
Lot #12037 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 1890's-1970's: Group of 28 covers, postcards and postal stationery items (unused/used),
1890's-1970's: Group of 28 covers, postcards and postal stationery items (unused/used), plus 5 stamps of 1890's issues, including 1913 Kabul-Quetta cover via Chaman franked 1909 1ab. plus India KEVII. ½a., first p/s card used inland, airmail covers to Europe or America, and others.
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Lot #12038 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 1960 'National Sport' ERROR of colour 25p. green (for red), 16 stamps, each in block of
1960 'National Sport' ERROR of colour 25p. green (for red), 16 stamps, each in block of four with three 50p. green, eight blocks unmounted mint, and eight blocks cancelled-to-order by 1969 Kaboul c.d.s. (each with full gum), very fine. (Mi. ca. €616)
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