Macau: 1822/1983, the amazing collection of postal history on exhibition pages in SAFE album. Starti
1822/1983, the amazing collection of postal history on exhibition pages in SAFE album. Starting with two postal documents of 1822 resp. 1842 signed by the postmaster, one of them by Felix Vicente Coimbra, the first postmaster of Macao. Followed suit by the extremely rare 1835 cover with red "Boat Office / 10 C. Macao" ex-Ishikawa, several...
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 #12710 - macau
Lot #12711 - macau
Macau: 1884/1995 (approx.), collection in three stockbooks, including one book with early definitive
1884/1995 (approx.), collection in three stockbooks, including one book with early definitives and later commemorative issues mainly used, one book with complete sheets and the third book with s/s, high catalogue value and many duplicates, mainly MNH, some also used or MH, additionally with four presentation packs of 1983, 1984 and 1991...
Lot #12712 - macau
Macau: 1885/1989, mint and used in stockbook inc. 1982 and 1989 s/s MNH (4), Michel cat. 2680 accord
1885/1989, mint and used in stockbook inc. 1982 and 1989 s/s MNH (4), Michel cat. 2680 according vendor.
Lot #12713 - macau
Macau: 1983-2017 ca.: Mint collection of stamps, souvenir sheets, se-tenants etc. in two binders, tw
1983-2017 ca.: Mint collection of stamps, souvenir sheets, se-tenants etc. in two binders, two stockbooks and a folder, few used, with some better sets and se-tenants, souvenir sheets from 1990's to modern, also stamps for vending machines etc.
Lot #12714 - macau
Macau: 1985-99: Collection of about 50 se-tenant sheets, mint never hinged, few used, few later shee
1985-99: Collection of about 50 se-tenant sheets, mint never hinged, few used, few later sheets (2000's), and two souvenir sheets, including sheets of 1985 'Luis de Camões Museum', 1987 'Ceramics of the L. de Camões Museum', 1988 'Mammals', 1992 'Chinese Gods' and others, fine.
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