1903, 25 penni black on pink paper, perforated horizontally, vertical pair on reverse of cover from Helsingfors to Växär, a small islands in Åbo Skärgård. The only known stamps of 25 penni known, there exists only one other card franked with the 50 penni label, despite some imperfections an attractive and scarce entire with full content
Provenance: described and depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World -...
373rd Heinrich Köhler auction - Day 1
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen 373rd Heinrich Köhler auction - Day 1
Viewing times of the 373rd Heinrich Köhler auction
Viewing in our office in Wiesbaden.
17 - 20 March 2020 | Tuesday to Friday | 9.00 a.m. to 5 p-m. |
23 - 27 March 2020 | Monday to Friday | 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
28 March 2020 | Saturday | starting 8.30 a.m. |
You may also view at other times by appointment.
Due to a high number of visitors we recommend viewing the collection lots before the auction week.
Auction Schedule
Tuesday, 24th. March 2020 | from 9:00 a.m. | Lot 1 - 1016 |
Single Lots: Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Europe and Colonies: Belgium - Yugoslavia, including
Special offer: From Odessa via Constantinople to Mont Athos Special offer: Ireland - The Path to Independence – The "Dublin" Collection (part III)
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from 3:00 p.m. | Lot 6001-6216 |
Special Catalogue: Private Ship Letter Stamp Issuing Companies up to 1900 – The Jan Berg Collection
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Wednesday, 25th. March 2020 | from 9:30 a.m. | Lot 1017-1342 |
Single Lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Literature
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from 1:00 p.m. | Lot 4001-4443 |
Collections: Europe: Albania - Vatikan, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
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Thursday 26th. March 2020 | from 9:00 a.m. | Lot 4444-4892 |
Collections: General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections, Coins, Literature, German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies
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from 1:00 p.m. | Lot 4893-5431 |
Collections: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945
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Friday, 27th. March 2020 | from 9:30 a.m. | Lot 1343-1809 |
Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, including Special offer: Germania Sarre – The
Karlheinz Menges Collection
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from 1:30 p.m. | Lot 1991-2616 |
Single Lots: Germany after 1945: Local issues after 1945, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany, including the „George Marshall“
Collection (part IV)
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Saturday, 28th. March 2020 | from 10:00 a.m. | Lot 2617 – 3124 |
Single Lots: German Empire 1872 - 1945,
German post offices abroad and colonies
German States Baden – Württemberg, North
German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine
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The auction takes place at our premises in Hasengartenstr. 25, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Lot #6153 - europe Finland, Ship Mail
Lot #6154 - europe Finland, Ship Mail
1890, 25 penni orange-red on toned paper, type II, used with pen stroke, fine and scarce
Lot #6155 - europe Finland, Ship Mail
1893, 25 penni indigo, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, light corner crease at lower left, a fine copy of this rare stamp of which only a few are recorded
Lot #6156 - europe Finland, Ship Mail
1867, Steamer 10-25 penni red, punched out individually, unused with original gum, the 20-25 penni with Fabergé notes on reverse, very fine and attractive set of the earliest of all ship letter stamps of Finland
Lot #6157 - europe Finland, Ship Mail
1886, Urho "20" penni colour-trial in brown, with missing denomination and bottom inscription, unused without gum, some imperfections including small cut at top, very rare with only a few known
Provenance: depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page 151
Lot #6182 - europe France, Ship Mail
1875, Steamer 5 "Via BORDEAUX" in red, 8 "Via St. NAZAIRE" in blue and 12 "Via SOUTHAMPTON" in green, all with manuscript entry of the transporting ship, some faults, but a very rare group with in total about 10 items recorded, with some numbers existing only once
Lot #6183 - europe France, Ship Mail
1875, Steamer 9 "Via BRINDISI" with manuscript entry "Albanian" on folded lettersheet endorsed "per S.S. Albanian" originating from Malta with cds. "MALTA AP 5 75" alongside, to Constantinople with perfect red strike of cds. "BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE AP 13 1875". The cover was sent unpaid by private ship, charged "4d" upon arrival, the stamp with some negligible imperfections, a great rarity with only two covers known, this one...
Lot #6184 - europe Hungary, Ship Mail
1875, Ancre green, fresh colour and good embossing, used with black cds. "REV-FÜLÖP 11 8", a fine and very rare stamp with less than 15 copies recorded of which several reside in the Hungarian Postal Museum
Provenance: The Jim Czyl Collection Hungary (Grosvenor 2014)
Lot #6185 - europe Norway, Ship Mail
1896, 10 øre chocolate and 20 øre red, each as block of four, the latter with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine
Lot #6186 - europe Norway, Ship Mail
1896, 10 øre chocolate tied by cds. "ADVENT BAY 1896" to Norway 10 Øre postal stationery with cds. "NORDLANDS POSTEX. E 19.VIII.96" to Berlin, fine
Lot #6187 - europe Norway, Ship Mail
1896, 10 øre chocolate and 20 øre red, two singles each tied by cds. "ADVENT BAY SPITSBERGEN" to triple rate pre-printed HAPAG-envelope via Hammerfest, where a horizontal pair of 10øre red was applied, to New York, upon arrival the cover was regarded as not fully paid thus "DUE 20 cents" cancellation and "T" were applied on front, then redirected within New York and charges 20 cents with postage due stamps, some wear as to be expected, a very...
Lot #6188 - europe Norway, Ship Mail
1896, 20 øre red tied by cds. "ADVENT BAY" to somewhat faulty cover, in addition 10 øre chocolate and 20 øre red unused
Lot #6189 - europe Sweden, Ship Mail
1866/67, "J.K.B. Local-post. 5 öre." and "J.K.B. Local-post. 10 öre." typographed label black on brownish horizontally laid paper, unused without gum and "J.K.B. Local-post. 10 öre." with the ships name "Odin" added in black ink, tied by manuscript to folded letter dated Oviken July 25, 1867 and addressed to Kronofogden, Högädle, Herr N. Nilsson Östersund. The unused stamps with, on front, hardly perceptible vertical crease, otherwise fine,...
Lot #6190 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
1869, Thomas B. Morton & Co. Letter Post, "FRANCO" handstamp seal in red adhering on large part of cover from Thessaloniki to Genova with two-line "SALONICH 31 AOUT" and red "D.A.a.L" handstamp alongside, reverse with SEMLIN Disinfection cachet and transit- and arrival marks, an attractive and very rare cover being one of two known examples of this issue used on cover, signed Sloane
Provenance: The Julius Steindler Collection "...
Lot #6191 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
1870, Third Issue Steamer ½-2 piastre in green, red and blue, small group of 8 values including complete set with red diamond-shaped grid cancellation, mostly fine
Lot #6192 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
1870/72, Third Issue Steamer 1 piastre red in combination with Sixt Issue 10 para black and red Journal stamp, each stamp neatly tied by red diamond grill handstamp, oval blue Company cachet underneath the 10 para. adhesive (Zarigrad = Constantinople), small manuscript "5" in red crayon alongside, possibly being a Ship's Captain's fee or representing 5 bani credit to the local Office in Braila. Slight cover tear at top and with flap missing...
Lot #6193 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
Sixt Issue 10 para black and red Journal stamp tied by manuscript with adjacent numeral "1" in combination with Greece Large Hermes Heads 10 lepta orange and 80 lepta red, tied by cds. "CORFU 21 APRIL" to folded lettersheet from Galatz to Corfu in Greece. The letter stamp applied at edge, a very attractive entire. Only 8 covers bearing T. B. Morton adhesives are recorded and just 4 with the 'Letter' adhesive, this being the only known...
Lot #6194 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
1869, interesting collection starting with two proofs of the First and Second Issue, than First Issue single deep greenish blue on blue paper and Second Issue three singles deep red on blue paper, red on yellow paper and red on greenish paper, in addition a way-bill with three line "THE ASIA MINOR SCREW STEAMSHIP Cp MERSINA AGENCY", also some forgeries etc., all unused, fine and scarce
Lot #6195 - europe Turkey, Ship Mail
1869/70, interesting unused and used collection of 14 values including a pair and "Letter" on Journal stamp as strip of three and block of four, mostly fine
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