AUSTRIAN DDSG: Folded envelope from Iskenderun (Alexandrette) to Aleppo tied by all Arabic “L+A An Canib-i Posta Haleb Nemce 1855” (AP No.2, RRR), usual file folds, very fresh; Iskenderun did not have a Lloyd office, so the entire was sealed on arrival; only few covers are recorded, certificate TFDF 1996
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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Auction Venue
The auction takes place at our premises in Hasengartenstr. 25, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Sale Terms
Lot #6003 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "3 3/4", fresh colour and good margins all around, used on folded lettersheet from Constantinople to Broussa with boxed ''P Anchor P" alongside, a fine and attractive cover, certificate du Vachat (2009)
Provenance: depicted in S. Ringstrom and H.E. Tester "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 2" page 118
Lot #6004 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "1 ½", good margins all around with large part of adjoining stamp at bottom, used on folded lettersheet from Constantinople to Broussa with oval "CONSTANTINOPOLI * POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI P.P" alongside, a fine and attractive cover, certificate du Vachat (2009)
Provenance: The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History (Spink 2011)
depicted in S. Ringstrom...
Lot #6005 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "3" in mixed franking with "Porto-Piastre" label with manuscript "2½" on folded letter from Constantinople to Chio (Kemlek) with black "POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI COSTANTINOPOLI P.P." alongside, vertical fold affecting "Admiralty" stamp, some minor ageing, otherwise a fine and exceedingly rare entire with only one other "mixed" franking between "Admiralty" and "Porto-Piastre" recorded, certificate du...
Lot #6006 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "3" amended in red crayon to "2", somewhat irregularly cut with part of adjoining stamp at top, on folded lettersheet dated July 4. 1860 from Constantinople to Brousse with "P.P." anchor canceller alongside, minor ageing on reverse, a fine and attractive entire, certificate Scheller (2009)
Lot #6007 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"Porto-Piastre" with manuscript "6" on folded letter from Constantinople to Broussa with black “POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI COSTANTINOPOLI P.P.” alongside, fine and very scarce, signed Sorani and Calves
Provenance: Cengiz Arsman Collection
Lot #6008 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"Porto-Piastre" with manuscript "3" on folded letter from Constantinople to Broussa with black boxed ''P Anchor P" alongside, some ageing, otherwise fine, certificate Vachat (2009)
Lot #6009 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"Porto-Piastre" with manuscript "2" on folded letter from Constantinople to Broussa with black boxed ''P Anchor P" alongside, some ageing and imperfections, certificate Vachat (2010)
Lot #6032 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"BELL'S ASIA MINOR STEAMSHIP Co. SMYRNA AGENCY" perfectly struck blue four-line handstamp on folded letter to Triest with adjacent cds. "SMIRNE 4/2 71", once the cover was received by the companies agent in Izmir it was transferred to the Austrian Lloyd Company where the cover was charged with "20" (soldi) as postage due, reverse with arrival mark, a very fine entire showing a perfect strike of the very rare handstamp of which only two are...
Lot #6033 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"THE ASIA MINOR SCREW STEAMSHIP Co. ADALIA AGENCY" three-line handstamp on folded letter from Adalia to Chios, an attractive entire with very rare blue strike of the three-line handstamp, certificate Vachat (2010)
Provenance: The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History (Spink 2011)
depicted in S. Ringstrom and H.E. Tester "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 2" page 25
Lot #6034 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
"THE ASIA MINOR SCREW STEAMSHIP Co. SMYRNA AGENCY" perfectly struck blue three-line handstamp on folded letter to Triest with adjacent cds. "SMIRNE 4/2 71", once the cover was received by the companies agent in Izmir it was transferred to the Austrian Lloyd Company where the cover was charged with "20" (soldi) as postage due, reverse with arrival mark, a very fine entire showing a perfect strike of the rare handstamp
Lot #6035 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 1 piastre black on green glazed paper, cut into at top, but showing part of adjoining stamp at bottom, used, an attractive example of this rarity, signed Schlesinger and certificate Scheller (2009)
Lot #6036 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 1 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour close margins to slightly touched, unused without gum, small surface scratch at bottom, otherwise fine, believed to be the sole unused copy, certificate Scheller (2009)
Lot #6037 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 1 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour and good margins, used with four-line cancel, tiny and unimportant corner bend at lower left, a fine example of this rare stamp, signed Diena with certificate (1986) and certificate du Vachat (2010)
Lot #6038 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 2 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour with superb large margins, used with part of well readable 'Joly' handstamp in blue, minor thin on reverse, otherwise a fine example of this rare stamp, signed Calves
Lot #6039 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 2 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour with superb large margins, used on small piece with part of 'Joly' handstamp in blue (Mr. Joly presided over the Company), a fine example of this rare stamp, certificate du Vachat (2010)
Lot #6040 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues, Ship Mail
1868 Lithographed 2 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour close margins to slightly touched, tied by four-line cancel "BELL'S ASIA MINOR STEAMSHIP CO. SMYRNA AGENCY" to large part of folded lettersheet to Makri-Fethiye, the stamp lifted for inspection, a very rate item with only 3 covers recorded, signed and certificate Scheller (2009)
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