1847, Lady McLeod (5 cents) blue, fresh colour and close to large margins, without gum, a fine copy of the most iconic of all private ship letter stamps and also the first adhesive stamp issued in a British Colony, certificates PF (1957), A. Diena (1973) and Brandon (1996)
Provenance: H. R. Harmer, 1957
"The David Melat Collection of Postage Stamps of the World" (John W. Kaufmann Inc., 1985)...
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.
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Lot #6041 - British Commonwealth Trinidad and Tobago, Ship Mail
Lot #6065 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 1 penny blue, two singles (transfer types 1 and 9), fresh colour and mostly good margins, one example with left sheet margin, used with violet oval handstamp "St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Cy Ltd.", both with horizontal crease, otherwise fine, very scarce with only about a dozen used examples known, marginal copy signed E.F.H. Harpenden
Lot #6066 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 1 penny blue, intermediate stone, block of 30 with sheet margins on left and right, deep and fresh colour and with full characteristic brownish gum, four stamps unused, the others mint never hinged, small tear in the margin only, very minor ageing and a small surface scrap mentioned for full accuracy only, a very rare and attractive multiple
Lot #6067 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 6 pence lilac (transfer type 4), fresh colour and close to good margins, used with black oval handstamp "St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Cy Ltd.", hardly perceptible corner bend at lower right, otherwise fine, very scarce with only about half a dozen used examples known, certificate BPA (with no opinion on the cancellation)
Lot #6068 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 6 pence lilac (transfer type 1), fresh colour and close to good margins, used with violet oval handstamp "St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Cy Ltd.", a very fine and sound copy of this rare stamp with only about half a dozen used examples known
Lot #6069 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 6 pence lilac (transfer type 3), fresh colour and good margins, used with violet oval handstamp "St. Lucia Steam Conveyance Cy Ltd.", minor thin, otherwise a fine copy of this rare stamp with only about half a dozen used examples known
Lot #6071 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1872, First printing, Steamer 6 pence lilac, horizontal pair, crease through one stamp, otherwise fine
Lot #6072 - British Commonwealth St. Lucia, Ship Mail
1880s, Second issue, 2nd printing, Steamer 1-6 penny, each as complete sheet of 72, in addition another sheet 1-3 penny (some faults), some singles and multiples and single 1 penny and 3 pence block of four, first printing, mostly fine
Lot #6104 - British Commonwealth British Honduras, Ship Mail
1895 "Caye Service 3 Cents" violet three-line typed label, tied by "CUTHBERT BROS." straightline handstamp with adjacent matching "Sep. 18 1895" datestamp alongside to cover, a fine and rare entire of which only about a dozen are known to exist
Provenance: The Jim Czyl Collection British Honduras (Grosvenor 2014)
Around 1892 a Belize merchant named Cuthbert built a house on St. George's Cay. He also bought a steam yacht which...
Lot #6196 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1897, 1 pence imperforated, marginal block of 30, almost all mint never hinged, some wrinkles and small tears, mostly in the margins, the largest known multiple with only one sheet recorded
Provenance: "Santo" New Hebrides (Macray Watson, Belgrave, Australia Sale 82)
Lot #6197 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1897, 1 pence horizontal pair, paying for the 2 pence interisland postage, together with New South Wales 1888 2 pence blue and 1891 ½ penny slate, all tied by cds. "PORT VILA 22 JUN 97" to cover front to Sydney, some ageing, still fine and attractive usage showing the earliest date recorded from the Hambly correspondence
Provenance: ex Hubert Goron
Lot #6198 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1897, 1 pence horizontal strip of three, paying for the 3 pence interisland registered postage, together with New South Wales 1897 1 pence red strip of three and single 2 pence blue, on cover with the "Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes" crest on the reverse to Marseille, the cover was not registered in Port Vila but in Sydney on December 8 1897. It is likely that the cover was posted on an island south of Port Vila on the Messageries...
Lot #6199 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1897, small group of 5 values including 1 one block of four and two used 2 pence with the two different cancellations "PORT VILA" and "TRAVELLING POST" in use, fine
Lot #6200 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1897, interesting specialized collection, partly written up and in addition stockbookpages, including many multiples, some with marginal inscriptions and plate numbers, 31 used examples including several from the Jersey collection, french "SANDWICH" cds., varieties like displaced center etc.
Lot #6201 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1903, small unused collection of four stamps 5-25 centimes, in addition 5 centimes with scarce cancellation "Pt. HAVANNAH" and a 15c. black forgery of the Bonnet Imitations, written up on two pages
Lot #6202 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1864/73, Steamer 1 penny green, proof from an engraved die on thin card (30x29mm), without gum, a very fine and unique item
Provenance: ex collection E.F. Hurt
described in S. Ringstrom and H.E. Tester "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 2" page 21
Lot #6203 - British Commonwealth Australia, Ship Mail
1864/73, ½-3 pence, interesting group with stamps on yellowish and white paper, including 1 penny red block of six with gutters and the error "Half Pence" (heavily damaged), total of 22 values, mostly good condition
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