1768, Entire letter from Stockholm to France, transported via forwarding agent Antoine Grill & Fils; in France re-directed twice; on front small part missing, where stuck to seal, otherwise fine
Auction #366
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #366
A colourful bouquet of philatelic treasures is to be found in the Heinrich Köhler Spring Auction from 19 to 24 March 2018
From 19 to 24 March 2018, the traditional auction house of Heinrich Köhler will ring in the philatelic spring of 2018 with its 366th auction. Once again an outstanding range of exquisite philatelic and postal history material from Germany to Europe and worldwide awaits collectors in this year's spring auction. Five impressive special catalogues and a main catalogue with many attractive special items once again offer a unique selection of valuable stamps, rare covers and high-quality collections - many top-class items included!
A fascinating and refreshing selection of international philatelic material is waiting for you!
Special catalogues:
Faroe Islands Postal History 1751 to 1948 - The Geoffrey Noer Collection
Baltic States Stamps and Postal History - The Dr. Matteo Lucibello Collection
Greek Territories - The Johann Ulrich Schmitt Collection
Duchy of Brunswick - The "Brunsviga" Collection
Kingdom of Saxony - The "Franco Envelopes" - The Arnim Knapp Collection
Special offer:
Chile - The Martyn Cusworth Collection
Germania Mark values - The Dieter Kamradt Collection
EUROPA CEPT - Specialised Collection
Lot #726 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1783, Gustav III, King of Sweden, entire letter with his own signatur and red seal, addressed to the president of the Royal Tribunal at Wismar, very fine
Lot #727 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1804, Entire letter from Näss to Blois, France, struck on front with clear "R.N.4./SUEDE"; charged on arrival with "15" decimes; a fine letter with very scarce marking
Lot #728 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1805, Entire letter from Stockholm to Bordeaux, showing on front just clear transit mark "SUEDE" (30 mm), in France taxed "14" decimes, small part of outer cover missing on reverse; this type of "SUEDE"-marking is only recorded on a handful of covers
Lot #732 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1867, "Fran Danmark", boxed violet mark on entire letter from Copenhagen to Falkenberg with red crayon "25" and notation "Lösen 25 öre", fine
Lot #733 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1875, Unpaid ship letter, dated Hull September 10 1875, sent to Göteborg with arrival mark on front and clear boxed "FRAN STORBRITANNIEN", taxed with 40 öre and vertical pair postage due stamp 20 ö. blue applied on reverse; very fine and rare, only 5 letters with this landing mark recorded
Lot #734 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
POMERANIA: 1687, Entire letter from Stockholm to Stralsund
Lot #735 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1784, Entire letter sent within Stralsund from the Swedish governor S.W. Hessenstein with his signature to the Council of the City; very fine and decorative
Lot #736 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
ST. BARTHELEMY: 1805, 2 entire letters to Philadelphia, the first dated "St. Barthelemy 21 August 1805", forwarded by private ship to New York and here posted with red "SHIP" to Philadelphia. The sender of the letter, Charles Crook, explains, that this letter is a triplet, because 2 earlier letters he had entrusted to a Captain K. Higgins apparently did not arrive at Philadelphia. The second letter, addressed to the same address is written by...
Lot #3836 - Sweden Schweden - Postal history
1740/66 (ca.), 8 unfrankierte und 2 frankierte Briefe, alles postgeschichtlich interessante Stücke mit besseren Stempeln bzw. 2 Auslandsfrankaturen, teils etwas fehlerhaft
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