1853, 1 d. blue, early print, large margins and lightly cancelled, a beautiful stamp in very fine condition, certificate RPS (1943)
Auction #368- Day 1
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #368- Day 1
From Saxony to the Danish West Indies, from early postal history to modern philately: rarities and exceptional top-class collections
The programme for the 368th auction of Germany's oldest stamp auction house is again impressive with philatelic and postal history material of the highest standard. Three special catalogues with unique collections and many special sections in an overwhelming main catalogue speak in a clear language. The spectrum ranges from early postal history to modern philately, from Germany to Europe and worldwide, and offers almost everything the collector's heart desires.
Auction Schedule
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 from 9:00 am Lot 1 - 808A
Single Lots: Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Europe and Colonies: Belgium - Yugoslavia, including
Special offer: Belgium - Postal History 1459-1794 – The Jürgen Briese Collection
Special offer: Incoming mail from Central- and South America to Italy 1837-1889 – The Dr. Giorgio Magnani Collection
Tuesday, 26 March 2019 from 3:00 pm Lot 809 - 1142
Single Lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 from 9:00 am Lot 1143 - 1532
Single Lots: Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Literature , including
Special offer: Commercial Zeppelin Mail 1928-1937 – The Dickson H. Preston Collection
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 from 12:00 pm Lot 7001 - 7312
Special Catalogue: Ireland - The Path to Independence - The "Dublin" Collection (part I)
& Irish Coil Stamps 1922 to 1940 - The Robert M. Benninghoff Collection (part I)
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 following from ca. 2:00 pm Lot 6001 - 6337
Special Catalogue: Danish West Indies 1773-1917 – The "Høgensborg" Collection (part I)
Thursday, 28 March 2019 from 9:00 am Lot 4001 - 4608
Collections: Europe: Albania - Vatican, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections
Thursday, 28 March 2019 from 2:00 pm Lot 4609 - 5266
Collections: German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945
Friday, 29 March 2019 from 9:00 am Lot 1533 - 2269
Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, including
Special offer: WITU Postal History
Friday, 29 March 2019 from 1:30 pm Lot 2270 - 2981
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
Saturday, 30 March 2019 from 9:00 am Lot 2982 - 3571
Single Lots: German Empire 1872 - 1945, German States Baden - North German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine
Saturday, 30 March 2019 from 1:00 pm Lot 8001 - 8160
Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Saxony - The Christian and Renate Springer Collection (part I)
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Lot #852 - Australia tasmania
Worn impression 1 d. pale blue, good to large margins, lightly cancelled, very fine, sign. Köhler
Lot #853 - Australia tasmania
1 d. pale blue in horizontal pair, large margins, nicely cancelled "60" LAUNCESTON, very fine and scarce, sign. Pfenninger
Lot #854 - Australia tasmania
4 d. bright red-orange, nice colour and good to large margins, cancelled "60", very fine
Lot #855 - Australia tasmania
1853, 4 d. red-orange, plate I, second state, fresh colour and large margins, lightly cancelled "59" LAUNCESTON, very fine
Lot #856 - Australia tasmania
4 d. orange, plate 2, showing behind Queen's head small triangular 'Prisoner's' punch hole, fresh colour and large margins, tied by numeral "18" to small piece with adjacent boxed "CAMP TOWN 18 May. 55", very fine. The 'prisoner's' punch hole is believed to be a form of control used by a settler at Campbell town on letters addressed to government officials or solicitors; 3 covers and this piece are recorded
Lot #857 - Australia tasmania
1855, 4 d. blue, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "60" LAUNCESTON with 2 different "PRE-PAID" marks to Hobard, very fine
Lot #858 - Australia tasmania
Unissued 6 d. dull lilac, block of 4 from the only recorded creased proof sheet, ungummed, slightly touched at left, otherwise good to large margins; a scarce multiple, certificate RPS (1965) (SG £ 3.000,-)
Lot #859 - Australia tasmania
1856, 4 page letter of April 21 from postmaster general F.C. Smith to the colonial agent Edward Barnard with receiving mark of July 30, 1856. The postmaster general asked for quality postage stamp paper, sending as samples 3 strips taken from the margins of existing postage stamp sheets. A highly interesting and unique document
Lot #860 - Australia tasmania
1856/57, 1 d. deep red-brown on pelure paper, horizontal pair, the right stamp showing large part of papermaker's watermark, good colour, ample to large margins, neatly cancelled by no. "64" HOBART, fine and rare, certificates RPS (1973) and Brandon (2003)
Lot #861 - Australia tasmania
1858, 6 d. dull lilac, slightly cut into at top and slightly touched at left, tied by clear "52" to small envelope to Secundrabad, India, showing on front clear arrival mark and boxed "BOMBAY Bearing 2 Annas", very fine
Lot #862 - Australia tasmania
1870/71, 1 d. rose-red with additional horizontal perforation above "ONE PENNY" and 2 d. yellow-green (scissors' cut at top and applied damaged at lower right) tied (most likely upon arrival) by Melbourne numeral "1" to small envelope to Carlton with transit and arrival marks of December 20, 1870 on reverse; an interesting cover and the earliest recorded use of the 'Sideface' issue on cover
Lot #863 - Australia tasmania
1871/78, wm TAS, 4 d. buff, horizontal strip of 4 from the upper left sheet corner with large part of plate no. "43", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine and scarce in this condition (SG for unused single stamps £ 1.400,-)
Lot #864 - Australia tasmania
1878, 1 d. carmine, imperforate plate proof in block of 4 from the upper sheet margin with plate no. "3", unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, very fine
Lot #865 - Australia tasmania
1878, 8 d., stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, mounted in small frame, very fine
Lot #866 - Australia tasmania
8 d., 6 die proofs showing different states of the engraving, dated June 28-July 10, 1878, one with additional "AFTER HARDENING"; a remarkable and rare group with explaining text on exhibition pages
Lot #867 - Australia tasmania
1880/91, 4 d. deep yellow, printed both sides, horizontal pair with nice fresh colour, unused with large part of original gum, very fine and scarce, certificate Brandon (2001) (SG £ 1.500,-)
Lot #868 - Australia tasmania
1891, Folded tracing by De La Rue printers proposing new watermark paper, accompanied by original file copy of letter dated June 5 to the agent general for Tasmania about problems with the dandy-roll and original letter from the agent general to De La Rue, accepting their proposal; a most remarkable group
Lot #869 - Australia tasmania
1892/99, key plate issue ½ d. orange/mauve, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
Lot #870 - Australia tasmania
2½ d. purple, marginal block of 4 from the colour book with date stamp "1 DEC 91" in the margin, also stamp size die proof in black on glazed paper
Lot #871 - Australia tasmania
2½ d., tied by cds. "LAUNCESTON JU 22" (1909) to acknowledgement of delivery, fine and scarce
Lot #872 - Australia tasmania
5 d., die proof on glazed white card, dated "28 SEP. 91" and stamped "BEFORE HARDENING", fine and scarce
Lot #873 - Australia tasmania
1892/99, key plate issue 6 d. violet/black, block of 4 with right sheet margin, endorsed "1 stamp colour book", unused o.g., 3 stamps unmounted mint
Lot #874 - Australia tasmania
10 d. purple-lake/deep green, original colour recipe bearing 2 dummy stamps in the used colours, dated "1 Nov. 98", also die proof of the value tablet only, dated "26 SEP 98" and endorsed "Jamaica" (excised) and "Tasmania", stamp size die proof of the frame only and 2 blocks of 4 of the stamp colour book with marginal inscriptions; a most interesting and rare group
Lot #875 - Australia tasmania
2 sh. 6 d. brown/blue, 2nd printing, block of 12 from the lower right sheet corner with plate no. "1", handstamp "12 MAR. 96" and initialed as approval of the 2nd printing, unused o.g., the stamps unmounted mint, some minor creasing, unique
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