1873, folded letter endorsed "per St. Liguria" sent from Gibraltar to Genoa, with uncancelled British stamps not consided valid by the Italian P.O., upon arrival taxed "4" d. and postage due 40c. applied and good strike of straigt-line "con Bastim Mercant" alongside, tying one GB stamp, a very rare and to our knowledge the only letter carried by an Italian steamer coming from Buenos Aires and collected Gibraltar
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 #366 - Overseas Argentina
1874, 10c. green tied by cds. and "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" to double weight folded letter to Genoa, taxed "18" thus postage due 60c. horizontal strip of three applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA", two disinfection slits, a fine and interesting cover from thr third journes of Lavarello and the first day of use of the handstamp "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani"
Lot #367 - Overseas Argentina
1874, 5c. brick red tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES 19 AGO 74" to folded letter to Genoa with adjacent "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani", taxed "9" thus postage due 30c. horizontal pair and single applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA", two disinfection slits, postage due adhesives with faults, otherwise fine. A very interesting entire which was privately carried to Buenos Aires as the call at Montevideo was irregular. The text from the letter...
Lot #368 - Overseas Argentina
1875, two printed matters (one not complete) addressed to Genoa, once the local rate paid in cash by the Italian consulate to the Argentinian P.O., the other one with local rate paid by affixing 1x. adhesive, both with adjacent two-line "Da Buenos.-Aires coi Postali Italiani" and with postage due 2 and 10c. applied and tied by cds. "GENOVA", few folds not affecting the franking, slightly stained, otherwise fine and scarce
Lot #369 - Overseas Argentina
1876, unfranked enevelope sent from "BUENOS AIRES 5 AGO 1876" to Genoa, taxed "10" d. thus postage due 1l. applied and two-line "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" alongside, vertical fold, otherwise a fine and attractive cover directly consigned to the Italian Consulate
Lot #370 - Overseas Argentina
1879, unfranked enevelope addressed to Mondovì Breo, taxed "10" d. thus postage due 50c. as vertical pair applied and two-line "Da Buenos Aires coi Postali Italiani" alongside, adhesive small tear and and reverse with small rust paper clip mark, otherwise a fine and attractive cover directly consigned to the Italian Consulate
Lot #371 - Overseas Argentina
1884, Cover and Posthorn 12c. blue tied by cds. "BUENOS AIRES DI 27 87" to folded letter endorsed "Vap. Duca di Galliera" addressed to Genoa with a superb strike of rare boxed "CASSETTE POSTALI SUI PIROSCAFI" alongside, adhesive with lower left corner added, otherwise a fine and rare entire, signed Sorani with certificate (1995)
Lot #372 - Overseas Argentina
1892, Belgrano 12c. blue together with Italy Umberto I 25c. on envelope addressed to Milan and endorsed "Vapore SIRIO" which did not pass through the local P.O. and was embarked on the Sirio by the sender who added an Italian stamp to pay the Italian postage, thus both stamps tied by "SIRIO - PIR. POSTALE ITALIANO", cover with some minor tears etc., nevertheless a unusual and interesting "mixed" franking, signed A. Diena a.o. and certificates...
Lot #373 - Argentina buenos aires
1859, Cabecitas 1p. blue, good colour, touched at left otherwise good margins, paying the inland rate, tied by dotted oval to small folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "BUENOS AIRES 14 MAY 62" to Biella, the letter was transferred to the French Consular P.O. and put aboard of the "Saintonge", upcon arrival charged "10" decimes, a fine and rare entire as most letters were directly handed in Buenos Aires to the Consular P.O. avoiding to pay...
Lot #374 - Overseas brazil
1846, folded letter dated "Pernambuco 25 8 1846" and inside endorsed "p. Swordfish"sent to London, there readdressed to Palermo and Milan with oval "P" and two-line "VIA DI UNINGA" alongside, charged "8" in London, "30" grana in Palermo and "27" creditet to Naples, reverse with red faded "DSAG", address crossed out, otherwise a fine letter with an unusual route as most of the mail from the U.K. passed Paris
The brigantine Swordfish...
Lot #375 - Overseas brazil
1847, entire folded letter from "PERNAMBUCO 13 July 1847" sent to London with good strike of blue "COVE SHIP LETTER" and tax stamp "8" alongside, then re-addressed to Naples and endorsed "Par Paquebot de la Mediterrane" and "Via Marseille", taxed "30" grana in Naples, a very attractive entire and a rare combination of Cove transit marking follwed by the request "Par Paquebot de la Mediterrane" as the usual route was via Calais and overland...
Lot #376 - Overseas brazil
1853, folded letter endorsed "p. Tay" from "RIO-JANEIRO JU 13 1853" addressed to Genoa, with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "17" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire
Lot #377 - Overseas brazil
1853, double-weight folded letter endorsed "per Great Western" from "RIO-JANEIRO NO 14 1853" addressed to Genoa, with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "34" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire
Lot #378 - Overseas brazil
1855, printed price list endorsed "per Avon Steamer" from "RIO JANEIRO JY 14 1855" addressed to Genoa, in pen noted "5" on the upper left corner with nice strike of boxed "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" alongside, taxed "85" dec. upon arrival, a scarce entire
Lot #379 - Overseas brazil
1866, Pedro II. 200r. black with black grid cancel on envelope endorsed "per Tiber" addressed to Genoa via London, taxed "11" upon arrival and postage due 40c. two singles and 30c. applied, adhesives some faults, a scarce and attractive entire
Lot #380 - Overseas brazil
1866, Pedro II. 200r. black as horizontal pair tied by red pen stroke to envelope endorsed "p. Potosi" addressed to Genoa, taxed "14" upon arrival and postage due 5, 30c. and 1l. applied, postage due 5c. missing corner, a scarce and attractive entire
Lot #381 - Overseas brazil
1870, folded lettersheet endorsed "...Amazone" to Genoa with adjacent senders cachet "...RIO DE JANEIRO", upon arrival taxed "12" and postage due 10c. as vertical pair and 1l. single applied, a fine and attractive cover with interesting usage of two different postage due issues
Lot #382 - Overseas brazil
1849, Verticais 600r. with good to large margins and two singles Pedro II. 200r. black tied by cork cancel with cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 27 AGT 73" alongside to folded lettersheet endorsed "par Vapora Poitu" to Genoa, the letter unsufficiently prepaid and handdwritten charge "24" derated to "7" decimes, thust postage due 30c (faults) and 40c. applied, a beautiful and scarce entire, signed Calves
Lot #383 - Overseas brazil
1861, Coloridos 280r. red with large margins on three sides and just touched at ipper right, tied by dotted cancel with adjacent cds. "CORREO GENERAL DA CORTE 25 10 1862" to folded lettersheet endorsed "par St. Bearn" to Genoa, with red boxed "PD" and on top oval "INSUFFICIENTE" with a further strike tying the adhesives, upon arrival charged "12", some ageing but a very charming and to our knowledge only recorded cover to Sardinia franked by...
Lot #384 - Overseas brazil
1861, Coloridos 430r. yellow good to huge margins all around tied by dotted cancel to cover front to Genoa with red boxed "PD" and cds. "BRESIL BORDEAUX 19 JUIN 62" alongside, some folds and ink errosion, but a a rare and attractive single franking to an unusual destination
Lot #385 - Overseas brazil
1866, Pedro II. 10c., 20c. lilac and horizontal pair 200r. black, the first two un-tied, the latter tied by cds. to reverse of opened out mourning cover to Meta with cds. "PORTO ALEGRE 30 JAN 70" and boxed blue "PD" and red "P.P" and French Italian exchange marking "F*56" alongside. The letter was fully pre-paird with 430 reis for the transatlantic journey, considered unpaid, even though red "PP", upon arrival charged "20" thus strip of three...
Lot #386 - Overseas brazil
1866, Pedro II. 10r. red, 50r. blue and 200r. black tied by cork cancel with adjacent cds. "RIO DE JANEIRO 20 JUL 77" to folded letter endorsed "p. La France" to Palerma, some ageing and 200r. faulty, otherwise a fine and appealing entire
Lot #387 - Overseas brazil
1870, unpaid folded letter and cover front from "RIO-DE-JANEIRO 6 JAN 70" resp. "PERNAMBUCO 13 JAN 70", both endorsed "p. Estremadure" with blue senders cachet at left to Genoa, upon arrival charged "24" resp "48" thus postage due 40c. and 2l. as singles resp. as pairs tied by cds., the front some minor tears and adhesives with imperfections, otherwise a fine and scarce ensemble, the folded letter signed Enzo Diena with certificate (1990)...
Lot #388 - Overseas brazil
1839, entire folded letter dated "Bahia, Spt. 7. 1839", inside with pre-printed price list for import and export goods, transported by ship "Cattolico" to Naples and charged with 10 grana upon arrival, two disinfection slits, fine and attractive
Lot #389 - Overseas brazil
1844, entire folded letter dated "Rio de Janeiro 14e Maggio 1844", addressed to Palermo and first transported by ship "Amalia-Napoli" to Naples and then transshipped onto the "Palinuro", there red "Vapori Postali" applied, small tear at top, otherwise a fine and attractive entire
The Conte di Aquila Luigi II° di Borbone and his wife, the princess Maria di Braganza, sister of Don Pedro II°, were on board of the "Amalia" during it's...
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