1881: Quetzal: 10 c. gray-violet and green, pair used on cover, from San Marcos to Perleberg, Germany, dated 22 May 1884, tied by a combination of the violet town datestamp without date and black star cancels, on reverse Guatemala transit dated 29 May 1884 and arrival in Perlesberg 9 July 1884, slightly soiled, generally fine, a scarce double franking
Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
Viewing times of the 383rd Heinrich Köhler auction and
The ERIVAN Collection – 11th auction
Due to a high number of visitors we recommend viewing the collection lots before the auction week. Viewing at any time by prior appointment in our office in Wiesbaden.
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11 – 13 March 2024 Monday to Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
14 – 15 March 2024 Thursday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
18 – 22 March 2024 Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
23 March 2024 Saturday starting 8.30 a.m.
Special Viewing: From 1–3 March 2024, no single lots Bavaria can be viewed in our office in Wiesbaden, as they will be at the Philatelia Munich for viewing.
Auction Schedule
Thursday, 14 March 2024 09:00 CET 1001–1841
Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
Special offer: Departements Conquis – The Wilma Droemont Collection
Special offer: Chile – The Colon Issues (part II)
Thursday, 14 March 2024 16:00 CET 6001–6204 Special Catalogue: Danish West Indies 1806–1917 – The "Baghira" Collection
Friday, 15 March 2024 09:00 CET 1842–2109
Single Lots: Olympics, Thematics, Literature
Special offer: Summer Olympic Games – The Fredrik C. Schreuder Collection (part II)
Special offer: Ludwig van Beethoven – The Yukio Onuma Collection (part II)
Special offer: Volkswagen – a German Myth – The Dr Edo-Meino Eden Collection
Friday, 15 March 2024 12:00 CET 5001–5569 Special Catalogue: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail – inclusive the collection of the Sieger family
Monday, 18 March 2024 10:00 CET 2110–2328 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Monday, 18 March 2024 12:30 CET 6601–6960 Special Catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 09:00 CET 2329–2887
Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies
Special offer: Registered Letters of the German Foreign Post Offices and German Colonies (part III)
Special offer: German South West Africa – Cancellations on Private and Field Post
Special offer: German Post in China and Kiautschou – Post during WWI and Trans-Siberian Railway – The Dr Heinz Findeiss Collection
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 14:00 CET 6501–6600 Special Catalogue: German Post Offices in Morocco & German Post Offices in Turkey – The "Waldersee" Collection
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 15:00 CET 2888–3653
Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, Germany after 1945
Special offer: Definitive Issue Posthorn 1951 – Specialised Collection
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 09:00 CET 7001–7758 Special Catalogue: Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part III)
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 16:00 CET 10001–10331 Country Collections: Europe, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Thursday, 21 March 2024 09:00 CET 10332–11234
Country Collections: Overseas
Collections and Lots: General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections, Picture Postcards, Literature, Coins
Collections Germany: German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies, German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945
Friday, 22 March 2024 10:00 CET 8001–8097 Special Catalogue: Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection
Friday, 22 March 2024 11:00 CET 8201–8299 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Bavaria – Postal History and Social Philately 1806–1875 – The Oliver Reifenrath Collection
Friday, 22 March 2024 12:00 CET 8501–8571 Special Catalogue: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen – The Karl-Hillard Geuther Collection (part III)
Friday, 22 March 2024 13:00 CET 8601–8815 Special Catalogue: Heligoland – The Dr. Hans Friedrich Häuser Collection (part II)
Friday, 22 March 2024 15:00 CET 9001–9244 Special Catalogue: Schleswig-Holstein 1850–1867 – The Rolf Beyerodt Collection
Saturday, 23 March 2024 08:30 CET 3654–4207
Single Lots: German States Baden – Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Special offer: The Principalities of Lippe – The Gustav Strunk Collections (part II)
Saturday, 23 March 2024 14:30 CET 1–160 Special Catalogue: German States: Bavaria from 1849 – Auction of 'Missed Opportunities' – Collections – The ERIVAN Collection – 11th Auction
Breaks when appropriate. We expect to auction off 50-120 lots per hour, depending on the area.
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Lot #1768 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, pair used on cover, from Ferro Carril to San Francisco, tied by dumb cancels in black, dated to Perleberg, Germany, manuscript "10/2/85" presumably when recieved, "San Francisco Paid all" to front in red dated 2 October, opening tear to top and flap, soiled, scarce example from central Guatemala to USA
Lot #1769 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, vertical pair and single used on cover, from Quezaltenango to Hamburg, dated 20 September 1883, tied by cross cancel in blue and town datstamp duplex, to reverse "Correos Guatemala" dated 24 September 1883 in purple, London transit in red 23 October and Hamburg arrival 29 October, stained, creasing to sides, scarce triple franking
Lot #1770 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Quezaltenango to Perleberg, Germany, dated 6 March 1884, tied by purple dumb cancel with town datestamp alongside in blue, to reverse a "Correos Guatemala" duplex dated 9 March 1884 and Perleberg arrival dated 13 April 1884, diagonal crease bottom right corner, some tone spots to perfs., a scarce example
Lot #1771 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Leipzig, dated 18 December 1885, tied by dumb cancel in black the "Correos Guatemala" also to front in black, a London transit on reverse in red dated 13 February 1885 and faint arrival, the backflap has printed "Fahsen i Ubico / Agencia Postal / Guatemala, América Central", minor soiling and faint diagonal crease to envelope, a fine example, scarce printed business...
Lot #1772 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Bordeaux, dated 10 July 1883, tied by "Correos Guatemala" datestamp and a dumb cancel in violet, horizontal filing crease just below adhesive, minor soiling, a fine example
Lot #1773 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Bordeaux, dated 10 July 1883, tied by "Correos Guatemala" datestamp and a dumb cancel in violet, horizontal filing crease just below adhesive, minor soiling, a fine example
Lot #1774 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Paris, dated 20 February 1885, tied by dumb cancel in black with datestamp alongside, two faint Paris arrivals to reverse, opening tears to flap and top, stained, odd tone spot, however a scarce example and comes with letter enclosed
Lot #1775 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Retalhule to Tapachula, Mexico, dated 7 July 1882, cancelled and tied by three ring datestamp in violet and a pink cds, as well as manuscript cross, apparent imperfections, reduced to open on right side, stamp overhanging, perf and corner fault, however scarce destination
Lot #1776 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Bourg, dated 12 October 1885, cancelled by datestamp duplex, "Calais-Paris" transit dated 16 November 1885, to reverse two strikes of a Bourg arrival dated the same day, soiled, opening tear left side, otherwise fine, additionally comes with another cover dated 1884 with same franking and origin sent to Chalamont, redirected to Bourg, has imperfection and tear,...
Lot #1777 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Chalamont, France, dated 1 November 1883, tied by city dated duplex in purple, to reverse a Paris transit dated 8 December 1883 and Chalamont arrival 9th, a fine example
Lot #1778 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Amsterdam, dated 12 February 1885, cancelled in black, to reverse a double circle "New York - Paid B All" dated 5 March and a faint Amsterdam arrival both in black, a remarkably clean cover with just some minor toning to the odd perf., attractive and scarce example
Lot #1779 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Zacapa to London, dated 14 April 1885, tied by blue three ring datestamp duplex, endorsed "via Livingston N. Orleans", reverse with "Correos Livingston" duplex dated 20 April 1885 in violet, "New Orleans Rec'd" dated 26 April 1885, London EC hooded circle in red dated 11 May 1885, corner fault top left, soiled and some creasing not affecting the stamps, fine
Lot #1780 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Bordeaux, dated 12 June 1883, tied by segmented cork cancel and Guatemala datestamp alongside both in violet, stamp unusually position lower right, a Paris transit above in blue, endorsed "via Panama", with Bordeaux arrival on reverse dated 13 July 1883, filing crease clear of stamp, a fine example.
Lot #1781 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Guatemala to Bordeaux, dated 27 August 1888, tied by red dumb cancel with city datestamp in violet alongside, on reverse a smudged arrival dated 28 September in black, horizontal filing crease not affecting stamp, slight soiling, a good example
Lot #1782 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Zacapa to London, dated 21 April 1885, tied by blue three ring datestamp duplex, endorsed "via Livingston N. Orleans", to reverse a "Correos Livingston" duplex dated 3 May 1885 in violet, "New Orleans Rec'd" dated 9 May 1885, "New York 34" duplex 12 May 1885 and faint London hooded circle in red dated 22 May, damaged lower left corner, tear top, soiled, stamp toned perfs,...
Lot #1783 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 10 c. gray-violet and green, used on cover, from Cobàn to Berlin, dated 24 May 1882, tied by the town datestamp in dark purple black, endorsed "via Panama Southampton", to reverse "Correos Guatemala" pink dated duplex 27 May 1882 and black circle 28 June, tonning in places, diagonal corner fold not affecting the stamp, addessed to 'Freiherr von Türkheim' owner of the famous Baden error of colour sold to German Reichspostmuseum...
Lot #1784 - Overseas guatemala
1881: Quetzal 20 c. yellow and green, used example, cancelled by the rarest of all cancellations of Guatemala, on this or any other issue, "AGENCIA POSTAL DE GUATEMALA / PANAMÁ" dated 1 May 1883 in purple and also a barred numeral "B16" arrival mark of Great Britain in black (Plymouth TPO), a great rarity, including this stamp only five recorded, two on cards and three on lose stamps
Lot #1785 - Overseas guatemala
1881, Quetzal 20c. yellow/green, block of eight, fresh color and good perforation, used with grid cancel, lower right stamp with small stain spot, a very rare and attractive multiple, certificate PF (2023)
Lot #1786 - Overseas guatemala
"AGENCIA POSTAL DE GUATEMALA / PANAMÁ MAY 1 1883", very clear and superb strike in purple on large part of cover front, sent from San Jose to Christianstad, Sweden, dated 22 April 1883, black "Too Late" alongside, a rarity as it has only been recorded on two cards and three lose stamps, this possibly the only recorded example on part cover.
Lot #1787 - Overseas haiti
1887, Salomon 1 c., together with later definitives 1c., 2c., 2 c. on 20 c. and Sam 20 c., all neatly tied by cds. "PORT AU PRINCE 28 JUIN 00 HAITI" to registered envelope to Germany with arrival cds., extremely fine and attractive four-issue franking
Lot #1790 - Overseas holy land
"JERUSALEM PALESTIN R", boxed registration postmark (Bale-Nr. RC-T6) on registered postcard to Wien, with 1892 10 p. dark green (2) and 1 pia. grey-blue tied by bilingual cds. "JERUSALEM AVR 9 98" (Bale-Nr. 774), arrival cds. "WIEN 19/4 98". A very fine, delightful and very scarce use of the registration handstamp
Lot #1791 - Overseas Israel
1948, Doar Ivri 250 - 1000 m. with ful tab from the lower right sheet corners, mint never hinged, few tiny fingerprints, 1000 m. small tear in the lower right sheet margin only, otherwise fine, rare
Lot #1808 - Overseas mongolei
1926, State Emblem 10 m. and 40 m., neatly tied by cyrillic cds. "ULANBATOR NONGOLIA 28 III 28" to registered envelope to Kharbin, China, taxed upon arrival with China postage dues 20 c. blue pair tied by cds. "HARBIN - 10 4 28", fine and unusual franking
Lot #1809 - Overseas Nepal
1888/91, 1 a. dark blue, setting 8 on medium thick paper, block of 12 (pos. 21/40), unused, very fine
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