Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1a. carmine, tied by violet handstamp "G.R. POST MAFIA" to small piece, few nibbed perfs at top, otherwise fine, a very interesting and rare item, opinion Holcombe (1997)
Heinrich Köhler Auction 380 - Day 6 Special Catalogue: Germany
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Viewing times of the 380th Heinrich Köhler auction and
The ERIVAN Collection – 9th auction
Viewing at any time by prior appointment in our office in Wiesbaden.
27 February – 10 March 2023 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
13 – 24 March 2023 Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
25 March 2023 Saturday starting 8.30 a.m.
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Auction Schedule
COLLECTIONS
Thursday, 16 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 10001–10832
Country Collections: Europe and Overseas: A – Z, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Collections and Lots: General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections, Picture Postcards, Literature, Coins
Special offer: Liquidation of a „long-established“ shop
Friday, 17 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 10833–11538 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
SINGLE LOTS
Monday, 20 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 1001–1692 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies: A – Z, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Monday, 20 March 2023 from ca. 3:00 p.m. Lot 1693–2005
Single Lots: Overseas countries, Transatlantic Mail, Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Coins, including
Special offer: El Salvador · The Michael Peter Collection
Special offer: Guadalajara
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 2010–2554
Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Special offer: German Private Posts – The Peter Rogers Collections
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 from ca. 2:30 p.m. Lot 2555–3070
Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies, including
Special offer: Registered letters of the German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies (part I)
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 3071–3620 Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 from ca. 3:00 p.m. Lot 3621–3830 Single Lots: Germany after 1945: Local issues, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany
Thursday, 23 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 6001–6933 Special Catalogue: Germany 1849–2000 – German States and German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA) · The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part I)
Friday, 24 March 2023 from 9:00 a.m. Lot 3831–4283 Single Lots: German States Baden –
Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Friday, 24 March 2023 from ca. 1:30 p.m. Lot 7001–7122 Special Catalogue: Bavaria from 1849 · The Eliahu Weber Collection (part IV)
Friday, 24 March 2023 from ca. 3:00 p.m. Lot 8001–8060 Special Catalogue: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen · The Karl-Hillard Geuther Collection (part I)
Friday, 24 March 2023 from ca. 4:00 p.m. Lot 9001–9248 Special Catalogue: American Trans Atlantic Mail Carriers 1800–1870 · The Graham Booth Collection
Saturday, 25 March 2023 from 10:00 a.m. Lot 1–307 Special Catalogue: German States – The ERIVAN Collection – 9th Auction
Breaks when appropriate. We expect to auction off 50-120 lots per hour, depending on the area.
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Lot #6878 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2a. purple, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959
Lot #6879 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2½a. ultramarine, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959
Lot #6880 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3a. orange, vertical tête-bêche pair, the lower stamp thus with inverted overprint, without gum, some paper adherence, slightly washed, upper stamp horizontal crease, otherwise fine and very rare, certificate BPA (1959)
Lot #6881 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 12a. carmine-lake, three singles, all fresh color and good perforation, with overprints in three different shades, unused, very fine, scarce
Lot #6882 - stamps German East Africa - British occupation
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1r. red-brown/deep blue-green from the upper left sheet corner, with inverted overprint, unused, thin in outer margin only, very fine and scarce
Lot #6883 - stamps German East Africa - British occupation
1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: 3p-8a., tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA JA 23 1915" to cover, 2a. faults, otherwise fine, opinion Holcombe (2000)
Lot #6884 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1917, registered envelope endorsed "O.H.M.S" with Registered handstamp "MAFIA R. No" with handwritten registration number "60" and two-line handstamp "Officer in Charge Mafia" at bottom right, adressed to "E. Koenig postal clerk" in Geneva, Switzerland. reverse with transit marks of "ZANZIBAR JU 21 17" and red "LONDON REGISTERED 2 AU 17", the envelope with some obvious but not disturbing imperfections, in good condition, a very rare cover
Lot #6885 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces Postal stationery card with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: ¼a. grey, used with cds. "MAFIA NO 9 1916", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, very fine, opinion Holcombe (2000)
Lot #6886 - British Commonwealth togo
INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 3 pfg. fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. "ASSAHUN 3/1 15", a rare stamp from this distinctive setting, fine, signed Holcombe with certificate (1994)
Lot #6887 - British Commonwealth togo
INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 5 pfg. fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "ASSAHUN 4/1 15" to small piece, a rare stamp from this distinctive setting, fine, signed Holcombe with certificate (1994)
Lot #6888 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four (Setting 1A pos. 12-13, 22-23), mint never hinged, the lower right stamp small corner fault, otherwise fine
Lot #6889 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four with upper sheet margin (Setting 1A pos. 7-8, 17-18), showing the characteristic variety of this setting on position 8 "large spacing between G and O of TOGO thus very wide TOGO 7½mm", fine and scarce
Lot #6890 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 10 pfg. block of four from the upper left sheet corner with inverted overprint, fresh color and good perforation, used with two clear cds. "LOME 4/10 14". An extremely rare and attractive multiple, in total only one upper half of the sheet (compl. setting) was overprinted with inverted overprint, the upper left stamp with front side virtually invisible vertical crease, completely irrelevant and in no way disturbing, signed...
Lot #6891 - British Commonwealth togo
INDIVIDUAL SETTING 1b (2½mm between Anglo and French, Togo with one narrow and one wide "O" and Occupation with a wide "O": 10 pfg. without watermark, fresh color and good perforation, tied by clear cds. "ASSAHUN 1/1 15" to small piece (lifted for examination), a very rare stamp with less than 10 recorded, especially interesting with such a significantly tilted overprint, certificate Ceremuga (2009)
Lot #6892 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 50 pfg. horizontal pair (position 7-8), tied by clear cds. "LOME TOGOGEBIET 1/10 14" to small piece, the right stamp few pulled perfs at top, overall an attractive pair, the small imperfections of no importance, the only available multiple of this stamp, with only one unused block of four known which resides in the Royal Collection, certificate RPSL (1968)
Lot #6893 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 80 pfg. block of four from the upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive, a scarce multiple, certificate Ceremuga (2002)
Lot #6894 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 1m. fresh color and good perforation, tied by cds. "LOME 30.9.14" to piece, two tiny toned perfs tip, still a fine and rare stamp, signed with certificate Holcombe (1989)
Lot #6895 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 2m. fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine and rare with only 40 stamps printed, signed Champion and Bothe BPP with certificate (1980)
Lot #6896 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 2m. fresh color and good perforation, with inverted overprint, unused, a very fine and rare stamp with only 20 printed, signed Bothe BPP wit certificate (1979) and certificate BPA (1980)
Lot #6897 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: Half Penny on 3 pfg. with variety "small y in Penny", used with clear cds. "LOME -7.12.14", fine
Lot #6898 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: One Penny on 5 pfg., block of six with right sheet margin with HAN "H 4313.10", tied by cds. "LOME -7.12.14" to small piece, very scarce with only 7 HAN possible, fine
Lot #6899 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: One Penny on 5 pfg. with lower sheet margin, with variety "small y in Penny", mint never hinged, very fine, signed Kosack and Bothe BPP and Kilian BPP, with two certificates (1980, 1982)
Lot #6900 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 3 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, used with clear central cds. "LOME 7.11.14", fine, a scarce stamp with only 25 printed, signed A. Brun and Calves
Lot #6901 - British Commonwealth togo
1914, 3mm Spacing: 5 pfg., fresh color and good perforation, used with clear central cds. "LOME 30.10.14", fine, a scarce stamp with only 40 printed, signed Holcombe with certificate (1996)
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