1840, SOUTH AMERICA (Black Ball Line): Folded freight money letter dated "Stratford Jan 13 1840" with adjacent cds. "STRATFORD 18 JAN 1840", endorsed "Per Steam Ship from New York", to Edinburgh, charged with "9 (to the border) 25 cts (to New York) 12½ (Freight Money)", later charged "8" to Edinburgh, very fine and thought to be the only known freight money cover
Heinrich Köhler Auction 380 - Day 7 Single Lots: German States Baden
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler Auction 380 - Day 7 Single Lots: German States Baden
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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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
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Lot #9043 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1843, NORTH AMERICA: Folded letter dated "Manchester 6 Jan 1843" with red "MANCHESTER JA 6 1843" alongside, addressed to Boston, ship ran aground at Sandy Hook with complete loss, mail and passengers carried to New York by ship 16th of February with matching red "NEW-YORK SHIP FEB 16" struck, charged "77" (cents), very rare
Lot #9044 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1846, WATERLOO (Red Star Line): Folded letter dated "Charleston 6th March 1846" with matching cds. "CHARLESTON MAR 6 S.C." alongside to London, endorsed "First Liverpool Packet via New York", charged "10" with matching red "PAID" and in manuscript "12½" (freight money), freight money covers from Charleston are uncommon and those at the 12½ rate are scarce
Lot #9045 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1847, SHERIDAN: Folded letter dated "Calcutta 21 Jan. 1847" sent per "Hindustad" and "Ripon" to a forwader (Baring Bros.) in London, Baring Bros. paid "1/10" and an outgoing ship fee of 8d., put on "Sheridan" in Liverpool via New York to Boston, fine and interesting
Lot #9046 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, GREAT WESTERN: Maiden Return voyage, Folded lettersheet endorsed "Per Steamer Great Western May 7" to London, charged with "1/6" and boxed "BRISTOL SHIP LETTER" applied, fine and scarce
Lot #9047 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, GREAT WESTERN: Folded lettersheet from Richmond to Paris, endorsed "p Great Western", sent outside the mails by an Express Company to New York, charged with "25" cents freight money, arrival Bristol with boxed "BRISTIL SHIP-LETTER" alongside, charged "1/6", fine
Lot #9048 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, LIVERPOOL: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Falmouth 8 October 1838" and endorsed "p. Steamer Liverpool", privately carried to Liverpool, delayed in Cork for re-coaling, with red "NEW-YORK SHIP NOV 23" arrival, fin
Lot #9049 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, ROYAL WILLIAM: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Liverpool 5 July 1839" endorsed "p Royal William Steamer for New York", addressed to Quebec with red "NEW-YORK SHIP JUL 25" and "MONTREAL JY 28 1838", charged with "2/-" resp "20¾" for triple rate, no apparent Canadian charges, small part of the address erased, a fine and scarce entire
Lot #9050 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, ROYAL WILLIAM: Final Atlantic Voyage, folded lettersheet endorsed "Royal William", addressed to London, reverse with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER", charged with "3/2", fine
Lot #9051 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1838, SIRIUS: Maiden return voyage, folded letter with full content endorsed "pr. Sirius" addressed to London, no apparent charge, arrival in Falmouth with red boxed "SHIP LETTER FALMOUTH", charged "1/8", scarce entire
Lot #9052 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, BRITISH QUEEN: Maiden Voyage, folded lettersheet (no side flaps) from "SMYRNE TURQUIE 19 JUIN 1839", endorsed "Pr. British Queen", addressed to Wooley, Bell & Co, the forwarder in Liverppl. On the "Eurotas" to Malta where it was disinfected with matching " PURIFIE AU LAZARET MALTE", from there put on the "Ramses" to Marseilles. Charged with "5/5" for the double rate, with further manuscript charge "20¾" for the 18¾ inland postage...
Lot #9053 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, GREAT WESTERN: Folded lettersheet from "MOBILE JUN 5" and matching straight-line "PAID" alongside to London via New York forwarder, endorsed "Express", charged with "75" in red ink (25cents inland and 50 cents express fee), ocean crossing unpaid, two-line "BRISTOL SHIP LETTER" applied, fine and scarce
Lot #9054 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, GREAT WESTERN: Folded letter with printed letterhead from a director of the Transatlantic Steamship Co that provides evidence that many letters were sent as parcels to avoid Post Office charges "For parcels supposed to contain letters and which are desired to be put into the letter bags we do not give receipts", addressed to New York with adjacent "PAID AT Liverpool", fine
Lot #9055 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Western Bank July 5 1839" with red cds. "BALTIMORE JUL 4", endorsed "Steamer Liverpool", addressed to London, rated as quadruple letter and charged "100" (4x25 c. freight money) and in Liverpool rated as double-weight letter with "3/2", fine and interesting entire
Lot #9056 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Richmond 11th Dec 1839" with matching red cds. "RICHMOND DEC 11 Va", endorsed "p. Liverpool Steam Ship", addressed to Liverpool, reverse showing red two-line "PAID STEAM" which is peculiar to Richmond on Transatlantic mail, forced into Fayal to re-coal, charged with "8" uniform ship letter rate, fine and interesting
Lot #9057 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1839, LIVERPOOL: Folded letter dated "Quebec 8th May" with matching red cds. "QUEBEC MY 11 1839" alongside, addressed to Falkirk, reverse with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIPLETTER", three strikes of "PAID" with manuscript ratings "11", "18¾" and "25", charged with "1/8" and Scottish wheel tax, fine and interesting entire
Lot #9058 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1840, PRESIDENT: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "Liverpool 25 July 1840" with red "SHIP-LETTER LIVERPOOL 31 JY 31", endorsed "pr. President", addressed to New York, charged with "8" d. for the ship letter rate effective 10th January 1840 from anywhere in the U.K., fine and scarce entire
Lot #9059 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1840, PRESIDENT: Maiden Return Voyage, folded lettersheet from New York, endorsed "p. Steamer President", addressed to Bordeaux, charged with "8" shipletter rate and finally "46" decimes, fine
Lot #9060 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1840, PRESIDENT: Folded letter dated "NORFOLK Virginia 28 October 1840" with matching cds. "NORFOLK OCT 29", straight-line "PAID" and manuscript charge "Inland 25 / Steamer 25", addressed to Paris, carried from New York to Liverpool with two-line "LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER" on reverse, manuscript "8" due rating, "1/6" charge to France, very fine and attractive, letter was carried on the 2nd of 2½ round voyages before the "President" was lost at...
Lot #9061 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1843, GREAT WESTERN: Folded letter dated "Edinburg 8th February 1843", franked with 1841 GB Victoria 2d. horizontal strip of six and horizontal pair, tied by maltese cross, endorsed "p. Great Western from Bristol", adressed to New York. Especially the first two stamps of the strip somewhat touched, vertical crease through the second stamp as well as further right, still and attractive entire
Lot #9062 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1845, GREAT BRITAIN: Maiden Voyage, folded letter dated "London 25th July 1845" to New York, endorsed "per Great Britain", red "SHIP LETTER PAID LONDON 25 JY 25 1845" struck alongside, charged with "8" for the ship letter fee, fine
Lot #9063 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1845, GREAT BRITAIN: Folded letter dated "Liverpool 26 Sept. 1845" to Portsmouth, pre-paid the ½oz ship letter rate of "8", red "NEW-YORK SHIP OCT 15 12 cts." alongside, fine
Lot #9064 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1846, GREAT BRITAIN: Folded letter dated "Liverpool 19 August 1846" endorsed "p. Great Britain", addressed to New York, charged "8" for ship fee, leaving Liverpool on the 22nd of September with matching "SHIP-LETTER LIVERPOOL SP 22 46" on reverse, during the journey the strip stranded on the rocks in Dundrum Bay of the Coast of Northern Ireland, the mails were quickly salvaged and sent on to New York, there charged with "7" cents., a very...
Lot #9065 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1846, GREAT BRITAIN: Folded letter dated "Smyrna 8 Juno 1846" to Boston, endorsed "p Steamer via Liverpool", slit and fumigated, forwarded by J. Thompson & Co., missed the sailing of the "Cambria", reverse showing "SHIP LETTER LIVERPOOL JY 6 46" and put on the "Great Britain" for which the normal rate would have been 8d., fine
Lot #9066 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1847, MISSOURI: Maiden Return Voyage, folded letter dated "New York 31st Aug 1847", endorsed "p Steamer Missouri" addressed to Cognac, charged with "29" decimes, fine
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