1853, HUMBOLDT: Unpaid folded letter from Boston endorsed "per Steamer Humboldt" via Forwarder "RÖLKER & MÖLL NEW YORK" with black integral cds. "N. YORK Am. PKt. 23 OCT 22" to Bremen, charged with "13" silbergroschen resp. "29" grote, fine and interesting entire from the last complete voyage before being wrecked going westbound on Sisters Rocks, 12 miles off Halifax in a dense fog on 6th December
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 #9143 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1853, HUMBOLDT: Small envelope written in Pisa and endorsed "p Humboldt", sent under separate cover to Forwarder Green & Co., Paris with company cachet struck on reverse, upon arrival in New York charged with 40 cents and black integral cds. "N. YORK Am. Pkt. 40 AUG 16" struck, few faults
Lot #9144 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1853, NASHVILLE: Maiden Voyage, folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 1 DEC" with adjacent straight-line "PAID 26" vie New York to Cognac, put on the "WINFIELD SCOTT" which ran aground, the mail was recovered, with the "GOLDEN GATE" to Panama and with the "YANKEE BLADE" to New York, upon arrival charged "6" decimes, interesting entire being conveyed on the 1st of two voyages for the line
Lot #9145 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1854, ATLANTIC: Folded letter dated "St. Petersburg the 25 January 1854" to Baltimore, blue "franco" in manuscript, via Aachen with red boxed "Paid 25 cts" and reverse with red "Americ Packet.", upon arrival red integral cds. "N. YORK Am. PKt. 30 MAR 8" struck, fine
Lot #9146 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1854, WASHINGTON: Folded letter from Havana, Cuba to Madrid, carried per "Black Warrior" to New York. Forwarder Gudewill & Mohr prepaid 73 cents, the expensive rate via Southampton to Spain. New York Exchange Office applied a 52-cent credit to the UK in manuscript. Departure 4th November to Southampton on the 19th after the Peninsula packet had sailed, so sent to Madrid by French railways, Spain struck 20 reales due for Spanish inland....
Lot #9147 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, ARAGO: Maiden Return Voyage, with "42" kr. cm pre-paid folded letter from Venice with matching boxed "VENECZIA 24" endorsed "pr First Steamer from Liverpool" with TPO mark "COBLENZ. 28 6 COELN" via "AACHEN 29 6" with red boxed "Paid 25 cents" applied, upon arrival red integral cds. "NEW YORK Am. Pkt. 30 PAID JUL 16" applied, fine
Lot #9148 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, ATLANTIC: Franklin 1c. blue and horizontal pair Washington 10c. green tied by grid to folded letter with adjacent cds. "NEW ORLEANS OCT 21" via "NEW YORK OCT 31" to Marseille, upon arrival first charged with "8" decimes, this corrected to "16" for a double letter, 1c. touched, otherwise fine
Lot #9149 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, BALTIC: Victoria 6d. orange tied by numeral "1" to part-paid folded letter endorsed "p. Kent via London" to Richmond, via London and Liverpool where put on the "BALTIC" arriving in New York with black integral cds. "N YORK. Am. Pkt. 21 DEC 13" applied, adhesives faults, otherwise fine
Lot #9150 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, NASHVILLE: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, folded lettersheet from "PHILADELPHIA MAR 20" with adjacent "PAID 21" to Cognac, upon arrival charged with "8" decimes, fine and interesting entire, the "Nashville" was chartered for one round voyage to replace "Pacific" which was unable to make the voyage
Lot #9151 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, PACIFIC: Small Envelope from "DOYLESTOWN DEC 29" to Brussels, Belgium, overpaid 25 cents as Belgium was not available as fully pre-paid destination, upon arrival in London red "U.S. Pkt" struck and manuscript "4"d. debit to Belgium applied, in Brussels boxed "DEBOURS ETRANGERS..." applied and total of "6" decimes applied in manuscript, attractive entire of the last voyage before being lost at sea
Lot #9152 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1855, WASHINGTON: Folded letter written "Bristol Channel The Tonquin" to Bath Maine. Posted unpaid via London with "3 CENTS" debit marking, then to Liverpool for "CANADA", post office wrongly decided that "Washington" would be quicker, she sailed from Southampton 7th November and arrived in New York 27th, 3 days after arrival of "Canada" with "24" cents due applied in Maine
Lot #9153 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1856, BALTIC: Victoria 1d. red tied by illegible numeral to printed circular to Baltimore, upon arrival "2" cents due applied, under the 1848 Convention there was no accounting for the ocean postage. Each country kept its own inland charge, adhesives small tear, otherwise fine
Lot #9154 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1856, ERICSSON: Folded letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 5 MAR 26 PAID" endorsed "Via Panama and New York" to Cognac, upon arrival in Calais charged with "16" decimes as double letter, fine entire, this steamer was on long term charter by Collins Line in an attempt to maintain the contracted bi-weekly sailings
Lot #9155 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1856, FULTON: Maiden Voyage, 1851 Franklin 1c. blue, horizontal pair, tied by cds. "NEW ORLEANS FEB 3" to printed matter to Augsburg, Bavaria. Upon arrival charged with "7" kreuzer, stamps cut into, slightly toned, otherwise fine and scarce entire
Lot #9156 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1856, FULTON: Maiden Return Voyage, buff envelope from St. Petersburg endorsed "pr. Prussian closed mail via Liverpool" to New York, in Aachen red "AACHEN PAID 23" applied, in New York red integral cds. "NEW YORK AM. PKT 30 MAR 29" struck, light edgewear, otherwise fine
Lot #9157 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1856, QUAKER CITY: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, buff envelope from "BALTIMORE FEB 14" to Yorkshire, prepaid with "24" cents noted in manuscript and handstamp applied, upon arrival "AMERICA PAID LIVERPOOL" applied, some edge wear, "Quaker City" was chartered for one round voyage only after the loss of "Pacific"
Lot #9158 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1857, ADRIATIC: Maiden and only voyage for Collins, unpaid folded letter from "NEW ORLEANS NOV 12 1857" via New York with integral cds. "NEW YORK 9 NOV 21" and Calais with "ET. UNIS SERV. AM.A.G. 5 DEC 57 J" (Salles 1777) struck alongside to Amsterdam, upon arrival charged with "60" dutch cents, fine
Lot #9159 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1857, ALPS: Victoria 2d. blue and 6d. mauve tied by duplex-numeral "LIVERPOOL 466" to folded letter endorsed "per Alps" to New York, upon arrival black integral cds. "BOSTON MAR 20 5" applied, scarce and attractive entire conveyed with the only one-way voyage from this ship which had been chartered from Cunard
Lot #9160 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1857, ATLANTIC: Last eastbound voyage of the "Atlantic" and penultimate of the Collins line, unpaid double-weight folded letter from "NEW ORLEANS NOV 28" with handstamp "30" struck alongside, via New York to Havre, where it was charged "16" decimes, fine
Lot #9161 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1857, COLUMBIA: Maiden Voyage for Collins (first of two voyages only, repairs to "Baltic" took 6 months so "Columbia" was chartered) Unpaid envelope from "LOUISVILLE JUN 3 1857" endorsed "Prussian Closed Mail" to Stuttgart, charged with "30" cents and upon arrival "45" kreuzer, fine
Lot #9162 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1857, HERMANN: Last voyage, Napoleon 80c. horizontal strip of four tied by dotted numeral "1896" with adjacent cds. "MARSEILLE 12 JUN 57" to envelope to New York, sent via Calais to Southampton, upon arrival red "NEW YORK PAID JUN 30" struck, adhesives touched and one stamp small paper fault, still an attractive item of the last voyage and penultimate voyage of this line
Lot #9163 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1858, NORTHERN LIGHT: Maiden Return Voyage, Victoria 1sh. green tied by numeral "230" to folded letter to New York, credit handstamp "21" and further red "PAID" alongside, adhesive with straight margin at left, fine and attractive entire
Lot #9164 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1858, NORTH STAR: Victoria 1d. red and 2p. blue, horizontal and vertical pair, tied by duplex "LONDON E.C. SP 23 58" to envelope to Buffalo City, the letter was treated as an unpaid packet letter, the franking was ignored thus "INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED" and "3 CENTS" as a debit struck alongside, upon arrival black integral cds. "NEW YORK AM. PKT. 24 OCT 14" struck, scarce and attractive entire of the last voyage of the "North Star"
Lot #9165 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1858, VANDERBILT: 1854 Victoria 1sh. blue with two singles 1d. green tied by numeral "1" to folded letter to Boston, endorsed "EUROPEAN", per "EUROPAPEAN" and "TEVIOT" to Southampton, from there to New York, manuscript credit of "8"d restatet as "16" cents alongside, adhesives some faults, otherwise fine
Lot #9166 - Main catalogue transatlantic post
1858, VANDERBILT: Last Voyage, folded letter dated "Cape Town Sep 15th 1858" to Providence via London Forwarder, initially endorsed "Per Ruth Dene", later again "p. Vanberbilt Southampton", upon arrival black integral cds. "N. YORK Am. PKT 24 NOV 16" struck, fine
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