1862/67, Large Hermes Heads (consecutive printings): The value of 5 lepta with Control Number looking as "15", as a light printing of a spacer appears to the left of "5" (similar to Coundouros 29.3.1), used at "Syros" (dotted "67"), rare & superb
Auction #367- Day 1
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #367- Day 1
Philatelic delights and high excitement this autumn
A wide selection of attractive philately and postal history. The highlights include two major collections, "Germany 1870–1954" and "The Saar Area and Saarland 1920–1959", each documented in a special catalogue. The first part of the sale is a special "Germany post-1945" collection, featuring a number of coveted rarities and promising high excitement.
Auction Schedule
Day 1: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
9:00 am
Lot 1 - 637 | Single Lots: Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Europe and Colonies: Albania - Luxembourg, including
Special offer: Luxembourg since 1852
1:00 pm
Lot 638 - 1100A | Single Lots: Europe and Colonies: Monaco - Yugoslavia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Literature
Day 2: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 4001 - 4677 | Collections: Europe: Aegean Islands - Western Ukraine, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections
from 2:00 pm | Lot 4678 - 5385 | Collections: German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945
Day 3: Thursday, 27 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 1101 - 1500 | Single Lots: German Empire 1872 - 1945, German post offices abroad and colonies, including
Special offer: German Empire Inflation 1923 – OPD-printings
from 1:00 pm | Lot 1501 - 2507 | 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“ Collectio
Day 4: Friday, 28 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 2508 - 2573 | Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites Allenstein - Saar Territory
following Lot 7001 - 7676 Special Catalogue: Saar Territory and Saar Land 1920-59 - The Axel Kruse Collection following from ca. 3:00 pm | Lot 2574 - 2859 | Single Lots: German Areas and Plebiscites Schleswig - Eupen and Malmedy, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII
Day 5: Saturday, 29 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 2860 - 3275 | Single Lots: German and European Cholera Post, German States Baden - Northern German Post District, Alsace-Lorraine
from 12:00 pm | Lot 6001 - 6639 | Special Catalogue: Germany 1870-1954 - The Richard J. Stark Collection
Refine Your Search
Filtrar por
Category
- airmail (34) Apply airmail filter
- Argentina (1) Apply Argentina filter
- Australia (7) Apply Australia filter
- Austria (1) Apply Austria filter
- British Commonwealth (82) Apply British Commonwealth filter
- Canada (3) Apply Canada filter
- estonia (15) Apply estonia filter
- europe (695) Apply europe filter
- finland (1) Apply finland filter
- France (18) Apply France filter
- france - offices abroad (2) Apply france - offices abroad filter
- french colonies (6) Apply french colonies filter
- Great Britain (2) Apply Great Britain filter
- Hungary (1) Apply Hungary filter
- italian states (5) Apply italian states filter
- Japan (2) Apply Japan filter
- latvia (1) Apply latvia filter
- levant (20) Apply levant filter
- Liechtenstein (2) Apply Liechtenstein filter
- Lithuania (3) Apply Lithuania filter
- luxemburg (3) Apply luxemburg filter
- Main catalogue (73) Apply Main catalogue filter
- Overseas (76) Apply Overseas filter
- People's Republic of China (1) Apply People's Republic of China filter
- portuguese colonies (1) Apply portuguese colonies filter
- Romania (1) Apply Romania filter
- Russia (11) Apply Russia filter
- Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 (4) Apply Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 filter
- Swiss - League of Nations (1) Apply Swiss - League of Nations filter
- Switzerland (18) Apply Switzerland filter
- thrace (11) Apply thrace filter
Lot #252 - europe Greece
1862/67, Large Hermes Heads (consecutive printings): The value of 20 lepta, with clear Double printing of the Control Numbers (circa 0,5mm), used at "Nafplion" with dotted canceler "15". Broken "0" at left and right of the lower part, very rare error and very fine
Lot #253 - europe Greece
1868/69, Large Hermes Heads (cleaned plates): The value of 40 lepta, with erroneous Control Number "20" for "40", corrected manually with a digit "4" (Coundouros 39.1), used in "Athinai 18.Feb.71", very desirable error,genuine at all respects and very rare but one margin cut
Lot #254 - europe Greece
1870, Large Hermes Heads (special printing): The value of 20 lepta, with Control Numbers "02" (the "0" inverted) instead of "20", used on entire folded letter from "Nafplion 8.June.70", tied with dotted canceler "15", rare error and even more on cover, but defective (three margins)
Lot #255 - europe Greece
1871/72, Large Hermes Heads (printings on inferior quality paper): The value of 20 lepta, with Control Numbers "02" instead of "20", used at "Tripolis 7.March.71", rare error and very fine
Lot #256 - europe Greece
1871/76, Large Hermes Heads (printings on meshed paper): Pair (and a half) of the value of 5 lepta, with oblique paper refolding, used at "Nafplion". Very unusual and nice
Lot #257 - europe Greece
1871/76, Large Hermes Heads (printings on meshed paper): The value of 5 lepta in faulty pair, with large and very inked spacer between the Control Numbers, only recorded copy, used at "Pireefs" . Not recorded by Coundouros, very rare but faulty margins
Lot #258 - europe Greece
1871/76, Large Hermes Heads (printing on meshed paper): The value of 10 lepta, without Control Numbers, used on front of letter, tied with "Alexandria 10.July.75" (Egypt). Not reported error/Post office of use and it cannot be confirmed if this is an accidental error (lack of ink) or if the complete sheet was without Control Numbers. Extremely rare and interesting but defective (three margins)
Lot #259 - europe Greece
1871/76, Large Hermes Heads (printings on meshed paper): Two pairs of the value of 10 lepta, with Control Numbers "0" instead of "10" (at the left stamps), used at "Nafplion 20.Sept.76" and "Syra". The Syra pair is defective. Rare error, especially in pair
Lot #260 - europe Greece
1875/80, Large Hermes Heads (printings on cream paper): The value of 5 lepta with displaced Control Number (Coundouros 61.2), the only recorded copy, used at "Syros", shown in Coundouros study, very rare but thinned.
Lot #261 - europe Greece
1880/86, Large Hermes Heads: The value of 5 lepta, with double impression, the one inverted, in block of 4, with original gum, never hinged, very fine
Lot #262 - europe Greece
1923, Revolution 1922, the 10 drachmas "Epanastasis 1922" on 10 drachmas Campaign stamp, never issued, original gum, hinged, nice perforation
Lot #263 - europe Greece
1924, Hellenic Republic, two sketches in blue & black ink, showing Goddess Athena with helmet, both with 10 lepta nomination. Elaborated on light beige carton and stuck on gray cardboard (presentation card) without any designer's information, unique
Lot #264 - europe Greece
1927, Landscapes issue: Perforated final proofs for the values of 1, 2, 5 lepta and 3 drachmas, on gummed paper, unadopted designs. The 1 and 5 lepta hinged, the other never hinged, superb
Lot #265 - europe Greece
AIRMAIL: 1933, Hellas A1A-A4A, Aeroespresso Italiana, complete set with red overprint “4th Orient Exhibition, Bari 1933", all with black circular handstamp showing an airplane on the gum, unused, hinged, very fine
Lot #266 - europe Greece
11951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. in corner blocks of four with plate numbers at bottom, unmounted mint, very fine (Mi. 880,- ++)
Lot #267 - europe Greece
1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with first das cancellation on local cover from Athens, fine (Mi. 1.500,-)
Lot #268 - europe Greece
1951, Marshall plan 700-5000 dr. with overprint "Akypon", umounted mint, fine
Lot #269 - europe Greece
STATIONARY: 1894/1897, the 20 lepta envelope unused, with blue administrative hand stamp "Tameion Kalavryton" (Treasury Office of Kalavryta), as validation mark (after the Greco-Turkish War of 1897), extremely rare and desirable
Lot #270 - europe Greece
CHARITY STAMPS: 1831 May, 40 lepta, the so-called "first stamp of the world", fundraising stamp issued by Ioannis Capodistrias' Government for the Cretan Refugees. Lower right corner copy, oblique folding outside of the stamp
Lot #271 - europe Greece
CHARITY STAMPS: 1917, The Social Providence overprints, 20 lepta on 60 lepta revenue stamp (for the New Territories), never hinged, fine - very fine
Lot #272 - europe Greece
REVENUES: 1927, Hellenic Republic: Two hand made essays in brown presenting Hermes of Praxiteles with 1 drachma nomination, and Goddess Athena with 100 drachmas nomination, designed on white carton papers and stucked on two presentation cards with designers style at bottom
Lot #273 - europe Greece
NEW TERRITORIES (BALKAN WARS): Hellenic Administration, 5 lepta lithographic issue overprinted ELLINIKI DIOIKISIS red, reading down, used in "Heraklion" [Hellas 285], possibly unique variety (S24: Θ for O), excellent condition for this zig-zag perforation
Lot #274 - europe Greece
OCCUPATION OF TURKEY: Imvros Island 1921: "SCHINOUDION 3.SEP.1921" on pair of 20 lepta lithographic issue (Iskenit / Sahinkaya village on Imroz / Gokceada), Unique known copy, sold by Collectio Auction Nr 17 (lot 1961)
Lot #275 - Main catalogue
1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue 1m. blue with late cancel, 2m. rose used, 1m. green on horizontally laid paper with part of "RUSTIKA" straight-line and 2m black tied by straightline to piece, fine, signed Schmitt BPP and Holcombe
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
COMPETENCE, TRADITION, QUALITY
Since 1913 the name of Heinrich Koehler has stood for outstanding auctions in the philatelic world. Such a reputation cannot simply be acquired or assumed;... Read More