1865, Steamship 10 p. brown/blue, frehs color and well balanced margins, position 5, lightly cancelled, very fine, signed Mikulski and Pfenninger
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
Lot #748 - levant Issues of ROPIT
1866, 2 pia. blue/rose, two singles with mostly good margins, tied by undated retta with weak Constantinople cancel alongside to entire letter written in Greek from Constantinople to Taganrog, filing fold not affecting the stamps, a fine and rare cover
Provenance: Dr Raymond Casey (with his album page description)
Lot #749 - levant Issues of the ImperialPost
1851, entire letter in Italian from Constantinople to Odessa with disinfection holes and slits, fair strike in black of the double ring KONSTANTINOPOL cancel of the Russian Consular Post, very scarce, fine
Lot #750 - levant Issues of the ImperialPost
1884, Numerals 1c. orange block of five and five further singles togehter with 10c. red/green tied by cds. "ROPIT KONSTANTINOPLE" to registered cover to Berlin, a fine and attractive cover
Lot #751 - levant Issues of the ImperialPost
1884, 2k. green horizontal strip of five tied by cds. "ROPIT JAFFA" and New York arrival marks to reverse of cover to the USA, very unusual and despite being roughly opened at left very attractive
Lot #752 - levant Issues of the ImperialPost
1900, 1 Pia. horizontal pair tied by cds. "AFON" to registered cover with seal of the Andreevskii Sikt to Tula, with Spravka and another note re-directing the letter back to Athos; appropriate despatch, arrival and return markings, fine
Lot #753 - levant Issues of the ImperialPost
1904, Free frank cover from the Russian General Consulate in Soluni (Salonica) with two line cachet on front and readable fine red paper seal on reverse, addressed to Mont Athos with ROPIT AFON receiver cancel. Interesting example of consular mail outside of Greek or Turkish postal routes, some minor imperfections, otherwise fine
Lot #764 - levant sovjet union
1924, Revolution 5rbl. as horizontal strip of three from the upper left sheet margin with perfin "OBRAZETS", mint never hinged, some faults and hinged in outer sheet margin, otherwise fine
Lot #765 - levant sovjet union
1927, First International Airpost Conference 10 k. with "broken 7" and 15 k. with "short A", each in vertical pair with normal stamp, tied to first day airmail cover to Paris with transit and arrival marks; the envelope somewhat water stained and somewhat roughly opened on reverse, still fine and very scarce
Lot #766 - levant sovjet union
1930, Anniversary of Revolution 10k. bisected as additional franking on postal stationery card 5k. to make up the correct 10k. rate, sent from Alexandrovsk Voksal to Berdyanask, the message written in German with an address line of Schonewiese village. This is a rare example of a bisect recorded by Andrew Cronin and is ex Robert Taylor collection with his notes, see also Post-Rider #43, page 57-58 where this is decribed as "key item", minor...
Lot #767 - levant sovjet union
1935, Lewanewski flight 1 rbl., unused, fine, signed Sovjet Philatelic Assoc.
Lot #768 - levant sovjet union
Lewanewskij flight 1 r. with overprint variety "p in Sanwithout leg in Сан-Франциско", unused, minor toning at top, otherwise fine, signed Sovjet Philatelic Assoc. and Brun (Standard catalog# 420Kd)
Lot #769 - levant sovjet union
1935, Lewanewski flight 1 rbl. tied by cds. "MOCKBA 15.8.35" to registered airmail cover (Rosenberg-Correspondence) to Berlin with arrival mark, fine, signed Mikulski with certificate (1978)
Lot #770 - levant sovjet union
1935, Lewanewski flight 1 rbl. with overprint variety "small Ф in Сан-франциско" tied by cds. "MOCKBA 15.8.35" to registered airmail cover (Rosenberg-Correspondence) to Berlin with arrival mark, fine and very rare, signed Mikulski with certificate (1978)
Lot #771 - levant sovjet union
1938, Landscapes of Crimea and the Caucasus 50k. green as horizontal pair imperforated between, mint never hinged, rare, fine
Lot #772 - levant sovjet union
1945, Victory at Stalingrad 3rbl. souvenir sheet with shifted red print, unused, fine
Lot #773 - levant sovjet union
1950, Planned Moscow buildings 1r. cpl. set of eight, mint never hinged and used, fine
Lot #774 - levant sovjet union
1951, Important scientists 40k. with horizontal rhombic grid, used, 40k. Lodygin faults, otherwise fine
Lot #775 - levant sovjet union
1981, Towarischtsch 4k. imperforated, mint never hinged, fine
Lot #776 - levant Sovjet Union - Exchange stamps
1932, Exchange control stamp 15k. on 70k. tied by cachet to reverse of registered cover from "MOSCOW 25 2 32" to Berlin with arrival mark, after about 1930, Exchange mail becomes scarce as collectors hesitated to have contacts abroad, fine
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