G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Black overprint on 15h., unused without gum, very fine, a very rare stamp, certificate Ceremuga (2003)
Provenance: Marquis de Bute
Heinrich Köhler 382nd Auction – Day 3 - Germany 1849–2000 – Bavaria, German Reich, German Colonies with Occupation Issues
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 382nd Auction – Day 3 - Germany 1849–2000 – Bavaria, German Reich, German Colonies with Occupation Issues
Viewing times of the 382nd Heinrich Köhler auction and
The ERIVAN Collection – 10th auction
Due to a high number of visitors we recommend viewing the collection lots before the auction week. Viewing at any time by prior appointment in our office in Wiesbaden.
Heinrich Köhler Auktionshaus GmbH & Co. KG
Hasengartenstr. 25, 65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
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11 – 15 September 2023 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
18 – 22 September 2023 Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
23 September 2023 Saturday starting 8.30 a.m.
On Thursday 31 August and Friday 1 September 2023 the office will be closed and no viewing will be possible.
Auction Schedule
Monday, 18 September 2023 from 8.30 a.m. Lot 1001–2083
Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Transatlantic Mail, Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Coins, including
Special offer: Chile – The Colon Issues
Special offer: Ocean Telegram Letters – The Otto Kjærgaard Collection
Monday, 18 September 2023 from ca. 5.00 p.m. Lot 5001–5329 Special Catalogue: Summer Olympic Games – The Fredrik C. Schreuder Collection
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 from 8.30 a.m. Lot 8001–8372 Special Catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part I)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 from ca. 12.00 a.m. Lot 2084–2521
Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Special offer: Franco and horseshoe cancellations
Tuesday, 19 September 2023 from ca. 3.30 p.m. Lot 2522–3258
Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, Germany after 1945
Special offer: Berlin – The Currency Reform of 1948/49
Special offer: Berlin – Special Collection 1948/59
Wednesday, 20 September 2023 from 8.30 a.m. Lot 7001–7728 Special Catalogue: Germany 1849–2000 – Bavaria, German Reich, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA) – The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part II)
Wednesday, 20 September 2023 from ca. 3.30 p.m. Lot 3259–3691
Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies
Special offer: Registered letters of the German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies (part II)
Thursday, 21 September 2023 from 8.00 a.m. Lot 10001–11290
Country Collections: Europe and Overseas, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Collections and Lots: General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections, Picture Postcards, Literature, Coins
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
Friday, 22 September 2023 from 8.30 a.m. Lot 5501–5679 Special Catalogue: Ludwig van Beethoven – The Yukio Onuma Collection
Friday, 22 September 2023 from ca. 10.30 a.m. Lot 6001–6212 Special Catalogue: The Principalities of Lippe, Germany from 1849, European Countries – The Gustav Strunk Collections (part I)
Friday, 22 September 2023 from ca. 12.30 p.m. Lot 9001–9070 Special Catalogue: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen – The Karl-Hillard Geuther Collection (part II)
Friday, 22 September 2023 from ca. 1.30 p.m. Lot 9501–9691 Special Catalogue: Heligoland – The Dr. Hans Friedrich Häuser Collection (part I)
Friday, 22 September 2023 from ca. 3.30 p.m. Lot 3692–4288
Single Lots: German States Baden – Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Special offer: Kingdom of Hanover – The Horst Schafmeyer Collection
Saturday, 23 September 2023 from 9.30 a.m. Lot 1–342 Special Catalogue: German States – The ERIVAN Collection – 10th Auction
Breaks when appropriate. We expect to auction off 50-120 lots per hour, depending on the area.
Auction Venue
The auction takes place at our premises in Hasengartenstr. 25, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Lot #7542 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Lot #7543 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
STAMPS OVERPRINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN MANUSCRIPT: "G R Mafia JDM" on 2½, 4, and 7½H., fresh colors, unused, 7½h. somewhat flat perforation at top, 2½h. onobtrusive corner crease, otherwise fine, the small flaws completely trivial with only 10-15 pieces known per stamp, signed and certificate Holcombe (for 7½H; 1990)
Lot #7544 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. POST MAFIA: Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 24p. - 1r. and "ÜBERSETZUNGS-GEBÜHREN" 25h., all fresh color and good centering, 24h. tiny thin, 12½ and 50h. slightly toned, otherwise fine and of no importance, a very attractive and indeed rare set, with only a few of complete sets existing
Lot #7545 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
"O.H.M.S. MAFIA" red boxed surcharge on Zanzibar Sultan bin Harub 1-15c., fresh colors, unused, very rare stamps, signed and certificate Holcombe (1994) (see also Robert M. Gibbs page 254)
Lot #7546 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1r. red-brown/deep blue-green with greenish-blue overprint, unused, very fine
Lot #7547 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1r. red-brown/deep blue-green with violet overprint, unused, very fine, signed Holcombe
Lot #7548 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1r. red-brown/deep blue-green with dull-blue overprint, unused, very fine, certificate BPA (1980)
Lot #7549 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3p. grey - 2a. purple and 3a. orange - 1r. red-brown/deep blue green, all tied by cds. "MAFIA" to large piece, fine, certificate Brandon (1995)
Lot #7550 - stamps German East Africa - British occupation
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 1a. aniline carmine, two singles with black resp. violet overprint, unused, black overprint slightly toned, otherwise fine
Lot #7551 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2a6ps. ultramarin, upper marginal single with green overprint on the gutter and black overprint on the stamp, tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA JA 23 1915" to small piece, a fine and interesting item
Lot #7552 - india stamps
1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces ½a. green tied by blue cds. "MAFIA 20 SP 16" to picture postcard to Zanzibar with clear cds. "ZANZ(IBAR) SP 2? 16", scarce and attractive usage of the Mafia cds. which was used for less than a year, certificate BPA (2010)
Provenance: The Irwin Weinberg Inventory (Robert A. Siegel, 2016)
Lot #7553 - 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", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, fine
Lot #7554 - german new guinea German New Guinea - British occupation
2d. on 10 pfg., position 3, fresh color and good perforation, in combination with 3d. on Rabaul, setting A, position 3, both tied by first day oval "RABAUL JAN 4 1915" to cover addressed to Sydney, very fine and attractive
Lot #7555 - new guinea australian occupation
2d. on 20 pfg., position 1, showing part of the a second overprint "2d" at top, fresh color and good perforation. Tied by rare Gibbs Type 1 pre-first day cancel "RABAUL Oct. 13 1914" to cover addressed to Mrs. R.J.A. Travers sent by her husband Captain Travers who played an important part in the action on the Bitapaka Road, reverse with typewriter text "I hereby certify that the stamp...one of the original stamps of the 16 issued...", a very...
Lot #7556 - new guinea australian occupation
3d. on 25pfg. black and red/yellow, fresh colour and good perforation, position 3, used with Gibbs Type 2 straight-line "RABAUL 17 1914", fine, certificate Ceremuga (2002)
Lot #7557 - new guinea australian occupation
3d. on 30pfg., position 8, fresh color and good perforation, used with Gibbs type 2 canceller, fine, signed Holcombe
Lot #7558 - new guinea australian occupation
3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, clear double surcharge, position 9, fresh color and good perforation, tied by Gibbs type 2 violet "*RABAUL* *Oct, 17 1914*" to local cover (vertical fold). A major rarity with a total of just 10 printed with only 5 recorded, three unused and two used, both on cover(front), certificate Holcombe (1998)
Lot #7559 - new guinea australian occupation
3d. on 30pfg., 4d. and 40 pfg. and 5d. on 50 pfg., all fresh color and mostly good perforation, tied by blue Gibbs type 3 cancel "* RABAUL * NOV 8 1914" to local cover, 4d. small corner fault, otherwise fine and very attractive, certificates Corson and Brandon (1991)
Lot #7560 - new guinea australian occupation
4d. on 40pfg., position 4, fresh color and good perforation, used with Gibbs type 2 "RABAUL Oct 17 1914", fine, certificate PF (item still on small piece; 1986)
Lot #7561 - new guinea australian occupation
1914, 4d. on 40 pf. black/carmine, with clear double print, position 6, unused with small part original gum, a little soiled, a very rare stamp with only 20 printed, certificate BPA (1981)
Lot #7562 - new guinea australian occupation
4d. on 40 pfg. with clear double overprint, position 10, showing the variety "1 for I", together with 1d. on 5 pfg. - 2d. on 20 pfg. and 3d. on 25 and 30pfg., all tied by Gibbs type 2 cancel "*RABAUL * *Oct. 22 1914*" to local cover, some pressure marks, partially erased writing, folded twice between stamps, the stamps in fine condition, only 20 stamps with double overprint have been printed out of those only 2 with the variety, extremely...
Lot #7563 - new guinea australian occupation
5d. on 50pfg., position 4, fresh color and good perforation, used with Gibbs type 8 canceller, fine
Lot #7564 - new guinea australian occupation
2d. on 20 pfg., two singles, in combination with Marshall-Island 2d. on 10 pfg., also two singles and NWPI 2½d., all tied by oval "RABAUL FEB 4 1915" to registered cover with uncancelled 3d. on Rabaul at lower left (Setting A, position 5) to Sheffield with London transit on reverse, one 10 pfg. value applied at edge, thus small imperfection, otherwise a very fine and attractive entire
Lot #7565 - new guinea australian occupation
5mm Spacing: 1d. on 3 pfg., horizontal pair from positions 4-5, the left stamp with variety "short 1", mint never hinged, slightly toned, fine
Lot #7566 - german new guinea German New Guinea - British occupation
1d. on 3 Pfg., block of six from the upper left sheet corner, showing positions 1-3 in the first row and 1-4 in the second row, due to position 1 being printed on the sheet margin, position 1 shows a distinctive "broken 1", position 4 with "1 with top straight serif", the upper stamps mint never hinged, the bottom stamps unused, small corner crease in the upper left sheet margin, two stamps small thin, lower left stamp re-enforced perforation...
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