"LARNACCA DI CIPRO 9/9" clear strike in typical brownish ink on folded letter (written in greek) to Triest with arrival mark, fine entire from the Ralli correspondence
Heinrich Köhler 384 Auction – Day 1 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
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Sep 19, 2024 Europe/Berlin
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 384 Auction – Day 1 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
Thursday Sep 19, 2024 09:00 Europe/Berlin
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Auction Schedule
Thursday, 19 September 2024 09:00 CET 1001 – 1522 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies
Thursday, 19 September 2024 14:00 CET 5001 – 5471 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
Friday, 20 September 2024 09:00 CET 1523 – 1883 Single Lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Olympics, Thematics, Literature, Numismatics
Friday, 20 September 2024 13:00 CET 5501 – 5991 Special Catalogue: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail – inclusive the collection of the Sieger family (part II)
Monday, 23 September 2024 09:00 CET 1884 – 2441 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Special Offer: German Reichspost – Shield Issues 1872–75 – The Dr. Dietmar Kipping Collection
Special Offer: German Empire – The Issues 'Pfennige' and 'Pfennig' – The "Baghira" Collection
Monday, 23 September 2024 14:00 CET 6001 – 6394 Special Catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part III)
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 09:00 CET 2442 – 2600 Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 10:00 CET 2601 – 3359 Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, Germany after 1945: Control Council, Soviet Occupation Zone
Special Offer: Memel Territory 1920–1939 – The Dr Heinrich Hirschfelder Collection
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 09:00 CET 3360 – 3932 Single Lots: Germany after 1945: GDR, Berlin, Saarland, Bizone, Federal Republic of Germany
Special Offer: GDR Special Collection with Booklets
Special Offer: Berlin – Frankings and Se-tenants
Special Offer: Definitive Issue Posthorn 1951 – Specialised Collection (part II)
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 14:00 CET 10001 – 10500 Country Collections: Europe: Aegean Islands – Romania, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Special Offer: Germany, Europe and Overseas – The Dr Jürgen Wiedemann Collection
Thursday, 26 September 2024 09:00 CET 10501 – 11712 Country Collections: Europe: Russia – Yugoslavia, Overseas
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, 27 September 2024 09:00 CET 3933 – 4395 Single Lots: German States Baden – Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Special Offer: Local Collection Mannheim
Special Offer: Thurn and Taxis – 'The Thuringian principalities' – The Heinz Peter Wenzel Collection
Friday, 27 September 2024 12:30 CET 6501 – 6615 Special Catalogue: Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection (part II)
Friday, 27 September 2024 13:30 CET 7001 – 7362 Special Catalogue: Heligoland – The Hans-Jürgen Borowski Collection (part I)
Friday, 27 September 2024 17:00 CET 7501 – 7591 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Saxony – 'Frederick Augustus' – The Michael Schewe Collection
Friday, 27 September 2024 18:00 CET 7601 – 7681 Special Catalogue: The Gustav Strunk Collections (part III): The Principalities of Lippe, Germany, Europe – Collections and Single Lots
Saturday, 28 September 2024 09:00 CET 8001 – 8366 Special Catalogue: Germany from 1849 – Austria from 1850 – The "American" Bruce Wright Collection (part I)
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Showing 26 - 50 of 1457
Lot #1027 - europe Belgium
1930, King Albert I, 14 proofs in different colors, 5c. in black, blue, brown, red and green, each with solid and lined background, and 50c. larger format and value tablet at lower right in black, blue, green and red, mint never hinged, very fine and rare
Lot #1028 - Belgium Postal stationery
1873, advertizing envelope 10 c. green, used with additional franking to Italy, vf
Lot #1029 - europe Bulgaria
"SOFIA PALACE 5.XII.902", blue cds. clear on 1901 Ferdinand 1 l. and 50 c. on large-size registered envelope to Coburg, Germany, with arrival mark. On reverse nice wax seal of the secret cabinet of the Prince. The highest recording franking of Palace mail. Opinion Hitzler
Lot #1030 - europe eastern rumelia
Post Office Negative Seals: group of four double Post Horn handstamps, with Popovo in blue, green, and red, Yambol in green (recorded only in 1880), and two crossed-arrow “Eastern Rumelia Telegraphs” handstamps used for telegram receipts, with examples from Sliven and Yambol, some light creasing in places, but a scarce group.
Lot #1031 - europe eastern rumelia
1880 (October 6), stampless cover, struck with black FRANCO in Latin characters, postmarked with Burgas c.d.s. in black, received at Varna on October 8, undeliverable and noted “Retour” in blue crayton, with second Varna c.d.s. (Oct 13) on reverse, some overall wear, but a rare returned cover following the withdrawl of Russian troops.
Note: Eastern Rumelia’s only shipping link to international shipping was at Burgas, where Russian and...
Lot #1032 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 1pre on 20pa green, through 5pia, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, used set of four, with 1881 10pa overprinted “R.O.” and “ROUMÉLIE ORIENTALE” in blue, usual small perforation flaws, the 2pi with creased perf at lower right, 5pi with thin at top, the 1pre and 20pa signed Mikulski, 2pi with 1997 Holcombe certificate, of overall fine appearance.
Lot #1033 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, block of four, cancelled with two strikes of circular grid cancel in blue, fresh colour, partially trimmed along top perfs, else a scarce and visually-appealing multiple.
Lot #1034 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green horizontal pair, overprint “R.O.” inverted, centrally-struck with circular grid cancel in blue, nicely-centered and fresh colour, light central wrinkles not detracting from the pleasing appearance of this scarce variety.
Lot #1035 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, vertical pair, cancelled with multiple strikes of circular grid cancel in blue, some small perf flaws as commonly found, else a fine and scarce pair; with 1996 Holcombe certificate.
Lot #1036 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (July), 1/2pre on 20pa green, overprinted “RO”, tied to piece by circular green grid cancel and blue Pleven c.d.s. (3 July), with partial Stara-Zagora despatch and Gabrovo transit marks, an uncommon franking.
Lot #1037 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (July 4), 1pre on 20pa green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, tied to cover to Koprivtschitza by blue railway c.d.s., reverse with blue Tartar Pazardschik (Jul 6) and Karlovo (Jul 8) transit backstamps, underpaying the 1pi rate for the second weight class by 20pa, thus struck with blue “T” due mark, cover reduced at right, various small edge tears, heavy vertical fold at right, but a rarity of Eastern Rumelia, one of only a few genuine RO...
Lot #1038 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (January / February), two 1/2pre on 20pa green, horizontal pair and single, tied to piece by Plovdiv c.d.s. in red (Jan. 16), and and 2pi single, tied to piece by Plovdiv c.d.s. in blue (Feb 20), the former with some toned perfs, else a fine duo of early usages of these adhesives, which were received in Plovdiv in late December, 1880.
Lot #1039 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 20pa violet & green, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, cancelled with circular grid cancel in blue, well-centered and without the usual perforation flaws seen on multiples of this issue, fine and scarce.
Lot #1040 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 20pa “R O” overprint, three used singles, one each cancelled with blue grid, blue c.d.s., and red c.d.s., the odd perf flaw as often seen, else a fine trio illustrated the cancellation types in use during this provisional period.
Lot #1041 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (May 25), 2pi overprinted “R.O.” in blue, diagonally bisected and tied to cover by blue circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Plovdov c.d.s. alongside, the bisect paying the 10pi foreign letter rate, large portion of piece missing from back, trivial given the cover’s exceptional rarity, the only recorded usage of a bisected RO overprint, certificate Hitzler (2022)
Lot #1042 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” and “Roumélie Orientale” , block of four, cancelled with several strikes of blue circular grid, some perforation flaws, small thin at top, yet a rare multiple, with few genuine examples recorded; with 2004 Hitzler certificate.
Lot #1043 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (November 27), 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” and “Roumélie Orientale” in blue, tied by crisp circular grid cancel in blue to bilingual newspaper “Maritza”, Vol. 4, No. 340, published in Plovdiv, adhesive damaged, torn in half prior to being affixed to paper, the newspaper itself with trivial edge flaws, a late usage of any denomination of this printing, uncommonly found used after July, 1881.
Lot #1044 - europe eastern rumelia
1881, 10pa black & lilac, overprinted “R.O.” in blue, overprint “Roumélie / Orientale” omitted, lightly corner cancelled in blue, stained at left side, but a rare used example of this scarce variety.
Lot #1045 - europe eastern rumelia
1884 (January 4), postal card franked with two 5pa black & olive, perforated 13.5, paying the 10pa inland postcard rate, tied by circular grid cancel, Plovdiv c.d.s. despatch struck on front, to Kazanluk, without backstamps, fine.
Lot #1046 - europe eastern rumelia
1880/81, 5pa black & olive, horizontal strip of four, cancelled with bold blue grid cancel and partial Yambol c.d.s., with 5pa black & green block of four and strip of four, each cancelled with neatly-struck green grid cancels, strip of six cancelled with light blue c.d.s. postmarks, a few trivial perf flaws, else a fine and scarce group of used multiples.
Lot #1047 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (January 9), 10pa black & green, perforated 13.5, block of four, tied to piece by blue Plovdiv c.d.s., trace of the odd toned perf, else of fresh colour and nicely-centered, a scarce multiple, being the early recorded use of the 10pa value.
Lot #1048 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (March 24), folded letter, Klissura origin notation in manuscript, franked with two 10pa black & green, cancelled “X” in black pen and tied by blue circular grid cancel, to Plovdiv, with neatly-struck “Post Plovdiv” Russian-type arrival backstamp (Mar 26), Karlovo c.d.s. transit (Mar 24) on front, a remarkably fresh entire with tremendous visual appeal.
Lot #1049 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (May 16), cover franked on reverse with two strips of three 10pa black & green, tied to cover from Jambol to Adrianopel by smudged red datestamps, adhesives paying the 60pa foreign letter rate of up to 15g, a scarce usage of the “Post Jambol” c.d.s. in red; with 2022 Hitzler certificate.
Note: At the time these stamps were issued, the foreign letter rate was 60pa for letters weighing up to 15g; this included mail to...
Lot #1050 - europe eastern rumelia
1881 (October 5), cover franked with 10pa black & green horizontal pair, tied to cover from Plovdiv to Sliven by blue circular grid cancel, neatly-struck Plovdiv despatch c.d.s. above, reverse with Yambol transit and Sliven c.d.s. receiver (Oct 6), transit mark showing the rare “YAMPOLI” misspelling, trivial light wrinkling and the odd spot of discoloration, not detracting from this exceptional cover, struck not only with the scarce...
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