Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 7 Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection Schleswig-Holstein 1850–1867 – The Rolf Beyerodt Collection

1866, 3 Grote on blue-grey, perforated, type I with field feature "sheet over the crown" = type IV, fresh colours and well perforated, with clear and exactly centrally applied, small blue boxed cancel "BREMEN Bahnhof." on envelope from the well-known Claussen correspondence to Bremerhaven with reverse arrival datestamp. The stamp (postage stamp) was detached for inspection and is in perfect condition apart from a tiny corner crease. All in all, an attractive letter of this speciality; only one other letter of this stamp (postage stamp) in type IV is known. Signed Thier, R.F.Engel and Drahn as well as certificates Frey (1960) and Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: 5th Heinrich Köhler auction (1913) 'Romanow' (8th Kruschel auction, 1976) Arthur Salm (Huys-Berlingin auction, 1993)