1 groschen carmine, 2 groschen blue and 5 groschen ochre-brown each with clear DKr. "MEMEL 7.11.74" on registered folded letter of 2nd weight class to the Stadt-Weisen-Gericht in Riga, Russia with arrival postmark in perfect condition. Decorative tricolour postage paid cover in right scarce use to Russia, certificate Sommer BPP (1999)
Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 3 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945 German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 3 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945 German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)
Viewing times of the 383rd Heinrich Köhler auction and
The ERIVAN Collection – 11th 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.
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Germany
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11 – 13 March 2024 Monday to Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
14 – 15 March 2024 Thursday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
18 – 22 March 2024 Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
23 March 2024 Saturday starting 8.30 a.m.
Special Viewing: From 1–3 March 2024, no single lots Bavaria can be viewed in our office in Wiesbaden, as they will be at the Philatelia Munich for viewing.
Auction Schedule
Thursday, 14 March 2024 09:00 CET 1001–1841
Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
Special offer: Departements Conquis – The Wilma Droemont Collection
Special offer: Chile – The Colon Issues (part II)
Thursday, 14 March 2024 16:00 CET 6001–6204 Special Catalogue: Danish West Indies 1806–1917 – The "Baghira" Collection
Friday, 15 March 2024 09:00 CET 1842–2109
Single Lots: Olympics, Thematics, Literature
Special offer: Summer Olympic Games – The Fredrik C. Schreuder Collection (part II)
Special offer: Ludwig van Beethoven – The Yukio Onuma Collection (part II)
Special offer: Volkswagen – a German Myth – The Dr Edo-Meino Eden Collection
Friday, 15 March 2024 12:00 CET 5001–5569 Special Catalogue: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail – inclusive the collection of the Sieger family
Monday, 18 March 2024 10:00 CET 2110–2328 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Monday, 18 March 2024 12:30 CET 6601–6960 Special Catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 09:00 CET 2329–2887
Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies
Special offer: Registered Letters of the German Foreign Post Offices and German Colonies (part III)
Special offer: German South West Africa – Cancellations on Private and Field Post
Special offer: German Post in China and Kiautschou – Post during WWI and Trans-Siberian Railway – The Dr Heinz Findeiss Collection
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 14:00 CET 6501–6600 Special Catalogue: German Post Offices in Morocco & German Post Offices in Turkey – The "Waldersee" Collection
Tuesday, 19 March 2024 15:00 CET 2888–3653
Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, Germany after 1945
Special offer: Definitive Issue Posthorn 1951 – Specialised Collection
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 09:00 CET 7001–7758 Special Catalogue: Germany 1849–2000 – German Empire, German Colonies with Occupation Issues (G.R.I. and MAFIA), Plebiscite Areas, Germany after WWII – The Erik B. Nagel Collection (part III)
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 16:00 CET 10001–10331 Country Collections: Europe, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Thursday, 21 March 2024 09:00 CET 10332–11234
Country Collections: 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, 22 March 2024 10:00 CET 8001–8097 Special Catalogue: Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection
Friday, 22 March 2024 11:00 CET 8201–8299 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Bavaria – Postal History and Social Philately 1806–1875 – The Oliver Reifenrath Collection
Friday, 22 March 2024 12:00 CET 8501–8571 Special Catalogue: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen – The Karl-Hillard Geuther Collection (part III)
Friday, 22 March 2024 13:00 CET 8601–8815 Special Catalogue: Heligoland – The Dr. Hans Friedrich Häuser Collection (part II)
Friday, 22 March 2024 15:00 CET 9001–9244 Special Catalogue: Schleswig-Holstein 1850–1867 – The Rolf Beyerodt Collection
Saturday, 23 March 2024 08:30 CET 3654–4207
Single Lots: German States Baden – Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Special offer: The Principalities of Lippe – The Gustav Strunk Collections (part II)
Saturday, 23 March 2024 14:30 CET 1–160 Special Catalogue: German States: Bavaria from 1849 – Auction of 'Missed Opportunities' – Collections – The ERIVAN Collection – 11th Auction
Breaks when appropriate. We expect to auction off 50-120 lots per hour, depending on the area.
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Lot #6805 - stamps brustschilde
1 Groschen carmine and 2 Groschen blue, each with clear franking mark "BRESLAU 4.1.73" on registered folded letter against Recepisse with red chalk marking "fr 5" (Groschen) for 1 Groschen post paid by the sender, 2 Groschen R fee and 2 Groschen Recepisse fee to Conradswaldau near Stoppen with arrival postmark. The 2 Groschen Recepisse fee was affixed on the form. The fresh colours of the stamps (postage stamp) are very well embossed and...
Lot #6806 - stamps brustschilde
1 groszy carmine and 2 groszy blue each with clear franking mark "SAARLOUIS 14.11.72" on registered folded letter in exchange traffic to Luxembourg City with arrival postmark. The fresh colours of the stamps (postage stamp) with some patina, otherwise in well overall condition, registered letters to Luxembourg are scarce
Lot #6807 - europe Norway
1 Groschen carmine and horizontal pair and single stamp 2 Groschen blue each with clear cancellation "NEUFAHRWASSER 13.4.73" on registered envelope of 2nd weight class over 15 to 30 g to Laurvig, Norway with arrival postmark. All stamps are very well embossed, the 1 groschen and middle 2 groschen stamps with margin faults, the envelope with some traces of use, otherwise visually appealing. Registered covers to Norway are very rare, only two...
Lot #6808 - stamps brustschilde
1 Groschen carmine in mixed franking with 1874 issue 2 ½ on 2 ½ Groschen brown orange in horizontal pair each with "COELN-BAHNHOF 7.7.74" on registered 2nd weight class folded letter over 15 to 30 g to Amsterdam with arrival postmark. The fresh colours stamps are well embossed and well perforated, the 1 Groschen stamp with a small corner crease, otherwise in good condition; a decorative mixed franking
Lot #6809 - stamps brustschilde
1 groschen carmine in mixed franking with two single stamps Innendienst issue 1875 2 stamp (postage stamp) violet-purple with handwritten cancellation "Bln 18 14.1.75" and two overprinted "BERLIN N.O. P.A.18 14.1.75" on value parcel card cover in perfect condition. Decorative and extremely scarce mixed franking, only a few on pieces and covers of this type are known so far, signed W. Engel and "HD" as well as certificate Brugger BPP (2003)...
Lot #6810 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen proof red-brown, fresh colours, very well embossed, well centered and well perforated, unused, in good condition. One of the most attractive examples of this not frequent colour proof, signed Pfenninger with certificates (1963)
Lot #6811 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue in horizontal lower margin pair with plate mark "tieferstehendes M" under field 141. The pair of stamps is somewhat supported by a hinge, otherwise very well embossed, well perforated and except for a small toning on the right stamp in perfect condition, very rare plate mark, unsigned with photo-certificate Hennies BPP (1997)
Provenance: Reinhardt collection (private sale)
Lot #6812 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue in a block of four from the lower left sheet corner of four with plate mark "H" under field 141, stamps perforated from above. The upper right stamp is unused, the other stamps mint never hinged and in perfect condition, interesting multiples with very rare plate mark, unsigned with certificate Sommer BPP (1998)
Provenance: Reinhardt collection (private sale)
Lot #6813 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue in block of four, including right upper stamp with plate flaw "bright spot under TS in DEUTSCHE" (field 74) and left lower stamp with plate flaw "notch in inner circle under OS in POST", mint never hinged, in fine condition, unsigned with findings Hennies BPP (1984)
Lot #6814 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue, fresh colours lower margin piece with plate mark "O" under field 141, stamp (postage stamp) perforated from above, neatly with boxed cancel "LOEBAU WESTPREUSSEN 30.6.". The stamp (postage stamp) is well embossed, well perforated and in perfect condition. All used marginal stamps with plate markings are extremely scarce, this variant has only been registered twice so far, signed Barkemeyer in the lower margin and Hennies BPP...
Lot #6815 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen ultramarine, fresh colours with Mecklenburg-Strelitz boxed cancel "STARGARD I Meklb 28.4.74" on postal order letter piece with reverse arrival datestamp "TEMPELBURG 29.4.74" (partial cancellation) in perfect condition, postal order letter pieces with breastplate stamps are only known in a few examples so far, photo finding Krug BPP (2001)
Lot #6816 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue with ccr. "REMSCHEID 6.9.75" on folded letter to Madrid, Spain with arrival postmark in well overall condition. From 1 July 1875, the new UPU rate of 20 pfennigs applied to letters up to 15 g to Spain. Late, only 6 months possible and extremely scarce use as a 20 pfennig postage paid franking to Universal Postal Union postage, only three letters with breast plate franking to Spain at the correct rate have been registered so...
Lot #6817 - Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland Switzerland
2 Groschen blue with clear franking mark "MANNHEIM 27.5.75" on company envelope to Schwyz, Switzerland with arrival postmark. The envelope above left with small loss and below the postage paid with horizontal fold, otherwise in good overall condition. Not frequent and late use of the Groschen stamp (postage stamp) in the former Kreuzer area
Lot #6818 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue with franking mark "BERLIN P.EXP. III 21.2.74" on understamped envelope with handwritten annotation "Bfks" (letterbox), the cancellations "Insufficiently prepaid" and "MORE TO PAY" and postage due marking "4" (pence) in black ink to Oxford with arrival postmark. The letter was treated as unfranked and 2 pence of the 6 pence postage for the insufficiently prepaid letter was credited with 2 pence (red chalk mark "2"), the...
Lot #6819 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue with NDP cipher "BROECKEL 4.10.73" of the OPD Hannover postal agency established in the fourth quarter of 1871 on folded letter to Celle in perfect condition, signed Sommer BPP
Lot #6820 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue with boxed cancel "HAGEN i. WESTPH. PACKKAMMER 5.5.73" on parcel accompanying envelope for a 4 pound parcel to Annalienhütte near Laasphe with arrival postmark on face in good overall condition, scarce cancellation with a Packkammer cancellation, photo finding Sommer BPP (2002)
Lot #6821 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen dark grey-ultramarine, two fresh colours single stamps each with EKr. "HANN.MÜNDEN 1.9.73" on value envelope for 50 Thaler with weight "23,5" (gram) to Frankfurt with reverse arrival datestamp "FRANKFURT A/MAIN N7 2.9.73" and red chalk tax "2" (Kreuzer) for the order fee in the local delivery area, the transport of the value letter itself to the addressee's house cost 2 Kreuzer order fee. A decorative multiple franking in perfect...
Lot #6822 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen blue in vertical pair with clear "M.GLADBACH 15.4.74" on registered cover of 2nd weight class in borderrayon to Venlo with arrival postmark. The fresh colours, very well embossed and well perforated vertical pair with vertical crease, like almost all letters from the well-known Sanders correspondence. So far, only a few registered covers of the 2nd weight class in the border rayon are known
Lot #6823 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen grey-blue with plate flaw "Druckausfall unter dem Bogen der linken Wertziffer und Mitte links" (field 134) in horizontal pair with normal stamp each with imitated EKr. "COPPENBRÜGGE 13.10.74" on complete Postschul-Postanweisung für Übungszwecken in well overall condition, certificate Brugger BPP (2004)
Provenance: 31st Jennes & Klüttermann auction (2004)
Lot #6824 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen grey-ultramarine, two single stamps each with clear EKr. "LEOBSCHÜTZ 23.1.75" on registered 2nd weight folded letter with first R-Zetteltype of the Reichspost "Eingeschrieben No." to Cosel with issue cancellation in well overall condition. Scarce registered covers with the earliest use of the R-Zetteltype, certificate Brugger BPP (2008)
Lot #6825 - europe Netherlands
2 Groschen blue in horizontal pair with cancelled Hamburg DKr. "HAMBURG 21.4.74" on registered envelope with handstamp "Recomandirt" to Rotterdam with arrival postmark in perfect condition
Lot #6826 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen grey-ultramarine, two single stamps with cancelled cancel "STETTIN 1.8.74" on registered envelope to Copenhagen, Denmark, with arrival postmark. The fresh colours stamps (postage stamp) are well embossed, well perforated and in good condition, the envelope slightly more trimmed above. Only a few registered covers to Denmark are known that were not sent with the reduced postage from Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck with Travemünde or...
Lot #6827 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen grey-ultramarine in vertical strip of four with "HANNOVER 30.5.74" on registered envelope of 2nd weight class with red handstamp "P.D." and French transit postmark via Paris to Lyon with arrival postmark. The fresh colours of the stamps (postage stamp) of the strip of four are well embossed, usually perforated and in good condition. An attractive, rate-compliant and scarce multiple franking with 6 groszy carriage fee and 2 groszy...
Lot #6828 - stamps brustschilde
2 Groschen grey-blue and 2 ½ Groschen orange-brown each with clear DKr. "EYBAU 7.V.73" upward on parcel envelope with handwritten note "Soldatenbrief eigeneangelegenheit des Empfaehens" for a nine pound parcel to Oschatz with issue cancellation. The fresh colours of the stamps are well embossed and usually perforated, notches on the 2 1⁄2 groschen stamp, otherwise in good overall condition. The reduced rate for soldiers up to and including...
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