Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 3 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945 German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part II)

1 groschen carmine in a horizontal strip of six with a clear "BREMEN 10.2.7" franking mark on a complete 2nd weight class folded cover with handwritten routing mark "per Prussian closed Mail" and red handstamp "Franco" to New York with arrival postmark on face. The stamps (postage stamp) are fresh colours, well embossed and, apart from a few shortened teeth, usually perforated and in good condition. A decorative oversea cover with an exceptional multiples, so far only one other strip of six on letter is known, detailed certificate Krug BPP (2006)
Provenance: J.J. Volny (95th auction Württembergisches Auktionshaus, 2006)Peter Beutin (150th Dr Derichs auction, 2017)