1923, personally signed letter of confirmation from J.D. Mackay about the creation of the G.R. MAFIA overprints during the occupation "....I certify that the German East Africa stamps overprinted G.R. MAFIA were issued by me for postal purposes....", neatly pasted on cardboard, a very interesting document
Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 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)
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 5 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)
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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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 #7289 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 4h. green, fresh color and good perforation, unused, a very fine example of this rare stamp with approximately only 30 issued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7290 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 7½h. red, fresh color and good perforation, just one blunted perf at bottom, unused, a very fine example of this rare stamp with approximately only 30 issued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7292 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 20h. black and red/yellow, with upper sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, a very fine and attractive example of this rare stamp with approximately only 30 issued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7293 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 30h. black and carmine, fresh color and good perforation, just one slightly blunted perf at right, a very fine and attractive example of this rare stamp with approximately only 30 issued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7294 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 30h. black and carmine, vertical pair with left sheet margin, fresh color, bottom stamps few short perfs, otherwise good perforation, mint never hinged, tiny age spots, an exceedingly rare multiple, with approximately only 30 stamps issued
Lot #7296 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 1r. carmine, fresh color, mostly good perforation, just a few very slightly blunted, unused with fresh original gum, an exceptionally rare stamp with just 15 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of overprint colour; Gibbs estimates just 8 stamps were overprinted in black, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7297 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 2r. green, fresh color and good perforation, minor ageing, unused with fresh original gum, an exceptionally rare stamp with just 15 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of overprint colour; Gibbs estimates just 8 stamps were overprinted in black, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7298 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in black: 3r. blue-black and red, fresh color and good perforation, one blunted perf and one with soaked in gum at lower right, minor ageing, unused with fresh original gum, an exceptionally rare stamp with just 15 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of overprint colour; Gibbs estimates just 8 stamps were overprinted in black, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke a.o.
Lot #7299 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in violett: 2½-20h., fresh color and good perforation, 15h. as horizontal pair, just 20h. short perf at top, all washed and without gum, otherwise fine, opinion Holcombe (1997)
Lot #7300 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA handstamp in violett: 2½-15h., fresh color and good perforation, 15h. with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, one tiny age spot on 2½ resp. 15h., very fine, signed Bühler/ Hoffmann-Giesecke
Lot #7301 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 3r. blue-black and red, fresh color, good centring and perforation, unused with usual brownish gum, an exceptionally rare stamp with just 14 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour; Gibbs estimates just 12 examples were overprinted in reddish violet, several known pieces have flaws, a really pristine piece, one of the greatest...
Lot #7302 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Violet overprint on 20h., with lower sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, hinge remainder in the margin only, a fine and very rare stamp
Lot #7303 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA: Black overprint on 30h. black and carmine, fresh color and good perforation, tied by fieldpost cancellation to small piece, one perf tip with minor ageing spot, otherwise a fine example of this very rare stamp, signed Kilian a.o. and certificate GPS (1983)
Lot #7304 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
G.R. Post MAFIA (Type 5) in blue on Yacht type 4h. green, without gum, slightly washed, otherwise fine. Very interesting item, mentioned in Gibbs page 253, certificate Holcombe (1996; for two values)
Lot #7305 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, O.H.D.M.S. MAFIA: Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 24p. tied by cds. "MAFIA 6 JY 16" to small cover to Zanzibar with arrival stamp (postage stamp), fine and scarce, certificate BPA (1996)
Lot #7307 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
G. R. POST MAFIA (Type M4) in violet on 7½h. red, fresh color and good perforation, just one blunted perf at upper left, minor ageing, unused, an extremely rare stamp, mentioned in Gibbons footnote and Gibbs on page 253. Signed Holcombe with certificate (1988)
Lot #7308 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type 2½-30h. and with additional overprint "G.E.A. BRITISH OCCUPATION" 3c. on 4h. - 25c. on 30h., neatly mounted into small older presentation folder, with sales note on the front "Deutsch-Ost-Afrika Lettow-Ausgabe....", some aging, but scarce and interesting item
Lot #7309 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type 2½-30h., used with fieldpost cancellation, 15h. small thin, otherwise fine, scarce
Lot #7310 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type with additional overprint "G.E.A. BRITISH OCCUPATION" 3c. on 4h. - 25c. on 30h., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine and scarce
Lot #7311 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type with additional overprint "G.E.A. BRITISH OCCUPATION" 3c. on 4h. - 25c. on 30h., fresh color and good perforation, used with fieldpost cancellation, fine
Lot #7312 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type with additional overprint "G.E.A. BRITISH OCCUPATION" 3c. on 4h. - 25c. on 30h., fresh color and good perforation, each tied by cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE 11 DEC 18" to small pieces, fine and scarce
Lot #7313 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Karisimbi Issue Large format Yacht type with additional overprint "G.E.A. BRITISH OCCUPATION" 3c. on 4h. - 25c. on 30h. imperforated, fresh color and good perforation, used, fine and rare
Lot #7314 - tanganyika tanganyika
1917, George V. 1c. black, horizontal strip of three, with additional franking, tied by cds. "WILHELMSTAL 21.07.21" to registered cover from the Lunatic Asylum in Lutindi to Berlin with german censor cachet on front, some minor transportation wear, fine and attractive entire
Lot #7315 - tanganyika tanganyika
1917, George V. 3c. green as matching additional franking on postatl stationery card 3c. from "WILHELMSTAL 1 AP 20" to Lübeck with straight-line censor mark "OPENED BY CENSOR" and german boxed "M.P.K" alongside, at left with senders cachet "Rev. Franz Gleiss. Missionary Wuga near Wilhelmstal..", sime minor wear, attractive and scarce
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