1677/1860 (ca.), pre-philatelic and (few) unfranked covers, mainly mounted collection of round 150 covers including Vegesack and Bremerhaven, including various cancellation types, 2 covers "P. 129 P./Bremen", various franchise cancellations, etc.
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
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen 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
Viewing times of the 383rd Heinrich Köhler auction and
The ERIVAN Collection – 11th auction
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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
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Lot #8506 - bremen stamps
1855/62, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type I, vertical laid paper, large margins on all sides, with blue boxed cancel "BREMEN Bahnhof.". . Small backing, otherwise perfect condition with better cancellation. Signed Schlesinger and photo finding Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8507 - bremen stamps
1855/62, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type I, vertically laid paper, fresh colours and large margins all round, with very clean and almost completely oblong stamp "FRANCO". minimally light in the upper left corner, otherwise a very attractive piece. Signed Glasewald and photo finding Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8508 - bremen stamps
1855/62, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type III, vertically laid paper, fresh colours and large margins all round, with twice neatly applied oblong stamp "FRANCO" and adjacent keystamp "BREMERHAVEN 12 1" on cover of a folded letter. These with inconspicuous defects, but the stamp (postage stamp) itself absolutely perfect. A very attractive letter of this scarce 2nd printing run. Signed Grobe and Kruschel and certificate Neumann BPP (...
Lot #8509 - bremen stamps
1855, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, horizontally laid paper, horizontal strip of three in type combinations I-II-III with parts of the sheet watermark "HAS", including the two stamps (postage stamp) on the left additionally with the field mark "Bogen über der Krone". Nice colour and large margins all round, unused with original gum and in perfect condition. An exceptionally attractive strip of the first printing run which, with the...
Lot #8510 - bremen stamps
1855, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type II, horizontally laid paper, very first printing run with complete lines of separation on all sides and "sheet above the crown", very fresh colours and evenly large margins all round with very well visible lines of separation on three sides, with neatly and centrally applied double circle cancel "ST. P. A. BREMEN 14 1". Above a horizontal crease smoothed, otherwise perfect condition. Only a few...
Lot #8511 - bremen stamps
1855, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type II, horizontally laid paper, fresh colours and large margins on all sides, with neatly applied boxed cancel "BREMEN 17 6" on piece. The stamp (postage stamp) was detached for inspection, as far as can be judged perfect. Photo finding Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8512 - bremen stamps
1855, 3 Grote on blue-grey, imperforated, type II, horizontally laid paper, with part of the sheet watermark "Lilie", fresh colours and large margins all round, with neatly applied boxed cancel "BREMEN 27 2" (1861) on folding cover to Bremerhafen. The stamp (postage stamp) was detached for inspection and is perfect as far as can be judged. A very attractive letter with this scarce variation; probably the best of the only four known. Signed...
Lot #8513 - bremen stamps
1856, 5 Grote on light carmine grey, imperforated, type II, fresh colours and large margins all round, with clean and almost completely oblong stamp "FRANCO", inconspicuous repair in the upper right corner, otherwise perfect. A very rare piece with scarce cancellation. Signed Richter and photo finding Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8514 - bremen stamps
1856, 5 Grote on light carmine grey, imperforated, horizontal type pair II-I, fresh colours and on all sides evenly large margins, with straight and centrally boxed cancel "BREMEN 25 11", including only the right stamp with inconspicuous restrictions, the left perfect. Largest known used multiples of this stamp and only two others known; this one of delightful appearance. Certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: Erich Weise (262nd...
Lot #8515 - bremen stamps
1856, 5 Grote on light carmine grey, imperforated, type I, fresh colours and special large margins on all sides, with neatly applied and adjacent double circle cancellation "ST. P. A. BREMEN 13 8" (1856) on complete folded cover to Hamburg with reverse arrival datestamp. The stamp (postage stamp) with a diagonal crease already present before use, but the scarce letter from known correspondence overall very attractive and original. Certificate...
Lot #8516 - bremen stamps
1860, 7 Grote on reddish yellow, imperforated, thicker paper, fresh colours and mostly very large margins on all sides, with neatly applied blue single-circle cancel "BREMEN-BAHNF.", small light spot in margin right, otherwise perfect. With the better cancellation especially decorative. Certificate Neumann BPP (2023) Provenance: Weise "Halle" (262nd Köhler auction, 1988)
Lot #8517 - bremen stamps
1860, 7 Grote on reddish yellow, imperforated, thick margins all round, fresh colours and large margins on all sides, with boxed cancel "BREMEN ... 6" on piece. Stamp (postage stamp) was detached for inspection, as far as can be judged perfect. A nice on piece of this stamp (postage stamp). Signed Thier and Drahn, certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8518 - bremen stamps
1860, 7 Grote on reddish yellow, imperforated, thick margins all round, fresh colours and special large margins on all sides (with complete separating lines on three sides), with neatly applied and adjacent boxed cancel "BREMEN 26 7" on envelope (slight vertical crease in the envelope far from the postage paid) to Rostock with reverse arrival datestamp. An exceptionally attractive letter of this scarce stamp (postage stamp) in perfect...
Lot #8519 - bremen stamps
1859, 5 Silbergroschen dark olive green, imperforated, reconstructed original sheet of 36 from formerly matching souvenir sheet of twenty eight and vertical block of eight, each fresh colours and three-sided with sheet margin, unused with original gum, partly mint never hinged. Including only one stamp (postage stamp) with repaired light spot, otherwise in perfect condition. As no complete sheet of stamps of this 1st printing run is in...
Lot #8520 - bremen stamps
1859, 5 Silbergroschen imperforated, coated paper, fresh colours sheet of stamps of 36 copies with complete sheet margins, including only six stamps with slightly hinged or adhesive marks, the others mint never hinged. The stamp at bottom right with a small light spot, otherwise in fine condition (the traces of oxidation are typical for the issue). The sheet comes from the partial issue of this stamp, in which the conspicuous plate flaw PF II...
Lot #8521 - bremen stamps
1859, 5 Silbergroschen dark olive green, imperforated, fresh colours and large margins on all sides, unused with original gum. A very attractive specimen in perfect condition, luxury. Double signed Pfenninger and photo finding Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8522 - bremen stamps
1859/61, 5 Silbergroschen black-yellow-olive (moss green), imperforated, special fresh colours and very large margins all round, with clear and complete boxed cancel "BREMEN 7 3" on piece. An above-average attractive on piece of this stamp (postage stamp) in completely perfect condition. Signed Decker and Pfenninger and certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Lot #8523 - bremen stamps
1859/61, 5 Silbergroschen black-yellow-olive (moss green), imperforated, very attractive fresh colours and full to mostly very large margins, with clear boxed cancel "BREMEN 28 6" (1862) on envelope to Liverpool; next to it red clearing stamp "2½ Sgr.", and transit cancellation from London. An above-average single franking of this stamp (postage stamp) in perfect condition (insignificant limitations only in the envelope itself). A of...
Lot #8524 - bremen stamps
1863, 2 Grote orange, normal paper, fresh colours and perfectly rouletted, with clearly applied small keystamp "VEGESACK 3 1" on envelope (side flaps missing) of the well-known "Lange" correspondence to Bremen. The stamp (postage stamp) is equally toned or tinted at bottom right, otherwise fine; a horizontal registration bend in the stationery is partly broken and supported with hinges, otherwise fine condition. A very rare entire. Signed...
Lot #8525 - bremen stamps
1863/64, 2 Grote dark yellowish orange, rouletted, coated paper, right fresh colours and perfect rouletted, with clearly applied small keystamp "VEGESACK 27 10" (1864) on cover of a folded letter to Bremen, with the address partly obscured. The stamp (postage stamp) minimally oxidised and small sand grain hole. A scarce letter. Signed Ressel and Kruschel and certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: Hehmsoth collection (25th Kruschel...
Lot #8526 - bremen stamps
1863/65, 2 Grote brownish-orange (red-orange), rouletted, normal paper, typical colour, with very neatly boxed cancel "BREMEN 29 6" on cover of a folded letter to Vegesack. The very rare stamp (postage stamp) with only minimal restrictions, but overall a very attractive letter. Only eight letters from this printing run are known to date. Rarity in original condition. Signed W. Engel and certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: 7th...
Lot #8527 - bremen stamps
1864, 3 Grote black on blue-grey, rouletted, vertically laid paper, very attractive fresh colours, with ideal completely applied oblong stamp "FRANCO". Apart from a small light spot in the centre, perfect condition. Scarce in this attractive appearance. Signed M. Kurt Maier and certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: John Boker, jr. (1987)
Lot #8528 - bremen stamps
1864, 3 Grote black on blue-black, rouletted, vertically laid paper, very deep in colour, with very clear upward blue boxed cancel "BREMEN Bahnhof." on complete cover of a folded letter from the well-known 'Bosse' correspondence to Bremerhaven. The stamp (postage stamp) is special attractive and perfect, the name of the addressee has been rewritten on the envelope itself. Overall a fresh and attractive letter. Signed Mohrmann and August Koch...
Lot #8529 - bremen stamps
1862/65, 5 Grote on matt grey-brown, 2nd printing run, type I, very attractive fresh colours and perfect rouletted, with clear and almost completely applied blue boxed cancel "BREMEN 12 8". Apart from a tiny corner crease, perfect and very attractive. The blue cancellation colour was only in use for a few weeks in the summer of 1865. Certificate Neumann BPP (2023)
Provenance: Erich Weise (262nd Heinrich Köhler auction, 1988)
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