1915, cover franked with 50bit grey & yellow Christian IX, 30bit red brown & blue-grey Frederik VIII, tied to registered cover to Chicago by St. Thomas c.d.s. (16 Aug), with multiple strikes of c.d.s. arrival backstamps (30 Aug), some light creasing and horizontal fold, a scarce mixed franking of two of the more elusive denominations of these issues.
Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 383rd Auction – Day 1 - Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries
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 #6088 - Denmark danish west indies
1917, two GRATIS POSTBEVIS (fee receipts) for registered mail, both from Christiansted, one example in purple with “95” bit value in manuscript, the other in blue with “50” bit value, a scarce duo.
Lot #6089 - Denmark danish west indies
1902, 1c to 10c blue Postage Dues, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, diagonally, descending, most with part original gum, each adhesive toned to some degree, quite scarce; with 1983 British Philatelic Association certificate.
Lot #6090 - Denmark danish west indies
Postage Dues, 1905, 5bit to 5bit compound proof in black, with two of each value, never hinged, very fine.
Lot #6091 - Denmark danish west indies
Postage Dues, 1905, 5bit to 5bit compound proof in black, with two of each value, hinged original gum, fine and unusual.
Lot #6092 - Denmark danish west indies
1905-15, 5bit, 20bit, 30bit, and 50bit red & grey, imperforate composite pane of forty, on ungummed paper, approximately 230mm x 145mm, showing imprint of plate border near edge, each denomination in a block of ten, separated from other denominations by approximately 5mm gutter, with cutting guidelines within, left and right sides showing notch cut into margin, well clear of designs, very minor paper wrinkling around edges, sheet has been...
Lot #6093 - Denmark danish west indies
1878, 6c lilac postal stationery card, postmarked with Frederiksted c.d.s. (25 May), to Germany via the United Kingdom, with London PAID c.d.s. transit in red, adhesion remnants on reverse from prior mounting, else a fine and rare usage.
Lot #6094 - Denmark danish west indies
1887, 3c postal stationery cover, postmarked Christiansted (1 Feb), carried as soldier’s mail to Copenhagen, Denmark, countersigned at lower left, stained at lower right, but a rare example of this concessionary rate.
The typical letter rate to Denmark at this time was 10c; military mail could be sent at the preferred rate of 3c.
Lot #6095 - Denmark danish west indies
1891-5, 3c red, Type III, cancelled with neatly-struck St. Jan c.d.s. (21 Jul), to St. Croix, with St. Thomas (21 Jul) and next-day Christiansted c.d.s. backstamps, some light edge toning, else fine, the St. Jan c.d.s. being quite scarce. (Facit FK8)
Lot #6096 - Denmark danish west indies
1895, 3c red Coat of Arms, postmarked with St. Thomas c.d.s. (25 Nov), to a Lieutenant on board the S.M.S. Prinzess Wilhelm “Chefoo, Japan”, crossed-out in blue crayon and readdressed to Amoy, with “c/o German Consulate…” at top, Singapore (7 Jan) and Shanghai (25 Jan) transit markings, light edge wear of no importance given the rarity of this unusual destination.
The S.M.S. Prinzess Wilhelm was in Irene-class cruiser, which was sent to...
Lot #6097 - Denmark danish west indies
1896, 2c blue postal stationery card, uprated with 1c green & violet-purple, tied by Christiansted c.d.s. (21 Oct), circular “T” due marking and manuscript “5 ctms” adjacent franking, St. Thomas transit c.d.s. (26 Oct) and Oppeln c.d.s. receiver (13 Nov) all struck on front, light corner bumps, a philatelically-inspired but nevertheless a visually striking and unusual franking.
Lot #6098 - Denmark danish west indies
1898, 3c light blue & carmine and 5c green & gray, both with inverted frameline, uprating 2c 1877/8 Type postal stationery cover to Rastede, Germany, postmarked with neatly-struck St. Thomas c.d.s. (10 Jan), with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (29 Jan), a fine and colourful cover.
Lot #6099 - Denmark danish west indies
1909, 3c postal stationery card, uprated with 20b green & ultramarine, tied by crisp St. Thomas c.d.s. (7 Jul), registered to Helsinki, Finland, with neat c.d.s. receiver (27 Jul) on front, a very fine and unusual registered stationery usage.
Lot #6100 - Denmark danish west indies
1910, 10bit red postal stationery card, postmarked with neatly-struck KINGSHILL c.d.s. (2 Jul), day slug inverted, to Lokstedt, Hamburg, light corner bumps, a choice example of this elusive town cancel.
Lot #6101 - Denmark danish west indies
1856, folded entire from Paris to Arequipa, Peru, franked with 1853 10c bistre, 20c deep blue, 40c orange, 80c carmine single and horizontal strip of six, margins typically large but touched in places, all tied by 'pointilles' roller, Paris despatch cds above (Aug 15), endorsed “voie de Panama”, carried by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. ship "Magdalena" from Southampton to St. Thomas, the "Dee" to Colon and Pacific Steam Navigation Co....
Lot #6102 - Denmark danish west indies
1856, folded letter, with black St. Thomas double-arc despatch backstamp (1 Oct), carried via London, with red c.d.s. transit backstamp (18 Oct), thence across the Channel with ANGL AMB CALAIS c.d.s. (18 Oct) and boxed red “COLONIES / ART - 18” on front, “15” (decimes) in black due marking, backstamped Paris A Bordeaux (19 Oct) and Bordeaux (20 Oct), typical filing folds and light wrinkles, an unusual usage to France via London.
The “...
Lot #6103 - Denmark danish west indies
1857, cover struck on reverse with St. Thomas double split-ring despatch (Jun 30), to Corsica, rated 1/2 in black, postmarked on front with PAID AT ST THOMAS Crown Circle in red, adjacent PD in circle and London “PAID” in red (17 Jul), ANGL AMB CALAIS entry mark (17 Jul), multiple French transit backstamps including Paris (18 Jul) and Paris A Lyon TPO (18 Jul), Corsica arrival c.d.s. (21 Jul), small edge faults.
Lot #6104 - Denmark danish west indies
1858, folded letter datelined St. Croix, to Copenhagen, Denmark, reverse with dual Danish St. Thomas c.d.s. and British St. Thomas double-arc despatch (30 Mar), rated 1/4-1/2 in manuscript, prepaid and struck with crisp PAID AT ST. THOMAS Crown Circle in red, endorsed “via Ostende”, London PAID split-ring (19 Apr) and Hamburg (21 Apr) transit backstamps, Christiansted transit (23 Apr) c.d.s. on front and partial arrival backstamp, typical...
Lot #6105 - Denmark danish west indies
1859, folded cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, sent from the Danish post office in St. Thomas, with 3c rate paid in cash, struck with circular FRANCO to denote prepayment, conveyed to the British Post Office and struck with PAID AT ST THOMAS Crown Circle in red, with both St. Thomas c.d.s. and St. Thomas double-arc datestamps on reverse (22 Mar), onwards via London (14 Apr) and Hamburg (16 Apr), with transit markings of each, Danish c.d.s....
Lot #6106 - Denmark danish west indies
1860, cover struck on reverse with St. Thomas double arc despatch (28 Jun), PAID AT ST. THOMAS Crown Circle on front, to Basel, Switzerland, rated 1/2 in back, endorsed “via Southampton” and postmarked with London PAID (13 Jul) and ANGL. AMB. CALAIS F. entry c.d.s. (13 Jul), next-day Paris transit backstamp and partial c.d.s. receiver (15 Jul), opening tears to flap, the odd toning spot, but a scarce destination.
Lot #6107 - Denmark danish west indies
1860, folded letter from Paris to Guayaquil, Ecuador, franked with 1853 20 c blue horizontal pair, shaved to huge margins with portions of adjoining stamps at top and base, and 80c carmine horizontal strip of four with margins all round, Paris despatch c.d.s. (31 Jul), 'London / Paid' transit in red (1 Aug), endorsed "Voie de Panama" with blue straight-line, carried on the Royal Mail Steam Packet ship "Shannon" to St. Thomas, thence via the...
Lot #6108 - Denmark danish west indies
1860, folded letter from the firm of G. Nunes & Gommez, datelined St. Thomas, 14 September, reverse with St. Thomas double-arc despatch (15 Sep), struck on front with fine “PAID AT ST. THOMAS” Crown Circle, to Port Au Prince, Haiti, rated “1/-“ in red manuscript, horizontal filing fold, a fine entire to an uncommon destination.
Lot #6109 - Denmark danish west indies
1863, folded letter struck with fine red PAID AT ST. THOMAS Crown Circle, corresponding double-arc datestamp on reverse, rated “1” in red manuscript, endorsed “per Steamer” and carried via the Royal Mail Steam Packet vessel to Port au Prince, Haiti, fine.
Lot #6110 - Denmark danish west indies
1863, stampless cover postmarked with red ST THOMAS PAID “A” c.d.s. (14 Dec), rated 1/- in manuscript, paying the single ounce rate to London, with split-ring receiver on front (31 Dec), a few small edge tears, else fine.
Lot #6111 - Denmark danish west indies
1864, folded letter dated 23 July, franked with Trinidad 1863 1d lake, paying the inland rate, tied by circular black grid, postmarked with Trinidad double-arc despatch, to Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia, endorsed in manuscript “via St. Thomas & Bermuda”, with double-arc transit backstamp (29 Jul), “4” in manuscript denoting Caribbean transit amount due, received in Halifax on August 10, partial Ragged Island receiver backstamp (13 Aug), a...
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