1885, 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type I in blue aniline ink, affixed to postal card for local use, cancelled in Plovdiv, unaddressed, handstamped Georg Buhler, fine.
Heinrich Köhler 384 Auction – Day 1 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 384 Auction – Day 1 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
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23 – 27 September 2024 Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
28 September 2024 Saturday starting 8.30 a.m.
Auction Schedule
Thursday, 19 September 2024 09:00 CET 1001 – 1522 Single Lots: Europe and Colonies
Thursday, 19 September 2024 14:00 CET 5001 – 5471 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection
Friday, 20 September 2024 09:00 CET 1523 – 1883 Single Lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Olympics, Thematics, Literature, Numismatics
Friday, 20 September 2024 13:00 CET 5501 – 5991 Special Catalogue: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail – inclusive the collection of the Sieger family (part II)
Monday, 23 September 2024 09:00 CET 1884 – 2441 Single Lots: German Empire 1872 – 1945
Special Offer: German Reichspost – Shield Issues 1872–75 – The Dr. Dietmar Kipping Collection
Special Offer: German Empire – The Issues 'Pfennige' and 'Pfennig' – The "Baghira" Collection
Monday, 23 September 2024 14:00 CET 6001 – 6394 Special Catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield Issues – The Michael Rehme Collection (part III)
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 09:00 CET 2442 – 2600 Single Lots: German post offices abroad and colonies
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 10:00 CET 2601 – 3359 Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, Germany after 1945: Control Council, Soviet Occupation Zone
Special Offer: Memel Territory 1920–1939 – The Dr Heinrich Hirschfelder Collection
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 09:00 CET 3360 – 3932 Single Lots: Germany after 1945: GDR, Berlin, Saarland, Bizone, Federal Republic of Germany
Special Offer: GDR Special Collection with Booklets
Special Offer: Berlin – Frankings and Se-tenants
Special Offer: Definitive Issue Posthorn 1951 – Specialised Collection (part II)
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 14:00 CET 10001 – 10500 Country Collections: Europe: Aegean Islands – Romania, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Special Offer: Germany, Europe and Overseas – The Dr Jürgen Wiedemann Collection
Thursday, 26 September 2024 09:00 CET 10501 – 11712 Country Collections: Europe: Russia – Yugoslavia, 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, 27 September 2024 09:00 CET 3933 – 4395 Single Lots: German States Baden – Wuerttemberg, North German Confederation
Special Offer: Local Collection Mannheim
Special Offer: Thurn and Taxis – 'The Thuringian principalities' – The Heinz Peter Wenzel Collection
Friday, 27 September 2024 12:30 CET 6501 – 6615 Special Catalogue: Grand Duchy of Baden – Frankings and Postal History – The Klaus Peter Geis Collection (part II)
Friday, 27 September 2024 13:30 CET 7001 – 7362 Special Catalogue: Heligoland – The Hans-Jürgen Borowski Collection (part I)
Friday, 27 September 2024 17:00 CET 7501 – 7591 Special Catalogue: Kingdom of Saxony – 'Frederick Augustus' – The Michael Schewe Collection
Friday, 27 September 2024 18:00 CET 7601 – 7681 Special Catalogue: The Gustav Strunk Collections (part III): The Principalities of Lippe, Germany, Europe – Collections and Single Lots
Saturday, 28 September 2024 09:00 CET 8001 – 8366 Special Catalogue: Germany from 1849 – Austria from 1850 – The "American" Bruce Wright Collection (part I)
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Lot #1127 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (September 9), 5pa lilac on pale lilac, overprinted Type I in blue, cancelled on the first day of issue by clear Plovdiv c.d.s., without backstamps, the address post-contemporary, small hole at upper right corner of card, yet a rare strike.
Lot #1128 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (September 24), 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprint Type I in blue, tied to local postal card by Plovdiv c.d.s., the message on reverse inviting the recipient to a meeting of the Revolutionary Committee, a fine local usage, handstamped Friedl.
Lot #1129 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 5pa lilac on pale lilac, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type II in blue, showing a dramatic double strike, postmarked with neat partial Plovdiv c.d.s., well clear of overprint, a fine and fresh example.
Lot #1130 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprint Type II in light blue, with dramatic double impression, on unused postal stationery card, striking and scarce, particularly desirable with the combined second overprint strike and use of inferior, Type I ink.
Lot #1131 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 5pa lilac, perforated 11.5, overprint Type II in light blue, on unused postal stationery card, a fine example showing this distinctive overprint shade of the earlier Type I inks.
Note: The Type II handstamp was delivered on September 10, the same day as the requisitioned high-quality ink was received at the post office in Plovdiv, intended to replace the poorer-quality inks of Type I. Only a small number of examples of the 5pa...
Lot #1132 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 10pa green, perforated 13.5, overprint Type II in black, affixed to unused postal card, a particularly clear strike of this overprint, fine and rare, the only example recorded by Hitzler of the 10pa 1880/1 overprinted issue on stationery card; with 2022 Hitzler certificate.
Lot #1133 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprinted in blue, showing a scarce double overprint variety, cancelled with neat oval grid cancel, a few slightly blunted perfs at foot, adhesion to reverse, yet a rare example, pencil signed on reverse.
Lot #1134 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type I in blue, tied to postal card by crisp Aitos (Aytos) c.d.s. in blue (Sep 15), reverse with clear Poste Slivno c.d.s. in blue (Sep 18), a choice example of the 10pa inland postcard rate.
Lot #1135 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (October 1), postal card to Russe, via Gabrovo, franked with 10pa green, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type I in blue, aniline ink, cancelled by circular grid, postmarked with Poste Kasanlik c.d.s. in green, with neatly-struck transit and arrival marks in blue, adhesive with trace of perf toning noted for strict accuracy, a visually-appealing and rare card, used the day following the official end of validity of these issues; handstamped...
Lot #1136 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type II in blue, showing a crisp double overprint, clean black grid cancel, fine and scarce.
Lot #1137 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, Type I, overprinted in blue, affixed to unused postal card, with attached reply card, a scarce usage of the 1880/1 printing.
Lot #1138 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa rose on pale rose, overprint Type I in blue, on postal card from Freiherrn von Gissa, postmarked with Plovdiv c.d.s. (Sep 13), to Hemer, Westphalia, with Sofia transit c.d.s. (Sep 15), a fascinating card providing insight into the philately of the period, further enhanced by its being franked with the rare Type I blue overprint.
Lot #1139 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa rose, perforated 11.5, Type I overprint in blue, affixed to unused postal card, a fine example of this postal stationery with the later 1884 overprinted stamp.
Lot #1140 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa rose, perforated 11.5, overprint Type 2, two used singles, one each overprinted in black and blue, both neatly-cancelled in blue, a fine duo.
Lot #1141 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1855, 20pa rose on pale rose, overprinted Type II in black, showing a striking double overprint, unobtrusive corner cancel, the odd short perf at right, else fine and scarce.
Lot #1142 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 5pa black on olive, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, affixed to unused postal card, a few trivial marks to card, an extremely scarce Type IV overprint on an 1880/1 issue, which were not officially overprinted, and could only be overprinted if brought to the post office privately; signed Zagorsky, with his 1996 certificate.
Lot #1143 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (September 21), 5pa lilac, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type III in black, tied to postal stationery card by Plovdiv c.d.s., addressed to the Consulat-General of Austria-Hungary, inviting the recipient to dinner that evening, a fine local usage.
Lot #1144 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 5pa lilac on pale lilac, perforated 13.5, overprint Type III, the overprint tying adhesive to unused postal stationery card, an uncommon result when individuals brought postal cards franked with 1880-1 issues to the Post Office to be struck with the Lion Provisional overprint, or when Post Office officials pre-franked stationery before handstamping, fine.
Lot #1145 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (September 21), 5pa lilac, perforated 13.5, overprint Type III, paying the 10pa inland postcard rate, tied to postal card by blue Tchirpan c.d.s., to Tirnovo Seimen, with next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, card with torn corner at upper left, adhesives lightly discolored, but a most unusual franking.
Lot #1146 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprint Type III in black struck twice, on unused postal card, a scarce double overprint variety, fine.
Lot #1147 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885 (September 14), 10pa green on light green, perforated 11.5, overprinted Type IV in black, tied to postal card by green Tirnova Seimen c.d.s., to Plovdiv, without backstamps, small marks on upper back corners from prior mounting, a fine early usage from a provincial town, which received its supplies of the overprinted stamps several days after they were made available in Plovdiv.
Lot #1148 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, affixed to unused postal stationery card, an uncommon usage of overprinted 1880/1 issues, fine.
Lot #1149 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa black on rose, perforated 13.5, overprinted Type IV, tied to small piece of postal card overprint, adhesive with perf flaws at lower right, an unusual example illustrating the occasional consequence of stamps behind handstamped with the Lion Provisional after having been affixed to card.
Lot #1150 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, 20pa rose on pale rose, perforated 11.5, two singles, one each overprinted Type III and IV in black and affixed to unused postal stationery card, Type IV with attached reply card, fine.
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