BATAILLE DE PARIS: Entire letter dated '4 novembre 1870', addressed to Samoens, franked with Ceres 20 c., tied by GC "3997" with adjacent clear "TOURS 3 DEC. 70"; showing on reverse transit mark of Annecy and arrival mark of December 28/29, 1870; the 'Bataille de Paris' transported no official mail, only some private letters transported by the passengers and the aerostier; very fine and rare plis confiés
Auction #367- Day 1
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Auction #367- Day 1
Philatelic delights and high excitement this autumn
A wide selection of attractive philately and postal history. The highlights include two major collections, "Germany 1870–1954" and "The Saar Area and Saarland 1920–1959", each documented in a special catalogue. The first part of the sale is a special "Germany post-1945" collection, featuring a number of coveted rarities and promising high excitement.
Auction Schedule
Day 1: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
9:00 am
Lot 1 - 637 | Single Lots: Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland, Europe and Colonies: Albania - Luxembourg, including
Special offer: Luxembourg since 1852
1:00 pm
Lot 638 - 1100A | Single Lots: Europe and Colonies: Monaco - Yugoslavia, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Shipmail, Airmail, Zeppelin, Olympics, Thematics and Literature
Day 2: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 4001 - 4677 | Collections: Europe: Aegean Islands - Western Ukraine, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, General collections All World / Europe / Overseas, Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections
from 2:00 pm | Lot 4678 - 5385 | Collections: German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945
Day 3: Thursday, 27 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 1101 - 1500 | Single Lots: German Empire 1872 - 1945, German post offices abroad and colonies, including
Special offer: German Empire Inflation 1923 – OPD-printings
from 1:00 pm | Lot 1501 - 2507 | Single Lots: Germany after 1945: Local issues after 1945, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany, including the „George Marshall“ Collectio
Day 4: Friday, 28 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 2508 - 2573 | Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites Allenstein - Saar Territory
following Lot 7001 - 7676 Special Catalogue: Saar Territory and Saar Land 1920-59 - The Axel Kruse Collection following from ca. 3:00 pm | Lot 2574 - 2859 | Single Lots: German Areas and Plebiscites Schleswig - Eupen and Malmedy, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII
Day 5: Saturday, 29 September 2018
from 9:00 am | Lot 2860 - 3275 | Single Lots: German and European Cholera Post, German States Baden - Northern German Post District, Alsace-Lorraine
from 12:00 pm | Lot 6001 - 6639 | Special Catalogue: Germany 1870-1954 - The Richard J. Stark Collection
Refine Your Search
filtern nach
Category
- airmail (34) Apply airmail filter
- Argentina (1) Apply Argentina filter
- Australia (7) Apply Australia filter
- Austria (1) Apply Austria filter
- British Commonwealth (82) Apply British Commonwealth filter
- Canada (3) Apply Canada filter
- estonia (15) Apply estonia filter
- europe (695) Apply europe filter
- finland (1) Apply finland filter
- France (18) Apply France filter
- france - offices abroad (2) Apply france - offices abroad filter
- french colonies (6) Apply french colonies filter
- Great Britain (2) Apply Great Britain filter
- Hungary (1) Apply Hungary filter
- italian states (5) Apply italian states filter
- Japan (2) Apply Japan filter
- latvia (1) Apply latvia filter
- levant (20) Apply levant filter
- Liechtenstein (2) Apply Liechtenstein filter
- Lithuania (3) Apply Lithuania filter
- luxemburg (3) Apply luxemburg filter
- Main catalogue (73) Apply Main catalogue filter
- Overseas (76) Apply Overseas filter
- People's Republic of China (1) Apply People's Republic of China filter
- portuguese colonies (1) Apply portuguese colonies filter
- Romania (1) Apply Romania filter
- Russia (11) Apply Russia filter
- Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 (4) Apply Russia - civil war issues 1918/23 filter
- Swiss - League of Nations (1) Apply Swiss - League of Nations filter
- Switzerland (18) Apply Switzerland filter
- thrace (11) Apply thrace filter
Lot #177 - europe France
PAR MOULINS: Bordeaux 20 c. in horizontal strip of 5, partly cut into, tied by GC "532" of Bordeaux to entire letter on flimsy paper, fine and scarce, sign. Calves and certificate Behr (2015)
Lot #178 - europe France
Entire letter franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c., all affixed around the edges of the cover, tied by indistinct PC, to Paris with transit mark of Dieppe of January 28, addressed to a brigadier at St. Denis; an attractive and scarce letter, certificate Behr (2015)
Lot #179 - europe France
Entire letter franked with Bordeaux 20 c., type II, report I, horizontal strip of 5, partly touched, tied by GC "1002" with adjacent "CHERBOURG 4 JANV. (71)" with transit mark "CHERBOURG A PARIS" and 2 faint arrival marks of Paris of December 10, 1875 (here the letter was re-directed), also privat notation of dispatch and receiving date (the later one in error 1874); a rare letter from the "Repêchage Vimpelles", certificate Behr
Lot #180 - europe France
BOULES DE MOULINS: Envelope with letter (not quite complete and therefore undated) franked with Lauré 80 c. and 20 c., tied by GC "1769" with adjacent "LE HAVRE 31 DEC. 70" and part of railroad transit mark on reverse; the envelope with small faults at top (here backed), otherwise very fine; certificate RPS (2006) states "Probably from the 1910 finds"
Lot #181 - europe France
SIÈGE DE BELFORT: Small soldier's letter with full text on reverse and dated "Belfort le 24 décembre 1870" addressed to St. Genis Laval with frontside clear arrival mark of January 7, 1871. This is one of the very few recorded balloon mail letters of Belfort. On Christmas Day 1870 soldiers got the permission to write letters on a quarter sheet of paper, unsealed so that no military information could be sent out. A first attempt of the balloon...
Lot #182 - europe France
PAPILLONS DE METZ: 2 small soldier's letters, the first dated September 19, 1870, addressed to Bignois near Lyon with text "Wounded lightly at the right shoulder in the affair of th 18th of August but I am much better" (vertical paper break), the second one dated October 1, 1870, addressed to Allevard les Bains, the later one very fine
Lot #183 - europe France
1872/75, Ceres with large numerals: Error of colour 15 c. brown on rose in horizontal pair with normal stamp, unused without gum; the normal stamp with thinning at left, otherwise fine; a rare ensemble, certificates Ceres and Gautre (both 2002) (Yvert 55c)
Lot #184 - europe France
1876/86, Sage: Type II, 10 c. green, 15 c. grey, 25 c. yellow-brown on yellow, 40 c. brick red, 50 c. carmin on rose, 75 c. deep lilac on orange and 5 fr. violet, all unused o.g., fine, all signed Brun (Mi. ca. 3.300,-)
Lot #185 - europe France
1922, War orphans 5 fr. + 1 fr. blue and black, block of 4 from the left lower sheet corner, stamps mint never hinged, fine (Mi. 1.040,-)
Lot #186 - europe France
1928, Ile de France air mail 10 fr. on 90 c. and 10 fr. on 1,50 fr., unused with original gum, very fine, signed A. Diena and Calves with certificates (1975)
Lot #187 - europe France
1928, Ile de France 10 fr. on 90 c. red, wide spacing, with additional franking 50 c. red, tied by octagonel "New York au Havre 23.8.28" to cover, signed Calves and v.d. Weid with certificate (1986)
Lot #188 - europe France
1928, Ile de France 10 fr. on 1.50 fr. blue with additional franking, tied by octagonel "New York au Havre 23.8.28" to registered cover with six line special flight cachet in black alongside, stamp with tiny traces of creasing at top, otherwise very fine, signed v.d. Weid with certificate (1986)
Lot #189 - europe France
1930, Sourire de Reims 1,50 fr., cpl. booklet with sheetlet of 8 stamps, unmounted mint
Lot #190 - europe France
1930, air mail 1,50 fr. lilac red, progressive die proof (3rd state) in issued colour
Lot #191 - europe France
1936, Airmail 50 fr. yellow-green, copy from the lower left sheet corner with printing date, unmounted mint (Mi. 1.300,- +)
Lot #192 - europe France
1936, Airmail 50 fr. deep green with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine, signed Calves and Berck (Mi. 2.000,-)
Lot #193 - europe France
1944, Provisional gouvernment, unissued 50 fr., 2 imperforated pairs in different colours, unmounted mint
Lot #194 - europe France
1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de luxe in green, fine
Lot #195 - europe France
1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., twp épreuve de colour in red and depp blue, fine
Lot #196 - europe France
1956, Europe 15fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 20 different colours, mostly signed, mostly fine
Lot #197 - europe France
1957, Europe 20f. as complete imperforated sheet of green color proofs, the last row bi-colored, the others one color, mint never hinged, fine
Lot #198 - Main catalogue
1958, Europe 20+25fr. as special imperforated souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very rare with only 20 printed, fine
Lot #199 - europe France
1958, Europe 35f. as complete imperforated sheet of color proofs, five stamps bi-colored, the others one color, mint never hinged, fine
Lot #200 - europe France
1960, Europe 0,25-0,50fr., each as die proof (poinçon original) on thick carton paper, mounted on card, fine, certificate Gautre
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
COMPETENCE, TRADITION, QUALITY
Since 1913 the name of Heinrich Koehler has stood for outstanding auctions in the philatelic world. Such a reputation cannot simply be acquired or assumed;... Read More