Schiffspost Alle Welt: 1851/1934, Mediterranean Ship Mail (Austria, France and Italy), collection of
1851/1934, Mediterranean Ship Mail (Austria, France and Italy), collection of 14 covers/cards, e.g. 1851 stampless letter from Genova to Marseille with clear strike of oval cachet mark "PIROSCAFI FRANCESI PER ITALIA GENOVA PIETRO DE AMEZAGA AGENTE", 1860 letter bearing Lombardy+Venetia 10so. brown and postmarked "DA VENEZIA COL VAPORE"...
51th Auction - Day 4
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG 51th Auction - Day 4
51th AUCTION at 12 and 19 - 22 October 2021
„Novels” on stamps?
Probably not! We certainly know stamps with catalog numbers, color and type specifications handwritten or stamped on the back. And, of course, the proof and ownership marks, which nowadays, fortunately, are usually no longer applied. Also some love message was "hidden" with the help of the stamp. Whether it was the recipient of the love message or the censors - both have removed the stamp, or worse, torn it off. But that's not what I'm talking about.
There was a collector whose markings on the back of stamps came quite close to the term novel (which is undoubtedly somewhat exaggerated). After all, he wrote on many of his stamps not only the purchase price, the place where he had acquired them, what type it was, how he estimated the rarity and often even codings. He could write well over 40 words on a piece of paper that was the size of the 50-copeck stamp of the Romanov series of Russia in 1913. It is the jeweler of the Tsar and philatelist Agathon Karlovich Fabergé.
Agathon was born in 1876 and was the grandson of the company founder Gustav Fabergé. He received a classical jeweler's education in his father's company and, as far as philately was concerned, became a student of the German-Russian grand philatelist Friedrich Breitfuß. The collections/holdings of Fabergè were gigantic. According to his own words, he owned 1500 copies of Poland No.1, of which 100 were unused. At one point is said to have tried to plate the Savoy Cross because he owned 120 specimens of this stamp. Experts also estimate that about 80% of the classic Finnish and Russian material sooner or later passed through Fabergé's hands. Much has been written about Agathon in articles and books - about his adventurous escape to Finland, his exhibit at WIPA 1933 - about his eventful life in general.
Keep this in mind when purchasing a stamp with lots of text on the reverse - it could be one from Agathon, even if it is not explicitly sold "ex Fabergé".
Now I wish you a lot of fun while studying the catalogs and wish you success in bidding.
Yours
Christoph Gärtner
Banknotes Worldwide & Germany |
12. October 2021 |
8:00 AM |
1 |
882 |
Numismatics |
12. October 2021 |
14:00 PM |
1.000 |
1.807 |
Single lots philatelie Asia, Overseas, Europe |
19. October 2021 |
9:00 AM |
2.000 |
4.973 |
Single lots Germany, Picture Postcards |
20. October 2021 |
9:00 AM |
5.000 |
8.071 |
Collections Overseas, Thematics, Europe |
21. October 2021 |
9:00 AM |
9.000 |
12.457 |
Nachlässe, Wunderkartons, Collections Germany |
22. October 2021 |
9:00 AM |
13.000 |
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Lot #10451 - schiffspost alle welt
Lot #10452 - schiffspost alle welt
Schiffspost Alle Welt: 1856/1939, Italy+Switzerland, assortment of 24 entires with ship marks (mainl
1856/1939, Italy+Switzerland, assortment of 24 entires with ship marks (mainly Lago di Garda, Lago di Como, Lago Maggiore and Lake Lucerne), e.g. 1856 letter from Hofwyl/Switzerland to Nice with "VERBANO" transit mark, 1861 letter from Prussia to Schwyz with "SCHIFFSBUREAU LUZERN" transit mark, 1868 letter from Genua to Campovasto with "...
Lot #10453 - schiffspost alle welt
Schiffspost Alle Welt: 1900/1990 (ca.), comprehensive holding of SOME THOUSAND covers/cards (ship ma
1900/1990 (ca.), comprehensive holding of SOME THOUSAND covers/cards (ship mail+related+ppc), main value apparently Germany, from Empire but mostly postwar/1960s-1980s. Great lot for the specialist, enormous retail value!
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