358 / September 2014
358. Heinrich Koehler Auction
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1799, "PORT-PAYÉ HOLLANDE TROUPES F.OISES", field post cancel in red on folded letter with straigt line "P.P." in black to Paris with tax "10" (Decimes) on reverse, fine
1855, entire letter with clear "PARAMARIBO 21/8 1855" via "DEMERARA AU 24 1855" (Britisch Guyana), London with red box "COLONIES & c. ART. 13", France, Belgium and Aachen to Königsberg, taxed in total with "14" Sgr.
1855, 4 sk. blue, fine colour and large even margins all around, type by clear black cds. "STARVANGER 18 3 1855" to small letter sheet to Vikedal, extremely fine
1857, "SVINESUND 2 2 1857", clear marking in blue on entire letter from ship agents in Barcelona via Paris and Hamburg to Drammen with adjacent tax stamp "52"
Russia 1858, 10 k. with clear ring cancellation "175" on folded entire letter from Granitza to Warsaw, weak receiver cancellations on reverse
OWN ISSUES: 10 k. rose/blue with light ring cancel "D P" , perforations rather rough but otherwise in good condition
1944, Goznak 25-50 gr. imperforated, unused, very fine, signed M. Bojanowicz
1946, BIE 3-11 Zl. in complete miniature sheets with 12 stamps, unmounted mint, fine and scarce (Mi. for single stamps 1.800,-)
1946, BIE 3-11 zl. in cpl. sheets of 12, unhinged mint, fine (Mi. 1.800,- +)
1950, Groszy handstamps: Culture souvenir sheet with handstamp "Groszy" in type 26, unmounted mint, certificate Wezranowski (Mi. no price given)
1950, Groszy handstamps: Culture souvenir sheet with handstamp "grosze", used with cds. "SZCZECIN 24-1.51", fine, certificate Wezranowski (Mi. 2.000,-)
Groszy handstamps: Roosevelt souvenir sheet with handstamp in type 24, used, fine, certificate Wezranowski (Mi.2.200,-)
1956, Olympic Games Melbourne 60 gr., imperforated pair, mint never hinged, very fine, scarce
1978, unissued souvenir sheet Zenon Jenkowski, unmounted mint,scarce (Mi. 1.700,-)
WARSAW: 6 gr.-1 zlt., except 6-8 gr. all with lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Krawczyk (Fischer.-Nr.
1890/91, 3 b. showing on reverse print 5 b. green and 10 b. printed on both sides, both used, fine and scarce
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1810 / 1863 Pre-philatelic (Vorphila) cancellations from all Russia, excluding St Petersburg and Moscow, on 27 covers and cards, including early postal stationery envelopes, We note fine examples from Dimitrov, Kavkask (Stavropol), Kazan, Krasnojarsk, Pskov, Tambov and Tula among others adding up to a valuable assembly of difficult to find material
1792 / 1857 MOSCOW Fine collection of early Moscow cancellations with 20 covers or entire letters including notable 1809 Cyrillic MOSKVA in red, 1836 red MOSCOU, 1839 red MOSKOU, the majority of strikes are good to fine and much better than often found for Moscow
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1775 / 1861 ST PETERSBURG The splendid collection of mostly pre-philatelic cancellations of St Petersburg and its environs comprising 32 covers or entire letters, including one from 1775 and one from 1784. Generally good to fine strikes throughout and an excellent basis for expansion
1807 / 1862 BELARUS. Fine group of 9 covers including early postal stationery envelopes from towns in the Belarussian area with notable 1807 MOSIR, 1810 NESVIZH, 1819 VITEBSK and overall generally fine and scarce material
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1830 / 1867 UKRAINE Mostly Pre-philatelic (Vorphila) cancellations on covers and entire letters from places mostly in modern-day Ukraine with excellent representation of early Kiev, Podolia, Zhitomir and Katerynoslav, in total 34 items
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1805 / 1869 LITHUANIA An excellent collection of mainly pre-philatelic mail in one album starting with notable GRODNO of 1805, VILNIUS of 1807 and including also cancellations of smaller towns, a total of 33 items including some early postal stationeries
1849 ESTONIA Attractive large format cover sent to Württemberg with boxed REVAL despatch cancel and Registry number "2" top left, identifying this as an early example of registered mail, confirmed by the boxed "Recommandirt" cachets in red. One private and one post office seal on reverse along with rate markings. An exceptionally interesting item illustrated in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt at page 15
1832 / 1872 REGISTERED MAIL The important collection of Early Registered Mail comprising 12 letters and covers and 3 early postal documents, written up on album pages with several items illustrated in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt between pages 16 - 20
1866 / 1876 REKOMENDOVANO The important collection of REKOMENDOVANO mail comprising just 6 items of which 4 are illustrated in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt pages 23 - 26
1872 / 1878 FIRST UPU TARIFF PERIOD. A collection of Registered covers, chosen for their quality, and illustrating Inland and Foregin mail in this period. The 16 covers include 10, 20 and 30 kop uprated postal stationery envelopes and in addition 5 three-colour frankings. Tariffs illustrated range from 20 kop to 95 kop and three items are shown in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt between pages 30 - 33
1875 / 1915 REGISTERED MAIL A selected group of 15 covers to which additional Registration labels have been added during transit or at the destination, 12 are from Germany, one Belgium, one Great Britain and one remarkable item with labels of both the USA and Chile, this one illustrated with others in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt pages 43 to 48
1879 / 1884 SECOND UPU TARIFF PERIOD. A selected group of 15 Registered covers and one Avis de Reception, illustrating tariffs between 10 kop (Local Registered Rate) and 28 kop. Five covers are uprated stationery envelopes including 20 kopeck with value at left - just one item in a very fine postal history group
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1882 / 1907 REGISTERED MAIL A collection in one album with 68 covers showing dotted "R" cachets with a remarkable range of origins, foreign destinations and frankings
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1883 / 1895 An album of inland Registered mail with 36 covers, many postal stationeries or uprated stationeries, varied and interesting material from many Guberniyas
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1884 / 1899 ST PETERSBURG The extensive collection of early St Petersburg rubber cachets (Gummistempel) for registration comprising 21 covers, and in addition 17 fine covers and cards with the first pink (rose) R - labels for St Petersburg, these forming a very colourful group of both inland and foreign mail with destinations including Indo - China and Japan, overall a very attractive assembly with several items illustrated in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt pages 38 - 42 and 49 - 54
1899 ESTONIA Registered cover sent to St Petersburg from Silamäggi in Estland Guberniya with provisional white registration label of SILLAMÄGI, a very scare and attractive item
1899 ESTONIA Registered commercial cover to Frankfurt sent from Reval with scarce provisional white Registration label of REVEL Zh D, Reval Railway station, an attractive usage
1899 REGISTERED MAIL Cover to Germany with provisional white registration lable of KUPISCHKI (Kovno Guberniya), franked to 20 kop on reverse with clear receiver cancel of FRANKENTHAL
1899 REGISTERED MAIL Cover addressed to Sweden with YSTAD receiver on reverse sent from Odessa with provisional white registration label of Odessa telegraph office accompanied by a weak strike of the telegraph office cancellation, the franking with 2 x 10 kop stamps on the reverse
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1899 The extraordinary collection of 1899 Provisional White Registration labels on 49 covers and cards from all Russia, representing a lifetime´s assembly of this scarce material among which we note covers from Archangel, Odessa Voksal, Sima and Verkhne - Troitsk and with other examples illustrated in Harry von Hofmann´s Zakaznoe - Recommandirt pages 55 - 68