366. Auktion März 2018
366. Heinrich Koehler Auction
19–24.03.2018 in WiesbadenPages
RURAL SERVICE: 1901/07: Group of 13 postcards (including postal cards) and 8 legal documents, all with dotted postmarks on Cretan stamps (16 different serial numbers). Duplicates of the main collection, mixed condition, scarce
Rural Service 1901/07: very interesting accumulation of more than 450 rural dotted postmarks on Cretan stamps (72 different serial number), mixed condition
71 PHOTOS
Rural Service 1901/20s: very interesting accumulation of rural dotted postmarks (3) and posthorns (70) on legal documents sent to villagers. These documents were offered in the philatelic market during the 1960's, but we rarely see similar material nowadays. Worth examination, mixed condition
Rural Service 1901/22: Group of 13 postcards (including postal cards) and 6 legal documents, all with dotted postmarks or posthorns on Cretan and Greek stamps (19 different serial number). Duplicates of the main collection, mixed condition
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Rural Service 1901/50s: Advanced collection of rural dotted cancellations and posthorn datestamps showing their usage on covers, postcards, legal documents and stamps, mounted on album pages (3 volumes), from their introduction (1901), even after WW2, on Cretan, Hellenic Administration, Campaign 1912/13 and newer Greek stamps, mixed condition
Rural Service 1907/48: Nice collection of rural posthorn datestamps showing their usage on covers (x48) and stamps (hundreds), from their introduction (1907), even after WW2, on Cretan, Hellenic Administration and newer Greek stamps. In total, 23 different posthorns on covers or postcards & postal cards, and more than 60 different on stamps or fragments. Worth examination, mixed condition
UNION WITH GREECE: Agios Myron 1917: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Justice of the Peace of Agios Myron, sent to the small village of Kato Kalessa and returned to sender. Franked with a 30L Service Stamps overprinted "ELLAS" (1910), tied by "AG. MYRON 4.Jul.1917", rare and desirable material
Canea 1915: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Justice of the Peace of Chania, sent to the small village of Sfendaliana and returned to sender. Franked with a 30L Service Stamps overprinted "ELLAS" (1910), tied by "CHANIA (registered) 15.Apr.1915". Transit cds "KASTELLI KISSAMOU", rare and desirable material
Kandanos 1915: Special envelope of the Legal Services for the shipping of Small Claims Court notifications, used by the Justice of the Peace of Chania, sent to the small village of Kaniskados and returned to sender. Franked with strip of 3x10L Service Stamps overprinted "ELLAS" (1910), tied by "KANDANOS 4.Aug.1915" cds. Other cds "CHANIA" (registered) and "KASTELLI KISSAMOU", rare and desirable material
Canea 1919: Rare form for a telegraphic Money Order issued by "CHANIA (Epitagai) 8.Jul.19", tying a 30L "Elliniki Dioikisis" reading up, sent to "IRAKLION (Epitagai) 10.Jul.19". Small part torn off at the top
Rural Service 1916/37 & Postmen markings: Group of 14 legal documents 3 covers and 2 stamps, with Greek dotted postmarks or posthorns on Greek stamps, or circular postmen numeral markings, mixed condition as expected
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1911/1949, Group of over 200 covers and postal stationery card, starting with a group of about 100 Cretan State covers, with a variety of frankings on properly posted covers including some very rare usages; over 45 Greek Administration Overprints and Campaign stamps and stationery, some properly used, some philatelic; included are a registered franked with a Greece in Turkey 5dr with black overprint, two registered with 10dr red overprint, and another with a 25dr red horizontal overprint among many other frankings. Interesting origin and destination usages, as the post-1915 period does as well. Overall a very nice group
1900: Complete set of revenues, same design as the postage stamps, printed in oily yellow, with diamond perforation (specimens). The stamps were washed off the archival carton, traces of gum, scarce and very fine