386th Auction

1890, Krone/Adler 20 Pfennig violettultramarin, zwei Einzelmarken je mit Stempel “SHANGHAI 11.12.95” auf Ganzsachenkarte der Lokalpost Shanghai (Formblatt) mit handschriftlichem Vermerk “Weltpostverein” als R-Karte mit viel Text und Datierung "Nanking 4.12.95" nach Breslau mit Ausgabestempel. Die rechte Marke mit Eckbug und Karte mit kleinen Bügen, sonst in guter Erhaltung. Eine dekorative und nicht häufige, portogerechte Mehrfachfrankatur, wegen des größeren Formats musste die Karte zum Briefporto frankiert werden

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 257

1901, Doppelkarte 5+5 Pfennig, zusammenhängend gebraucht von "WEIHSIEN 19/12 02" mit Text aus Tsingtau nach Kaumi und von "KAUMI 31/12 02" nach Tsingtau, mit Ankunftsstempeln. Etwas angetrennt.

½ Groschen orange, 1 Groschen karmin und 2½ auf 2½ Groschen rotbraun, mit EKr. "KAISERL.DEUTSCH.P.A.CONSTANTINOPEL  5/7 75" auf Briefkuvert der 2.Gewichtsstufe mit Leitvermerk "Ueber Odessa", nach Chemnitz. Einige kleine Zahnverkürzungen, sonst schöne und frische Erhaltung. Eine seltene 40 Pfennige-Frankatur aus dem 2. Halbjahr 1875.

1880, Ganzsachenkarte 10 Pfennig mit Stempel “KAISERL. DEUTSCH. P.A. CONSTANTINOPEL 24.11.80” und Leitvermerk “Via Hamburg + Magellanstr.” nach Valparaiso, Chile (unkorrekt adressiert “Mexico”), mit Ra1 “FRANCA” und rückseitigem Ankunftsstempel, Karte mit kleinen Beförderungsspuren im Rand und rückseitig mit Papierresten/Klebespuren, sonst in guter Erhaltung, eine äußerst seltene Destination, da Chile zu dieser Zeit keine Postkarten akzeptierte.

1900/10, Kaiseryacht 5 Pfennig als tarifgerechte Zufrankatur auf Antwort-Ganzsachenkarte 5 Pfennig mit violettem Stempel “GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS PROTECTORATES POSTAL DEPARTMENT” sowie rückseitigem Grußtext mit Datierung “Butaritari den 8.XII.12” nach Ponape mit Nachsendung nach Jaluit mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, in guter Erhaltung. Eine äußerst seltene Verwendung der Antwortkarte aus Gilbert & Ellice Inseln

1890, Rechungsformular  “All'Agenzia del Lloyd Austro-Ungarico, oben mit blauem “AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRO-UNGARICO / JAFFA”, nebengesetzt “KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES VICE-CONSULAT IN JAFFA” (Bale CON-8) mit Unterschrift “S.S. Murad”, etwas verkürzt, gefaltet, sonst in guter Erhaltung

3d. on 30 pfg. black and orange/buff, fresh color and good perforation, position 4, tied by oval "RABAUL NEW BRITAIN JAN 22 1915" to small piece, very fine, signed Bothe BPP and certificate GPS (1983) (Michel 6I)

1914, 2s. on 2m. blue, fresh color and goof perforation, unused, very fine, signed Champion (Michel 11I)

6d. on 50 pfg., vertical se-tenant pair with upper stamp showing variety "inverted 9 for 6", tied by cds. "APIA 12.9.14" to small piece, fine (Gibbs 8,8a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 7½h., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a scarce stamp with only about 20 printed in this color, certificate Ceremuga (2001) (Michel 3a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 20h., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, a scarce stamp, certificate BPA (1982) (Michel 5a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 30h., fresh color, unused, one pulled perf at bottom, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, signed Holcombe with opinion (1990) (Michel 6a)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 45h., fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine, a very scarce stamp with only about 20 printed, this being one of the nicest we have registered in ProFi, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke and certificate Ceremuga (2001) (Michel 7a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in black: 3r., fresh color, unused, faint vertical crease at left, few shorter perfs, light tonin, very attractive. An exceptionally rare stamp with just 14 (David Field) issued, or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour, ProFi has registered 10 stamps, certificate Brandon (2004) (Michel 10a)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2½h., block of eight from the lower sheet margin, with part inscription “(Deut)sch-Ostafrika” and HAN “H3072.11”, mint never hinged, with hinge in the margin only, the left stamps with faint diagonal crease, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple, certificate Brandon (2004) (Michel 1b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 4h., mint never hinged, fine, signed Bühler (Michel 2b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h. with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs in margin separated, otherwise fine (Michel 3b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 7½h. with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs in margin separated, otherwise fine, certificate RPSL (2014) (Michel 3b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 30h., fresh color, unused, fine, signed Bühler (Michel 6b)

1915, G.R. MAFIA Handstamp in violet: 2r. green, with right sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, slight gum toning, otherwise fine. An exceptionally rare stamp, with just 14 (David Field) issued or 20 examples (Bob Gibbs) believed to have been issued regardless of the overprint colour; Gibbs estimates 12 examples for the reddish violet overprint, certificates Brandon (2004;2019) (Michel 9b)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, “O.H.B.M.S MAFIA” Fiscals "STATISTIK DES WAAREN-VERKEHRS" 12½h., fresh color and mostly good perforation, used with handwritten date “18/1/16”, closed tear at top and small split at upper right perf, otherwise fine and scarce (Michel 22)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1915, “O.H.B.M.S MAFIA” Fiscals "ÜBERSETZUNGS-GEBÜHREN" 25h., fresh color and good perforation and centering, unused with slightly tropicalized gum, as usual, very fine for this, very rare with only a few printed, certificate Ceremuga (2002) (Michel 26)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3p., used, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: ½a., block of four from lower sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 2a., block of four from lower sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, light gum bend and diagonal crease through margin and lower right stamp, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (2024)

Indian Expeditionary Forces with G.R. POST MAFIA: 3a., block of four from upper sheet margin, used with greenish cds. “MAFIA 22 SP 16”, fine, certificate BPA (2024)

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint in greenish-blue: 3p-12a. and 1r., tied by backdated cds. "MAFIA NO 19 1916" to adressed envelope, very fine and rare, certificate Brandon (2004)

Provenance: “Tatiana” (David Feldman, 2017)

1917, Indian Expeditionary Forces Postal stationery card with new G.R. POST MAFIA overprint: ¼a. grey, used with cds. "MAFIA NO 9 1916", a scarce an interesting item, message added at a later date, very fine, opinion Holcombe (2000) and certificate Scheller (2023)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 "TOG for TOGO", fresh color, good perforation, tied by cds. "LOME -1.10.14" to small piece, a very rare variety with only 40 printed, fine, signed Calves and Bühler with certificate (1980) and certificate BPA (2001) (Michel 4IIPFF)

1914, 20 pfg. ultramarine, with variety from position 37 “TOG for TOGO” and 25 pfg., all with 2mm spacing, together with 1m. red, 3mm spacing, all tied by cds. “ANECHO 23 12 16” to registered cover to Basle, Switzerland with arrival mark, very fine. ProFi has not registered another cover with the overprint variety of which only about 40 were printed, signed Bühler with certificate (1993) and certificates BPA (1937), RPSL (1993) and Brandon (2019) and certificate copy Scheller (2018) (Michel 4IIPF F,10I, 5II, Scott 51a etc)

Provenance: Peter Zgonc (40. Gärtner-Auktion, 2018)

70. Corinphila-Auktion (1984)