386th Auction
18–27 September 2025 in Wiesbaden
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1882/1901, I.R.OFFICIAL 10 sh. ultramarine, fresh colour and neatly cancelled, very fine. A rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2025)
1887-1892, QV Inland Revenue, £1 green, "LB", unused original gum, a fine example of this rare high value Official, signed
Provenance: 12. Heinrich Köhler-Auction (1916)
L. Praportchetovitch (956. Plumride-Auction, 1933)
Llyoyd (Robson Lowe, 1959)
1882/1901, I.R.OFFICIAL 1 ₤ green, fresh colour, neatly cancelled, very fine. A rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2025)
1902, “BOARD OF EDUCATION” 1 sh. green and carmine, unused, regummed and small green mark at top left, otherwise fine, a very rare stamp, opinion Holcombe (!997)
1840, Mulready envelope 1d., used with neat red maltese cross from London sent to Northampton, reverse showing light “B MY 6 1840” First Day of Issue cds. of the London Chief Office in red, a fine and attractive First Day usage, certificate RPS (1985)
DWI: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), good strike on entire letter from St. Croix with adjacent Danish "CHRISTIANSTED 12 5 1862" to South Zorra, West Canada, endorsed "Via Halifax", paid with 4 c. inland postage and "pd 4 d." British postage to Halifax, transported via "ST. GEORGES MY 18 1862", on reverse also transit mark of Quebec and arrival mark of May 31; on front marked "unpaid 5" which was applied to part paid letters. A very interesting and rare letter with light patina, one of the few recorded carried by open mail
1873, LARNACA DI CIPRO datestamp (Tchilinghiran fig. 3 ) in brown, excellent impression on entire letter from Larnaca via Smirne to Savona, manuscript rated ‘8’ in red and again noted '7' (for 70 c.) in ink on arrival to pay. Reverse with transit LLOYD AGENZIE SMIRNE 22/2 c.d.s. and BRINDISI 26/FEB/73. At arrival Italy postage due 60 c. and vertical pair 5 c. affixed and tied by “SAVONA 1/MAR/73” c.d.s. File folds, otherwise fine. A superb and rare Austria Levant entire
Condition
6Catalogue no.
Miscellaneous: 1931, telegram from the president of France, Gaston Dumergue, to the Emperor Haile Selassie, postmarked "ADIS ABEBA 9.1.31" in violet. Very fine and scarce
1890, "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I ALI EL GHARBI 300" (1886), (Bayindir no.1 RRR, isfila unrecorded) red arrival mark on reverse of cover bearing Baghdad local bisect stamp 1 pia. on 2 pia. on front, tied by "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" all arabic cancellation. Cover with some edge tears, still fine strikes of these unusual cancels and an important rarity of Turkey and Iraq postal history
1915, “GAZA 3.1.15” c.d.s. on cover bearing 1 pia. 10 pa. rate with Damas transit mark to Germany, ms. "seen and objected by censor" with signature and large oval all Arabic "GAZA ASKERI HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" ('Military Hospital Gaza chief doctor'; if the sender was an officer in the hospital, the chief medical officer had to censor) and signature mark, transit mark Damas and red censor label Istanbul. A Palestine and Turkey WWI rarity
"HAYFA POSTA SUBESI 1287" violet all arabic postmark (Coles-W.No.52; 20 Pt.) on postcard Haifa bearing Turkey 20 pa. dull violet with transit mark "ALEXANDRIE 1/8/97" to Germany with arrival mark "WEISSER HIRSCH 25/8/97", fine and very scarce
"JAFFA-JEROUSALEM" railway ds. on postcard bearing 5 Para ochre, flaw on top right, to Constantinople, very scarce 5 Para imprimes maritime rate, two tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and very attractive
Provenance: C. Arsman Coll. (D.Feldman 2010)
"KUDS 2" all Arabic c.d.s. (Bale 886, JERUSALEM 2) on postcard with censor mark to Adana Turkey, fine and very scarce
NABLUS (Coles-Walker no. 71), very clear all arabic oval one frame cancellation on reverse of envelope bearing 1 piaster greyish blue, addressed to Jerusalem, tiny spots, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, scarce
“NAZARETH FEV/22/900” c.d.s. and all arabic "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I NASRE" (Coles-Walker no.75 & 78, 25 Pts.) on 20 para postal stationery card to France with arrival mark Avignon 5.Mars.01 on reverse, fine and scarce Holy Land & Palestine forerunner!
1916, Death certificate officially registered from Naplous sent with stamples wrapper to a military address "Firka 19 Alay 35" (Regiment 35, unit 19) tied by cds. "NAPLOUS" and fieldpost cancellation "SAHRA POSTASI 35" alongside, all Arabic "NAPLUS VATAN HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" (Nablous Homeland Hospital chief doctor) under wrapper and signature, a Palestine WWI rarity
1892, "AB POSTA SUBESI" (“IBB” Isfila & Coles Walker unrecorded type) blue all arabic cancellation on 20 Para dull violet block of four, paper remain on reverse, short perfs and minor faults, a great rarity of Jemen & Turkey postal history, showpiece!
1915, US 2 c. red postal stationery envelope used uprated and registered from "CHATHAM N.J. SEP/2/1915" addressed to American Mission in "Adana Syria", transit New York "Sep/29/1915", redirected via "BEYROUTH 5 - 16/11/15" and "Istanbul 7/12/15", retour to US with several arrival marks in January 1916. At left unrecorded censor label "BEYRUT POSTAHANESI" (Beyrouth Post Office), crescent and star military censor mark "BEYRUT ASKERI SANSÜR HEYETI" and turkish ms. "iyade" (retour) and "Amerikaya" (to US) on front. A unique censor cover and showpiece for a Lebanon and Turkey postal history collection
1879, Turkey 1 Pia. yellow pair (1875 issue), one diagonally bisect tied by "POSTE EGIZIANE SUEZ 1/MAI/79" blue cds. to piece at arrival. J.v. Uexkull writes in his book "The postal history of Saudi Arabia" : "Sometimes mail from Jeddah was posted on board the steamer to Suez without going throuh the Jeddah Post Office. Such items were either cancelled in ink on board the steamer and then postmarked in Suez or left uncancelled" (page 37), fine and fresh, a unique bisect usage of an ottoman Duloz issue in Saudi Arabia!
1875 1c blue, 2 copies, tied by intaglio corks with adjacent “ST. THOMAS 12/2 1876” to entire letter to New York, datelined St. Thomas, 9th of February, with oval Lamb & Co (Forwarding Agents) anchor handstamp. The franking paying the 10c rate for carriage on the King Line, whose King Richard called at St. Thomas on its final northbound journey on February 12; postmarked on arrival in Baltimore with two “BALT / PAID ALL” c.d.s. Edge creasing and vertical filing folds, of trivial importance given the tremendous rarity of this cover, being the only recorded example carried on this final trip of the King Line. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (2025) (Scott 179)
"The inclosed letter was recovered from the wreck of the Steamer Metropolis, lost on Currituck Beach, North Carolina, January 31, 1878" printed on reverse of Postal Service entire with printed 'Division of Dead Letters' return address at left, cancelled by cork with adjacent "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 12" circular datestamp, addressed to St. Thomas, Danish Westindies. Very Fine, a most unusual usage, the Metropolis was bound for Para, Brazil and was driven ashore during a gale near the Kitty Hawk Signal Station -- 102 lives were lost -- this official entire was used to transit pieces of mail recovered from the wreck (Scott UO16)
1852, kompletter Faltbrief mit Absenderstempel aus Hamburg und Leitvermerk “via Southampton p W.I.Steamer” sowie rotem Tax-Vermerk “19” (Schillinge) via London mit rotem “PAID 6.MRZ.”-Stempel an den Forwarded-Agent “Schön-Willink & Co.” in St. Thomas, von diesem weiterbefördert nach La Guayra, Venezuela. Ein interessanter Brief in guter Erhaltung nach Übersee
1875, HAPAG First printing 10c. blue-green, fresh color, good perforation and embossing, used with target cancel and adjacent cds. “ST. THOMAS 5/4 1876” on folded lettersheet endorsed “pr Rhenania” and with senders cachet “LAMB & CO Ship & Insurance Agents ST. THOMAS W.I.” alongside to Puerto Cabello, very light, unobstructive filing fold through adhesives, otherwise very fine and attractive, signed Bühler
“DSPA LINIE BREMEN-LA PLATA c 29.11.23” klar auf Briefumschlag mit Spanien König Alfons XIII. 40 Céntimos mit violettem Rahmenstempel “Deutscher Postdampfer Gotha" nach Berlin. Der Umschlag mit Beförderungsspuren im Rand und vorderseitig mit Haftstellen, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung. Eine ungewöhnliche und seltene Verwendung aus der Hochinflations-Zeit
1927, Belgien König Albert I. 1,50 Franc im senkrechten Paar mit Stempel “ANTWERPEN 7.1.1927” auf R-Vordruckbrief “Ozean-Brief” komplett mit Telegramm vom Dampfer "Granada" nach Zürich mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag unten mit Öffnungsschnitt und kleine Randspuren, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung. Ozean-Briefe aus Belgien mit Telegramm sind sehr selten
1927, Großbritannien König George V. 2½ und 3 Pence mit Stempel “GREENWICH 28.MY.27” und übergehendem Oval-Stempel “GRRENWICH REGISTERED 29.MY.27” auf R-Vordruckbrief “OZEAN-BRIEF” nach Hannover mit Nachsendung und Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag mit Beförderungsspuren ist leicht fleckig und die rechte Marke mit Eckfehler, ansonsten in guter Gesamterhaltung
1928, Frankreich Louis Pasteur 1,50 Franc im waagerechten Paar mit Stempel “CHERBOUR 27.5.28” auf R-Vordruckbrief komplett mit Telegramm vom Dampfer “Cleveland” nach Blankenese mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag mit leichten Beförderungsspuren
1930, Frankreich Säerin 50 Centimes rot mit Stempel “COLON A SAINT NAZAIRE 17.5.30” auf Vordruckbrief “LETTRE-OCEAN” komplett mit Telegramm vom Dampfer “S.S. CUBA” nach Châtheau d'Oléron. Der Umschlag rechts mit Randfehlern, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung. Ozean-Briefe aus Frankreich mit komplettem Inhalt sind selten
“FRA KJÖBENHAVN”, Ra1 nebengesetzt auf mit stummen Vierringstempel entwerteter 1854 4 S. rotbraun, auf frankiertem Faltbrief aus Kopenhagen nach Marne im Herzogtum Holstein, die Marke winzig berührt, sonst tadellos, ein schöner und nicht häufiger Brief
1873, “ST. THOMAS 30.1.1873” klar auf kleinformatigem Briefkuvert mit bar bezahltem Briefporto in Höhe von 7 Cents per NDL-Dampfer “Graf Bismarck” nach Bremen mit Rahmenstempel “Aus Westindien über Bremen”, L1 “FRANCO” und Tax-Vermerk “1” (Groschen) für die Briefgebühr nach Hamburg mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag rückseitig mit Öffnungsfehlern, sonst in sehr guter Erhaltung. Ein attraktiver und in dieser Kombination sehr seltener Brief, nur wenige Wochen vor Einführung der Briefmarken in Dänisch-Westindien
1896, 10 Cents hellblau/braun mit klarem EKr. “ST.THOMAS 17.10.1901” auf Vordruckbrief “J.H. FECHTENBURG & CO” mit handschriftlichem Leitvemerk “Per Steamer S.S. Markomannia Via Havre” nach Hamburg mit Ankunftsstempel, in guter Erhaltung, selten
“Schiffsbrief/Paquebot über HAMBURG”, Rahmenstempel klar auf König Friedrich VIII. 10 Bit und handschriftlichem Aufgabevermerk “Constantio 3/9.11” rückseitig auf Fotokarte mit viel Text via Hamburg nach Marseille mit Ankunftsstempel, in guter Erhaltung. In dieser Kombination selten
“ALTENBURG”, schwarzer L1 auf Ansichtskarte von St. Thomas mit handschriftlichem Datum “15/10 06”, frankiert mit Christian IX. 5B. im waagerechten Paar, entwertet mit Federzug, nach Langenhagen mit Ankunftsstempel, winzig fleckig, sonst in guter und attraktiver Erhaltung
“Dampfschiff Saxonia”, rückseitiger Vermerk auf Ganzsachenkarte 3 C. rot mit handschriftlicher Entwertung “St. Thomas 2/2 84.” mit nebengesetztem EKr. “AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURGER DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN” nach Berlin, gute Erhaltung
“CHERUSKIA” violetter L1 mit handschriftlichem Datum vom 14.1.98 auf Ansichtskarte “Hilsen fra St. Thomas” mit Freimarke 3 Cents mit Federkreuz-Entwertung und nebengesetztem Stempel “AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURG. DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN 30.1.98" nach Fiume mit Ankunftsstempel. Die Karte mit leichter Patina, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung. Interessante Schiffspost-Entwertung und seltene Destination Fiume
“SARDINIA”, violetter L1 mit handschriftlichem Datum “1/7 1900” sowie zusätzlichem Leitvermerk “pr. Sardinia” auf Ganzsachendoppekarte 3 C. rot, mit Federkreuz entwertet, nebengesetzt EKr. “AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURGER DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN” nach Bremen mit Ankunftsstempel, winzig fleckig, sonst gute Erhaltung
