1862, 30 kreuzer dark yellow-orange and 18 kreuzer green, used with clear central boxed "ENGEN/18 Jul." on small sealed registered envelope (central seal removed) via Aachen and England to "Frederick Lauer's Brewery" in Reading, Pensylvania; on revers railway mark "MAINZ/COELN" and front side violet transit mark of Aachen with matching violet crowned "REGISTERED", also faint "NEW YORK AM. PKT." (5.8.). The cover is franked with 9 kreuzer german postage and 39 kreuzer foreign share, noted on front; german registration fee paid in cash according to regulations. The stamps with small repairs in 2 perfs, otherwise very fine and most attractive. The finest of just two recorded entires with this extremely rare combination of the two high values of Baden. Signed Pfenninger und Seeger
Provenance: 64. Larisch-auction (1971)
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Opening EUR 3,000.00
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Bavaria
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 42
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Cat No: 12, 9b
1866 (AUG 1), Lettersheet dated "Obereisenheim 31. Juli 1866" and posted at Schweinfurt, franked with 1862, 12 kreuzer green and 3 kreuzer carmine red, tied by open cogwheel "479", addressed to Trier (Prussia), endorsed "via France". Due to the German-Austrian war with its several battles in the north of Bavaria, direct postal connections between Bavaria and the northern States were partly interrupted and a special diversion of mail via France was introduced in mid July 1866. The fee for such letters was 15 kreuzer per 7,5 grammes; they were transported in closed mail bags. An attrative and exceedingly rare letter; to-date the only recorded example of a special war rate letter from Bavaria to Prussia.
The battle of Üttingen near Würzburg took place on July 25 and 26, 1866, Würzburg was still attacked by the Prussian army on July 27 and the railroad from Würzburg to Frankfurt was closed due to troop movements. This cover most likely travelled via railway Bamberg-Nürnberg-Ulm-Stuttgart-Straßburg and from here forwarded to Trier.Â
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German Airmail
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 576
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Cat No: Collection
1896, Dr. Wölfert's steerable air ship. Flown postcard with 2 strikes of special cachet "Transportiert per Luftfahrt in dem lenkbaren Motorballon Dr. Wölfert im Jahre 1896 anläßlich der Berliner Gewerbe-Ausstellung" with long text on reverse "... for your collection I send you this postcard which will be on board during the flight. ...". One of the great rarities of early German airmail
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German New Guinea - forerunners
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 45
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Cat No: V41b
"KONSTANTINHAFEN 12/3 90", 2 clear strikes on cover to the headoffice of the New Guinea Company in Berlin, franked with 2 copies 1880/89, 10 pfennig red with an additional clear strike repeated on reverse of the cover, used as kind of seal. On reverse also transit marks of Soerabaja (MAR 31) and Weltevreden (APR 4) and Berlin arrival mark (MAY 1). Usual slight transportation marks, cover opened at 2 sides. Covers from Konstantinhafen with the pfennig-issue are among the rarest appearances of German colonies. Certificate Dr. F.F. Steuer BPP (1994)
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Prussia
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 44
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Cat No: 16, 18
1861, Eagle issue 1 silbergroschen rose and 3 silbergroschen ocre, used on entire letter from Lübeck to Münster am Stein in Prussia, tied by Lübeck city post bar-cancel with adjacent large size double circle "LUEBECK 1 9". Next to the franking manuscript notation "The stamps are still valid, by mistake cancelled in Lübeck / Lübeck d. 1 Aug. 63 city post office (signature)". The postage paid by the sender was noted as "4" Lübeck schilling in blue crayon (the actual amount franked in Prussian stamps was slightly more than that). On reverse transit mark of Hamburg (AUG 1), railroad mark "BERLIN/HAMBURG" and distribution mark of Münster am Stein. A rare and hightly interesting use of Prussian stamps on foreign soil, accepted by both the Lübeck and Prussian postal authorities, which is known in numerous cases when postage stamps of the state of destination within the German postal union was used. A remarkable letter in fine quality (paper partly weak in the folds only). Signed W. Brandes, Dr. Werner and Jakubek
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Saar Saar
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 47
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Cat No: A17
1920, 'Sarre' overprint on Germania, unissued 3 mark black-violet, very nice and deep colour and with good perforation, unused with fresh original gum and hinge remainder. A very fine copy of this rare stamp of which only one sheet with 20 stamps was printed. Three different signatures including Georges Barbe, certificates Robineau (1966) and Burger BPP (1999) (Mi. € 20.000,-)
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Schleswig
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 49
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Cat No: P
1920, Proof of a postal stationery card with never issued denomination of 20 pfennig, printed in black colour, cancelled "FLENSBURG 14.2.20" and used with long text of the wife of the Swedish commission member Oscar von Sydow, the later Swedish Prime Minister, to the family's nanny in Göteborg, Sweden, showing violet commission cachet on front. A very rare and most unusual item, just 6 postally used proofs have been recorded. This item described in the 'London Philatelist' September 2012 (copy attached). Certificate Gruber BPP (2017)
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