1905, Maji Maji Rebellion, field postcard with the RARE RED CROSS EXPEDITION CACHET, strike 29.3.1905 h, see Putzel p149, 8000pts, WRITTEN ON BOARD REICHS-POSTDAMPFER HERZOG WITH GERMAN EAST-AFR. LINE CODE H D/STP, ONLY 5 SPECIMENS RECORDED - VALUE 8000 PTS - (STEPHAN WELZ & CO), Putzel p. 165: the German East Africa Line started its round trips about mid-1901, alternating in westerly and southerly directions, on the journey to and from home, alternating LUDERITZBUCHT and SWAKOPMUND were called on for mail and passenger service, from then on postmarks were also seen on postage stamps of South West Afrika, namely 3 different forms, originally they had the inscription OSTAFRIKANISCHE HAUPTLINIE but from 1902 simply OSTAFRIKA LINIE, however the former inscription was maintained with those mail steamers which already carried this date stamp, received strike 10.04.1905, picture postcard of: LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands on the Atlantic Ocean, 25. March 1905, a very attractive and rare entire, cert RPSL, ex Bart, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

1905, Maji-Maji Rebellion, field post card with the RARE CROSS EXPEDITION CACHET, strike 13.04.1905, see Putzel p149, 8000pts, WRITTEN ON BOARD REICHS-POSTDAMPFER HERZOG WITH GERMAN EAST-AFR. LINE CODE H D/STP. ONLY 5 SPECIMENS RECORDED - VALUE 8000 PTS - (STEPHAN WELZ & CO). Putzel p. 165: the German East Africa Line started its round trips about mid-1901, alternating in westerly and southerly directions, on the journey to and from home, alternating LUDERITZBUCHT and SWAKOPMUND were called on for mail and passenger service, from then on postmarks were also seen on postage stamps of South West Africa, namely 3 different forms, originally they had the inscription OSTAFRIKANISCHE HAUPTLINIE but from 1902 simply OSTAFRIKA-LINIE, however the former inscription was maintained with those mail steamers which already carried this date stamp, received strike 8.5.1905, picture postcard of: German colonial Schutztruppe being inspected by officers on horseback, a very attractive and rare entire, cert RPSL, ex Bart, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 1200

1915, 7 1/2 h, carmine, with violet G.R./MAFIA opt, block of 9/left margin piece, with diamond wmk, upper left stamp with additional m/s initial JDM in black ink, unique combination in a multiple of this face value, mint never hinged, very fresh and desirable, cert BPA, XF! Schätzpreis 9.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 9000

1915, 6 c on 7 1/2 h, carmine, type M2 hand stamped surcharge in violet, fresh o.g., one fractionally shortish perf mentioned for accuracy, still very fine for this rarity, the first example we have been able to offer for nearly 20 years, signed Bloch, with BPA cert 1955 as R.L. Ency Vol II No. 17, prior to the current SG listing, cat £2750, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000

1915, Mafia, 15h. blue, with black opt G.R./POST/6 CENTS/MAFIA, no gum, a very rare and interesting stamp, cert CEREMUGA, ex Marquis de Bute, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 3000

1915, G.R./Post/6 c/MAFIA purple surcharge handstamp on envelope to ZANZIBAR framed with purple pen, with cds of ZANZIBAR/JY 9/15, one of three known due to Gibbs registration, very rare, fresh and desirable, some ageing is mentioned for full accuracy, see illustration and text in Gibbs/G.R.I/page 247, cert Gibbs/2007, XF! Schätzpreis 10.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 10000