GERMAN COLONIES & POST OFFICES ABROAD GERMAN COLONIES & POST OFFICES ABROAD
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3483
Symbol: C
GERMAN EAST AFRICA: 1905 usage of Zanzibar PPC with GEA 5pf + Zanzibar 1a tied by 'TANGA' cds, to Germany with 'SAGAN' arrival cds. An unusual combination franking. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3484
Symbol: cx
MOROCCO: 1911 (May 23) large envelope slightly reduced at top to 282x170mm endorsed "Valeur declare: Deux mille Francs (2000 francs)" from a Jewish merchant with five 'MA LEVY/TANGER' wax seals across the flaps, to Germany with scarce franking of 'Marokko/30 Centimos' on 25pf, '.../60 Centimos' on 50pf & '.../1 Peseta' on 80pf tied by 'TANGER/(MAROKKO)/ a /DEUTSCHE POST' cds, the reverse with Spanish-pattern 'VALORES DECLARADOS/24MAY11/TANGER' & similar '.../ALGECIRAS' cds of the same date and very fine 'WILMERSDORF/29.5.11/...' arrival cds, the linen lining removed & the cover professionally cleaned with only minor staining now present. Scarce insured mail. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3485
Symbol: CO
MOROCCO: 1911 (Aug 30) cover with 'Kaiserlich/Deutsche Gesandschaft/Marocco' (= Royal German Mission) imprint on the flap partly obscured by similarly inscribed wax seal, to Saxony with 5c on 5pf x2 & 10c on 10pf x4 tied by Tanger cds, red & black/white 'Tanger/(Marokko).' R label, 'DRESDEN/5.9.11/...' arrival backstamp, forwarded to Stresa (Italy) via Milan and then to "Miramare/Palazzo Imperiale Reale" ( = Miramare Imperial & Royal Palace) with light but clear Austrian-pattern 'HOFPOSTAMT MIRAMAR/10/9/11' arrival backstamp, minor creasing from the bulky contents. Miramare Palace, situated 14km SE of Trieste, was built for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, later the ill-fated Emperor of Mexico. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Jun-25-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 260
Lot No: 3486
Symbol: C
SAMOA: 1891 (July) envelope to Sweden with Germany Large Eagle 20pf blue tied by largely very fine 'APIA/KAISERL. DEUTSCHE/POSTAGENTUR' cds cancel, three different Stockholm transit and arrival markings including '.../K.E./22/8/1891' "thimble" backstamp & '.../C.2' dotted-ring cds on the face where re-directed to Tiringe, a couple of very minor transmission marks. A fine Vorläufer to a scarce destination. (Image1)
