Munster (Westphalia). 1638-1867 Prestamp and stampless entire letters including 1638 entire letter to Vienna, money letters, letters sent with parcels, official mail, various cancels and official cachets, most written up on pages. (87).
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c.1851-62 Entire letters bearing Hannover 1/30 thaler (S.G. 3) cancelled Bockenem c.d.s in blue, or Thurn & Taxis 9kr brown cancelled "104" with a Darmstadt c.d.s on the front, both stamps and entires very fine. (2).
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1867-71 Covers to the same London address with stamps of Prussia (2) or North German Confederation (3), all differing frankings, datestamps of Elberfield (3) or boxed cancels of Norderney or Barmen. (5).
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Germany Used in Constantinople. 1871-97 Pieces (28, bearing 39 stamps) and single stamps (31) all with various Constantinople datestamps, comprising North German Confederation ½g (faults) and 2g (2, one with faults, the other fine on piece); 1872 Large Eagle ¼g, ½g (3), 2g (3), 2½
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Post Offices in the Ottoman Empire. 1884-1912 Mint and used collection with many additional stamps, shades, pieces and cancels, including 1884 1¼pi on 25pf mint (6) and used (2), 2½pi on 50pf mint (4) and used (3); 1900 25pi on 5m mint (3, all three types); 1902-04 5pi on 1m mint and used,
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Post Offices in Morocco. 1899-1918 Mint and used collection with many additional stamps, various shades and cancels, including 1899 30c on 25pf used block of four, 1900 1p.25 on 1m mint (3) and used, 2p.50 on 2m mint (3) and used (2), 3p.75 on 3m mint (2) and used (3), 6p.25 on 5m mint (2); 1903 1p.
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1892-96 Covers franked Germany 20pf or 20pf pair to Germany, with cancels of Shanghai (2, differing cancels) or Tientsin (2), all fine and commercial. (4).
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1886-1901 Germany stamps (196, with 123 stamps on 78 pieces) with cancels of Shanghai or Tientsin, including 1886-1901 2m (32 with strips of three (2) and five, various shades), blocks of four, 1891 20pf gutter pair, etc. A good lot. S.G. £11,000+. (196).
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1893-96 Pieces from parcel cards with Germany stamps cancelled at Shanghai, all with a 2m pair in combination with other stamps, comprising 2m pair + 25pf + 20pf, 2m pair + 50pf + 25pf + 10pf (2 pieces), 2m pair + 25pf (2) + 20pf + 10pf + 5pf (faults), or 2m pair + 50pf + 20pf + 10pf + 5pf. S.G.
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1898-1919 Mint and used collection including 1898 first type overprint 3pf bistre brown mint (4, also one with a forged cancel), second type overprint 5pf and 25pf used inter-panneau blocks of four, 1901-04 mint set and used sets (2, with three 5m stamps, one used at Tschinwangtao), 1905 and 1905-19
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1900 5pf on 10pf Foochow provisional surcharge, 48º and 56º China overprints both used on piece, the 48º overprint with Bothe and Thier expert handstamps and Hans Bothe Certificate (1982), the 56º overprint hinged to piece with Mohrmann expert handstamp, also 48º surcharge mint (creas
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1900-01 Tientsin Provisionals, 3pf and 5pf mint both with Richter expert handstamps, also 10pf and 20pf mint (not guaranteed). S.G. 15/6, £1,650+. (4). Photo on Page 132.
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1900 5pf Tientsin Provisional used on piece with Tientsin (1.1.01) c.d.s, Ebel, Thier and Kohler expert handstamps and Lantelm Certificate (2006). S.G. 16, £650. Photo on Page 132.
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1900-01 5pf and 20pf Tientsin Provisionals used, 5pf with Bothe, Richter and Thier expert handstamps, 20pf with Bothe, Grobe and "Krgr" expert handstamps. S.G. 16, 18, £2,200. (2). Photo on Page 132.
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Boxer Rebellion. 1900-03 Covers and cards from German forces, mainly stampless, with Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost datestamps (13), Feldpost datestamps (9), etc., various unit cachets. (32).
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Boxer Rebellion. 1900 (July 7) Cover from E. Meyer & Co in Tientsin to England bearing two 20pf stamps each tied by Tientsin c.d.s, the reverse inscribed "This envelope was sent off during the siege of Tientsin" in the same handwriting as the address. Tientsin was besieged by Chinese forces from lat
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Boxer Rebellion - Peking. 1901 Postcards (3) and a cover from Peking to Germany, comprising Chinese 1c postcard franked 1c pair with oval Peking datestamps, a German 5pf cancelled upon arrival; picture postcard franked Germany 10pf; registered picture postcard franked China overprint 10pf and 20pf w
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1900-01 Germany stamps used in China during the Boxer Rebellion, with Feldpost c.d.s (16) including 1886-1901 2m (5), 1900 2pf slate (3 on piece, never issued in China), 1899-1900 40pf (Bothe handstamp), 1m and 2m (both probably forgeries), 3m; Tientsin datestamps including 1899-1900 30pf (3), 50pf
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1898-1900 China overprints, used stamps collected for their cancels with Feldpost c.d.s (41, including 1901 2m with Kohler handstamp), other Boxer Rebellion period uses, undated double ring Shanhaikwan (7, including 1901 5m), oval Peking-Taku Bahnpost on piece, boxed Hankau (2), Seepost, etc., some
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1900-12 Covers and cards (14) and a front, including 1901 card with oval Peking-Taku Bahnpost cancels, 1911 registered front from Hankau to S.M.S "Jaguar" at Pakhoi, also two 1889 Ost Asiatische Hauptlinie Seepost items from Genoa or Aden. (15).
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German East Africa. 1905-17 Covers and cards including 1916 handstruck "Frankiert / mit 7½H" stationery envelopes with violet circular "KAISERL. POSTDIREKTOR / DEUTSCH-OSTAFRIKA" used from Tabora or unused, 1915 censored cover from Tabora to Musambig via Lindi, etc., also a couple of B.E.A card
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Togo. 1906-07 Covers bearing Togo stamps including 1907 (Apr 1) cover with 5pf pair cancelled by "NUATYA" datestamps, etc. (4). Also German stamps on cards (2) and piece with Seepost datestamps. (7).
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1899 25pf Orange with 48º overprint fine used with 1899 (Nov 7) Yap c.d.s, three small expert handstamps on reverse, a scarce stamp, used prior to the issue of the second 56º overprints. Mi5I, S.G. 5, £4,000. Photo on Page 132.
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1899 50pf Chocolate with 48º overprint fine used with 1900 (Nov 14) Ponape c.d.s, Pauligk expert handstamp. A scarce stamp, used prior to the issue of the second 56º overprints. Mi6I, S.G. 6, £2,250. Photo on Page 132.
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1905 Postcard and stamps with the Ponape negative seal cancel (used between April 25th and July 9th after the datestamp was lost in a typhoon on April 20th), comprising vertically bisected 10pf on postcard to Jaluit with May 10th arrival c.d.s, 30f on piece, 5pf green (small stain but very scarce, a
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1898-1900 Germany postcards (3), pieces (3) and stamps (7) cancelled at Tsingtau, comprising scarce 2m red-lilac, 3pf grey-brown strip of three, 3pf orange-brown (3), 5pf (4), 10pf (2), 10pf postcard (endorsed "Marine Schiffspost") and 10pf cards with "Nur für Marine-Schiffsposten" imprint (2).
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1898-1900 German Post Office "China" overprint issues used in Kiaochow, covers and cards (12), pieces and stamps (89), including 1900 cover bearing 3pf-50pf set of six (Z11, 14/6, 18/9), 48º 25pf and 50pf (2), 56º 20pf (2), 25pf (7), 50pf (2), red band cover franked 20pf with Tsintaufort Marin
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1900 (May) 5pfg on 10pf Surcharges issued at Tsingtao, mint (6) and used (12) with horizontal blue line, including 48º overprints (3, one mint), various surcharge types, four with the horizontal line apparently omitted or in violet, a few faults. S.G. 1/8, £1,500+. (18).
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1900 (May) 5pfg on 10pf Tsingtao surcharges, 56º China overprint, type 3 surcharge mint and used, both with the blue line omitted, the mint stamp with Lantelme Certificate (2005). S.G. 3var., M1(II)F. (2).
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1900 (July) 5pf on 10pf Surcharge, with blue horizontal line, fine used with 1st August Tsingtao c.d.s, reverse with Pfenninger and Thier expert handstamps. S.G. 8a, £5,500. Photo on Page 132.
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1900 (July) 5pf on 10pf Surcharge, with blue horizontal line, mint, large part original gum, Kohler and three other expert handstamps or signatures, with B.P.A Certificate (2007). S.G. 8a, £4,500. Photo on Page 132.
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1901 Kiaochow 10pf, 30pf, 40pf and 80pf all with Peking Deutsche Post datestamps, the 10pf, 30pf and 40pf all with thins, 10pf also with a few upper perf faults, 80pf with rounded lower corner, also 5pf and 20pf with Feldpost cancels, and four stamps with forged Peking datestamps. Scarce, Kiaochow s
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1901-18 Mint and used collection including 1901 set mint and used, 1905 ½d mint (3) and used (4), 1d mint and used (2), 1½d used, 1905-18 watermarked set with ½d, 1d (3), 1½d (2) and 2½d used, many additional stamps including better postmarks with Kaumi, Litsun, Taitungtsche
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1900 25pf Orange with 48º overprint, cancelled by 1900 (Feb 3) Saipan c.d.s Bothe BPP expert handstamp, fine and very scarce, used before the issue of 56º overprints in May 1900. Mi5I, S.G. 5, £3,750. Photo on Page 132.
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1900 50pf Chocolate with 48º overprint, tied to piece by 1900 (Feb 3) Saipan c.d.s, Bothe BPP expert handstamp, fine and very scarce, used before the issue of 56º overprints in May 1900. Mi6I, S.G. 6, £3,750. Photo on Page 200.
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1890-1900 Germany stamps (25, with sixteen stamps on piece) all cancelled at Jaluit, including 1890 2m on piece (S.G. ZG1, £1,200+, expertised), 5pf block of four, etc. S.G. £7,500+. (25).
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1899 3pf Grey-brown, first type overprint, fine mint, with Rohr expert handstamp, very scarce. Mi1Ia, S.G. G1, £5,500. Photo on Page 132.
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1903 3pf - 50pf First type overprint, Berlin reprint set of six fine mint, all with Dr Steuer expert handstamps. Mi1/6 II. (6).
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1900 Covers bearing bisected 10pf, first issue vertical bisect on cover to Germany tied by 17 March c.d.s, and second issue diagonal bisect tied by 5 Dec. c.d.s on cover to Ponape, arrival backstamps, probably cancelled to order with backdated datestamps. (2)
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1907-09 Atoll Post covers with manuscript cancels, comprising commercial cover to the Jesuit Mission in Jaluit with 10pf cancelled "Nauru 17/9 07", a Jaluit c.d.s (Sep 21) alongside, edge faults but scarce; cover with 30pf cancelled manuscript "Mejit, 14/8 08, Diana" with Jaluit arrival backstamp (A
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Japanese Occupation. 1914 Yacht type 3pf - 10pf and 30pf - 80pf each with red seal handstamp of Paymaster K. Tamura, superb mint. Two differing seal handstamps are recorded on this issue, applied by the occupying Japanese forces; however the overprinted stamps were never issued, with just a few mint
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1888-98 Germany stamps (17, thirteen on ten pieces) cancelled in New Guinea, including 2m claret cancelled at Stephansort (2, one on piece), 1880-87 issue 50 pf dull olive-green rejoined pair with Finschhafen c.d.s, 1889-98 issue with 1892 pieces bearing 20pf ultramarine with Stephansort c.d.s or 25
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1896-98 Covers to Germany, the first with Germany 20pf pair each cancelled "MATUPI" c.d.s; the 1898 (Mar 9) cover bearing New Guinea 10pf (2) and Germany 20pf tied by "HERBERTSHOHE" datestamps, the first with a large closed tear across the cover clear of the stamps, second with central fold and mino
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1897-1919 Mint and used stamps including first issue U.P.U printing 10pf - 5pf C.T.O, shades and multiples, various cancels with some pieces, 1901 Yacht issue with 1m (3), 2m and 3m (3, two on piece) all used, 5m mint and used, also covers and cards (7, four with Seepost cancels), other cancels incl
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1886-99 Germany stamps (21, with fifteen stamps on twelve pieces) all with Apia cancellations, including 1886 20pf vertical pair on piece with Postdampfschiffs c.d.s, others with the Postagentur c.d.s include 1892 3m on piece (2, one apparently red-lilac), 1888 50pf vertical pair, 1894 25pf orange o
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1895 German "Eagle" issue 10pf envelope, addressed locally, cancelled by boxed "BEZAHLT / Kaiser I Deutsche Postagentur. / Apia - 17-7-1895" (used April-September 1895); and 1900 New Century 5pf postcard with Apia c.d.s. (2).
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1900-1919 Mint and used stamps, some pieces and better cancels from smaller offices including 1m and 3m cancelled at Palauli, Malua, Tonga and Fiji cancels, 1900 sets mint and used, etc. S.G. £2,800+. (c.170).
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1897 3pf - 50pf Set of six mint with additional 5pf, the 25pf and 50pf unissued, the 25pf with one short perf, otherwise fine mint. S.G. £717. (7).
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1897-1919 Mint and used collection with used stamps largely collected for their cancels, many better postmarks with numerous pieces, better shades and many additional stamps, including first overprint issue with rare 3pf bistre-brown apparently used (light violet c.d.s, offered "as-is") and 5pf on p
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1898-1914 Covers and cards including overprint and Yacht issues, soldiers mail, Feldpost cancels, Seepost and Marine Schiffspost cancels, "Jakalswater", "Gochas" and "Kapenousseu" Wanderstempel cancels, etc. (48).
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