367th. Auction

367. Heinrich Koehler Auction

Lot no.858

Condition

Catalogue no.2,37

Opening150 €
Sold for180 €
1850, Sydney Views, Plate I, 1d. carmine, fresh colour and large margins to barely touched at lower right and 2d. dull-ultramarine from re-engraved plate, with good margins all around, both used, fine, two certificates Brandon (1981;1996)
Lot no.859

Condition

1

Catalogue no.T1-8

Opening1.000 €
Sold for800 €
TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1d-8s., fresh colours and good perforation, 8s. perf 10, unused, 6d. and 6s. small thin and 1s. unobtrusive horizontal crease, with virtually no significance and otherwise fine, a very rare set
Lot no.860

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening200 €
Sold for160 €
1828, folded lettesheet sent from Hobart Town to the secretary of the Grand Lodge of Mansons in Dublin, manuscript rate 1/3d. and circular "PAID" appluied in London, reverse with irish diamon shaped red postmark, some minor imperfections, a rare early letter from Van Diemen Island which, at the time, had a very low population
Lot no.861

Condition

Catalogue no.7

Opening150 €
Sold for280 €
1853, Victoria 4d. red-orange horizontal pair with good margins on three sides, close at left, used, fine (SG. 950£)
Lot no.862

Condition

2

Catalogue no.14

Opening1.000 €
Sold for1.600 €
1855, Victoria 1d. carmine, fresh colour and close to normal margins, unused without gum, fine, a rare stamp, certificate RPSL (1978) (SG. 10.000£)
Lot no.863

Condition

6

Catalogue no.25

Opening150 €
Sold forUnsold
1854, Victoria 1s. blue, good margins on three sides just touched at bottom, tied by numeral "1" and red "LONDON PAID" to envelope to London, reverse with clear strike of red "SHIP LETTER MELBOURNE", some slight imperfections, otherwise fine
Lot no.864

Condition

6

Catalogue no.160, 177, 192c

Opening150 €
Sold forUnsold

1867/70, 6 d. blue and 1873/87, 1 d. green and 8 d. red-brown on pink, tied to mourning envelope via England to Copenhagen, Denmark with transit and arrival marks; 6 d. light corner crease, otherwise very fine

Lot no.4147

Condition

1 2 3

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
Sold for850 €
1854/99, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Sammlung mit vielen besseren Werten, dabei Südaustralien Mi.-Nr. 4 und 6 gestempelt, Westaustralien Mi.-Nr. 1, 8B gestempelt, 5B ungebraucht, Neusüdwales Mi.-Nr. 1, 72, W1-2 gestempelt,  Tasmanien mit guten frühen Ausgaben sowie Mi.-Nr. 60 ungebraucht sowie Queensland Mi.-Nr. 1 gestempelt, einiges sign. bzw. mit Fotoattest
Lot no.4148

Condition

0

Catalogue no.

Opening500 €
Sold for400 €
1913/99, postfrische, ab 1935 weitgehend kpl. Sammlung in 3 KABE-Alben
Lot no.4149

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening15.000 €
Sold forUnsold
1892/1912, The early period, collection of 11 outgoing and 2 incoming letters resp. postcards beginning with a letter 1892 to Bushire with the earlier of 2 recorded strikes of boxed "POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANA" used at Bahrain, also postcard 1893 from Bahrain to London, sent via Basra and postmarked there, a rare early wrapper 1899 from Mauritius to Bahrain, the unique "ONE ANNA" envelope used from Bahrain to England and registered letter 1912 from Bahrain to Bombay with provisional register label; a marvellous and outstanding group
Lot no.4150

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening20.000 €
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1914/39, George V, collection of 47 covers and cards incl. few incoming items, several airmail letters, registered mail etc. incl. 1915 cover to Bombay with manuscript censor's notes, 2 postal stationery items 1914/17 to Muscat, registered service letters, airmail letter via Basra to London, endorsed "Received by airmail 5/8/30. Amy Johnson as passenger. Plane G-EBLF", nice multiple frankings, cover 1933 to Malta, several overland covers, 2 Rs. single franking on registered airmail cover to Germany, 2 covers 1936 from Denmark to Bahrain and newly franked re-directed to Belgium, 3 postal stationery items with "1934" specimen overprints etc.; without doubt one of the most extensive and important collections of this period
Lot no.4151

Condition

6 5

Catalogue no.

Opening50.000 €
Sold forUnsold

1938/53, George VI, extensive postal history collection with about 130 items incl. some incoming mail and with several rarities, beginning with several items with "BAHRAIN DUE"-markings, air- and registered mail, censored mail, 5 rs. (SG 34) on  2commerical covers to the US and pair 5 rs. (SG 14w) on commercial cover to San Francisco, covers to GB, Belgium and Persia with postage due combination frankings, airgraph letter with forwarding envelope, the only recorded postal stationery card "HALF ANNA" on 9 ps. with additional franking to India, very rare experimental "K121" postmark on cover to England (2 covers recorded), 1 shilling postal order for Persian Gulf agencies cancelled "BAHRAIN 16 JU 50" (the only recorded George VI postal order from any Gulf post office) and many other interesting and rare franking and markings; a marvellous and outstanding collection

Lot no.4152

Condition

0 1 2 3 6

Catalogue no.

Opening50.000 €
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1953/80 (ca.), Elizabeth II and Independence, outstanding collection on 67 exhibition pages with some major rarities of the country incl. SG 80a in block of 4 and plate number block of 9 and used on 2 covers, 2 copies of 1856/57 1 r. on 1 s.6 d. with double overprint, the unique pair of British PA in Eastern Arabia 1½ a. on ½ d. green on cover from Bahrain to Doha (illustrated Donaldson handbook p. 193), 1955/60, 10 r. on 10 s. De La Rue printing (SG 96ab) used on registered parce tag (only recorded), photographic proofs of 1959, unissued Petro-Chemicals set, unissued 1960 Mosque 10 f. (2 single copies) and 100 f. (2 blocks of 4), further proofs and scarce postal history; a very important and valuable collection

Lot no.4153

Condition

Catalogue no.

Opening10.000 €
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1931/37, Airmail, collection of 42 first flight and air crash covers, also containing 1933 Zeppelin treaty mail cover for the 4th Southamerica flight, furthermore 1932 first flight covers to Athens and England, both taxed with "T"-marking, 2 crash covers of the "SCIPIO", 3 out of 9 flown covers 1932 Basra-Bahrain etc.; most likely the most important collection of Bahrain airmail
Lot no.4154

Condition

6

Catalogue no.

Opening10.000 €
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1910/80 (ca.), about 280 covers, cards and postal stationery (here some unused) with many scarce and interesting items, airmail, postage due, field post, registered mail etc., also some stamps incl. George VI. 5 rs. in used block of 4 and 4 copies unissued Mosque 100 f.; very interesting lot