Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD MISCELLANEOUS Ex Lot 49 49 CPS Postcards with ship mail cancels comprising German Schiffspost No 25 from Singapore, No 43 from Hong Kong & No 65 from China & from Singapore, '.../OST-/ASIATISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' from Port Said also with 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No1' d/s, 'LIGNE N/PAQ FR No2' from Shanghai & as a cancel on Straits 3c from Singapore, condition variable. (7) 250 ANTARCTICA Lot 523 523 C A GERMAN: 1901 stampless cover to Bremerhaven with bridge-type 'KIEL' cds & 'BREMERHAVEN' arrival b/s, a fine example of the very rare 'DEUTSCHE/SUDPOLAR EXPEDITION' sealing wafer in blue across the flap. 3,000T GERMAN STATES Lot 623 623 F B B1 BAVARIA: 1870 Postage Dues 1k black Mi #2X, minor aging, Hartmann guarantee h/s, Cat €1000. 200 GERMAN COLONIES See also: New Guinea - German (Deutsch) New Guinea 624 DCPS Marshalls selection with real photo PPCs (3, unused), group of Postal Cards with five used (a couple apparently commercial) etc, also New Guinea postmarks x15 mostly on piece; plus nine superb but forged postal cards! from various Colonies. 250 Ex Lot 625 625 DC A CAROLINE ISLANDS: Postmarks selection on separate pieces comprising 'YAP' on 4 values, 'TRUK' on 3mk, 'PONAPE' on 2mk, 'ANGAUR' on 20pf, and '.../PONAPE/[posthorn]' mailbag seal on 3pf to 1mk complete plus on a 10pf bisect on PPC to 'YAP'; also 'Palau/(Paulau-Inseln)' registration label. (20 items) 250T 626 C A+ CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1905 (July) philatelic cover with 80pf tied by one of two strikes of the Ponape mailbag seal, 'JALUIT' arrival b/s. Superb! Steuer Certificate (2008) states that a typhoon destroyed the Ponape post office in April 1905 & that the mailbag seal was used as a provisional canceller until a new cds arrived from Germany. 400 Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 2 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 627 627 C A- CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1902 Post Office cover (200x140mm) with 'BEZIRKSAMT/[arms]/PONAPE' cachet on the flap, to the Marianas "via Yokohama" with rare commercial franking of 10pf and 50pf tied by Ponape cds, 'Ponape/(Karolinen)/ Eingeschreiben' registration label, Hong Kong & rubber 'YOKOHAMA/JAPAN' transit b/s & 'SAIPAN/MARIANEN' arrival cds on the face, minor wrinkles. 1,000T Lot 628 628 C A CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1909 apparently commercial usage of PPC of "Postdampfer Germania" with message headed "Angaur 21 2 09", to Germany with Marshall Islands 5pf tied by 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-LINIE/21 2 b /09' cds. 500T Lot 629 629 C A- CAROLINE ISLANDS: c.1910 commercial PPC ("Yap Westkarolinen/Dorfstrasse") to Germany unusually with German New Guinea 5pf tied by the very scarce 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-/LINIE/ b ' cds used aboard the "Germania". 600T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 3 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 630 630 C B CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1910 apparently commercial cover with 'SUDSEE-EXPEDITION/DER/HAMBURGISCHEN WISSENSCHAFT LICHEN/STIFTUNG' imprint on the flap, to Germany with 20pf bisect Mi 10H tied by 'PONAPE/KAROLINEN/12 10/07' cds & a reasonable strike alongside of the second-type mailbag seal ('PONAPE' shorter than 'KAROLINEN'), horizontal and vertical folds, Cat €9000. Bothe Certificate (1967). Friedemann at page 773 states that demand from sailors aboard a visiting naval squadron depleted stocks of the 5pf and 10pf value, resulting in the '5pf' on 3pf Provisional Surcharge and the 20pf provisional bisect. At page 775, it is stated that about 500 covers were processed with the 20pf bisect. 4,000T Lot 631 631 C A- CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1910 missionary's cover with 'Liebenzeller Mission/Truk Carolinen' imprint at upper-left and boxed 'Reichspostdampfer/Germania' ship's cachet, registered to Germany with combination franking of German 10pf and Carolines 10pf pair tied by the very scarce 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT-/LINIE/22 9 b /10' cds, 'Deutsche Seepost/Jaluit-Linie' registration label, 'FRIEDRICHSHAGEN' arrival b/s, a couple of very minor blemishes. An exceptional cover. 2,000T Lot 632 632 C B CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1911 registered cover to Germany with manuscript "Hopil [?] 18.5.1911" & 'Orion' ship's handstamp in violet below 40pf which is tied by 'PONAPE/(KAROLINEN)/9 6/11' cds, 'Ponape/(Ost-Karolinen)' registration label, 'PFORZHEIM' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 500T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 4 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 633 633 C B CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1911 commercial cover with sender's endorsement on the flap indicating the cover originated at Rabaul (German New Guinea), to Schwerin with Carolines 5pf pair tied by 'ANGAUR/PALAU-INSELN' cds, minor opening fault at upper-left. 500T Lot 634 634 C B CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1911 mourning cover to Bohemia with 25pf tied by Ponape cds, 'Ponape/(Karolinen)' registration label, very fine 'KROMBACH/BOHMEN' arrival b/s, minor stain at the base. 300T Lot 635 635 C B CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1912 PPC of the township at Jap [sic] with message headed "Yap 30 I 12", to Germany with 5pf uncancelled, Japanese 4sn added in transit & tied by superb 'KEELUNG/TAIWAN/JAPAN' cds, minor blemishes. Most unusual. 750T Lot 636 636 C A CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1912 philatelic cover to Germany, 20pf with manuscript cancellation "1 4 12/Kussei" & tied by straight-line 'RDS DELPHIN' in violet. Very attractive & illustrated by Friedemann at page 792 but adjudged by him to be an unauthorised confection. 0T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 5 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 637 637 PS A CAROLINE ISLANDS: 1914 local philatelic usage of 10pf(+10pf) Reply Card message-half with typed surcharge "I.J.O./Ponape/4 sen", Japanese cds & superb strike of a large "chop" in vermilion. 500T Lot 638 638 * A B1 KIAUTSCHOU: 1905 Chinese Currency Yachts $2½ with 26x17 perforation holes Mi 27A, well centred, Mansfeld guarantee h/s on the reverse, lightly mounted, Cat €1800. Thomas Hartung Certificate (2010) mentions a "kleiner falzrest" (= hinge remainder), that we were able to quickly remove. 800T Lot 639 639 * A C1 KIAUTSCHOU: 1905 Chinese Currency Yachts $2½ with 25x16 perforation holes Mi 27B, very lightly mounted, Cat €2600. Michael Jäschke-Lantelme Certificate (2008). 1,000T Lot 640 640 ** A+ KIAUTSCHOU: 1905 Lozenges Watermark 2c green Imperforate Mi 29aU marginal example from the right of the sheet, unmounted, Cat €1700. Superb! Ex Reichsdruckerei Archives. Ronald Steuer Certificate (1998) states that one sheet of 100 was sold at auction in 1997. 750T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 6 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 641 641 C A- KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 registered "Feldzoftbrief" cover with boxed '.../FELD-AUDITOR' h/s at upper-right, to Bavaria with Germany 10pf, 'China' Overprints 50pf and rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 3pf x2 5pf & 10pf all tied by 'PEKING/17 5/01/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, 'HOF 2' arrival b/s, slightly truncated. Our vendor paid €2645 at a German auction. Unusual Boxer Rebellion cover: mixed frankings of this nature were permitted only between January & September 1901. 2,500T Lot 642 642 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 quadruple-rate commercial cover with rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 80pf Mi 13 tied by 'PEKING/14 8/01/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, 'MAINZ' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Acquired from a German auction, where the estimate was €4000. 4,000T Lot 643 643 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 (Oct) cover with soldier's endorsement on the reverse, to Germany with Kiautschou 10pf tied by 'KD FELDPOSTATION/No 1' cds, small fault at upper-right. Scarce. 250T Lot 644 644 C A- KIAUTSCHOU: 1901 (Nov) cover with 'Richard Pflüger, Tsingtau (Kiautschou)' Gothic imprint at the top, to Germany with 10pf x3 tied by 'TSINGTAU' cds, 'Tsingtau/Eingeschreiben' registration label, 'LESUM' arrival b/s, very minor blemishes. 250T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 7 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 645 645 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1902 cover to Germany with Chinese "Coiling Dragons" 2c 4c & 10c tied by 'KIAOCHOW/23MAR/02' cds, Kiautschou 10c & 20c added & tied by 'TSINGTAU/ a ' cds of '2 4/02', 'Tsingtau/(Kiautschou)/Eingeschreiben' registration label, 'BILSTEIN' arrival b/s, minor fold at the base. 750T Lot 646 646 C A KIAUTSCHOU: 1902 cover with officer's endorsement at the top, to Germany with rare 'Petschili' usage in Peking of Kiautschou 10pf tied by 'PEKING/25 3/02/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, light arrival b/s & postman's delivery h/s. 600T Ex Lot 647 647 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1906 & 1910 commercial covers with4c tied by oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/SHANGHAI-/TIENTSIN' d/s or oval 'TSINGTAU-TSINANFU/BAHNPOST/ZUG 2' TPO d/s, and two 1902 postcards with '.../MARINE/ SCHIFFSPOST/ No39' used aboard SMS "Hertha" or '.../No46' used aboard SMS "Hansa". (4) 500T Lot 648 648 C B KIAUTSCHOU: cover with unusual franking of 2c green x9 tied by 'TSINGTAU/ a ' cds, 'Tsingtau/(Kiautschou)' registration label, readdressed on arrival & with faint 'HEPPENS' arrival b/s, the flap removed on opening. 750T Nov 19, 2011 Prestige Philately - Auction No 169 Page: 8 GERMAN COLONIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD Lot 649 649 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1914 (Feb 4) commercial cover to "St Louis/Sénégal West Afrika" with 2c only tied by Tsingtau "bridge" cds, endorsement re the under-payment of 8c but postage due apparently not collected, minor blemishes. Terrific origin/destination cover. 400T Lot 650 650 C B KIAUTSCHOU: 1914 (July 24) commercial cover to Berlin "uber Sibirien" with 4c tied by Tsingtau cds, transited at Vladivostok after war was declared where Russian Cyrillic censor h/s in red-violet struck on the face, light folds.