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In case it's of interest to anyone, the collection of German and Austrian postal history of my late father-in-law, Dr Harold Tauber, is included in Spink's Collector's Series sale on 28-30 January, with his particular 17 lots included in the afternoon session on 30 january.
AUSTRIA
2630 An interesting collection contained in four large albums contained in a carton, thousands
including over 150 prestamp entires from 1872, with 1823 disinfected EL from Turkey
to France, a good variety of markings with some Vienna City post, registered, 1850-54
envelope from Gratz to Rohituh franked 1k. (3), 3k. (faults but a rare franking),
1858-59 2k. yellow, 2k. orange, 3k. black, 3k. green, Newspaper stamps with 1890 25k.,
postal stationery with reprints, Military Post, Lombardy Veneita with seventy-eight covers
including Venetian Republic, etc., mixed condition but a most interesting lot with many
rare markings. Careful viewing recommended. Estimate £1,400-1,600
GERMANY
Baden
2657 1798-1860 collection on pages, eighty-two pre stamp covers, eighty stamps and
seventeen postal stationery items, including 1798 EL with RHEINHAUSEN, 1809 with red
HEIDELBERG, 1811 with SALMANSWEIL R3, 1854 HALTINGEN d.s. (rare), 1830 LAUFENBURG,
1825 red KALTHENHERBERG R.1, stamps with better cancellations, postal stationery with
reprints, etc., chiefly good to fine. An interesting lot £300-400
Bavaria
2658 1801-1920 collection in two albums contained in a carton, including seventy-eight
pre-stamp or early covers, over 400 stamps and 263 postal stationery items, with 1801
entire to Mannheim with DE MUNIC and signed by the King of Bavaria, 1808 with
100/SPIRE, Postablage markings, experimental rhomboid on 1862-63 18k., 1867-69 18k.
with straight line cancellation, etc., mixed condition but an ineresting lot £1,200-1,500
Bremen
2659 1792-1867 collection of thirty-four pre-stamp or stampless entires, mostly ex the Huth
correspondence to London, including a good variety of markings with semi circular types,
‘keys’, 1805 red R4/BREMEN, 1807 red BREMEN/SEP 17 180, 1867 BREMERHAVEN, etc.,
also a few stamps in mixed condition with forgeries £220-250
Brunswick
2660 1811-65 collection of twenty-six pre-stamp or stampless entires or entire letters, including
1811 BRAUNSCHWIG/28 IAN. 11, 1810 with BRAUNSCHWEIG skeleton c.d.s., 1824 ZORGE,
1836 curved SEESEN, 1841 with *BRAUNSCHWEIG* c.d.s., 1851 (c.) GANDERSHEIN step
type d.s. (two types, one in blue), 1851 (c.) blue BEVERN, 1854 blue BRAUNSCHWEIG
semicircular d.s., some stamps including 1861-64 imperf. 1sgr. on cover with blue “26”
in bars of Helhen, twenty-four postal stationery items, unused and used, mixed condition £250-300
Hamburg
2661 1776-1872 collection of sixty pre-stamp or stampless entires or entire letters on pages,
including 1776 with HAMBOURG, 1803 with R4.HAMBURG, 1807 DANEMARC
P.LEB.G.D4/HAMBOURG 15 MAR 1807, 1808 with HAMBOURG 4./19.FEVR 1808, 1815
SUEDE/R.4.HAMBURG, 1839 with SCHIFFS BRIEF-POST HAMBURG, 1869 and 1872 with red
HAMBURG c.d.s., many with foreign origins, some stamps and postal stationery, mixed
condition but an interesting lot £550-650
Hanover
2662 1778-1870 collection of 118 entires, entire letters or envelopes in blue album, including
manuscript markings, 1810 (c.) with BREMERVORDE, 1811 with HASELUNNE, 1811 with
GOETTINGEN dated, 1821 with red WEENER, 1863 3gr. postal stationery cover to
New York additionally franked 1⁄2gr. and 3gr. (faults), etc., some stamps, mixed condition
but a useful lot £700-800
Lubeck
2663 1791-1868, eight entires or entire letters including 1791 with LUBECK, 1815 with ST.P
LUBECK datestamp, 1842 and 1846 with semi circular LUBECK/F.TH.U.TAX P.A. (2 types),
1868 with double lined K.B./AUS.SCHWEDEN and P.34 accountancy marking, nine unused
postal stationery items and sixteen stamps, etc., chiefly good to fine £150-200
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2664 1824-65 collection of twelve pre stamp or stampless entires or entire letters, including
1824 (ca.) LÜBZ with date (no year), 1836 ALTSTRELITZ/4.AUG.1836, 1838
FRIEDLAND/6.JANR.1838., 1847 WAHREN with small date, 1845 ROSTOCK with abbreviated
date, 1845 WOLDEGK/13.NOV. 1845, also some stamps and twenty-five items of postal
stationery, unused and used, mixed condition £500-600
Oldenburg
2665 1829 entire letter with BRAKE, 1836 entire with framed BRAKE/22/3, selection of twentytwo
stamps with 1852-59 1⁄3sgr., 1⁄10th., 1861 1⁄2g., eleven items of postal stationery
(unused and used), mixed condition £400-500
Prussia
2666 1824-67 collection in two blue albums contained in a carton, 170 pre-stamp or stampless
entires or entire letters, 120 stamps and 130 items of postal stationery, unused and used
with some reprints, including 1817 (c.) VOGELSDORF dated, 1817 (c.) REES dated, 1825
SCHOENLANKE, 1831 GODESBERG dated, 1835 LUNEM dated, 1841 Wupperfeld/BARMEN,
etc., mixed condition but an interesting and useful lot £650-700
Saxony
2667 1807-67 collection of forty-two pre-stamp or stampless entires or entire letters, fifty-three
stamps and thirty-nine postal stationery items (unused and used), contained in a red
album, mixed condition £120-150
Schleswig Holstein
2668 1785-1867 collection of twenty-eight pre-stamp or stampless entire or entire letters,
forty-five stamps and seven stamped covers, including 1813 CASSEL, 1835 (c.)
LAUENBURG, 1850 MELDORF, 1850 1s. and 2s. unused, etc., mixed condition £120-150
Thurn and Taxis
2669 1803-55 collection of fifty-five pre-stamp or stampless entires or entire letters, 138 stamps
and thirty-fve postal stationery items, contained in a blue album, including 1838
SCHLANGENBAD dated, etc., mixed condition £120-150
Württemberg
2670 1793-1835 collection of thirty-three pre-stamp or stampless entires or entire letters, over
250 stamps and 280 items of postal stationery, contained in a blue album, including 1797
DE STOUTGARD, 1808 V;WALDSEE, 1836 DISCHINGEN, a fine range of postal stationery, etc.,
mixed condition but many fine and an interesting lot £500-600
North German Confederation
2671 Collection of 125 stamps, 51 covers or postal stationery items, unused and used, mixed
condition, also small selections of Alsace Lorraine, Bergerdorf, Heligoland and
Mecklenburg Strelitz, mixed condition £120-150
2672 1872-1927 collection in red Schaubek album, many hundreds, including 1872 small
shield 5g., 2k., 7k., 18k., 1872 10g. and 30g. with manuscript cancellations, large shield
21⁄2g. (3), 5g., 9k. (2), 1874 21⁄2 on 21⁄2g. (“1” in fraction to left of “2”), a good range of
postal stationery with envelopes, cards, letter cards, a few Danzig and Saar, etc., unused
and used; mixed condition £200-250
Details here https://www.spink.com/auction.aspx?id=14015 and the whole catalogue can be downloaded as a .pdf from:
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