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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. Details of the lots below:
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 Venetia 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 interesting 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
More details here https://www.spink.com/auction.aspx?id=14015 and the whole catalogue can be downloaded as a .pdf from: https://www.spink.com/files/catalogue/14015.pdf |
