244th Auction Rauhut & Kruschel

Postal stationery envelope of the Victoria-National-Invalidenstiftung 1/3 Gr. yellow-green, format 151:120mm, as an above-average well-preserved cabinet envelope…

Postal stationery envelope of the Victoria-National-Invalidenstiftung 1/3 Gr. green, format 187:122mm, used as a returned local letter to an invalid, with Ra3 "Berlin…

Consumption postal stationery 1 Gr. pink on Oldenburg 1 Gr., cabinet cover with Ra2 "Jever", rare, perhaps unique misprint from the Petschek collection,…

1 Gr. pink, cabinet piece, together with 1/2 Gr. orange (somewhat irregular perforation), on flawless foreign postcard to Switzerland, central K2 "Erfurt 28/8 72" and…

2 Gr. blue, at bottom three somewhat shortened teeth typical of issue, single on field post parcel accompanying cover with Ra3 "K. Pr. Feld-Post-Relais No. 39" as well as…

2 Kr. brick red, mint never hinged showpiece, new certificate Krug "well perforated and in flawless condition". Mi. 6500,-

3 Kr. carmine, unused top margin piece (nearly mint never hinged, certified as such by Sommer) with only tiny hinge traces, at top with plate marking "two crosses" and puncture. A very rare stamp! New certificate Krug "in flawless condition"

3 Kr. carmine, perfect example with rare Baden-L1 "Pfullendorf" used later and alongside (ms. date 4.1.72, early) on equally rare letter into its own local delivery district (special postal rates before 1.5.1873) to Großschönach. Certificate Krug "flawless"

7 Kr. blue, unused showpiece with full original gum, in very fresh condition. New certificate Krug "in flawless condition" as well as certificates Sommer and Bühler as mint never hinged. This stamp is a good example of why one should not collect "small breast shields" mint never hinged: you ultimately only buy the certificates and if the next generation of experts does not confirm them, a lot of money is destroyed. Here you buy a safe

30 Gr. blue, well perforated vertical strip of four (only the top stamp has two shortened perforation tips) on piece with handwritten cancellation "Cöln Bf. 10/3 74" from Cöln-Bahnhof. The bottom stamp with a tiny paper injury caused by the pen stroke, otherwise good, between 1st and 2nd row somewhat separated. A rare and decorative unit. Certificate Dr. Zill. Mi. 4500,-

1/3 Gr. green, mint never hinged luxury block of 20 with partly rare rough perforation, well centered, beautiful and rare unit, certificate Scheller "superb". Mi. 3600,-

1/2 Gr. orange (small shortened perforations at top) single on foreign postcard with K1 "Berlin P.A.5. Hamb. Bhf." 1874 to Maderno/Italy. Ra2 "Unzureichend frankirt" and 5 1/2 Dec. charged to recipient, the 1/2 Gr. credited towards postage of an unpaid letter of 6 Dec. (ex 154. Rauhut & Kruschel)

1/2 Gr. orange, rare horizontal strip of six (with the usual small perforation faults) on cover 1874 with K1 "Berlin W. P.A.9." to Rome/Italy. Ex Gabor Kekkö

1/2 Gr. orange, twice 1 Gr. pink and 2 1/2 a. 2 1/2 Gr. red-brown as unusual franking on superb cover with K1 "Bremen" 1874 to East Oakfield/N.Y., USA. 5 Gr. rate in 2nd weight step, certificate Krug "in einwandfreier Erhaltung"

Three postal stationery cards 1/2 Gr. brown (normal, not reply cards!) each used in Baden by a traveler from Hamburg to his wife, each with detailed travel descriptions, from Ettlingen (K1 of 22.7.1874), Gernsbach (old Baden K1 of 23.7.) and Constance of 6.8. Rare foreign currency uses of groschen cards in kreuzer area, in good condition and from unusually identical correspondence

2 Kr. orange, showpiece with clear K1 "Mainz", certificate Krug "in flawless condition". Mi. 3200,-

Two rare rural express letters 1876/77 from same correspondence from Arnsberg (K2) to Uffeln near Werl, with 10 Pfg. single or in pair for double letter,…

10 Pfge. dark red (borderline shade to "blood red") in currency mixed franking on large-format Brustschild postal stationery 1 Gr. pink, with K1 "Bonn", late 8.10.1875,…

50 Pfg. grey-green in two on rural express letter of 2nd weight step (cover min. signs of use) from Weissenfels 1886 to Schmersdorf near Stössen. Postage 20…

20 Pfg. blue, right upper intermediate bar corner with plate no. "3", together with margin pair 5 Pfg. Germania, on cover addressed as registered letter, probably…

50 Pfg. fire red, the rare stamp perfectly cancelled (probably 1889). Signed Pfenninger and certificate Petry "fresh colour, typical and complete perforation ... in flawless condition. In this condition ... rare!" Mi. 1800,-

10 Pfg. "Reichspost" in rare colour carmine red as flawless mint never hinged bottom margin piece, a stamp always missing! Certificate Jäschke-L. Mi. 8000,-

"3 PF" on halved 5 Pfg. Germania, so-called "VINETA" overprint provisional perfectly cancelled, certificates Grobe (1969) and Mozek (2026). Mi. 11.000,-

"3 PF" on halved 5 Pfg. Germania, so-called "VINETA-Provisorium" perfectly unused. This stamp, especially in unused condition, is among the rarities of the German Reich. Moreover, this piece comes from the legendary block of four of this stamp, already illustrated in the Friedemann handbook and divided in 1988. The stamp is unused and almost mint never hinged, so that