Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
strong emphasize on China forerunners, additionally China Reichspost 3pf to 5m with "Specimen" overprint, better high denominations, mostly fine to very fine, viewing recommended
five covers, with contents, all to the same addressee in Dusseldorf, Germany from a soldier imprisoned at Matsuyama Prisoner of War camp in Japan, following the fall of Tsingtao, multiple censorship and datestamp postmarks, some slight edge faults and one with light edge toning, else a fine and scarce group
upper left margin block of four, never hinged, very fine and rare, 2010 Schweizer BPP certificate
design of the issued 24g stamp, three proofs in shades ranging from light cobalt to Prussian blue, perforated 14½, with diagonal overprint "Der Leiter Der Deutsche Post Osten 1944", mounted on cardboard with embossed seal of the Wiener Staatsdruckerei, handwritten notes by the printer, minor crease at top, otherwise fine and very rare, signed Jakubek and Ludin (Michel 48P3)
proof in black, perforated 12, mounted on cardboard with embossed seal of the Wiener Staatsdruckerei and glassine protection leaf, very fine and attractive (Michel 51P6)
proof in red, perforated 12, mounted on cardboard, Wiener Staatsdruckerei embossed oval and glassine protection leaf, very fine and attractive (Michel 51P6)
trial color proof in black-brown, never hinged, fine and scarce, signed Ludin BPP and Jakubek (Michel 63P1)
trial color proof in brown carmine, perforated 14½, never hinged, fine and scarce, signed Ludin BPP and Jakubek (Michel 63P1)
color proof in grey-green, block format (85x87mm), never hinged, very fine, signed Ludin BPP with his 1982 certificate (Michel 63P3)
trial color proof in yellowish-green, block format (118x82mm), some marginal pencil notes, never hinged, fine (Michel 63P3)
color proof in grey-blue, block format (95x90mm), slightly reduced at right, pencil date "18./4.41", never hinged, few minor marginal creases and small tear, otherwise fine, signed Ludin BPP (Michel 63P3)
color proof in grey-red, block format (95x90mm), slightly reduced, with color code in pencil "Rot 29873", never hinged, fine, signed Ludin BPP (Michel 63P3)