U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #595
GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau
1900 5pf on 10pf carmine, Large Figures, position 45, with variety top of "a" in "China" broken, h.r., fresh color, expertly closed tear (visible only from back) otherwise fine example of this extremely rare stamp, multiple signatures, including Bothe and Holcombe, with his clear 1990 Holcombe certificate, also Ronald Steuer 2017 opinion (Mi.4)
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value € 10,000
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #596
GERMAN COLONIES Kiauchau
1901 (11 Apr) Boxer Rebellion, German High Command in East Asia, envelope (opened for display) with "K.D. Feld Poststation No 2 12 / 4" (Peking) postmark on face, red "Armee-Oberkommando in Ostasien" seal on reverse, addressed Berlin, backstamped, also an enclosure of multicolored Third Class/Third Grade emblem on feld-postkarte, some faults and tears, otherwise fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$170.00

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