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Lot 4236 |
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1899 (23 Mar.) "Damara & Namaqua Handels-Gesellschaft m.b.H." corner card envelope to Nonidas, bearing 1898 overprinted 10pf carmine (Michel 7) pen cancelled, "Bahnhof/Swakopmund/23 III 99" annotation in hand around stamp, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4237 |
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1899 (24 Nov.) envelope to Swakopmund (25.11), bearing 1898 overprinted 10pf carmine (Michel 7), cancelled by pen cross, with manuscript "24 11 99" date below, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
The construction of a railway line from Swakopmund to Windhoek began in 1897. While the 382 kilometer line was under construction, a mobile postal agency was installed at the advancing railhead, and official instructions were issued in 1898 for the handling of mail. Train drivers were obliged to accept mail at any stop where there was no post office. The stamps were to be cancelled by hand and the date and name of the station to be written below.
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Lot 4238 |
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1900 (30 Oct.) envelope to Swakopmund, bearing 1898 overprinted 5pf bluish green (Michel 6), cancelled by "Wellwitsch/Bhn/daten/30.10.00" in manuscript, Very Fine and rare printed matter.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 4239 |
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1901 (2 Nov.) postcard to Wolfach (16.12), bearing 1900 5pf green (Michel 12), cancelled by "Swakopmund-Windhoek/Bahnpost/Zug 4" oval date stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
Expertization: signed Czimmek B.P.P.
Provenance: Czimmek
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Lot 4240 |
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1902 (5 Mar.) postcard to Berlin (7.4), bearing 1900 5pf green (Michel 12), cancelled by framed "Kaiserliche Feldbahn/Station Rössing/Eingeg 5 Marz 1902" date stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 4241 |
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1902 (4 Aug.) registered envelope to Frankfurt (14.9) via Swakopmund (5.8), bearing unoverprinted Germania 10pf red strip of three and single, cancelled by "Swakopmund-Windhoek/Bahnhof/Zug 1" oval date stamp, endorsed "Von Zug 1, Windhoek Swakopmund lose abgeliefert…5.8.02" in manuscript, printed Swakopmund registration label, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200
ONE OF THE TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF A REGISTERED LETTER SENT BY RAILWAY MAIL.
Provenance: Einfeldt
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Lot 4242 |
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1905 (14 June) postcard to Hamburg (17.7) via Kubas (15.6), bearing 1900 5pf green (Michel 12), cancelled by framed "Kaiserlich Eisenbahn/Station Brackwater/Eingeg 14 Juni 1905" framed date stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 4243 |
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1907 (15 Mar.) official envelope ("Kaiserliches Bezirksamt/Omaruru" cachet in violet on reverse) to Windhoek (18.3), showing "Otavi/Eisenbahn/15 Marz 1907/Station/Omaruru" c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 4244 |
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1908 (4 July) postcard to Berlin, bearing 1900 5pf green (Michel 12), cancelled by "Kalkfeld/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s. without year date and additionally tied by "Otavi-Eisenbahn/Station Okowakuatjiwi" unframed handstamp in violet, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
ONLY THREE CARDS OR COVERS ARE RECORDED WITH THIS STATION HANDSTAMP.
Expertization: 1991 Czimmek Certificate.
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Lot 4245 |
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1913 (4 Apr.) postcard to Lissa, bearing 10pf rose (Michel 13), cancelled by "Otavi/Eisenbahn/4 Apr. 1913/Station/Tsumeb" c.d.s., Very Fine and perhaps the only known card from Tsumeb.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,200
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Lot 4246 |
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Printed Feldpost envelope with Imperial Arms to Heidelberg, showing "Kaiserl. Eisenbahn-Station/Okahandja" double-ring handstamp with central Imperial Arms motif in violet, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 4247 |
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The fine balance of the collection of railways 1900-09, illustrating the development and role of this means of transportation and communication, comprising envelopes (3), postal stationery cards (3), picture postcards (19, both photographic and color, unused and used), telegram (1909 "Otavi Eisenbahn" form from Usakos to Tsumeb), and original photographs (2), Fine to Very Fine, a fascinating assembly of historical interest.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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