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Lot 3433 |
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Samoa 1888 (7 Feb.) envelope from Apia to Goppingen (2.3), bearing strip of three German 20pf light blue (V42b) tied by small Apia c.d.s.s.; minor small opening tear at top, left stamp with short perfs, Fine and very rare.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
ONLY ONE OTHER COVER AND TWO POSTCARDS WITH THE SMALL APIA C.D.S. ARE RECORDED.
Expertization: 1994 F. Steuer Certificate.
Provenance: Branz, Woitas
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Lot 3434 |
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Samoa 1890 (7 Jan.) envelope from Apia to Helsingborg, Sweden, bearing 1880 20pf ultramarine (V42c) tied by Apia c.d.s.; vertical file fold ending in small tear at top, Fine, unusual destination.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3435 |
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Samoa 1890 (26 Feb.) envelope from Apia to Hamburg (1.4), franked with 1880 20pf blue, manuscript "Via San Francisco", F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3436 |
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Samoa 1890 (10 Sept.) envelope from Apia to Helsingborg, Sweden, bearing corner margin single 1889 20pf bright grayish ultramarine (V48bb); opening tears on reverse, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3437 |
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Samoa 1891 (22 June) intact parcel card from Apia to Kiel (8.9), bearing pair and (on reverse) strip of four 1889 50pf reddish lilac brown (V50ba) along with (also on reverse) one 20pf ultramarine (V48a), attached coupon endorsed per the "S.M.S. Sperber", also an instruction, underlined in red, not to detach the coupon because additional postage has been affixed on back (of the coupon), Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Expertization: 2000 R. Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 3438 |
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Samoa 1891 (23 June) intact message/reply card from Apia to Schwarzenberg, original message card written from Schwarzenberg postmarked 29 April; cards nearly separated but Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Writer was a stamp collector who sent the card to the post office in Apia for the purpose of receiving an Apia postmark on the reply card.
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Lot 3439 |
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Samoa 1891 (13 Oct.) registered envelope from Apia to Nidelbad b/Rüschlikon, Switzerland (30.11), bearing strip of four 1889 10pf brown-rose and Apia registry label, redirected to Zürich; light file fold affecting first stamp in strip, F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3440 |
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Samoa 1892 (14 Sept.) 10pf postal stationery envelope from Apia to Mainz, sent registered with 1889 5pf green & 25pf orange yellow adhesives, Apia registry label at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3441 |
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Samoa 1893 (1 Mar.) registered envelope from Apia to Wismar (31.3), "via: San Francisco" bearing two 1889 20pf bright ultramarine (V48d); reduced slightly at left, F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
From February to March of 1893 there was a shortage of German stamps in the colony. During that time postage was paid in cash with appropriate handstamped or manuscript markings applied. A rare cover with stamps from this period.
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Lot 3442 |
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Samoa 1893 (16 Aug.) cover from Apia to Cologne (15.9), via San Francisco and New York (6.9) bearing 1890 ½d & 2d issues of the Kingdom (9c, 13c) and U.S. 1890 5¢ chocolate (223), Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
Expertization: signed Bloch, Pfenninger, Köhler.
Listed and described in Odenweller. Even though Samoa had joined the U.P.U. in 1891, the U.S. still required 5¢ for inland postage.
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Lot 3443 |
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Samoa 1893 (20 June) envelope from Apia to Pillau (21.7), bearing pair Samoa 1892 2½d rose (14a), Germany 10pf brown rose (pair) and 20pf bright ultramarine (V47b, 48d), Very Fine, with original three-page letter in German.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 3444 |
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Samoa 1893 (6 Dec.) linen envelope from Apia to Hanover, bearing 1889 10pf brown rose and strip of three 50pf lilac brown (V47b, 50d); minor edge wrinkling from thick contents (not present), Very Fine cover from Schlüter to his family.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3445 |
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Samoa 1894 (3 Jan.) envelope from Apia to Hamburg (3.2), bearing strip of four 1889 10pf brown rose (v47b), also bearing paper seal of the German Consulate for the South Sea Islands; vertical file crease and small tone spots, Fine cover from Schlüter to the mayor of Hamburg.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3446 |
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Samoa 1889, 50pf lilac brown (Michel V50d), gutter block of six cancelled two Apia c.d.s.s., 17 July 1894, from last day before cash frankings were resumed. Minor separation. F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: signed Bothe BPP, Bohne GPSY, 1974 G.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 3447 |
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Samoa Denmark 5ö postal stationery wrapper, with clipped 5ö from another wrapper used as an adhesive, cancelled Copenhagen, 6 July (no year date) c.d.s.s. to Otto Bickel in Apia, redirected with a pre-printed Schlüter address label to Baden-Baden, some foxing, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3448 |
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Samoa 1895 (14 Jan.) envelope from Apia to Jaluit, Marshall Islands, bearing 20pf ultramarine (V48d) with boxed "T." handstamp, red manuscript "5 ctms." and "40pf" due, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed Dr. Lantelme BPP.
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Lot 3449 |
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Samoa 1895 (18 Apr.) registered envelope from Apia to Sydney, N.S.W. (30.4), bearing pair of 1889 20pf bright ultramarine tied by boxed "POSTAGE PAID/Imperial German Post-office/Apia 13-4-1895.", violet sender's oval datestamp on reverse (P.C. Fabricius); opening tears (one large at top), otherwise Very Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 40,000 - 50,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS HANDSTAMP ON COVER.
Expertization: signed Kruschel.
Provenance: Branz
This 1889 handstamp was provisionally employed as a cancelling device from late April until early September of 1895. Two examples of the English version are recorded— both are dated 18 April. Already described in the Berlin 1904 exhibition catalogue.
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Lot 3450 |
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Samoa 1895 (15 June) 10pf postal card from Apia to Schidlitz, Danzig (17.9), cancelled by the German language version of the same provisional handstamp as the previous lot, also bearing Kingdom 1895 1d green (11e) tied by British 15 June Apia c.d.s., Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 3451 |
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Samoa 1895 (14 Aug.) large registered envelope from Plantation Vaihele, Apia to Friedenau (13.9), via San Francisco bearing 1889 20pf ultramarine and two 50pf lilac brown tied by German provisional handstamp as previous; vertical file fold, couple short perfs, otherwise Very Fine. Postage was five times the single 20pf rate plus 20pf for registration.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3452 |
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Samoa 2m brown purple (Michel V37e), block of six tied on piece by "tendon" type Apia c.d.s.s., 6 Nov 1895, F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 3453 |
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Samoa 1896 (22 Apr.) registered envelope from Apia to Berlin (23.5), bearing 1889 20pf bright ultramarine strip of three, Very Fine double-weight cover at twice the 20pf rate plus 20pf for registration. The registration label shows a double print of "Apia".
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 3454 |
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Samoa 1896 (17 June) picture postcard ("Greetings from Apia") to Hildesheim (16.7), bearing 10pf carmine and Kingdom 1895 ½d & 1d (9d, 11e), Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3455 |
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Samoa 1896 (15 July) envelope, envelope with vertical pair 20pf ultramarine (V48d) with manuscript postage "40pfg." Sent under wrapper to Soleme Mamele, member of Marquardt's People's Show in Berlin, Very Fine. Only a few know.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 3456 |
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Samoa 1896 (2 Dec.) registered envelope from Apia to Sandershausen (2.1.97), bearing 1889 3pf gray brown (block of five), 5pf green (3) and 10pf carmine (V45b, 46c, 47d), registration label has been moved slightly to reveal full name of addressee, Very Fine and most unusual composition of the 40pf rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3457 |
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Samoa 1897 (2 Nov.) registered envelope from Apia to Dresden (1.12), bearing six 10pf carmine (V49); one stamp damaged prior to use, F-VF double-weight registered cover.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: signed Mansfeld.
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Lot 3458 |
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Samoa 1897 (29 Dec.) envelope from Apia to Breslau (29.1.98), bearing pair of 1889 20pf ultramarine, manuscript instruction "via San Francisco— Queenstown"; vertical file fold not affecting stamps, Fine double-weight cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3459 |
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Samoa 1898 (4 Oct.) registered envelope from Apia to Berlin, Ont., Canada (25.10), bearing 1889 5pf (2), 10pf & 20pf, backstamped San Francisco (19.10), Chicago (22.10) and Windsor, Ont. (24.10); registration label damaged (possibly prior to use), otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 3460 |
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Samoa 1898 (28 Dec.) large registered envelope from Matapoo to Leiden, Netherlands (26.1.00), bearing block of six 5pf bluish green and eleven 50pf lilac brown (V46c, 50d) tied by Apia c.d.s.s.; file folds affecting two 5pf, one 50pf damaged, name of addressee re-inked, a Fine and rare 23-times franking originating from W. von Bülow.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 3461 |
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Samoa 1899 (14 July) envelope from Apia to Lyon, France (19.8), bearing single and two pairs 1889 20pf bright ultramarine (V48d) tied by Apia c.d.s.s.; flap missing, F-VF five-times weight cover.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3462 |
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Samoa 1899 (c. 25 Dec.) picture postcard (scenes of Apia) to Backnang (25.1.00), bearing 1889 10pf carmine tied by boxed "Packet Boat" handstamp and postmarked red "N.Z. Marine P.O., R.M.S. ‘Moana’, 25 Dec 99", San Francisco (11.1.00) and Backnang c.d.s.s.; reduced slightly at right, small corner crease at top left, F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Woitas
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Lot 3463 |
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Samoa 1901 (5 Jan.) 10pf postal card from Apia to Sydney, N.S.W., handstamped "Loose Ship Letter" double oval and postmarked on arrival at Sydney, 18 Jan., card is missing half of message/reply card, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 3464 |
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Samoa 1901 (7 Sept.) registration envelope from Apia to Wiesbaden (8.10), bearing two 10pf Samoa overprint and a 10pf yacht tied by Swiss -type Apia c.d.s.s., Very Fine and attractive mixed issue franking.
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 3465 |
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Samoa "Mulifanua, 1/7, 04", c.d.s. ties 10pf yacht on envelope to Liegnitz (3.8); slight cover faults, Fine first day of use of the Mulifanua c.d.s.
Estimate 300 - 400
The Malifanua post office did not officially open until 3 November but the cancelling device was used beginning on 1 July.
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Lot 3466 |
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Samoa "Palauli, 23/12, 06", c.d.s. cancels message half (only) of 10pf message/reply card to Weimar (15.2) via Apia (25.12), Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2000 R. Steuer Certificate.
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Lot 3467 |
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Samoa 1910 (9 Apr.) parcel card with coupon intact, franked with 5pf (3) & 2mk yacht tied by Swiss-type Apia c.d.s.s., for a 4kg. parcel from the Lutheran Missionary Society at Malua to their branch in Raratonga; spindle hole in center, creasing at lower right, Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 3468 |
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Samoa 1910 (6 Aug.) "Marine Schiffspost No. 16" (Scharnhorst), c.d.s. tied 5pf Germania on picture postcard ("Gruss aus Samoa") to Basdorf, message written 19 July, F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Grobe
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Lot 3469 |
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Samoa 1914 (30 July) registered envelope from Apia to Cochabamba, Bolivia, bearing 80pf yacht tied by Apia c.d.s., New Zealand censor tape applied over opening at top with purple "Opened by the/Military Censor/N.Z." handstamp on front and back, tape has been lifted to display the manuscript endorsement that "The bulletin of the governors of 12/8 applies" referring to the fact that letters could only be sent to a neutral country, backstamped Auckland (26.11) and Wellington (27.11), slight edge wear, Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,500 - 4,500
ONLY ONE OTHER POSTCARD WITH THIS SAMOA CENSOR MARK RECORDED.
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Lot 3470 |
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Samoa 1914 (8 Sept.) registered cover from Apia to Cochabamba, Bolivia, franked with ½d & pair of 1d G.R.I. overprints tied by light Apia c.d.s.s., Santiago, Chile registration label, backstamped Sydney (21.9) and Valparaiso Chile (? 11), F-VF.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Woitas
From the same correspondence as the previous cover but on 29 August. Samoa was occupied by New Zealand forces assisted by British, French and Australian troops. The German postal station was closed and on 5 September the G.R.I. overprints were issued.
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Lot 3471 |
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Samoa Malua, 1915 (1 Mar.) c.d.s. on ½d on 5pf postal card, to Matautu, Savaii, Samoa; slight bends and bottom edge slightly trimmed, Fine and scarce usage. Long personal message includes "Isn't it lovely to have mail again" and "Harold is a prisoner in Torgau in the middle of Germany".
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3472 |
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Samoa 1915 (? June) registered envelope from Malua to Oxford, England, bearing British 1914 ½d & 2½d (114, 117) tied by light Malua c.d.s., German type Malua registry label, Apia "Passed by Censor" handstamp, handstamped Liverpool (17.7), Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 3473 |
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Samoa 1889-1911, Five clippings from money orders or parcel cards, all tied by Apia cancels comprising two 1880 50pf (V44b), 25.6.89; 1889 20pf (V48d), 24.2.97; 1889 50pf (V50b), 4.10.98; 3mk yacht, 3.7.03; and 5mk yacht, 7.3.11; last two lifted and hinged in place, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: first and last two signed Bothe BPP.
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Lot 3474 |
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Samoa cover balance, 13 covers, 1894-1909, mostly from Apia including 1894 to Upper Silesia; 1898 triple-rate to Germany; 1898 postal card to Honolulu; 1899 registered cover to Sydney with four 10pf; 1899 postal card from Naples to Apia with Australian Mainline "b" seapost cancel; 1900 unfranked registered P.O. Business cover to Germany; 1905 registered cover to Germany with a single 30pf yacht; also 1906 registered cover from Salelavalu to Germany, 1905 cover from Fagamalo to Apia; a scarce F-VF group, mostly on exhibition pages.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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