Ended on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 1:30 AM.

18738 Deutsche Kolonien - Kiautschou - Besonderheiten: 1916: Osaka-Zulassungsmarke: ovales Siegelrot, nach

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Start of the sale:
Friday, May 18, 2018 at 5:28 AM
Item n°574820964
Sale ends:
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 1:30 AM
Lot:
#18738
Catalog:
Christoph Gärtner - 40. Auktion - 13.June 2018 - Germany - Picture Post Cards
Estimated price:
between €18,738.00 and €18,738.00

1916: Osaka-Zulassungsmarke: ovales Siegelrot, nach Rufer/Rungas Type Ib, dort nur 1x bekannt, auf mehrfach zenzierter, im Text verschlüsselter Karte des Ausbrecherkönigs Artelt an seine Frau in Tientsin. Zu diesem Stück schreiben Rufewr-Rungas: " ... das mit Abstand bemerkenswerteste Stück der gesamten erhalten gebliebenen Tsingtau-Kriegsgefangenenpost." ÷ Osaka, 1916, oval admission seal in red on ppc with two han of censor inc. "Yoshikawa", oval "censorship pased" and red "Tientsin yuki" from "Osaka Horie 5.6.18" (June 18, 1916) by "escape king" Artelt to his wife in Tientsin german quarter, China. The typewritten text is coded by underlining words resulting in hint to a secret letter included into a book sent by same mail to a Mr. Dorfmueller. In their 1965 book Ruefer/Rungas called that coded-card the most remarkable piece of the POW mail of Tsingtau. Two closed staple holes.

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Christoph Gärtner made his hobby into his profession. He started in 1984 and within two decades the Gärtner GmbH developed into a world leading mail order house for postal stationery and became a specialist for thematics and postal history.
In april 2005 the idea to build a place where collectors, customers and investors from all over the world could meet, was realized.
Since that time both, the Mail Order House and Auction House Gärtner, have been united on 2.700 m2 in the easy accessible building owned by Christoph Gärtner.
Generous viewing and storage rooms, a private auction hall, enough parking space and an underground car park are available.

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18738 Deutsche Kolonien - Kiautschou - Besonderheiten: 1916: Osaka-Zulassungsmarke: ovales Siegelrot, nach

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