Helgoland - Vorphilatelie

Los Nr. 1894

1813 Pre-Philatelic Letter from Heligoland to England during the Napoleonic War's Continental Blockade. Pre-stamp folded lettersheet written December 12th 1813 on Heligoland (as stated in the letter) then sent by Packet Ship to be routed via London where it received the arrival marking "FOREIGN DE 23 1813" then departed for Hull, Yorkshire the same day receiving the transit date marking "B DE 23 1813". A Major Heligoland Rarity. ÷ The correspondence between Heligoland Merchant William Graham and his supplier George Malcolm of Hull, England represents the very beginning of Heligoland Postal History. Along with the early British Arrival & Transit postal markings, there is the hand scripted "5" on the front of the letter representing the Postage Fee charged for mailing the letter using the services of a Packet Ship. [The Packet Rate for Heligoland to London was 1s8d, then the 231 miles from London to Hull would be rated at 10d for a total of 2s6d. Thus the "5" indicates that this was a Double Rated Letter.] Though the outside of the letter shows the usual signs of wear for an item of this age, including some paper loss (a common occurrence when opening letters with wax seals) the interior of the letter is clean and the text is complete and unaffected. A month later on January 14th 1814, Britain was awarded Heligoland at the Treaty of Kiel. The Continental Blockade ended 11 April 1814. Royal Philatelic Society London Certificate. ÷ 1813, FRÜHER HELGOLAND BRIEF MIT EINEM POSTSTEMPEL. Helgoland December 12 1813 vollständiger Faltbrief nach Hull (England) mit 0 Shilling (zweite Gewichtsstufe) taxiert, rückseitig sehr seltener Transit-Stempel der London Foreign Branch "FOREIGN / DE 23 1813 . FRÜHER HELGOLAND BRIEF DER EINDEUTIG PER POST BEFÖRDERT WURDE - GROßE RARITÄT DER HELGOLAND POSTGESCHICHTE. Attest RPSL.

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3.000 EUR

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2.000 EUR

Los Nr. 1896

1860: The most important item in Heligoland Philately to be offered in over Half-a-Century. ÷ Stampless pre-philatelic cover from Heligoland to Melbourne (Australia). Cancelled with a HELIGOLAND DE 4 1860 ERS Type I and shipped to Hamburg where it received a St.P.A. 7 Dec. 60 arrival marking as seen on the back; then on the same day it received a "HAMBURG 7 DEC 1860" Butterfly postmark and was sent to London where it received the transit postmark LONDON HR DE 10 60 PAID in red. From London it traveled to Australia, completing it's journey on February 15, 1861 as shown by the "Melbourne C FE'15 61" arrival marking in red ink on the reverse. Provenance: ex Kapitän Sachse Collection. BPP Certificate: Estelmann ÷ Rarely is a "New Item" offered that rewrites Postal History, this exceptional Cover does exactly that. It is generally believed by Serious Collectors and Experts alike, that the HELIGOLAND ERS came into existence on July 1st 1866 when the British Administration took over control of the Island's Post Office. This Cover clearly challenges that belief. ÷ Only two examples of Pre-1866 ERS usage are known. Both are on Covers from the Kapitan Sachse Collection. Both are addressed to the same person in Australia and both were last offered in the 1952 Mohrmann 73 Auction and never seen again! The rediscovery of this "absolute Rarity" after 64 years of silence, accompanied by it's BPP Certificate, opens a "New Chapter" in Heligoland Philately. ÷ 1860: Der wichtigste Helgoland-Beleg der in den letzten 50 Jahren angeboten wurde. Markenloser, vorphilatelistischer Brief aus Helgoland nach Melbourne (Australien). Abgeschlagen ist vorderseitig der klare, englische ERS-Stempel HELIGOLAND DE 4 1860 (Type I). Der Brief wurde zum Stadtpostamt in Hamburg befördert (rückseitiger Transit ST.P.A. 7 DEC 60 ). Am selben Tag wurde auch der Hamburger Schmetterlingsstempel HAMBURG 7 DEC 1860 vorderseitig abgeschlagen. Es folgt ein vorderseitiger roter Transitstempel LONDON HR DE 10 60 PAID und der rote Ankunftsstempel MELBOURNE C FE'15 61 auf der Rückseite. Ex Sammlung Kapitän Sachse. Attest Estelmann BPP. Dieser Brief schriebt die Helgoland Philatelie neu, da die Philatelisten allgemein glauben, dass der HELIGOLAND ERS erst zum 1. Juli 1866 eingeführt wurde, als die Britische Verwaltung das Postamt in Helgoland übernahm. Es sind nur zwei Briefe mit Heligoland ERS Stempeln aus der Zeit vor 1866 bekannt, beide stammen aus der Kapitän Sachse Sammlung und sind an die gleiche Person in Melbourne adressiert. Beide wurden zuletzt 1952 in der 73 Edgar Mohrmann Auktion angeboten udn wurden seither nicht mehr gesehen. Dieser Fund ist eine absolute Rarität, welche ein neues Kapitel der Helgoland-Philatelie eröffnet.

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25.000 EUR

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15.000 EUR