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Catalog archive | Auction 194

29 September 2023

LORIENT FORTRESS
Lot 1-12 from 12
1944, 25.11: letter from fieldpost number 11897 D. (Army Ar. Department 116 / 3. Batt) in Lorient, censor office \"e\", fine rare cover, typical legitimate defects.
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BF
Opening bid
200
30 C. Postal stamp red in the horizontal pair with overprint \"fortress Lorient\" on each stamp, this by of the left stamp inverted = overprint tete-beche pair, impeccable mint never hinged without any signatures, issued only 600 piece, photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2015) : \"the condition is perfect. Tete-beche pairs (tete-beche) are especially rare. \" provenance: collection Horst bolder (139. Dr. Reinhard Fischer auction)
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2K,2 **
Opening bid
550
60 C. Blue-violet with double and in each case inverted overprint \"fortress Lorient\", impeccable mint never hinged, issued only 105 examples - of it only a few with inverted, double overprint - extremely rare, signed Dr. Schmitt, dealers sign and certificate Herbst VP (2014) : \"the condition is perfect. \", provenance: collection Horst bolder (139. Dr. Fischer auction) - hammer price at that time 2.000.- Euro as well percentage of bid price!
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5DDK **
Opening bid
900
70 C. And 70 C. \"marshal Petain\" each with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" on cover from \"fortress Lorient 12.03.1945\" to La Baule with on the back arrival cancel from 31.03.1945, the letter is still to the old tariff of 1, 50 Fr. Franked - there however from 1.03 a tariff of 2, 00 Fr. Counted became the document at the postage for destination about 1 Fr. Later calculated - 0, 50 Fr. False postage and 0, 50 Fr. Postage due, this became with red postage meter postmark receipted, issued only always 300 examples, expertized Calves and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition of the stamps is perfect. The letter with all slight traces of use. Very rare ensemble whereby covers of the fortress Lorient general very rare are. \", Michel 2.600.-
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6,7
BF
Opening bid
1.000
70 C. \"Petain\" with left attaching and also overprinted blank field, mint never hinged in impeccable exceptional preservation, issued only 300 examples - of it only approximate 30 as variety with blank field possible, signed Calves, certificate Herbst BPP and expertise autumn VP: \"the condition is perfect. \"
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6L **
Opening bid
450
1, 50 Fr. Postal stamp brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", impeccable mint never hinged, issued only 1.800 piece, expertized Tust BPP, photo expertize Lothar Herbst BPP and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2022) : \"the condition is perfect. \" Michel 600.-
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10 **
Opening bid
120
1, 50 Fr. Postal stamp brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", impeccable mint never hinged and without any signatures, issued only 1.800 piece, photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2016) : \"the condition is perfect. \" Michel 600,-
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10 **
Opening bid
200
1, 50 Fr. Postal stamps dark red brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"inverted overprint\", impeccable mint never hinged without any signatures, issued only 1.800 pieces - of it only an all small part with head on vertical overprint, very rare, certificate Herbst VP (2016) : \"the condition is perfect. \" Michel 900,-
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10K **
Opening bid
250
2 Fr. \"Petain\" with inverted overprint on piece with cancellation from 29. March 1945 with signature of the Censorship officer Dr. Schmidt, issued only 150 examples - of it only a few with inverted overprint, signed twice Krischke, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2022) : \"the condition is perfect, there by few perf tips minimal gum traces from affix of the stamp are typical. \"
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11K
BS
Opening bid
450
4 Fr. Postal stamp with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"double overprint, of it one inverted\", mint never hinged, issued only 200 pieces - of it only a few with double overprint of these one inverted mounted became, expertized Pickenpack and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"on gum side at the signature right has the stamp a small Fat spot. The other condition is perfect. \" - despite the large offers \"fortress Lorient\" over our auctions could we these variety so far not yet offer! An actual scarce variety!
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12DK **
Opening bid
1.000
4, 50 Fr. \"Petain\" with overprint \"fortress Lorient\" in the colours dark blue violet and dark carmine pink, variety \"both overprints inverted\", used with violet censorship stamp \"fortress LORIENT / censorship\" and dated postmark 12. April 1945, on piece. The stamp became soaked off for expertizing and reattached, partly slightly shaded and the rosy overprint and endorsing ink through it washy causing, otherwise very fine. With a total issue from 70 piece is these overprint variety extremely rare! Signed Pickenpack and photo expertize Gerhard Krischke as well expertise Lothar Herbst VP: \"In this varieties variety is a the me so far only known piece, therefore is it most likely an unique piece. Michel number fictional, there still unlistet! \"
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B12bDKIV
BS
Opening bid
2.400
4, 50 Fr. Postal stamp \"Petain\" with inverted overprint \"fortress Lorient\" on paper supports with cancellation through censorship stamp \"fortress Lorient 29. March 1945\" and handwritten signature of the Censorship officer Schmitt, impeccable, issued only 100 pieces - of it only a few with inverted overprint, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2022) : \"the condition is perfect. Very rare. \"
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13K
BS
Opening bid
1.300
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