A rare cover franked with an error stamp from the old German state of Baden was auctioned in Germany. The cover was included in the June 8 Heinrich Koehler sale of material from the extensive collection of German-born businessman Erivan Haub. Franked with the 1851 Baden 9-kreuzer black stamp erroneously printed on blue green paper instead of the intended rose paper (Scott 4b), the cover was listed by Koehler with an opening bid of €800,000

Rare Stamps – The 1851 Baden “9 Kreuzer error”

Baden Franked with the 1851 Baden 9-kreuzer black stamp erroneously printed on blue green paper instead of the intended rose paper (Scott 4b), the cover was listed by Koehler with an opening bid of €800,000 – it sold for €1.26 million. With the buyer’s commission and fee added, the cover sold for €1,524,601.50, or approximately…

1865 Baden to Naas, Co Kildare, with 1862 Baden 6kr Blue + 9kr Brown, tied together by ''CARLSRUHE 13 JUN'' datestamp

Irish Diaspora Letters: Baden to Naas, Co Kildare (1865)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Baden to Naas, Co Kildare: An 1865 envelope to Naas, Co Kildare paying 15kr of the 18kr rate to Naas. A manuscript “Insufficiant” – believed written en route at the French exchange – was ignored by the British & Irish Post Office and no surcharge (postage due) was levied. An…