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…
Where is Baden? Baden is a historical territory in Southern Germany and is situated just north of Switzerland, on both sides of the Upper Rhine. Bounded by Lake Constance on the south and by the river Rhine on the south and west, the region of Baden stretches from the Linzgau, Lörrach and Freiburg im Breisgau…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Bavaria-Dublin: 1852 1849/62 Numerals; Type II (Mi. 2II,3-7): 1852 Cover from Munich to Dublin, Ireland, with 48 Kreuzer total franking incl. marginal pair and strip of 3 of the 9Kr (two are scarcer Type II), plus 3Kr Blue, plate 2, all tied with “217” mill wheel cancels as well as…
Where was the Anschluss? The Anschluss, or Anschluß, is also known as the Anschluss Österreichs (Annexation of Austria) and it refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. Although this annexation happened almost overnight, it was a long time coming and ‘the idea’ of an Anschluss began after the unification…
Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: Halle, Germany to Belfast, redirected to Parsonstown, Kings Co, via Dublin: 1874 Other Stamps / Envelopes / Postcards in this series: Stamps of the World – a list of stamp issuing countries (past & present) Irish Diaspora Letters – an A-Z list of incoming mail to Ireland from abroad Rare…
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Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: 1865 Hamburg to Belfast, Ireland: Other Stamps / Envelopes / Postcards in this series: Stamps of the World – a list of stamp issuing countries (past & present) Irish Diaspora Letters – an A-Z list of incoming mail to Ireland from abroad Rare Stamps – a list of…
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