
Dr. Derichs Philatelic Auction House focuses on the trade of rare stamps and postal history, serving collectors and enthusiasts across the globe. Renowned for its comprehensive catalog and professional appraisals, the auction house aims to link eager bidders with distinctive and valuable philatelic treasures. Here are some fascinating lots that will be featured in this auction:
Numeral value, 3 pf, brownish-red stamp. The stamp is fresh and bright, with full to wide margins on all four sides, clearly showing separator lines at the top and bottom. A two-ring cancel "Leipzig 3. Dec. 50."
This stamp is of outstanding quality; it is extremely rare in this flawless and exceptionally beautiful condition. Estimated price: 8,000 EUR
Unveiling Kaiser Wilhelm I, Reichpost, 15 piastres. Outstanding unused condition, almost mint and never hinged. Extremely rare stamp, often missing from collections of Germany and its colonies. Estimated price: 6,000 EUR
Value-digit-in-the-square,1 Kr, gray black, horizontal pair of stamps. Outstanding quality, a very scarce piece of the first German postage stamp, a must-have for collectors. Accompanied by a new expert certificate from Stegmueller BPP. Estimated price: 3,800 EUR
Coat of Arms, 1 Gr., Indigo, blue stamp. A two-line blue box cancel "Varel 1 / 3." Outstanding quality and is among the rarest not only from Oldenburg but from all of the Old German States in general. Estimated price: 3,500 EUR
King George V, 1 Gr, rose stamp. Mute cancellation "FREDEN". One of the rarest postmark varieties of the Kingdom of Hanover. Accompanied by a photo expert certificate from Berger BPP, which notes: "a very rare mute cancellation, with only a handful of known examples.
This particular piece may belong to the best-preserved copies." Estimated price: 2,500 EUR
Value-digit-in-the-square, 1 Kr. black stamp. Neatly cancelled with a centered, closed millwheel postmark "304" from SCHIFFERSTADT. This stamp is of outstanding quality, representing a rare and exquisite example of the "one kreuzer black," adorned with a millwheel postmark from a smaller city. Estimated price: 2,000 EUR