Ended on Thursday, 18 October 2018 at 02:15.

Ägypten: 1915-17 "The Walshe covers": Specialized collection of near to 100 covers all from F.W.H. W

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Start of the sale:
Friday, 21 September 2018 at 07:54
Item n°638543254
Sale ends:
Thursday, 18 October 2018 at 02:15
Lot:
#18073
Catalogue:
42. Christoph Gärtner Auktion - 18. OCT 2018 - Philately: Collections Overseas, Thematics, Europe

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1915-17 "The Walshe covers": Specialized collection of near to 100 covers all from F.W.H. Walshe, a Lieutenant-Colonel and later Colonel, written from Gallipoli and Egypt during World War I, also from other places on the way to the several military sites, with covers from Alexandria, Mudros and Cape Helles on his way to Gallipoli in 1915, again from Alexandria and several envelopes from Shepheard's Hotel Cairo (with resp. datestamps) when his Division returned to Egypt in January 1916, followed by covers (incl. early ones written end of April 1916) from the "Anzac" Mountain Division (Australian-New Zealand Army Corps) which he directed, also he used envelopes of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and others, furthermore covers from the Canal Defences etc., some with remarkable and scarce datestamps (according to John Firebrace) and censor marks.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium.

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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG

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Christoph Gärtner made his hobby into his profession. He started in 1984 and within two decades the Gärtner GmbH developed into a world leading mail order house for postal stationery and became a specialist for thematics and postal history.
In april 2005 the idea to build a place where collectors, customers and investors from all over the world could meet, was realized.
Since that time both, the Mail Order House and Auction House Gärtner, have been united on 2.700 m2 in the easy accessible building owned by Christoph Gärtner.
Generous viewing and storage rooms, a private auction hall, enough parking space and an underground car park are available.

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Ägypten: 1915-17 "The Walshe covers": Specialized collection of near to 100 covers all from F.W.H. W

Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG