KALAS (GALATZ), "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I KALAS", blue negative seal cancel, nice strike on tatar postal document from Shumnu, Bulgaria, to Galatz. Very rare.
Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 1 - Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection, Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection, Europe and Colonies & Great Britain and British Commonwealth
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 1 - Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection, Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection, Europe and Colonies & Great Britain and British Commonwealth
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Auction sequence
| Day | Time | Lots | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 09:00 | 7001–7250 | Special catalogue: Lombardy-Venetia – The “Kronlande” Collection (part I) |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 11:30 | 1001–1584 | Single lots: Europe and Colonies: A–Z |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 15:00 | 7401–7489 | Special catalogue: Russia No. 1 – The “Elin” Collection (part III) |
| Thursday, 17.09.2026 | 16:00 | 1585–1753 | Single lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 09:00 | 1754–1918 | Single lots: Airmail and Zeppelin Mail, Thematics, Olympics |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 10:15 | 1919–2470 | Single lots: Germany after 1945 |
| Friday, 18.09.2026 | 14:30 | 20001–20510 | Coins, Medals and Numismatic Literature: Featuring items from the estate of the late Bernt Ahlström |
| Monday, 21.09.2026 | 09:00 | 2471–3198 | Single lots: German Empire from 1872, Private Mail |
| Monday, 21.09.2026 | 14:00 | 7501–7989 | Special catalogue: A Plunge into the Abyss – Currency Devaluation in the German Empire up to the End of 1923 – The Claus Claussen Collection |
| Tuesday, 22.09.2026 | 09:00 | 3199–4388 | Single Lots: German Related Areas, First and Second World War — with special sections Weimar Republic/Third Reich (Nils Schmidt, Part II), Erich Meerwald, Se-tenants, Machine Cancellations |
| Wednesday, 23.09.2026 | 09:00 | 4389–4652 | Single lots: German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies |
| Wednesday, 23.09.2026 | 11:00 | 8001–8939 | Special catalogue: German Foreign Post Offices and Colonies – The Nikolaus Krings Collection |
| Thursday, 24.09.2026 | 08:00 | 10001–11104 | Collections: Country Collections: Europe, General Collections, Airmail & Zeppelin, Thematics, Picture Postcards, Literature and Germany |
| Friday, 25.09.2026 | 08:00 | 11105–11424 | Collections: German Occupation WWI & WWII, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, Germany after 1945 |
| Friday, 25.09.2026 | 11:00 | 4653–5350 | Single lots: German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Postal District, Alsace-Lorraine |
| Saturday, 26.09.2026 | 09:00 | 9001–9280 | Special catalogue: The Hartmut C. Schwenn Collection – The Kingdom of Bavaria – The Kreuzer Era (part I) & The Kingdom of Hanover |
| Saturday, 26.09.2026 | 12:00 | 9501–9896 | Special catalogue: Germany from 1849 – Austria from 1850 – The “American” Bruce Wright Collection (part IV) |
The auction will be held at our premises in Wiesbaden.
Heinrich Köhler Auktionshaus GmbH & Co. KG, Hasengartenstr. 25, 65189 Wiesbaden
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Lot #1428 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
"MECIDIYE", all arabic double-circle on 1875, 20 pa. green in horizontal pair on piece. Stamps with small faults. Extremely rare. Certificate Nakri AIEP(2019). Ex Kuyas.
Lot #1429 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
"TULCA", all arabic double-circle, clear and almost complete strike in blue on 187, 20 pa. Extremely rare.
Lot #1430 - Russia Pre-Philatelie
1811, entire unpaid letter from Taganrog to Amsterdam, on reverse endorsed "Odessa den 7/19 April…" with adjacent clear boxed forwarding agent's mark "HAUSNER & VIOLLANO IN BRODY"; on front boxed "BRODY" postmark and faint "d'autriche"
Lot #1431 - europe Russia
1909/18, “OBRAZETZ” inverted overprints on Arms imperforate later printings 1 k., 4 k. and 15k. (the later insignificant surface fault on the margin), each in block of ten unused, large part or unmounted original gum. A scarce and attractive group, mostly in very fine condition.
Lot #1432 - europe Russia
1909/18, “OBRAZETZ” overprints on Arms imperforate later printings 2 k., 3 k., 5 k. and 20 k., each in block of ten unused, large part or unmounted original gum. One 2 k. with a thin spot, three 20 k with gum creases, otherwise very fine. A scarce and attractive group.
Lot #1433 - Russia cancellations
“GEORGIYEVSK” undated straightline (Dobin-Nr. 48.1.02), fair strike to reverse of folded entire without correspondance to Tambov, the letter disinfected with rastel marks during the early 19th century cholera pandemic in the Caucasus, very fine and scarce
Lot #1434 - Russia Russia - civil war issues 1918/23
“FIELDPOST OFFICE P.B. 55 23 MY 19” cds, fine strike on small soldier´s envelope to England, vertical fold and flap rebacked, still fine. A scarce mail from the British forces during their intervention in Northern Russia
Lot #1435 - Russian Post abroad post in china
1899, “KITAI” overprint, 2 k. (two singles) and 10 k., tied by scarce cds “N°13 FIELD POST OFFICE PRIAMUR DISTRICT 20 VIII 03”, with matching registration label alongside, to Chinese registered postcard to Germany, the domestic rate prepaid by Coiling Dragons 10 c. and 4 c.. The card subsequently handed to the Russian Field Post Telegraph Office at Yingkow (Newchang) for onward transmission abroad. Transit via Warsaw and Darmstadt, arrival...
Lot #1436 - Russian Post abroad post in china
MONGOLIA: Coat of arms 7 k. blue, tied by cds. “URGA POSCHTA KONTORA 8/IX 1897” (Tchilingirian fig. 444) to red band cover to China, small part missing, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1437 - Russian Post abroad post in china
MONGOLIA: Coat of arms 10 k. blue, tied by cds. “URGA MONGOLIA * * be -6 10 16” (Tchilingirian fig. 447) to red band cover to China with Peking arrival mark, very fine and attractive entire from the Dun-Fu-Yu correspondence, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1438 - europe serbia
1903, Assassination of King Obrenovic, 3 d. in the comb perforation 13½ setting, fresh colours, unused (two adhesives mint never hinged), fine and rare, only two sheets of the 3 dinars value were delivered perforated 13½ by the Parisian printers. Certificate Dr Velickovic (1982) (Scott-Nr. 76a)
Lot #1439 - serbia revenue stamps
1916, two livestock purchase records bearing fiscal stamps: one on a green form with 5 h and 10 h denominations, and a beige form with more extensive franking ranging from 64 h to 10 kr. Both documents date from the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia during World War I; each is folded both vertically and horizontally and shows corner creases.
Lot #1440 - europe Spain
1851, Isabella II. 2 r. orange-red, fresh color and close to wide margins with part of adjoining stamp at top, neatly used by black spider cancel, almost imperceptible horizontal bend at bottom, otherwise very fine, a very attractive copy of this rare classic stamp, signed Köhler and Kurt Maier
Lot #1441 - europe Spain
1853, Isabella II. 2 r. orange-red, fresh color, good margins all around, neatly used with black grid cancel, ver fine and attractive copy of this rare stamp, signed
Lot #1442 - swiss cantons zürich
1843, 4 Rp. schwarz/dunkelbräunlichrot, mit senkrechtem Unterdruck, Type I, sehr schöne tiefe Farbe, allseits gleichmäßig breitrandig geschnitten, links und unten mit sichtbaren Trennungslinien, sauber und zentrisch mit roter Rosette entwertet, tadellos, ein schönes Exemplar dieser seltenen Marke, u.a. sign. A. Schulze und Köhler sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1443 - swiss cantons zürich
1843, 6 Rp. schwarz/dunkelbräunlichrot, mit waagerechtem Unterdruck, Type III, farbfrisch und allseits voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten, meist mit vollständigen Trennunslinien, sauber mit schwarzer Zürcher Rosette entwertet, tadellos, ein dekoratives Exemplar der 2. Auflage, u.a. sign. Köhler sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1444 - swiss cantons zürich
1843, Unterdrucklinien waagerecht, 6 Rp. schwarz, farbfrisch und voll- bis überrandig, unten mit doppelter Trennungslinie, entwertet durch schwarze Rosette und kleinem Teil eines Rundstempels. Rechts oben winzige Auffaserung, sonst tadellos. Signiert Köhler, Richter, Drahn, Attest Neumann BPP (2025)
Lot #1445 - swiss cantons zürich
1843, 6 Rp. schwarz/dunkelbräunlichrot, mit waagerechtem Unterdruck, Type III, farbfrisch und allseits deutlich voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten, sauber mit roter Zürcher Rosette entwertet, winzige helle Stelle, sonst tadellos, ein dekoratives Exemplar der 2. Auflage, sign. J.C. sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1446 - swiss cantons geneva
1843, Doppelgenf 5 C. lebhaftgrünlicholiv, linke Markenhälfte, farbfrisch, allseits voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten, mit vollständigen Schnittlinien rechts und unten, sauber mit roter, deutlich übergehender Genfer Rosette auf Briefstück mit nebengesetztem DKr. “GENEVE 30 AOUT 45”, tadellos, ein sehr schönes Briefstück dieser klassischen Alt-Schweiz Rarität, u.a. sign. Köhler sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1447 - swiss cantons geneva
1843, Doppelgenf 5 C. lebhaftgrünlicholiv, rechte Markenhälfte, farbfrisch, allseits gleichmäßig breitrandig geschnitten, mit vollständigen Schnittlinien oben, rechts und unten, sauber und zentrisch mit roter Genfer Rosette entwertet, oben links kleiner Vortrennschnitt, sonst tadellos, ein sehr schönes und dekoratives Exemplar dieser klassischen Alt-Schweiz Rarität, u.a. sign. Köhler sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1448 - swiss cantons geneva
1845, Kleines Genfer Wappen 5 C. lenhaftgelblichgrün, farbfrisch und vollrandig, rechts kleine Vortrennschnitte, sauber, mit übergehender Genfer Rosette auf Faltbrief mit nebengesetztem DKr. “GENEVE 27 MARS 46”, ein insgesamt sehr frischer und dekorativer Brief, u.a. sign. Kosack sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1449 - swiss cantons geneva
1846, Großes Genfer Wappen 5 C. lebhaftgelboliv, Bogenposition 41, farbfrisch und allseits voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten, sauber und klar mit roter Genfer Rosette entwertet, kleiner herstellungsbedingter Papiereinschluß, tadellos, ein sehr schönes Exemplar, u.a. sign. Thier sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1450 - swiss cantons geneva
1848, Großes Genfer Wappen 5 C. grünlicholiv, farbfrisch, allseits voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten, sauber mit roter Genfer Rosette entwertet, rechts unten winzigst aufgeraut, im Prinzip tadellos, u.a. sign. Thier sowie Fotoattest Neumann BPP (2026)
Lot #1451 - swiss cantons basel
1845, Basler Taube 2½ rp. schwarz/weißblau/rotkarmin, 1. Auflage, wunderschön farbfrisch, hervorragend geprägt, allseits voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten (="weißrandig"), sauber mit rotem DKr. “BASEL 27 AVRIL 1846” auf Faltbriefhülle an die Gebrüder Iselin, winzigste Punkthelle Stelle links unten und unmerklicher Eckknitter rechts unten, die Hülle unten mit zeitgenössischer Notiz, ein dekorativer Brief mit überdurchschnittlich geschnittener...



























