1872, 1 c. reddish-brown, tied by cds. "VIANDEN 3 10 77" to postcard 5 c. to Leipzig, with arrival mark.
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.
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Lot #1353 - europe luxemburg
2 c. black and 5 c. yellow, tied by cds. "MERSCH 25 5 78" to postcard 6 c. lilac to Saarbrücken. Very light crease effecting 2 c., otherwise very fine. A very scarce combination, certificate Böttger BPP
Lot #1354 - europe luxemburg
1880, 2 c. black, 4 copies tied by cds. "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 23 1 82" to postcard 5 c. grey to Frankfurt. One stamp small perforation faults, where affixed over the edge of the card, otherwise fine. Certificate Böttger BPP
Lot #1355 - europe luxemburg
1880, wide margins 5 c. yellow and 10 c. grey, tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG 1/4 82" to Postal Mandat envelope 30 c., with registered label "Vom Ausland über Bahnpost 12 (Luxemburg-Metz) Eingeschrieben". 5 c. small marginal tear.
Lot #1356 - europe luxemburg
1880, 5 c. yellow and 10 c. grey, tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 10 5 82" to postal mandate envelope 30 c., to Bonn. Fine and scarce. Certificate Böttger BPP
Lot #1357 - europe luxemburg
1881, 10 c. grey and 1882, Allegory 5 c. green, tied by c.d.s. "LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 1 7 83" to postal mandate envelope 30 c., to Bonn. Fine and scarce. Certificate Böttger BPP
Lot #1358 - europe luxemburg
1895, Adolphe 1 c. grey lilac, pre-cancelled "LUXEMBOURG VILLE 1900", tiny thin, otherwise very fine. A rare stamp. Certificate Nosbaum BPP (2025)
Lot #1359 - europe luxemburg
1895, Adolph 5 c. green, cpl. booklet with 4 panes of 6, very fine
Lot #1360 - europe luxemburg
1923, Princess souvenir sheet 10 fr., Crown perforation in the center of the bottom, margin, size 79.5 x 59 mm, unused with original gum, two pinholes each in the left and bottom margins (as made), certificate Nosbaum BPP (2026)
Lot #1361 - europe luxemburg
1923, Princess souvenir sheet 10 fr., Crown perforation at bottom center, cleanly cancelled “LUXEMBOURG-VILLE 20.1.23 10-11M”, subsequently affixed to cover with non-original adhesive; defects include a tear and a thin spot; genuine cancellation is rare; Böttger BPP photo certificate (2018).
Lot #1362 - europe luxemburg
1923, Princess souvenir sheet 10 fr., used on reverse of registered express envelope from "LUXEMBOURG GARE 29.1.23" to Brussels. Few minor imperfections; envelope open on 2 sides and somewhat reduced at top. A rare franking. Certificate Nosbaum BPP (2025)
Lot #1363 - europe luxemburg
1945, Madonna souvenir sheet, artist proof, colour proof in black and 'epreuve de luxe', also issued block in large format mnh
Lot #1364 - europe Monaco
1946, Airmail 40 f. — 200 f., imperforate, all from the bottom-right sheet corner with printing date, mint never hinged, very fine
Lot #1365 - europe Monaco
1949, Airmail 300 f. — 1000 f., imperforate, all from the bottom-right sheet corner with printing date, mint never hinged, very fine
Lot #1366 - monténégro Postal stationery
1893, Wrapper band 3 nkr. yellow-green on creamy laid paper, uncut sheet showing four indicium impressions, unused, folded vertically at left, small tear at top and fault at the upper right corner, otherwise fine. Very scarce
Lot #1367 - europe Netherlands
1852, Willem III. 10c. red and 15c. orange, each as horizontal pair, fresh color, close margins, 15 c. touched at left and right, tied by halfrond “AMSTERDAM 4/5 1859” to folded letter to Riga, Latvia. ProFi has registered only four entires with this franking, this being the sole example sent to Latvia, minor aging, otherwise fine and attractive.
Lot #1368 - europe Poland
LODZ VOLUNTEER GUARD POST: “L.F.F. 4.10.17” (Łódź Fire Department, Fischer-Nr. 5) lilac-red circular datestamp on German Empire telegram form, delivered via the Łódź Volunteer Guard and additionally struck with matching lilac-red framed “L.S.O.O. 15 fenigow” (Fischer-Nr. 7) due mark for local delivery. Minor folds, otherwise very fine. An exceptionally rare item, only two examples recorded from the “L.F.F” and the “15 fenigow” due handstamp...
Lot #1369 - europe Poland
MILITARY POST CIESZYN: 1938, “E.S.R CIESZYN 12-13.X 1938” officials overprint on Polish Official in red on (6 gr.) bluish violet and in black on (12 gr.) dark red, each on small piece bearing matching “41” (ordinary service) and “247” (registered mail), very fine. A rare duo, issued during the visit of Polish Marshal Edward Smigly Rydz in Teschen. Signed Mikulski, certificates Korszen (1999) and Petriuk (2018)
Lot #1370 - europe Poland
1918, Poctza Polska on Gen.-Gouv-Warschau Germania 5 pfg., complete sheet of 100 with all margins, with overprint HAN, plate flaws on positions 11, 83, 65 and 41, mint never hinged, some perf separations, otherwise very fine, signed Petriuk
Lot #1371 - europe Poland
1918, Poctza Polska on Gen.-Gouv-Warschau Germania 40 pfg., complete sheet of 100 with all margins, with overprint HAN, plate flaws on positions 16, 57, 63 and 97, mint never hinged, 2 stamps (positions 10+19) with adherence, some perf separations and small thin in margin at upper right, minor aging, otherwise very fine, signed Petriuk and Schmutz
Lot #1372 - europe Poland
1918, Additional Surcharge on Poctza Polska on Gen.-Gouv-Warschau Germania 5 pf. on 3 pfg. brown, complete sheet of 100 with all margins, with heavily shifted surcharge “5”, thus the first surcharge row in the upper margin and the last row without surcharge “5”, creating 10 se-tenant pairs “with and without surcharge”, with basic- and overprint HAN, plate flaws on position 12, 16, 57 and 63, mint never hinged, 4 stamps (positions 41-42, 51-52...
Lot #1373 - europe Poland
1918, Lublin Issue 20 h. lilac-red, with additional franking, tied by cds. “KIELCE 28.XII.18” to postcard to Radom, very fine and scarce, signed Schmutz and Petriuk with certificate (2026)
Lot #1374 - europe Poland
1918, Lublin Issue 10 h. on 30 h. green-slate, black surcharge, in combination with Austria Fieldpost 80 h. bisected vertically, tied by adapted cds. “PIOTRKOW 17 II 19” to local registered cover, fine
Lot #1375 - europe Poland
1918, Lublin Issue 25 h. on 40 h. yellow-olive, perf. 12½, tied by cds. “DABROWA 8.I.19” to decorative postcard to the “Invaliden Witwen und Waisenfond” to Warsaw, some minor aging, otherwise fine, scarce and attractive, signed Petriuk with certificate (2026)
Lot #1376 - europe Poland
1918, Lublin issue 45 h. on 80 h., variety double overprints with one inverted, mint never hinged, some production gum creases otherwise very fine. A scarce stamp, with accompanying certificate Petriuk 2013


























