1868, Istanbul printing 10 para rose-lilac, imperforated pair right margin, showing variety 'missing black print DEVLET' at right stamp, wide margins all around, unused with gum, cut into on top left, otherwise fine. (Isfila 46 variety unrecorded). A showpiece for every Duloz collection.
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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Sep 17, 2026 Europe/Berlin
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
Thursday Sep 17, 2026 10:00 to 20:00 Europe/Berlin Europe/Berlin
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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) |
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Lot #1503 - europe Turkey
1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 20 para green, 1 pia. yellow and 2 pia. brick, perforated and imperforated four proofs without overprint on medium paper, all from Max Plantinga Coll. Very fine and scarce.
Lot #1504 - europe Turkey
1868, Duloz Essays 1 pia., 5 pia. on cardboard and pair 25 pia. on medium paper, all imperforated, unused (isfila Bb10, Bb15, the 25 pia. is unrecorded), very fine and fresh group.
Lot #1505 - europe Turkey
1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 1 pia. yellow, proof without overprint on medium paper, bottom margin block of four. Very fine and scarce.
Lot #1506 - europe Turkey
1871, six single 2 piaster brick tied by boxed Deraliye cancellation at arrival to cover from SHAM 81 (Damas 1865) with boxed depart cancellation to Istanbul, a very scarce 12 piaster multiple rate franking!
Lot #1507 - europe Turkey
1869, 5 piaster grey, perforation 13, together with 20 pa. green, 1 pia. yellow and 2 pia. brick tied by arabic boxed Deraliye to registered envelope. The envelope is sent from RUSTCUK 81 with a clear cancellation to the Ministry of Interior in Istanbul and franked at arrival, fine. A very scarce four colour mix of 1868 issue with the 5 piaster grey. (Certificate du Vachat 2009).
Lot #1508 - europe Turkey
1870, 5 piaster grey, rough perforation 5-11, tied by arabic boxed SHAM 81 to registered large envelope to Adana, some crease, otherwise fine. A very scarce usage.
Lot #1509 - europe Turkey
1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 5 pia. black proof of overprint on card, block of four. Very fine and scarce.
Lot #1510 - europe Turkey
1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 25 pa. dull rose, vertical left margin pair, unused, variety 'shifted black print to bottom right', rough perforation 5-11, fine. (Isfila 79).
Lot #1511 - europe Turkey
1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 25 pa. dull rose, imperforated block of four, unused, bottom pair mint never hinged, a very fine and scarce Essay. In PROFI archive and Plantinga Collection are only pairs recorded, a unique block of four. (Isfila 51 ES82, catalogue value 2.100€).
Lot #1512 - europe Turkey
1871, Duloz 25 Pia. dull rose, complete sheet of 50 stamps with full margins, plate flaws "top left corner break" at pos. 19, "shifted black print" at pos. 23, fine and very fresh colour, scarce and attractive exhibition block! (Isfila catalogue value for ** 5.000€)
Lot #1513 - europe Turkey
1876, a complete album page 1 1/4 Pre on 50 para rose, including imperf block of six with small "4" at bottom left stamp (this imperforated variety is unrecorded at isfila catalogue), one block with red control seal, imperforated strip of three with tete-beche overprint, perforated strip of three with missing value overprint at center, two vertical pairs with missing value overprint at bottom. A very scarce complete album page from Max...
Lot #1514 - europe Turkey
1876, 2 Pres. on 2 Ghr. brown, pair tied to folded envelope by Dersaadet 1 all arabic double ring cancellation, addressed to Bursa, tiny border crease and spots, otherwise fine. This issue is very difficult to find on cover, multiple frankings less than 5 recorded.
Lot #1515 - europe Turkey
1878, 10 Pa. lilac-rose block of four and single tied to newspaper LE COURIER D' ORIENT by blue boxed "GALATA 81", blue newspaper revenue alongside, few tiny border flaw and light toned, a very scarce franking! An attractive and complete album page from Max Plantinga Collection (Book page 169).
Lot #1516 - europe Turkey
1878, two blocks of four 10 para lilac-rose and pair 20 pa. green tied by blue boxed "YOZGAT" cancellation to cover to Istanbul with arrival mark, a very scarce franking! Max Plantinga Collection (Book page 173). (sold at D. Feldman / Kinsky Auc. 1996 for 1.250,- SFr.+comm.).
Lot #1517 - europe Turkey
1901, Tugra presentation book, bound in red velvet, containing photographic essays for domestic and foreign mail issue in unissued designs and two large photographic proofs without denomination. Binding damaged and presentation cartons with marginal adhesions Most likely unique.
Lot #1518 - europe Turkey
1908, foreign mail stamp 20 pa., tied by c.d.s. "SAMOS ….910" to printed matter envelope to Trondheim, Norway, with arrival mark. Very scarce and attractive.
Lot #1519 - europe Turkey
1909/11, foreign mail stamp 20 pa. in block of four, tied by c.d.s. "STAMBOUL 13 JAN 1913" to registered envelope to Bergen, Norway, with arrival mark. Very scarce.
Lot #1520 - europe Turkey
1909/10, foreign mail stamp 1 pia., tied by double line "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE" of Smyrna, to commercial envelope from Samos to Trondheim, Norway, with private arrival mark. Rare.
Lot #1521 - europe Turkey
1917, PTT overprinted set of 152 stamps on 18 registered covers from Constantinople Galata 6.4.17 to W. Thun Basel Switzerland, with arrival marks 14.4.1917 and red censor labels on reverse, tiny unimportant faults, mainly fine to very fine. Only few complete sets on cover are recorded, an important Ottoman WWI Rarity.
Lot #1522 - europe Turkey
1917, "PTT" (OX-HEAD) surcharged standard set of 146 stamps, all unused, fine to very fine, signed.
Lot #1523 - europe Turkey
1921, ANGORA GOVERNMENT first issue and last issue together on registered 10 piaster rate cover. Five different values on a very attractive cover from Ankara to Istanbul, tiny border faults, otherwise fine. (Isfila no. 947, 1037, 1040, 1048-49).
Lot #1524 - europe Turkey
1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. sepia, inverted Typo overprint, unused, very fine, double signed (Isfila catalogue value 333,- Euro) (Isfila 948 SE55)
Lot #1525 - europe Turkey
1920, 3 pia. on 2 pa. violet red handstamped block of four, unused, very fine, (Isf. catalogue value 900,-€) (Isfila 957)
Lot #1526 - europe Turkey
1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. brown handstamped, block of four, mint never hinged, very fine, signed, (Isf. 953, catalogue value 1.800,-€).
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