1922, AKPINAR provisional issue 5 piastres dark blue on standard paper, SAHRA POSTASI 95 field post cancellation in violet and no.45 in black alongside, fine. (Isfila no. YPA95).
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 #1553 - europe Turkey
1921, First Adana Commemorative Issue, overprinted in black, unused, mint never hinged, some perforation flaws, light toning, or small imperfections, but a challenging set, chiefly fine. (Isf 1051-1063)
Lot #1554 - europe Turkey
1924, Dumlupinar, commemorative c.d.s. ties 3 k. rose Grand National Assembly to unaddressed postal card, a scarce cancellation, unrecorded postally used, fine.
Lot #1555 - europe Turkey
1924, Star & Crescent Issue, Second Printing on thick paper, set of eleven in blocks of four, 3 k and 10 k unused, the rest is mint never hinged, the 2 k green with one block each of the “Small 2" and “Large 2” varieties, the latter in a block of six, the 15 k brown with upper sheet margin, overall fresh and of good colour, a rare set, fine. (Isf 1137-1147)
Lot #1556 - Turkey postage due
1863, Tughra Postage Due issues, unused sets of singles in red-brown, brick red, and brown, mix of original gum and without gum examples, mostly good to large margins, some trivial imperfections as expected of this very thin paper, a difficult set to assemble, fine. (Isf 7-18)
Lot #1557 - Turkey postage due
1867, 1 piaster light brown, imperforated, wide margins, unused no gum, variety bottom script 'bir gabush'. This stamp is unrecorded at Isfila and Plantinga, an important rarity of 1867 issues, fine.
Lot #1558 - Turkey postage due
1867, 1 piaster light brown, imperforated, wide margins, unused no gum. This stamp is unrecorded at Isfila and Plantinga, an important rarity of 1867 issues, tiny thin at center, otherwise fine.
Lot #1559 - Turkey postage due
1867, 20 para light brown, two single imperforated stamps showing shades, good to wide margins, unused no gum, fine pair. (Isfila 45DE11, catalogue value 1.500€).
Lot #1560 - Turkey postage due
1867, 20 para light brown, imperforated with left margin guard line, wide margins all around, unused no gum. Shown in the book of Max Plantinga (Page 46), tiny crease, otherwise fine. An important rarity of 1867 issues. (Isfila 45 DE11). Shown in M. Plantinga Book page 46.
Lot #1561 - Turkey postage due
1870-72, Duloz postage due imperforated proofs 10 pa. brown to 25 pia. brown, set of five pairs and two single stamps on medium paper and cardboard, one pair '20' para showing plate flaw at right stamp. This set is shown in Max Plantinga's book on page 113, only few such sets are recorded, mainly as single stamps. (Isfila no. 57ES25, 57ES09, 58ES09, 59ES09, 60ES09, 61ES25, catalogue value over 8.000€). A Rarity of Duloz issues.
Lot #1562 - Turkey postage due
1870, 1 pia. yellowish-brown and brick, three used shades, rough perforation 5-11, usual centering for this issue, very fine and fresh trio, (Isfila 64, 67).
Lot #1563 - Turkey postage due
1870-72, Duloz postage due essay 2 pia. brick, perforated 11 1/2, unused, medium paper. Unrecorded in isfila catalogue, very fine.
Lot #1564 - Turkey postage due
1870-72, Duloz postage due perforated essay 1 pia. brick, showing variety 'INVERTED SCRIPT' on medium paper. Only recorded in isfila catalogue, one other essay known cancelled, very fine. (Isfila no. 54ES65, mint unpriced).
Lot #1565 - Turkey postage due
1870-72, Duloz postage due imperforated proof 1 pia. brown on medium paper, horizontal pair on piece cancelled by official BATTAL obliterator in violet in order to prevent postal abuse. Extremely scarce and very fine. (Isfila no. 58ES09).
Lot #1566 - Turkey postage due
1868, 2 pia. yellowish-brown brick, unused with full original gum, very good perforation and centering for this issue, very fine and fresh, (Isfila 54, catalogue value 2.700,-€).
Lot #1567 - Turkey postage due
1868, 1 pia. yellowish-brown, unused with full original gum, very good perforation and centering for this issue, very fine and fresh, (Isfila 58, catalogue value 2.100,-€).
Lot #1568 - Turkey - compulsory stamps Turkey - compulsory stamps for the red crescent/Children's Aid
1945, Red Crescent 50 kurus souvenir sheet essay, unissued design in red, grey and black, very fine and scarce
Lot #1569 - Turkey cancellations
1863, folded envelope from AYNTAB (Gaziantep) to the Swedish and Norwegian Consul in Aleppo with full content, showing intaglio censor seal on reverse. Only recorded such seal outside of Constantinople, a Levant rarity.
Lot #1570 - Turkey cancellations
Interparliamentary Union, 30th Conference 1934, Istanbul, commemorative c.d.s. tying 1 k. olive pair and 2 k. violet Ataturk issues, to Galata, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (1 Oct), small stain to pair, else fine, (Isfila catalogue value 1.350€)
Lot #1571 - Turkey cancellations
1891, 1 Pia. greyblue tied by clear all arabic "TERSANE-I AMIRE TELGRAF VE POSTA 305" to cover front, adressed to Dedeagatch, apparently only known Arsenal cancel, shown in Isfila catalogue, (Isfila no.1, RRR).
Lot #1572 - Turkey Turkey - Ship mail issues
1858, Turkish Admiralty Steamship Co.: Admiralty adhesive (-) in claret, imperforate with large margins all round, used example stained slightly from the gum, endorsed "5" (piastres) in manuscript alongside the 'Po. Pe.' (Porto Piastre) in the central vignette, fresh and generally fine. A very rare stamp. Signed Bühler. Cert. Holcombe (1992).
Lot #1573 - Turkey Turkey - lost Ottoman territories
JORDAN: "TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I CEBEL-I ACLUN" negative seal cancelled, nice strike on horizontal pair 1884/86, 1 pia. On small piece. Fine and extremely rare; no entires recorded.
Lot #1574 - Turkey Turkey - lost Ottoman territories
JORDAN: "KEREK", c.d.s., good strike on postcard 1909 to Brussels with arrival mark. Very rare.
Lot #1575 - Turkey - lost Ottoman territories Turkish Post in Bosnia
1870, 60 para brown on buff improvised stationery stamp tied to envelope by clear all arabic "BRCKA" in blue, adressed to Sarajewo, in Isfila catalogue only recorded cancel (No.1, RRR*). According to PROFI archive, this is the rarest classic postmark of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lot #1576 - Turkey - lost Ottoman territories Turkish Post in Bosnia
1873, TUZLA (Isfila no.1, RR) in blue on registered envelope to Sarajewo, three postage due stamps, a pair 2 pia. brown and 5 pia. brown, all used as postage stamps, together performing 9 pia. rate. The highest recorded franking from Tuzla in Ottoman period. A rarity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in PROFI archive are only four covers with this cancellation recorded.




























