1911, Carlos I. bisected diagonally with new surcharge 2a. on 4a. carmine-rose and 5a. on 10a. blue-slate, two singles each, together with additional franking, all tied by cds. DIRECCIO DO CORREIO DE MACAU 17 AGO 11" to registered envelope to Hongkong with arrival mark, fine
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) |
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Lot #1679 - Overseas Macau (Macau)
1911, Carlos I. bisected diagonally with new surcharge 2a. on 4a. carmine-rose, horizontal pair and 5a. on 10a. blue-slate, together with additional franking, all tied by cds. DIRECCIO DO CORREIO DE MACAU 19 AGO 11" to registered envelope to Hongkong with arrival mark, minor aging, otherwise fine
Lot #1680 - Overseas Macau (Macau)
1911, Carlos I. bisected diagonally with new surcharge 2a. on 4a. carmine-rose and 5a. on 10a. blue-slate, together with additional franking, all tied by cds. DIRECCIO DO CORREIO DE MACAU 30 AGO 11" to registered envelope to Hongkong with arrival mark, minor aging, vertical fold not affecting adhesives, otherwise fine
Lot #1681 - Spending the Colombian departments bolívar
1863/66, Coat of arms 10c. green, six stars beneath the coat of arms, fresh color, good margins all around, neatly used with manuscript cancellation, fine
Lot #1682 - Spending the Colombian departments bolívar
1863/66, Coat of arms 10c. red, six stars beneath the coat of arms, horizontal strip of seven and vertical pair, the latter with right sheet margin, fresh color and good margins, tied by manuscript “Carmen” to large piece of entire, upper stamp of the pair tiny crease, otherwise fine and attractive multiple
Lot #1683 - Cuba Spanish colony
1880, unfranked envelope with c.d.s. "CARDENAS 9/..80" and oval violet "CORREOS HABANA FEB 10", to Norway, with Liverpool transit mark. Upon arrival text with 55 oere.
Lot #1684 - Cuba Spanish colony
1882/87, 5 c. violet blue, tied to envelope from Havana with adjacent violet "HAVANA T", to Norway, taxed upon arrival with "36" oere. Fine and very scarce.
Lot #1685 - Overseas Egypt
1923/24, First Portrait Issue 1£ blue & indigo-violet, used block of 15, few short perfs, otherwise fine. A rare multiple.
Lot #1686 - Overseas Egypt
1910, Heliopolis Air Meeting, perforated advertising vignette in black/red/yellow, tied together with 2 m. adhesive by cds. “CAIRO II. 10” to illustrated postcard “Grande semaine d´aviation d´heliopolis (Caire- Egypte). - Février 1910. -LL” sent to Paris, without arrival, negligible toning on a few perfs, still fine, very scarce
Lot #1687 - Overseas guatemala
1881, Quetzal 2c. brown/green, inverted center, fresh color and good perforation, unused, an attractive example of this scarce variety, fine
Lot #1688 - Overseas iran
1902, Provisional typeset issue for Teheran, Essay without denomination, inscribed "Pestes Persanes". Thinned and small faults, still fine. The the only recorded essay of this issue.
Lot #1689 - Overseas iran
50 tomans with control number 0795, unused without come. Fine and rare. Opinion Sadri
Lot #1690 - Overseas iran
P.L.TEHERAN 2 ch., type II, tied by oval "TEHERAN MAIDAN 7/6 902" to local cover. Very fine. A very scarce franking.
Lot #1691 - Overseas iran
2 ch., 2 copies, together with surcharge issue 1 CHAHIS on 3 ch. (2), 2 CHAHIS on 3 ch. (3) and 12 CH on 10 kr. as well as 6 unsurcharged lion stamps, tied by cds. "SULTANABAD 30/5" (1903) to registered envelope to Austria with transit marks of Teheran and Baku and Austrian arrival mark. One stamp with missing corner and 12 CH. on 10 kr. somewhat defective at right, otherwise fine. A rare and remarkable franking. Signed Sadri with certificate...
Lot #1692 - Overseas iran
12 ch. In horizontal pair, tied by "TEHERAN DEPART" c.d.s. to registered envelope to Rotterdam, Netherlands, with transit mark of Baku and arrival mark. A fine and rare letter.
Lot #1693 - Overseas Japan
1871, Dragon Issue 100 m. green-blue on native paper, plate I, fresh color and good perforation, used, fine
Lot #1694 - Overseas Japan
1876/89, Old-Koban 45 s. carmine, fresh color, usual perforation, tied by grid to small piece, fine, scarce, signed Köhler
Lot #1695 - Overseas jordan
1952, new currency surcharge FILS on 3 m. green surtax stamp “PALESTINE”, together with POSTAGE 10 f. and uncancelled Hussein 2 f., tied by Amman c.d.s. on cover to Mafrat, with arrival mark. Very rare; just few unused copies of this error have been recorded, this is the only used one.
Lot #1696 - Overseas korea
4 ch., fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. “CHEMULPO 20 APRIL 03” to UPU illustrated postcard to Graz, Austria with transit and arrival marks, very fine and scarce usage
Lot #1697 - Overseas mandschuko
1932, 15 f., 50 f. and 20 f. as vertical pair, on reverse tied by bilingual “PINKIANG (HARBIN) 27.10.32.” to an insured letter weighing 25 grams for the value of 300 gold francs (=300 mexic dollar), to Munich, Germany, endorsed “via Siberia”, then crossed out and rewritten “via Dairen” with handwritten red boxed “Harbin / N 89” and transit cds. “DAIREN I.J.P.O. 29.10.32” and “KOBE / JAPAN 3.11.32” and receiving cds. “MÜNCHEN 3 / Zustellabt. 2...
Lot #1698 - Morocco local issues
Mazagan a Marrakech: 1893/95, 50 c. blue, the error of colour, unused without gum, light creasing and small faults. A rare stamp. (Yvert 50b)
Lot #1699 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green, horizontal strip of three, tied by lunar dater to red band cover, fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1700 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green, single and vertical pair, tied by lunar dater to red band cover to Kalgan with arrival mark, minor transportation wear, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1701 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green, two singles, tied by lunar dater to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1702 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green and 4c. red, tied by lunar dater URGA to red band cover via “KALGAN” to Peking, 4c. slightly oxidized, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Dr. Orth BPP




























