CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green and 4c. red, tied by lunar dater URGA to red band cover to Kalgan with arrival mark, minor transportation wear, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Dr. Orth BPp
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 #1704 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green and 4c. red, tied by lunar dater URGA to red band cover to Kalgan with arrival mark, minor transportation wear, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1705 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green and 4c. red, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover to Kalgan with arrival mark, minor transportation wear, otherwise fine and attractive, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1706 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 2c. green and 4c. red, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, 4c. slightly oxidized, minor transportation wear, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1707 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 3c. gray-green, vertical pair, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1708 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 3c. gray-green, two singles, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1709 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1905/09, CIP 4c. brick-red, irregular block of three, tied by lunar dater URGA to red band cover to Kalgan with arrival mark, minor transportation wear, scarce and attractive, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1710 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1912, “China Republic” overprint on CIP 3c. gray-green, two singles, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover to Kalgan, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1711 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1912, “China Republic” overprint on CIP 3c. gray-green, two singles, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover to Kalgan, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1712 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 1c. orange and 5 c. red-lilac, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1713 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 3c. slate-green, vertical pair, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover to Kalgan, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1714 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 3c. slate-green and 6 c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover via Kalgan to Peking with transit- and arrival mark, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1715 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 3c. slate-green and 6 c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1716 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 3c. slate-green and 6 c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1717 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 3c. slate-green and 6 c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1718 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 6c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1719 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 6c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1720 - mongolei forerunners
CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913, Junk 6c. gray, tied by bilingual cs. “URGA” to red band cover to Kalgan, minor aging, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1721 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Fiscal stamps with bilingual handstamp “POSTAGE” in violet: 50 c. brown/olive-yellow, tied by cds. “ULANBATOR MONGOLIA 11 XI 27” to registered cover to London with arrival mark, some minor transportation wear, small rusty paper clip spot, otherwise fine, signed Serebrakian
Lot #1722 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Coat of Arms 1 m., 2 m. as horizontal pair and two singles 10 m., all tied by cds. “ULANBATOR 25.XI.30” to reverse of cover to Moscow, fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1723 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Coat of Arms 1 m., block of four and two singles together with 5 m., tied by cds. “ULANBATOR 25 I 29” to reverse of registered cover to Patak, Hungary. Some minor wrinkles, opened out for display and shortened on front, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1724 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Coat of Arms 10 m. greenish-blue and 40 m. yellow-orange, tied by cds. “ULANBATOR 29 VII 27” to registered cover to Leningrad with arrival mark, some wear and aging, yet an attractive and scarce entire
Lot #1725 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Coat of Arms 25 m., tied by boxed violet “Vanghurye MONGOLIA 19 12 27” (date inserted by hand) to reverse of red band cover via “CHITA” to Peking, with Junk 1923/26 4 c. olive applied as postage due and tied by bilingual cds. “PEKING", some minor adherence and transportation wear, a scarce and attractive entire, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1726 - Overseas mongolei
1926, Coat of Arms 50 m., tied by cds. “ULANBATOR 25 I 29” to reverse of cover via “CHITA 22 3 28” to Peking, with Junk 1923/26 4 c. olive applied as postage due and tied by bilingual cds. “PEKING 27.3.28”, some water stains, otherwise fine, signed Dr. Orth BPP
Lot #1727 - Overseas mongolei
1932, Mongolian Revolution 5 m. gray-blue, block of nine, tied by violet cds. “ULANBATOR -6 XII 34” to reverse of cover to Kalgan, upon arrival China Postage Due Numerals 10 c. orange as strip of five applied and tied by bilingual cds. “KALGAN”, some faults, otherwise fine, scarce, signed Dr. Orth BPP




























