1858, Folded tissue-paper envelope bootlegged from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, carried by Capt. Watson ‘Ship Henry Hill’ with 122 bales madder roots, ms. “Via Trieste” inside, letter with embossing and black sender cachet F.C. Blackler Smyrna on reverse. At arrival in US Franklin 1 c. blue type V tied by black “PAID” in circle to envelope and red “Boston Mass. Nov/12” arrival cds. on front. Tiny file fold, otherwise Very Fine and a scarce usage...
Heinrich Köhler 388 - Day 1 Croatia 1940–1945, Russia No. 1, Great Britain and British Commonwealth
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 388 - Day 1 Croatia 1940–1945, Russia No. 1, Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Viewing times of the 388th Heinrich Köhler auction
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| 16 – 19 March 2026 | Monday – Thursday | 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
| 20 March 2026 | Friday | 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. |
| 23 – 27 March 2026 | Monday – Friday | 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. |
| 28 March 2026 | Saturday | starting 8.30 a.m. |
Auction Schedule
| Friday, 20 March 2026 | 09:00 CET | 1001 – 1516 | Single lots: Europe and Colonies: A–Z Special part: Croatia 1940–1945 – The Prof. Dr. Shaul P. Ladany Collection |
| Friday, 20 March 2026 | 13:00 CET | 7001 – 7077 | Special catalogue: Russia No. 1 – The "Elin" Collection (part II) |
| Friday, 20 March 2026 | 14:00 CET | 1517 – 1860 | Single lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Ship mail, Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Olympics, Numismatics Special part: Ship Mail to 1945 – The Friedrich Steinmeyer Collection (part II) |
| Monday, 23 March 2026 | 09:00 CET | 1861 – 2816 | Single lots: German Empire from 1872, Private Mail Special part: Horseshoe cancels – The Jens Kuhn Collection (Part I) Special part: Weimar and the Third Reich with variants, proofs and essays – The Nils Schmidt Collection Special part: German private posts 1873–1914 – The Pol Wijnants Collection |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 08:30 CET | 2817 – 3167 | Single lots: German foreign Post Offices and Colonies |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 11:30 CET | 7501 – 7638 | Special catalogue: German East Africa – The "Waldersee" Collection |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 13:00 CET | 3168 – 3749 | Single lots: German Occupation WWI & WWII, German Areas and Plebiscites, Germany after 1945 |
| Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 17:00 CET | 10001 – 10361 | Collections: Country collections: Europe, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth |
| Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | 08:00 CET | 10362 – 11553 | Collections: Country collections: Overseas General collections All World / Europe / Overseas Airmail and Zeppelin, Thematic collections, Picture Postcards, Literature, Coins Collections Germany: German States, German Empire, German post offices abroad and Colonies, German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945 |
| Thursday, 26 March 2026 | 09:00 CET | 3750 – 4329 | Single lots: German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Postal District, Alsace-Lorraine Special part: Grand Duchy of Oldenburg – The Jens Kuhn Collection (Part I) Special part: The stamps of the North German Postal District during the era of the German Empire from 4 May 1871 onwards – The Hansmichael Krug Collection |
| Thursday, 26 March 2026 | 15:00 CET | 8001 – 8156 | Special catalogue: Hamburg 1857–1867 – The "St Georg" Collection |
| Thursday, 26 March 2026 | 16:30 CET | 8501 – 8716 | Special catalogue: Kingdom of Saxony – King John – The Michael Schewe Collection |
| Friday, 27 March 2026 | 08:00 CET | 5001 – 6048 | Special catalogue: The "Mare Balticum" Collection – German war and post-war areas WWI & WWII |
| Saturday, 28 March 2026 | 09:00 CET | 6049 – 6420 | Special catalogue: The "Mare Balticum" Collection – Baltic States from 1918 |
| Saturday, 28 March 2026 | 12:00 CET | 9001 – 9347 | Special catalogue: Germany from 1849 – The "American" Bruce Wright Collection (part III) |
Breaks when appropriate. We expect to auction off 80-120 lots per hour, depending on the area.
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Lot #1663 - United States of America u.s. postal history
Coast Line Stage Company, six horse drawn stagecoach design, on cover franked with 3c green Bank Note, tied by cork cancel, postmarked San Jose (1 Apr), with original enclosure on matching illutrated letterhead, (aside from the removal of "Coast Line Stage Co / F.B. & C." on the coach), datelined "San Jose, Mch 31, 1874", written by William Buckley, Superintendent of the company, to Dr. Thomas Flint, one of the firm's owners, roughly...
Lot #1664 - United States of America u.s. postal history
Everts, Wilson & Co's Express, Paid, 1861, ornamental printed frank on 3c. Nesbitt postal stationery cover, struck with large blue oval “Everts, Davis & Co's Express / Forbestown / Feb 27 1861”, with year in manuscript, alongside blue oval “Wells, Fargo & Co / Marysville / Feb 28” datestamp, or Oroville, California, slightly reduced at left, otherwise quite fresh, a rare Everts & Wells Fargo conjunctive use, illustrating the...
Lot #1665 - United States of America u.s. postal history
"VIA PANAMA" directive with illustrated sidewheel steamship design, 1860 (April 5), with imprint of Geo H. Bell, stationer, franked with 1859 10c green, tied by neatly-struck San Francisco c.d.s., to New York, reduced at top and sides and repaired in places, a few small edge tears, but a scarce illustrated route directive, with 1979 Philatelic Foundation certificate.
Lot #1806 - United States of America USA Issues
1861, Washington 3c. rot (oxydiert), straight edge, sauber mit Korkstempel und nebengesetztem Aufgabestempel “LOCKPORT SEP 1 1864” auf Briefkuvert “Poste Restante” nach Berlin, dort nicht zustellbar und nachgesandt nach Breslau. Die US-Frankatur deckte nur das US-Porto ab, entsprechend in New York mit “15” und später in blau mit “6½” belastet, vorderseitig DKr. “Entlastet Berlin 20 9”, der Brief stärker gereinigt, dabei die Marke winzig...
Lot #1807 - United States of America USA Issues
1861, Washington 10C. grün, zwei Einzelwerte, je farbfrisch und meist gut gezähnt, sauber mit EKr. “NEW ORLEANS JUL 25” auf Faltbrief mit Leitvermerk “Via Bremen” mit rotem EKr. “N. YORK HAMBURG PAID AUG 3” nach Bern, die rechte Marke durch Randklebung etwas bestoßene Zähne, sonst in schöner und ursprünglicher Brief in guter Erhaltung
Lot #1809 - United States of America local stamps
1855, Boyd's City Express 2C. grün, links winzig berührt, sonst meist breitrandig, mit Abgangsstempel “NEW YORK U.S. PKT. 9 MAR 24” auf Briefkuvert mit Leitvermerk “Steamer Hermann” über Bremen mit rotem L3 “5 ⅓ ggr. AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN”, diese Taxe nochmals in Rötel vermerkt, nach Nordleda, Amt Otterndorf, Königreich Hannover, mit Ankunftsstempel von Otterndorf, die Marke kleiner Eckbug, das Kuvert gering unfrisch, ein insgesamt schöner und...










