1944, Handstamp “POCTZA POLSKA” on Generalgouvernement Hitler 24 Groszy, with inverted overprint, tied by cds. “KONSKIE 16 II 45” to small piece of registered cover, fine and scarce
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
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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) |
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Lot #1252 - Local Issues 1944/45 Koszyce
1944, Handstamp “4” on Generalgouvernement Hitler 24 and 30 Groszy, mint never hinged, some minor color adhesion, very fine, signed Schmutz
Lot #1253 - Local Issues 1944/45 Niezabitow
1944, 25 Groszy - 1 Zloty on Hitler, 11 values, all used, mostly fine, signed Krawczyk
Lot #1254 - Local Issues 1944/45 Wąwolnica (C)
1944, 25 Groszy - 1 Zloty on Hitler, 15 values, all used, mostly fine, mostly signed Jungjohann BPP
Lot #1255 - Romania Pre-Philatelie
1847, "JASSY 22 FEB." on entire letter (part outer lettersheet on reverse missing) endorsed "Via Vienna e Trieste" to Corfu, Ionian Islands, with arrival mark on front. Rare and most unusual.
Lot #1256 - europe Romania
1854, entire letter from Braila, privately carried to Triest and from here posted to Syros, with arrival mark. An interesting and scarce entire during the Crimean War.
Lot #1257 - europe Romania
1858, Bull's head 54 par. blue on green horizontally laid paper, fresh colours and wide margins, with green cds. “GALATZ 2/9”, a tiny paper break due to cancellation pressure near the “P” of “ПOPTO” and a faint corner crease at the bottom left in the wide outer margin not affecting the appearance, fresh and a very attractive example of this rarity, Cert. Philatelic Experts (2026)
Lot #1258 - europe Romania
1858, Handstruck 40 parale blue on thin blueish paper, showing clear and rare "Double Print" of the entire design in an under-inked pale shade, cancelled FRANCO PIATRA in black, full margins, very fine and scarce
Lot #1259 - europe Romania
1872, Paris print 10 b. blue, 15 b. deep brown and 25 b. yellowish bistre (2), tied to envelope from "BACAU 7 JUN 75", endorsed "via Varna", to Athens, paying the full tariff for mail to Greece of 75 bani (the cover was presumably held at the P.O. awaiting full payment, as the 10 b. is cancelled a day after the other three stamps). On reverse transit marks of Bucharest, Galatz, Constantinople and Piraeus. Charged for local delivery with...
Lot #1260 - europe Romania
1872/76, Paris printing 50 b. rose together with 10 b. blue Bukarest printing (two bottom corners with short perfs) tied on envelope by clear ‘IASSY 21/OCT/77’ c.d.s. and boxed 'Recom.' blue numeral 9835 and violet ms. ‘1348’ alongside, additional German railway registration label ‘vom Ausland über B.-P.5 (Oswiecim-Breslau) Eingeschrieben', on reverse blue threeliner 'REGISTERED NOV/14/1877' New York P.O.' and on front ms. receiving date OK...
Lot #1261 - europe Romania
1896, King Carol 5 b. blue postal stationery card used uprated with 5 b. blue, clear cancelled GALATI 31/JAN/96, red transit LONDON FE/4/96 and arrival mark ST. HELENA MR/10/96, all cancellations on front and full message for stamp exchange on reverse. A very early destination to Africa and to a British Colony, Romanian maritime mail service to Egypt began after 1899. In PROFI archive is no other mail from Romania to St. Helena recorded.
Lot #1262 - europe Romania
1932, Contemporary Photographs from the Printer´s Record Books: The following 20 Air Mail Essays have been removed from the printer´s daily photographic record books, many being of hand-painted essays and unaccepted designs, and mounted on card. The date stated is the entry date into the archive record book “Romania 1932 (31 Oct.)” Aviation Fund 50 b. (6), 1 l. (8), 2l. (6), all different unadopted designs, very scarce.
Lot #1263 - Romania cancellations
1862, Prepaid cover from Constantinople to Paris with CONSTANTINOPLE wreathed datestamp (11/6), straight line FRANCO and VIA KUSTENDGE-VIENNA handstamps all in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 385+384+113). Crossed to denote prepayment with reverse showing Vienna cds. (18/6) and Berlin 18/6 arrival mark, fine.
Lot #1264 - Romania cancellations
1863, Folded envelope cancelled CONSTANTINOPLE 31/8 in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 387) and FRANCO alongside, endorsed 'via Kustendje' (Constanza), sender cachet ‘Freres Simoff Constantinople’. The route of the cover is very interesting, from Constantinople by Lloyd ship to Kustendje, per Danube and black sea railway DBSR to Cernowoda and by DDSG to Roustschouk, file folds and tiny toned, otherwise fine. Nice postal history.
Lot #1265 - Romania cancellations
1877, GALATI 13.AUG.77 cds. in black on 5 b. postal stationery card used uprated with two 5 b. ochre, registration mark “Ra=17/77” in black and ms."R23/8" alongside, addressed to “Speditions Abteilung des Österr. Ungar. Lloyd in Triest”, transportet via Danube and black sea with Austrian ship, arrival mark TRIEST 16.8.77 on reverse, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and a very scarce registered usage
Lot #1266 - Romania cancellations
1917, Arad Airport first air force cancellations on Austrian fieldpost card: "K.u.K. Militärbauleitung am Flugfelde ARAD" in circle with coat of arms and twoliner with same text in violet. The airfield was based on the area where Aurel Vlaciu, a pioneer in Romanian aviation, constucted hanger and buildings with grass runways, vertical crease, otherwise fine. Unrecorded and important early aviation marks.
Lot #1267 - Romania cancellations
1918, 5 st. postal stationery card Bulgaria used during occupation of Romania, cancelled SILISTRA 8.4.18, blue german censor mark ‘GEPRÜFT 12.4.18 Postüberwachungsstelle’, black “T” in circle for taxe and blue crayon “10” alongside, addressed at first in latin script than in ottoman to ‘Braila 6th turkish army 15th unit’, so that we can assume that it was transported by the Turkish field post. Text complete written in old ottoman script by a...
Lot #1268 - europe Romania
1931/32, CIDNA airmail post labels ‘PAR AVION’, two different booklets, one large size turkish-french bilingual, punched and without labels, with turkey revenues preprinted on reverse, the other small size containing 27 labels (missing 1) in french showing romanian air mail cover of 1931 imprint with tarifs for all countries on the route. The booklets advertise the 1 day flight from Paris, France to Turkey and retour. CIDNA was the name...
Lot #1269 - Romania Romania - Post in the Levante
1896, Ship Mail complete set of three values with violet overprints tied on envelope by, a used example to Bucharest cancelled by wreathed "Posta Romana / Cospoli 20.Apr 896" datestamps in violet, on reverse oval framed Ship Mail handstamp "EXPRESS / CONSPOLI-OSTENDA / CONSPOLI-CONSTANTA-BUCURESCI 20-Apr-1896" and Bucharest (April 21) arrival mark alongside. Tiny vertical crease, otherwise fine and Scarce - this is not an Orient Express usage...
Lot #1270 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
"GALATZ MOLDAVIE .. NOV 61", blue dotted c.d.s. on entire letter to Syros, charged with 80 lepta, paid by 1861, Paris printing, 80 l. rose with good to large margins, tied by no. "67". The very thin stationary paper with some ink corrosion, backed by hinges, otherwise very fine. A rare combination letter.
Lot #1271 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
"GALATZ MOLDAVIE 18 JUIL 72", blue dotted c.d.s. as arrival mark on reverse of lettersheet from Varna, franked with Napoleon lauré 40 c., tied by blue GC "5103". Fine and scarce. Signed Todd.
Lot #1272 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
"GALATZ MOLDAVIE 20 AVRIL 72", blue dotted c.d.s. on unpaid lettersheet to Constantinopel
Lot #1273 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
GALATZ: "5085", GC in blue, clear on horizontal pair and 2 singles Napoleon perforated 10 c. bistre, on letter sheet with adjacent blue dotted c.d.s. "GALATZ MOLDAVIE 27 JUIL 67" to Constantinopel. The pair affixed with horizontal crease and one single stamp with small corner fault, still fine and attractive. A rare multiple franking for the single rate.
Lot #1274 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
GALATZ: "5085", GC in blue, on Napoleon perforated 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue, 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine, on entire letter, written in Ibraila, with adjacent blue dotted c.d.s. "GALATZ MOLDAVIE 17 MARS 66" via Constantinopel to Athens. 80 c. with small corner fault (backed) and 40 c. light corner crease, otherwise fine and attractive. A rare colour franking.
Lot #1275 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
1861, entire letter with blue c.d.s. "GALATZ.." (beneath Greek stamps), via Triest to Athens, here franked with 1861, First Athens printing 5 l. and 4 copies 40 l., tied by no. "1". One 40 l. faint horizontal crease, still fine and fresh. A rare and attractive franking.




























