1781, "T" (Tournai) on entire letter to Gand, rated "3" sols (1729 Tariff General)
Heinrich Köhler 388 - Day 1 Croatia 1940–1945, Russia No. 1, Great Britain and British Commonwealth
By: Heinrich Koehler Auktionen
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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Viewing in our office in Wiesbaden from 9 March 2026 onwards upon prior appointment and indication of the lots to be viewed.
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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 #1077 - Belgium pre-philately
1814, "ANVERS". straight-line on entire unpaid letter to Porto, rated upon arrival in manuscript "480" reis foreign rate +"40" reis local charge. Very rare with this destination during the Napoleonic period, most likely unique.
Lot #1078 - europe Belgium
1849/50, Leopold 40 c. rose, neatly cancelled by numeral "24" in blue, stamp flawed, coloured cancellations, let alone on 40 c. values are very rare, Cert. Micheaux (2022)
Lot #1079 - europe Belgium
1897, King Leopold II. 50 c. grey tied by cds. “BRUXELLES 19.DECE.03” to registered cover “Mandat de Poste International” to the post office in Dunkirk with arrival mark. The cover has creases at the margins, otherwise in good condition
Lot #1080 - europe Belgium
1952, UPU 80c.-40Fr. cpl. printing sheets with 30 stamps, each mint never hinged and very fine, only very few complete sheets, let alone complete sets are known (Mi. 8.400,-)
Lot #1081 - europe Belgium
1953, European Idea 4 fr. dull brown, die proof on thin laid paper, signed by the designer, Léon Janssens and dated '1953' at lower right, fine and scarce
Lot #1082 - Belgium Belgium - railway parcel stamps
1927, 5 c.-50 Fr., handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type I, cpl. set of 24, mint hinged, very fine, scarce
Lot #1083 - Belgium Belgium - railway parcel stamps
1928, 10 c.-20 Fr., overprinted “JOURNEAUX / DAGBLADEN / 1928”, handstamped “SPECIMEN”, type II, cpl. set of 18, the values 10, 20, 60, 80 c. and 2 and 5 Fr. mint hinged, otherwise mint never hinged, 20c. and 90c. damaged, the rest very fine, scarce
Lot #1084 - belgian colonies belgian congo
1900, 25 c. light blue/black with manuscript “LADO 30-8-07”, additionally tied by Khartum retta obliterator to postcard to Norrköpping, Sweden with alongside transit bilingual cds “WHITE-NILE -5 IX 1907 *” and arrival cds 3.10.07; the card with negligible lower right corner crease, very fine. A rare usage from the Lado enclave (present-day South Sudan)
Lot #1085 - belgian colonies belgian congo
1935, 50th anniversary 50 c.- 5 fr. imperforated with the right sheet margins, mint never hinged, very fine (COB 3500,-€)
Lot #1086 - Bulgaria Bulgarian occupation of Romania
1916, Tsar Ferdinand 25 st. tied by provisional Coat of Arms cancellation from “SVILAJNAC” to cover with Bulgarian and Austrian censor marks via Sofia and Red Cross in Geneva to Salonika, in good condition
Lot #1087 - europe Croatia
1942, Model airplane exhibition souvenir sheet, mirror image proof print in black on thin paper, unused without gum. in the corner with gum creases, otherwise fine, a spectacular unique piece
Lot #1088 - europe Croatia
1942, National welfare “Pomoc” 4+2 k. deep carmine brown, imperforated printing sheet, showing two complete miniature sheets at bottom, the upper half blank with no sheets printed, unused without gum, usual folds between the sheets, few creases at the sheet margins, otherwise fine
Lot #1089 - europe Croatia
1943, Croatian legionnaire's souvenir sheet, imperforate proof, four different phase prints, mint never hinged, some with tiny stains, otherwise fine
Lot #1090 - europe Croatia
1943. Croatian legionnaires souvenir sheet imperforate in printer's sheet with six souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, vertical folded at right, otherwise fine, rare
Lot #1091 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition, photographic proof of the frame in black with changed value 12+8 k. and with perforation drawn in with pencil, on photographic paper without gum. Two creases at top, otherwise fine. A unique proof print and a great rarity
Lot #1092 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp Exhibition 18+9 k. blue, imperforate colour proof, block of 4, unused, the lower stamps mint never hinged, fine
Lot #1093 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp Exhibition 18+9 k. pale brown, imperforate colour proof, block of 4, unused, the lower stamps mint never hinged, fine
Lot #1094 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate colour proof in violet, single print on handmade paper without gum, signed by the engraver Prof. Karl Seizingern, fine, rare
Lot #1095 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate colour proof in green, single print on handmade paper without gum, signed by the engraver Prof. Karl Seizingern, fine, rare
Lot #1096 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, imperforate proof in original colour on Japan paper without gum, very fine
Lot #1097 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd. Stamp exhibition 18+9 k. souvenir sheet, part of printer's sheet with four souvenir sheet, number “V” with engraver's mark “S”, mint never hinged, vertical folded, fine, rare
Lot #1098 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with red overprint from the right sheet margin imperforated at right, unused without gum, very fine. According to available information, only 4 pieces are known to exist, signed
Lot #1099 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with inverted red overprint from the lower sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine
Lot #1100 - europe Croatia
1943, 3rd Stamp Exhibition18+9 k. with engraver's mark “S” and inverted red overprint, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Dr. Rommerskirchen BPP




























