1858/61, Grands Médaillons 1 c. green, plate II, horizontal strip of six, slightly touched in places, used with clear cds. “YPRES 12 4 62”. The left stamp with a small thin and crease, the strip with a few scissor´s cuts between adhesives, reinforced with hinges; despite some imperfections, usual for a multiple of this size, still fine. Rare, one of the largest recorded used multiples of this value.
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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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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| 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 #1128 - europe Belgium
1929, King Albert I. 10-100 fr. complete, parisan print, unmounted mint, fine
Lot #1129 - europe Belgium
1933, tubercolse 1 fr. till 5 fr., the different stamps, unmounted mint, fine
Lot #1130 - europe Belgium
1935, SITEB souvenir sheet 5 fr. without cancel, unmounted mint with normal light creases, fine
Lot #1131 - Belgium cancellations
“108” SOIGNIES in orange red, one complete and one part strike on horizontal pair 1851, 20 c. blue (slight faults)
Lot #1132 - Belgium cancellations
"RELAIS D'AYE", Ra2 in blue on letter sheet with 1869/80, Leopold 30 c. ocre, tied by clear cds. "AMB.ARLON-BRUXELLES 17 SEPT. 75", to Beaune, France (pre UPU). Very scarce.
Lot #1133 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1881, 5 pa., composite proof in brown (2), red-carmine and blue colours, perforated 13½ and arranged as a block of four setting, unused with original gum, fresh and very fine. Remarkable and apparently unrecorded, not listed in ProFi. Signed Kosack, with accompanying certificate RPSL (1975)
Lot #1134 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
20 pa., colour proof in unissued dark green, perforated 13½, a fresh and lovely unused example with much original gum, very fine. A rare and desirable proof, not listed in ProFi. Signed Kosack, with acompanying certificate RPSL (1975)
Lot #1135 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1 pia., composite proof in light green, carmine-brown, grey and blue colours, perforated 13½ and arranged as a block of four setting, unused with original gum, fresh and very fine. An important and apparently unrecorded item, not listed in ProFi. Signed Kosack, with accompanying certificate RPSL (1975)
Lot #1136 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
Imperforate colour proofs of the background design in brownish-green on thick wove paper, without gum as issued, two blocks of four, in fresh and very fine condition. Scarce.
Lot #1137 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1881, 5 Pa.-5 pia., complete set of imperforate composite gutter proofs printed on thick wove paper, each value showing the setting with the background at top (mostly in the adopted colour) and the trilingual “ROUMELIE ORIENTALE” in adopted colour at foot, without gum as issued. A few values with slight toning, otherwise fine. A desirable group of utmost scarcity.
Lot #1138 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
5 pa.-20 pa. and 5 pia., perforated 13½ vertical tête-bêche pairs, unused with original gum, the 5 piastres with some minor surface soiling, still fine. Scarce, with copies of opinions Karaivanov (2001)
Lot #1139 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1881, 5 paras schwarz/olive, perforated 13½, rejoigned block of forty, comprising three blocks of ten and two strips of five, unused with original gum including some unmounted mint. Some perforation separations and occasionally reinforced with hinges, otherwise fine. An impressive and scarce multiple.
Lot #1140 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
Error of colour, 10 pa. black/rose instead of green, se-tenant between two 20 pa. in a horizontal strip of three from the first issue perforated 13½ in 1881, fresh, unused. The left-hand 20 paras with a small repair, otherwise very fine. A spectacular and rare variety, caused by the insertion of a 10 paras cliché in the 20 paras plate. Signed Calves.
Lot #1141 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
5 pa.-10 pa. and 1 pia., perforated 11½, vertical tête-bêche pairs, unused with original gum. The 10 paras faulty, the 5 paras and 1 piastre with a few perf separations, otherwise fine. Very scarce trio, with copies of opinion Karaivanov (2001) and Hitzler (2003)
Lot #1142 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
5 pa.-5 pia., complete set of the Corpi & Glavany private issue made in Constantinople, each value imperforate in vertical tête-bêche pairs (the 20 paras with two pairs), unused with original gum. The 1 piastre slightly shaved at left and the 10 paras with a light horizontal crease, otherwise fine to very fine. A scarce and attractive assembly, with accompanying copies of opinions Karaivanov (2001) and Hitzler (2003)
Lot #1143 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1881, 5 pa.-1 pia., imperforate blocks of four, each with sheet or corner margins, of fresh colours and good to large margins all round, unused with original gum. The 1 piastre with small fault, the 20 paras with horizontal fold between stamps, otherwise fine to very fine. All values except the 20 paras with accompanying copies of opinions Karaivanov (2001)
Lot #1144 - eastern rumelia autonomous administration
1884, Last Definitives 5 pa.-5 pia., complete set of imperforate colour trials on thick wove paper, each value in a horizontal pair, without gum as issued, 5 pa.-1 pia. without the background colour. A fresh and lovely set in very fine condition. Outstanding, with two accompanying certificates Hitzler (2003)
Lot #1145 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
1885, Unframed Lion, Type I in blue, 5 paras lilac/pale lilac, perforated 11½, a lovely block of 50, showing a double overprint at position 8 of the first row, unused with original gum and mostly unmounted mint. Some perforation separations as to be expected for a fragile multiple of this size, otherwise fresh and very fine. A delightful multiple of the utmost scarcity. Certificate Hitzler (2003)
Lot #1146 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type I in blue, 10 paras green/light green, perforated 11½, a block of 25 unused with original gum, mostly unmounted mint. Some perforation separations and a few hinge reinforcements, as to be expected for a delicate multiple of this size, otherwise fresh and fine. Rare. Certificate Hitzler (2004)
Lot #1147 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type I in blue, 10 paras green/light green, perforated 11½, fresh colours, variety double overprint, fine. A rare stamp. Signed Kosack and certificate Hitzler (2004)
Lot #1148 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type I in blue, 10 paras green/light green, perforated 11½, fresh colours, variety double overprint showing exceptionally crisp and deep strikes, fine. A rare stamp. Signed Bernichon and certificate Hitzler (2004)
Lot #1149 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type I in black, 20 paras rose/pale rose, perforated 11½, block of 25 of fresh colours, unused with original gum, predominantly unmounted mint. Some minor perforation separations and a few hinge reinforcements as usual, still very fine. An impressive large multiple, of which only a few have been recorded. Certificate Hitzler (2016)
Lot #1150 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type II in blue, 5 paras lilac/pale lilac, perforated 13½, block of twelve, unused with original gum, mostly unmounted mint, showing two initial strikes of a red trial overprint at positions 1 and 12, each subsequently corrected by two further impressions of the handstamp in blue, the latter almost perfectly superimposed upon the original red strikes. Minor perforation separations between the third and fourth stamps, together with a few...
Lot #1151 - eastern rumelia Southern Bulgaria, Bulgarian territory occupied
Type II in blue, 5 paras lilac/pale lilac, perforated 11½, a block of eight with fresh colours and crisp overprint impressions, unused with original gum (partly unmounted mint); a few perforation separations, fine. Very scarce, signed Kosack and certificate Hitzler (2004)




























