1871, Austria Franz Joseph 5 kr. red tied by cds. “MAGYAR LAPOS 29.6.” to complete money order to Szamos Ujivar with arrival mark, vertical folded, otherwise fine
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
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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) |
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Lot #1177 - europe Hungary
1874, 10 kr. blue and 5 kr. rose tied by cds. SZABADKA 22.1.76" to complete money order to Bezdan with arrival mark. The lower stamp with creases, otherwise fine
Lot #1178 - Italy Pre-Philatelie
1577, papal vellum manuscript issued in Rome in official curial script, addressed to the Vescovo (Bishop) of Pistoia in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, headed “GREGORIUS PP. XIII.”. From the pontificate of Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni, 1502–1585), head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1572 to 1585, best known for initiating the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582. Fine and historically significant papal document....
Lot #1179 - italian states papal states
1856, 50 b. blue with 2 b. olive green tied by overlapping diamond cancellations on a complete, freshly preserved collector's folded letter with full content, alongside local ‘ROMA 3.1.1856’ cds., ‘ROMA FRANCA’ and red decorative oval ‘A FRANCA’, addressed to Luciano Serra/ Duca di Cardinale/ Palazzo Paliano/ Napoli with red arrival mark on reverse. 50 b. tiny closed at bottom, otherwise absolutely flawless, fantastically fresh with part of...
Lot #1180 - italian states papal states
1852, 6 baj. on greenish grey and two pairs 8 baj. black, mostly good to large margins, tied by grid cancel to entire letter from Rome 1857 via France and England to Rio de Janeiro with transit marks on front and reverse. Small paper fault in the outer letter at left, otherwise fine and fresh for this destination. Letters from Europe to Brazil during this period are exceedingly rare.
Lot #1181 - italian states parma
1859, 80 c. bistre-olive, fresh colour, good to large balanced margins, unused without gum, very fine, opinion Colla (2025)
Lot #1182 - italian states sardinia
1847, “TORINO 3. LUG” on folded letter forwarded to Bäle and again to Biella (Piemont), with black “VIA DI GANOBBIO”, red “DOPO LA PARTEZA”, the swiss post noted a credit of “80” c., in Canobio they noted “Carcio ticinese Cmi 80”, scarce
Lot #1183 - italian states sardinia
1851, King Emmanuel II 40 c. lilac rose, two fresh examples of this rare shade, margins shaved or touched to large, each tied by mute cancel to folded entire to Thann, France with alongside departure cds. “TORINO”, red “P.D.” and transit cds. “PONT DE BEAUVOISIN 6 MARS 1853”, reverse transit via Lyon and arrival “THANN 9 MARS 1853”. One 40 c. with a strong paper crease, still a fine, very rare and attractive franking, slightly overpaid at the...
Lot #1184 - italian states sicily
1819, letter sheet from Messina to Palermo, endorsed "con Staffettiglia" and taxed upon arrival with "8" Grana; adjacent control handstamp of the lieutenancy of Palermo. Fine and very scarce.
Lot #1185 - italian states sicily
1840, "STAFFETTA GIONNALIERA", clear oval handstamp with adjacent straight line "MESSINA", on entire letter, dated inside "5 Mai 1840", via Naples to Lyon, France, with arrival mark. "40" Grana payment noted on reverse. A rare letter of the short lived express service.
Lot #1186 - italian states sicily
1840, "Stafetta giornaliera", oval handstamp in red, with adjacent "FRANCA N" on letter sheet from Naples to Messina, with red dispatch mark and manuscript fee of "60" Grana on reverse. Fine and scarce.
Lot #1187 - italian states sicily
1840, "STAFFETTA", oval handstamp in red, with adjacent "FRANCA" on letter sheet from Palermo to Naples, with red dispatch- and arrival marks on reverse. Fee of "20" Grana noted on reverse. Fine and scarce.
Lot #1188 - Italy Kingdom and Republic
1930, Vergil 50 c.-9 l. cpl. on registered airmail cover with cds. BOLZANO FERROVIA 9.12.30" to Brussels with receiving cds., fine, scarce
Lot #1189 - Italy Kingdom and Republic
1941, German-Italian Axis unissued 10 c.-25 c., complete in blocks of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, the 25 c. tiny tear in the selvedge and one adhesive with disturbed gum, otherwise very fine (Sassone-Nr. 457A-C)
Lot #1190 - Italy Kingdom and Republic
1961, Gronchi Flight 205 l. rose lilac, fresh colours, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce, signed Calves
Lot #1191 - Kingdom and Republic Postal stationery
1875, official double card 15l., used back and forth with cds. “POZZOULI 10 … 76” with text, toned and transportation wear, the card was intended for postal correspondence with mayors
Lot #1192 - military mail stamps B. Issue of the National Republican Guard
1943, 5 c. -1 l., 1,75-50 l. and airmail 25 c.-5 l. with overprint “G.N.R.”, 26 different stamps, mint never hinged, verfy fine, a.o. sign. Colla with two certificate (2025) for Verona or Brescia prints
Lot #1193 - Kingdom and Republic campione
1946, 2 l. in vertical pair, the lower adhesive with variety “overprint on reverse” (due to a defective printing which left a large production-related tear), the adhesive above with variety “missing V.G”, mint never hinged, very fine and spectacular duo, signed and certificate SPC (2024)
Lot #1194 - Local Issues 1944/45 Corpo Polacco in Italia
1945, special presentation folder 'Corpo Polacco' with Polish Eagle and opening lines of the national anthem on front cover, with stamps and all three souvenir sheets inside adhered to ten numbered pages, with text in Polish, French, English and Italian, very fine, only 2,000 printed in Rome and presented to various diplomats and officials.
Lot #1195 - italian post offices abroad Post in Albania
1909, Durazzo 4 pia. on 50 c. pale violet tied by cds. “DURAZZO 20.1.16” to registered cover with censor mark and labels to Podgorica, Montengro and retour with two labels in orange “..-N'A PU ÊTRE ATTEINT S.P. Bordeaux” and in green “RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR S.P. Bordeaux”. The cover horizontal folded, otherwise fine
Lot #1196 - europe Liechtenstein
1912, Fürst Johann II. 5-25 H. mittelultramarin auf normalem Papier im kpl. Viererblock-Satz jeweils mit zwei klaren Stempeln “VADUZ *a* 3.X.16”, rückseitig mit Originalgummierung, in tadelloser Erhaltung. In dieser Art ein seltener Viererblocksatz mit Fotoattest Dr. Hoffner BPP (2025)
Lot #1197 - europe Liechtenstein
1929, Regierungsantritt 10-70 Rp. mit Ersttagsstempel "TRIESENBERG 2.XII.29" auf R-FDC nach Düsseldorf mit Ankunftsstempel, Attest Hoffner BPP (2026)
Lot #1198 - europe Liechtenstein
1931, Zeppelin 1-2 Fr., Randstück bzw. rechte obere Bogenecke, je auf Beleg der Lausanne-Fahrt
Lot #1199 - europe Liechtenstein
CEPT 50 Rp., Oberrandstück, mit Abart "orange Farbe um 1 mm nach rechts verschoben", postfrisch
Lot #1200 - europe Liechtenstein
CEPT 50 Rp., Unterrandstück, mit Abart "violette Farbe um 1 mm nach unten verschoben", postfrisch




























