1852, 'Scinde Dawk' ½ a. white, clear to large margins, used with manuscript 'star', still with original gum and some hinge remainders. A fine and scarce stamp.
Heinrich Köhler 385 Auction – Day 1
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 385 Auction – Day 1
Auction information
Viewing times of the 385th Heinrich Köhler auction
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| March 17 – 21, 2025 | Monday – Friday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| March 24 – 28, 2025 | Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| March 29, 2025 | Saturday | from 8:30 AM |
| April 7 – 8, 2025 | Monday – Tuesday | from 8:30 AM |
Auction Schedule
| Monday, March 24, 2025 | 09:00 CET | 1001 – 2003 | Single Lots: Europe and Colonies, Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries |
| Monday, March 24, 2025 | 17:00 CET | 6801 – 6923 | Special catalogue: Turkey from 1863 – Stamps and Postal History – The „Primavera“ Collection |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 09:00 CET | 2004 – 2364 | Single Lots: Thematics, Airmail, Autographs Special part: All-World-Postal Stationery – The Dankward Ufer Collection |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 12:30 CET | 2365 – 2765 | Single Lots: German Empire from 1872 – Private Mail Special part: German Reichspost – Shield Issues - The Dr. Dietmar Kipping Collection (part II) |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 16:30 CET | 9001 – 9218 | Special catalogue:
German Reichspost - The Shield issues 1872-1875 - The "Baghira" Collection (part I) |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 08:00 CET | 10001 – 11245 | Country Collections: Europe, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas Collections and Lots: 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 |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 08:00 CET | 13001 – 13308 | Collections Germany: German Occupation WWII, General collections Germany, Germany after 1945 |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 13:00 CET | 2766 – 2970 | Single Lots: German foreign Post Offices and Colonies |
| Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 15:00 CET | 9501 – 9881 | Special catalogue:
German foreign Post Offices and Colonies - The "Calibra" Collection (part I) |
| Friday, March 28, 2025 | 09:00 CET | 2971 – 4183 | Single Lots: German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel Special part: The Postal History of Gdansk, from pre-philately to the end of March 1945 - the Ton Hulkenberg collection |
| Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 09:00 CET | 4184 – 4462 | Single Lots: Germany after 1945 Special part: Germany Federal Republic - Frankings and se-tenants |
| Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 11:30 CET | 4463 – 4915 | Single Lots: German States Baden – Alsace-Lorraine Special part within: Schleswig Holstein - Letter mail between the Duchies and the GAPU |
| Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 15:30 CET | 8001 – 8301 | Special catalogue:
Heligoland – The Hans-Jürgen Borowski Collection (part II) |
| Monday, April 7, 2025 | 11:00 CET | 5001 – 5660 | Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection (final part), Day 1 |
| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 09:00 CET | 5661 – 6305 | Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia – The "P.G." Collection (final part), Day 2 |
Sale Terms
Lot #1705 - india stamps
Lot #1706 - india stamps
1852, 'Scinde Dawk' ½ a. white, clear to large margins, unusually cancelled with five pen crosses, fine and scarce.
Lot #1707 - india stamps
1852, 'Scinde Dawk' ½ a. white, good embossing and large margins, used with diamond of dots and pen cross, two vertical creases, still fine.
Lot #1708 - india stamps
1852, 'Scinde Dawk' ½ a. white, clear to large margins, used with pen cross on small piece, vertical crease at left, still fine.
Lot #1709 - india stamps
1854/55, ½ a., die I, ample to large margins, used with diamond of dots on entire letter with adjacent boxed "BIRODA Paid" with manuscript date "12-12 54", to Bharuch with frontside negative seal "POST OFFICE BROACH". Very fine.
Lot #1710 - india stamps
1854/55, ½ a., die II, vertical block of 20 showing almost complete watermark 'coat of arms', unused, faint vertical crease in the third row (one stamp with small paper break), otherwise fine. A scarce multiple.
Lot #1711 - india stamps
1854, 4 a. blue/red, 2nd Printing, Worn Head Die II, two cut-to-shape examples, and 1 a. dull red, four very good margins, tied by losange of dots to an envelope to Jersey, alongside red cds. "(LONDON) 1855 17 AU BN" and crescent shape "INDIA PAID", reverse framed boxed "BANGALORE 1855 JUNE" and arrival cds. "JERSEY AU 18 1855 A". A fine and attractive cover with a scarce destination, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1712 - india stamps
1854/55, 8a. blue/red, 4th printing, head die III, cut two shape, tied by numeral “B1” to small envelope with adjacent boxed "INDIA PAID" to Leamington, with transit and arrival marks, minor aging, a very attractive and scarce cover, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1713 - india stamps
1854/55, 8a. blue/red, 4th printing, head die III, cut two shape, tied by numeral “238” to small envelope to London, with transit- and arrival marks, backflap reduced, minor wrinkles due to transportation, an attractive entire, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1714 - india stamps
1854/55, 8a. blue/red, 4th printing, head die III, cut two shape, tied by numeral “1” folded letter with adjacent red boxed “INDIA PAID” and desptach cds. “BOMBAY SE 7 1858” to Scotland with transit- and arrival mark, minor soliing, otherwise fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1715 - india stamps
1854, 2 a. green, horizontal strip of four with ample to mostly large margins, with four strikes of diamond of dots on entire to Shanghai, showing on reverse red boxed dispatch mark "CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIP LETTER 18 NO 1854" and transit "HONG-KONG 8 DE 1854". A very fine and rare letter with a most unusual destination.
Lot #1716 - india stamps
1854, 2 a. green, good to large margins, tied by octagonal "B/127" to letter sheet to Rangoon, showing on reverse red Moulmein GPO cds. A fine and scarce entire.
Lot #1717 - india stamps
1854, 2 a. green, ample to large margins, tied by octagonal "B/5" to letter sheet to Rangoon, showing on reverse red boxed "AKYAB SHIP LETTER /1859 JU 1/PAID" and oval "FORWARDED BY JOHN OGILVY HAY & Co./AKYAB". Very fine and scarce.
Lot #1718 - india stamps
1865, 8 p. lilac and 1866/78, 4 a. green in pair, tied by duplex "BOMBAY 2 OCT 70" to envelope to London (14.11.) with clear adjacent framed "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID / FOR BRINDISI ROUTE / DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d.", which was used for a short period during the closure of the route via Marseille due to the Franco-Prussian war. PROFI has recorded only one further entire with India franking showing this handstamp.
Lot #1719 - india stamps
1866, fiscal stamp 6 a. with overprint "POSTAGE", with 8 p. purple, tied by Bombay duplex of 29.12.1866 to blue cover via France and forwarder to Edinburgh. A very fine and rare entire. Certificate Holcombe (1987)
Lot #1720 - india stamps
1948, Gandhi 1½ a.-10 r. with special first day cancel on two illustrated envelopes, cover with small values very minor aging, very scarce, certificates RPSL (2023)
Lot #1721 - india stamps
1992, Bird of Prey 100r. instead of 200r. and wrong nomenclature "Shahin Kohila" instead of "Macchhlimar", mint never hinged, very fine and rare
Lot #1725 - india cancellations
“FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, good strike in magenta on Postal stationery envelope 1a. on 2a6p. orange, addressed locally with despatch and arrival mark on reverse, fine, very rare and attractive, certificate RPSL (2023) (H&G 7)
Lot #1726 - india cancellations
“FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, good strike in magenta on Postal stationery envelope Edward ½ a. green to Calcutta, reverse with despatch and arrival mark, minor toning, otherwise fine, very rare and attractive, certificate RPSL (2023) (H&G 8a)
Lot #1727 - india cancellations
“FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, three good strikes on two horizontal pairs and block of four Edward 3p. gray and two singles ½a. green on front and reverse of registered cover with boxed registration mark “R U.P. EXHIBITION CAMP ALLAHABAD” alongside to Coimbatore, stamps on reverse tied by arrival cds., adhesives minor imperfections, some aging, yet attractive and very rare, certificiate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1728 - india cancellations
“FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, good strike in magenta on Edward ½ a. green on local envelope with despatch and arrival mark on reverse, the stamp small imperfections, the envelope few faults, yet and attractive and scarce entire, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1729 - india cancellations
“FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, good strike in magenta on Edward ½ a. green on envelope to Bombay with “ALLAHABAD 18 FE 11” despatch and Bombay arrival on reverse, the latter one enhanced, small tear in the backflap closed with scotch tape, minor toning, otherwise fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1730 - india cancellations
"FORWARDED BY / GILLANDERS / ARBUTHNOT & Co. / CALCUTTA" , blue handstamp on lettersheet to France with blue "CALCUTTA INDIA UNPAID SE 3 72" on reverse; adjacent blue accountancy mark "GB 1F.66c."


























