1854, 4th Printing 4 a. red & blue, 8 singles, cut to shape, tied by diamond "1" with adjacend red "BOMBAY B.P.P." to opened out quadruple rate cover to the 'Medical Superintendent' in Aden, with clearly struck "BOMBAY AUG. 29"(1856) despatch mark on reverse, also Aden arrival mark. Slightly opened at left on arrival, with minor wear and a few small toned spots, not detracting from the fine and fresh appearance of this rare quadruple-rate...
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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| 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 #1577 - india stamps
1857/58, Indian Rebellion, 4 covers (one weak in the folds) with original contens to Captain Patrick James Orr, all endorsed "On public service". Partly interesting contens about the uprising, one letter with transcription.
Lot #1578 - india stamps
1948, Gandhi 1½ r. , 8 copies, tied to reverse of commercial air mail cover from Calcutta to London
Lot #1579 - stamps official stamps
1866, fiscal stamps with overprint "SERVICE/POSTAGE" in green, 2 a., neatly cancelled, very fine. Signed Pfenninger
Lot #1580 - stamps official stamps
1866, fiscal stamps with overprint "SERVICE/POSTAGE" in green, 2 a., neatly cancelled, fine
Lot #1581 - india Postal stationery
1937, picture postcard 9 a. with scenes of Kashmir, 3 different, unused, vf (H&G 42)
Lot #1582 - india cancellations
1933, The Houston Mount Everest Expedition: Survey flight by Air Commodore Fellowes over the Himalayas towards Mount Everest, postmarked PURNEA 8 April 1933, Union Jack label and violet cancel "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDTN 1933 PAR AVION BY AIR CORREO AEREO" alongside, on reverse arrival mark Calcutta 10 Apr.33 and signed Stephen Hutt Smith, only 87 covers carried on this flight, very fine.
Lot #1583 - India Convention and Feudatory States Indore
1889, ½ a. black on pink with embossed 'peacock', tied by native cancel, with combination franking India QV ½ a. green, tied by "INDORE CITY" squared circle, on cover to Tellichery with arrival mark on reverse. On cover a rarity.
Lot #1584 - Ionian Islands (Ionioi NHΣOI, EΠTANHΣOΣ) pre-philately
1817, entire letter from “LIVORNO” via Otranto to Corfu, taxed in transit in Neapel “10” Grana with reverse red “NAP(OLI) 27 MAR.”, slitted and roasted for disinfection, arrival faint circular bluish postmark “ISOLE IONIE” with “18” gazette to pay, fine. An extremely scarce early mail from the British Protectorate period
Lot #1585 - Ionian Islands (Ionioi NHΣOI, EΠTANHΣOΣ) pre-philately
1818, entire letter endorsed inside “Zante 7 Augusto” to Corfu, faint red circular “IS(OLA) DI (ZANTE)” and framed “FRANCA”, fine, together with a 1819 entire letter from Malta to Corfu, endorsed “P. Osprey” and with faint red circular “ISOLA IONIE” with manuscript "45." gazette to pay, fine, both entires slitted and treated against cholera. A rare and early duo from the British Protectorate period
Lot #1586 - British Commonwealth Iraq
1923, Turkey 20 para postal stationery reply part, overprinted "IRAQ IN BRITISH OCCUPATION 1 An" cancelled by WESTGATE ON SEA 14/NO/20 KENT c.d.s., hex. postage due “T/20 D.R.” and “OVERLAND POSTAGE DUE A/2” alongside, addressed to "Col. S.G.Leslie Ordnance Base Depot Majil Basra" (written by his sons) and forewarded to Ordnance Advanced Basra by red pen, arrival mark on reverse. A very scarce usage of this reply part from England, no other...
Lot #1587 - perak Postal stationery
1887, Perak Taiping: 1 c. postal stationery card to Penang, overprint variety 'PAIAK', cancelled by oval of bars, showing fine THAIPENG/PERAK 10/JAN/87´ oval d.s. (Type D4; only known date of use) at left and arrival mark A PENANG JA/11/87 c.d.s., tiny border toned, otherwise fine and very scarce. PROFI Archive listed only two other cards with this Taiping cancellation.
Lot #1588 - British Commonwealth Mauritius
1848/59, Early impression 1 d. orange-vermilion, nice fresh colour, tiny touched, but mostly clear margins,lightly cancelled by boxed handstamp. Small thin and tiny pinhole, but still fine and attractive. Signed Gebr. Senf
Lot #1589 - British Commonwealth New Zealand
“Auckland Garrison Artillery Division DEVONPORT ON ACTIVE SERVICE”, clear strike of military postage-free cachet on envelope with adjacent cds. “DEVONPORT 2-NO 14 10-AM N” to Wellington,
Lot #1590 - British Commonwealth sarawak
1926, Malayan Airmails The Air Survey Company, envelope flown on first flight from Sibu to Kuching (18 July), bearing Sarawak 4 c. clearly tied by Sibu cds. marked ´Per Air Mail´ by Mr. Jacques. Rare, about 70 covers flown, shortened at left, otherwise fine. Note: In 1926 the Air Survey Department had a contract with the Sarawak Government to map the Rejang delta. The company made their base at Sibu, and on July 19th, the chief pilot, Mr. R.P...
Lot #1591 - south africa transvaal
1878/80, ½ d. to 2 s. set of 7 in top left corner blocks of four, unused no gum, 2 s. with some perf. separation, mostly very fine (SG £2.600+)
Lot #1592 - south africa transvaal
1883, Eagle with spread wings 1 s. green, re-issue, horizontal tete-beche block of four, light cancelled PRETORIA, fine and attrcative.
Lot #1593 - south africa transvaal
1885, ½ p. on 1 sh. green, tete-beche block of four, stamps mint never hinged, hinge at top margin. The top left stamp with inverted cliche, bright and fresh, very fine, a rare tete-beche pair. (SG £2.000++)
Lot #1594 - British Commonwealth tanganyika
1917/21, G.E.A. on 1 c. – 50 r. including some shades and wm mult. Scipt 12 c. – 5 r., unused o.g., fine and scarce
Lot #1595 - tanganyika Mafia Island (British Occupation)
1915, 4 h., 7½ h. and 15 h., overprint in reddish violet, mint never hinged, 15 h. gum slightly toned, each opinion Dr. Pauligk (2002)
Lot #1596 - British Commonwealth togo
1917, large format registered stationery letter with overprinted 1 d. with London printing ½ d. two singles, each tied by cds. “LOME 17. 3. 20” to Hamburg, reverse transit and arrival marks, fine (Higgins & Gage-Nr. 1 + SG-Nr. H47)
Lot #1597 - Overseas Argentina
1862, Escuditos 5 c. rose, fresh colour and good to wide margins all around tied by oval "FRANCA" with adjacent cds. "CORREOS DEL PARANA 5 OCT 62" to envelope to Dep.to de la Paz, vertical file fold and tiny border toned, otherwise fine and attractive.
Lot #1598 - Overseas Argentina
1864, Rivadavia 15c. blue on ribbed paper unused, near-perfect centering, bright color with a sharp impression, usual rough perf, fine. Certificate RPSL (1959).
Lot #1599 - Overseas Argentina
1889/91, Definitive Issues, a selection of 13 die proofs on card, ranging between the ¼ c. to 50 p. values, some in unadopted colours, including unissued Lopez 10 p. brown (minor surface tone spot) and Funez 50 p. red on card, some values with some light toning, 30 c. light crease, otherwise fine. A rare assembly, the two high values certificate Gugliano AIEP (2025)
Lot #1600 - Overseas brazil
1844/46, Inclinados 180 r. black, ample to large margins, used by red boxed handstamp, very fine, signed Pfenninger




























