1929, Buildings 5 fr. brown, 10 fr. in tpye II and 20 fr. red brown perf. K13½, unmounted mint, fine
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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Sep 17, 2026 Europe/Berlin
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
Thursday Sep 17, 2026 10:00 to 20:00 Europe/Berlin Europe/Berlin
Auction information
Auction sequence
| 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) |
The auction will be held at our premises in Wiesbaden.
Heinrich Köhler Auktionshaus GmbH & Co. KG, Hasengartenstr. 25, 65189 Wiesbaden
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Lot #1204 - europe France
1935, 350 Years of the French Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1.50 Fr., as an imperforate proof in blue in sheet format, unused, without gum, fine
Lot #1205 - europe France
1936, Airmail 85 c. deepgreen-3.50 fr., complete in block of four, umounted mint, fine
Lot #1209 - europe France
1944, unissued Marianne 50 Fr. dark blue, imperforated horizontal pair, left stamp with “50F.” inverted, mint never hinged. Certificate Scheller (2025) (Maury648Ca)
Lot #1210 - France Postal stationery
1894, privat postal stationery envelope 15 c. “EXPOSITION INT. LE DU LIVRE & DES INDUSTRIE DU PAOER”, used from “PARIS 21.OCT.94” as local cover. The envelope with small margin fault at top, otherwise fine
Lot #1211 - France China
1894, Postal stationery card 10 c. black on greenish, written at Tien Tsin and used through French P.O. with "SHANGHAI NOV. 95" datestamp repeated alongside, handed over to the local Japanese Post Office for onward transmission via Yokohama (18 Nov.) and Victoria (19 dec.) to Asunción, Paraguay, with arrival on obverse (1 Feb.). Minor and unobtrusive transportation creases mentioned for accuracy, otherwise very fine. An extraordinary usage...
Lot #1212 - french colonies diego suarez
1890, Ship 1c., Black and white woman 5c., Two women 15 c. and “Francia” 25 c., all used with clear cds., fine, a.o. signed Köhler, Kosack, Thier
Lot #1213 - french colonies french india
1941, Paris Exposition 5 fa. with "France Libre" overprint in blue on Souvenir Sheet tied to small piece by "Inde Francaise, Pondichery 21-1-1942" double-circle datestamp, small oil stain at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, only 775 examples were overprinted and while the unused examples are scarce, we seldom see used examples, signed Roumet
Lot #1214 - french colonies French Somalicoast
1893, Allegories Overprinted, 5c., 25c. on 2c. and 50c. on 1c., the three values neatly cancelled, very fine, signed Brun or Calves
Lot #1215 - french colonies french sudan
1894, First Issue, 0,25c. on 1fr. olive on light yellow paper, used, very fine, a scarce stamp signed Roumet
Lot #1216 - french colonies madagascar
1889, First Issue 05c. on 10c, 05c. on 25c. and 25c. on 40c., fresh colours, used, very fined, signed Calves and Brun
Lot #1217 - Greece Postal stationery
1891, postcard 10 l. rose, used from "ATHENS 27 JUNE 1897" via Alexandria, Suez and Colombo to Bangkok, with clear transit- and arrival marks. Fine and very scarce.
Lot #1218 - europe ireland
“BELFAST SHIP LETTER”, two-line framed postmark, superb strike on incoming entire letter from the United States bearing due “8” (pence), fine. A very scarce Irish entry marking.
Lot #1219 - europe ireland
“CORK SHIP LETTER”, fine strike on lettersheet dated inside “Philadelphia 1840”, sent via New York to London, bearing “CORK FE 21 1840” datestamp, fine; together with 1840 entire letter from New York to Dublin, with two-line “LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER” on reverse, “8” due marking and showing the fastest transport on land from Cork to Dublin.
Lot #1220 - europe ireland
“MORE TO PAY”, clear strike on 1 d. rose postal stationery envelope used with black Maltese Cross to Celbridge, “2” due for overweight letter. The envelope opened for display, small tear shaving the indicium and some peripheral toning. A rare usage.
Lot #1221 - europe ireland
“POSTAGE TO DUBLIN NOT PAID”, three-line handstamp, clear strike applied on second-weight step entire letter from Liverpool with matching despatch (5 November 1839) datestamp to Dublin, rated “8” (pence). The entire with vertical archival fold, fine. A very rare Irish marking.
Lot #1222 - europe ireland
“POSTAGE TO DUBLIN NOT PAID”, distinctive three-line handstamp, clear strike on entire letter from Coloraine with matching despatch datestamp (27 July 1840), framed “PAID COLERAINE” and “TOO LATE” handstamps, addressed to a hotel in Kingstown and bearing red arrival handstamp (30 July); subsequently returned via Dublin to sender and charged “1” (penny) for return conveyence. A very fine and very rare Irish postage due marking.
Lot #1223 - europe ireland
1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing Sudaya (5 March) despatch, and Marseille, London (8 may), Dublin (9 May) and Moville (10 May) transit handstamps. Rated 4 sh. postage to Kehl comprising “2 (sh.)/8 (d.)” due to Moville and “½ d.” from Morville to Kehl. As the Baden postage could not be calculated, the London Exchange Office retained the...
Lot #1224 - europe ireland
1840, Mulready Letter Sheet 1 d. black, stereo A35, used with red Maltese Cross, adjacent datestamp “PAID JY 10 1840” to London, bearing straightline “EDGEWORTHSTOWN” despatch handstamp on reverse, endorsed “above ½” (oz.) and adjacent framed “MORE TO PAY”. Two vertical archival folds mostly clear of the postmarks, some minor reinforcements, otherwise fine. Very scarce combination of a Mulready used in Ireland and the postage due marking.
Lot #1225 - europe ireland
1840, 1 d. black KG, fresh colour and good to wide margins allround, tied by red MC to letter sheet from BANDON DE 13 1840" to Dublin with arrival mark. The letter sheet folded at margin, othterwise fine
Lot #1226 - europe ireland
1841, 1 d. red-brown on blue paper, Die 1, Small Crown watermark, used on underpaid entire letter to Down Patrick, bearing “DRUMCONDRA MR 18 1842” despatch and “MORE TO PAY” handstamps. The adhesive with small faults, nevertheless a fine and unusual usage.
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