2020, Impressions 1,1$ with error inscription “AUSTRALIA” missing, within se-tenant block of four and single 1,1$, all tied by cds. “LICENSED POST OFFICE CASTLECRAG NSW 2068 1 DEC 2020” to blank envelope, fine
Heinrich Köhler 385 Auction – Day 1
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 385 Auction – Day 1
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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 |
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Lot #1680 - British Commonwealth commonwealth of australia
2020, Impressions Art of the Desert 1,1$, se-tenant block of four with additional franking, the upper left stamp with missing word “AUSTRALIA”, tied by cds. “LICENSED POST OFFICE 1 DEC 2020 CASTLECRAG” to blank envelope, fine
Lot #1682 - British Commonwealth barbados
1878, West Indian Press overprint 1 d. on half of 5 s. dull rose, Type 3b, used with cds. "BARBADOS", fine and scarce, certificate RPSL (1959)
Lot #1683 - British Commonwealth batum
MISCELLANEOUS: 1919, “Police Bureau Batoum / D.A.P.M.” and “ * BRITISH MILITARY GOVERNOR * / BATOUM” on bilingual Englisch/Russian Permit to Mr. P.N. Marchetich, assistant manager of the Tchakwa-Estate tea factory, to be authorized to keep a revolver, dated “1-X-19.” and signed by the captain “Cmdg. TCHAKWA” and one other Russian agent, in pencil the name and serial-number of the gun “NAGANT N° 25683”, folded and tears supported by hinges,...
Lot #1684 - British Commonwealth british guiana
1856, Surface colored paper 4c. black on rose-carmine, initialled “E.D.W(ight)”, fresh color, part of the adhesive missing at left, usual surface imperfections, unused without gum and applied to non-contemporary piece, a rare stamp, certificate Brandon (2024)
Lot #1692 - British Commonwealth Dominion of Canada
1897, Jubilee ½ C.- 5 dollar, plate proofs on India on card, bright colors and large margins, vf
Lot #1693 - British Commonwealth Dominion of Canada
1897, Jubilee ½ c. – 5 $, all 16 values complete, unused, 3 $ re-gummed, otherwise large part original gum, fine/very fine
Lot #1694 - British Commonwealth Dominion of Canada
1897/98, Victoria ½ C. - 10 c., colour trial plate proofs on India on card, vf
Lot #1695 - British Commonwealth Dominion of Canada
1935, pictorial issue 20 c., colour trial plate proof in red brown on India on card, vf
Lot #1696 - British Commonwealth Hong Kong
1879, postcards with postcard stamps 3 c. and 5 c., unused, very fine
Lot #1697 - British Commonwealth Hong Kong
1879, postcard with postcard stamps 5 c., used with duplex “AMOY JY 25 79” to England, with transit mark of Hongkong and arrival mark. Few short perfs, otherwise fine.
Lot #1701 - British Commonwealth india
1801,"Post Paid/Fort St George", L2, usual strike on entire letter, written April 10, to Kistnagherry. Very fine and fresh.
Lot #1702 - British Commonwealth india
1817, "LUCKNOW POST PAID", clear black oval handstamp on reverse of entire letter to Calcutta with adjacent arrival mark. Very fine and scarce.
Lot #1703 - British Commonwealth india
1846, "INDI " (without A), boxed handstamp in red on entire letter from Calcutta in May 1846 per overland mail via Marseille, to Bordeaux
Lot #1704 - British Commonwealth india
1864, Entire folded letter from Calcutta to Port Louis, Mauritius, dated inside "Calcutta 2 Mai 1866", endorsed on front per steamer "ST JOSEPH", adjacent superb strike "6 d- TO PAY", reverse transit cds. "REUNION 4 JUIL. 66" and arrival "MAURITIUS JY 7 66"; very fine, a delightful and scarce maritime entire
Lot #1751 - British Commonwealth Ionian Islands (Ionioi NHΣOI, EΠTANHΣOΣ)
1859, 1d. blue, slightly touched at upper left, otherwise good margins, tied by black c.d.s. to entire letter with adjacent blue "CORFU 22 GIU", to Kephalonia with fancy arrival mark on front. Fine and scarce
Lot #1752 - British Commonwealth Madagascar ( British Consular Mail )
1884, 6d. (½ oz.) inscribed “LETTER”, with hallow dot after “B”, fresh color and good margins all around, without gum, minor toning, otherwise fine, signed Calves
Lot #1753 - British Commonwealth Mauritius
1847, Post Office 1d. and 2d., the 1911/12 reprints in black, orange and blue from the original plate, on ungummed paper. Orange print with 2 light creases outside the die area and small tear at base, still fine and rare. The blue sheet signed Jakubek.
Lot #1754 - British Commonwealth Mauritius
1848, early impression 1 d. vermilion, touched at lower left, otherwise full to large margins and deep fresh colour, neatly cancelled by blue "1" MAHEBOURG. A rare stamp in fine condition. Certificate Philatelic Experts (2024)
Lot #1755 - British Commonwealth St. Kitts - Nevis
1882/90, Victoria 1 s. pale-violet, fresh color and good perforation, tied by barred “A09” obliterator with adjacent cds. “NEVIS AU 26 90” to registered OHMS envelope via London with red oval “REGISTERED LONDON 11 SP 90” to Dresden with arrival mark “DRESDEN-PLAUEN 12/9 90”, file folds, but an immensely rare usage of this stamp on commercial letter, certificate RPSL (2023)
Lot #1756 - British Commonwealth samoa
1840, folded letter dated “Sapapalii, Island of Savaii Samoa 3rd April 1840” sent from Charles Hardie to the Treasury of the London Missionary Society in London, with adjacent red crowned “PAID SHIP LETTER JU 16 1840 SYDNEY” and manuscript rate 8", straight-line “SHIP LETTER” in reverse, a fine and scarce early entire
Lot #1762 - British Commonwealth samoa
1894 (September 12), 5d. dull vermilion, perf 11.5x12, tied to cover to Chicago by choice strike of Apia c.d.s. (Type 4) in purplish-black, San Francisco machine transit backstamp (Sep 29), fine and most attractive.
Lot #1787 - British Commonwealth south africa
1928-30, 2d. grey & maroon, overprint OFFICIAL (Type I) on the left and OFFISIEEL reading up, without stops, London Printing, full top left pane of sixty stamps, with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint at foot, showing the “Apostrophe between Fs of OFFICIAL” in position 9/1, never hinged, a few stamps with small tone spot on gum, a scarce pane, fine.
Lot #1788 - British Commonwealth south africa
1941-8, 1-1/2d. blue-grey & yellow-buff, horizontal pair, watermark sideways, overprinted “OFFICIAL / OFFISIEEL” horizontally, never hinged, fresh colour and well-centered, a fine and scarce variety; with photocopy of 2004 RPSL certificate.
Lot #1825 - British Commonwealth togo
1915, Sansane-Mangu 3 pf. brown, used, few slightly shortened perfs, otherwise fine and rare, signed and certificate BPA (1968)


























