20 k. blue/red tied by cds “S. PETERBURG 11 DEC 1891” to reverse of a registered envelope to Nagasaki, Japan, addressed to the “care of the Russian Consul, Imperial Russian frigate staff surgeon”, endorsed on front “Via Brindisi”, reverse transit cds “HONG KONG FE 11 92” and arrival mark “NAGASAKI 6 FEB 1892 JAPAN”, very fine and most unusual, in addition two registered covers from Vladivostok to either Hakodate or Nagasaki. A fine trio
Heinrich Köhler 386 Auction
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 386 Auction
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| 22 – 26 September 2025 | Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
| 27 September 2025 | Saturday | from 8:30 AM |
Auction Schedule 386th auction
| Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 1001 – 1625 | Single lots: Europe and Colonies: Austria–Romania |
| Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 15:00 CET | 501 – 583 | Special catalogue: Russia No. 1 – Extracts from the "Elin" Collection |
| Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 16:00 CET | 1626 – 1923 |
Single lots: Europe and Colonies: Russia–Western Ukraine Special part: Russian Mail – The Jack Moyes Collection |
| Friday, 19 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 1 – 258 | Special catalogue: Universal Postal Union ("UPU") and Its Impact on Global Postal Services – The JP Gough Collection (part I) |
| Friday, 19 September 2025 | 11:30 CET | 301 – 402 | Special catalogue: Great Britain – Queen Victoria: The Line Engraved Imperforate Adhesives – The Richard Frajola Collection |
| Friday, 19 September 2025 | 13:00 CET | 1924 – 2546 |
Single lots: Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas countries, Ship mail, Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Olympics, Numismatics Special part: The Kiefersfelden Stamp Find – Great Britain Special part: Ship Mail to 1945 – The Friedrich Steinmeyer Collection |
| Saturday, 20 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 15001 – 15829 | Petite Treasures – Exclusive Online Auction: Europe and Colonies: A–I, incl. Great Britain and British Commonwealth |
| Sunday, 21 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 15830 – 16433 | Petite Treasures – Exclusive Online Auction: Europe and Colonies: L–Z, Overseas countries, Germany |
| Monday, 22 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 6501 – 6774 | Special catalogue: German Reichspost – Shield issues 1872–1875 – The "Baghira" Collection (part II) |
| Monday, 22 September 2025 | 11:00 CET | 2547 – 3017 |
Single lots: German Empire from 1872, Private Mail Special part: Contemporary German History 1918/48 – The Dr. Heinz Jaeger Collection |
| Monday, 22 September 2025 | 14:00 CET | 7001 – 7373 | Special catalogue: German foreign Post Offices and Colonies – The "Calibra" Collection (part II) |
| Monday, 22 September 2025 | 17:00 CET | 3018 – 3225 | Single lots: German foreign Post Offices and Colonies |
| Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 3226 – 4169 |
Single lots: German Occupation WWI & WWII, German Areas and Plebiscites Special part: Gdańsk – From pre-philately to 1945 – The Ton Hulkenberg Collection (part II) |
| Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | 16:30 CET | 4170 – 4520 |
Single lots: Germany after 1945 Special part: Designs by artist Heinz Schillinger |
| Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 10001 – 10854 |
Country collections: Europe, including Great Britain and British Commonwealth, Overseas Collections and Lots: General collections All World / Europe / Overseas |
| Thursday, 25 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 10855 – 11740 |
Collections and Lots: 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 |
| Friday, 26 September 2025 | 9:00 CET | 4521 – 5017 |
Single lots: German States Baden – Alsace-Lorraine Special part: The City of Munich from 1519 – Homeland Collection Special part: Kingdom of Hanover – The Knut Gerschau Collection Special part: Heligoland – Original printing clichés |
| Friday, 26 September 2025 | 14:00 CET | 6001 – 6252 | Special catalogue: Heligoland – The Hans-Jürgen Borowski Collection (part III) |
| Saturday, 27 September 2025 | 10:00 CET | 8001 – 8451 | Special catalogue: Germany from 1849 – The "American" Bruce Wright Collection (part II) |
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Lot #1646 - europe Russia
1889, 2 k. emerald-green, five singles tied by cds “MITAVA 15 FEV. 1893” to reverse of registered 10 k. blue postal stationery envelope to Malang, Java with reverse transit “SEMARANG 10 4 1893”, “TOEREN 12 4 1893” and arrival mark “MALANG 12 4 1893”, mostly very fine, in addition a registered 5 k. postal stationery from “PERNOV LIFL. 1 APR. 1897” to Weltevreden (minor usual toning) and a registered 10 k. postal stationery registered envelope...
Lot #1647 - europe Russia
1915, Money stamps Nicholas I. 15 k., complete sheet unused without gum as issued, folded twice, slight peripheral faults as to be expected, still fine
Lot #1648 - europe Russia
1921, Liberation of labour 1000r. red single and 100r. orange, block of 10 and two singles, all imperforated, tied by cds. “KOLLINO 5- 9.21” to front and reverse of registered cover to Lithuania with Kaunas transit mark, some minor imperfections, scarce and attractive
Lot #1649 - europe Russia
1921, 1000r. red, horizontal pair tied by cds. “BARNAUL TOMSK 29.9.21” to reverse of registered cover to Lithuania with “KAUNAS 17 X 1921” transit marks, some faults, still attractive and scarce
Lot #1650 - europe Russia
1922, 100000r. on 250r. vertical strip of three together with 40r. on 50k. block of seven, tied by cds. “ WOLOTSCHESK RAILWAY STATION 1.2.23” to reverse of registered cover to Warsaw, fine
Lot #1651 - europe Russia
1922, Worker 100r. red imperforated, two strips of five tied by cds. “WOLOTSCHISK TRAINSTATION 10.6.23” to reverse of cover to Warsaw, vertical fold, affecting adhesives, otherwise fine, scarce
Lot #1652 - europe Russia
2004, 100th birthday of Walerij Tschkalow and 70th birthday of Juri Gagarin 3 r. each as imperforated Proof miniature sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1653 - europe Russia
2004, 50 years Cosmodromes Baikonur 2,50-6 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1654 - europe Russia
2005, 100 years of the Russian submarine fleet 2-8 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet set on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1655 - europe Russia
2005, Animals of the Far East 8 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1656 - europe Russia
2005, Post from Father Frost 5 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1657 - europe Russia
2006, 100th birthday of Oleg Antanow 5.60 r. as imperforated souvenir sheet on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1658 - europe Russia
2006, 100 years of the Russian submarine fleet 3-7 r. as imperforated Proof miniature sheet set on cardboard paper without gum, fine
Lot #1659 - europe Russia
1878, Russo-Turkish war, "POLEVOE POCHTTOVOE OTDELENIE 26 MAR 1867", clear strike on lettersheet with reverse side paper seal of the 45th Infantry Battalion. Very fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP (2016)
Lot #1660A - Russia Postal stationery
1899, Empress Maria advertising postal stationery lettersheet 5 k. light lilac, Serie # 5, used with additional franking on reverse with “MOSCOW TELEGRAPH 8 MAY 1900” and alongside registration label, sent to Apolda, Germany, reverse arrival mark, very fine and scarce usage
Lot #1660 - europe Russia
1899, Empress Maria advertising postal stationery lettersheet 7 k. blue, Issue # 67 (dated 26 March 1899), used with additional franking with “S. PETERBURG 23 VII 1899” and provisional red label alongside, sent to Hungaria with reverse arrival cds. “VERBO”, minor tear at top and light vertical bend, still fine and most unusual usage with the provisional label
Lot #1661 - Russia cancellations
“FRAUENBURG” cds in blue, fair strike on 1868 10 k. brown/blue to envelope to Moscow, blue dispatch cds repeated on reverse with arrival cds “MOSCOW 15 JUNE 1872”, very fine
Lot #1662 - Russia - City post Moscow / St Petersburg
1863, Coat of Arms 5 k. black/blue together with Russia 1866 1 k. black/yellow horizontal pair, fresh colours, tied by cds “S. PETERBURG 1 AOUT 1881” to 7 k. on 10 k. brown postal stationery envelope to London, reverse departure repeated and arrival faint oval mark “REGISTERED …”, the franking paying the correct 14 kopek rate (tariff of 20 March 1879). The envelope roughly opened, slight peripheral toning and back flap missing, otherwise very...
Lot #1663 - Baltic States and western Russia Russia - Northwest army
1919, OKCA 5 k., printed on creamy paper with text on reverse, wihtout gum, possibly a printer´s trial, very fine and unusual
Lot #1664 - siberia Russia - Republic of the Far East
1921, 10 k. blue/red/black and two single stamps 15 k. red tied by cds. “BLAGOVESCENSK 20.2.23” reverse on registered commercial cover to Hamburg with arrival mark. The cover with transportation creased, otherwise fine
Lot #1665 - Russian Post abroad post in china
“SHANGHAI POST OFFICE 15 I 1900” large cds (T&S type 1), two fine strikes on “KITAI” 1 k., 2 k., 7 k. and 10 k. to reverse of registered envelope to Germany with transit cds “HONG KONG” and arrival cds “HAGEN 17. 2. 00”, repeated on front with red registration label in English language “I(mperial).R(ussian).P(ost).O(ffice) / Shanghai, China. N°4 R”, trace of one adhesive taken off probably before sending (as the franking pays the correct...
Lot #1666 - Russian Post abroad post in china
“CHEEFOO 20 IX (18)99” large cds (T&S Type 1, Gregorian calendar), superb strike on “KITAI” 10 k. horizontal pair with adjacent framed “R Tchéfou, Chine N°. 254” to registered envelope to Austria, re-addressed to Bohemia, reverse transit Russian cds “SHANGHAI 10 SEP. 1899” (T&S Type 2, Julian calendar), “HONG KONG SP 29 99” and arrival cds, endorsed on back flap “Imperial Russian Post Master”, very fine. A remarkable cover, probably...
Lot #1667 - Russian Post abroad post in china
1889, Russia Coat of Arms 1 kop. yellow-orange tied by cds. “OSCH FERGHANA OBL. 2 XI 19-02” to 3 kop. postal stationery card to Freiburg, transit “MOSCOW 11 XI 19-02” and arrival cds. “FREIBURG 27.11.02”, the card written in Kashgar (Sinkiang) and in all probability transmitted from the Russian Consular Post Office via Pamir to the border, very fine. An appealing and rare item, being one of the earliest outgoing Russian mail sent from...
Lot #1668 - levant Issues of ROPIT
1865, 10 pa. brown/blue, fresh colour and good margins all around, 1845, Sperati forgery, fine, signed A. Diena and certificate Mikulski (1998)




























