1885/1909, small unused and used collection containing better items like Mi.-Nr. 4-6, 21-23, 46 unused, slightly mixed quality
Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 6 - Collections: Country Collections: Europe, General Collections, Airmail & Zeppelin, Thematics, Picture Postcards, Literature and Germany
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Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction - Day 6 - Collections: Country Collections: Europe, General Collections, Airmail & Zeppelin, Thematics, Picture Postcards, Literature and Germany
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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) |
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Lot #10328 - Overseas China Empire and Republic
1891/1937 (ca.), Foreign Post Offices in China, unused and used collection with 6 covers and cards, including a good selection of adhesives from the German Post Offices in Kiautschou to 2½ dollars, together with issues of the American, Italian and French Post Offices. Noted small envelope (ca. 1900) endorsed "Corps expéditionnaire de Chine", bearing a fine strike of the "TRÉSOR ET POSTE AUX ARMÉES CHINE 5 MARS" datestamp, sent to Privas with...
Lot #10329 - Overseas China Empire and Republic
1898/1995 (ca.), unmounted mint/unused and used accumulation with duplicates, commencing with some Coiling Dragons and Junk issues, after the 1950s mostly unused/mint neverg hinged, together with a small selection of French Offices in China, etc., in one album
Lot #10330 - Overseas China Empire and Republic
1893/1990 (ca.), group of 19 covers and cards, including Shanghai Local Post and French Offices, strength before the 1980s, together with a 1955 cover from Hong Kong, in one album
Lot #10331 - Overseas People's Republic of China
1958/99, interesting accumulation of more than 2500 cards and covers, containing a wide array of parcel cards, many r-stamps mostly R6, military post, FDC, 80 letters with selfmade stamp used in Wuhan, VR covers etc., mostly good condition
Lot #10332 - Overseas People's Republic of China
1969/71, 6 covers including four inland single frankings, some better with Invincible Chinese People Mi.-Nr. 1040 and 1042, 100th Anniversary Parisian Commune Mi.-Nr. 1070 pair, etc., overall in fine condition, scarce (ex Mi.-Nr. 877-1070)
Lot #10333 - Overseas People's Republic of China
1971/75, 8 inland single franking covers, including 50th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Mi.-Nr. 1080, overall in fine condition
Lot #10334 - Overseas Colombia
1840/2010 (ca.), stock incl. 1935 Olympic games set, Mi.-Nr. 351-366 cpl. MNH, good perforations, very fine, peso values signed Rolf Meyer with written Cert. The remainder is a stock of mostly modern German mixtures in albums, glassines or boxes, in one small carton
Lot #10335 - Overseas Colombia
1859/2004, unmounted mint/unused and used group, including local issues, noted Tolima, showing some duplicates and a few multiples, also a group of Scadta, etc.; slightly mixed condition in the early issues, in one stockbook
Lot #10336 - Overseas dominican republic
1875/1970, mostly unused collection in an Scott-Speciality-Album wit blank pages interspersed to accomodate the lot of varities, we note impfers, proofs, inverted centers and some more, overprints with varities - double, inverted etc., there are also postal tax issues, revenues and more, mostly fine.
Lot #10337 - Overseas Egypt
1866/1965 (ca.), used and partly unused/mnh collection including post and Palestine, with some used blocks of 4 and larger multiples
Lot #10338 - Overseas Egypt
1877/1938 (ca.), Interesting collection of about 360 letters and cards with many interesting items, including 3 gutter pairs on entires, mail to Australia, Tsingtau, United States, Belgium with postage due stamps, South Africa with postage due stamp, ship mail, rural service, Hotel Post, airmail, censored mail, postage due, Post in Palestine, etc.,etc.
Lot #10339 - Overseas Egypt
1879/1945 (ca.), about 330 items of postal stationery with many interesting items, including 1899 postcard 4m. on 5 m. with "4" missing (2), many double cards including items used both ways, destinations like Russia and Java, reply cards from abroad including Malta, censor mark's including wavy lines in red, etc., etc. A very interesting lot.
Lot #10340 - Overseas Egypt
1882/1945 (ca.), 35 items of postal stationery with destinations like United States, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Luxembourg, India, Netherlands Indies, Japan, German East Africa, Australia and New Zealand
Lot #10341 - Overseas Egypt
1891/1957, 4 parcel cards to abroad, 3 with service stamps, one with some marginal faults
Lot #10342 - Egypt Postal stationery
1879/1960 (ca.), Ausstellungs-Sammlung “Die Ganzsachen von Ägpten” mit fast 250 gebrauchten Ganzsachen, dabei interessante Stempel (u.a. früher Dublex-Stempel Alexandria 1879) inkl. diverse Hotelpost-Stempel, bessere mit u.a. zweimal H&G P27 gestempelt (Nilepost SPC 31), Ganzsachen mit Zufrankaturen als Eilboten-, Luftpost- und R-Briefen/Karten, Ganzsachenkarten mit Werbe- und Bildzudrucken, Auslandspost mit Destinationen (u.a....
Lot #10343 - Overseas indonesia
1882/1959, group of 50 covers and cards, including Dutch East Indies, starting with 1882 5 c. violet postal stationery card with “AMBARAWA 8 5 1882” to Semarang, noted a number of mail to Ethiopia, and more. Overall in fine condition, neatly housed in one album
Lot #10344 - Iraq zwangszuschlagsmarken
1948/73, compulsory surcharge stamps, collection of stamps and around 70 entires, including Mi. 1-2II in pairs, Mi. 1 on cover, Mi. 2I on 3 covers, etc. An outstanding accumulation.
Lot #10345 - Overseas iran
1875/2002 (ca.), mint never hinged and predominantly unused and used collection with 18 covers, including Parcel Stamps and Officials, opening with the 1875 Rouletted Lion issue, followed by the Shah Qajar printings up to the 10 francs, fine range of the 1906 Provisoire Overprints, etc. Few forgeries and reprints noted; the condition somewhat mixed especially in the early issues, neatly housed in one album
Lot #10347 - Overseas holy land
1898/1940 (ca.), Hotel cachets and postcards, about 80 cards and covers plus some additional and later material. A lot of different and scarce handstamps of Hotels in Jerusalem, Haifa, Jericho, Nazareth, Tiberias, etc., also some better postmarks, mail to US, Luxemburg, Switzerland, etc., etc.. A most interesting collection.
Lot #10348 - Overseas Israel
1948/2009 (ca.), predominantly unmounted mint collection with a few duplicates, fairly advanced from the 1960s onwards including some booklets and souvenir sheets, some better values throughout with 1948 New Year 5709 3 m.-65 m. cpl. set with tabs (Mi.-Nr. 10-14) umnounted og., 1949 Jewish Celebration 5 pr.-35 pr. cpl. set with tabs (19-21) unmounted og, 1950 Camel 500 pr. with tab ( 54) unmounted og, etc. Overall in pleasant and fresh...
Lot #10349 - Overseas Israel
1948/60, small mint never hinged/unused and used group, a few better values from the first issue including with lower tablet, also Mi.-Nr. Bl.3(6) mint never hinged, overall condition is good
Lot #10350 - Israel Vending Machine Stamps
1988/2004, extensive ATM unused and used collection, many better sets throughout, together with some varieties without phosphor bands; a delightful specialist lot, neatly housed in a stockbook (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/45)
Lot #10351 - Overseas Japan
1871/2002 (ca.), in the beginning mostly MH, later MNH, from ca. 1900-2002 in the main catalogue numbers apparently complete collection, incl. all souvenir sheets from Bl. 2 onwards and modern booklets and booklet-panes, also a used part collection from ca. 1871-2002, later unused/used widely spread parts of e.g. obligatory tax and tax stamps for registered mail, seal stamps, also including occupation issues, provinces, and territories, at...
Lot #10352 - Overseas Japan
1871/89, unused and used collection containing many better items starting with Mi.-Nr. 1-4, Mi.-Nr. 8 unused, Mi.-Nr. 25-27 used, in addition some Korea, good condition






















