1860/2010 (ca.), Aden to Venezuela, extensive mint never hinged/unused and used overseas collection, showing a small selection of many of the early issues, then increasing in material over the later years. Some occasional faults as to be excepted, overall in good and fresh condition, neatly housed in 26 albums
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 #10454 - Main catalogue all world
1865/1905, interesting collection of postal stationery cut-outs, Argentinia-Turkey incl. North- and Soutamerica and Asia, good section USA, all housed in an old “Schaubek” pre-printed album
Lot #10455 - Main catalogue all world
1867/1970 (ca.), mostly used stock, beginning with four preprinted all word albums, incl. some early parts of Asia, Europe, German Empire beginning with Shields, etc., also modern collections, different condition, in two large cartons
Lot #10456 - Main catalogue all world
1870/1900 (ca.), collection with some hundered stamps, just small values
Lot #10457 - Main catalogue all world
1900/80 (ca.), accumulation in 2 boxes, mostly collections German areas (no DDR) with some better items, collection US with much unused/mint, collection Year of the Child FDC, etc.
Lot #10458 - Main catalogue all world
1900/2010 (ca.), mostly used stock with small collections with focus on africa, america and british and french colonies, also including parts Germany allied occupation, souvenir sheet 1 on cover, and Berlin, book “Michel-Atlas zur Deutschland Philatelie”, some german material signed, in two cartons
Lot #10459 - Main catalogue all world
1913, old pre-printed album “Schwaneberger Permanent Album – Popular Edition” from 1913, mostly sparsely filled with stamps from around the world. The album is in good condition.
Lot #10460 - Main catalogue all world
1920/2000 (ca.), an interesting and extensive collection of airmail and Zeppelin mail in four albums; includes over 300 covers and cards featuring notable franking, as well as stamps depicting aircraft, zeppelins, and airmail themes. Include the Flemish Legion XIV/XIX A (2) and German Reich issues such as the South America Flight unused, Polar Flight unused, and Chicago Flight cancelled and unused, some on cover/card. Also features airmail...
Lot #10461 - Main catalogue all world
1939/77, group incl. Bohemia and Moravia Mi.-Nr. 1-19 used on pieces signed Gilbert, also Vietnam, Djulfa, modern Czechoslovensko and Jugoslavia miniature sheets (ca. 1966-1977), Berlin souvenir sheet Mi.-Nr. Bl. 1 (cancellation can not be expertized) and Federal Republic of Germany, in small box
Lot #10462 - Main catalogue all world
1952/2009 (approx.), mint never hinged and used accumulation of Football Worldcup 1982, CEPT and UNO Vienna, New York and Geneva in 8 albums, in good conditon
Lot #10463 - Main catalogue all world
1975/90(ca.), modern accumulation of postal products, including approx. 260 grams of sterling silver
Lot #10464 - Main catalogue all world
1982/2004 (ca.), MACHINE LABELS (ATM), massive unused and used collection, noted Spain, Portugal, Finland, USA and more, showing a wide range of issues, some better and rare values throughout like United Arab Emirate 2001 Falcon 0,10 dh. (Mi.-Nr. 1) with FDC postmark, Argentina 1995 0,25 p. (Mi.-Nr. 1), Cyprus 1999 Mouflon 0,11-0,75 (Mi.-Nr. 2) both unused and used, strong group of Indonesian labels (Mi.-Nr. 1-6) with duplicates, etc. A...
Lot #10465 - Main catalogue all world
1662/1864 (ca.), group of over 40 stampless entires (including one cover with adhesive), showing a wide range of transit and postage due markings, noted a fine selection of mail Italy to France and from Austria via France to England, some better items throughout with a duo of 1859 and 1863 entire letters from Manchester via London and Marseilles to Constantinople bearing black and red “BRITISH OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE” datestamps respectively ;...
Lot #10466 - Main catalogue all world
1788/1996 (ca.), interesting collection of hundreds of covers and cards, strength in the pre-1945 period, showing a wide range of countries, cancellations and usages, with France Tonkin Expedition Corps, 1906 calendar-postcard bearing Blanc Type 2 c. and 3 c. to Switzerland, strong choice in the classic area with Barbados, Sweden, French Colonies, Egypt, Spain and more, together with some express mail, printed matters, mixed frankings with...
Lot #10467 - Main catalogue all world
1810/1960 (ca.), large accumulation of several hundreds covers and cards, spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, with particular strength in the pre-1930 period, with a wide range of postal history material, France and Germany well represented, including a selection of classic issues, also a good choice of unused postal stationery cards from around the world, with some duplication, and more. An eclectic and useful assembly, the occasional...
Lot #10468 - Main catalogue all world
1815–1933, including five letters, with Hanover printed matter to York from 1815, bordmail from the LZ Viktoria Luise on its 400th flight on Nov. 26, 1913, the final round trip of the LZ10 Schwaben via Berlin, plus two Zeppelin letters with American postage of 50 C. and $1.30; condition varies somewhat.
Lot #10469 - Main catalogue all world
1824/1939, extensive “Ship Mail” collection comprising several hundred covers, postcards, and postal stationery. The focus is on the “U.S. GERMAN SEA POST” collection, which includes a large amount of mail from before 1920, featuring, among other items, Duplex postmarks nos. 1–16 and other special features. In addition, other letters including a 1824 letter with straight line “SHIP” postmark to Matanzas, a 1923 registered letter from the USA...
Lot #10470 - Main catalogue all world
1824/1947 (ca.), over 60 cards and covers, starting from prephilately, with many higher and unusual frankings, exotic destinations, registered and airmail, etc.
Lot #10471 - Main catalogue all world
1835/1990 (ca.), ecclectic accumulation of hundreds of covers and cards, noted a group of Columbian and Venezuelian registered/airmails to Switzerland, Indian Feudatory State Hyderabad with two franked covers, Hejaz 1919 envelope to Suez bearing 1 pia. blue (Mi.-Nr. 12) tied by bilingual “JEDDAH” circular datestamp, 1942 Japanese Occupation of Malaya envelope to Kuala Lumpur bearing Negrisembilan Dai Nippon 8 c., also a Perak 2 c. postal...
Lot #10472 - Main catalogue all world
1840/1938, valuable accumulation of approximately 60 covers and cards from a wide range of areas inclduing foreign post offices and overseas destinations, noted mail from French Cochinchina, Austrian Offices in Cavalla and Galatz, German Forerunners in Tientsin, Buenos Aires with Cabeza franking, French Offices In Yokohama, Gold Coast, etc. Many better items throughout with French Congo 10 c. stationery card used with British “PAQUEBOT” cds (...
Lot #10473 - Main catalogue all world
1840/1930 (approx.), several hundred covers with a focus on Europe; includes Switzerland notably a pair of Michel no. 6, Great Britain, Old Italian States, France with Ballon Monté, Old German States, Russia including a three-color franking, and Spain; also includes pre-philatelic items, transit mail, some overseas material, special postmarks, etc.
Lot #10474 - Main catalogue all world
1841/1990 (ca.), about 120 covers and cards with some interesting items as Mulready letter sheet, Togo occupation items, some German states, etc.
Lot #10475 - Main catalogue all world
1850/1980 (ca.), about 300/400 covers and cards, much simple material, but also some interesting items.
Lot #10476 - Main catalogue all world
1851/1941, diverse group of 7 covers, beginning with 1851 double weight folded letter from London via overland mail via Marseilles to Mauritius, forwarded by Packet “PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS” and rated “2s2d” in red, German Reich inflation registered cover from Hamburg Altona to Baghdad with receiving cds. (1923), also patriotic soldier's letter from Chickamauga to Maine, etc.
Lot #10477 - Main catalogue all world
1855/2018 (ca.), over 300 cards and covers, beginning from German States prephilately with postal reciepts, also franked covers, Soviet Occupied Zone “Potschta” on Cover signed Richter, some Switzerland and semimodern Germany, etc., ca. 200 modern covers, also a page of material from Heligoland, in four albums










