1856, Manchester to Galatz, Romania, stampless folded letter, sent prepaid at 1/1d. rate in manuscript, endorsed “Via Ostend & Vienna” with red Manchester cds. and PAID 6 FEB 1856 transit; red AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO 7/2 exchange marking (van der Linden Nr. 2083) and large red “P” in circle handstamp on face, three Anglo-French accountancy notations (red) and one in blue reflecting settlement of charges; reverse with black double-...
Heinrich Köhler Petite Treasures - Day 1 Europe and Colonies: A–S
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May 26, 2026 Europe/Berlin
Heinrich Koehler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler Petite Treasures - Day 1 Europe and Colonies: A–S
Tuesday May 26, 2026 10:00 to 20:00 Europe/Berlin Europe/Berlin
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| Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1001 – 1950 | Europe and Colonies: A–S |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1951 – 3023 | Europe and Colonies: T–Z Transit and cross-border mail Great Britain British Commonwealth: A–H |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3024 – 3978 | British Commonwealth: I–Z Overseas countries Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Thematics, Postal Stationery, Literature, Ship mail |
| Friday, 29 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3979 – 5199 | German Empire 1872 – 1945 Private Posts German post offices abroad and colonies |
| Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 5200 – 6473 | German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII Germany after 1945: Local issues, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine |
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Lot #1827 - Romania cancellations
1857, Galatz / Agenzia del Lloyd: Entire letter from Galatz to Constantinople struck withclear strike of oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/GALATZ" in green (Tchiiinghirian fig. 828), commercial sender mark on reverse. Some small crease of thin paper, otherwise fine.
Lot #1828 - Romania cancellations
1862, Prepaid cover from Constantinople to Paris with CONSTANTINOPLE wreathed datestamp (11/6), straight line FRANCO and VIA KUSTENDGE-VIENNA handstamps all in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 385+384+113). Crossed to denote prepayment with reverse showing Vienna cds. (18/6) and Berlin 18/6 arrival mark, fine.
Lot #1829 - Romania cancellations
1863, Folded envelope cancelled CONSTANTINOPLE 31/8 in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 387) and FRANCO alongside, endorsed 'via Kustendje' (Constanza), sender cachet ‘Freres Simoff Constantinople’. The route of the cover is very interesting, from Constantinople by Lloyd ship to Kustendje, per Danube and black sea railway DBSR to Cernowoda and by DDSG to Roustschouk, file folds and tiny toned, otherwise fine. Nice postal history.
Lot #1830 - Romania cancellations
1874, 5 Kr. red on envelope tied by WIEN 6/10/74, red crayon “12½” and black JNSUFFISAMENT AFFRANCHIE alongside, to Bucharest with taxe mark ‘40 Bani’ on front, arrival mark 9/10 on reverse. Flap tiny flaw, otherwise very fine
Lot #1831 - Romania cancellations
1877, BOTOSANI 18.NOV.77 cds. on 5 b. postal stationery card used uprated with pair 5 b. olive-brown, perf.11, to Berlin with arrival 23.11, tiny pin hole filled, otherwise fine. Perforation lines on three sides.
Lot #1832 - Romania cancellations
1877, GALATI 13.AUG.77 cds. in black on 5 b. postal stationery card used uprated with two 5 b. ochre, registration mark “Ra=17/77” in black and ms."R23/8" alongside, addressed to “Speditions Abteilung des Österr. Ungar. Lloyd in Triest”, transportet via Danube and black sea with Austrian ship, arrival mark TRIEST 16.8.77 on reverse, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and a very scarce registered usage
Lot #1833 - Romania cancellations
1893, Incoming Mail Galatz : 10 p. postal stationery card from Serbia cancelled NISH with arrival mark GALATI on reverse, a scarce destination
Lot #1834 - Romania cancellations
1914, "BALCIC" occupation of Bulgaria, 5 bani green on postcard "Romania Noua Balcic" to Bukarest, fine.
Lot #1835 - Romania cancellations
1914, PPC of Prisoners in teh ARAD Fortress and fieldpost card to the military prison Arad with pair 5 f. postage due tied by ARAD cds., two scarce cards, fine
Lot #1836 - Romania cancellations
1915/18, Two postcards from Arad and to Arad with several german, austrian and hungarian censor marks, one card with postage due 5 lei, fine pair
Lot #1837 - Romania cancellations
1917, Arad Airport first air force cancellations on Austrian fieldpost card: "K.u.K. Militärbauleitung am Flugfelde ARAD" in circle with coat of arms and twoliner with same text in violet. The airfield was based on the area where Aurel Vlaciu, a pioneer in Romanian aviation, constucted hanger and buildings with grass runways, vertical crease, otherwise fine. Unrecorded and important early aviation marks.
Lot #1838 - Romania cancellations
1917, Postcard ‘Greetings from Tulcha’ used with violet russian type military unit cachet ‘Independent Romanian Fieldpost Department’ in cyrillic alphabet, addressed to Sofia with message in russian, fine and very scarce mail from romanian front.
Lot #1839 - Romania cancellations
1917, “K.u.K. Rekonvaleszenten Abt. beim Ersatz Baon.8c. ARAD” red twoliner on fieldpost card ‘Arad.Kossuth Szobor’ to Congorad Megye, unrecorded, very fine.
Lot #1840 - Romania cancellations
1918, DOBRITCH 30.1.18 two military occupation cancellations in blue and black on fieldpost card to Orjachovo, tiny border faults, otherwise fine.
Lot #1841 - Romania cancellations
"BUDEU 10/2, clear cancellation on 30 par. blue, trimmed at bottom, otherwise fine
Lot #1842 - Romania cancellations
“FRANCO BOTOSCHANI”, clear cancel in black on 30 par. blue, plate printing, full margins on three sides, thin on top left, otherwise fine
Lot #1843 - Romania cancellations
“TURTUCAIA” Romanian occupation Bulgaria, 5 ba. green postcard to Bucharest, fine
Lot #1844 - Romania Romania - Post in the Levante
1896, first issue 10 pa., 20 pa. and 1 pia. with violet overprints on 5 b. and 25 b., black overprint on 10 b. green. Romanian stamps for a postal Agency in the harbour of Constantinople tied by clear POSTA ROMANA COSPOLI 20 APR 96 cds. to cover. Sent to Ploesto, on reverse arrival mark 21 APR 1896, one stamp corner fault, otherwise fine and a scarce mix of black and violet overprints.
Lot #1845 - Romania Romania - Post in the Levante
1914, Turkey pair 2 pa. violet, 5 pa. brown and 10 pa. green tied to postcard from Constantinople by "BUR. AMB. MARITIM ROMAN CONSTANTINOPOLI - CONSTANTA 22/JAN/914" ship cds., arrival mark Simava 23/JAN/914, very unusual and attractive, tiny spots, otherwise fine and very scarce.
Lot #1846 - Romania Constantinopel
1920, Konstantinopel complete set of five values plus Mi. 6 without overprint on registered stamp dealer envelope tied by POSTES ROUMAINES CONSTANTINOPLE 25.5.920, addressed to Germany with violet twoliner “Vom Auslande über Dresden” and threeliner “Zurück / Einfuhr von Briefmarken verboten 4”, on reverse torn German postal label for opening and control, retour to Turkey with arrival mark POSTES ROUMAINES CONSTANTINOPLE 20.8.920 on reverse,...
Lot #1847 - Romania Constantinopel
1919, CITY POST : stampless cover addressed to the Romanian Consulate at arrival postage due 10 b. (faults) and 30 b. affixed and cancelled by "CONSTANTINOPL-POSTES ROUMAINES 10.JUL 1919", large tear on top, tiny toned, extremely scarce and very unusual local usage in Turkey!
Lot #1848 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
1918, COTROCENI PALACE : Postcard 'Romanian Ottoman Military Governorate Fieldpost / The Peace Negotiations in Cotroceni (March 1918) The Turkish Delegates', unused, imprint in ottoman script ‘Romanya Osmanli Askeri Valiligi Sahra Postasi Bükreste Kotroceni Sulh Müzakerati Osmanli Mürahaslari’, fine and very scarce.
Lot #1849 - Romania Foreign Post offices in Romania
1917, Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope used uprated with 20 pa. blue and 10 pa green, performing 50 pa. rate plus 10 pa. violet war orphans issue from Istanbul, sent by German officer of ‘road construction special unit’, boxed censor Galata no.12 in black, bulgarian censor in violet, german censor ‘Geprüft Postüberwachungsstelle 23.X.1917’ in red, on reverse arrival mark of bulgarian occupation BUCAREST 24.X.917 cds. fine,...
Lot #1850 - Russia Pre-Philatelie
1795, Entire written from St Petersburg on November 20th, addressed to Newburyport, with clear bishop mark 3 AP on obverse, rated 70, some paper splitting
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