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Our Favourite Lot of the Week

Under the heading “Favorite lot of the Week” we will present some of our philatelists‘ favorite lots, which will be offered in our auctions. You can look forward to an interesting and exciting preview of a different kind. And perhaps you too will find a new treasure.

„In the world of collecting you can discover something new every day……“

Christoph Gärtner

Charity lot of our 63rd auction

As part of the 63rd auction of the Christoph Gärtner Auction House, a special charity lot will once again be auctioned on October 15, 2025, at 9 a.m. All proceeds, as in the previous year, will be

Charity lot of our 62nd auction

As part of the 62nd auction of the Christoph Gärtner auction house, a special lot was auctioned on 5 June 2025: a registered letter from Ukraine, sent in the midst of the war – and today symbolizing

Noble WIPA block in gold

We are delighted to be able to offer you an extremely attractive limited edition golden WIPA block from 1933 from Austria at the 61st auction. Issued in 1933, this WIPA block is presented in 900 fine

Unique cover from Thailand

A total of 88 provisional “1 Att.” on 64 Att. with the portrait of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) decorate this comparatively heavy-weight cover from Bangkok to London from 1895. It was sent by

Leprosy in Norway

2023 – Week 18 Leprosy in Norway Leprosy is one of the oldest known bacterial diseases. The Norwegian Gerhard Armauer Hansen discovered it in 1873. Full scientific recognition of Hansen’s

A quarter of a groschen for the tobacco rollers?

2023 – Week 6 A quarter of a groschen for the tobacco rollers? The Duchy of Oldenburg (Grand Duchy from 1815) had tobacco factories but virtually no tobacco growing. However, there was a great demand

Cottonreels for Miss Rose

2023 – Week 5 Cottonreels for Miss Rose It is a unique cover to Miss Rose on the Blankenburg plantation in Demerara, franked with a pair of primitive 4c first issue British Guyana stamps. Because of

Hero(ines) in Wilhelmine Germany

2023 – Week 4 Hero(ines) in Wilhelmine Germany Did bourgeois nationalism in Wilhelmine Germany displace women? At least not in the care of the wounded and sick. For this purpose, the Vaterländische

A Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU (nicknamed curiously “God ‘elp all of us”) landed on bamboo mats and the pilots were knighted

2023 – Week 3 A Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU (nicknamed curiously “God ‘elp all of us”) landed on bamboo mats and the pilots were knighted On 12 November 1919, Captain Ross Smith, together

The Margrave’s water landing

2023 – Week 2 The Margrave’s water landing Marquis Francesco de Pinedo (1890-1933) was a famous Italian pilot. In February 1927, De Pinedo and his co-pilot Carlo del Prete started in Sardinia

A somewhat premature telegram from the king

2022 – Week 51 A somewhat premature telegram from the king Lt. Harry George Hawker, former chief test pilot of the Sopwith Aviation Company, and his navigator Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth McKenzie Grieve were

„It’s raining here …“(Shanghai February 1973)

2022 – Week 49 „It’s raining here “(Shanghai February 1973) At least since Marco Polo’s travels, the Middle Kingdom has been a well-known mystery. Barely any other country is the subject of so