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When the leaves turn and autumn arrives with its special atmosphere, a season of reflection and discovery begins for many collectors. Just as nature reveals its treasures, the catalogs of the Christoph Gärtner auction house open their doors to rare gems of numismatics and philately. From October 13...

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 donated to the Blau-Gelbes Kreuz e.V. (Blue-Yellow Cross), which supports Ukrainian orphans...

The 62nd Christoph-Gärtner Auction, held from June 2 to 6, 2025, featured exciting bidding duels, strong hammer prices, and generated great interest both in Germany and abroad. Eye-catching highlights included two collections from passionate philatelist Karl Heinz Schrader: "Great Britain" and "Old...

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letter from Ukraine, sent in the midst of the war – and today symbolizing hope, resilience, and solidarity as a moving historical document...

We have already provided an initial insight into Christoph Gärtner's summer auction in our March issue (page 47), when we presented top items from the second part of the "Red Cross" collection as well as philately from the Middle East and the Gulf States. In this edition, we want to focus on two...

The 61st auction held by Christoph Gärtner Auction House from February 17 to 21, 2025, once again attracted considerable attention both at home and abroad. The Asia and China sections performed particularly well, with high results and notable increases...

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 gold. With a total weight of 159.7g and measuring 9.2cm x 8.4cm x 2-3mm, it belongs to a limited...

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 registered mail with advice of delivery (“A.R.”) and took around 4 weeks to reach London...

100 years ago, a shortage of stamps in the Saar region and some special events led to a philatelic rarity, the “20 Mark SARRE”...

175 years ago, on September 21, 1847, the British Crown Colony of Mauritius issued its first two stamps, designed by the Briton Joseph Osmond...