Wiesbaden-based auction house, Heinrich Köhler, have released a brochure which informs us that Wolfgang Maassen’s extensive philatelic archive will be auctioned in March 2027. The archive consists of objects, documents, and eclectic treasures he has collected over the decades.
Among its principal components are:
- a “Who’s Who” collection of documents relating to prominent philatelists of the nineteenth century, as well as early exhibitions, societies and stamp dealers
- a collection of early stamp albums, primarily from the nineteenth century and largely of German origin
- a photographic archive containing an estimated 20,000 images, mainly from the second half of the twentieth century
- an extensive collection of specialist journals in German, English and Dutch from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- a number of rare philatelic publications
- a wide range of philatelic ephemera, including brochures, flyers, admission tickets, greeting cards, menus, small price lists, and other printed material
- exhibition medals
- specialised collections devoted to individual philatelists, including Philipp von Ferrari, Alfred Moschkau, Ludwig Hesshaimer, Hugo Schwaneberger, the Senf brothers, Dr Paul Singer and the Shanahan auction house, Christian Sauerland, and others.
The beautiful 56-page brochure has been published in both English and German. It can be downloaded from the Köhler website for free.
