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CatNo.

Lot Description

2181

Germany, Collection, 1872-1950's. Astounding and extensive connoisseur's collection of mint and used with extensive amount of never hinged and many valuable items to be found both mint and used. There are good classics like embossed eagles complete used, several (including 22) with S.O.N. cds's plus some good mint, and although states are absent there is a nice little Heligoland collection with genuine rare items like Michel 19Aa XF mint block, 2n.h. signed A Diena plus excellent 3rd Reich period with much of the never hinged found in VF fresh corner margin examples including 351-62, n.h., 401-14n.h., B33n.h., B49-57n.h., B59-67 n.h., B68VF used, C26 n.h., C34 n.h., C35-7 n.h., C38-9 mint, C40-2 mint (41-2 n.h.) plus all two groups complete VF -XF used, as are most others in this period including B49-57, C20-34. Much good B.O.B. including 0216-21 n.h. There are full sheets n.h. of 3rd Reich era tête-bêche booklet issues in a sheet file (€2830) plus many complete booklets like Mich MH 36.2, MH 37.4 rare block with WZ1 (2) and WZ2 n.h. (€1600) and also not to be overlooked, specialized WWII items not often seen in collection lots like Feldpost Mi 5a mint signed Kesselstatt, Flemish Legion Mich XV-XIX perf & imperf n.h., rare Inselpost (all expertized) including Mi 7a used, 9 n.h., 108d n.h., IIab mint (counted ½ n.h. price) 11Bb n.g. also French Legion Polar bear souvenir sheet plus a terrific group of scarce private airmail. Issues (group cert $19000) including Michel Gelber Hund varieties to €1500 each, and Mich semiofficial Air M1A used, MZa mint, M3 mint n.h., M5 mint, M7 mint, M9 mint, M10 used M11 Leignitz Zepp both colors n.h. mint plus used signed with Simon cert. Also noted are Bund + Berlin issues virtually complete including Posthorns, Berlin 1st overprints black + red + (NB3a + 585A-99 sets + Mi I/I - IX/I + some blocks and most used also including 9NB3a, 9N17 block. There is a section of items in numbered and priced cards, including highlights already noted, but also with mint n.h. blocks and other varieties, adding to the immense appeal of this lot. Such collections are rarely offered intact, and this one presents a rare chance to obtain a remarkable holding at a relatively modest price, with nearly all F-VF and the few n.g. or small faults counted at 1/2. Cat $109,955 -.
Estimate; $20,000 - 30,000.

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Est. $20,000-30,000
SOLD for $16,000.00
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2182

Germany, Collection, 1872-2010. Large Scott International album, mixed mint & used, the album is jammed full of stamps, no great rarities here, but much useful material is present, worth careful inspection.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $325.00
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2183

Germany, and Colonies Group. A small book of choice used and unusual material; includes a beautiful German East Africa #21 with on the nose cancel, etc.; condition is uniformly exceptionally nice; Scott catalog is $9150+.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,350.00
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2184

Germany, Collection. 2 Scott volume collection, strength in post-war material (include Posthorn set complete), generally fresh and nice.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $260.00
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2185

Germany, Inflation Period Dealer's Postal History Stock. Attractive and comprehensive dealer's stock of Germany Inflation Era 1919-1923 postal history, made up of 1000 all different postally used commercial covers. Includes all types of rates, usages and destinations. There are plenty of first and last day of rates. Virtually all are counted and correct rates. About 60% of the lot is 1923, with at least 10% from November 1923. All are sleeved and priced. Generally very fine, total retail over $23,000.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,900.00
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2186

Germany, Private Local Post Issues. In stock book of 860 nice stamps includes cities as: Bergedorf, Luebeck, Altone, Bochum, Berlin, Bamberg, Manheim, Dresden, Hamburg, Kalsruhe, Essen, Madeburg, Hannover, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Prov. Sachen, includes Hamburg locomotive 10Pf canceled (21 st.) and Bergedorf 15Pf depicting two rabbits with double print, plus ordinary print, scarce material.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
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2187

Kiauchau, 1900 Tsingtau Surcharge Issue Collection. Study of 71 mint and used Scott 1, 3, 1a & 3s singles on quadrille pages; includes with and without blue line, appears some Michel varieties noted, with posted noting an catalog value at €25,250 however catalog appears to be around $8,000; inspect may prove rewarding here.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
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2188

Germany, Never Hinged Group. Small, beautiful never hinged lot of post-war material; includes 35 sets of 1949 Stamp Centenary, 7 sets 1951 Marienkirche, etc.; Scott catalog $6,032, Post Office fresh lot.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
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2189

Allied Occupation, Collection. Attractive and well presented dealer stock of German and American AMG covers and postal history, about 100 covers with many different usages, frankings, destinations and censors, vast majority are commercial uses with a few philatelic types, all are sleeved and priced with the owner's prices totaling approximately $3,500, generally very fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
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2190

Allied Occupation, Postal History Stock. Attractive and diverse postal history stock of the Allied occupation of Germany after WW2 from 1945-1949, comprising approximately 575 covers, this lot covers the period with a huge variety of frankings, destinations, censors, and usages including currency reform (10X), vast majority are commercial uses with a few philatelic uses, all are sleeved and priced; with the owner's reasonable total retail of approximately $16,000, generally very fine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
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2191

Soviet Zone, Postal History Stock. Diverse and intriguing stock of Soviet Occupation of Germany postal history from 1945-1949, comprising about 375 covers, this lots covers the period with a great variety of usages and frankings including Michel listed local issues and currency reform (10X) period, vast majority are commercially uses with a few philatelic uses, all are sleeved and priced with the owner's reasonable total retail of approximately $11,000, generally very fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
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2192

German Democratic Republic, Postal History Stock. Diverse and interesting stock of DDR postal history with about 160 covers that includes an assortment of usages, destinations, frankings, and registered, some very nice commercial uses are included as well as some better FDC's, all are sleeved and priced, with total marked retail of approximately $4,800, generally very fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
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2193

Berlin, Postal History Stock. Knowledgeable dealer's stock of post WW2 Berlin, over 230 covers with a huge variety of frankings, destinations, censors and usages, mostly commercial mail with a few FDC's, very clean and attractive, all are sleeved and priced, owner's realistic retail is over $6,600, generally VF.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $675.00
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2194

French Zone, Postal History Stock. Interesting and well prepared postal history stock of the French zones of occupation, about 190 covers from Rheinland, Baden and Wurttemberg with a great variety of usages, frankings, destinations and censors, commercial mail is the norm with a few philatelic uses included, all are sleeved and priced; owner's reasonable retail prices are about $5,400, generally very fine.
Estimate; $600 - 800.

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Est. $600-800
SOLD for $575.00
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2195

Germany: Federal Republic, Postal History Stock. Knowledgeable dealer's stock of post WW2 West Germany, over 750 covers with a great variety of frankings, destinations, censors and usages, mostly commercial mail with a few FDC's, very clean and attractive, all are sleeved and priced, owner's realistic retail is $20,000, generally very fine.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
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2196

Gibraltar, Collection. Selection of issues identified on stockpages; with a nice group of G.B. used in Gibraltar including S.G. Z22+Z48 combination on piece, Z44, Z46, Z47 (flaws), Z49 x2, Z50 x2, Z62 & Z71, useful selection of regular issues with later multiples, post & postal usages and a Spain issue used in Gibraltar.
Estimate; $200 - 300.

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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
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Great Britain to Italian Colonies

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CatNo.

Lot Description

2197

Great Britain, Postal History Group. Includes 16 early 1759-99 folded letters with various ratings, 1840 1d black usage London to Exeter and some later QV usages, 1916 WWI British Forces in Greece cover sent to California, and a Received From H.M. Ships postmarked cover to England which appear to have been submersed in water (crash cover?); interesting group.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $260.00
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2198

Great Britain, Collection, 1840-19. Exceptional mint (and some VF used) collection neatly mounted on Scott pages (after 1889) with better earlies already broken out to numbered and priced stock cards. Assembled with quality-conscious collector, so the condition here is well above the norm, though a few early n.g., these counted at ½ mint values. We note mint 3f, 10 n.g., 2b n.g., 26a, 28, 30, 37 n.g., 40, 40a, 42, 43, pl19 and 13, 51 n.g., 52, 58 pl11 n.h. (+plate 4-6, 8, 12, 14, 15, 20, 61, plate 18 and 20, 6 4n.g., 66 pl1, 67 pl17, 70 pl15, 73, 82, plate 22 (2) and 23, 84-5, 94, 98-103, 96 n.h., SG, 175 Specimen, 105-108 VF 111-22, SG 206, SG 199 green + scarlet VF n.h., SG 204 purple on orange n.h., SG 206 deep bright carmine n.h. corner margin 118a, 124VF, 127-36 n.h., 139-42 XF, 159-72 n.h., 173 n.h., VF, 173 a, b VF, 174c XF, 175-6 VF XF, 177,179-81, SG 415 VF n.h., 205b-7b, 207c, 209-24, watermark sideways KGV (3sets), KGV1 (1H set n.h.) 249-51 n.h., QE sets complete including phos, graphite n.h., P. dues complete (n.h. 1936 on). QE phosphor commemoratives n.h. blocks (red cross in pairs), 411a, n.h., 697 gold missing. Used including SG1 intense black on piece, SG 14w mute watermark £875, 55d milky blue cancel C38 $1850 + 46 cancel F85 Mayaguez P.R. (575) 65, 67, 69 all VF several VF used S.O.N. cds (including 103 (2), 107, 108) 124 clean oval date stamp on piece 178, 224 XF block. Also 6 WWII Nazi Forgeries (£650), Mulready including 2¢ rare used! A really lovely collection, Cat (some by SG converted to $) over 100,000.
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000.

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Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $8,000.00
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2199

Great Britain, Collection, 1840-1950. Outstanding and valuable mainly used collection, with specialization for plates and shades, neatly arrayed in a Davo hingeless album. This rather attractive collection was assembled by a quality conscious German collector, and boasts many VF cleanly canceled examples, including S.O.N. cds's. There are platings of many QV issues starting with mainly VF penny blacks showing plates 1a and b, 2, 3, 5,6,9 (several with certs) and the rare and highly prized plate II with Royal cert as plate II (this one just a VG-F example, however), 2 penny blue with plate I deep full blue and plate 2, penny reds from black plates with plate 2, 9, 10, 11, 50 different imperf red plates, perf penny red plate 71-225, complete but for the rare 77 ½d engraved including plate 9 complete, followed by a nice showing of embossed and surface printed plates and shades with embossed 6d (4), 10d, and 1sh (4), extensive showing of plates for values to 1sh for surface printed with 1st 5sh plate 1 and 2 in nl and pale shade, 5sh blued paper p1 1 (perfin counted at ¼ nl), 5sh anchor watermark, XF clean oval DS, 1st 10sh and £1 present (latter nicely centered but with reddish crayon mark) 1883 blued paper 2sh6, 5sh, QV long pounds including watermarked orbs! Green with S.O.N. cds Belfast, also mint with specimen overprint (£1100), later QV and KEVII with extensive near complete array of shades to £1 showing 2 long pounds with clean small cds. KGV with impressive Seahorses including 10 different 10sh, shades 2 pound greens, many with certs and some nice cds's, also watermark sideways and lower values shades figured as cheapest. PUC pound VF also. There are a few officials and postage dues, the latter with some better mint including complete sets with n.h. high values. Quite a lovely group with SG cat over £133,0000 (about $170,000).
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000.

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Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $8,500.00
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2200

Great Britain, Collection, 1840-1969. Impressive collection in mounts in a Gibbons Windsor album, 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century mostly mint, some NH here and there, majority of value in used Victoria including three Penny Blacks (one red and one black Maltese Cross cancel, one other black cancel), Scott #2 black Maltese Cross cancel, #5, 6, 7, 26, 27, 28, 33 (with/more than 120 different plate numbers), 34, 37, 39, 42, 45, 50 plate 6, 51 plate 8, 52 plate 4, 53 plate. 1, 55 plate. 1, 57 plate 1, 1/2 d 58 with plates 1, 3-6, 8, 10-15, 60 plate 12, 64 plate 13, 64a plate. 9, 70 plate 16, 73 plate. 1, 81, 85, 87 plate 14, 94, 95, 96, 108, 109, and 124, also mint Scott #108, used Victoria officials O5, O6, O7, O12, O27, O31-37, O38, O44, O46, mint officials O30 plate. 13 and O45, better 20th Century mint including nice KEVII and KGV values to 1/- with shades, perf and watermark varieties of Scott #127-38, 143-50, 151-58B, 159-72, 177-78, 183, 187-200, 190a, 210-20, 210a, 212b, 213b plus 142 no gum (£1 KEVII) and Seahorses 173 and 222-24, also used 139-41, 173-74, 174b, 175b and 209 (PUC £1); KEVII mint officials O39-41, O59-61, O63-4 and used O21, O23, O42-43, O49-52, O65, O69)74-77, and postage due J1-75 (mostly mint) and Offices in Turkish Empire mint 9-24, 26-64, KGVI & QEII quite complete mint for the period, KGVI including Scott #249-51A plus some NH blocks and booklet panes, QEII has #292-607 with watermark and phosfor varieties plus pre-decimal Machins and Regionals, 19th Century generally fine or better, 20th Century generally fine to very fine or better, owner's Scott $52,000, clean, attractive and well collected.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.

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Est. $4,000-6,000
SOLD for $4,000.00
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