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Worldwide, Airmail Etiquettes through 1941. A neatly arranged, highly specialized, extensive collection built over more than 20 years. Organized following Günter Mair's Catalogue of Airmail Labels (The Postal Label Study Group of Los Angeles, 1991), the material is presented by geographical regions (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, North America, Central America and South America), with each region's holdings further alphabetized by country.

Focusing on scarce and rare early material, the collector amassed an unrivalled array of material. There are approximately 3,150 labels off-cover, including 56 Mair six-star (Very Rare) and 315 (!) five-star (Rare) items, with more common types duplicated for further research. In addition to these single items, roughly 400 unused etiquettes are present as multiples—blocks, full sheets or booklets.

The covers are no less astounding, with about 1,200 in all, selected for the scarcity of the label, unusual postal history or markings, or for research purposes. Covers are arranged by the label's country of issue, rather than by country in which it was used—as people would often take a label from one country and use it elsewhere, offering a glimpse of travel routes and habits over the years.

Further highlights of the collection include First Issue etiquettes on cover, Zeppelin and Catapult flights, rare origins and destinations, plus over 100 stamps that are scarce or rare on cover. Australasia is particularly exciting, with Ross Smith, Herald, and Pals etiquettes each on cover (plus other rare items). We also find a highly specialized collection of about 1000 Great Britain etiquettes from 1920 to 1938, 21 rare Malta green cross Christmas mail labels, 22 rare Polish LOT air routing labels, a small group of Australian and New Zealand pigeon post items, a most unusual group of Australia Flying Doctor Corps material, and much, much more.

A sampling of the collection has been arranged on pages in an 18-ring binder, but most remains neatly arranged in boxes. While not formally mounted, it is organized in such a way that it would be an easy, if extensive, project—perfect for lazy summer evenings…or an extended layover at Arlanda.

Price: $95,000; £74,500; €80,850; 950,000 SEK; HK$741,000. (Image)

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German States: Baden, 1851, 9kr black on blue green, color error (Scott 4b. Michel 4F), 1st printing, nearly full o.g., with small part of gum loss at bottom right, which clearly shows the true blue-green color of the paper, the legendary unused example, color somewhat affected by surviving the bombing and fires of Berlin during World War II, clearly showing at one place on the reverse the blue-green color of the 9 Kreuzer errors of the first issue. Displaying four generous and full margins, unusual for any First Issue Baden. The cornerstone of any serious German Area collection., Extremely Fine, unique, no other mint examples have been discovered, One of the top rarities of the German States, of Europe and of Classic Philately, an immensely important stamp.

First appeared in a Berlin auction in 1919 and was subsequently in the Trusbach collection, sold by David Feldman SA in 1991; sold at "Pacific '97" in 1997 where it has resided with a private collector of historic worldwide antiquities; .

Examined and expertised with photo certificates/attests by the following: 2010 Franz Stegmüller, 1995 Maria Brettl, 1995 Jean-François Brun, 1991 Philippe Roumet, 1995 Heinzgeorg Richter, 1992 Soluphil, 1995 Roger Calves and 2012 Sergio Sismondo.

The Grand Duchy of Baden, one of the old German States which formed modern Germany in 1871, issued its first stamps in 1851. Anxious to save money, it used local talent for the printing and the paper, but went to Frankfurt am Main to find the engraver that could produce a master printing cliché which could be altered by introduction of different figures of value to produce stereotyped clichés which would be locked together to print sheets of the issue.

This is one of five examples known to exist which includes a newly discovered used example presented within this catalog.

The others are as follows:
1.) Tied to piece, "2" cancel of Achern, first auctioned in 1908 by Gilbert & Koch, then auctioned in 1919 by Gilbert and sold to dealer Theodore Champion. Now believed to reside in a collection in the United States.
2.) On cover bearing Orschweier postmark of 20 July 1851; discovered by Baron Türckheim and sold by him to the Reichpost Museum Berlin.
3.) Used on cover with Ettenheim postmark of 25 August, 1851. Discovered by Baron Türckheim and sold at auction in 1894, subsequently acquired by Ferrary. Sold at the Ferrary sale number 8, and acquired by Alfred Maier. Sold through Edward Stern of Economist Stamp Company to Alfred Caspary. In the Caspary auction (sale number 4, lot number 9) it was purchased by Herbert Bloch, as agent for John R. Boker, Jr. It was sold in the 1985 Boker auction sale (lot number 5) for DM 2,645,000, the highest price achieved, up to that time, for a European stamp.
4.) The subject example herein
5.) used cancelled "25" postmark of Konstanz, offered herein.

Price: $750,000; £588,250; €638,300; 7,500,000 SEK; HK$5,850,000. (Image)

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