Sale No: 776
Lot No: 646
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Cat No: Collection
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Soviet Zone, "The Russians are Coming!", Knockout 3-Volume Collection, 1945-49, Exceptional holding with all stamps, covers and souvenir sheets blackmounted on pages. You'll find the Scott-listed areas of Berlin-Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Thuringia, as well as the Lokalausgaben (local issue) and Nichtamtliche Ausgaben (unofficial issues) as listed in Michel. As you probably have surmised, mostly mint, but a reasonable amount of scarcer used examples too, including on piece and on cover. The first volume covers the states which fell under Soviet hands and features multiple pages of each issue, some as many as seven times. The pages appear to be identical, but after spot-checking, both "fallend" & "steigend" watermarks were detected, so perhaps other varieties are waiting to be found. Some of the better items include Mecklenburg-Vorpommern used block of four of #12N16, East Saxony mint 15N1 and unlisted Scott, such as grey paper and rouletted varieties on the numeral issue, West Saxony used 14N15-20 & 14NB1-12 on pieces, and mint 14NB16 including many se-tenant pairs and some in blocks called Herzstücke, for example MiNr. Hz.10-11, Thuringia mint 16NB4a, and plenty more. The other two volumes tackle the local & unofficial issues, from some of the more familiar places, like Cottbus, Finsterwalde, Meissen, Strausberg and others, to some really obscure stuff, some of the towns not even listed in Michel! There's even a certificate for a set from Saulgau (MiNr. XIII-XXIV), but there will undoubtedly be some fakes and forgeries in the mix; nevertheless, most of it is good and a welcome addition to any German collection, generally Fine to Very Fine, entire lot viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $3,500-5,000
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Opening US$ 3,750.00
Sold...US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Oct-01-2022, 13:07:27 EST
Sold For 3750
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