French Zone, Collection, 1946-49. Including Baden, Rheinland-Pfalz & Wurttemberg plus Berlin surcharge & airpost permit issues; regular issues seemingly complete, including the various souvenir sheets, as well as many paper, gum, printing, perforation, color and other varieties all meticulously notated; condition generally F-VF with much never hinged; owner's 2004 Michel catalog value €3,250, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

French Zone, Cover and Card Collection, 1945-49. 38 used covers and cards; nice range of issues and usages including Allied Military high value and mixed frankings, interesting 1946 Cannes Film Festival 1.50f private air courrier stamp and label usage, "Zone" issue multiples including gutter pairs and blocks, Baden, Wurttemberg & Rheinland-Pfalz issues, also 9 unused German emergency postal cards with obliterated Hitler portraits. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

French Zone - Baden, 1949 Freiburg Semipostals Minister Sheets. Special printings distributed to government officials, postmasters, etc; 4 sheets with single values, issued without gum, quite rare, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 5NB5-8 var. Michel No. 38 M-41 M  €500 ($685). $0 (Image)

French Zone - Baden, 1949 Freiburg Semipostals Minister Sheet of 4. Special printing distributed to government officials, postmasters, etc; this sheet has the 4 values in the issued designs; fresh and quite rare, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 5NB5-8 var. Michel No. block 1M  €450 ($616). $0 (Image)

French Zone - Rheinland, 1948 Ludwigshafen Semipostals Minister Sheet. Special printing distributed to government officials, postmasters, etc; this sheet has the 2 values in the issued designs; fresh and quite rare, without gum as issued, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 6NB1-2 var. Michel No. 30 M  €400 ($548). $0 (Image)

French Zone - Württemberg, 1949 2pf Compulsory Surtax stamp overprint imperforate. Overprinted in red "Wohnungshau-/abgabe" on imperf issue, post office fresh and very scarce, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine; signed Salomon. Michel No. 1 a W a  €750 ($1,028). $0 (Image)