1872 Small Shield, 1/2gr red orange, unused with original gum, l.h., beautiful color, small natural faults ("eine schmale druckstelle"), otherwise v.f., with 2004 Dr.Sommer certificate (Mi.3), cat. €1600 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. €1600, Est.$250

1872 Small Shield, 5gr bister, h.r., natural inclusion, still fine, with 2002 Dr. Sommer certificate (Mi.6) cat. €1300 (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Cat. €1300, Est.$300

1872 Large Shield, 9kr red brown, n.h., usual small flaws, otherwise fine and rare n.h., with 1995 Dr. Sommer certificate (Mi.27a) cat. €2500 (Cat No. 25) (Image)

Cat. €2500, Est.$300

1875 5pf "Pfennige" violet, n.h., fine, signed Zenker (Mi.32) cat. €1100 (Cat No. 30) (Image)

Cat. €1100, Est.$200

1900 2m blue, Type I, line-perf. 11 1/2, perfs slightly corrected at left, l.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rare perforation variety, signed Grobe, with 1998 Zenker and 2003 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.64IB, Euro 2,800) (Cat No. 63var) (Image)

Est.$900

1900 3m black violet, Type II, line-perf. 11 1/2, l.h., fresh and v.f. example of this rare perforation variety, signed Grobe, with 2003 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.65IIB, Euro 4,800) (Cat No. 64var) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1900 5m slate & carmine, Type I (without retouching), h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1994 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate. A rare stamp (Mi.66 I) cat. $1350 (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Cat. $1350, Est.$750

1900 Reichspost, 5m slate & carmine, 22 used copies, various types (unchecked), occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better (catalogued as the least expensive types) cat. $8800 (Cat No. 65) (Image)

Cat. $8800, Est.$1,000

1900 Reichspost, 5m slate & carmine, 12 used copies, Types II,III and IV, some signed, occasional minor flaws, mostly fine or better (Cat No. 65d,65e,65A) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1900 5m slate & carmine Type I, white only retouched, l.h., perfectly centered, fresh and v.f., signed Jaschke-Lantelme (Mi.66IV, Euro 800) cat. $640 (Cat No. 65e) (Image)

Cat. $640, Est.$300

1900 Reichspost, 5m type II, used, fine, with 2012 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.66 II) cat. €500 (Cat No. 65A) (Image)

Cat. €500, Est.$150

1905 5pf dark green, double impression, also double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f. and striking varieties (Mi.85IIaDD) cat. €850 (Cat No. 82var) (Image)

Cat. €850, Est.$250

1905 10pf red, double impression, h.r., v.f., signed Jaschke-Lantelme (Mi.86IIaDD) cat. €350 (Cat No. 83var) (Image)

Cat. €350, Est.$150

1916 75pf exploded booklet (without staple), contents complete, panes n.h., fine-v.f., cat. €1800 (Cat No. Mi.MH6A) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$500

1920 watermarked Quatrefoils, 1 1/4M vermilion & magenta, l.h., v.f., signed Buhler, Peschl, etc., with 2009 Dr.Oechsner certificate (Mi.151Y, Euro 600) cat. $450 (Cat No. 210) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$200

1923 10Mlrd on 5Mlrd on 2mil m lilac, h.r., v.f., signed Peschl, with 2010 Dr.Oechsner certificate (Mi.332AWaDDf, Euro 600) cat. $525 (Cat No. 314c) (Image)

Cat. $525, Est.$250

1930 the iconic "Burg Rheinstein", 1m green, prepared but not issued, with top inscription "Eine Reichsmark" (instead of "Eine Mark"), upper right sheet corner margin copy, unused without gum as issued, n.h., well centered, v.f. example of this legendary stamp, signed Stolow, cat. €18000 (Cat No. Mi. IX) (Image)

Cat. €18000, Est.$10,000

1948 Allied Issues, Band and Netz, unissued overprints on 1pf-80pf, 17 different (missing 1pf with band overprint), n.h., fine-v.f., signed S.B., Dr.Dub and others, cat. €1800 (Cat No. Mi.I-IX, I+II) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$500

1924 Carrier Pigeon, 5pf-300pf, set of seven, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1130 (Cat No. C20-26) (Image)

Cat. $1130, Est.$250

1930 South America Flight, 2m and 4m (2), used on flown cover from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, fine-v.f. (catalogued as used stamps off cover) cat. $1200 (Cat No. C38-39) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.$250

1931 South America Flight, set of two used on DoX cover from Friedrichshafen to Brazil, v.f. (catalogued as used stamps off cover) cat. $800 (Cat No. C38-39) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$150

1912 "Gelber Huna" (broken "d" of "Hund"), l.h., fresh and fine stamp, cat. $1200 (Cat No. CL4b) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.$300

1931 "Europa" to New York, cover franked with 1m Polar Flight (C40), canceled "Deutch-Amerikanisch-Seepost", with corresponding 24 Aug. 1931 green cachet, addressed to Newton, Kansas, v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Gappe (Haberer 65b) (Image)

Est.$150

1935 Europa, small cover attractively franked with blocks of four of the Schiller Issue, set of two, used in combination with Hindenburg adhesives, tied by "Deutsch-Amerikanische Seepost" pmks, addressed to New York, v.f. cat. € (Image)

Cat. €, Est.$100

1932 DoX (return flight) specially prepared cover, franked with 2m and 4m South America, addressed to Gravenhage, Holland, with Berlin (27 May) arrival pmk on back, v.f. (Cat No. C38-39) (Image)

Est.$250