1872 Large Shield, 1kr bluish green, n.h., post office fresh and fine, with 1997 Dr.Sommer certificate for a block of four from which this originated (Mi.23b, Euro 1,500) cat. $1125 (Cat No. 21a) (Image)

Cat. $1125, Est.$230

1933 Hindenburg, four complete sets (vertical or horizontal pairs, originally blocks of four), n.h. and post office fresh, generally v.f., cat. $3800 (Cat No. 401-414) (Image)

Cat. $3800, Est.$1,000

1935 Trains, set of blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $432 (Cat No. 459-62) (Image)

Cat. $432, Est.$150

1948 1pf-80pf, Band and Netz overprints, unissued sets of nine, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., cat. €800 (Cat No. Mi. I-IX/I-II) (Image)

Cat. €800, Est.$200

1924 Carrier Pigeon, 5pf-300pf, complete except for 10pf, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi. 344/350) cat. €1500 (Cat No. C20/26) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.$250

1926-27 German Eagle, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.378-384, Euro 1,200) cat. $967 (Cat No. C27-34) (Image)

Cat. $967, Est.$300

1926-27 German Eagle, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.378-384, Euro 1,200) cat. $967 (Cat No. C27-34) (Image)

Cat. $967, Est.$300

1933 Chicago Flight, set of three, h.r., some gum toning, otherwise fine-v.f., cat. $950 (Cat No. C43-45) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.$150

1934 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, etc., four complete sets (low values mostly in blocks), n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.529-39x, Euro 3,000) cat. $2400 (Cat No. C46-56) (Image)

Cat. $2400, Est.$600

1912 "Gelber Hund" 1M surcharge used on card from Darmstadt (19 June) to Mainz, v.f., cat. $225 (Cat No. CL4) (Image)

Cat. $225, Est.$150

1912 E.EL.P 10pf red orange, n.h. but with slight gum skips, well centered and post office fresh, v.f., signed Buhler (catalogued as hinged) cat. $725 (Cat No. CL5) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.$150

1931 picture postcard canceled on board of the DO-X, damaged by fire and water while in Lisbon, with label (in German) to that effect, stamp (1M Zeppelin) on the picture side (faded), some surface faults, scarce (Image)

Est.$250

1931 cover canceled on board of the DO-X, damaged by fire and water while in Lisbon, with attractive franking (one stamp had fallen off), erroneous arrival pmk (22.IV instead of 22.VI.) on reverse, fine and scarce cover (Image)

Est.$250

1948 8pf orange, unused postal card printed on both sides, fine and unusual stationery error (Image)

Est.$150

1933 Wagner Operas, complete set of nine, used on cover from Buhlertal (25 July 1934), plus another cover, franked with 4+2pf-20+10pf perf. 14, six different, registered (7.12.33), both to San Antonio, Texas, some filing creases away from the stamps, fine-v.f. (Mi.499A-507A) (Cat No. B49-57) (Image)

Est.$250

1933 Wagner, 20pf (perf. 14), also 25pf and 40pf, three top values, sheet margin singles, five of each, n.h. and post office fresh, most stamps with minute gum skips or inconsequential adhesions, v.f. (Mi.505B,506A,507A) cat. €11250 (Cat No. B55a,56,57) (Image)

Cat. €11250, Est.$1,000

1933 Ten-Year overprints, horizontal strip of four from the souvenir sheet, used in 1934 on locally addressed Berlin cover, v.f. (catalogued as used off cover) cat. $1500 (Cat No. B58a-58d) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.$900

1908 picture postcard (children dancing and looking up at the skies with "Herr Graf" greeting), posted in Dinkelsbuehl, Bavaria, addressed to Graf Zeppelin, with a label bearing his portrait at left. In addition, there is a pioneer Zeppelin picture postcard, with the company's advertising cachet, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1929 (25 Mar) Orient Flight, cover and card to Berlin and to Leipzig, franked with 1M Eagle and 2M Zeppelin, canceled on board, the cover with Berlin arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$300

1929 (24 Mar) Orient Flight, cover from Friedrichshafen to Telplitz, attractively franked with appropriate cachet, arrival pmk on back, unusual destination (Czechoslovakia) (Image)

Est.$150

1929 (25 Mar) Orient Flight postcard, franked with 1M Eagle, canceled on board, Er Ramle (26 Mar) drop cancel on arrival, v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1929 Orient Flight, cover paying 2M to USA, attractively franked with 5pf, 10pf, 15pf, 20pf, 50pf and 1M Eagle, canceled Friedrichshafen Luftpost 24 Mar 29, "Mit LZ 127 Friedrichshafen 1. Orientfahrt" endorsement alongside, steel impression cachet (only used on about 250 pieces of mail), tiny cover tear at bottom, unusual franking on Orient Flight cover to USA (Image)

Est.$1,000