German States, Collection, well formed collection on album pages, high degree of completion throughout with many duplicate issues in margins including shade varieties; some highlights including Baden with 1851 1k used and 9k mint, 1853 1k to 6k mint, 1860 9k mint, Bavaria to early 1900's, Bremen 1855 horiz paper 3gr mint and unused (different types), 1860 7gr mint x2, 1863 2gr mint, 1864 rouletted 3gr vertical paper unused x2, Brunswick 1852 2sgr and 3sgr used, 1864 rouletted 2sgr used x2, Hamburg mostly mint with impe5rf 9s marginal with no number in margin, Hannover 1853 3pf1½sgr mint x2, 1861 10gr mint and used, mint completion in Heligoland to the scarce 5sh high value, Lubeck mint or unused, Meckelnburg, Oldenberg mint or used, completion in Prussia issues, Saxony appears to be missing only #1, with duplication including 1856 10ngr used x3, Schlewig Holestien, Thurn & Taxis with completion, Wurttemberg including 1851 18k used and other Arms to 9kr; over condition well above the norm, Michel catalog €55,000+, worth proper evaluation. Estimate  $6,000 - 8,000. $0