Germany, Collection, 1871-2001, housed in 5 Lighthouse albums; Empire issues starting with mint 1872 Eagle issues with o.g. small shield 2g (Sc. 5, cat $1,600, signed A, Diena) and 1k values, strong completion in large shield issues, 1890 2m values including o.g. 2m dull violet purple (Sc. 36b, cat $1,500, signed), good to fair showing of Germania issues, section of 1912 Rhein und Main Flugpost issues including 5 flight cards, some specialization in later issues and some highlights including n.h. 1930 IPOSTA souvenir sheet, completion in officials, Ostropa souvenir sheet, postwar issues with a predominance of n.h. sets from 1949 on including semi-postals; a strong collection, well worth careful evaluation. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0