German States, Powerful Collection, 1850-1920. A clean and substantial mint and used collection neatly arranged on Scott pages; this lot was assembled decades ago, and has not seen the light of day since, with the result being a very limited array of theproblems which typically affect this arena; some of the many highlights inlcude Baden #6 (used strip of four), 6-9, 10-14, 19-25; nice Bergdorf; Bremen #1, 1A, 3, 4b, 8b, 12, 13; Hannover #8, 9, 9a, 12-14, 16-17, 26, 28-29, plus mint blocks of #20 and 23; Brunswick #5-7, 7a, 8-10, 12, 12a (2), 16; Prussia #1-5, 1-5 reprints, 6-8, 18a cover, and 21-22; Saxony #6, 13, 13a, 13b, 14; Mecklenburg Strelitz #1-6, 2a; Mecklinburg Schwerin #1, 3, 5, 6a, 7a, 8, and lots more besides; a fair range of items "signed", some certificates included; bulk fresh, Fine to Very Fine, a lovely lot; see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-4,000

German States & WWI Occupations, Lovely Lighthouse Album Collection. An excellent holding built up over many years, beginning with a complete Baden offering with First Issues and shades, continuing on to solid Bavaria with #4-8, 9-14, 14a, 15-22, 31-32, 33-37 (unused), 23a-27a, 38-47, 48-57, 73-76 (never hinged), 1912 25pf Airmail (Michel #F1), plus Officials and Dues; Brunswick #2-3, 4-12, 16, 21, 23-26 (never hinged); Bremen #1-4, 5 (mint), 6, 8; Hamburg complete; Hannover #1-2, 2a, 3, 3a, 5-6, 8, 9, 9a, 11-14, 16 (mint), 16a, etc.; Helgoland complete mint less #21a and 22; lovely mint or unused Lübeck #3-7, 8-12, 13-14, 15a; solid North German Confederation including French Occupation issues and Officials; filled Prussia less #7a; attractive Saxony; plus strong mint and used Thurn & Taxis and Württemberg; also includes WWI Occupations of Belgium, Romania (complete), Poland, Upper Silesia, Marienwerder, Estonia, and others; generally fresh and sound, though condition varies on States as always, Fine to Very Fine, an excellent lot well worth examination. Shipping charges apply - weight 5.2 lbs.
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Estimate $1,800-2,200

Bavaria, Highly Specialized Old-Time Collection of Thousands, 1849-1920. From the Schwarzer Einer to the last of the Officials, a huge and incredibly detailed collection, presented in a jam-packed specialized Marquette Sectional Loose Leaf Album (worth viewing for itself); mix of mint and used, with many issues amazingly offered in parallel; with duplication throughout, the "main" collection is presented on the heavier Marquette pages, with additional examples (usually offering a good range of shades and cancel types) and varieties on onionskin pages; the only blank space we see is for Scott #1a; including the aforementioned #1 unused, highlights include (used, unless noted) #3, 7-8 (2 each), 12 (mint left margin pair with full o.g. and four full margins!), 14 (3), 14a, 19b, 21 (3), 22, 31-32, 79a (two mint as block of four, 1 used), 79b (mint in a block of four), all the Luitpolds and Ludwigs (the latter identified as to pre-War and Wartime printings), 97b & 100b (2 each), 241-241a vertical pair, scads of overprinted issues including #237 (left margin gutter block of four), 237a (single and block of four mint, 1 tied on piece), 259a (mint corner block of four), 272a, B1a-B3a; imperforate singles, #CL1 (7—yes, seven: 1 mint, 1 uncanceled on card, plus 5 on card or cover and cancelled Munich), plus the uncommon such as position blocks, a cancelled 10pf Telephone Ticket, Telegraph and Railway Freight stamps mint, used Revenues, Returned Letter stamps from Augsburg and Speyer, Bread Ration stamps, postal stationery, a few covers, Proofs…we could go on; suffice it to say: this is your grandfather's collection; they don't make them like this anymore, Fine to Very Fine with much better throughout, see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs.
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