WEST: 1953 Commemorative & Charities Mi 162-176 complete; also Austria 1953 Birds 1s to 10s; unmounted, Cat €695. (Qty 19)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

WORLD WAR I: Axis group of mostly German PPCs many with military or patriotic subjects including artist cards & a variety of regimental cachets, also an Austrian Forces Postal Card of the Four Leaders with superb 'K k Landst Etappenkompagnie 3/405' cachet, Ottoman two leave passes with revenues affixed, 1916 real photo PPC of Captain Helmuth von Mucke (inset) & his crew being feted in Turkey, Red Cross & POW mail, 1918 German 10pf Postal Card with Constantinople arrival cds & censor cachet, etc, condition variable but many are fine to very fine. [von Mucke was Executive Officer of the 'Emden' which was sunk by HMAS 'Sydney' at Cocos. To avoid capture, he & his landing party stole the Clunies-Ross schooner 'Ayesha' & made an heroic escape, one of Germany's propaganda highlights of the war] (Qty 35 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

ZEPPELIN FLIGHTS: 1931 (July) plain cover endorsed "Graff Zeppelin/Friedrichshafen round tr[ip]" to New York with scarce franking of 'POLAR/FAHRT/1931' 4m brown tied by rubber 'LUFTSCHIFF/25.7.1931/GRAF ZEPPELIN' cds, semi-circle Polarfahrt cachet in rosine & Belgian 'BRISE-GLACE - MALYGUIN/27VII31/ ARCTIQUE' cds both on the face and 'FIRST INTOURIST/EXPEDITION/1931 ICE-BREAKER MALIGIN' cachet in violet twice on the reverse, the flap torn on opening, Michel Cat €1100 on cover. Hans-Dieter Schlegel Certificate (2018) peculiarly for this & two other covers not offered here.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$400