German Area, Germany Balance. Mix of material in large box; includes Bavaria stock, perfin collection and other German States including some on cover items, stockbook of Heligoland with some better genuine high values, Thurn & Taxis shield essays, Zepp sets, study of the 1875-90 2m high value, scarce Bergedorf essay, etc.; worth careful inspection.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

German Area, Collection, 1850-1930's. Various areas on album pages; includes States including Prussia, Saxony, Wurttemberg, Danzig near complete missing only a handful of key items, Marienwerder, Memel with occupationals including the better surcharges (signed Friedl), Saar with complete semi-postals, Schleswig & Silesia issues; with condition above the norm throughout.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

German Area, Collection, 1872-1971. Mint and used collection of a couple thousand stamps in mounts on quad pages in a Scott album, 19th and early 20th Century mostly used; begins with Empire through Germania, Reich issues, used Officials, WWII occupations, post-war mix of mint and used mint, some currency reform and DDR mint and used; please inspect.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

German Area, Germany Occupation and Colonies Collection. Extensive "Old School" collection in Scott album; tremendous completeness with numerous better items (mostly signed if necessary!); Yacht issuing countries alone Scott nearly $16,000; condition is far above normal and inspection will be well-rewarded.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000. Est. $4,000-6,000

Est. $4,000-6,000

German Area, Group. Of mostly mint sets and singles on stockcards; includes good Inselpost issues, propaganda issues and array of 1940's local issues; a nice specialist group, worth review.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

German States, Forgery Collection. Remarkable 5 volume collection of many thousands housed on stockpages in Linder albums, with material from stocks and collections including L. Razatz, F. Billig, John N. Luff, Y. Sperati, C. Kane, Dr. Bohne and K. Lowy among others, with much identified by GPS numbers in page margins; Baden with nice section of Numeral and Coat of Arms issues as well the rural postage dues, couple Sperati 18kr Arms issues with different cancels, Fournier Arms issues and a complete page from album, Bavaria starting with a comprehensive study of the 1849 1kr first issue including Sperati (3) with different numeral cancels, Spiro and many others, later issues including back-of-the-book, reprints, telegraph sheets, "essays", etc., Bergedorf with original ½s proof from the position used to create the Sperati reproduction (ex-Salm) followed by a signed Sperati proof sheet of the same, extensive study other forgeries including partial ½s and full 1½s Fohl sheets as well as other Fohl blocks, forged cancels, etc., Bremen extensive with page of 9 Sperati items including types of the 5sgr green issue and signed proof, Fournier pages, etc., Brunswick with a run of horse issue Fournier sheets as well as other forgeries including 2s & 3s Sperati forgeries (with certs), Hamburg with Fournier and Spiro sheets, extensive private reprint study of the 2nd & 3rd issues with a myriad of shades (much ex-Walske), interesting section of postal stationery with indicia multiples (ex-Luff), Fournier album pages, etc., Hannover well represented with set of Fournier Coat of Arms issues sheets, Crown and Numeral issue including Goldner sheet, KGV issues with various sheets and numerous forgery types, Sperati Crown & Horn and KGV issues (9 items), etc., Heligoland with forgery types as well as reprints with an array of cancels, stationery, etc., Lubeck with Spiro sheets (ex-Kane), Fohl/Fournier sheets, etc., nice Mecklenburg-Schwerin with many interesting forgeries including three Sperati, Oldenburg highlighted by "complete" section of Sperati issues followed by a comprehensive array of others, Saxony with a wonderful section on the 3pf first issue including Sperati proof, unused and three used with different cancels, interesting later issues, Schleswig-Holstein with Fournier pages, Thurn & Taxis, Wurttemberg with Sperati proof items and 18kr repro., NGU items, etc.; a truly wonderful assembly of material.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

German States, Stock. Substantial holding of mostly used issues on stockpages in 9 albums and stockbooks; mostly more common issues including Baden first and second issues in quantities, similar Bavaria early numerals with a few high values, with later issues in quantities/sets, useful Brunswick and Hamburg, little Oldenburg and and Prussia including a section of target numeral cancels on first issues, later Saxony and well represented Thurn & Taxis in modest to heavy quantities, includes some tax issues, etc.; interesting holding with much material and postmark interest, worth review.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

German States, Peter Winter German States Forgery Collection. Approximately 450 items arranged on stockpages in Linder album; extensive showing of Winter creations starting with Baden 1851 9kr deep rose gutter pairs including various cancels and the 9kr blue error including on fronts, 1860 9kr rose including in sheet with Moldavia issue, Bavaria 1849 1kr sheet and strips on fronts, later high values in block with various cancels, etc., Brunswick with multiples on fronts including bisect, Bremen issues with various issues on fronts, Hannover 1863 3pf green with various cancels and on fronts, nice showing of various Lubeck issues unused, used and multiples including usages, similar Oldenburg including large blocks and combination frankings, Saxony focusing on 1850 3pf first issue including sheets from different designs/printings, cancel "study", combination frankings on fronts and essay designs, Wurttemberg with bisect usages, 1873 70kr including full sheet with imprint and registered usages, etc.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

Peter Winter of Bremen apparently began offering forgeries sometime in the early 1980's. By 1985 he had arranged to launch a major marketing scheme. A catalog was issued under the name ProPhilForum picturing and pricing forgeries of many classic stamps, about 185 different in total with an addition of 31 cover fronts. The forgeries themselves were produced by an art printer in Germany. Mostly they were photolithographs, but a few were engraved. After filed complaints from the philatelic community, leading to the near shut down of Winter's operation, he arranged with Silke Kratel in Geneva to handle his forgeries through the newly created House of Stamps. After a year or so the House of Stamps was shut down by Swiss postal authorities in response to complaints. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Bavaria, Collection, 1849-1920. Housed on album and stock pages in Linder album; comprehensive showing of issues starting with 1849 1kr unused from plate 1 and a used 4-margin example, 3kr including a scarce 3kr unused from plate 1 (4 margins, with cert.), quantities of used from various later plates as well as later numeral issues mostly used up to the 18kr with somewhat heavy duplication in some issues, substantial showing of following coat of arms issues */o including cancels and shade varieties, myriad of later issues including imprint blocks, Germania overprint issues including high value sheets, back-of-the-book with semi-official airs, telegraph, locals, etc.; condition varies with much material throughout.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Bavaria, Specialized Numeral Cogwheel Collection, 1850-69. Several hundred issues mounted in specialized early Kasbohrer numeral cogwheel album; album with spaces for both regular cogwheel and segmented target giving spaces for each number, includes and additional group of a couple hundred numeral issue mostly bearing numeral cancels; album in excellent condition and an ideal collection for further continuation.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Bergedorf, Private (City) Post Collection (A. Salvador). Annotated on exhibit pages with many rare items throughout; starting with the 2pf provisional triangle issue with a unique photo of the five pen essay designs and imperforate proof (from the unique block of 4, both ex-Glaswald), followed by a block of 64 - the largest known multiple, varieties including imperf between, color shift and misperforation, following definitive issue of five values with perf and imperf, section of "cancellation" items, color proof set six different colors, 9 compound essay/proof sheets on different papers in combination with Lubeck local designs, color proof block sheets of 10 on thick card (25 items), includes additional proof set including Lubeck locals, postal cards, etc.; a fascinating and rare group.
Estimate; $5,000 - 7,500. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

Bergedorf, Private (City) Post Unique Sheet Collection. Group of six different sheets of 100 each known to be unique in sheet format; includes the 2pf brown, 3pf orange brown 10pf dark green and 15pf yellow brown perforated and the 3pf orange brown and 15pf yellow brown in imperforate format; 2pf perf'd missing top selvage and a few perf separations in 10pf sheet, couple light folds in imperf sheets. Michel No. 2-3, 5-6, 3U, 6U.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Hamburg, Reference Collection. Of approximately 400 items on album pages in binder; 1859 issues doubtful & forged postmark, various 1864 reprints showing color and shade varieties, paper types with sections of forged cancellations, study of 1866-67 issues including various reprints, postal stationery including genuine entires mint and used with a selection of forgery cuts, ex-C. Walske.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Germany, Auschwitz POW Card Group. 7 Auschwitz POW cards from correspondence plus a few other items; inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Germany, Collection, 1852-1949. Well formed collection on Scott album pages; mixed */o with much parallel */o throughout, some states material including nice Baden and Bavaria, regular issues near complete starting with 1872 Eagles complete as well as the later Empire used, Germania issues mostly used including the better 1900 5m types, parallel */o inflationary issues worth checking, some better post-war issues, airmails complete mint including all the Zepp issues, semi-postals complete including all the souvenir sheets, Officials complete with parallel */o, some military airpost issues, occupationals including good Polish issues, etc.; with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Germany, Stock. Mixed stock of mint and used on dealer cards in two stockboxes; includes some States material, early Empire to modern issues, back-of-the-book with airs including Zepps, officials, some colonies, etc.; modest to moderate duplication, owner's approximately cat $5,250.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Germany, Collections, 1952-2003. In 10 Lighthouse albums combining to make at least three collections; includes Bundespost, Berlin, DDR, good value in early used Berlin some signed, early Bundespost semi-postals, DDR some better souvenir sheets, few sparsely filled though, overall nice condition and much material, viewing recommended.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Germany, Hindenburg Specialized Post Card Group. Of 14 unused cards; includes scarce group of 10 1938 "Verlag Gebr. Metz, Tubingen" multicolored photocards of the airships interior, also an unusual black & white realphoto card of Hindenburg in flight (summer 1936) over Atlantic passing the SS Bremen with the Queen Mary in background, and 3 multicolored "Kunstzverlag Michel & Co." cards of airship over Frankfurt (1936); some with minor flaws.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Germany Post World War II, Collections, 1945-89. Collections of Berlin and DDR housed in four albums; Berlin mostly mint to 1989 with better early mint sets present including 1949 von Stephen, 1949 green surcharges with high value n.h., virtually complete thereafter missing only the Currency Victims souvenir sheet, three volume DDR collection to 1982 starting with a run of Soviet Zone issues, collection appears complete from 1948 Russian Zone overprint on mostly mint with occasional duplication, including 1948 Goethe & 1950 Stamp Day semi-postal sheets n.h., mostly n.h. in later.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Germany Post World War II, Collection, 1960-90's. Of Berlin and DDR in 8 albums; mint and used all with neat town cancels, also 1940-90s Austria in two volumes; inspect.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Germany - Soviet Zone, Collection, 1944-46. Various singles and sets housed in Lighthouse albums; includes useful general occupationals, better items in local issues with highlights including scarce Fredersdorf overprint issues (most items signed), better Großräschen issues, Lobau D overprint long set (missing only the low value), good Netzschkau-Reichenbach issues, Niesky se-tenant strip; nice fresh material throughout, old Michel catalog value €7,390, worth review for the specialist.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500