1920-1954 MINT (MOSTLY) & USED COLLECTION: An album containing comprehensive ranges incl. 1920 Germania types optd. "Saare" (examples of both opt. types) to 1m mint and also used to 1m incl. the scarce 80pf (SG £475), Bavaria types optd. to 10m mint, SG 18/31 (£1,700), "SAARGEBIET" opts to 4m both mint & used, 1921 German currency set to 25m mint & to 2m used, French currency surcharge set to 5f on 25m mint and to 2f on 5m used, 1922 sets both mint & used to 5f red-brown; also the equivalent 'Officials'; 1926-32 pictorial sets to 5f both mint & used SG108/121 and Officials O122/O127, 1929 & 1934 Xmas Charity sets mint to 5f , 1934 Plebiscite set to 5f mint plus Airs mint and 1934 Charity set optd. mint; various post-war sets incl. Airs to 200f, Flood Disaster set of 4 plus Air mint, 1949, 1950 & 1951 Relief Fund sets mint (£310), 1950 Kolping & Wust issues, 1950 Council of Europe pair SG 294/295 (£285), both the Pres. Heuss sets, mint etc. A very fine collection. (Many 100s) (Image)

1920 'GERMANIA' TYPES OPTD. "SAARE" OR "SAARGEBIET" WITH VARIETIES: Groups on stock cards incl. unmounted mint pairs of "Saare" opt. types to 60pf, noting 7½pf SG 5b; various mint "SAARGEBIET" lower denominations with overprint varieties incl. 40c block of four misplaced opt. ""IET SAARGEB", 60c single similar, 30c "S AARGEBIET", 20c block of four with distorted "T", etc. plus various other minor flaws. Viewing recommended. (c.57) (Image)

1920 (1 Mar.) BAVARIA TYPES OVERPRINTED "SARRE": Highly catalogued mint group on stock card incl. 3pf sepia, 5pf green, 80pf deep violet, 1m grey-brown, 2m deep violet and 5m Prussian blue (SG 30 £1,300). All with expertisers (Dr. Dub) marks, but not guaranteed. Higher values somewhat heavily mounted. SG Cat. £1,470+ (6) (Image)

1920 (1 Mar.) BAVARIA TYPES OVERPRINTED "SAARE" - MINT & USED RANGE: Selection of values to 2m on stock cards. Values from 5pf to 2m present both mint & used, with some duplicates. Also incl. a couple of flaws. SG 18-28 Total cat. £650+ (42) (Image)

MINT SELECTION ON STOCK CARDS PLUS COVERS: Group incl. 1921 (30 Apr.-May) French surcharge set of 14 to 5f on 25m mint SG 70/83 (£100), 1934 Air set of 4 unmounted mint, SG 192/195, 1949 'Horse Day' pair mint SG 262/263 (£46), and 1949 (Dec.) Relief Fund set of 5 mint, SG 281/285 (£140). Lot also incl. attractive cover group c1923-48. (c.31 plus 8 covers) (Image)

1947 FRENCH OCCUPATION: 17 Nov. issue 10f on 50pf slate-violet, yellowish paper. Unmounted mint example. SG 232A £2,000 (Image)

1947 FRENCH OCCUPATION: 17 Nov. issue 3f on 15pf brown, yellowish paper. Unmounted mint example. SG 227A £1,200 (Image)