226, C12, 1950 Council of Europe, vertical strips of four, NH, Very Fine (Scott $700; Michel 297-98, EUR880) (Image)

CV. 300-400

CB1a, 1948 Flood Relief S/S, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $800; Michel Block 2, EUR600) (Image)

CV. 150-200

CB1a, 1948 Flood Relief S/S, Merchweiler 20.11.48 cancel, Very Fine; signed Hoffmann (Scott $2,700; Michel Block 2, EUR2,400) (Image)

CV. 300-400

SAAR COLLECTION TO 1930s. primarily used collection housed on quadrille pages beginning with a study of the first overprints incl overprint varieties with key 80pf mint and used (2) (all signed) and reference forgery, 1920 1m-10m used (all signed Dr Dub plus 5m signed Bloch), 1921 25m used, 1922-23 3c-5fr used, 1932 54fr Airmail used, 1934 Plebiscite overprints used, etc., usual mixed condition with some dubious cancels as usual, mostly F-VF (see online scans) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image)

CV. 1,000-1,500

SAAR RETAIL STOCK. desirable group of better sets and singles on sales pages with (mint unless otherwise noted) 28 NH with full offset of overprint on gum, 68-83, 83 used, 99-116 (2), 155-71 used (2), 289-308 NH (3) and used (3), B1-4 mint and used, B5-8 (2), B16-22 (2), B22 used, B23-29 used, B30-36, B44-53, B54-60 used, B61-64 NH and used, B67-68 used (2), B69-73 NH (2), B74 "GFSELLENVATER" var NH, B76 NH, B77-81 NH, B84-88 used (2), C12 (3 incl one NH), O27-38 NH, etc., mostly F-VF

CV. 600-900

SAAR EPHEMERA. includes wire photos taken during plebiscite period, pamphlet with description and photos of British "1st Battalion The East Lancashire Regiment Saar Plebiscite 1935"; two scholarly books concerning political and economic history of the region, maps incl 1938 "German Automobile Club" and 1953 "Official Road Map for Allied Forces, Europe", etc., Fine

CV. 75-100

SAAR COLLECTION. disjointed collection of 100s on loose-leaf pages with duplication and, in present form, with little degree of organization, an occasional slightly better set or single, usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF

CV. 75-100