1849 1Kr Grey-black pl.1 unused, good margins, very fine (Mi. €600) (Image)

1870 (Oct 31) Envelope from Munich to the USA with 1867 18k (very close to large margins) and 1k (missing top left corner which was placed over the edge), plus perf. 1870 3k all tied by Munchen cds, "FRANCO" hs below with Evansville Indiana arrival cds, scarce and attractive usage of the 18k (Image)

1944 Agram Inselpost chestnut with black-blue overprint, PERFORATED, usage in Crete, tied by FELDPOST 19.1.45 cds on cover to Lüdenscheid, 68039A red handstamp at left, cover with some tape marks at right, very rare and fine, signed Pickenpack BPP (Mi. € 4'500) (Image)

1944 Rhodes WEIHNACHTEN 1944 lake with black overprint, type I, tied y FELDPOST 30.12.44 cds on cover to Hannover, sent from Kos (FP Nr. 68097C, cover faults, scarce, cert. Brunel (Image)

1905-19, Yachts issue 20c, 40c, $1/2, $1, $1 1/2 and $2 1/2 all tied by TSINGTAU 9/12 07 KIAUTSCHOU cds on registered cover, central file crease but not affecting adhesives, very fine (Image)

1872-74 Group of 6 covers (incl.1 printed matter front), noted 3-colour multiple mixed franking large & small shield, decorative printed matter front showing sailing steamer 'Smidt', 9 on 9Kr cover, etc., mixed to very fine (Image)

1923 Ppc franked at pictureside 30Pf green surcharged 8 Tausend (2), right adhesive showing famous plate error 'INVERTED 8' + at front additional franking 3000M brown (6) + 2000M blue, all bearing cds KOELN 30.8.23 to Czechoslovakia, postally used a scarce error, (Mi for cancelled €450) (Image)

1934-1942 Group of 18 mostly 3rd Reich propaganda cards, mostly used, noted some better, also 1942 Hitler birthday 12Pf vertically ribbed gum pair on cover, mostly very fine group (Image)

1900 25pi on 5m slate and carmine, type II, mint, very fine (Image)

1941 Ice Bear miniature sheet, never hinged (small rough/thin spot on gum side) showing variety: stroke in upper perforation margin, scarce error, Mi Bl.I PF I € 1'200 for never hinged (Image)

1941 Local overprint TELSIAI complete set of 8, type I, never hinged, very fine, cert. Geyfman (Image)

1941 Local overprint TELSIAI complete set of 8, type II, never hinged, very fine, cert. Geyfman (Image)

1941-44, Specialised collection in large Scott album showing a selection of most of the sets issued at the time, much interest lies however in the commercial mail from this period mostly showing the first and fourth issue (SERBIEN overprints), also good range of commercially used postal stationery cards, various POW mail, etc, fine (Image)

1942 3R on 20k dark green, cancelled by Cyrillic Alexanderstadt cds, very fine, cert. Brunel (Mi. € 1'800) (Image)

CRETE INSELPOST 1944 Crete Inselpost blue with red overprint, ROULETTED single tied by LEBSIN AUF WOLLIN 13.2.45 cds on envelope to the well-known Barbick address (Fp Nr. 68'000), sent from his wife who then lived in Lebsin after having fled the troubles on the east-front, some slight cover wear due to the war-time quality of paper and harsh transport conditions during this end-of-the-war period, A GREAT RARITY (Mi. €22'000) Expertise: Cert. Mogler Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000 (Image)

1804-1920, GERMAN COLONIES : Old-time specialised collection neatly mounted & written in German on 120 album pages, housed in red Lighthouse album, showing German Posts in China, Kiautschou, Marocco, Levant & Turkey, Neu-Guinea, East Africa, South West Africa, Kamerun, Karolinen, Marianen, Marshall, Samoa & Togo etc., with mint & used to the 5 mark values, plus a fine array of cancellations, postal stationery, cover & cards, some useful registered & censored usages, generally very fine, an excellent basis for study and expansion (100's)

1849-1872, Most attractive whole-life accumulation from a Parisian estate of German States stamps in a stockbook crammed, showing a wealth of issues, shades, cancellations, etc., which arrived too late to be properly examined, plus German Empire Small & Large Shields, and a few covers, mixed to very fine, a wonderful opportunity for research

1849-1945, Large mint and used collection of Germany and States housed in 11 hingeless Lighthouse albums, noted good section of Bavaria with earlies, impressive Baden, also substantial Hannover, North German Confederation, the Empire period with some good airs and min.sheets, extensive WWII occupations. good 1945-46 Local issues, album of Danzig, album of Saar, mixed to fine (STC €60'000+) (Image)

1849-1955, Extensive mint and used collection of Germany and German States housed in ten hingeless Lindner albums, early years with strong Bavaria from Nr.1 onwards, also Württemberg, then Empire Coat-of-Arms section, Germania issues, the Zeppelin issues, min.sheets incl. 1923/24 Relief Fund and 1930 IPOSTA, several items with specialties incl. rare shades and unusual perforations, extensive se-tenants sections, good Zones occupations areas, later years show the two Saar flooding min.sheets, Berlin early issues incl. 1949 Relief min.sheet, early Bund with 1951 Posthorns never hinged, GDR with 1849 Hannover Messe, some of the album pages with a few stains but stamps seem largely unaffected, gen. fine to very fine (Image)

1880-1890, GERMAN LEVANT Collection of blocks of four, mint or used, noted better values (Image)

1884-1919, GERMAN COLONIES, Mint and used collection in two stockbooks, replete with the "Yacht" issues from a range of colonies including German East Africa incl. scarce Mi. 39IAa with Jäschke-Lantelme certificate, German SWA, Cameroon and Togo, also group of 49 unused postal stationery cards and three WITU stamps with certificates, gen. fine (Image)

1912-20, Collection on WWI military cancels, POW mail, various cachets organized by Army incl. Italy, France, Germany, etc., numerous uncommon cachets

SLESVIG 1920: Small group on pages incl. 1920 set plus 1920 "1 Zone" set and 1920 Officials 5pf, 7 1/2pf, 75pf, 2M and 10M, fine

1588-1846, Fascinating collection of 10 stampless entires beginning in the 16th century, written-up on album pages, including letter of 1588 carried by Thurn and Taxis foot messenger from Meiningen to Frankfurt, 1616 letter from Malines to Brussels, early rate markings inc. ‘V8’ for 8 stuivers rate on 1694 letter from Mons to Antwerp and 1700 Tournai to Antwerp, a letter of 1776 to Edinburgh from the British diplomat Sir Robert Liston attending the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire in Regensburg (Ratisbon) with detailed contents, as well as a wonderful pair of 1840s letters from Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha with his elaborate calligraphic headings, bearing the Thurn/Taxis concession ‘Coburg’ datestamps in red and formerly sealed by sewing denoting important contents. Assembled and researched by a dedicated collector (Image)