Allied Occupation of Sicily group of over 20 covers, of which some philatelically inspired, including better usages from unusual localities, 15c-10L complete set with each value in marginal blocks of six with imprint on nine separate covers with triangular cachet of the 7th Army, some interesting non-philatelic usages including single 50c with Italian field post c.d.s., four covers to U.S. including two bearing the unusual 2L denomination, etc., also several mint sets and six Allied Military Currency banknotes, fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

#48, 1920 2M Gray blue, tied to piece by two strikes of "Danzig/Langfuhr/4.3.21" datestamps, very fine; 1998 Oechsner certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,100.00

Michel #5PU, "Afrika Korps" Feldpostmarke, plate proof on buff paper, horizontal pair, large balanced margins all around, without gum, very fine. (Image)

CV. €2,400

#670-85, 1951-52 2pf-90pf Posthorns cplt., o.g., n.h., except the 60pf expertly regummed, very fine set. (Image)

CV. $1,750.00

#B58, 1933 Nothilfe souvenir sheet, select mint example, very fresh, o.g., barest trace of a possible hinge mark in the ungummed margin, stamps n.h., very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,450.00

#C20-26, 1924 5pf-300pf Air post cplt., post office fresh, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,130.00

#C40-42, 1931 1M-3M Polar flight cplt., o.g., 1M small h.r., the others l.h., fine-very fine set. (Image)

CV. $745.00

#C42, 1931 4M Polar Flight, well centered, tied by Friedrichshafen datestamp to cover flown to the Russian ice breaker Maligin, appropriate flight cachet and receiving postmark, fresh and very fine. (Image)

CV. $875.00

#C43-45, 1933 1M-4M Century of Progress Flights cplt., each with neat Friedrichshafen datestamp in the lower right corner, fine-very fine. (Image)

CV. $800.00

#C43-45, 1933 1M-4M Century of Progress flight cplt., each with neat partial Friedrichshafen datestamp, very fine set. (Image)

CV. $800.00

#C45, 4M Century of Progress flight, well centered, tied by Friedrichshafen datestamp to flown round trip cover with green Friedrichshafen Zeppelin arrival backstamp, appropriate flight cachet, addressed to Chicago with New York transit backstamp, very fine. (Image)

CV. $650.00

#9N1-20, 1948 2pf-5M Definitives overprinted "BERLIN" diagonally in black, the complete set tied to two overfranked registered covers to New York by neat "Berlin-Charlottenburg 2/5.10.48" double circle datestamps and slogan postmarks, New York registry backstamps, portions to top flap missing, otherwise very fine and rare; 2004 Schlegel certificate. (Image)

CV. for used $1,836.00

#9N35-41, 1949 12pf-2M U.P.U. cplt, o.g., n.h., very fine set. (Image)

CV. $550.00

Germany primarily 20th century mint and used accumulation of thousands in 23 Scott, Ka-Be, Leuchturm and stock- albums housed in three boxes, including some classics, semi-postals with 1933 Wagner mint, marginal examples with imprints, a wide and valuable section of multiples from booklet panes including rare gutter pairs such as 1929 Nothilfe and duplicates in some instances, WWII occupations with Bohemia-Moravia, Poland, Serbia, Latvia, Estonia, etc., plebiscite territories, German Federal and Democratic Republics, Berlin, and a small representation of the colonies or offices abroad, the assembly of various different collections result in some duplication, classics chiefly with faults, otherwise generally fine-very fine; careful inspection recommended; Michel and Scott catalogue value exceeds $40,000.

Est. $3,000-4,000

Michel #207-17ZU, 220-22ZU, 1947 3pf-30pf and 50pf-75pf Pictorials, imperforate, post office fresh horizontal pairs, all with large even margins all around, o.g., n.h., right 60pf stamp with natural pre-printing paper crease, otherwise extremely fine. (Image)

CV. €3,720

#45, 46, 1852-53 6kr Rose and 9kr Yellow, each tied by "175" type of concentric rings, on small cover from Bad Ems to Reggio, Modena, with matching "Bad-Ems/30 7 1854" c.d.s. at right, most probably carried via Switzerland with the rate corresponding to 9kr for the German portion of the journey, 3kr for the Swiss transit and 4kr relative to the carriage in the territory of Modena, 1kr underfranked and therefore charged with 4 weiterfranko notation due to Modena, margins being remarkably good for this issue, complete to clear in the 9kr, just touching on two sides in the 6kr, very fine and a rare destination (Image)

Est. $400-500

#55, 56, 57, 1862-65 9kr Bister pair, rouletted 1kr Green and 3kr rose, on envelope, unknown year, from Höchst to Portage County, Ohio, tied by "124" cancel of four concentric rings with matching "Höchst im O.W./12 5" c.d.s. at right,framed "Paid.10" red on arrival also tying the 9kr pair, backstamps including Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Bremen, slight wrinkles or cover edge faults slightly impinging on some adhesives, still though a fine, attractive and interesting franking. (Image)

Est. $200-300