U.S.; General Issues, 1868 Carusi Patent Model Cover, ms. "Should be Millville P.O stamp" (rather than Washington, DC) because model uses Millville, VA as originating post office, small notches out of top and punch hole in cover. Patent for a user personalized cancel, with oval essay illustrating the use of the patent, the user would self-cancel the stamp by writing date and return address on the stamp, the city where the stamp was purchased would be printed on the stamp. Only seven examples are known, all from the same patent submission .
Estimate $170-220. (Image)

Est. $170.00-220.00

Worldwide Covers, Diverse Group, very roughly 200, incl. U.S., Commonwealth, Germany, Japan, Samoa, etc., noted few stampless and registered, somewhat sorted, better than usual group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750. (Image)

Est. $500.00-750.00

Worldwide Covers, Balance of Estate, Few hundred in ½ full box, mostly 20th Century mostly commercial, mostly common but slightly better scattered throughout, scattered stationery incl. Aerogramme usages, Swiss flights, Germany with WWII Zones, inflation, etc., inspect, usual condition.
Estimate $400-600.

Est. $400.00-600.00

Worldwide Covers, Small Accumulation, approx. 350 incl. 1932 Scotland to Australia much forwarded, 1874 G.B. to U.S. Colonel, much Germany 1920's-30's, Brussels hand painted postcard, few stampless, bit of ephemera, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.

Est. $400.00-500.00

Worldwide Covers, Europe Commercial, few hundred mainly better from stampless at about 1945, incl. Germany #B90 and B91 each on a single franked registered cover, Fine overall.
Estimate $350-500.

Est. $350.00-500.00

Worldwide Covers, G.B. and U.S.-Germany Groups, over 100 Victoria and 40+ U.S.-Germany Seapost and Paquebot, typical condition.
Estimate $150-200.

Est. $150.00-200.00

Czechoslovakia, 1918-82 Mostly Mint, mostly mint collection in two Scott Specialty albums, generally complete for the period with regular issues, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, semi-postals, Airmail, Postage Dues, etc., also 1939-45 Bohemia & Moravia, Slovakia and 1920 Eastern Silesia from Czech. Legion #4-14, high cat. value, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate $700-900.

Est. $700.00-900.00

U.S. Collections, Classic Oldtime Philatelic Study, specialized used collection in quadrille album with many covers, highlights incl. #9X1 red PAID cancel, 1a blue cancel, 1b red cancel on front New York to Philadelphia, 20 PAID cancel, 29, 36, 37, 71 (2), 72, 73 pair on cover, 77 cover Germany, 78a, 78b (2), 86, 87 plus three covers, 92, 96, 96a, 97 (2), 98 (2) plus one unused, 100 (2), 118, 119 (2), 120 (2), 121, 123, etc., also a study of 1851, 1857 and 1861 3¢ issues incl. singles and covers with an assortment of cancellations, shades and varieties, wonderful collection formed by a dedicated philatelist, hard to find like this these days, condition varies, generally fine to very fine.
Scott $20,000+ (Owner's).
Estimate $4,000-6,000.

Est. $4,000.00-6,000.00

Germany, Select Mint Sets, n.h., virtually all n.h. 1920's-40's, incl. few Offices and Colonies, n.h. #77, 65, 351-362, 401-14, Posthorns (3 sets), better Airs with n.h. C27-34 (2), C43-45, n.h. to o.g. Zepps dupl., Danzig #47 (signed), Saar, etc., very clean group ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,500-4,500. (Image)

Est. $3,500.00-4,500.00

Germany, Better Cover Stock, about 100 up to 1950's, good mix of States, Colonies, Occupations, and Locals in addition to mother country, nothing marked below $40, total retail $22,885, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-3,000. (Image)

Est. $2,000.00-3,000.00

Germany, Mint Collection 1949 to 2014, all o.g. to n.h., almost complete collection for the period with nice run of the Republic period incl. all of the better sets (#670-85, etc.) plus extensive coil strips group, then Berlin issues virtually complete except for couple of items, a nice clean lot all the way to modern era (much value in new issues) in 2 Scott specialty albums plus loose pages, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,800.

Est. $1,500.00-1,800.00

Germany, Colonies 1m-5m Kaiser's Yachts Mint Group, o.g., Very useful range of o.g. with almost all Colonies represented, unwmk. and wmk. issues with better items such as Cameroun C.E.F. overprints (incl. 1m with inverted 's'), Samoa #113 (cert, with thin), etc., a nice clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200. (Image)

Est. $1,000.00-1,200.00

Germany, Two Volumes 1849 to 1990, mostly mint collection in mounts in two Scott Specialty albums, incl. States, Empire 1872-1945 with Third Reich semi-postals and souvenir sheets, WWI & WWII Occupation and post-war Plebiscites incl. Allenstein, Danzig, Marienwerder, Memel, Saar, Upper Silesia, also Occupation issues for Bohemia & Moravia, Slovakia, Poland and France, substantial cat. value, clean and worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.

Est. $750.00-1,000.00

Germany, Offices & Colonies Collection, mostly used, on cut down Lighthouse hingeless pages, incl. Offices in Turkey, German New Guinea, German East Africa, Kamerun, Caroline Is., Kiautschou, Marshall Is., unchecked for better towns, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $4,100+.
Estimate $800-1,000. (Image)

Est. $800.00-1,000.00

Germany, Danzig and Saar Cover Group, about 65 Danzig and 150 Saar, incl. few postcards, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $700-900. (Image)

Est. $700.00-900.00

Germany, Naval Cover 1898 to 1943 Group, 120 covers and cards in small binder, mostly 1910's with most identified, marked $5 to $65, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000. (Image)

Est. $800.00-1,000.00

Germany, Collector's Oldtime Collection, in 3 binders and loose, incl. scattered States, Empire mint and used, used Inflation (some fakes), 3rd Reich mostly mint with souvenir sheets, few Officials, Offices, scattered postwar in album mint or used, mint and used somewhat sorted dupl. in glassines, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $600-800.

Est. $600.00-800.00

Germany, Accumulation, carton lot with various stockbooks, stockpages, glassines etc., majority of value in Third Reich se-tenants from booklet sheets and better n.h. sets, also some nice post-war n.h. West Saxony se-tenants and Berlin, also West Germany and Third Reich covers and FDC's incl. special cancel cut outs collection in a stockbook, one stockbook with misc. varieties, great lot for the specialist, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate $500-750.

Est. $500.00-750.00

Germany, Oldtime States Collection, mint and used collection on various well-filled album pages in a springback album, good Bavaria, nice early issues for Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Thurn & Taxis, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Oldenburg, Saxony, and Wurttemberg, many four-margin examples, surprising little group, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.

Est. $400.00-600.00

Germany, Mint and Used Collection, in 2 Minkus albums, mixed mint and used to about 1963, then nearly complete o.g. to 1976 and n.h. to 2004 incl. Semi-postals, Berlin scattered mostly used to 1964, then largely complete o.g. to 1976 and n.h. to 1990 incl. Semi-postals, modest mostly used States, Occupations and Colonies, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.

Est. $400.00-500.00

Germany, Modern Collection, mostly mint collection in mounts in two clean well-filled Scott Specialty albums, incl. French Occupation, pre-Bundesrepublic, good early semi-postals, some booklet panes and se-tenants, much n.h., generally Very Fine.
Scott $4,100+ (Owner's).
Estimate $400-500.

Est. $400.00-500.00

Germany, Unpicked Group of Few Hundred Covers, mostly 20th Century commercial with inflation, early post WW II, postcard and stationery usages.
Estimate $200-300.

Est. $200.00-300.00

Germany, Mint Accumulation of 1946-1947 Issues, mostly in folded sheets or partial sheets incl. 1946 Numeral issue, 1947 Pictorial issue and AMG issues n.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.

Est. $200.00-300.00

Germany, 1946 to 1948 Stamp and Cover Accumulation, one binder of mint with dupl. to about 12, one binder with over 150 covers, mix of commercial and philatelic, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.

Est. $100.00-150.00

Germany, German and Austrian Notgeld Notes, colorful group of 129 German and 34 Austrian, most appear uncirculated.
Estimate $100-150.

Est. $100.00-150.00