1914 1d on 10pf carmine, blue surcharge double, l.h., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG B3b) cat. £425 (Cat No. 55b) (Image)

Cat. £425, Est.US$150

1915 1s-5s on 1m-5m surcharges, four different, each inverted "s" variety, l.h. or h.r., signed Champion, etc., 2s and 5s with minor creases, still fine-v.f., scarce, with 2023 BPA certificate (SG SB10a-13a) cat. £4200 (Cat No. 62a-65a) (Image)

Cat. £4200, Est.US$1,000

1914 3s on 3m violet black, surcharge triple, two albino, small h.r., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG B12ca) cat. £2750 (Cat No. 64c) (Image)

Cat. £2750, Est.US$1,000

1920 5m slate and carmine, both the center and "Danzig" overprint inverted, additional variety broken "a" in "Danzig", unused with some original gum, which has been redistributed and to some extent manipulated and enhanced, minute soiling, h.r., centered to left, fine, with 2007 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Only one sheet of 20 was discovered with both the center and overprint inverted. One can argue that in this case, it is the frame which is inverted, hence both the center vignette and overprint are correctly positioned to one another. Only 12 examples of this error have been documented, this one being the only known broken type variety (according to Sismondo "unique") (Mi.15BK1, Euro 18,000+) cat. $15000 (Cat No. 15a,var) (Image)

Cat. $15000, Est.US$10,000

1899 3pf-50pf, overprinted at 48 degree angle, set of six, each tied by "Ponape 2.12.99" cds on cover to Berlin, v.f. and rare complete set on cover, with 2002 Brekenfeld cert. (Mi.1I-6I; catalogue value for used off cover) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 1a-6a) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.US$2,500

1899 3pf dark brown, overprinted at 48 degree angle, right margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Dr. Lantelme (Mi.1I) cat. €1900 (Cat No. 1a) (Image)

Cat. €1900, Est.US$500

1899 3pf dark brown, overprinted at 48 degree angle, vertical gutter pair, n.h., light crease in the gutter, otherwise v.f. and rare, with 2000 Steuer cert. (Mi.1I ZS) cat. €6000 (Cat No. 1a) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$1,000

1899 25pf orange, overprinted at 48 degree angle, neat Ponape cancel, v.f., signed Bothe (Mi.5I) cat. €3400 (Cat No. 5a) (Image)

Cat. €3400, Est.US$750

1899 25pf orange, overprinted at 48 degree angle, used on combination with 20pf ultramarine on registered cover from Yap (7.2.01) to Lubeck, 20pf with minor perf. flaw, 25pf v.f. and scarce on cover, backstamped on arrival, with 2007 Steuer certificate (Mi.4I,5I, catalogued as 25pf on cover) cat. €5000 (Cat No. 5a) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.US$1,500

1899 50pf red brown, overprinted at 48 degree angle, n.h., v.f., with 1993 Buhler cert. (Mi.6I) cat. €1800 (Cat No. 6a) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.US$500

1899 50pf red brown, overprinted at 48 degree angle, Yap (31.7.00) cds, clipped perfs at lower left, otherwise fine, with 2007 Jaschke-Lantelme cert. (Mi.6I) cat. €1800 (Cat No. 6a) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.US$200

1901 5m slate and carmine, used, v.f., with 1970 Grobe cert. (Mi.19) cat. €600 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. €600, Est.US$200

1901 5m slate and carmine, tied on piece by Truk cancels, stamp lifted and replaced, v.f. (Mi.19) cat. €600 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. €600, Est.US$250

1909 (28 Jan) cover to Kaiserslautern, franked with unoverprinted 20pf ultramarine, tied by Deutsche Seepost pmk, with "Yap Karolinen" departure cds alongside, with arrival pmk, re-addressed to Hamburg, fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1910 picture postcard dated 12.7.10, with manuscript "5 Pf " and postmaster's initials in red ink, so-called "Barfrankatur" (cash payment), "per Orion", with "Ponape 31.7.10" cds, addressed to Truk, v.f., with 2006 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate. A rare provisional (in use only from 13-31 July, 1910). Mi. cat. €12000 (Image)

Cat. €12000, Est.US$5,000

1910 20pf ultramarine, right half correctly used as 10pf on small piece, tied by Ponape "12.7.10" cds, v.f. (Mi.10H) cat. €3000 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. €3000, Est.US$500

1910 20pf ultramarine, left half used as 10pf on cover from Ponape (12.7.10) to Saipan, with official seal handstamp alongside, filing fold at bottom of cover, v.f., signed Kohler (Mi.10H) cat. €9000 (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

Cat. €9000, Est.US$2,500

1910 "Second Ponape Provisional", surcharged 5pf on 3pf brown, tied by "12.7.10 Ponape" cds on picture postcard, with official seal handstamp alongside, v.f., signed Bloch, with 1993 Dr. Lantelme cert. (Mi.7Pv) cat. €6000 (Cat No. 20) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.US$2,500

1910 5pf on 3pf brown, surcharge inverted, tied by Ponape 12.7.10 cds on picture postcard ("Teilansicht der Kolonie"), addressed to Baden-Baden, with official seal handstamp alongside, v.f., signed V.Willman, with 1999 Steuer certificate (Mi.7PvK) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 20a) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.US$3,000

1914 (24 May) picture postcard (Police detachment from the island of YAP, German West Caroline Islands), franked with 5pf green, tied by "DSP Neu Guinea Zweiglinie c" (8 June 14) pmk, addressed to Germany, fine and scarce usage (Image)

Est.US$500

1914 (16 Jan) registered cover from Angaur to Laggenbeck, franked with 10pf and 20pf, tied by "Angaur Palau" cds, with corresponding registry label "Angaur Palau Inseln", fine and rare usage, signed Steuer (this tiny island in the island nation of Palau, forms its own state, has an area of three square miles and its population in 2012 was 130) (Image)

Est.US$500

1895 (2 Sep) 10pf stationery card sent from Amoy to Wilhelmshaven, canceled "Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No.5" (2/11/95) SMS "Prinzess Wilhelm" to Wilhelmshaven, with 10.12.95 arrival pmk below, v.f. This is purported to be the earliest recorded Naval card posted from China (Mi.VP25) (Image)

Est.US$250

1896 (27 Jan) cover from Shanghai to Hamburg, franked with unoverprinted pair of 5pf green and single 10pf carmine, tied by Shanghai departure pmks, with "Cub Concordia" imprint on backflap and Shanghai Local Post (Jan 23 97) pmk, little toning, fine forerunner cover, signed Bothe (Mi.V36c,V47d) (Image)

Est.US$250

1898 50pf red brown, complete gutter sheet of 100, n.h., folded horizontally along the gutter, with minor perf. separations, post office fresh, fine-v.f. A spectacular complete sheet (Mi.6 II, Euro 5,000+ as singles) (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Est.US$750

1900 Tongku German Post, undated "Kaiserlich Deutsche Feldpost China 1900" pmk tying 20pf "China" on cover to Hamburg, with "K.D.Feld-Postation No.4" and framed "Feldpostbrief" alongside, with "Tongku Deutsche Post" undated pmk and part of arrival (backflap missing) on reverse, filing fold away from the stamps, fine example of the rare "Tongku" pmk, in use only for the first few days in September of 1900 (Image)

Est.US$250