1917 50r carmine and green, h.r., tiny toned speck on gum, fine (SG 62) cat. £750 (Cat No. N122) (Image)

Cat. £750, Est.$300

1920 50pf purple & black, buff, n.h., v.f., signed Kniep, with 2012 Gruber certificate (Mi.39) cat. $550 (Cat No. 43) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.$150

1936 Hindenburg LZ 129 flight cover with attractive franking, registered and addressed to USA, two red cachets letter "c", Frankfurt transit, with New York and Wilkes-Barre arrival pmks (Si.406c) (Image)

Est.$350

1899 50pf red brown, overprinted at 48 degree angle, Ponape cancel, v.f., signed Mansfeld (Mi.6I) cat. €1800 (Cat No. 6a) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$500

1901 Yacht, 2m, 3m and 5m, each tied by "Deutsche Seepost Neu Guinea-Zweiglinie 30/12/13" cds on registered cover to Germany, with arrival on reverse, fine-v.f., with 1994 Steuer cert. (Mi.17-19) (Cat No. 17-19) (Image)

Est.$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.$3,000

1914 picture postcard (S.M.S. "Gneisenau"), free-frank fieldpost datelined Ponape 5 Aug 1914, with "Marine Schiffspost No.22" handstamp, addressed to Germany. At the outbreak of World War I, the armored cruiser "Gneisenau" was part of the East Asia Squadron, still at Ponape as of 6th August, under the command of Admiral von Spee. Mail was offloaded and buried under an altar at a mission station. It was not until 1923, that the few recovered pieces were dug up and delivered to Germany. This card has a rounded corner, with some toning, actually exceptionally good condition for this rare item, with the original mimeograph explanation label attached. A great historical World War I item, so-called "Vergrabenen Post" (buried mail) from German Caroline Islands, with 2003 Ronald Steuer certificate. One of the top rarities in German Colonies collection (see note in Michel Specialized catalogue) cat. €7000 (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.$5,000

1900 80pf lake and black, "Tientsin 6/2 01" cds, nicely centered, v.f., signed Lange, etc., with 2000 Jakubek and 2016 Jashke-Lantelme certificates (Mi.14) cat. €6000 (Cat No. 23) (Image)

Cat. €6000, Est.$3,000

1901 10pf Yacht, unsevered reply card, with third and fourth address lines 56mm and 74mm (instead of 61mm and 70mm on issued cards), faint corner crease, otherwise v.f. and rare proof (all were sent to the UPU in Bern) (Image)

Est.$250

1888 private reprints (Leipzig), five different, 1/4s, 1 1/2s, 1pf, 2pf and 2sh (rouletted), each with inverted center, all in blocks of four, n.h., handstamp guarantees on reverse, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$1,000

1852-62 collection complete on pages, with additional types and varieties, mostly used, mixed condition, some usual faults noted, many fine or better, including No.5 v.f., with Eichele certificate, others signed, cat. €14000 (Cat No. Mi.1-19) (Image)

Cat. €14000, Est.$1,000

1865 (11 Apr) overall advertising cover franked with single 4pf green, prepaying the domestic letter rate from Breslau to Mannheim, v.f. and attractive early advertising cover, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$1,000

1851 1/2ng black on pale blue paper, printed in error (paper color of 2ng, rather than the gray color of the 1/2ng), full margins all around, hinge disturbed original gum, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Richter, Starauschek, etc., with 1957 Grobe and 1999 Tilo Rismondo certificates ("Sehr seltenes stuck der Sachsen-Philatelie in einwandfreier erhaltung" - very rare piece of Saxony philately, in perfect condition), ex-Manus. The error occurred when paper meant for printing the 2ng value was inadvertently inserted in the stack for printing the 1/2ng value (Mi.3F, Euro 25,000) cat. $20000 (Cat No. 3a) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.$10,000

1860 (28 Oct) outer FL from Leipzig to Paris, franked with 1/2ngr black on gray, 1ngr black on rose and 3ngr black on yellow, prepaying the appropriate 4 1/2ngr letter rate to France, v.f. and attractive three color franking, with transit & arrival pmks (Image)

Est.$750

1944 commercial bank cover (somewhat reduced at top) from Tirana to Rome, franked with single 3q (another stamp missing), censor seal at left "geoffnet OKW", rare commercial usage (Cat No. Mi.3) (Image)

Est.$250

1943 sheetlets of four showing different types, n.h., v.f. set, cat. €1400 (Cat No. Mi.V-VIII) (Image)

Cat. €1400, Est.$400

1942 sheetlets of four, n.h., v.f. set, cat. €640 (Cat No. Mi.I-IV) (Image)

Cat. €640, Est.$150

1943 Polar Bear souvenir sheet, n.h., v.f., cat. €800 (Cat No. Mi.Block 1) (Image)

Cat. €800, Est.$200

1944 5pf black, 10pf dark blue, 20pf gray black, unissued design, three different proofs on thick, shiny paper, v.f., rare, signed Dr.Kronenberg (Image)

Est.$750

1944 1L/10c and 3L/15c, two horizontal gutter blocks of 12, n.h., v.f., cat. €2700 (Cat No. Mi. 1-2ZW) (Image)

Cat. €2700, Est.$750

1941 2+4d dark blue, block of four, upper left stamp with "tear" in foremost tower variety (pos. 83), n.h., v.f., signed Krischke, cat. €450 (Cat No. Mi.49I) (Image)

Cat. €450, Est.$200

1941 Reconstruction, perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets, used (cancelled to order), fine-v.f., with 1993 Krischke certs ("gestempelt sind diese blocks selten") cat. €1800 (Cat No. Mi.Block 1-2) (Image)

Cat. €1800, Est.$600

1942 Airpost, 10 on 12d violet, without network, n.h., v.f., only 100 printed, with 2009 Krischke certificate, cat. €800 (Cat No. Mi.68I) (Image)

Cat. €800, Est.$400

1942 7d black green, lower right corner sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Kleymann certificate, cat. €500 (Cat No. Mi.79L) (Image)

Cat. €500, Est.$200

1943 War Victims souvenir sheets, two different varieties including right stamp with line in "T" ("Pathe") variety and right stamp with dot near left margin variety, n.h., v.f., with 2008 Krischke certificate, cat. €2000 (Cat No. Mi.Block 3I-II) (Image)

Cat. €2000, Est.$750