1920 unissued overprints, 5pf, 10pf and 40pf, also Postage Due 1000 on 100M, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Hochkeppeler, etc., cat. €1250 (Cat No. Mi.AI-AIII, P I) (Image)

Cat. €1250, Est.$400

1920 Burelage omitted, set of six, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Oechsner, etc., cat. $628 (Cat No. 25f-30j) (Image)

Cat. $628, Est.$400

1872 Small Shield, 3kr rose, unused with original gum, h.r., strong embossing, small thin, with 2005 Hansmichael Krug certificate which only mentions a light crease, otherwise sound and rare stamp (Mi.9) cat. $1700 (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Cat. $1700, Est.$300

1872 Small Shield, 7kr ultramarine, unused with original gum, h.r., excellent embossing, centered to bottom, fresh and fine stamp, with 2008 APS certificate (Mi.10) cat. $2350 (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Cat. $2350, Est.$500

1872 Large Shield, 2 1/2gr orange brown, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Kohler, with 2005 Krug certificate (Mi.21a, Euro 2,600) cat. $1800 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. $1800, Est.$500

1872 Large Shield, 1kr bluish green, n.h., post office fresh and fine, with 1997 Dr.Sommer certificate for a block of four from which this originated (Mi.23b, Euro 1,500) cat. $1125 (Cat No. 21a) (Image)

Cat. $1125, Est.$300

1901 3PF on left half of 5pf green, the legendary "Vineta" provisional, h.r., signed Miro, Friedemann, also Roumet, with 1971 certificate, as well as Georg Buhler, with his 1975 certificate. A considerable rarity unused (This famous provisional was created on April 13, 1901 on board the cruiser SMS Vineta. As the postal officer had not been supplied with 3 Pfennig Germania stamps, he bisected his stock of the 5 Pfennig stamps and stamped them by hand with a "3 PF" mark. Mail with the Vineta provisional stamp was sent from Pernambuco to Germany on April 17, 1901. Only 600 were surcharged, with majority used, destroyed or disappeared over the years, making this unused provisional one of the rarities of German philately) (Mi.AI, Euro 13,000) cat. $9000 (Cat No. 65B) (Image)

Cat. $9000, Est.$5,000

1920 Watermarked Circles, 3m black violet, l.h., v.f., signed Grobe, etc., with 1963 Stolow certificate (Mi.96BIIaW, Euro 2,500) cat. $1875 (Cat No. 102) (Image)

Cat. $1875, Est.$1,000

1920 Watermarked quatrefoils, 1 1/4M vermilion & magenta, l.h., v.f. (Mi.151Y, Euro 600) cat. $450 (Cat No. 210) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$200

1920-39 collection complete on PALO hingeless album pages, with 1920 surcharges, burelage points up and down (Scott 26a-30c), occasional varieties, Innendienst Large and Small complete (44,47-48 l.h., with Oechsner certificates), regular issues, coil singles, souvenir sheets, Semi-Postals (including 1929 Danzig Philatelic Exhibition Mi.219a,b,c), Postage Dues and Officials, fine-v.f. and complete collection of Danzig (Cat No. 1-254,B1-O52) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1872-1940 collection in two Lindner hingeless albums, virtually complete including Large and Small Shields, 1874 surcharge, 1875-88 "Pfennige" (Scott 29-35) complete set of seven, "Pfennig" and German Eagle sets, with some better shades, 1900 "Germania" and 1m-5M Reichspost (65d,65A), Deutsches Reich (65C-79) complete through the Semi-Postals (B1-187), with all the souvenir sheets (B33,58,68, etc.), plus Air Post (C1-60), including the Zeppelin issues, also 1912 E.EL.P. (with Royal certificate), plus Officials and Franchise stamps, some quality issues on the first two pages (without gum or small thins), others hinged (occasional n.h., including few better items), mostly fine-v.f. A powerful and mostly complete collection of Germany (Image)

Est.$5,000

1920-23 collection complete on PALO hingeless album pages, with Air Post and Lithuanian Occupation Issues, also "Memelland ist Frei" overprints (three different types) on Lithuanian stamps, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 1-99,C1-29,N1-114) (Image)

Est.$500

1920-34 collection apparently complete on PALO hingeless album pages, with overprints to 1M (1-17), overprints on stamps of Bavaria 3pf-10m (5m with Philatelic Foundation certificate), Semi-Postals and Air Post, plus Officials complete, l.h. or h.r., few varieties (including 77a, with Behr certificate), mostly fine-v.f. (Cat No. 1-17,20-154,B1-60) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1920 20pf blue violet, double overprint, l.h., v.f., signed Burger, Brun, etc., with 1999 Behr certificate, cat. $600 (Cat No. 8c) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$150

1920 40pf, 75pf inverted overprints, l.h., v.f., signed Burger, Bloch, etc., cat. $715 (Cat No. 12c,15c) (Image)

Cat. $715, Est.$150

1920 1m carmine, overprint inverted, h.r., signed Burger, Bloch, etc., violet handstamp just showing through, well centered, fine, cat. $725 (Cat No. 17a) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.$200

1920 2pf gray, bottom sheet margin single, Plate 1b, position 96, n.h., v.f., signed Dr.Dub, with 2006 Herbert Ney certificate (Mi.A31,Euro 2,500) cat. $2000 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. $2000, Est.$500

1920 issues complete, with C.I.S. officials (signed Buhler), fine-v.f., cat. $1975 (Cat No. 1-28,O1-14) (Image)

Cat. $1975, Est.$500