Selection with Overprints set mint plus 3pf shade & used ex 25pf, Yachts mint to 3mk & used set to 5mk, 1919 Unissued to 5mk x2, and a scalloped letter-seal embossed in blue, Cat €1250. Richard Pyznar Certificate (1980) for the used 5mk. (Qty 42) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1897-1919 Issues complete on a simplified basis plus Overprints 3pf yellow-brown and extra Yachts to 3mk & 5mk (both superb), condition variable, Cat €900+; also Lost Colonies 'mourning' label x2 (one superb *, the other a corner example with no gum). (Qty 59) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1901 Yachts 5mk superb marginal example from the top of the sheet tied ro 1907 Wiegand cover to Germany by two strikes of the 'STEPHANSORT' cds, 'Stephansort' registration label, Leipzig arrival b/s. Superb! Ex William Pate. Michael Jaschke-Lantelme Certificate (2009).

Grade A+ B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1888 2mk red/grey 'Packetadresse/Parcel Address' Card, very fine unused.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1888 2mk red/grey 'Packetadresse/Parcel Address' Card, light but largely fine strike of the rare 'NEU GUINEA COMPAGNIE/[lion]/DEP [?] GENERAL-DIRECTEUR' cachet in blue, vertical fold & hinge marks on the reverse, unused. Very scarce. [It has been speculated that this & other similar cachets were applied as some form of control mark]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

POSTMARKS: Selection on Hagners with complete strikes of Vorlaufer 1888 'FINSCHAFEN' on 50pf olive pair, 1891 'STEPHANSORT' on 10pf & 1896 'HERBERTSHOH' on 20pf + 50pf block of 4 on pieces, Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen x2 & Stephansort x3 on German stamps on piece, superb large-part 'DEULON' on 3pf (Franz Pfenninger Certificate), very fine 'NAURU' on Marshalls 3pf, also part- to large-part strikes of 'KAEWIENG', 'MATUPI', 'MARON', 'NAMATANAI', 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/JALUIT/LINIE', indistinct but identifiable Willehad ship's seal, etc, and two part-strikes of the 'BUKA' forgery; finally four Postal Cards philatelically used. (Qty 46 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

POSTMARKS - AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATION: 1914 local philatelic cover with Kangaroo 1d punctured Small 'OS' plus DNG 5pf x4 & 10pf x4 all tied by nine light to fine strikes of the Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen court seal that was defaced & used for a brief period at the beginning of the Occupation, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500