FOREIGN SINGLE COUNTRIES continued...

Cartons of many, many 1000s of stamps that have not seen the light of day for about ,50-80+ years which &ndash, if you have the patience &ndash, ,may , yield many discoveries by Michel. Virtually every box is filled to capacity and the main strength would be in the ,19th ,century 'coat of arms', , as well as  ,the eagle to 50pf and then the Germanias to mark values, , followed by a few 'later' issues through to the 1920s. , , Please note that the vast majority is ,19th ,century and very early 20th. As far as we can see all the bundleware is unopened - while we recognise that the viewer will find it irresistible to open up a few, please leave some fun for the eventual buyer to discover the many potential Michel listed varieties, finally brought to light, in this old time and thoroughly original accumulation.

Collection on old-fashioned Scott pages housed in an album, well-filled with hundreds of stamps including  ,strength in the Third Reich period. Highlights include Bavaria numerals inc. unused #1 1kr black requiring expertsiation, 18kr red four margins used (#14), arms imperfs inc. 12kr lilac used with blue cancel (#21) and 1868 6kr bister mint (#18), then the perf arms with 1870/73s complete inc. scarce 12kr lilac wmk. narrow lozenge (#29a) well-centered and light cds, barely perceptible thin in extreme corner not affecting the extremely attractive appearance. States continue with Thurn and Taxis inc. 1852 1sgr black on dark blue used (#4), 1859/60 to 5sgr lilac used (#8/13), 1862/63s to 1sgr rose used (#15/18), etc. This leads on to unified Germany with different types on the Germanias to 5mk, through to useful Third Reich with virtually everything in complete series mint or used, inc. 1926/27 personalities complete mint (#351/362), 1930 IPOSTA type singles complete used (#B34/B37), the three different Hitler souvenir sheets, 1937 brown ribbon souvenir sheet mint (#B105), etc, etc. A good old-time and worthwhile collection.

Collection of several 100s covers, housed in 9 special Lufthansa albums, with particular emphasis of the  ,company&rsquo,s expansion of world routes over the decades, especially as they opened up through the 1970s and 1980s, with frankings from all corner of the world including Austria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Chile, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Mauritius, Norway, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, USA, Yemen, Zambia, etc. The routes are represented by covers in both directions, for example, Frankfurt-Istanbul-Teheran and Teheran-Istanbul-Frankfurt or Delhi-Beijing, Beijing-Delhi, with multi-leg routes represented by several covers such as Frankfurt-Karachi-Bangkok-Manila with 6 different covers for both directions with stamps of all the countries on the new route. This is a very clean and comprehensive collection in tip-top condition throughout.

2 very substantial fat stockbooks, virtually superb used throughout, all organised in chronological order, starting off with the Bavarian stamp on stamp semi postal x7, leading on to complete series with the posthorns, with a minimum of 4 of each with plenty of other commems and series, the 1950s also generally a few of each, followed by mid 1950s commems as well in greater quantity, also the definitives such as the Heuss complete x10, as well as most of the other series also complete, nearly all sock on the nose perfect cancels. The retail value will easily come into 5 figures as it runs into Euroland with the same intensity, having of course virtually every topic conceivable here. This has to be a huge money maker for anyone looking for a well-rounded stock of this country for APS circulation books, EBay or the like.

Many thousands of stamps including the posthorns onwards, with nothing more than a dozen of each from mid 1950s onwards, quite comprehensive, although interestingly for series from the early1950s top values 30pf blues are present while some of the lower ones are not! Retail potential clearly runs into many thousands of dollars and as mentioned with nothing in excess quantity, a pleasant , turnkey holding, ideal for a dealer.

Well over 2000 stamps from the post-WWII period, including issues of West Berlin, primarily West Germany through to 2000, virtually all one of a kind with the vast majority in pristine never hinged condition and in complete series. Better issues noted including stamp on stamp complete mint, 1950 Bach with 10+2pf mint never hinged, as well 1952 helpers top value Henry Dunant mint never hinged, 1953 helpers mint, etc, etc.

Collection of several dozen covers/cards with the majority stampless impressive looking letters with some extensive calligraphy from the, ranging from the early 19th century, including interesting small correspondences, as well as good strikes of a wide range of zig-zag bordered box cancels over the 1820s and 1830s inc. Borna, Meissen, Freiburg, Waldheim, Rosswein, Haynichen, Doebeln, Nossen, etc. The philatelic era material includes Baden and Wurttemberg postal stationery inc. 3kr rose with Freiburg Stadtpost cds, Holstein, Prussia, etc, as well as early German Empire issues from the eagle onwards. A useful collection for the postal historian, particularly the stampless covers which an expert should enjoy, especially with the distinct possibility of finds and content.

A group of collections and balances of old auction lots from the 1970s, housed in seven volumes of which six are albums ranging from Scott to Schaubek including better material. The nucleus of the holding is a Schaubek album with Germany from 1872 large and small shields onwards and with hardly any empty spaces from 1873 through to Third Reich, inc. 1924 small airpost pigeons complete mint to 300pf gray, 1926/27 writers/artists complete mint, 1928/32 Ebert/Hindenburgs complete mint, castles semi-postals complete used (#B34/B48), Wagner complete with the 40pf used (#B49/57), lots of other series to the 40pf purples mint, zeppelins inc. Polar flight complete mint (#C40/C42, disturbed gum), Hitler souvenir sheets, etc, leading on to Sudetenland and WWII occupations, POs abroad inc. China, Memel inc. Klaipeda, etc. Then follow Austro-Hungarian areas with good Bosnia inc. 19th century eagles complete, 1912/14 Franz Josefs complete used (#65/85), 'whiskers' used in Constantinople and Alexandria, Fieldpost issues inc. Serbia o/ps , diagonal complete with high values used, etc, etc. This is just one book of the six albums and elsewhere we note useful SBZs, Saar virtually complete post-1945, 2m blue Chicago flight zeppelin used, lots of Danzig, etc, etc. Lots of potential here, definitely , with further sleepers to be discovered upon , inspection.

of well over 1000 mint and used stamps housed in a large volume. The States include ranges of Baden, Bavaria, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hannover, Heligoland, Alsace-Lorraine, as well as the German empire with eagles inc. unusual imperf 1gr rose large shield with offset on the reverse with superb cds cancel, the pfennig and pfennige issues both with accompanying shades on the 50pf, followed by four different series of the Germanias to the 5mark with better types likely, through to the inflations period including the 1 billion mark brown marginal block of four with attractive Cassel postmarks of the day, Third Reich with several different souvenir sheets, as well as Danzig, Memel including Lithuanian occupations, the Saar, as well as WWI and WWII occupations, etc, etc. This is a densely packed volume, completely uncataloged and unchecked for better types, with great potential for finds when gone through properly using a Michel, needing considerable time to view.

Collection of many hundreds of mint and used stamps formed over many years, housed in a substantial Minkus album, including (used unless otherwise stated) Berlin with good  ,black and red o/ps, 1949 architecture inc. 70pf olive, Goethe 20pf and 30pf, bells to left, right and center, etc, followed by French occupation zones without pfs inc. Rheinland-Pfalz and Wurttemberg 90pfs, useful Saar with shades 1922/25, 1934 volksabstimmung series complete to 5fr, etc. Then Post Offices in China, Marocco and Turkey inc. unusual Marocco handstamp o/p in violet on 10pf Germania, useful colonies with lots of Kaiser's yachts, WWI and WWII occupations inc. Romania, through Danzig with o/ps on Germanias inc. range of burelages unchecked for better types and good completion thereafter. Also seen good Memel including Lithuanian occupations. A very useful album completely uncataloged. Please inspect carefully, as there is much substance here that could easily be missed on a quick viewing.

A last minute entry of a few hundred stamps, neatly presented all one of a kind, housed in one album. , A clean, useful mint collection virtually complete, from post WW2 onwards, through to the late 1950s.