SBZ/DDR / Soviet Zone / GDR continued...

80 penny heads II black blue with varnish coat and 24 penny Pieck on properly franked franked special delivery letter 10.4.53 from Halle to Klostermansfeld, reverse arrival postmark, expertise George Schonherr VP (2024) "perfect, philatelic influenced", date-appropriate cancel Michel 1.600.- (339xbXII,324vb) Certificate (Image 1)

80 penny personalities, red on official First Day Cover cover, very fine, expertized Mayer BPP, Michel 500.- (340) (Image 1)

84 penny heads, watermark 2 X I, mint never hinged, very fine, expertized Mayer BPP, Michel 160.- (341vaXI) (Image 1)

84 penny heads brown red, watermark 2 X II, mint never hinged, very fine, expertized Mayer BPP, Michel 650.- (341vbXII) (Image 1)

84 penny heads brown red, watermark 2 XII, cancelled "FRANKLEBEN 17.12.53", very fine, unsigned, photo expertize George Schonherr BPP "genuine, perfect. ", Michel 1.500.- (341vbXII) Certificate (Image 1)

1 Mark Pieck, black olive, type III, watermark 2 XII, mint never hinged, very fine, photo expertize Siegfried Paul BPP "perfect", Michel 150.- (342bbIIIXII) Certificate (Image 1)

2 DM Pieck on unmailed First Day Cover with cancellation "BERLIN W 8 b 3.1.53", expertise George Schonherr VP (2025) "perfect", Michel 700.- (343) Certificate (Image 1)

84 penny "Marx avenue" with variety "printed on the gummed side", neat cancelled with need round postmark "SEBNITZ", photo expertize George Schonherr VP (2024), Michel 650.- (353XIG) Certificate (Image 1)

84 penny Karl-Marx-year, variety "printed on the gummed side", mint never hinged, very fine, rare stamp, photo expertize Henry Mayer BPP "the condition is perfect. ", Michel 800.- (353XIG) Certificate (Image 1)

49 penny five year plan, watermark 2 XII, corner margin strip of three lower left with printers mark "nationalized and government controlled industries and businesses in the DDR graphic workshops LEIPZIG", mint never hinged, very fine, unsigned, photo expertize Siegfried Paul BPP "the condition is perfect. ", Michel 180.- (376XIIDV) Certificate (Image 1)

24 Pf. "Red Cross" with not frequent plate flaw "white spot in the Nape", full readable need round postmark PÖss NECK 9.11.53, Michel 250.- (385I) (Image 1)

Souvenir sheet issue "Karl-Marx-year", all fours in following types souvenir sheet 8 A Y I, 8 B Y I, 9 A Y II and 9 B Y II, each cancelled by special cancel "BERLIN 10.12.53" - what for the perforated souvenir sheet issues the first day is, very fine, unsigned, photo expertize George Schonherr BPP "genuine and immaculate", Michel 660.- (Bl.8/9A/B) Certificate (Image 1)

24 penny Day of the Postage Stamp 1953, upper margin copy, watermark 2 XI, mint never hinged, very fine, expertized Weigelt BPP, Michel 100.- (396XI) (Image 1)

5 penny, 8 penny, 24 penny, 48 penny and 84 penny five year plan II on postage exceeding tariff rate registered First Day Cover with first day postmark "BERLIN W8 ad 28.12.53", reverse arrival postmark Elsterberg from 30.12.53, sound with as usual transport traces, expertise George Schonherr VP (2025), Michel 1.000.- (ex406/22) Certificate (Image 1)

6 penny five year plan, watermark 2 Y I, mint never hinged, very fine, unsigned, photo expertize Siegfried Paul BPP "the condition is perfect. ", Michel 350.- (407xYI) Certificate (Image 1)

Five year plan number 409, 418, 421 mint never hinged, all 3 stamps watermark sideways, perfect mint never hinged, all stamps expertized Paul respectively Tichatzky BPP, Michel 120.- (ex 409/421) (Image 1)

20 penny five year plan, watermark 2 Y I, mint never hinged, very fine, expertized winner, photo expertize Henry Mayer BPP "the condition is perfect. ", Michel 400.- (413YI) Certificate (Image 1)

84 penny five year plan, watermark 2 XI, horizontal corner margin pair lower left with printers mark 1 "nationalized and government controlled industries and businesses in the DDR graphic workshop III / 18 / 97", mint never hinged, very fine, unsigned, photo expertize Siegfried Paul BPP "genuine and immaculate", Michel 160.- (422xXIDV1) Certificate (Image 1)

5 on 6 penny to 70 on 84 penny five year plan, eight values completely on two illustrated covers with first day postmarks "BERLIN W8 1.10.54", 50 penny minimal adhesive patches, the stamps partly a little irregular perforation, photo expertize Henry Mayer BPP, Michel 900.- (435/42) Certificate (Image 1)

70 on 84 penny five year plan, matt offset printing. Overprint, watermark 2 Y I, used, very fine, expertized Mayer BPP (double signature), Michel 160.- (442mYI) (Image 1)