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Germany and German Colonies
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1864-65, 9s yellow, genuinely used with 11.12.66 blue cds of Hamburg, except for a tiny perforation crease, in very fine condition; Michel €2'600.
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1930 (May 19) three Condor mixed frankings with Brazil and German Reich (two with Zeppelin Südamerika fahrt stamps) carried onboard the Südamerkafahrt with Rio de Janeiro Condor 25.5.30 transit, one cover with creasing through stamps and one with minor foxing, fine.
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German Post in China. 1898 group incl. 25pf mint n.h. (Mi.5Ia €250), signed Bothe BPP; 50pf mint n.h. (Mi.6I €100), and 3p to 50pf (Mi.1II-6II €260), several signed Bothe BPP, very fine.
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1901 5M green-black and red, type II, mint n.h. top marginal, very fine; signed Pfenninger, cert. Steuer (1993) (Mi. €750).
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German East Africa. 1898-1916, group of three covers incl. 1898 envelope from a military officer written at Udjioji before the post office opened on 8 April 1898, carried by runner across the width of the country, entering the postal service at Dar es Salaam with 10pa on 20pf franking; 1912 r
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German East Africa » German East Africa, Forerunner Zanzibar. 1891 (Jul 31) envelope sent to Germany with 1889-1900 20pf tied by a very good strike of the German Zanzibar cds with further strike adjacent, sent on the last day of the German P.O. in Zanzibar, endorsed "pr S. S. Kaiser", reverse
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New Guinea. 1914-19 5M green-black & red carmine, war printing (1918) 25:17 perf., rare type III centre, mint n.h. and extremely fine; signed Bothe BPP (twice), cert. Hartung (2017) (Mi. €2'200).
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Dorpat. 1918 20pf on 10k and 40pf on 20k set of two in strips of 5, mounted on two pieces of paper, both with shifted surcharges, one stamp on 40pf without surcharge, very rare if not unique (Mi. €2'000 for regular singles).
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Zara. 1943 (Oct. 26) Postcard to Milan franked by overprinted 10c brown and 20c red, both tied by "Zara/(Arrivi e Partenze)" cds, correctly paying the rate for a postcard with restricted number of words. A rare and very fine non-philatelic usage. Cert. Brunel (2022).
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1943 (Oct. 29) 30c overprinted stationery card addressed to the Director of the "Istria-Trieste" navigation company, sent by a postal accountant of Zara with "Il Direttore di Ragioneria", "Il Gestore Prov" and "Direzione Prov. Poste - Telegrafi/Zara" cachets in purple at left, cancelled by "Zara/(Ar
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1943 (Nov. 23) Cover to Bergamo (Italy), franked by airmail 2L blue, tied by "Zara/(Arrivi e Partenze)" cds, repeated alongside, with German "Ueberprueft" censorship's straight line and accompanying "1" censor's mark in blue at left (occasionally and rarely applied on Zara's envelopes -not postcards
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HERRNHUT 1945 set of the 14 issued stamps 1pf to 60pf including the two shades of the 6pf value and the very rare 12 unissued values, very fine with fresh mint never hinged original gum, signed Sturm (Michel catalogue value around €12'000).
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German States, Baden - 1852 18kr, glass support cliché in black with reversed image; a very tidy and appealing work cliché of a stamp that Sperati reproduced in six different clichés in four separate and identifiable types; only about ten recorded.
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German States, Baden - 1852 18kr, cliché on celluloid in very opaque grey, exhibiting albino impression of the 18kr value (a most unusual feature in the Sperati archive, but also seen with the 1kr black of Bavaria).
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German States, Baden - 1862 30kr, glass support cliché with image reversed and in black; a rarity from the Sperati archive of the highest order, with just there recorded cliché for this denomination.
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German States, Baden - 1862 30kr, cliché on celluloid with reversed image, a very faint and silver grey impression on greyish celluloid paper; a highly distinct, radiant, and appealing cliché production that is not represented in any other collection or archive.
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German States, Bavaria - 1849 1 kreuzer, two negative glass clichés joined by Sperati to create a tête-bêche pair and additionally mounted on a bigger glass with traces of white tape applied from a previous process. Produced in a striking dark indigo-turquoise colour, this being a most unusual colou
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German States, Bavaria -1849 1 kreuzer, glass tête-bêche cliché in black with reversed image and with handwritten production notes in the margin, and possibly dating “11/48”. Very rare; no such production prior to the finished reproduction or signed proof is held in the “Ultimate” collection or the
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German States, Bavaria – 1849 1 kreuzer, working glass support cliché in black with reversed image, painted black around the edges to concentrate light on the area of design. Working notes around design, including “6%” that pertains to a chemical substance used in production.
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German States, Bavaria - 1849 1 kreuzer, cliché on celluloid in red/vermilion and with reversed image, with technical scribbling around edges, including date “11/52”.
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German States, Bavaria - 1849: 1 kreuzer on oblong strip showing two impressions in black, with copious and colourful handwritten notations relating to exposure time and colouring. A unique and articulate documentation of the Sperati experimental production process, with nothing similar found in the
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German States, Bavaria - 1849 1 kreuzer, grey black, the final reproduction on small letter piece with forged half-circle Bayreuth cancel. On reverse is “SPERATI REPRODUCTION” handstamp in violet. Sperati made reproductions of the 1849 1 kreuzer in three types and this is type C in the distinctive g
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German States, Bavaria - postmarks, glass support cliché with reversed image of the closed millwheel cancellations (“geschlossene Mühlrad”), numbers 18, 78 (two impressions), and 217 (two impressions).
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German States, Bavaria - postmarks, working proof of the closed millwheel cancellation (“geschlossene Mühlrad”), numbers 281, 269, 336, 23. This proof cliché for the static cancel has been annotated by Sperati, including the date “7/43”, and it includes the characteristic fingerprint colour trials.
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German States, Bremen - 1855 3 gr, cliché on celluloid in black with image reversed, showing the technical notations including type and the colour brown to be obtained in a subsequent experiment.
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German States, Bremen - 1856 7 gr, cliché on celluloid with reversed image, showing handwritten comments of Sperati regarding the Agfa film used in manufacture and the colour.
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German States, Bremen - 1856 5 gr, black on light pink paper, a final mint reproduction with pencil signature on back.
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German States, Bremen - 1861 5 sgr, cliché on celluloid showing reversed image, with abundant production notations encircling the area of design and dating “9/46”.
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German States, Bremen - 1861 5 sgr green, a final reproduction with pencil signature on back. This is reproduction type A with the broken frame line above the first E in BREMEN (Sperati made reproductions of this stamp in 5 different and identifiable types).
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German States, Bremen - 1861 5 sgr, glass support cliché in black, coloured dark around the margins where the protection to enter the light was delimited, with technical notation and dating “2/47”.
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German States, Bremen - postmarks, study group of cancellations, Bremen rectangular date mark, Stuttgart circular date stamp and FRANCO line cancel in quantity, including proofs on paper dated “7/43” and with Sperati’s characteristic fingerprint colour trial. An enticing and unique experimental grou
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German States, Brunswick - 1852 2sg, negative cliché on celluloid in dark brown; an exceedingly rare Sperati cliché, with no matrices or clichés mentioned in the B.P.A’s Sperati I handbook.
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German States, Brunswick - 1852 2sg, cliché on celluloid in black with inverted design; an exceedingly rare Sperati cliché, with no matrices or clichés mentioned in the B.P.A’s Sperati I handbook, and the Postal Museum in Paris possesses only six clichés or matrices for all German states.
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German States, Hannover - 1861 10 gr, glass support cliché in splendid red/vermilion with image reversed, production annotations at top and base, including “c. imm.” to indicate short immersion into water and “5%” of a chemical substance used in production. One of the six glass clichés known.
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German States, Hannover - 1861 10 gr, cliché on celluloid in black and with reversed image, dated June 1938 and with further technical notations at base regarding the chemical treatment of Sperati’s preferred “Ilford Alpha” brand of celluloid that he used in the years prior to WWII. One of the six g
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German States, Hannover - 1861 10 gr, a tidy trial exposure on photographic paper in black with reversed image. One of the two known in private hands.
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German States, Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 1856-67 postmarks, a colourful group of cancellations with abundant production notes and dating, including Waren in black and a radiant Prussian blue, one with reversed image, dated “5/51”. Also a composite proof of circular cancellation Rostock and line cancel
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German States, Oldenburg - 1855 1/3sg, cliché of type A (of the two types produced) on celluloid in red/vermilion and with reversed image, showing some production notes at bottom, probably relating to a chemical composition used in the processing. Unique for this denomination.
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German States, Oldenburg - 1859 (or 1861) 1/3g, cliché of type A (of two types reproduced by Sperati) on celluloid in vermilion and with reversed image. Three 1/3g clichés on celluloid known.
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German States, Oldenburg - 1859 (or 1861) 2sg, untrimmed essay in black on paper, very rare.
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German States, Oldenburg - 1859 (or 1861) 3g, glass support cliché in negative.
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German States, Oldenburg - 1861 ¼sg, cliché of type A (of two reproduction types) on celluloid in a dark vermilion and with reversed image, some production notations at base, including “Veri” indicating Verichrome film from Kodak. Two in private hands are known.
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German States, Oldenburg - 1861 2g, cliché of type B (of Sperati’s three reproduction types) on celluloid in red/vermilion and with reversed image, dated “9/41” and with comprehensive production notations at base and top (very faint), indicating the "verichrome" film by Kodak with a sunlight exposur
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German States, Saxony - 1850 3pf, master negative of this famous value with retouches, this being the basis to produce the glass support cliché. A photolithography negative on film showing static cancellation, painted dark around the stamp design to concentrate the light better, dated “8/41” and wit
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German States, Saxony - 1850 3pf, glass support cliché in black with image reversed, with working specifications written in purple pen at top and base, including notes about chemical composition, painted with black surround to concentrate the light and not allow it to diffuse laterally during the re
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German States, Saxony - 1850 3pf, cliché on celluloid, with reversed image in splendid bright vermilion with additional colouring around the stamp design, showing faint impression of fingerprint, with dating “7/42” and production notations in the margin, “25° x 5%” to indicate the temperature of exp
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German States, Saxony - 1850 3pf red, a final uncancelled reproduction with pencil signature on back. This specimen is type B of Sperati’s three production types.
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German States, Saxony - 1851 3pf green, a finished reproduction with pencil signature on back. This is type A of Sperati’s two production types of this value.
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German States, Saxony - 1851 3pf green, reproduction type A with pencil signature on back. Showing the static circular cancellation “Leipzig 13 III” in blue.
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German States, Saxony - postmarks, study group of forged Saxony cancellations used on Sperati’s Saxony reproductions, on celluloid cliches generously annotated, including numeral cancellation 2 on a piece dated “6/43” with fingerprint colour trial and notes about Agfa film exposure, also composite p
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German States, Thurn and Taxis - 1858 1/3sgr, a marvelous and previously unknown engraved copper plate, unique; a copper plate being an exceptionally rare apparition in the Sperati archive, which proves that the master forger, besides his standard process of photolithography, also experimented with
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German States, Thurn and Taxis - 1858 1/3sgr, die proof in black on pelure paper, coloured dark around the area of the stamp to highlight the design and create contrast.
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German States, Thurn and Taxis - 1858 1/3sgr, very rare essay on flesh-coloured yellowish paper.
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1851-58, 1kr black on yellow-brown, vertical strip of three, the top and bottom stamps slightly touched in small places, an unusual four-margined example in centre, used on "Nachname" cash-on-delivery entire letter from Schopfheim, tied by "130" numeral handstamps with matching "Schopfheim" straight
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1849, 1kr grey-black, plate II, large margins showing dividing lines on three sides, cancelled by "18" cogwheel postmark, small ink spot cleaned in bottom right corner, otherwise in very fine condition; cert. Stegmüller (2010), signed Brettl BPP (as in perfect condition).
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1850, 3kr blue, type II plate 5, superb mint n.h. with original gum marginal block of four, good to very large margins, a very fresh and delightful block with sheet margin in mint condition; cert. Stegmüller (2022)
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1850, 6kr brown-orange, plate III, vertical strip of three with large margins on three sides, part of sheet margin at right, showing the dividing lines all around, strong impression, tied to small piece by red pen strokes, extremely fine; signed Schmitt BPP.
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1867, 3kr carmine, single and strip of three, good margins, the multiple showing spectacular plate flaw consisting in a double frame line at left, all used on 4 July 1868 over from Munich to Genoa, cancelled by "325" cogwheel numeral postmarks with matching two-line ds in centre, charged "6" on rece
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1852, 3sgr orange-red, wide margins, most attractively cancelled by "Braunschweig/17-8" datestamp in blue, rare in this beautiful quality; signed Brettl BPP, G. Bolaffi and Hunziker.
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1859, 1s dark red-brown, a large margined example tied by four-bar handstamp to small envelope used locally, with "2 F.P 22/10" Fusspoststempel" struck twice at bottom, few letters of the addressee's name have been strengthened, otherwise fully original, very fine.
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1859, 1/2s dark violet-grey, wide to large margins, very fresh used by five-bar cancel and small part of blue circular hs, minute almost invisible tear in margin only -mentioned for accuracy-. very scarce; signed Pfenninger twice (as a perfect stamp) and Fulpius; (Michel €2'500).
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1856, 4/4s vermilion, block of three, margins varying from clear to large, used with "Hamburg/20-6" cds's, coupe of discrete imperfections, but a rare multiple.
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1856, 6/4s vermilion, vertical block of six designs, in an outstandingly brilliant colour, large margins all around, tied to piece by two neat strikes of "Bützow 5/9" cds, an extremely fine and fresh multiple; ex "Schwan" collection.
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1852, 1/3sgr-4schw black on green-olive, good margins, cancelled by framed blue handstamp, very fine; signed Thier and Pfenninger.
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1859, 2gr black on rose, outstanding impression and clear to mostly huge margins, on 30.11.1860 entire letter to Kupferhammer, tied by framed "Oldenburg 30/11" datestamp in blue, a rare stamp on cover of great desirability as a result of its great freshness and scarce bright colour; cert. Brettl (19
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1850, 3sgr yellow, an outstanding mint example with impressive 23mm bottom sheet margin, large part original gum, wide margins on other sides and very fresh, a spectacular exhibition item; signed Bloch, Grobe and Brettl BPP; ex Schwan.
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1850, 3pf vermilion, a remarkable mint example with original gum, margins varying from good to large, unrepaired tiny tear below "A" of "Franco" and small thin spot, of little significance as most of the unused examples are plagued by faults; a true rarity with original gum and in this original cond
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1850, 3pf vermilion, two forgeries including one marginal Sperati reproduction numbered "242".
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1850, 1s Prussian blue, two mint examples in different shades, of which one originating from the lower left sheet corner, good to huge margins, large part o.g., very fine to extremely fine.
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1852-58, 1/2sgr black on olive-grey, strip of four, clear to wide margins, just touching the frame line of one stamp at top, with "38" numeral of concentric rings from Lichtenau; a desirable multiple with a very rare cancellation in red-brown, which was still unrecorded by Grobe in 1975; cert. Sem (
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1852-58, 1kr black on olive-grey, a very fresh mint block of four with original gum, just touched in part of the left side, otherwise clear to very large margins showing parts of adjoining stamps at base, two stamps with very light crease, otherwise a very fine and rare multiple; cert. Helbig (2000)
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1851, 1kr black on yellow, type I, four large even margins, superb appearance, cancelled by an upright "Ulm* cds dated 27 July 1852 in blue, scarce in this gem condition; opinion Heinrich BPP (2022).
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1900, 5m green-black and brownish-carmine, type III, tied to a small piece by two strikes of a "Breslau" cds, very attractive and an exceptional example; cert. Lantelme (2016), (Mi €500).
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1900, 5m green-black and brownish-carmine, type IV, mint with original gum, large margins, beautiful strong colour and crisp impression, a very fine example of this classic stamp (Mi €800).
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1912, Air post, 10pf violet-blue Gotha Erfurt flight, mint n.h. original gum, well centred with good to large margins, fresh vibrant colour, rare in this selected quality; signed Dr Dertel (Mi €800).
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1931 Polar Zeppelin Flight 1M, 2M and 4M on separate Zeppelin flight covers; the 1M with 10pf & 20pf on 3rd South America flight cover to Argentina, 2M single franking with "ÖHRINGEN / ZEPPELINTAG" cds and 4M single franking on Polar Flight cover with red cachet and "BRRISE-GLACE MALYGUIN" cds, a ve
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1931 Polar Zeppelin Flight 2M on Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight in mixed franking with US 1c Jefferson postal stationery card, with stamp tied by Berlin 25.7.31 cds, red "POLARFAHRT " cachet and "BRISE-GLACE "MALYGUN / ARCTIQUE" cds adjacent, sent to Maine, USA, with stationery card cancelled in New Yor
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1931 Polar Zeppelin Flight 4M on Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight cover to the USA, tied by violet Graf Zeppelin double circle ds in black-violet, red "POLARFAHRT " cachet and "BRISE-GLACE "MALYGUN / ARCTIQUE" cds adjacent, reverse with "FIRST "INTOURIST" EXPEDITION ICE-BREAKER "MALIGN" hs and Hackensack
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1933 Chicago Flight 1m, 2M and 4M on three separate Zeppelin flight covers; the 1M with 50pf on Chicago Graf Zeppelin flight cover to Brazil; the 2M with 25pf and 50pf in mixed franking with US 3c & 1c on Chicago flight cover tied by F'hafen cds; and 4M with 20pf on Chicago flight card sent register
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1933 Chicago Zeppelin Flight 4M black-brown mint n.h. top right corner marginal block of four, very fine (Mi. €1'400+).
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1934 Airmail, 3R Graf von Zeppelin on horizontally ribbed paper in mint n.h. left marginal block of four, very fine, post office fresh, cert. Schlegel (2022), (Mi. €1'600+)
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1934 Airmail, 3R Graf von Zeppelin on horizontally ribbed paper in mint n.h. top right corner marginal, very fine, post office fresh; cert. Schlegel (2022), (Mi. €650 for corner marginal)
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Cameroon. 1900, Kaiser's Yacht no wmk 1M red mint n.h. left marginal single, 5M mint n.h. (well centred, tone spot at top left), and 5M tied to piece by Buea 6 8 06 cds with registration label adjacent (cert. Steuer 2001), very fine trio (Mi. €1'400).
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Caroline Islands. 1900-10, 5m Yacht tied to small piece by clear Ponape 22/9 06 cds, very fine, cert. Roumet (2005) (Mi. €600), plus 1915-23 5m mint, very fine.
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Marshall Islands. 1899, Berlin "Marschall-Inseln" 5pf tied to small piece by "JALUIT MARSHALL-INSELN" cds, extremely fine example (Mi. €650).
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1899 Berlin "Marschall-Inseln" 3pf to 50pf set in mint blocks of four, lightly hinged on top and bottom pairs, very fine and fresh multiples (Mi. €3'120 as singles in cheapest shades).
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1901-16, 5m Yacht tied to small piece by clear Jaluit 27/9 06 cds, very fine example; cert. Bühler (2005), (Mi. €600).
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Togo. 1900, Kaiser's Yacht no wmk 2M used with Sokode 17 5 14 cds, and 5M on piece tied by two complete strikes of Lome 8 6 06 cds, very fine duo (Mi. €700+).
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1950, President Wilhelm set of five values 12Pf to 5Dm in mint n.h bottom corner marginal blocks of four with printers imprint, in very fine condition (Mi €1'140 = 12Pf €250, 24Pf €270, 1Dm €370, 2Dm €150 and 5Dm €100), an attractive group.
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