Thurn & Taxis colln of several dozen stamps mint & used, in very mixed condition. Needs careful evaluation as there are undoubtedly good used stamps in this old time lot

Hannover, a 19th century album page for stamps and stationery cut-square, with no empty spaces for the stamps, inc 1853 3pf rose unused, 1856 3pf with grey network used, 1861 10gr olive green filler with blue and black cds cancels (Mi #18, cat €1,700), 1863 3pf imperf used with neat blue cds (Mi #20 cat €1,200), the 1864 roulettes etc. Huge cat. A few faults/stuck down as to be expected

Russian Zone & DDR 1945-1968 a good mint (much muh) and fu collection on printed Davo leaves, commences with an interesting section of Soviet Zone issues 1945-48, near complete with numerous sets inc good cat, general issues with 1949 long sets, East and West Saxony etc, the DDR substantially complete, good 50s sets, 1953 Karl Marx min sheets inc MUH per, imperf & perf, 1955 Engels m/s cto used, complete run through with numerous attractive sets. The better material cat approx £3000

Empire to Third Reich with lots of Zusammedrucke. Mostly superb used colln of approx 1000+ stamps, very light duplication only, mostly for shades and varieites. Highlights are more than two dozen embossed eagles used, selected superb cancels on the 19th century, Germania types with several 5mk, much inflation period commercially used, better Third Reich inc. souvenir sheets, Zeppelins inc. 2mk South America (Mi #438 cat €500), automobile o/p set on piece, officials differentiated between X and Y Michel types, lots of se-tenant and tete-beche multiples/advertising approaching 200 different combos, etc, great potential here with lots of Michel listed varieties

Germany: East, West and Bund. Superb used colln of approx. 3000 stamps in 3 vols., many better sets including West Germany stamp centenary, helpers, Marienkirche, etc, DDR with Debria sheet, Bach, Mao, 1952 84pf Bebel Mi #341vaXII genuine used Schonherr certificate (cat. €350), all the Marx sheets, etc, followed by Berlin with UPU, Goethe, all the bells, etc. A great lot

Germany: West, East and Berlin. One extensive volume with several hundred stamps, a very comprehensive range of never hinged sets, including key sets such as all the helper of mankinds, the Lubecks, etc., Heuss complete, Berlin stamp on stamp, UPU, bells to left and centre, cathedral set, philharmonic, etc. East Germany with Allied definitives s-b-z overprints, Bach set, etc

Tarnstempel and Bahnpost collection of WW2 censored covers and cards, dozens of items. Includes 5 Allied dropped leaflets amongst the dozens of feldpost covers. Many different offices, and written up in German

Kriegsgefangenen colln of dozens WW1 and WW2 POW mail, Red Cross covers, etc from many different locations. An interesting lot to examine and study

WW2 Feldpost collection with many covers and cards, also propaganda items such as British dropped leaflets, a 1938 voting slip for incorporation of Austria into the Reich, and other collateral

Stockbook with Baden, Bavaria and Danzig. Mixed condition, but much fine

Wurttemburg collection in album. Some interesting stamps but mixed condition, and there are bound to be a few forgeries. Careful viewing essential

Germany, Allied areas, Saar and East Germany. Colln of approx 1000 different superb used and mint never hinged stamps, the majority the latter, virtually all in sets, inc. Rheinland-Pfalz and Wurttemberg without "pf" sets and red cross perf and imperf sets all mnh, lots of better Saar Mi#267/271, #272/288, stagecoach #291, peace #297/298, volkshilfe #299/303, etc, plus both Heuss definitive sets, through to East Germany inc. 1949 stamp day imperfs mnh, 1950 Bach set mnh, Personalities to 84pf with 80pf varieties, etc. Most attractive, pristine quality throughout

Many hundreds of mint and used stamps housed in five volumes, including a good range of 1920s mint never hinged and commercially used, inflation roulettes to 50 billion used, zeppelins 2m and 4m used, the later 1m zepp used, Third Reich se-tenants mnh, a very nice section of complete officials sets mnh and used, as well as later Reich mnh sets inc. Heligoland, buildings, etc. Also seen German States revenues and lots of general gouvernement and other WWII occupations

WWII occupations postal history colln of 80 covers/cards, interesting range with extensive Generalgouvernement, especially the surcharges inc. on postage dues, Lothringen o/ps on Hindenburg frankings inc. se-tenants, Ostland and Ukraine on Hitler heads, Luxembourg buildings set, virtually all different frankings. Many of these would sell between £10 and £30 each on ebay

Dienstpost Ost a collection of German Occupation covers WW2 period, mostly early 1940s, from various locations, different stamps, markings and censors, interesting lot for the specialist

Stockbook with various German States in quantity. Very mixed condition, and some forgeries noted, especially with some high value Oldenburg items. Close inspection essential

Stockbook of Wurttemberg, plus some Italian States. Some high value items to 10Kr, but mixed condition, and will require careful viewing

WWII occupations and Saar. A superb quality colln with highlights inc. both Heuss sets complete 1957 superb used and many other good sets of the 1950s, also Heuss mint 1957 mnh and almost parallel used collection. Also noticed a good range of commercially used Gouvernement, etc

1945-1946 censor cover collection from Allied Zones, various stamps and markings, also some Feldpost mail with censors (20 items)

3 volumes, the first album from the Empire to Third Reich mint, and used, with a useful range of Germnaias, lots of inflation commercially used not cto, through the Weimar on to Third Reich with Hindenburg complete mint, etc. The second album is Russian and Allied occupation inc. Currency m/s both perf and imperf mnh, also Strausberg m/s 1946 in both colours, etc. The third album is Berlin with many good sets used from the early 1950s inc. Goethe, Philharmonic, etc

Russian Zone u/m or m colln in printed album, with many specialised shades, gum types etc. Very well filled

An intriguing wooden tube containing Thuringia complete sheet of mixed panes, unmounted mint. A specialist item, min cat £800

Russian Occupation & East Germany colln m & u plus several covers

1949-1967 A powerful collection in a well ordered large stockbook with muh/fu arranged in parallel, a high degree of completion with many good sets and m/sheets both muh/fu through 1950s. defins, Academics 1951 Mao (p/set), 1953 Marx m/s fu, 1953 long set muh, subsequent 50s m/sheets, later run through with numerous attractive sets etc. Many 100s. Generally fine condition, there are but a couple of earlier with odd fault or mounts - identified. Otherwise fine. The issues to 1959 cat approx £4000, Good, unpicked lot

Germany West 1995-96 Commems & Defins u/m all different in sheetlets of 10, plus m/sheets x 5 all sets in 2 binders, original face 2982DM/£994, cat as stamps £4000