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Foreign Country Collections - Germany & Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1647		/o Germany, Mint and Used Collection to 1990, Many thousands in 6 mostly Scott specialties, tissue interleaving where the owner hinged the used if a mint copy existed on the page, as a result the collection is more extensive then first appearance, one album of DDR mostly complete (sparse after 1976), 1 album of States, Colonies, Occupation and Plebiscites, 1 Minkus album of all areas, 1 album of Empire to 1995 (fairly extensive) also some vars., Inflation dupl. mint and used, some Semis, 1 album of Zones, and 1 Minkus album of sparse DDR, Offices, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 1997 Scott $24,000 (Owner's). Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 1648		/o Germany, States Mint and Used Collection, Hundreds on homemade pages, strength in Bavaria, Heligoland, Hanover, all States represented, few dupl., 2 1868 North German Confederation covers, Bavaria Railroad, few questionable, above average condition, very high catalog. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1649		Germany, Plate Flaws and Gum Varieties, 213 different n.h., organized and identified on black pages, Empire to early post W.W. II, noted Michel #113 IY, 205WF, 209 IOI, 209 IOII, 244 III, 246CI, 539Y, 846I, 822I, Allied Zone 45 IDDF, 64 IK, 66 IIDSII (overprinted both sides), numerous Schantl listed varieties to €100+, Sachen 88AI, lovely lot for the specialist or dealer, Fine to Very Fine. Michel approximately €10,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,640
Lot 1650		/o Germany, Comprehensive D.D.R. Collection in 2 Volumes, virtually complete in 2 volumes, mint or used collection in 2 Scott specialty albums, incl. Mao set, Goethe sheet and 1953 Karl-Marx perf and imperf sheets, worthwhile collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1651		Germany, Mint or Used 3 Volume Collection, In Scott albums, States and regular issues to 1946 on quadrille pages showing listing for vars., balance on Scott pages, States reasonably complete and mostly used, except inflation, Semis mint or used, with souvenir sheets, also Airs, Officials, Occupation, Berlin mint or used with 1948-49 overprints, Postwar mint or used, also Saxony, Danzig, Memel, Lithuania, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1652		/o Germany, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in 2 Scott specialty albums to 1979, good showing of Empire, Third Reich and post W.W. II issues, Semi-postals, Airs, some Berlin, scattering of other German related areas, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1653		/o Germany, Empire Collection, 1872-1944, mint and used collection housed in a Scott specialty album, worthwhile assortment of sets and singles incl. Semi postals, Airpost, Officials and Occupation, good value throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1654		o Germany, Interesting Group in a Stockbook, mostly used accumulation in small oldtime stockbook filled with variety of items, incl. States, Occupation, Offices etc, condition varies, generally Fine. 2002 Scott $9,843 (Owner's). Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1655		o Germany, Collection in Scott Album, few hundred mostly used to 1959, noted better classics incl. #25 used, few Semi-postals, nice used States, mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1656		/o/ Germany, Local Post Adhesives and Stationery, On pages, couple hundred mint, used, mint stationery, Munich local covers, many cities represented, clean lot. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1657		/o Germany, Accumulation in Banker Box, many hundreds of mint and used, noted nice mint Berlin collection in Lindner hingeless album, mint Berlin with duplication in stockbook, mostly used in small envelopes, etc., faulty to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1658		/o Germany, Large Group of Revenues, few thousand organized in stockbook, 19th to mid 20th Century, duplication, incl. States, good variety of various tax issues incl. some railway, inspect for value, faulty to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1659		/o Germany, Mint or Used Stockbook, large White House stockbook filled with thousands of mint and used, very high catalog value, better value in Semi-postal section, condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1660		Germany, Full Sheets Accumulation, 1946-1948, N.h. variety of full sheets incl. some Allied Military Post, some in high duplication, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $228
Lot 1661		Germany, Plate Flaws & Varieties, 6 never hinged showing plate flaws and varieties identified and cataloged by Michel. Michel €635. Estimate $180-220. View details	Realized $264
Lot 1662		/o Germany, Locals Collection and Duplicates, 400+ written up on homemade pages, good variety with minor duplication, noted Augsburg, Berlin, Bergdorf, Bonn, Bochum, Braunschweg, Chemmitz, Dresden, Essen, Hamburg, plus 2 mint and 3 used cards, few faults, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1663		Germany, Group of 34 Gammelwert Propaganda Photo Cards, 27 3" x 5", balance 5" x 6½", all different, clean. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $109
Lot 1664		/o Germany, D.D.R. Collection in Minkus Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1978, some better 1950's issues incl. souvenir sheets, generally Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1665		German Covers, Group of Few Hundred, dating back to the early Empire, incl. many 3rd Reich period items and nice group of early airmail meters, some States and Occupation items also seen, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1666		German Covers, WWII Era Collection, over 140 neatly assembled and annotated on homemade pages, incl. mostly censored, with better cancels and markings, contains Liechtenstein cover from Soviet Zone, French Zone, Field Post and more, scarce items throughout, review, generally Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1667		German Covers, Pioneer Flights, consists of Michel #I (10) and II (3), canceled Frankfurt (5), Worms (2), Darmstadt (4) and Mainz (2), plus one unused card, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €750+. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1668		German Covers, Zeppelin Flight Group, 10 pieces from various flights, incl. pioneer flight of Victoria Luise, nice meter on condor Zeppelin flight, and covers bearing germany C36 and C37, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1669		German Covers, Inflation and C.O.D. Group, small group of 30+ showing inflation rate periods and several c.o.d. cards, incl. some items from W.W. II era and nice group of rate study items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1670		German Covers, Interesting Postal History Group, 55 covers or cards, noted Marine Shiffpost cards canceled #1 and 39, Southwest Africa 10pfg postal card (trimmed at top) with scarce Okombahe 1900 cancel, Caroline Islands 10pfg card (slight bend in middle) used in 1909 to Transvaal, Inselpost adhesive affixed to portion of 9 Mar 1945 letter from Crete (not tied), 16 AMG covers incl. censored and registered, 9 W.W.I censored POW covers mostly to Moscow Help Committee for POW's, 12 early Bavaria (stampless incl.) in old approval book and 9 Official covers, few faults, but nice group, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1671		German Covers, Colonies and Offices Abroad, group of 28 items with many readable cancels, nice group with showings from most Colonies and Offices, incl. some postal cards and postcards, inspection needed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $180-220. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1672		/ German Covers, Postal Card Group, group of 400+ items both mint and used from States to modern era, noted some Colonies, Occupation items, and Offices Abroad, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1673		German Covers, Saar Postal History Group, 1920's to 1930's, incl. 5 parcel receipts, 3 stampless (1920's to 1930's), meter cancel, 5 used Postal Stationery, 6 cover (3 registered), and group of unused stationery, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1674		German Covers, Modern Printed Matter Accumulation, several hundred in half full banker box, 1970's to 1980's, addressed to NASA Ames Research Center, good variety of issues, generally Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $58

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