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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign Country Collections - Germany

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2669		/o/ German Area, Powerful Collection in 4 Volumes, thousands of mint and used, plus covers in 2 Scott albums, plus 2 homemade albums for detailed States and Third Reich, first album begins with extensive mostly used States incl. Bavaria inflation era, 1872 Empire mint or used complete only missing #22, early issues with shades and varieties on extra pages, noted #102 used, 210 used, extensive inflation issues with varieties and a few covers, Third Reich mint, pages of "Building" issues with various varieties, West Germany early mint incl. Posthorn set o.g., Semi-postals with all souvenir sheets, B33, B58 l.h., B68 used, early West Germany complete o.g. to 1953, Airs with all Zeppelins o.g., plus some duplicates used or mint, also 10 Zeppelin covers, nice Feldpost, other back of the book, some Offices in China and Turkey, Berlin with black and red overprints complete used or mint, UPU set o.g., Bells and other good mint sets, Semi-postals with B1-B3 and B3a o.g., volume 2 is D.D.R. (virtually complete o.g. to 1953) plus Soviet Zone overprints, noted Mao set, couple better souvenir sheets, volume 3 is specialized States on homemade pages with many Michel varieties, volume 4 is Third Reich starting with B68 used and continuing on with Michel listed items and varieties on homemade pages, a very interesting collection with very high catalog value, some faults as with any collection this large, but many better items in sound condition, a close inspection is recommended. Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details	Realized $10,638
Lot 2670		German Area, Mostly Mint Collection, Virtually intact in 2 Scott albums to 1970, no States except Confederation, virtually complete with 19th Century mint (o.g. to unused) or used, few dups., 1921 on complete with some used inflation, 1925 on all mint with 1930's and later n.h. sets, Zones complete incl. better overprint sets, Semis complete except #B58 almost all mint, Airs complete except #C40-45, Officials mostly complete and mostly used, also Occupation, incl. Zones, Berlin almost complete, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 1993 Scott approximately $30,000 (Owner's). Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 2671		/o German Area, Comprehensive Collection, 1875 to 1985, strong mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, features Empire, Republic, worthwhile Deutche Reich and Bundesrepublik Semi-postals, Berlin (no States), back of book incl. Occupation, Officials, many better n.h. and o.g. sets throughout, high catalog value, careful inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2672		/o German Area, Extensive Oldtime Collection to 1981, In 7 albums on quadrille pages, all areas well represented starting with States and items in the $1000+ cat. range, Empire, 3rd Reich with souvenir sheets, postwar (no D.D.R.), better Colonies, Offices, and Plebiscites, few postwar covers, vars. throughout incl. Buildings, cancels, also 1940's sheets, some dupl. mint and used, inspect as many better items throughout the collection, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details	Realized $10,350
Lot 2673		/o German Area, Large Accumulation in Lighthouse Binder, few thousand mint and used consists of large amount of high catalog States with duplication for shades or cancels, Colonies with cancels on German issues and later duplicated mint and used, various Occupation issues from WWI and WWII, worth a close look, many better items throughout, usual mixed condition. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 2674		German Area, 3rd Reich Mint Collection, Major collection in stockbook starting with #398 and mostly complete n.h. (earlier sets o.g.), incl. Chicago Zepp. set, few n.h. additional blocks of 4 incl. #B292-93 n.h., souvenir sheets, Officials, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,400-1,800. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 2675		/o German Area, Various States on Pages, mint and used on well filled pages, incl. back of the book, consists of Baden, Bavaria, North German Confederation, Hamburg and Württemberg, usual mixed condition. Scott $12,800+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2676		German Area, D.D.R. Complete Mint Collection, 1949 to 1970, lovely virtually complete mint collection in a Scott specialty album, seemingly never hinged throughout, all key items present incl. attractive Mao set (n.h.), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2677		German Area, Lufthansa Cover Collection, 1932 to 1939 South America airmail routes, 180 covers from Brazil to Europe, plus some ephemera, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2678		German Area, Berlin Complete to 1981, In stockbook, apparently complete n.h. except 1948 red Berlin set, #9NB3a separate lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2679		/o German Area, Offices in Turkey on Pages, nice selection of mint or used, with issues to 25pi, only missing 7 for completion, plus used postal card, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,700 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 2680		/o German Area, Saar Almost Complete Mint Collection, 1920 to 1958 incl. Saarland, Saar and French Administration, incl. Semis, Airs, Officials, souvenir sheets, few ovpt. vars., missing #38-39 (separate lot), #120-35, B64a n.h. plus additional n.h. throughout, additional better sets and singles in priced binder mint and used, Fine to Very Fine, virtually all signed BPP signatures. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 2681		German Area, Bundepost Mint Collection, N.h. in stockbook to 1965, complete except Posthorn set (separate lot) starting #600 on, incl. Building mark value perf vars., souvenir sheets, incl. all Semis, Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2682		/o German Area, Airpost Issues on Pages, mint or used, complete to 1938, plus Feldpost, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,600. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2683		German Area, Selection of Better Never Hinged Sets, on black stockpages, incl. #432-435, 436-444, West Germany 702-721, B314-317, Berlin 9N61-9N67, 9NB4-9NB5, clean lot, ready for resale, overall Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2684		/o German Area, Airpost Collection, mint or used, only missing a couple for completion, some duplication, generally Fine. Scott $628 (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2685		German Area, Approximately 80 Early Covers, Collector's unpicked lot, incl. States incl. Baden, Württemberg, few Offices or Colonies, some stationery incl. mint, virtually no post 1945, usual expected condition, inspect. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2686		/o German Area, 19th & 20th Century Accumulation, interesting assortment of hundreds mint and used, mostly all housed in annotated glassines on stockpages in 2 binders, worthwhile German States, also Occupation, Colonies, Danzig etc., good value throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2687		o German Area, Better Used West Germany, used, consists of West Germany #664a, 667-68, B309, B314-323, B327-330, B334-337, Berlin 9N1-16 (all signed Schlegel), 9N21//9N34 (all signed Schlegel, missing 9N25, 9N27 and 9N33), 9N70-74, 9NB4-B5, 9NB8-11, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,831. Estimate $500-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2688		German Area, Post War Never Hinged, Berlin in 3 stockbooks 1948-1990 (few dupl.) cats. Michel €2500, 1 stockbook of Bundepost 1949 to 1998 incl. Michel Bl. #2-40 complete, clean. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2689		/o German Area, Comprehensive D.D.R. Collection, 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 $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2690		/o/ German Area, Saar Mint and Used Collection, In Schaubek album, incl. many 1st issue Michel vars. incl. #2aI n.h., few ovpt. vars. per Michel, virtually all values signed Berger, 2nd issue used with few dups. (all signed), to 2m, and mint to 60pf, after that somewhat sparse with dupl. pages for mint and used, few covers incl. 1934 issue incl. Michel #194, #171-72 on cover, also Officials, French Zone and Plebiscite period, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2691		/o German Area, Colonies Mint and Used Collection, organized by country on stockpage (front and back), mostly mint issues to higher yacht values, minor duplication, good variety of issues, several sets are not complete as they appear (mixed watermarks, etc.), couple with minor faults, still nice group of this popular area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,600 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2692		German Area, Saar French and German Zone Mint Collection, N.h. complete incl. souvenir sheets (#CB1a offset on reverse), Officials #O27-38, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2693		German Area, 3rd Reich and Early Postwar Covers, 85 covers and 30 Propaganda or photo cards, 3rd Reich with few unaddressed, incl. souvenir sheets, commemorative cancels, 3rd Reich covers with corner photos of Hitler, Zone incl. Building issue usages, very clean selection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2694		/ German Area, "Markenheftchen" 3rd Reich Mint Collection, Collector's unpicked group of few hundred, n.h. to o.g., incl. pairs, blocks of 4, panes, very clean, needs inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2695		German Area, Modern Mint Collection, 1989 to 2005, mostly modern collection on album pages, mostly complete for the period, great opportunity to acquire modern issues to fill out your collection, generally Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2696		/o German Area, Reaminder Mint and Used Collection, 1875 to 1967 in Scott specialty album, earlies mixture mint or used, later mostly o.g., many complete sets, few souvenir sheets, better postwar sets, also Zones, Airs, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2697		/o German Area, Ww I & II Plebescite and Occupation Collection, On Scott pages, incl. Bohemia & Moravia, Danzig incl. Airs, Luxembourg, Poland incl. Semis, Officials, Russia, Serbia, and Upper Silesia with Official 1920 issues complete, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2698		/ German Area, Collector's Mint Balance, n.h. to o.g. in Lindner album with value in 3rd Reich, stockbook with mint mostly postwar blocks, and on stockpages, clean. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2699		German Area, Large and Small Shield Issues Complete, mint or used, Scott #1 to 28 on page, mixed condition. Scott $2,130 (Owner's). Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 2700		German Area, Zeppelin Cover Lot, 16 different Zeppelin all with German franking, better cards and cancels, worthwhile assortment, condition varies. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2701		German Area, Mostly Never Hinged WWII Occupation Collection, In Lighthouse album, nothing expensive but all in complete sets, incl. 1939 Bohemia & Moravia set signed, General Government, Channel Islands, Lettland, Montenegro, Serbia incl. souvenir sheets, and Ukraine with 2 values used and overprinted "Nikolajew" (both signed), also French Legion, very clean and fine to very fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2702		German Area, D.D.R. Never Hinged Collection, N.h. complete to 1962 incl. Zone, incl. #10NB11, 1953 sheets, missing few sets from 1949-50 period, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2703		German Area, Mostly Occupation and Related, Strength in WWII Occupation with "U.S. Army vCSR" and "CSR/USA" overprints on German and Bohemia & Moravia adhesives, local Zone overprints incl. Dorfstetten, Ukraine, few Italian Occupation of Libya, Azad Hind perf and imperf, Estonia, Thuringensome, earlier German mostly used, interesting lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2704		/o German Area, Empire and Third Reich Varieties, small group of used and mint on cards, noted Michel #19 III, 20 I, 355Y, 392Y, 575 I, etc., interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €2,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2705		German Area, Postal History in Small Box, noted early Berlin and Zone issues incl. "Building" issues, "Patentbrief" advertising pieces 3 mint and 2 used, City Post local cards mostly used, some Third Reich, early Bavaria, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2706		German Area, French Zone Complete Mint Collection, On stockpages n.h. incl. souvenir sheets, also 1945-46 imperf set to 30F (Michel cat. €150), souvenir sheets imperf and perf, apparently complete, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2707		o German Area, 3rd Reich 1934 to 1934 Used Collection, In "Vom Tag Von Potsdam Bis Zum Volkssturm" album, reasonably complete incl. 1934-35 Designs, 1937 souvenir sheets, few back of the book, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2708		o German Area, Used Collection to 1981, hundreds on Scott specialty pages, front of the book only (did note #B57 regummed on card), plus 2 cards with Thurn & Taxis used (owners cat. $1320), faulty to fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2709		German Area, 1945 to 1949 Cover Accumulation, 600+ commercial (mostly stampless) covers from Allied Zones, nice variety of cancels, some franked with Zone adhesives, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2710		/o German Area, Group of 6 3rd Reich Souvenir Sheets, Consists of #B90, B102 n.h., B104 n.h. and used, B106 n.h. (vert. fold above perfs), B104 n.h. (vert. tear above perfs), much Fine to Very Fine. Scott $658. Estimate $150-180. View details	Unsold
Lot 2711		German Area, Postal History Lot, A box with over 350, all periods but generally postwar, a wide range incl. interesting Berlin First Day's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2712		German Area, City Post Stationery Group, 37 unused and 8 used from a variety of cities and issues, interesting group, seldom offered in U.S., mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58
Lot 2713		o German Area, Used Accumulation, thousands of mostly used in 10 binders/stockbooks, mostly common material with the exception with a few surprises throughout, duplication, great lot for the bargain hunter, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184

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