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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Foreign Country Collections - Germany & Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2457		German Area, Group of Covers and Cards, noted 10 "Zieher" cards from the late 1890's, D.D.R. #634 (11) First Days (cat. $330 as used), group of 30 late 1930's and early 1940's covers with various combination pairs and items from booklet panes or sheets, bit of W.W.II Feldpost cards (looks like from the "Alps"), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2458		/o German Area, D.D.R. Mint and Used Collection, few hundred in Lighthouse hingeless album with pages to 1969, value in early mint material, noted #58-67, 82-84, B21a all o.g., plus Marx souvenir sheets o.g., ready to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $180-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2459		German Area, Group of Better Sets, consists of #398-99 in complete booklet (cat. €150), 432-35, 446-47, B316-17 all n.h., 664A l.h., Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2460		/o German Area, Bavaria Oldtime Collection, few hundred mint and used from earliest issues to 1920's mounted on homemade pages, noted #4-8, 9-14, extensive Coat of Arms issues incl. 15-22, Dues, Officials, etc., mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2461		o German Area, Berlin 1980 to 1990 Complete Used, on Kabe pages, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2462		German Area, Post W.W.II Local Group, 5 covers, all with h.s. obliterators on Hitler stamps in purple and used in 1945, consists of Auerbach, Mugeln, Neukirchen, Pliessa and Limbach, nice group of apparent commercial mail, plus "Futsches Reich" skull forgery sheetlet of 4 on 1943 cover postmarked in Vienna, Austria, unusual, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2463		/o German Area, Collection in Minkus Album, few hundred mint and used to 1970, starts with Bavaria and a bit of other States, occasional better Imperial and 3rd Reich, some Berlin and other Occupations, collection to expand, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2464		German Area, 20th Century Group, about 80 covers or cards, noted W.W.II Occupation usages from Latvia and Estonia, British and French POW's in Germany during W.W.I, censored mail, 1953 Ersttagblatts from D.D.R., Feldpost, several with "horse" cancels or stamps, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2465		German Area, Rocket Mail Group, 40 different from late 1950's to early 1960's, various cachets, labels and autographs, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 2466		/o German Area, 1960 to 1978 Collection, hundreds of mint (n.h.) and duplicated used in 2 Lindner hingeless albums, small stockbook with blocks/strips with various sheet marginal markings and group of Ersttagblatts (West Germany (262) 1976 to 1986 and Berlin (118) 1977 to 1986), clean collection, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $75
Lot 2467		/ German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Mint Stock, hundreds on small sales cards in 2 boxes, with duplication, virtually all key items signed, cat. values to €250+, noted better Offices especially Turkey, also East Africa, Marianas and Togo, overall clean stock, ready to be repriced for retail, seldom offered in this quantity, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Michel €47,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $12,000-14,000. View details	Realized $12,075
Lot 2468		o German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Used Stock, hundreds on small sales cards in 2 boxes, with duplication, virtually all key items signed, cat. values to €250+, noted better Offices especially Turkey, also East Africa and Kiauchau, overall clean stock, ready to be repriced for retail, seldom offered in this quantity, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2007 Michel €43,962 (Owner's). Estimate $11,000-13,000. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 2469		/o German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, W.W.II Occupation Stock, hundreds of mint and used on small sales cards in 2 boxes, with duplication, virtually all key items signed, cat. values to €300+, with many in the €50 to €150 range, noted better Sudetenland, extensive overprints on Russia and Italy adhesives, overall clean stock, ready to be repriced for retail, seldom offered this extensively, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Michel €77,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $10,000-15,000. View details	Realized $15,525
Lot 2470		o/ German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Used Colonies Collection, hundreds in Scott album with a few covers, excellent showing of issues to 5m Yacht values, with virtually all key items signed (in most cases Bohne, Bothe or Steuer), cat. values to several hundred euros, any item with a fault (and there are only a very few) was discounted, also extra pages for town cancels and forerunner cancels on German issues, dealer's private collection, probably the nicest we have offered, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €31,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $6,500-7,500. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 2471		German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Mint Colonies Collection, hundreds of o.g. (some n.h.) in Lighthouse hingeless album, good showing of issues to 5m Yacht values, with several key items signed (usually Bohne, Bothe or Steuer), cat. values to several hundred euros, any item with a fault (and there are only a very few) was discounted, also extra pages for varieties and shades, dealer's private collection, ready for expansion, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €20,700+ (Owner's). Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 2472		/o German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Offices Used and Mint Group, small group on retail cards, noted China incl. #54-56 used, Morocco forerunners (not cataloged), 54, Turkey with 1-4, 6, 28, 43-54 (mix mint and used), nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,772+. Estimate $450-500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2473		German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, W.W.II Occupation of Serbia, 12 covers or cards, incl. 3 censored and 3 registered, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2474		German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Laibach Complete Never Hinged, on album pages, several items signed, Michel #37 tone spots, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Michel €934. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2475		/o German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Mint and Used Colonies Collection, couple hundred in Lindner hingeless album, nothing too expensive, noted some "Lost Colonies" labels, plus a group of oldtime trade cards relating to the Colonies sprinkled throughout the album, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2476		o/ German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Offices in Levant Collection, 5 covers incl. 3 stationery pieces and 24 singles or pieces, both Jaffa or Jerusalem, 1 Smyrna, few cancel vars. incl. Jerusalem with dented upper circle, nice strikes, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 2477		German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Offices in China 1892 to 1901 Usages, On 3 pieces with mostly complete c.d.s., 5pf tiny margin fault, few light tone spots mostly on piece, Michel #V37, f, 46c, 47-48b, d, 50d, Fine to Very Fine overall. Michel €580+. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2478		/o German Offices, Colonies & Occupations, Samoa Mint or Used Collection, 5pf - 50pf first issue, used plus 3pf-30pf, 50pf, 80pf Kaiser?s Yacht inscribed Samoa, used, and 1914 3pf-10pf three unissued values, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #51-4, 56-62, 64-5, 70-2 $219. Estimate $60-80. View details	Realized $58

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