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Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | French Colonies | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3351 | France, "C'est de l'Histoire" Mostly 19th Century Postal History Lot, 1847-1987, Three binders with nearly 200 covers, almost entirely France and more than half of which is from the 19th century, both stamped and stampless, many cancelled at various train stations throughout France, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in full, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3352 | France, Two-Volume Mint and Used Collection, 1849-1975, attractive holding of classics to modern mounted in two Scott Specialty albums (one for regular issues, one Back-of-the-Book), the earlies offering a great range of cancel colors and types (including both small and large numeral grids), solid runs of definitive issues, a PEXIP sheet (sound; any lines in image from overlapping mounts), early Europa issues, solid Semi-Postals, and much, much more; some small faults among the earlies as nearly always, but fresh and bright with much to offer, Fine to Very Fine with much better, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. |  | $1,200 |
| 3353 | France Collection, with well filled 19th century used, early 20th century (1900-1920's) mixed mint and used, later issues mostly mint including nearly complete mint Semi Postals, PEXIP sheet, minor duplication, classics with some faults as always, generally Fine to Very Fine, the main collection is fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. |  | $1,000 |
| 3354 | France, Mint & Used Collection with Andorra, 1849-2006, A well-filled collection of France (1849-1990) in a Scott Specialty album with a mix of mint & used and such better as mint 297, 311-12, 347, 400-14, 624, 1100 (sheet of 8), and used #1, 22-28, 64, 66-70, 83, 89-96, 348, as well as six values of the Napoleon III 1853-60 issue privately perfed 7. In addition, a second Scott album which is mostly empty but does have nearly complete mint from 2003-06, and a homemade collection on quadrille pages of Andorra (1931-96), almost entirely mint with such better as mint 7-17, 55, 57, 143-53, used 41, etc, overall Fine to Very Fine, video footage accessible online. Shipping charges apply - weight 18 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3355 | France, Specialized Collection of Numeral Cancels on Ceres & Napoleon Heads, 1853-72, Approximately 420 Ceres & Napoleon Heads, almost all with legible numeral cancels and hinged on nine notebook pages in numerical order. Some ship cancels identified, as well as overseas usage, such as Alexandria and Jaffa. Surprisingly fresh with bold colors and striking detail, overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. |  | $500 |
| 3356 | France & Colonies, Mostly Mint Collections, 1849-1979, Highly complete collection of France in a Scott Specialty album mostly used into the 1940s, but from then on almost entirely mint to 1976. Highlights include used #3, 6, 13, 20, 44, 47, 52, 348, C22, mint 347, 414, B66-67, C26, and in this same binder a mostly used collection of Lebanon (1924-66). Another French collection from 1853-1979 is laid out in a Lighthouse stockbook with most stamps identified by Scott number and such better as used 20, 44 (2), 348, mint 299, 302, 304, 315-20, 400. Also in this stockbook are many French Colonies with numerous better stamps, like Cochin China mint 5, Benin mint 25-26, Dahomey mint 1-9, 12, French Congo used 7-8, Grand Comoro used 15, as well as much more from Guadeloupe, Mali, Martinique, Syria, Tunisia, and others, overall Fine to Very Fine, video footage accessible online. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3357 | France & Colonies, Delightful little group 1899-1926, stamps from France, Diego-Suarez, Annam & Tonkin, France Offices in Zanzibar, and Castellorizo; France mixed MH and MNH "M" issues, items range from #M1//M9 with unusual items such as gutter pairs and error overprints for a total of 19 stamps; Diego-Suarez includes inverted overprints an SON cancels on piece with better items including #13a, 16a, 24, 30, 33-35, 44, 50 (2), J1, J2, J10, J11, and J13; Annam & Tonkin all mint #1 (6) and 3 (2); France Office in Zanzibar mixed mint and used ranging from 17//56 including 17, 18, 20, 21, 26, 29, 30 (faulty and not counted), 31, and 56; and Castellorizo mint collection ranging from 3//74 including #3, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22-24, 34, and 36; nice material withowner catalog over $6,000 as genuine, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $1,000 |
| 3358 | French Colonies, Solid Mostly Mint Collections of French Polynesia, New Caledonia, St. Pierre & Others, 1859-1969, Mostly in black mounts on a variety of pages covering French Colonies from the entire globe with the exception of Africa. Collections with highlights include the following: French Guiana (1892-1904) with mint #18-19, 21, 25, 32-46, 48-49, French India (1892-1948) with mint 6-12, 24, French Polynesia (1892-1955) with mint 21-54, 57-59, 72-75, Guadeloupe (1884-1947) with mint 2, 6-8, 38, 41-44, Indo-China (1889-1941) with mint 17-18, 21, 24-40, 54-57, used 20, Martinique (1886-1947) with mint 1, 22-28, 31, 47-48, 50-51, B3-7, C10-12, used 53, New Caledonia (1859-1969) with mint 7, 8a, 27-29, 182-207, B5-9, used 25, 32, St. Pierre et Miquelon (1885-1969) with used 2, 4, 11, mint 79-109, 121-31, 136-59, 160-64, B4-8, C20-22, C25, C35-36, C40, C43, C44, J30-31, and many more, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  | $2,000 |
| 3359 | French Colonies, Pristine Collection of Omnibus Issues, 1937-69, mounted on quadrille pages in a Specialty binder, ranging from 1937 International Exposition ("Arts et Techniques") to the new UPU Headquarters Building, with everything in-between, including New York World's Fair, De Gaulle, African Union, Victory, Chad to Rhine, Red Cross, various philatelic and commercial expos, and much more besides; pristine throughout with souvenir sheets; includes two used Volunteer Legion Airmails; popular material always in demand; a beautiful collection, Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3360 | French Colonies, French dark continent 1935-1998, 585 Scott quadrille album pages of singles, sets, and souvenir sheets disassembled from albums placed in a glassine; country (number of pages) include Algeria (18), Benin (9), Chad (27), Republic of Central Africa (24), Cameroon (42), Congo (36), French Equitorial Africa (4), Guinee (1), Djibouti (3), Dahomey (31), Gabon (42), French West Africa (20), Mauritania (31), Malagasy (18), Ivory Coast (25), Niger (46), Issas (9), Fezzan (5), Comoro Island (15), Upper Volta (15), Somalia (9), Senegal (27), Reunion (5), Togo (24), Burundi (8), Mali (65), and Morocco (26); these mint sets are framed in black mounts and beautifully arranged, a sunning addition to your personal collection or the fuel to take your business to the next level, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 18 lbs. |  | $1,200 |
| Lot | Germany: DDR Soviet Zone | Estimate | |
| 3361 | French Colonies, Mint Holding of New Caledonia, St. Pierre et Miquelon & Wallis et Futuna, 1959-2003, One Lindner stockbook with New Caledonia (1959-2003) including 23 imperfs, Wallis et Futuna (1968-99) including 41 imperfs, and St. Pierre et Miquelon (1963-2003) with such better as #393-95, 408-11, 412-14, etc, Fine to Very Fine, viewable in full, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 4 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 3362 | French Colonies, Polynesia, TAAF, and More, 1948-95, over 200 quadrille pages removed from binders with mint in black mounts; countries (with number of pages) include French Southern and Antarctic Territories (58), Polynesia (52), New Caledonia (27), St Pierre & Miquelon (49), Martinique (3), French Guyana (3), Guadeloupe (3) and Wallis & Futuna (12); these are beautiful collections you will be proud to own or prep to sell, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 3363 | French Colonies, French Asia & Middle East 1947-1993, about 215 quadrille pages removed from binders with mint in black mounts; countries (with number of pages) include Tunisia (38), Syria (8), Libya (43), Laos (104), and Cambodia (64); includes singles, sets, souvenir sheets, and imperfs; take a peek online and you will agree, eye candy for the internet, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 3364 | French Colonies, Attractive and Varied Postal Stationery Collection, ca. 1885-1905, over 100 items with little or no duplication, all grouped in sleeves by country; comprises French Colonies (general issues), French Offices in Alexandria and Port Said, Anjouan, Benin, Dahomey, French Congo, French Guinea, French Guyana, French India, French Oceania, French Sudan, Grand Comoro, Guadeloupe, Indochina, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Martinique, Mayotte, Nossi-Bé Réunion, Senegal, St. Pierre & Miquelon, and Tunisia; nice mix of entires, postal cards, letter cards; owner's partial inventory (as received) included, based on 1998 von Scharpen catalogue and priced in DM; surprisingly clean throughout, worth a look to the stationery enthusiast, generally Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 3365 | French Colonies, Elegant mint sets 1940-1958, West German stockbook with fresh French Colonies; TAAF, Togo, New Caledonia, Cameroun, Senegal, Upper-Volta, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Guadeloupe, Fench Guyana, Martinique, Gabon, Madagascar, Djibouti, Samalia, Reunion, Wallis & Futuna, Tripoli, Libia, Cirenaica, and Tripolitania; some delicious marginal tabs and a sunk die proof; terrific color, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 5 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 3366 | French Africa, "Blue-Chip Stock" Extraordinary Mostly Mint Holding of Algeria, Chad, Cameroun, Reunion & Others, 1885-2014, Part of the vast inventory from one of the top retailers in the Netherlands, these 22 stockbooks are not only packed with multiples of many better stamps, but they are also in impeccable order with mint on the left and used towards the right with the Michel catalogue number noted in the margin. Covers Algeria (1924-2011), Burkina Faso (1984-2012), Cameroun (1985-2000), Central African Republic (1959-95), Chad (1922-99), Ivory Coast (1892-2006), Madagascar (1984-2003), Mayotte (1892-2011), Niger (1921-2014), People's Republic of Congo (1959-2008), Reunion (1885-1974), and Senegal (1892-1999), as well as other areas, like Dahomey, French West Africa, Middle Congo, Ubangi-Shari, Upper Volta, and more. Some individual highlights include Central African Republic mint #81-85 (7), 126-28, Chad mint 1-18, C56 (4), C60 (3), J12-22, French Congo mint 49, Ivory Coast mint C70A-70B (2), Mayotte mint 17, Middle Congo mint 83-88, People's Republic of Congo mint 208-13, C10 (margin block & 2 singles), C85 (4), Reunion used 4, mint 268-82, C35-38, C39 (2), C40-41, C44-45 (3), Upper Senegal & Niger mint 16, 17 (2), and numerous imperfs throughout. If you're a reseller with limited time to organize lots, look no further. Viewable in full, overall Fine to Very Fine, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 106 lbs. |  | $5,000 |
| 3367 | French Africa, Solid Mostly Mint Collections of Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Morocco & Others, 1892-1959, Mostly in black mounts on a variety of pages with a wealth of better items, such as mint Dahomey #12-12A, French Congo 29-30, 34, French Equatorial Africa 24-26, 80-125 (75¢ & 10fr signed), B4-8, C16 (signed), French Guinea 8 (signed), 11-17, 18-32, 33-47, J1-7, French Morocco 18, 20-22, 72-89, Gabon 16-30, Grand Comoro 1-12, 14-19, Ivory Coast 1-9, 13, 15-16, 21-36, Madagascar 15-22, 74-75, 77, Middle Congo 1-22, Reunion 9-10, 13, 22a, 51, 59a, Senegal 70-72, and many more, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. |  | $3,000 |
| 3368 | French Africa, "Blue-Chip Stock" Extraordinary Mostly Mint Holding of Cameroun & Togo, 1897-1985, Part of the vast inventory from one of the top retailers in the Netherlands, these two stockbooks are not only packed with multiples of many better stamps, but they are also in impeccable order with mint on the left and used towards the right with the Michel catalogue number noted in the margin. Covers Cameroun until 1985 and Togo until 1974 including those issues as a German colony and the British occupation. Mint highlights include Cameroun #1-6, 352-54, 355-56 (2), 357, C30, C38a -39a, C40 (5), C40a (7), Togo 1-6, 176-92 (2), as well as numerous imperfs. If you're a reseller with limited time to organize lots, look no further. Viewable in full, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.4 lbs. |  | $1,200 |
| 3369 | French Eastern Africa Collection and Stock, thick stock book with the issues of Obock, Somali Coast, Afars and Issas plus Djibouti, mostly mint plus some used/cto from the 1890s/1990s and with lots of colorful topicals, most of the post 1960s mint are NH, light to moderate duplication, premium issues scattered throughout including (mint unless otherwise noted) Somali Coast 6-18, 23 used (2), 25 used (2), 33E mint (1) and used (2), 33 used, 33F used, 48 NH, assorted 1902/03 issue unauthorized imperfs, inverted centers, transposed colors, etc., 64-79, 135-38 mint (2) and used, 194-223, 287-92 NH (2), B3-7 NH, C15-17 NH (3), C20 mint (2) and used, C24 NH (3), C26-30 NH, C42-48 NH (2), J21-38 (2), Afars and Issas 310-14+C50 NH (2), C56 NH (1) and used (3), C62-65 NH, Djibouti very strong NH 1977/94, generally fresh and F-VF, useful stock of this popular region, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 6 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3370 | French Polynesia, "Trade Winds" Exceptional Mostly Mint Holding with Covers, 1884-1989, This stellar holding of French Polynesia housed in five stockbooks is highly complete with many stamps in multiples or blocks and also contains well over 200 covers, most of which are FDCs, along with many additional maxi-cards and picture postcards, over 20 deluxe sheets, and approximately 175 imperfs including complete sets of #160-78 & 182-90 (margin copies). Other mint highlights include 21-52, 57-59, 72-75, 126-35, 233-40, B6-10, C17-19, C21, C24-27 (2), C33, C37, C54 (2), C63-67, C78-82 (2), C100-04, C107-11, etc. In addition, a sampling of Tahiti with such better as used 2b & 4a, and some non-related material on remaining pages, such as mint Hong Kong 213-17, 298a, Netherlands Indies 101-36, and France #18 with a "CECA" cancel (Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine, Bureau A), generally Fine to Very Fine, viewable in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 24 lbs. |  | $3,500 |
| 3371 | French Southern & Antarctic Territories, Modern Mint NH Collection of Singles, Multiples, Souvenir Sheets and Complete Panes and FDCs, mostly 1980's-2018 and mostly complete in the original glassines from the new issue service, better including Nos. 173-177 (panes of 50 & blocks of 20; cat $164.50), panes of 5 of Nos. 189a (2), 199a, 277a, C40a & C94a (cat $392.50), panes of 10 of Nos. 192, 209, 217a, 278, C60, C77, C127, C129, C132, C134-C138, C141 & C147 (cat $1,632.50), and while these aren't huge catalog values individually, the cumulative catalog value is massive (to save you the trouble, this group alone cats $2,025), and most dealers don't carry them, also includes 5 souvenir booklets and many, many hundreds of FDCs, mostly complete 1990's to 2013 with singles and complete sets and souvenir sheets tied by first day cancels on regular and legal and over sized post office cacheted covers, many souvenir pages, and a 13 x 10 inch signed and numbered large die proofs of Scott Nos. 225 & C132, Extremely Fine, see the two die proofs online. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. |  3 | $1,000 |
| 3372 | Gabon Collection and Stock, 1904/2001, two stock books of mostly mint sets and singles with primary value in post-1960s NH sets, singles and S/S with much of this being NH and loaded with colorful topicals including gold-foils, some light to moderate duplication, sparse to 1959 and with a handful of better issues, generally fresh and F-VF, plenty of retail value, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3373 | Germany, Extensive Collection of Booklets, Panes & Se-tenants, 1916-80, an album full of beautiful never hinged, hinged and used items from the Reich, Bund and Berlin, with many, many better stamps such as (Michel numbers) Reich stamp booklet #6b (cat. €2900), 11.2A (€800), 12A, 13A, 18.1, 20.1 (€1100), 27.3, 32, 42.2 (€1000), panes (never hinged) #39 (€1250), 48, 53 (€2500), 61, 64; Bund panes #1 & 2 (hinged), 3-5 never hinged, combinations #WZ1 never hinged with HAN, WZ3 never hinged, WZ4 never hinged with HAN, WZ3 & WZ4 canceled together, #S30 never hinged, S31 hinged, S32 never hinged; Berlin booklets #1, 2, combinations (never hinged unless noted) #SZ1A, SZ2A, SZ3A, SZ4A (hinged), W18, W19, W34, W35, W36, SZ5, SZ6, SKZ3, SKZ4, etc., Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs. Michel €38,000 ($41,040) (Owner's). |  | $6,000 |
| 3374 | German Area, Postal history galore 1872-1954, about 900 commercial envelopes with heavy emphasis on the Empire period and Inflation in 5 boxes; binder of better cards and envelopes, many Registered, from the prewar era; two binders (about 125 items) of POW mail including camps in Germany, United States, France, and Russia; a valuable lot for the right bidder with subject knowledge, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 33 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3375 | German Area, Empire to modern 1868-2008, pair of Scott Specialty albums and about 300 pages removed from another album; first album mint and very well populated from 1919-1984 including Semi-Postal, Air Post, Military Air Post, Officials, AMG, Occupation, and Computer Vending Postage; second album mint in black mounts 1986-2008; pages include German Democratic Republic (282), Danzig (3), Bayern (3), SAAR (10), and Berlin (7); most in black mounts and beautifully fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 24 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3376 | German Area, "The Oom-Pah-Pah" Collection of Mint & Used, 1872-1999, Three Minkus albums with stamps both hinged and in mounts and much of it doubly collected with mint on one page and used on the other. Covers Germany to the brink of the new millennium, as well as Offices Abroad, Colonies, Plebiscites, and WWI & II Occupied Areas. Highlights include used #1-11, 12-13 (pen cancels), 14, 16-21, 24-26, 27-28, 667-68, B37, B38-41, B44-48, B49-57, B334-37, C27-34, C36, and mint 363-65, 398-99 as complete booklet (MiNr. MH32), 712-21, B59-67, B91-92, B105, B141-43, B330, Bohemia & Moravia 1-19, Danzig 193-99, and many others. Many additional pages too with extras, like Zusammendrucke, blocks, booklet panes, coil strips with control number, etc, overall Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 21 lbs. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 3377 | German Area, Extensive Nearly All-Mint Collection, mounted in a slipcased International Blue album, a well-filled compilation of German Offices, Colonies, and Plebiscite Areas; Post Office fresh throughout, many individually selected for centering; includes nice examples of both 45- and 56-degree "China" overprints, both Saar Flood souvenir sheets, both sets of Slesvig Plebiscites complete (normal and overprinted for use in Danish areas), etc., etc.; varieties identified and presented after their major number parents; a lovely collection ready for completion or retail, Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. |  | $1,200 |
| 3378 | German Area, Four Collections Plus, first is 1872-1944 with mostly used to the 1920's including officials, then mostly mint, in well filled KaBe hingeless springback album, second is a collection of used Germany hinged on the backs of album pages and a collection of mint Soviet Zone and DDR including 3 mint imperf Marx souvenir sheets on Lindner hingeless pages in an Elbe springback album, mostly complete mint and mostly complete used Allied Zones 1945-49 in Lindner hingeless album with slipcase, and a collection of Bavaria and Wurttemberg including Bavaria No. 1 used on hingeless pages in a KaBe springback album, also includes a few other odds and ends including Hitler head sheets, few dubious including IPOSTA souvenir sheet and Zeppelin Polar Flight set, generally Fine to Very Fine, see the highlights online. Shipping charges apply - weight 42 lbs. |  | $1,000 |
| 3379 | Germany Holding of Collections, Germany and DDR to 2005, in 5 Scott Specialty albums, 2 stockbooks, a thin 3-ring binder and a black hingeless album, some duplication, some better including a few states, generally Fine to Very Fine or better for the modern issues. Shipping charges apply - weight 48 lbs. |  | $800 |
| 3380 | Germany and Zones Collection, Mostly Used with a High Degree of Completion, Germany 1872-2000 including large and small eagles, mint including B103 NH and other semi postal souvenir sheets hinged, also includes Allied Zones and some AMG, in mounts on pages in 2 Scott Specialty albums with slipcases, and DDR 1949-1990 mostly used collection including semipostals, airs, officials and Russian Zone issues, mostly used with better stamps including mint Mao set, two used imperforate Marx souvenir sheets, mint Engels souvenir sheet, in mounts on Scott pages, overall Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 26 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3381 | German Area, Empire to Bundespost 1873-1986, 75 black stock pages in binder of Germany beautifully arranged; this fastidious consignor not only annoted each stamp with catalog number and price but recorded when, where, and from whom he purchased; in addition to extensive Semi-Postals (B), Surcharges for Poland (N), and Russian Occupied Zone (NB), is a great assortment of all the Zeppelin stamps including #C35-C37, C38-C39 (South America), C40-C42 (Polar), and C43-C45 (Century of Progress); a delight to behold, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 7 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3382 | German Area, Strong Mostly Used Collection, 1852-1987, two volume Scott mostly used Germany collection; German States (Northern District, Prussia, North German Confederation, Wurttemberg (including more than 100 different Officials), and more; Empire very nicely filled, Third Reich, Deutsche Post, Federal Republic, Semi-Postals, Air Post, Military Air Post, Officials, Local Officials, Occupation, Berlin, Postal Tax, Occupation Semi-Postals, DDR, DDR Semi-Postals, DDR Air Post, and more; very well done, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 13.8 lbs. |  | $500 |
| 3383 | German States, "Eins, Zwei, G'Suffa!" Excellent Double Collection Especially Bayern, 1849-1923, On separate Minkus pages, one for used and one for mint. Bavaria is the shining star here, highly complete for both mint & used, but many other talking points, such as nearly complete used Baden, nearly complete mint & used Hannover, highly complete used Prussia, and very respectable Brunswick, Hamburg, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thurn und Taxis, Württemberg, among others. Cheers to the collector who put this one together! overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety. Shipping charges apply - weight 2 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3384 | Bavaria, "Mia san mia!" Abundant Mint & Used Dealer Stock, 1849-1920, Very well-organized stock in one Lighthouse stockbook with used towards the left and mint on the right. Strong showing of the Wertziffer series with such better as #7-8 (2), 11 (8), 13 (2), 14 (3), followed up by copious amounts of the Staatswappen clearly identified by watermark variety, extensive Prinzregent Luitpold and subsequent overprints including "E" perfins and other Dienstmarken. Immer wieder die Bayern! overall Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. |  | $1,000 |
| 3385 | Germany, Virtually Complete Mint and Used Collection, 1872-1945, single-album collection, 99% complete, mixed never hinged, hinged and used, part-parallel, including many better such as (Michel numbers) used #11 (signed), 24 (certificate, cat. €3200), 28 (signed), 66 (5M Reichspost), V (Gelber Hund), 330B (certificate), 438-439 (South America Zeppelin, 2M on cover), 456-458 (Polar Zeppelins on 3 covers), 496-498 (Chicago Zeppelin), Official #65 (certificate); and never hinged #499-507 (Wagner, 2, 1 used), 556-564, Souvenir Sheet #1 (IPOSTA), 2, 3 (no gum), 9, 11, etc., Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.3 lbs. |  | $4,000 |
| 3386 | Germany, "Über Alles" Quality Mint and Used Collection, 1872-1981, mounted on quadrille or printed pages in an International Blue album, a near-complete, hand-selected collection of quality material; mostly used to 1902, largely mint with much never hinged thereafter; classics (through Inflations) listed by Scott with varieties immediately following; lovely complete sets throughout including Posthorn-overprinted Numerals (both straightline and "rug"), Posthorns, etc.; plus complete mint Semi-Postals including souvenir sheets from IPOSTA on and unissued Stormtrooper set; Airs and Officials, plus a selection of Feldpost stamps, Newspaper and Franchise stamps, along with German WWI Occupation of Belgium; an enticing collection, Very Fine, fully imaged online. |  | $2,500 |
| 3387 | Germany, "Initial Thoughts" Perfins on Cover Collection, 1886-1943, a beautiful five-volume collection of more than 620 (!) covers with perfin frankings, including better stamps, a lot of inflationary covers including mass frankings, illustrated covers, unlisted companies, etc.; most unusual, especially in this quantity, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, fully imaged online, ex Nagel. Shipping charges apply - weight 24.5 lbs. |  | $2,000 |
| 3388 | Germany, Mint and Used City Post Collection, 1880-1905, presented in two homemade albums and a stockbook, a beautiful hinged and used collection from A (Aachen) to Z (Zwickau), including scarce material, imperforates, varieties, covers, etc., Very Fine overall, uncommon material; fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 9 lbs. |  | $2,000 |
| 3389 | Germany, Wide-Ranging Propaganda Covers & Cards Collection, 1933-45, two albums with over 570 covers and cards of this period including scarce issues, cancellations, frankings, as well as some propaganda leaflets; seldom offered so extensive, Fine to Very Fine or better, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 13.9 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3390 | Germany, "Das Mutterland" Very Nearly Complete All-Mint Collection, 1933-45, Actually, just one stamp away from completeness, the 1m Zeppelin with Chicagofahrt overprint, otherwise everything else is here, such as the Wagner Opera issue for both perfs, all the souvenir sheets, officials, Bohemia & Moravia, Generalgouvernement, and the other occupied areas of WWII including Alsace & Lorraine, Estonia, Luxembourg, Russia, Ukraine, and the five stamps listed in Michel for Kurland, all signed by the BPP. Housed in a like-new hingeless Lighthouse album with slipcase, generally Fine to Very Fine, additional images online. Shipping charges apply - weight 6 lbs. |  | $1,000 |
| 3391 | Germany, "Etwas Anderes" Privatpost, Perfins & More, 1880-1936, Two stockbooks of 19th-century locals from Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Wiesbaden and elsewhere, another stockbook of 100's of Reich perfins along with both German & Dutch Cinderellas, and a mint sheet folder of 27 full sheets from the inflationary era in much better-than-usual condition, overall Fine to Very Fine, viewable in full, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 11 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3392 | German Colonies, Collection of Private postal cards, 1898-1909, more than 50 cards in a stockbook, most with full-color scans of the address side; the first 34 are the 1898 German Colonial House cards (10 unused), including at least one example of each of the 10 designs; six of them are regular picture postcards without printed postage, though four of those are used with postage added; these are followed by 17 of the 1902 Imperial Yacht cards, again with at least one example of each of the 12 designs—six of the 2½pf and six of the 5r—including 10 used cards, which are very scarce; also included is a used Great Britain picture postcard featuring the same view of Tsingtau as the Kiautschou card. Condition is virtually all clean and F-VF. Owner's cost, just for the 24 cards for which costs are shown, is over $3,000! Shipping charges apply - weight 3.4 lbs. |  | $1,500 |
| 3393 | German World War I Occupation Issues, "Stamp Camp" Jaw-Dropping Collection of P.O.W. Camp Ruhleben, 1915-17, One SAFE album with a world-class collection of over 40 stamps & 10 sheetlets, 20 pieces of postal stationery, and nearly 40 covers including stampless before and after the issuance of Lagerpost in Ruhleben. All 16 stamps listed in Michel's Spezial-Katalog der deutschen Privatpostmarken are here, most in duplicate, some in sheets of 10, others used on piece, and numerous forgeries identified alongside. There's even a set of 10 essays, all of which are signed and accompanied by an Emil Ludin certificate. If you're unfamiliar with the story of Ruhleben and its philatelic history, you can quickly get up to speed by clicking the link below and viewing this entire collection which is annotated in both English and German, Fine to Very Fine, ex- Mannenkenpis Holding. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. |  | $3,000 |
| 3394 | German World War II Occupation Issues, Europe-Wide Four-Volume Collection, 1939-45, presented in luxe Linder albums, a very well-filled mix of never hinged, hinged and used stamps, including many better such as (Michel numbers, never hinged unless noted) Serbia #1-15 (2), 16-25, 26-30 (2, 1 signed), 31-45 (2, 1 CTO), 82-85, Souvenir Sheet #1-4 (2, 1 hinged each), Postage Dues 9-15 & 16-22 (used); Croatia #1-8, 9-23, 24-38 (signed, certificate), 170-172 (!), Souvenir Sheet 1-2 (8, fake); Albania #1-14, 15-21; Kotor #1-6, 7-10 (mint); Laibach mint #1-19, 21-28, 29-30, 31-32, 32-38, 39-44, 45-60 (never hinged): Montenegro #1-9, 20-28, 29-35; Zara Postage Dues; Flemish Legion #I-IV, IX-XIV; Walloon Legion #I-IV; French Legion Souvenir Sheet #1 (Polar Bear, mint); Wladimir-Wolynsk #12-15 mint; Pleskau Souvenir Sheet #2X (with watermark, mint), etc., Very Fine overall, worth review; fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 18.2 lbs. |  | $5,000 |
| 3395 | German World War II Propaganda Issues, "Smoke & Mirrors" Astonishing Collection of Wartime Forgeries, 1940-45, One Lindner album with an absolutely incredible assemblage of American, British, French and German forgeries. Among the many dazzling pieces are those listed in the Michel catalogue under Kriegs- und Propagandafälschungen, such as the British forgery picturing Generalgouverneur Hans Frank in place of Hitler (MiNr. 33) both on cover and on piece, each with a BPP certificate, an exploded booklet of stamps mimicing the Winterhilfswerk semi-postals containing one full pane of ten (MiNr. 30-31), the Heinrich Himmler stamp (MiNr. 28) signed Hosang, complete set of the Hitler-Kopf series (MiNr. 23-26) with Schlegel certificate, as well as an additional set signed twice, full sheets of the 6pf & 12pf done by the Americans including three covers with a single franking of MiNr. 16 (one with Wittmann certificate), virtually all the stamps for the French Volunteers Against Bolshevism including the Polar Bear sheet (MiNr. Block I) both mint and on cover, the so-called Ministerblocks of the airmail vignettes (MiNr. II & III) in original colors, two mint sets of MiNr. VI-X with attached selvage with and without dates, complete mint sets of the Belgian/Flemish Legion MiNr. V-VIII & IX-XIV, the never-issued Azadhind set of 1943 for the planned provisional government of Free India which includes MiNr. VII, VIIa-VIIb (signed), German forgeries of British stamps, specifically mint gutter blocks of MiNr. 1-2 and 3-8 used, some Michel-unlisted material, like a spoof of Scott #B170 dubbed "Spitler" produced in 1943 by American stamp dealers Lawrence & Graves, caricatures of Chamberlain and Churchill on Feldpostbriefe (3 examples of each), a 1941 Feldpost cover sent from Nazi-occupied Norway with a "Viktoria" vignette, and more. A rare opportunity to grab a big chunk of this fascinating niche of wartime philately. Includes the book The Black Game: British Subversive Operations Against the Germans During the Second World War by Ellic Howe, generally Fine to Very Fine, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 8 lbs. |  2 | $8,000 |
| 3396 | Germany, "Double Vision" Double Collection of Mint & Used, 1945-2000, Complete Bundesrepublik for mint (until 2000) and used (until 1995) in seven hingeless Lindner albums. For mint, some lightly hinged early on, such as the Posthorn set, but otherwise entirely never hinged with nice extras, like tagged & watermark varieties, souvenir sheet & booklet singles, and ATMs. In addition, a binder of nearly 200 mint/used souvenir sheets / Zehnerbogen, a stockbook of mostly mint duplicates, and a highly complete mixed mint & used (not parallel) collection of the Allied, French & Soviet Zones with many better items here too, and you can view this last volume online via a video flip, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 64 lbs. |  | $2,000 |
| 3397 | Germany, Complete Mint Collection of Berlin & French Zone, 1945-74, Way-above-average collection in black mounts on quadrille pages, entirely mint except for one set (#9N21-34), but that's okay because the 2m value is signed Schlegel. Also, the majority is never-hinged including a 9NB3a, generally Fine to Very Fine or better, photographed in full. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs. |  | $750 |
| 3398 | German Local Issues, "Bleib Daheim!" Unglaublich Stamp & Cover Collection, 1945-46, Two hingeless Lighthouse albums with not only a highly complete collection of post-WWII German locals, but also much-more-difficult-to-find examples on cover. From Apolda to Wurzen featuring both official and unofficial issues, highlights by Michel number include mint Barsinghausen #1-7, Döbeln 2-3, Finsterwalde Blocks 1-2, Frankenau 1-2, Freudenstadt 1-3 (signed Richter), Glauchau I-VI (signed Richter), Herrnhut 1-13, Perleberg 1-5, Strausberg 1-6, Blocks 1-2 (both types), Titisee 1-2, Unna 2-3, Wittenberg-Lutherstadt 21KII (inverted surcharge, signed Zierer), Blocks II-III, used Arnsberg 1 (on piece), Mindelheim 2 (on piece), Löbau 28 (unpriced in Michel, signed twice), Löhne 1-3, and from the over 80 covers, such better as Bad Nauheim 5, Frankenau 1 & 2 (3), Roßwein 1-2, Unna 1-2. As a bonus, the book The Postmaster Provisionals and Local Issues of Grossraschen by Alfred Heinz of the German Philatelic Society, generally Fine to Very Fine, viewable in its entirety. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. |  | $2,500 |
| 3399 | Federal Republic & Berlin, Ersttagsblatt Collection, 1975-85, 5 volumes of ETBs individually sleeved in Lindner binders with slipcases; about 375 pages with lovely singles, sets, and souvenir sheets with beautifully struck pictorial cancels ranging from 1975 to 1985; crisp, Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 17 lbs. |  | $350 |
| 3400 | Soviet Zone, Highly Specialized Collection, 1945-49, neatly presented in a Lighthouse album, a worthy never hinged, hinged and used collection including many expensive issues, specialties, varieties, souvenir sheets, many signed stamps etc., Very Fine overall, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.3 lbs. |  | $3,000 |
