Sale 56: The Westpex Sale

Lot 3014 /o   

Germany, Collection, 1849-1972, mint and used housed in two Scott albums; includes German States including nice selection of Baden, Bavaria with some nice 4-margin early numerals including mint, strong following coat of arms issues, etc., some good Brunswick issues, useful Hanover and Oldenburg, etc., Empire issues mostly used with completion in 1872 Eagle issues and Germania issues approaching completion, later issues with some better including 1933 Nothlife souvenir sheet and airmails with a selection of used Zeppelin issues, good showing of officials, some occupationals, Danzig & Memel, etc.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 3015 /o   

Germany, Collection, 1871-2001, housed in 5 Lighthouse albums; Empire issues starting with mint 1872 Eagle issues with o.g. small shield 2g (Sc. 5, cat $1,600, signed A, Diena) and 1k values, strong completion in large shield issues, 1890 2m values including o.g. 2m dull violet purple (Sc. 36b, cat $1,500, signed), good to fair showing of Germania issues, section of 1912 Rhein und Main Flugpost issues including 5 flight cards, some specialization in later issues and some highlights including n.h. 1930 IPOSTA souvenir sheet, completion in officials, Ostropa souvenir sheet, postwar issues with a predominance of n.h. sets from 1949 on including semi-postals; a strong collection, well worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 3016 /o   

Germany, Collection, 1872-1980's, 6 volume collection housed mostly in Lighthouse hingless albums, good showing of issues with better; starting with Empire issue including */o 1872 Eagle issues, Germania issues including 5m type I used (Sc. #58, cat $2,250, thin), 1912 Semi-Official airs mint, 1928-31 Zeppelins mixed */o, better mint semi-postal sheets present including 1930 Iposta, 1933 Nothilfe sheet n.h. (B58, cat $5,250, sheet corner creases), 1935 Ostropa o.g., n.h., etc., Bizone posthorn overprint issues, following 1948 Building issues with good types, good showing of French & Russian Zone issues including Gothe sheet, strong Federal Republic issues including n.h. Posthorns and other better early issues, Berlin issue appear complete mostly mint some some better used, similar completion in earlier DDR issues including souvenir sheets, also includes Plebiscite Regions including Saar, Memel, Danzig, etc.; worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,900

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Lot 3017 //o   

Germany, Stock, 1879-1945, several 1.000's neatly arranged in stockbook, much duplication, singles & multiples, worth checking for town cancels, lower value never hinged present, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $105

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Lot 3018 //o   

Germany, Stock, good to better sets and singles on dealer stock pages and cards; with a fair showing of States and Reich issues with some good semi-postal souvenir sheets, airmails with Zeppelins, post war material including Posthorn set complete mint (Sc. 670-85, cat $604), Berlin with Von Stephen sets (9N35-41, cat $211 each), other later premium n.h. sets, souvenir sheets including Goethe sheet used (10NB11, cat $450), etc.; lots of fresh quality material with an added €1,206 Michel catalog in addition to Scott, worth proper evaluation.
2011 Scott $19,165    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

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Lot 3019 /   

Germany, Booklet & Zusammendrucke Collection, housed on stockpages in three Lighthouse albums; starting with various early Germania booklet panes followed by se-tenant pairs, strips and some blocks including used, mix of later issues with gutter and tab items, including airmails and semi-postals, mostly hinged with some n.h. in later issues.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $160

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Lot 3020    

Germany, Anschluss Cards, 1938, selection of about 36 items with illustrated postcards & postmarks celebrating the annexation of Austria by Hitler and the April 10 plebiscite, very interesting group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $220

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Lot 3021    

Germany, Kriegsmarine / Submarine / POW Mail Cards, group of about 60 items, wide variety of marine images, some with verse, others propaganda, virtually all submarine related including photo type cards, most with fieldpost cancels, some on official POW mailers, some addressed to "Frau Greb" (wife of POW), close examination by the specialist will be rewarded.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 3022    

German Post Offices Abroad, German Offices & Colonies Postal History, 23 items on album stockpages; mostly post and postal cards from China, Cameroons and Togo and Offices including Turkish Empire, includes Japanese postal card used from Tienstin with "Feldpostexped" cancel, some interesting view cards; inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 3023 /o   

Saar, Collection, 1920-1959, displayed on Minkus pages, including better semipostals used, mint regular issues, etc; generally F-VF, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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