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German Area & Gibraltar

Lots 2424-2433 Lots 2434-2443 Lots 2444-2453 Lots 2454-2455

Lot 2434 /o   

Bavaria Collection, 1849-1920, housed on album and stock pages in Linder album; comprehensive showing of issues starting with 1849 1kr unused from plate 1 and a used 4-margin example, 3kr including a scarce 3kr unused from plate 1 (4 margins, with cert.), quantities of used from various later plates as well as later numeral issues mostly used up to the 18kr with somewhat heavy duplication in some issues, substantial showing of following coat of arms issues */o including cancels and shade varieties, myriad of later issues including imprint blocks, Germania overprint issues including high value sheets, back-of-the-book with semi-official airs, telegraph, locals, etc.; condition varies with much material throughout.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $2,100

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Lot 2435 o   

Bavaria, Specialized Numeral Cogwheel Collection, 1850-69, several hundred issues mounted in specialized early Kasbohrer numeral cogwheel album; album with spaces for both regular cogwheel and segmented target giving spaces for each number, includes and additional group of a couple hundred numeral issue mostly bearing numeral cancels; album in excellent condition and an ideal collection for further continuation.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2436 /o   

Bergedorf, Private (City) Post Collection (A. Salvador), annotated on exhibit pages with many rare items throughout; starting with the 2pf provisional triangle issue with a unique photo of the five pen essay designs and imperforate proof (from the unique block of 4, both ex-Glaswald), followed by a block of 64 - the largest known multiple, varieties including imperf between, color shift and misperforation, following definitive issue of five values with perf and imperf, section of "cancellation" items, color proof set six different colors, 9 compound essay/proof sheets on different papers in combination with Lubeck local designs, color proof block sheets of 10 on thick card (25 items), includes additional proof set including Lubeck locals, postal cards, etc.; a fascinating and rare group.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

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Lot 2437    

Bergedorf, Private (City) Post Unique Sheet Collection, group of six different sheets of 100 each known to be unique in sheet format; includes the 2pf brown, 3pf orange brown 10pf dark green and 15pf yellow brown perforated and the 3pf orange brown and 15pf yellow brown in imperforate format; 2pf perf'd missing top selvage and a few perf separations in 10pf sheet, couple light folds in imperf sheets. Michel No. 2-3, 5-6, 3U, 6U.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 2438

Hamburg, Reference Collection, of approximately 400 items on album pages in binder; 1859 issues doubtful & forged postmark, various 1864 reprints showing color and shade varieties, paper types with sections of forged cancellations, study of 1866-67 issues including various reprints, postal stationery including genuine entires mint and used with a selection of forgery cuts, ex-C. Walske.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2439    

Germany, Auschwitz POW Card Group, 7 Auschwitz POW cards from correspondence plus a few other items; inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2440 /o   

Germany Collection, 1852-1949, well formed collection on Scott album pages; mixed */o with much parallel */o throughout, some states material including nice Baden and Bavaria, regular issues near complete starting with 1872 Eagles complete as well as the later Empire used, Germania issues mostly used including the better 1900 5m types, parallel */o inflationary issues worth checking, some better post-war issues, airmails complete mint including all the Zepp issues, semi-postals complete including all the souvenir sheets, Officials complete with parallel */o, some military airpost issues, occupationals including good Polish issues, etc.; with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Realized: $2,000

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Lot 2441 /o   

Germany, Stock, mixed stock of mint and used on dealer cards in two stockboxes; includes some States material, early Empire to modern issues, back-of-the-book with airs including Zepps, officials, some colonies, etc.; modest to moderate duplication, owner's approximately cat $5,250.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2442 /o   

Germany, Collections, 1952-2003, in 10 Lighthouse albums combining to make at least three collections; includes Bundespost, Berlin, DDR, good value in early used Berlin some signed, early Bundespost semi-postals, DDR some better souvenir sheets, few sparsely filled though, overall nice condition and much material, viewing recommended.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2443

Germany, Zeppelin Luftschiff Photographs, 1900-31, 71 photographs produced in Germany after the end of WWII using the negatives in the Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen, all numbered 6½x4½'' (no 64 slightly reduced at bottom), includes the following airships LZ1-4, 6-7, 10-11, 13-14, 17-18, 22-23, 25, 36, 40-41, 42, 45, 47, 72, 92, 95, 100, 102, 112-114, 120-121, 126 & 127, enclosed all equivalent L numbers used by the German Navy, plus photo of hangers, construction, F. von Zeppelin, etc., photo (when possible) has been pencil annotated with reference to launch, decommission, crash dates, reconnaissance, attack flights over England, bombs dropped, etc.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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