Lot
2737 
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Germany, Collection, 1871-1995, well formed predominately mint collection with occasional used housed in eight Safe albums; starting with 1872 small shield eagle near complete (missing 3kr & 7kr) with additional variety and some pleasant duplication, large shield eagles complete with some n.h. and duplication, following issues complete to near complete including 1875-77 definitives mixed */o, 1880-83 Eagles n.h. (late printings), 1889-1900 Numeral & Eagles x2 virtually all n.h., 1900 issue complete mint including both 5m types, later Germania issues with much n.h., excellent completion through the 1920-30's issues including a section of Inflationary issue varieties including imperf and inverted surcharges, airmails including early 1912 semi-official airmails including Gelber-Hund and "E.E.L.P." (oxidation), Zepps mint lacking only the Chicago flight issue, completion in officials, semi-postals strong including 1930 IPOSTA and 1935 OSTROPA sheets with later souvenir sheets present, last Reich issues with imperf blocks and an unusual post card "usage" from Wein, Austria prior to stamp release (likely a fake), section of propaganda labels and Belgium & French private issues, Feldpost issues, post WWII issues including 1948 Posthorn overprints (many signed), 1948-51 Buildings issues with good n.h, 1949 Hanover sheet x4, French Zone issues including souvenir sheets, Federal Republic mostly complete and n.h. with better sets and souvenir sheets present, etc., also includes a section of mostly FDC's with some good items; nice material with condition well above the norm overall, inspection a must. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 2738 o
Germany, Collection, 1872-45, extensive old time collection in Schaubek album; includes 1935 OSTROPA souvenir sheet properly used on Reg'd cover; Scott catalog over $14,000 and in nicer than normal with some earlies signed Hoffman-Giesecke.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,250
Lot 2739 o
Germany, Accumulation, 1872-74, old-time accumulation and collection of Large and Small Shield issues; tremendous variety of cancels and not checked for varieties; condition is far above normal and with owner's Scott catalog over $16,000, a nice lot not often seen these days.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot
2740 /o
Germany, Collection, 1872-1973, in two Lighthouse hingeless albums; extensive collection in exceptionally fine condition with many better items. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $950
Lot
2741 /
Germany, Collection, includes 8. hingless albums covering States, Reich, WW2, Occupationals, Danzig, Saar, locals, 1946-49 Zones BRD & Berlin to 1979, also Germany 1//529 in stockbook, box with special cancels, bahnpost, etc., mint sheets, etc. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2742 /o
Germany, Balance, 2 large boxes full of Germany and Area; includes a starter collection in three or 4 Schaubeck albums; inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $130
Lot
2743 /o
Germany, Zeppelin Post Card Accumulation, interesting selection of approximately 300 German Zeppelin postcards all sleeved and priced, starts in the early 20th century with pioneer zeppelins cards and goes through to the LZ129 Hindenburg, both mint and used with real photo cards and multicolored cards in addition to the more usual black and white, in addition there are WWI feldpost usages and Zeppelin propaganda cards; a valuable and interesting lot, huge retail, generally F-VF. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot
2744 /
Germany, Better Sheet Group, includes Professions Booklet Sheets MHB 53 & 54 n.h. (bit of paper missing in the lower left corner for both sheets) Michel cat €3600 for booklets panes, Hindenburg MHB49.4 HAN1, MHB51.1, MHB51.1 PF1, MHB52 and EGB2 Sheets hinged where the hinges are used to seal some separations., also included is MHB52 n.h., cat €2390, and GDR Mi 338 vbXI Sheet of 100 n.h. (horizontal separation but the sheet is sound with VF centering) includes 338 vbXI DZ1 (€600), cat is €9420; total Michel cat at €15,410. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
2745
Germany, War Propaganda Post Cards, collection of 65 post cards a few other related label items; mostly Churchill caricature cards with other notable figure including FDR, Eisenhower, Mussolini, and Hitler, many scarce to rare with retail values up to $300; inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $525
Lot
2746
Germany, WWII Postal History Collection, varied collection of nearly 100 items including Feldpost covers with letters, registered covers, prisoner covers, postal cards and covers bearing Nazi cancels and slogans, large assortment of Occupation of Poland items and more, all annotated on pages in a binder, careful inspection definitely required as there are many scarce and interesting items. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $575