Sale 115: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2174 o/   

German Area, Collection, substantial used collection housed in 6 Lighthouse albums with issues hand selected for neat attractive (most town) cancels throughout; includes German States (Scott cat. $13,032), Empire & Reich ($17,943), Germany 1949-79 ($1,976), Post WWI Occupation ($4,366), German Colonies ($11,134), Memel, Saar and Danzig (including Danzig #49) ($15,408), Berlin ($2,084) with additional modern Germany not counted (total cat $65,944+) plus additional back-of-the-book & local items (2009 Michel cat. €8.574+), German covers and binder of German coins; inspection a must.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 2175 /o   

German Area, Balance, of various singles, sets and blocks identified on stockcards, mostly good to better; includes a little German States with Wurttemberg issues, Reich with many high values, airmail with Chicago Zepps used (C43-C45) and better Gelber Hund issue, German Office including China high values with Scott #36b used (with cert), some Saar & Bavaria, a Berlin used stock (owner's cat $2,824) and Danzig */o stock ($1,665), etc.; condition varies with nice material throughout, inspect.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2176 /o   

German Area, Accumulation, mostly mint on pages but nice variety of material.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2177

German Area, Collections, in 3 albums, mint and used; first Schaubek through 1970's with classics mint and used and somewhat represented, Berlin mostly mint, Empire mostly used until 1935, mostly mint after that including the 1935 Hitler souvenir sheets, also mint Zones, and Republic, 2nd album Schaubeck with printed pages and stockpages, mostly used Empire, some back-of-book; 3rd album pre 1950 mounted in Scott album mostly used Empire, but with mint Semis, Officials used, etc., 19th Century mixed condition.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2178 /o   

German Area, Collections, 1st; Empire 1933-1940 complete hinged (one time) in old Schaubek album starting with 1933-34 Hindenburg set and including Chicago flight set and all souvenir sheets for the period except 1933 Nothilfe sheet, also includes the 1940-41 Postal Bureaus Occupation sets General Government, Bohemia & Moravia to 1944; 2nd Schaubek album to 1930's mostly used with States (scattered copies only), Offices & Colonies, and Plebiscites with complete Allenstein, also Upper Silesia, Saar, Danzig, etc., very fresh condition for the 20th Century, the few 19th Century mixed condition.
Estimate    $400 - 600.



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Realized: $600

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Lot 2179    

German Area, Hitler Head Occupied Territory Mint Accumulation, thousands of sets and additional loose multiples, consists of Empire but the large majority being the Occupied Territory of Ostland and Ukraine overprinted in complete sets in old glassines and in complete sheets still in their packaging, heavily duplicated, some partial sets also, etc., unchecked for varieties, also around a couple hundred sets of Saxony Allied Zone Michel 87A-89A, and 100+ packets of various Zone low value singles, clean throughout, sent to U.S. from APO in Germany after the war, much still wrapped up in old newspaper pages.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2180 /o   

Bavaria, Collection, 1840-1920, on album pages, largely complete less the rarities and some high values, useful complete sets plus Railways,Officials, Upper Silesia and Marienwerder, generally F-VF. An attractive collection (Owner's TCV: Stanley Gibbons 2011 £3,150.
Estimate    $400 - 600.



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Realized: $325

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Lot 2181 /o   

Germany, Collection, 1872-1950's, astounding and extensive connoisseur's collection of mint and used with extensive amount of never hinged and many valuable items to be found both mint and used. There are good classics like embossed eagles complete used, several (including 22) with S.O.N. cds's plus some good mint, and although states are absent there is a nice little Heligoland collection with genuine rare items like Michel 19Aa XF mint block, 2n.h. signed A Diena plus excellent 3rd Reich period with much of the never hinged found in VF fresh corner margin examples including 351-62, n.h., 401-14n.h., B33n.h., B49-57n.h., B59-67 n.h., B68VF used, C26 n.h., C34 n.h., C35-7 n.h., C38-9 mint, C40-2 mint (41-2 n.h.) plus all two groups complete VF -XF used, as are most others in this period including B49-57, C20-34. Much good B.O.B. including 0216-21 n.h. There are full sheets n.h. of 3rd Reich era tête-bêche booklet issues in a sheet file (€2830) plus many complete booklets like Mich MH 36.2, MH 37.4 rare block with WZ1 (2) and WZ2 n.h. (€1600) and also not to be overlooked, specialized WWII items not often seen in collection lots like Feldpost Mi 5a mint signed Kesselstatt, Flemish Legion Mich XV-XIX perf & imperf n.h., rare Inselpost (all expertized) including Mi 7a used, 9 n.h., 108d n.h., IIab mint (counted ½ n.h. price) 11Bb n.g. also French Legion Polar bear souvenir sheet plus a terrific group of scarce private airmail. Issues (group cert $19000) including Michel Gelber Hund varieties to €1500 each, and Mich semiofficial Air M1A used, MZa mint, M3 mint n.h., M5 mint, M7 mint, M9 mint, M10 used M11 Leignitz Zepp both colors n.h. mint plus used signed with Simon cert. Also noted are Bund + Berlin issues virtually complete including Posthorns, Berlin 1st overprints black + red + (NB3a + 585A-99 sets + Mi I/I - IX/I + some blocks and most used also including 9NB3a, 9N17 block. There is a section of items in numbered and priced cards, including highlights already noted, but also with mint n.h. blocks and other varieties, adding to the immense appeal of this lot. Such collections are rarely offered intact, and this one presents a rare chance to obtain a remarkable holding at a relatively modest price, with nearly all F-VF and the few n.g. or small faults counted at 1/2. Cat $109,955 - (See website for images).
Estimate    $20,000 - 30,000.



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Realized: $16,000

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Lot 2182 /o   

Germany, Collection, 1872-2010, large Scott International album, mixed mint & used, the album is jammed full of stamps, no great rarities here, but much useful material is present, worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2183    

Germany, and Colonies Group, a small book of choice used and unusual material; includes a beautiful German East Africa #21 with on the nose cancel, etc.; condition is uniformly exceptionally nice; Scott catalog is $9150+.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.



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Realized: $1,350

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