Lot 1613 /o
German Area, Stock & Accumulation, stocks and collections including used Reich issues with mint back-of-the-book, GDR and Occupations, a used DDR collection lacking the better early issues, and Berlin on pages; owner's catalog value well in excess of $14,111, please inspect.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Lot 1614 /o
Germany, German Area & Eastern Europe Stock, 1849-2002, many hundreds identified and priced on stockcards, with useful to good issues including better mixed condition classics; with strong section of German States, Germany including sets and booklet material, and Eastern Europe & German Area section with Croatia, Danzig, Fiume, Marienwerder, Saar & Serbia; owner's catalog value $30,861.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot 1615
Germany, Inflation Period Dealer's Postal History Stock, attractive and comprehensive dealer's stock of Germany Inflation Era 1919-1923 postal history, made up of 1000 all different postally used commercial covers. Includes all types of rates, usages and destinations. There are plenty of first and last day of rates. Virtually all are counted and correct rates. About 60% of the lot is 1923, with at least 10% from November 1923. All are sleeved and priced. Generally very fine, total retail over $23,000.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
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Realized: $2,500
Lot 1616 /
Germany, Mint Stock, 1925-55, mint singles and sets arranged and identified on stockpages in binders, with modest to slightly moderate duplication; includes Reich issues including good semi-postals with souvenir sheets, mint block singles and sets, some officials occupational and DDR souvenir sheets, also some good used; nice material throughout with better present in duplication, owner's Scott cat. $14,012.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $1,150
Lot 1617 /o
German Colonies & Offices Abroad, Stock, 1884-1919, various issues arranged on a dozen stockpages with modest to moderate duplication at times; Offices with China starting with Scott #1b used and good later high values, similar Morocco & Turkish Empire, Colonies with good Cameroon, Caroline Islands, German East & S.W. Africa, Kiauchau, Mariana Island, Samoa, Togo and German New Guinea.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot 1618
Memel, Postal History Group, of 27 covers and card on stockpages in binder; includes 1920 first issue 8-color franking from Kugeleit including two high values, various second issue usages including registered from Agiohnen, regular and occupational mixed registered franking from Russ, run of high value frankings, 1922 registered air special delivery usage with airmail franking, some postal cards */o, stampless Feldpost, 1938 Lithuania overprint issue on registered, etc.Estimate $250 - 350.
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Realized: $290
Lot 1619
Allied Occupation, (Germany) Allied Occupation Postal History Stock, attractive and diverse postal history stock of the Allied occupation of Germany after WW2 from 1945-1949, comprising approximately 575 covers, this lot covers the period with a huge variety of frankings, destinations, censors, and usages including currency reform (10X), vast majority are commercial uses with a few philatelic uses, all are sleeved and priced; with the owner's reasonable total retail of approximately $16,000, generally very fine.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Lot 1620
German Democratic Republic, Postal History Stock, diverse and interesting stock of DDR postal history with about 160 covers that includes an assortment of usages, destinations, frankings, and registered, some very nice commercial uses are included as well as some better FDC's, all are sleeved and priced, with total marked retail of approximately $4,800, generally very fine.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot 1621
Berlin, Postal History Stock, knowledgeable dealer's stock of post WW2 Berlin, over 230 covers with a huge variety of frankings, destinations, censors and usages, mostly commercial mail with a few FDC's, very clean and attractive, all are sleeved and priced, owner's realistic retail is over $6,600, generally VF.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $575
Lot 1622
French Zone, Postal History Stock, interesting and well prepared postal history stock of the French zones of occupation, about 190 covers from Rheinland, Baden and Württemberg with a great variety of usages, frankings, destinations and censors, commercial mail is the norm with a few philatelic uses included, all are sleeved and priced; owner's reasonable retail prices are about $5,400, generally very fine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500