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Danzig Collection, 1920-39. Used on album pages; comprehensive run of issues missing only a three early rarities for basic completion, with highlights including the complete 1920 Germania burelage sets, Scott #31-32 & 43, complete regular issues thereon including 1923 surcharges, 1924-32 buildings set and the following 1930 10th Anniversary set, 1939 occupation set, etc., semi-postals complete including the 1937 souvenir sheet as well as all airmails, postage dues and officials complete; condition well above norm, a nice collection well worth inspection.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
2552
Danzig Collection, 1920-37. Virtually complete collection on album pages missing only a few rarities for basic completion, including better 1920 Germania and complete burelage sets, 1923 surcharges and 1924-37 long set, 1924-32 buildings, 1920 overprint set, also completion in airmails, dues and officials including the 1924-25 set; condition a little mixed mostly confined to early material. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $900
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2553
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World War I Occupation Issues Collection, 1914-18. Specialized collection of mint and used, organized by Michel with many scarce stamps much of which is expertized, several hundred stamps in a Lighthouse album covering Occupation of Belgium through to Romania, with Poland, much never hinged, good postmark studies on Belgium Occupation, range of HAN numbers, errors, shades and other Michel varieties. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,050
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2554
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Post World War II Collection, 1946-58. Several hundred stamps mint and used in album, at least €3500 present and probably a lot more, nice range of 1940's locals including Mecklenburg 1945 onwards also interesting Dresden, Thuringen and Leipzig, general issues including posthorns and Berlin overprints, viewing recommended. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
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2555
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Allied Occupation Collection, 1946-49. Mostly mint in hingeless pages; from regular and AMG issues, better Bizone 1848 posthorns set mostly n.h. and signed, 1948 Buildings complete n.h., Hannover sheet, French Zone issues with good souvenir sheets; bright fresh material. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $700
Lot
2556
German Democratic Republic Collection, 1945-79. In 3 Lighthouse springback albums; excellent completion with good early n.h.; including some early Russian zone occupational issues, regular issues appear near complete missing only a couple lesser issues including n.h. sets from 1948 on, all better souvenir sheets, gutter and booklet strips, etc.; fresh material throughout. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $525
Lot
2557
German Democratic Republic Collection, 1949-90. Two volume mint in Schubek albums; with regular and semi-postal complete for the period including souvenir sheets; various highlights including 1949 Goethe sheet n.h., 1950 DEBRA sheet, 1951 Mao set, 1953 & 1955 Marx souvenir sheet sets, etc.; mixed hinged & n.h. and n.h. after 1955, bright fresh material throughout. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $650
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German Democratic Republic Collection, 1949-90. Used collection housed in two Schaubek albums; with regular and semi-postal complete for the period including souvenir sheets (no occupationals), all hand-selected for neat town or exposition cancels throughout, with highlights including 1953 Portrait set, 1953 & 1955 Marx sheet sets and all the good souvenir sheets thereafter, semi-postals including the 1950 DEBRA sheet, etc., early official sets present; condition well above the norm throughout.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $575
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Berlin Collection, 1948-90. complete mint collection in Lighthouse album; including the 1949 red overprint set, Von Stephen set, #9NB3a n.h., etc.; most n.h. after 1953; bright and fresh throughout. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $900
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Ghana Collection, 1967-1990. Run of mint n.h. issues for the period on stockpages, including a unused 2 volume Minkus album; Scott 2006 cat $1,199. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160