Lot 2551 o
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
Lot 2553 /o
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
Lot 2554 /o
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
Lot 2555 /o
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
Lot 2558 o
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
Lot 2559 /
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
Lot 2560
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