Lot 3391 /o
German Colonies, Collection, 1898-1919. Powerful collection neatly mounted in Lighthouse hingeless album, with strong showing of virtually all the Offices and Colonies; there is a mint and separate used collection in the album, most key values are here except the rarest; note many good 45 or 48 degree overprints, Yachts unwatermarked to 5m, 25th Anniversary 5m, etc; outstanding used include genuine cancellations; especially nice Kamerun, Caroline Islands, Kiautschou, Marianas, Marshall, Togo, good Offices in China, Morocco & Turkey, etc; condition generally excellent, high catalog value, detailed examination by the specialist recommended.Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $6,250
Lot 3392 /
World War II Occupation Issues, 1939-1945. Neatly presented in KABE hingeless album, with issues for Croatia, Bohemia & Moravia, Poland Generalgouvernement, Laibach, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Baltic, Channel Islands, etc; many attractive issues here including Croatia Stormtrooper singles (B73-75); much never hinged, seldom seen issues.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 3393
Germany Post World War II, 1949-1975. Virtually complete for the period neatly displayed in Lighthouse hingeless album, including Posthorns and all the good Semipostals; lovely pristine collection.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,000
Lot 3394 /
German Democratic Republic, Collection, 1949-69. Lovely fresh all mint collection in 4 Lighthouse hingeless albums, containing stamps only to 1969 but unfilled pages to 1990, essentially complete for the period (no Goethe sheet), most later never hinged but hinged in the earlier period; including Marx & Engels souvenir sheets, Mao set, etc; please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $450
Lot 3395 //o
Berlin, Collection, 1948-1975. Mint & used collection in KABE hingeless album containing spaces for both side by side, all never hinged or neatly cancelled and virtually complete for the period, including Bear sheets and Berlin overprints (most signed Dr. Dab, Buhler or Schlegel); very handsome and choice.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Realized: $2,800
Lot 3396 /o
Great Britain, Collection, 1840-2000. Mounted in Scott album, mixed of mostly used classics from #1 on, with later high values including 1867, 5sh, 1883-84 shilling values and the 1891, £1, 1901-11 KEVII complete to the £1 mostly used, later Seahorses, strong completion after 1930's, useful back-of-the-book including offices, etc.; condition varies, worth evaluation.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,900
Lot 3397
Great Britain, Mourning Covers, 1840-1932. Collection of 100's of covers, neatly displayed and annotated on exhibition pages, mostly originating in Great Britain, almost all with black edging signifying the sender was in mourning; the collector was especially interested in the British Royal Family, and there are various color portraits of Queen Victoria and other royals dispersed throughout; also included are mourning cards for Queen Victoria and King Edward VII; of the several 100 covers the first being 1840 Penny Black 4-margin example, many variations on the mourning cover theme throughout, all with detailed explanations; destinations include India, many to the U.S.A., Canada, Paris, Versailles, Brussels, Nova Scotia, etc; some interesting frankings, rates and other postal markings; also included is Mourning Covers: The Cultural and Postal History of Letters Edged in Black by E.A. Mosher; please inspect this fascinating collection.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $2,800
Lot 3398
Great Britain, Machin Specialized Collection, 1960's-1990's. Vast accumulation of 1000's of stamps, including booklets, coils as well as sheet stamps, much neatly mounted and described on exhibition pages; much still in new issue glassines; high face value as all denominations are present in singles and multiples; also stockbook of used; detailed examination required to determine accurate value.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $725
Lot 3399
Great Britain, Booklets, 1952-1960. Accumulation of 127 unexploded booklets in featuring the Wilding portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, mostly better items, with SG catalog values from £38 to £325, some highlights include F8, F13, F15 x 2, M13g, M19g; H7, H12, H13, H39g x 2, H46p x 3; H51p; X1, X2, X8 & FD4A; and many more; note some combination KGVI & QEII panes, graphite lines, many inverted watermarks (no premium added); a comprehensive run of numbers worth careful examination; total owner's catalog value £8,284.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,500
Lot 3400 /
Greenland, Collection, 1938-1994. All mint in Schaubek hingeless album, very complete for the period, including the 1945 Pictorials complete, the Liberation overprints complete, as well as the 22a-27a overprint color varieties (all signed A. Diena); lovely fresh collection with some very scarce sets.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,450