Lot
3553 
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Germany, Empire Issues, 1872-75, approximately 250 mostly used issues in dealer cards; used selection for various town cancellations, includes on piece items including Sc. 1+17 small and large shield issue combination, some better cancels noting the retail including Neustat on Sc. 8, #11 used (cat $400), etc.; owner's retail $10,000+. Scott No. 1//36 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot
3554 /o
Germany, Collection, 1875-1989, mint and used collection of a couple thousand stamps in mounts on quad pages in a Scott album, 19th and early 20th Century mostly used, post-war mostly mint, highlights include Scott #36a ($340), 320, 387, various Zepp flights C35-7, C38-9 (South American Flight complete $500) C42 (4m Polar Flight $675), C44-5 (2m & 4m Chicago Flight $400), also WWI Belgian Occupation 1N1-17, 1N25-41 and 1N42-5, plus nice run of mint Berlin, owner's 2016 Scott $6700, well worth review. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $725
Lot
3555 /o
Germany, Collection, 1924-32, regular, semi-postal and airmail issues on album pages, with watermark and other varieties annotated, many complete sets mostly mixed */o, scarce von Stephen perf and imperf essays (imperf with cert.), 1930 IPOSTA souvenir sheet, Zeppelins, etc.; with many varieties signed, worth review. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,400
Lot
3556 
Samoa, German Samoa Cover Group, of six covers and two postal cards; includes five forerunner usages mostly at the 20pf single and double rate, and one 5pf post card usage, Samoa Yachet usages including 10pf post card, and two 30pf registered usages with different frankings. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
3557 /o/
Saar, Varieties Collection, 1920-34, housed and identified on album and stock pages in 3 Safe albums; starting with first issues with a forgery study followed by various issues including multi-franking covers and a backstock of issues including multiples, followed by the "Saargebiet" overprints with a nice range of varieties with many wide space between letter varieties, several covers, etc., 1921 surcharges with good 20 on 75pf varieties including inverted overprint, 1921 Views issues with a nice showing of the surcharge issues with a vast array of varieties, 1922 View including good high values, imperfs, study of 20c & 25c issues, section of proofs, etc., good 1925 Madonna and Child issues, selection of 1926-32 View issues, 1926 Semi-postals mint n.h. & used, 1926 Airmails and later semi-postal issues, etc.; no rare material but much scarce and difficult varieties with many items cataloging in the €30-80 range, an excellent basis for further continuation, inspection highly recommended. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,050