Lot 4475
German Colonies, Exceptional High End All Mint Collection, 1884-1919, A very comprehensive mint collection of hundreds of quality singles and sets on well described pages housed in two binders along with a quantity of dealer and auction lots on Vario stockpages with an array of better singles & sets from well known sources some accompanied by certificates, We note such stamps as Offices in China Scott 36 at $1350., Offices in Morocco 19 $975. And 19A $1500., Kiauchau 32 $1500., Caroline Islands, More Offices in China with shades, German East Africa with booklets, Witu Protectorate and Belgian Occupation, Nice German New Guinea, German South-West Africa with better Imperforates and booklet, Kiauchau with 1905 set to the $2½ with certificate slightly toned, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, More Morocco and "Marokko" surcharges Offices in Turkey with Reichspost Type I retouched and Type II (2), Togo with British Protectorate including 1914 3pf and 5pf as well as the 80pf N.H. with Bothe certificate, also overprints on Gold Coast stamps, Allenstein, Marienwerder Poland occupation, Post Gdansk Romania 1917 occupation set of three N.H., Schlesswig, Upper Silesia. Condition is exceptional with most Fine to Very Fine o.g. with some N.H., very few faults, Certainly one of the finer Germany Colonies collections that we have offered. ex-Windsor.Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
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Realized: $22,000