2596 New Guinea: 1906 Registered cover franked Yacht 5Mk top value, tied by "Herbertshohe DNG 10/11 06" cds, with reg label, to Germany with Dresden b/s. SG 19 cat £500+++, Mi 19 cat €600+++ both as loose stamps. Rare so nice! 2009 Jaschke-Lantelme photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
2597Samoa: 1900 opt set 3pf-50pf. VFU. SG G1-6 cat £200, Mi 1-6 cat €260. (6) (P) $130$180
2598Samoa: 1900-01 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VFU, Apia cds. SG G7-19 cat £800, Mi 7-19 cat €1000 = A$1500. (13) (P) $500$700
2599Samoa: 1900-7 used postal cards complete simplified set with 1900 opt 5pf & 10pf, plus 1901 Yacht 5pf & 10pf, all single & double reply cards. All VFU to Germany with "Apia" pmks & various arrival cds, Mi P1-8 cat €580 for philatelic usage. (8) $250$350
2605South West Africa: 1906-19 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, issued values, with wmk. VFU. SG ex34-32 cat £500, Mi ex24-29 cat €580 = A$1000. (8) (P) $275$375
2606South West Africa: 1898 use of opt Eagle 10pf PTPO Post Card with "Gruss aus Windhoek" view (No.3), to Germany, with "Okahandja 14/7 98" cds & arrival cds. Mi PP2. (P) $100$150
2607Togo: 1900 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VFU. SG G7-19 cat £750, Mi 7-19 cat €1000 = A$1500. (13) (P) $450$550
2608Togo: 1900 Yacht 1Mk-5Mk no wmk top values, on registered cover, tied by "Anecho Togo 17.5.07" cds, with reg label, to Germany with Nurnberg arrival b/s. SG G16-19 cat £860, Mi 16-19 cat €945 = A$1400 both as loose stamps alone & cat €1645+ = A$2500+ on philatelic cover. Very attractive & rare. (P) $800$1200
2609Togo: 1900 Yacht 3Mk high value on registered cover, tied by "Lome Togogebiet 27.9.13" cds, to Germany with Berlin b/s. SG G18 cat £160, Mi 18 cat €180, both as loose U stamp alone & cat €450 on philatelic cover. (P) $250$400
2610Togo: 1907 usage of Yacht 5pf+5pf double reply card with scarce "Port & Seguro/Togo 7.5.07" cds with "Weimar 1 31.5.07" arrival cds. VFU. Mi P13 Mi/ArGe est cat €115. (P) $60$100
2611Togo: 1908 usage of Yacht 5pf postal card with rare "HO (Togo) 6 6 08" cds, "Gelsenkirchen 1 30.06.08" arrival cds. Mi P9, ArGe cat for any such pmk item €175 net price. (P) $130$200
2612Turkey: 1884 opt set 10pa/5pf - 2½Pi on 50pf, inc extra 1Pi shade. F-VFU. SG 1-8 cat £550, Mi 1-5 cat €540. Top 3 values exp Pfenninger or Buhler. (P) $250$350
2613Turkey: 1900 opt Reichspost set 10pa/5pf - 25Pi/5Mk, top value type I with borders retouched in white only. VFU, various cds. SG 17-28a cat £750, Mi 12-23III cat €900 = A$1450. (12) (P) $375$475
2614Turkey: 1905 opt set 10p/5pf - 25Pi/5Mk, no wmk. VFU. SG 35-46 cat £1600, Mi 24-35 cat €950 = A$1500. (12) (P) $550$700
2615Turkey: 1905 opts 10pa/5pf - 15Pi/3Mk, w/o wmk, 5Pi/1Mk is 26x17 perf holes. F-VFU, various cds. SG 35-45 cat £390, Mi 24-34 cat €282. (11) (P) $150$200
2616Turkey: 1905-12 opt set 10pa/5pf - 25Pi/5Mk, with wmk. VFU. SG 47-58 cat £700, Mi 36-47 cat €900. (12) (P) $375$500
2622Literature:"The Stamps and Cancels of The German Colonies & German POs Abroad", by Friedemann, English translation 3rd edition. Huge hardbound book, 995 pgs. Essential & extraordinary reference work, profusely illustrated throughout with much info inc forgeries etc. New. Superb book & invaluable reference. $250$350
GERMANY - STATES
2617Bavaria: 1911-13 Luitpold set 3pf-20Mk type II. VF fresh CTO/VFU. Mi 76-91 II cat €800 as CTO, €1600 = A$2600 for postally U. SG 138-53a cat £777 as CTO. Very scarce set! (16) (P) $400$600
2618Bavaria: 1897 Austria 2k postcard with additional Wurttemberg 5pf, Switzerland 5c, Bavaria 5pf & Germania 5pf, all tied by rectangular "Schiffsbrief" (Ship cover) or "Lindau : Bodensee" cds, to Munich. All the countries concerned have a border on Lake Constance (Bodensee). VFU. (P) $80$150
2619Prussia: 1860 folded letter franked 2sg solid background & 1g lined ground, tied by rect "Erfurt 7 3 6-7" pmk to Aachen. VFU, 2sg mixed margs. SG 10, 16. Mi 7, 10 cat €500 for 2sg in combination on cover & €150 for mixed issue franking, so €650++. (P) $200$300
2620Wurttemberg: 1859-62 Arms 18Kr blue, thin paper, perf. VFU. SG 44 cat £1400, Mi 20y cat €1600 = A$2600. Rare stamp seldom seen in such nice condition. PFNY photo cert. (P) $700$1000
26231912 Born-Bruck Airmail Flights violet semi-official airmail stamp, without the Germania 5pf that was normally affixed in centre. Superb U/CTO on piece with "Flugpost Bork und Umgegend durch Gradeflieger" violet cachet, prepared for presentation purposes. Mi HF1A(var) cat €800+ = A$1300+. Very rare as only several such pieces known without the Germania 5pf. Sieger BPP/AIEP photo-cert. (P) $500$800
26241921 Germania 8Mk booklet, 5 panes inc 10pf, 30pf & 40pf, plus combinations of 40pf+30pf & 30pf+10pf, cover with order number 1. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH14 cat €180; SG SB14 cat £140 (P) $110$150
26251921 Germania & Numeral 12Mk booklet, 5 panes inc 40pf, 60pf plus combinations 60pf+40pf, 40pf+30pf & 30pf+10pf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH15 cat €900; SG SB15 cat £700. (P) $500$800
26261926 Portraits set 3pf-80fp inc 3pf & 5pf shades. VF fresh MUH. SG 400-12 cat £90 for M while this period is 10 times, £900 for MUH, Mi 385-97 cat €1100. (13) (P) $600$800
26271927 IAA opt set 8pf-25pf. Superb fresh MUH, all matching marginal. SG 421-23, Mi 407-09 cat €240+. (3 (P) $140$180
26281928 Zeppelin 2RM & 4RM. Superb fresh MUH, both marginal. SG 444-45, Mi 423-24Y cat €420. (2) (P) $250$350
26291928 Welfare Fund Arms 8pf with X label above from booklet pane. Superb fresh MLH. Mi S56 cat €1100 = A$1600 for MUH. (P) $275$375
26301930 Zeppelin South America Flight set 2RM-4RM, wmk horiz . Superb U. Mi 438-439Y cat €820 = A$1200, SG 456-57 cat £700. (2). (P) $375$500
26311930 IPOSTA M/Sheet. VFU with 2 perfect strikes of the Iposta Exhibition cancel, original size. Mi BI 1 cat €2000+. SG MS 464a cat £1800+. Rare so nice! Exp Schlegel BPP. (P) $900$1300
26321930 IPOSTA M/Sheet. F-VF MLH margin, stamps fresh MUH with typical gum. SG MS 464a cat £450+, Mi Blk 1 cat €500+. (P) $275$375
26331933 Zeppelin Chicago Flight set 1RM-4RM. Superb fresh M. Mi 496-98 cat €1200 = A$1800, SG 510-12 cat £1080. 2006 Schlegel BPP photo-cert. (3) (P) $600$800
26341933 Wagner Welfare Fund set 3+2pf-40+35pf. F-VFU. Mi 499-507 cat €360, SG 513-21 cat £350. (9) (P) $180$250
26351935 OSTROPA M/Sheet. VFU with special pictorial cancel, original size & unusually nice condition. Mi Blk 3 cat €900+, SG MS 576a cat £750+. (P) $500$700
26361935 OSTROPA M/Sheet. VF fresh UN, original size & unusually nice condition. SG MS 576a cat £950+, Mi Blk 3 cat €1100+, both for UN. (P) $550$700
26371936 Olympic M/Sheet set of 2 both VFU with pictorial "Kiel" cds featuring sailing boat. SG MS613a cat £110+; Mi Blk 5 & 6 cat €130 plus premium for the scarcer Kiel pmk. (2) (P) $80$120
26381936 Olympic M/Sheet 3pf-40pf, thick paper. VF fresh MUH. SG MS 613a(var), Mi Blk 6z cat €280. (P) $150$200
26391937 "Munchen-Riem" opt Brown Ribbon M/Sheet. VFU with "Munchen-Riem 1.8.37" special FDI cancel. SG MS637a cat £110+, Mi Blk10 cat €130+. (P) $80$100
26401937 "Munchen-Riem" opt Brown Ribbon M/Sheet. Superb fresh MUH. SG MS637a cat £170, Mi Bl10 cat €190. (P) $120$160
26411938 Brown Ribbon 42pf. Superb fresh MUH. SG 659 cat £130, Mi 671 cat €150. (P) $100$130
26421938 & 1942 Party Official sets 1pf-40pf. VF fresh MUH. SG O648-58 & O798-808 cat £150, Mi D144-65 cat €200. (22) (P) $120$160
26431939 Motor Show set 6pf-12pf. Superb fresh MUH. SG 674-6 cat £96, Mi 686-8 cat €110. (3) (P) $70$100
26451945 SS/SA Storm Troopers set 12+38pf, both as blks of 4 with upper 2 stamps IMPERF at base & lower 2 stamps IMPERF on3 sides. Superb fresh MUH. SG 897-98(var), Mi 909-10U/Ums(var) cat €720++. Rare & spectacular! (2 blks) (P) $500$800
26461872-1945 Mint collection in thick Kabe stockbook. 1872 small Eagle 2Kr, 1872 Large Eagle to 18Kr, 1872 Numeral 30gr (Mi cat €140). 1880-87 Arms "Pfennig" set to 50pf, 1889-1900 Reichpost arms set to 50pf. 1905-21 Germania set to 5Mk, plus rare 1921 12Mk booklet (Mi MH15 cat €900). Good coverage of 1919-23 Inflation issues. 1924-27 Buildings high val set to 5Mk (€110), 1924 Air set to 300pf (€260), 1926-27 Portraits set to 80pf (€100), 1925-29 Charity sets comp (4 sets), 1925-31 Zeppelin set to 4Mk (€90). 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight set (€640), 1930 IPOSTA M/S (€500), 1933 Chicago Flight 1Mk & 4Mk (€1100), 1933 Nothilfe Charity opt M/S MUH size reduced (€3500+). 1935 Ostropa M/S (€1100). 1935-45 appears mostly comp inc 20+ sets. WWII Hitler sideface "Skull" propaganda forgery. Good Officials inc 1903 set to 50pf. 1905 range to 25pf plus 9 later sets. WWII occupations inc Luxembourg, Ukraine, Poland etc, plus few post war locals. All diff. Generally F-VF M/MUH. Mi cat €14,000+ = A$22,500. High level of completeness. (970 + 10 M/S) (P) $3000$5000
26471924-33 Collection: Weimar Republic Mint on Lindner pages. 1924-27 Buildings high val set to 5Mk (SG cat £90), 1927 Labour opt set, 1928 & 29 Arms charity sets (£115), 1926 Portraits set to 80pf (£90). 1928-32 Portraits set to 80pf (£100). 1930 Exhib set (£124). Airmails inc 1926-31 Eagle set to 3Mk, Officials inc 1923-33 5 sets. All diff. Almost all VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mi cat €1750, SG cat £1450. (170) $600$800
26481933-45 Third Reich Mint collection comp in Lindner hingeless album, inc 1933 Chicago flight set (SG cat £3550), 1933 Hindenburg set to 100pf (£160), 1933 Wagner set to 40pf (£300), 1933 Welfare Fund opt M/S (£1600). 1934 Airmail set to 3Mk (£90), 1934 Workers set to 40pf (£90), 1935 Railway set (£110), 1935 Ostropa M/S (£950), 1936 Olympics set (£120), plus M/S set (2, cat £200), 1937 Hitler M/S perf & imperf (£250), plus Culture & Reich party M/S (£365), 1937 Munchen Riem opt M/S (£170), 1939 Nurburgring opt set (£99), 1939 Danzig opt set to 2Mk (£200). All other sets present (70+). Good officials inc 1942 Swastika set, 1944 Eagle set to 40pf (£110). Also 1943 Afrika corps Swastika & Palm tree label (Mi cat €140) & 1940 Hindenburg comp booklets (£100). All diff. Almost all VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mi cat €8000+ = A$12,500; SG cat £10,000+ = A$18,000+. Attractive & clean. (470 + 10 M/S) (P) $2700$3500
26491933-45 Third Reich MUH collection in special hingeless album inc Hindenburg set with swastika wmk, 1936 Lufthansa & Zeppelin, 1936 Relief Fund buildings & Brown Ribbon M/Sheet, 1937 Hitler M/S, 1937 & 38 Winter Relief sets (SG cat £170), 1939 Motor Show set (£96), 1939 comp (ex opt Danzig set), then comp to 1945. All in sets etc & all VF fresh MUH in pristine condition. SG cat £1980, Mi cat €2300, plus a few covers for free. Beautiful collection. (303 & 2 M/S) $1100$1500
26501912 Rhine-Main flight cards franked Germania 5pf & special 20pf airmail stamp, ea tied by special pmks for Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Mainz & Worms -all with message on reverse. VF. Mi I-II cat €290++. (4 cards) (P) $180$250
26511932 Zeppelin cover group (5 Apr) South American flight 8pf postal card uprated, (16 Apr) Reg PPC Berlin-Friedrichshafen-Chile, (2 May) Reg cover Friedrichshafen-Brazil, (4 Jul) PPC flown return to England, (31 Jul) cover & PPC flown to Rome (Danzig), various cachets & frankings. Sieger S143Ab, 150B, 157Ab, 168B & 169Bb (6) (P) $350$500
2652Catalogue: Stanley Gibbons Germany Catalogue inc all States, East & West Germany, Berlin, Occupations, Colonies, booklets etc. Current 2007 edition. 404 pages. New. Retail $115. $90$110
GERMANY - PLEBISCITES
2653Upper Silesia: 1920 Dove over Smelters 75pf black-green (the rare shade "schwarzgrun"). VFU on piece with Zellin 9.5.22" cds. Fi 24b, Mi 24b cat €1500+ = A$2300+. Nice example of this rare item! 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
2654Upper Silesia: 1921 "Plebiscite 20 mars 1921" opt set 10pf-1Mk. VF fresh MLH. Mi 30-40 cat €150, SG 36-46 cat £110. Exp (11) (P) $80$120
GERMANY - SAAR
2655 1920 "Sarre" opt Bavaria 5Mk key value, major variety "broken S" where bottom half of S is split and mostly missing. VF fresh MLH, redistributed gum. Mi 30I cat €3000 = A$4600. Extremely rare, occurred only at the end of the printing with 40-50 sheets affected (variety once per sheet), and very few have survived, especially M. Exp Drahn, plus 2005 Burger BPP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
GERMANY - OCCUPATIONS
26561943 fieldpost in North Africa "Afrika Korps" Tunis issue "palm tree" parcel permit stamp. Superb fresh MUH, cnr marginal. Mi 5a cat €700+++. Very rare is such beautiful condition. 2007 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$900
26571943 fieldpost in North Africa "Afrika Korps" Tunis issue "palm tree" parcel permit stamp. FU on parcel wrapping piece with correct uprating of Hitler 20pf, tied by both m/script & greenish-blue strike of proper cancel "Bei der Feldpost eingeliefert". Mi 5a cat €900 as loose stamp & €7000 on parcel wrapping piece with address, so this item would be est €3000+ = A$4500+. Extremely rare proper usage! 2007 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
26581940-43 North Africa Fieldpost “Afrika Korps” special presentation folder commemorating campaign from invasion of France to battles of Tobruk & El-Alamein, to final evacuation from Tunisia, with relevant stamps & pmks inc a captured British "Army Signals" cds, with printed signature of General Field Marshall Rommel. Interesting historical item of which very few have survived! Superb condition. (P) $500$800
26591941 North Africa Fieldpost card with "Feldpost 15.12.41" cds in RED (very rare thus) and with a superb strike of the type 26 "palm tree & swastika" cachet. Rare & desirable "Afrika Korps" item! Expertised Kasselstadt & with Volz photo-cert. (P) $600$900
2660 Aegean Islands: 1944 Vukovar issue "Inselpost" black opt on the rouletted parcel permit stamp. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 6 cat €1800+ = A$2700+. Genuine stamps of this issue are very rare as almost the entire printing was incinerated when the German transport plane carrying the stock was destroyed near Salonica. Exp Lange & Rungas BPP, plus 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2000
2661 Aegean Islands: 1944 Vukovar issue "Inselpost" black opt on the rouletted parcel permit stamp, opt DOUBLE, one INVERTED & REVERSED. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 6DK not yet listed as such, while normal Mi 6 cat €1800, this special variety is of utmost rarity as only a block of 12 was discovered so est cat value of at least 5 times normal so €9000+ = A$13,500+. The most spectacular error of all the Inselpost issues! Exp Rungas BPP, copy of Mogler BPP cert for blk it came from, plus 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $3500 $5000
2662 Aegean Islands: 1944 Vukovar issue "Inselpost" black opt on the rouletted parcel permit stamp, opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MLH. Mi 6K cat €2400 = A$3600. Genuine stamps of this issue are very rare as almost the entire printing was incinerated when the German transport plane carrying the stock was destroyed near Salonica. Exp Mogler BPP, plus 2003 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2000
2665Austria: 1938 Swastika opts on Costumes set 3Rpf/3g, 6Rpf/12g, 8Rpf/20g & 12Rpf/24g, prepared but unissued as not approved by the authorities in Berlin postal ministry, apparently as they objected to the old country inscription “Österreich” clearly showing at top. Superb fresh MUH. Mi BIII-EIII. Very rare set that is almost never offered for sale. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (4) (P) $700$1000
2666Croatia: 1942-44 Officials 25b - 100K, specialist collection of imperfs & proofs inc high vals with shifted or missing background centres, all in horiz prs. VF fresh MUH. Mi exD1-18UP cat €750+ = A$1200+. Attractive. (64) (P) $300$400
2667 Croatia: 1943 Red Cross set 1+0.50K - 32+12K inc Postal Tax 2K, specialised collection with each of the vals represented by 7 to 8 diff proof blks of 4 - 1 imperf, 1 part imperf, 3 progressive proofs & 2 or 3 colour trials (total of 340 imperfs/proofs!). Superb fresh MUH. Mi 118-27(p) & Z2(p) cat €2600++ = A$4000++. Spectacular offering! (85 blks = 340 proofs). (P) $1000 $1500
2668Croatia: 1944 Sibenik Provisional 2nd opt set K3.50/10c to K3.50/50c. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-5, Sass 1-5 cat €350. Seldom offered! 2001 Zrinjscak AIEP photo-cert. (P) (P) $180$250
2669Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers set 50+50k to 100+100k. VF MLH. Mi 170-72 cat €480+, SG 142-44 cat £475 for M. Scarce genuine set & seldom seen so nice. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (3) (P) $230$300
2670 Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers M/Sheet of 3. VF fresh M, with margins in nice condition & original size. Only 2500 printed & few of those survived WWII. Mi blk 8 cat €1850+, SG MS144a cat £2000 for M. Genuine examples are seldom offered - beware of the very dangerous forgeries that exist! 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1200 $1600
2671Croatia: 1945 Military stamp with red "Feldpost" opt. Superb MUH. Mi 2(var) the opt mentioned in footnote but unpriced. (P) $40$60
2672Croatia: 1941-45 NDH mint collection, almost complete on Yvert pages inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt set, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, Ustasha & Pavelic both perf & imperf M/S, other defin & commem sets & M/S, all Officials, Postage Dues inc 1st opt set etc. VF fresh M/MLH. Only need 2 sets & 1 M/S for completion (offered as separate lots). High cat value & attractive collection. (196 + 11M/S) (P) $350$450
2673Estonia: 1918 Dorpat 20pf/10k & 40pf/20k opt on Russia. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-2, SG 1-2 cat £150 as M so £300 as MUH. 2004 Ceremuga photo-cert. (2) (P) $130$170
2674Greece: 1945 Salonica issue “Soldaten Päckchen / swastika / Front-Heimat” rose-red overprint on Italy “P.M.” 50c violet with milky underprint, prepared by a German command officer in Salonica to serve as packet stamps for soldiers' monthly duty-free packets. Superb fresh MUH. Mi V cat €800+++ & underpriced as almost never offered. Exp, plus 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
2675Greece: 1945 Salonica issue “Soldaten Päckchen / swastika / Front-Heimat” rose-red overprint on Italy “P.M.” Air 50c brown with milky underprint, prepared by a German command officer in Salonica to serve as packet permit stamps for soldiers' monthly duty-free packets. Superb fresh MUH. Mi VI cat €800+++ & underpriced as almost never offered. Exp, plus 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
2676 India: 1943 "Azad Hind" propaganda issue for Indian National Army of Subhas Chandra Bose, fully complete with both perf & imperf basic sets of 9, plus the 3 types of the Pictorial 1R+2R: with black flag, black & orange flag, and black, green & orange flag. Superb fresh MUH. Mi I-XA/B inc VII/a/b. Very rare complete as only 7000, 4500 & 2000 printed of the 3 types of 1R. All three 1Rs with 2009 Ceremuga photo-certs. (21) (P) $1000 $1500
2677India: 1943 "Azad Hind" issue for Indian National Army, Pictorial 1R+2R with black & orange flag, with interesting printing variety that there are many thin horiz black lines across upper part of the stamp. Superb fresh MUH. Mi VIIb, JSCA 10a(var). Only 2000 printed & few would have the variety. Exp Krischke. (P) $250$400
2679Kotor: 1943 "Deutsche Militarverwaltung" opt set on Italy 0.50L/10c - 10L/20c. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 1-6, Sass 1-6 cat €1375 = A$2100. Very scarce set in nice MUH condition. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (6) (P) $600$800
2680Kotor: 1943 “Deutsche Militärverwaltung" opt on Italy 0.50L/10c, opt in BLACK instead of red. VF MLH, centring as always. Sass 1n, Mi 1P cat €1500 = A$2550. Very rare as only 1 sheet of 50 printed. Exp Tubinovic plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $500$800
2681Kotor: 1944 "Boka Kotorska" opts on Yugoslavia set 0.10RM/3D - 0.50RM/4D. VF fresh MUH. Mi 7-10, Sass 7-10 cat €125. Copy of Dr Velickovic photo-cert for blks they came from. (4) (P) $60$80