U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 11-12, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #688 GERMANY 1874 surcharges, blocks of four, l.h. except one 9kr n.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.29-30)  *Catalog #27-28 Catalog Value € 900 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #689 GERMANY 1900 10pf carmine, imperf. single, double impression, one inverted variety, h.r., v.f. (Mi. 56aUDK) * Catalog #55a,var Catalog Value € 500 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #690 GERMANY 1900 Reichspost, 1m dark carmine red, well centered, never hinged, perf. thin and minor natural gum bend, otherwise v.f., signed Jaschke (Mi.63b) ** Catalog #62 Catalog Value € 2,200 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #691 GERMANY 1901 "Vineta" Provisional, surcharged "3PF" on horizontal pair comprising of left and right halves, tied by "Deutsche Marine Shiffspost 23/4/01" pmk on "S.M.S. Vineta" picture postcard, posted at "Bahia" 21.IV.01 and addressed to Wilhelmshaven, some card abrasions, the stamps v.f., signed Diena etc., with 1953 Alberto Diena and 1996 Jakubek certificates. A wonderful example of this double provisional handstamp on appropriate ppc from Brazil. In 1901 the S.M. Cruiser "Vineta" made a goodwill tour to the West Indies and South America. The ship happened to be in port at New Orleans at the time of Kaiser's Birthday. The celebrations of the crew were given special coverage in the press, but the ship sailed before a supply of newspapers was delivered to the crew. These newspapers caught up with the ship in Port of Spain, Trinidad and the crew wanted to send copies of the newspapers back home to Germany. A major German rarity  Catalog #Mi.AI Catalog Value € 32,000 | Price Realized $18,000.00 |
 | Lot #692 GERMANY 1902 Deutsches Reich, 2pf-5m complete set, with the additional "Gothic" script 2m, l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi.68-82) * Catalog #65C-79 Catalog Value € 1,510 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #693 GERMANY 1902 Deutsches Reich, 2pf-80pf, complete set of imperf. horizontal pairs, never hinged and post office fresh, v.f. and scarce (Mi.68U-77U; catalogue value for singles) ** Catalog #65C-74var Catalog Value € 10,000 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #694 GERMANY 1920 3m gray, watermarked Circles, bottom sheet margin single, l.h., v.f., signed Dr.Oertel, with 1986 Jaschke cert. A rare stamp, in excellent condition (Mi.96B IIaW) * Catalog #102 Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #695 GERMANY 1920 3m black violet, watermarked Circles, right margin single with watermark clearly visible in selvage, n.h., v.f. example of this rare stamp, signed Jaschke (Mi. 96BIIaW) ** Catalog #102 Catalog Value € 6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #696 GERMANY 1923 German Eagle, four imperforate essays in diff. colors, v.f. E | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #697 GERMANY 1923 surcharged 1Mlrd on 100M violet purple, the so-called "Hitler Putsch Provisional", Munich canc., stamp reperforated at bottom, otherwise v.f. example of this rarity, signed Infla and Dr.Oechsner, O Catalog #Mi.331a Catalog Value € 4,800 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #698 GERMANY 1926 Schiller and Frederick the Great, unexploded 2m booklet, with light reddish orange covers (No.3 at lower right) n.h., v.f. and rare booklet (Mi. MH21)  Catalog Value € 5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #699 GERMANY 1930 The legendary "Burg Rheinstein", 1m green with top inscription "Eine Reichsmark" (instead of "Eine Mark"), unused without gum as issued, well centered and v.f. example of this legendary stamp, prepared but never released, with 2002 Schlegel cert. (see footnote after Scott's No.387) (*) Catalog #Mi.IX Catalog Value € 20,000 | Price Realized $11,000.00 |
 | Lot #700 GERMANY 1933 Hindenburg, 6pf dark green, imperf., n.h. with faint gum skips and pencil notation, v.f. (Mi. 516U) ** Catalog #403var Catalog Value € 600 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #701 GERMANY 1948 Band and Net overprints double, the complete "mammoth" set of 52 including the unissued values, l.h., signed Schlegel etc., fine-v.f., rare (catalogue value for n.h.) * Catalog #Mi.52-68,I-IXDD Catalog Value € 6,300 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #702 GERMANY 1948 Band and Net overprints inverted, the complete "mammoth" set of 52 including the unissued values, l.h., signed Schlegel etc., fine-v.f., rare (catalogue value for n.h.) * Catalog #Mi.52-68,I-IXK Catalog Value € 5,100 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #703 GERMANY 1951 Posthorns, 2pf-90pf, complete set, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., most signed Schlegel (Mi.123-138) ** Catalog #670-685 Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #704 GERMANY 1954 Heuss, complete set in blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. (MI.177-196x) **Catalog #702-721 Catalog Value € 1,400 | Price Realized $450.00 |
