Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1893 2 Pesa - 25 Pesa surcharges, set of five essays prepared in 1893 by the State Printing Office in Berlin (main differences between the essays and the released surcharges are noted in 10 pesa value (in red) and 25 pesa value (smaller letters), each handstamped "Werthlos" (without value) in red, fine-v.f., with 1998 Steuer cert. Only one sheet of 100 of each value (this set is from position 87) is known, (*) Catalog #Mi.1-5 Catalog Value €3,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #4 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1896 (30.5) registered cover from Dar-es-Salaam to Germany, attractively but probably correctly franked, with arrival pmk, signed Bothe  Catalog #Mi.2,3,4,5 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #5 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1896 (Dec 17) registered cover from Moschi (Kilimanjaro Ostrich Breeding Company) to Germany, franked with 5x5p and 25p (first issue) and 10p (second issue) surcharges, with Tanga transit and German (21.1.97) arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine mixed franking of first and second issue. The Ostrich Breeding Company was an unsuccessful scheme to provide plumes for the milliners in Europe | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #6 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1901 2p-40p overprinted Specimen, eight different, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Steuer, S Catalog #Mi.11-18S Catalog Value €1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #7 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1901 (Jan 1) registered First Day Cover from Dar-es-Salaam to Munich, franked with 10p and 15p new Yacht stamps, fine, with arrival (22 Jan) | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #8 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1901 10 pesa ultramarine, variety broken frame at top (position 9) horizontal pair with normal stamp, h.r., slightly rounded corner perf, fine, * Catalog #Mi.14I Catalog Value €700 | Unsold |
 | Lot #9 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1901 3r frame type III, vignette type I, used on piece, v.f., with 1997 Steuer cert., very rare, O Catalog #Mi.21 I Catalog Value €1,500 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #10 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1901 3r carmine red, green black, used, v.f., signed Siebentritt etc., O Catalog #Mi.21a Catalog Value €850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #11 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1905 2 1/2h and 4h handstamped "Ultramar" (inverted) and affixed on small piece, fine-v.f. The Ultramar ("overseas") handstamp indicates that these stamps came from Portuguese colonial postal archives S Catalog #Mi.22,23S | Unsold |
 | Lot #12 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1905 3r type I (n.h.) and l.h., type II (h.r.), also type III (l.h.) selection of four different, first one n.h., signed Steuer, fine-v.f., */** Catalog #Mi.39Aa,b,c,Iia Catalog Value €1,770 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #13 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1905-08 three registered covers to Germany franked with both watermarked and unwatermarked Yacht adhesives, clear pmks of Mohorro and Mkumbara, Dar-es-Salaam and Tanga transit, with Berlin, Mainz and Leipzig arrival pmks, fine-v.f. | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #14 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1909 (18.9) picture postcard franked with 20h, registered from Tanga, sent by a photographer W. Dobbertin to a seminarian in Germany, notifying him that he was sending a new series of picture postcards costing 3 Marks (2.25 Rupees), with Nachnahme (Cash On Delivery) label requiring payment (filled in by pen). The 20 Heller stamp cover the 4h postcard and 15h registration fee, the cash to be paid on arrival. Postal regulations allowed amounts up to 600 Rupees to be transmitted to sender, but this is stated to be the only recorded Nachnahme mail from German East Africa to a foreign destination | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #15 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1909 (31.3) registered cover from Tabora to Chemnitz, franked with horizontal pair of 15h (watermarked) and 3r (unwatermarked), filing fold away from the stamps, minor toning, otherwise fine, with arrival (13.5) on back Catalog #Mi.33a,39Ab | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #16 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1912 incomplete and exploded 1r55h booklet (B), with three different panes of 4h green (Mi.HB2,8,9), two singles 4h with labels R1, R6a, plus two partial panes of 7 1/2h with labels R9 and R10, also the covers and five interleaving panes, usual toning, mostly n.h., rare,  Catalog #Mi.MH2 Catalog Value €5,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #17 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1912 unexploded 1r55h booklet "B", panes removed, but with interleaves containing ads intact, usual staple rust at left, rare Catalog #Mi.MH2 | Unsold |
 | Lot #18 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1912 4h green, three different booklet panes, stamps n.h., usual staple rust toning in margin, partially on stamps, rare, Catalog #Mi.HB2,HB9A,B Catalog Value €2,500 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #19 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1913 unexploded 1r60h booklet "C", usual staple rust at left, fresh, v.f., Catalog #Mi.MH3A Catalog Value €380 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #20 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1913 exploded 1r60h booklet "C" with complete contents including staple, some toning, otherwise fresh, fine, Catalog #Mi.MH3B | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #21 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1914 locally addressed cover to Bungu with three handstamps (one on back) of "Bezirk Wilhelmstal Akida VI," sub-district of Wilhelmstal, filing folds, very rare, with 2001 Steuer cert. After having conquered the coastal area, the Germans started hiring Swahilis as civil servants. thus creating a cadre of literate Swahilis who accompanied the Germans into the interior. These subordinate administrators, akida, and Moslem soldiers were used by the Germans in the administration of the Protectorate. Each Akida controlled a number of villages through subordinate jumbas | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #22 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Postage Stamps of German East Africa 1914 (16.3) Dar-es-Salaam Exhibition cover to Berlin, with "Ost-Afrika Schau" label adhering, also the set of three unused labels. The exhibition was scheduled to open on August 12, with the cruiser "S.M.S. Konigsberg" as one of the highlights. It never took place; war was declared a week later | Unsold |
