U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 5-6, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #475 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1884 Forerunners, 50pf dark olive green, vertical strip of three used on piece, tied by two Constantinople 15.11.89 cds, some light toning and few irregular perfs, fine and scarce item, signed Bothe and Dr. Bohne, with 2000 Steuer cert. (listed but unpriced in Michel) O Catalog #Mi. 44b | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #476 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1884 surcharged 10pa on 5pf (2), 20pa on 10pf and 1pi on 20pf (2), all tied by "Constantinopel Deutsche Post 12.2.87" pmks on registered cover to Dresden, "Deutsche Postamt" label on back, with transit and arrival pmks, fine and scarce three color franking from German Levant (Mi.1b,2b,3d)  Catalog #1,2,3 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #477 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1884 surcharged 10pa on 5pf lilac and 1 1/4pi on 25pf rose brown, tied by "Constantinopel Deutsche Post 23.3.89" pmk on German 10pf stationery entire envelope (U12A) sent to Hanover, with 27.3.89 arrival pmk. A rare mixed franking (forerunner and issued stamps), especially with 1 1/4pi, signed Mansfield (Mi.1b,4b) Catalog #1,4 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #478 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1884 surcharged 20pa (pair) and 2 1/2pi, tied by "Constantinopel Deutsche Post 3.3.87" pmks on German 10pf stationery entire envelope (U12B) sent to Falkenau, with arrival pmk. A rare mixed franking (forerunner and issued stamps), signed Steuer (Mi. 2b, 5b) Catalog #2,5 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #479 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1889 1pi on 20pf cobalt blue, used on commercial cover sent from Constantinople to Jonsdorf where it was forwarded to nearby Zittau, tied by neat "21.6.92" Constantinople cds, with Jonsdorf and Zittau arrivals on reverse, usual filing fold away from the stamp, v.f. commercial usage of this rare shade, which is unpriced on cover in Michel, with 2001 Hollmann cert. (Mi.8c) Catalog #10var | Unsold |
 | Lot #480 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1889 2 1/2pi on 50pf brownish carmine, small h.r., v.f. example of this rare shade, signed Pfenninger, with 2008 Eichele cert. (Mi.10aa) * Catalog #12var Catalog Value €5,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #481 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1889 2 1/2pi on 50pf brownish carmine, used, small thin, otherwise fine, signed Bothe, with 2008 Eichele cert. (Mi.10aa) O Catalog #12var Catalog Value €4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #482 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1889 Issue, large registered cover from Constantinople to Munich, franked with 20pa, 1pi and 21/2pi on 50pf (2) first printings of the second issue (one 20pa stamp is missing), all tied by 1890 cds, with intact wax seals on back, little toning, fine and scarce usage on cover, with 1998 Dr.Hollmann cert. (Mi. 7a,8a,10b) Catalog #9-10,12 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #483 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 Reichspost, 10pa-4pi, eight values, overprinted Specimen in black, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., signed Bothe, Gentzsch (Mi.12I-19SP) S Catalog #13-20S Catalog Value €1,520 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #484 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1900 Reichspost, 25pi on 5m slate and carmine, type II, top right sheet corner margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps l.h., folded between stamps, v.f.,  *Catalog #24B Catalog Value €1,040 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #485 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1902-4 Reichspost, Type II overprints, set of six, used, high value on large piece, fine-v.f., (Mi.12II-23II) O Catalog #25-30 Catalog Value €1,200 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #486 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1903-5 1pi on 20f ultramarine, type II, horizontal pair, left stamp with slightly higher overprint variety, tied by light Smyrna (15.8.03) cancels on small piece, folded between stamps, otherwise v.f., unpriced used, with 1992 Steuer cert. O Catalog #27var | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #487 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1905 Deutsches Reich, complete set, used, fine-v.f., various signatures, with 2005 Hollman cert. for the high value (Mi. 24-35) O Catalog #31-42 Catalog Value €950 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #488 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1905 Deutsches Reich, 15pi on 3m black violet, top left sheet corner margin block of four, top right stamp with barest trace of a hinge, balance n.h., fresh and v.f. (Mi.34b) */**Catalog #41 Catalog Value €720 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #489 GERMAN COLONIES German Offices in Turkish Empire 1917 postal receipt from the German Embassy in Constantinople, with clear "Feldpost Mil. Miss. Jerusalem" 17.8.1917 bilingual pmk, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
