U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 5-6, 2015

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Lot #518
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1889 Forerunners, 20pf ultramarine, two blocks of four, originally from the same cover, each on piece and rejoined, bearing four strikes of Jaluit 1891 pmks, some irregular perfs and folded between blocks, otherwise fine and probably largest known multiple, signed Pfenninger, Bothe, Buhler, etc.,
Box
Catalog #Mi. V42c
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #519
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1890 Forerunners, cover (slightly reduced at right) franked with 6x20pf carmine (horizontal pair and strip of four), tied by Jaluit Marschall Inseln 13/2 cds, without year-date (extremely rare as such), addressed to USA, with Honolulu, Hawaii (April 27), San Francisco (May 11) and Jamesville, Wisconsin arrival pmks, signed Bothe (twice) and Mansfield (twice)
Envelope
Catalog #Mi.V 41b
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #520
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1893 Forerunners, registered cover addressed to Hamburg, franked with horizontal pair of German 10pf and 20pf bottom margin single, paying 40pf rate to Germany, tied by "Jaluit Marschall-Inseln 29.12" (without year date) pmks, endorsed "via Sydney, per St.Archer", with "Registered Sydney Feb.1, 94" transit and Hamburg arrival pmks on reverse, fine and scarce forerunner
Envelope
Catalog #Mi. 47b,48b
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #521
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1897 Forerunners, cover to Germany, franked with 20pf ultramarine, tied by blue Jaluit Marschall-Inseln cancel, without year date, with San Francisco and New York transit, also Erfurt arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise fine and rare cover, signed Bothe
Envelope
Catalog #Mi. 48d
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #522
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1899 3pf light yellowish brown ("hellockerbraun"), Jaluit printing, well centered, h.r., insignificant short perf. and slightly improved perforation at left, otherwise v.f, signed Grobe, Bloch, with 2006 Jaschke-Lantelme cert. (Mi.1Ia)
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #523
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1897-99 3pf yellow brown, cancelled Jaluit 21.7.99 - First Day of Issue, fine, rare (Mi. 1Ia)
O
Catalog #1a
Catalog Value €2,600
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #524
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1897 20pf overprinted "Marschall-Inseln", used in combination with 1899 25pf overprinted "Marshall-Inseln" on registered cover from Jaluit 27.7.00 to Berlin, filing folds away from the stamps, fine and scarce mixed franking, with arrival pmk (Mi.4I,11)
Envelope
Catalog #4,11
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #525
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1898 registered 10pf stationery card (Mi.P2) additionally franked with 10pf (Jaluit Issue), used in combination with German 5pf green (2) from Jaluit to Aschaffenburg, v.f. mixed franking (forerunner and issued stamps), with 1986 Lantelme cert.
Envelope
Catalog #Mii.46c, 3I
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #526
GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands
1901 Yacht, 3pf-5m, complete set, used, fine-v.f., owner's handstamps on reverse, with 2006 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate for 1m-5m (Mi.13-25)
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Catalog #13-25
Catalog Value €1,200
Price Realized
$450.00

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