U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 25-26, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #538 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 3.6.1891" pmks, some irregular perfs and folded between blocks, otherwise fine and probably largest known multiple, signed Pfenninger, Bothe, Buhler, etc.,  Catalog #Mi. V42c Catalog Value €1,600 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #539 GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands 1893 (29 Dec) 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  Catalog #Mi. 47b,48b | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #540 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 Catalog #Mi. 48d | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #541 GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands 1897 3pf-50pf, Berlin Issue, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f., with handstamp guarantees and 1994 Buhler certificate (Mi.1-6II) ** Catalog #1-6 Catalog Value €2,700 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #542 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 certificate (Mi.1Ia) * Catalog #1a Catalog Value €4,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #543 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 #544 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) Catalog #4,11 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #545 GERMAN COLONIES Marshall Islands 1898 registered 10pf stationery card (Mi.P2) additionally franked with 10pf (Jaluit Issue), used in combination with German 5pf green (Mi.V46c) from Jaluit to Aschaffenburg, v.f. mixed franking (forerunner and issued stamps), with 1986 Lantelme certificate Catalog #Mi.3I | Price Realized $950.00 |
