U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019

We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #606
GERMANY
1872 18kr bister, Large Shield, Celle cancel and red transit, fine, with 2011 APS certificate (Mi.26)
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Catalog #26
Catalog Value €2,800
Unsold
Lot #607
GERMANY
1900 5m slate and carmine, Type I ("ohne nachmalung" without repainting), used, well centered, fine example of this rare stamp, with 2005 Oechsner certificate ("einwandfreier bedarfsqualitat" perfect quality) (Mi.66I)
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Catalog #65
Catalog Value €2,800
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #608
GERMANY
1902 20pf gray ultramarine, used, fine example of this rare shade, signed Jaschke (Mi. 72c)
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Catalog #69b
Catalog Value €1,500
Unsold
Lot #609
GERMANY
1902 1M carmine, two different, l.h., v.f., signed Jaschke, Hoffmann-Giesecke,
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Catalog #Mi.78Ab,B
Catalog Value €1,120
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #610
GERMANY
1905-19 3pf-5m, complete set, plus all additional priced color varieties (according to Michel), used, most signed or with opinions issued by Oechsner, few minor faults possible, still fine-v.f. (Mi. 83-97AIb)
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Catalog #81-95
Catalog Value €824
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #611
GERMANY
1920 5pf-4m, complete set, with all additional shade varieties listed in Michel, also 40pf with "porous printing" variety, used, few small faults noted, mostly fine-v.f., signed INFLA-Berlin, Oechsner, etc. (Mi. 140-153)
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Catalog #118-132
Catalog Value €1,018
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #612
GERMANY
1922 100m-500m, set of five, with all three additional 400m shades, plus two 100m varieties, used, fine-v.f., signed INFLA-Berlin, Oechsner, etc., with small Tworek opinion for the better shade (MI. 219-223)
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Catalog #156-60
Catalog Value €654
Unsold
Lot #613
GERMANY
1922 5pf-20m, set of 20 (complete according to Michel), used, fine-v.f., signed INFLA-Berlin, with Bechtold certificates/opinions for the better items (Mi. 177-196)
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Catalog #161/182
Catalog Value €1,600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #614
GERMANY
1922 200m rose, second "s" of "Deutsches" with "hook" variety, used, v.f., signed INFLA-Berlin, with 2008 Bechtold certificate (Mi. 248aI)
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Catalog #200var
Catalog Value €600
Unsold
Lot #615
GERMANY
1922 100,000m vermilion, with "f" instead of "s" in "Hunderttausend", used, v.f., with 2010 Winkler certificate (Mi. 257II)
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Catalog #209var
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #616
GERMANY
1922 50m green and violet, watermarked Quatrefoils, used, fine and rare stamp, signed Infla, Oechsner, etc., rare (Mi.209PY),
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Catalog #211
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #617
GERMANY
1922 1 1/4m-20m, set of six, with all additional listed shades according to Michel, used, high value with slight toning, otherwise fine-v.f., signed INFLA-Berlin (Mi. 199-204b)
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Catalog #212-217
Catalog Value €848
Unsold
Lot #618
GERMANY
1923 8th m on 30pf green, watermarked Network, part Berlin cancel, a fine example of this rare stamp, with 2008 Winkler and Oechsner certificates, each stating "einwandfrei" and "genuine copy in very fine quality" (Mi. 278Y)
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Catalog #242A
Catalog Value €8,000
Price Realized
$2,700.00

Lot #619
GERMANY
1923 800th m on 400m green, black surcharge, 22 copies, h.r. or n.h., some stains, mostly fine (catalogued as hinged singles)
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Catalog #264a
Catalog Value $ 1,045
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #620
GERMANY
1923 1mlrd m on 100m deep reddish purple (the so-called "Hitler Provisional"), used, v.f. and rare shade, with 1991 Oechsner certificate (Mi. 331a)
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Catalog #310b
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #621
GERMANY
1926-27 Famous Men (Goethe, Beethoven, Schiller), n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f. set,
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Catalog #351-62
Catalog Value $ 875
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #622
GERMANY
1928-32 Ebert and Hindenburg, complete set of 19, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #366-84
Catalog Value $ 1,025
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #623
GERMANY
1932 Hindenburg, three different sets, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #391-97,401-14,436-41
Catalog Value $ 1,025
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #624
GERMANY
1933 Hindenburg, complete set n.h., post office fresh, mostly v.f. (Mi.482-495)
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Catalog #401-414
Catalog Value €1,100
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #625
GERMANY
1932 Hindenburg, 50pf, 80pf and 100pf sheet margin blocks of four, n.h., v.f., signed Peschl,
Box **
Catalog #411,13,14
Catalog Value $ 1,096
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #626
GERMANY
1933 Hindenburg, 3pf dark brown, watermarked "Y", used, v.f., signed Schlegel (Mi.513Y)
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Catalog #416var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #627
GERMANY
1935 (10 May) Berlin, document headed "Der Fuhrer and Reichskanzler", addressed to the Hamburg-South America Cruise Line, referring to the "Monta Rosa" Cruise ship sailing from Greece, signed by Adolf Hitler, fine
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #628
GERMANY
1937 (9 Nov) lettersheet from the "Reichsfuhrer SS" and signed "H.Himmler", with violet "National Deutsche Urbeiterpartei Ortsgruppe Haifa", interesting item
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #629
GERMANY
1940 four covers to Venezuela, three with Oberkomando der Wehrmacht censor markings, another apparently intercepted by Bermuda censors, presumed to contain code messages to be transshipped to the USA, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #630
GERMANY
1944 1m, 2m and 5m, perf. 14, used, fine-v.f., 2m signed Schlegel, with 2009 Schlegel certificate for the 1m and 5m (Mi.799-800B,802B)
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Catalog #524-5,527a
Catalog Value €1,497
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #631
GERMANY
1946 12pf dark greenish gray, used, v.f. and rare shade, with 2012 Bernhoft certificate (Mi. 920c)
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Catalog #539var
Catalog Value €1,100
Unsold
Lot #632
GERMANY
1947 20pf gray cobalt and greenish blue, two different shades, used, fine-v.f., with 2011 Schlegel and 2009 Bernhoft certificates (Mi. 950c-d)
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Catalog #564var
Catalog Value $ 850
Unsold
Lot #633
GERMANY
1947 84pf dark green, used, v.f., with 2012 Schlegel opinion (Mi. 958c)
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Catalog #573var
Catalog Value $ 600
Unsold
Lot #634
GERMANY
1947 1m blackish olive and 1m black grayish yellow, two better shades, used, fine-v.f., signed Schlegel, etc. (Mi. 959aa,b)
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Catalog #574var
Catalog Value €750
Unsold
Lot #635
GERMANY
1947 5m blackish ultramarine, used, fine, with 2012 Schlegel certificate (Mi. 962c)
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Catalog #577var
Catalog Value €500
Unsold
Lot #636
GERMANY
1948 Band and Netz overprints, complete sets, n.h., fine-v.f., signed GPSY,
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Catalog #585-599
Catalog Value $ 975
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #637
GERMANY
1948-51 Buildings Series, a definitive collection formed by Mr. Gilhausen, with thousands of used and unused stamps and dozens of covers, neatly arranged and written-up exhibition style on pages and housed in 13 albums, almost each value is represented in depth, studies of comb and line perforations, floating value figures, perforation errors and varieties, misperforated, part imperforate stamps, imperforate singles and pairs, some used on covers, oversized stamps, large and small stamps, retouches of the printing plate, diamond perforations, double impressions, paper folds, plate markings, covers representing the various rates, plus much more. An excellent, well researched and beautifully presented collection of the "Buildings" Issue
Box Envelope *O
Catalog #634-661
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #638
GERMANY
1951 Posthorn, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (Mi. 123-138)
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Catalog #670-685
Catalog Value €700
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #639
GERMANY
1951 Posthorn, complete set n.h., some irregular perforations, mostly fine-v.f., few signed Schlegel (Mi. 123-138)
**
Catalog #670-685
Catalog Value €2,200
Price Realized
$350.00

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