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- Lots 4001-4333: Al Kugel Collection Part II - United States - Allied Intervention in Russia - Afghanistan - Germany — Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:00 AM [CLOSED]
- Lots 4334-4622: Al Kugel Collection Part II - G.B. and British Commonwealth - Italy - Russia - Ottoman Empire - Large Lots and Collections — Wednesday, September 11, 2024 10:00 AM [CLOSED]
- Lots 1-376: U.S. & Worldwide - United States - Afghanistan - China — Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:00 AM [OPEN]
- Lots 377-761: U.S. & Worldwide - Colombia - Germany - Great Britain and Commonwealth through Hong Kong — Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:00 PM [OPEN]
- Lots 762-1152: U.S. & Worldwide - British Commonwealth India through Uganda - Greece - Romania — Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:00 AM [OPEN]
- Lots 1153-1507: U.S. & Worldwide - Russia - Yugoslavia - Large Lots and Collections — Wednesday, September 24, 2024 1:00 PM [OPEN]
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4268 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Mercury Head, 10c ultramarine, 30c red, 40c gray violet and 50c greenish blue, four different, each canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur 10 Marz 1945" datestamp, pencil signed on back, minor perf. toning, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #Mi.1-4 Catalog Value €3,700 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
  | Lot #4269 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 30c red used on 1.20fr Petain stationery card, both overprinted "Festung Lorient", canceled by violet Censor cachet, 20 Apr 1945 datestamp, addressed to St. Nazaire, with La Baule (4.5.45) arrival cds alongside, message on reverse completely obliterated by violet ink (censor), v.f., rare usage from German held Lorient Fortress, signed Pickenpack, also Tust, with his 1990 certificate (this card is illustrated in Michel "Ganzachen Deutschland" 2021-22 edition) (catalogue value for Mi.P2 only)  Catalog #Mi.2, P2 Catalog Value €2,500 | $750.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4270 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 (22 Apr) cover franked with single 50c Mercury, used with unoverprinted strip of three, tied by Le Palais Morbihan cds to La Baule, with censor markings on both sides, backstamped on arrival (30.4.45), addressee's name blacked out, some tape reinforcements at top, fine, signed Pickenpack, with his 1964 certificate ("with additional franking very rare"), Catalog #Mi.4 Catalog Value €1,000 | $260.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4271 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Petain, 60c violet, 70c orange and 80c green, three different, each canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 10 Marz 1945 datestamp, pencil signed on back, first one with faint toning away from the stamp, fine-v.f., O Catalog #Mi.5-7 Catalog Value €4,200 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4272 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Petain, 1fr rose, 1.20fr red brown, two different, each canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 10 Marz 1945 datestamp, pencil signed on back, minor perf. toning, otherwise v.f., O Catalog #Mi.8,9 Catalog Value €3,100 | $700.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4273 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Petain, 1,50fr red brown, 2fr green, 4fr ultramarine, three different, each canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 10 Marz 1945 datestamp, pencil signed on back, minor perf. toning, otherwise v.f., O Catalog #Mi.10-12 Catalog Value €4,000 | $950.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4274 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 1.50fr Petain overprinted "Festung Lorient", canceled by violet Censor cachet, 5 Feb 1945 datestamp, addressed to La Baule (St. Nazaire), filing fold away from the stamp, v.f., Catalog #Mi.10 Catalog Value €1,000 | $300.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4275 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Coat of Arms (Flanders), 5fr black & orange, canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 10 Marz 1945 datestamp, pencil signed on back, minor toning, otherwise v.f., only 75 printed, O Catalog #Mi.14 Catalog Value €6,000 | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4276 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 5fr gray black (AMG stamp for France Arch of Triumph) overprinted "Festung Lorient", canceled by "Le Palais Morbihan" (5.3.45), with a violet Censor cachet, 13 Mar 1945 datestamp, addressed to La Baule (St. Nazaire), with arrival pmk (19.3.45) on back, v.f., signed Roger North, Pickenpack and Tust, with their 1974 and 1981 certificates. Only 30 (!) stamps overprinted, extremely rare on cover, Catalog #Mi.15 Catalog Value €16,000 | $4,750.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4277 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 2fr+4fr carmine brown (Colbert), stamp and sheet margin overprinted "Festung Lorient", tied by violet Censor 20 Apr 1945 datestamp, addressed to La Baule (St. Nazaire), with arrival pmk (30.4.45), taxed "T", red "Republique Francaise 1.oo" charged, v.f., signed Tust. Only 15 (!) stamps overprinted, extremely rare on cover, Catalog #Mi.20 Catalog Value €14,000 | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4278 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 4fr ultramarine (AMG stamp for France Arch of Triumph), canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 10 Marz 1945 datestamp, fine and rare stamp, only 25 (!) issued, signed Tust, BPP, O Catalog #Mi.A12 Catalog Value €12,000 | $2,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4279 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 10fr orange (AMG stamp for France Arch of Triumph) overprinted "Festung Lorient", canceled on piece by a violet Censor cachet, 10 Mar 1945 datestamp, faint toning, otherwise fine, signed Dr.Schmitt, also Tust, with his 1990 certificate. Only 4 (!) stamps overprinted, O Catalog #Mi.A15 Catalog Value €20,000 | $8,500.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4280 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 1.20fr+2.80fr gray black (Pascal), sheet margin example, used together with 80c Petain, each overprinted "Festung Lorient", on cover to La Baule (St.Nazaire), stamps tied by violet Censor and 20 Apr 1945 datestamps, with arrival pmk (30.4.45), taxed "T", red "Republique Francaise 1.oo" charged, v.f., signed Tust. A rarity, only 15 (!) stamps overprinted, extremely rare on cover, Catalog #Mi.A17 Catalog Value €14,000 | $3,750.00 Bidding Closed |
 | Lot #4281 GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES Festung Lorient 1945 Petain, 4.50fr green, two different, each canceled on piece by "Festung Lorient Zensur" 19 Marz 1945 and 10 Marz 1945 datestamps, the former with red overprint, pencil signed on back, faint toning away from the stamps, v.f., rare, O Catalog #Mi.B12a,B13 Catalog Value €11,500 | $4,250.00 Bidding Closed |
