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Public Auction #408

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 13, 2011 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 13, 2011 at 6:26pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS OR ACUMULATIONS — Germany And Areas
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1022oGermany and areas extensive all used collection to 2002. Includes a few thousand different expertly mounted in two Minkus albums. The areas show a respectable representaion of states, occupations, offices, colonies, Danzig, Berlin, Saar and DDR. Noticeably lacks any souvenir sheets but otherwise very complete. Some items are notorious suspect as used so viewing is a must.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
1023*oGermany and area collection in three oddly organized beat up Scott Specialty albums. The states section is only represented by Bavaria and Wurttemberg, both starting around 1870. Nice Berlin including many of the better postwar sets used. Germany proper is difficult to assess as many good stamps are hidden in cards and glassines in the margins of the albums. Little if any DDR or Soviet Zone. Good pickings remain with the option of remounting into an advanced collection. Plan to spend some time with this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,800.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
1024*oGermany and Area collection in four Lighthouse hingeless albums. Covers 1872 through 1976 although no DDR or Eastern occupations were noted. Plenty of power with both B58 and B68 included. Saw some mint posthorns and bell sets with a quick look. Needs close examination to come up with the right bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
1025*oGermany and area accumulation in a large carton. Mostly unsorted in several small boxes. All areas are represented from German states to postwar Berlin and DDR. Nice Thurn and Taxis along with good postwar singles on “102” size cards with a quick look. Hours and hours of sorting lie ahead for the Germany enthusiast.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,450.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00
1026*oGermany and area selection of only better value sets, singles and souvenir sheets on over 50 black stockcards. Includes a large portion of the German items that are always in demand, with only a few duplicates.Will very easily bolster your collection or stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
1027*oCVGermany and area balance of consignment in one medium carton. Includes stamps in a stockbook and box along with an accumulation of better things in an album. Includes zusammendruckes, empire, along with some mint and used souvenir sheets. Several dozen covers also including some common zeppelin flights. This is a nice lot to break down into parts or incorporate into a collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
1028*oGermany and areas collection in two three ring Scott Specialty albums. Truly a collector made collection. No DDR, just Empire, Republic, Occupation, Berlin, and offices, all tightly hinged in place. Examination is a must. Noted some facsimiles and fakes along with the many mint sets. A great lot to continue or break down for stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00
1029*oGermany and areas in 24 albums, stockbooks, sheet file folders, etc. in two cartons. Strong in Bundesrepublic but with some better in most areas. In general, a fair amount of duplication which has been strategically spread out.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
1030*oGermany and area collection on Scott International pages to the 1990’s. Includes a respectable mostly used cross section of German Empire through West Germany, plus Berlin and other occupations, and a few colonies and states. Useful extractions may be made.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $475.00
1031*oGermany and area collection of mint and used sets and singles to the mid-1960’s in a clean Minkus Specialized album. Includes good coverage of all the major areas and basic examples from nearly all of the states, colonies and occupations. A few of the better post-WWII issues and varieties inserted logically, this one could continue to be worked on.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $425.00
1032*oGermany and area consignment balance of mint and used in a small box, several hundred stamps. Good postwar Berlin, plate and cancel studies of Bavaria and Third Reich zusammendruckes. A diverse and eclectic bunch deserving a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $450.00
1033*oGermany and areas in four cartons filled with various contents. The most notable is the stockbook of offices and colonies plus a red box of a few thousand sorted in glassines. Two cartons contain empty albums and slipcases. The rest is quite mixed awaiting evaluation.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
1034*oGermany and areas postwar issues hinged on Scott pages from 1949 through about 1959. All areas are represented with Berlin and Federal Republic semipostals the strongest. Noticed bell sets with a quick look. Ready to be broken down into dealers stock or jump right into your album. Worthwhile.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $425.00