| SINGLE COVER LOTS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 286 |  | Germany special delivery cover from Berlin to Warsaw, Poland. Features a margin copy block of four of #B55 of Wagner set paying the 80pf special delivery rate. Postmarked December 21, 1933 then traveled through Zbaszyn to Warsaw the next day. Rough handling caused by the search for the recipient is evident on the reverse of the cover. Impressive multiple backstamps. Huge Michel premium for multiples of this stamp on a legitimate usage. Wrinkled, torn backflap, overall soiling, bends and creases add to the story of this cover’s rough journey. Outstanding example of a rare used multiple. | Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 287 | | Germany oversize (7” x 6.5”) philatelic cover. Seems to be some sort of special flight from Wittenberg to Berlin 10.11.1933 and returned 11.11.1933. Multi color cachet commemorates Martin Luther Day November 10, 1933. Registered and airmailed using #394, B57, and B55a to pay the rates. Transit mark on reverse Konigsberg 12.11.33. Striking showpiece. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 288 | | Germany registered cover from Elmshorn to Kiel post marked May 4, 1934 using B50a and B58d to pay the 54pf double letter rate. Rare commercial use of a single from the then current souvenir sheet. Average condition. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 289 | | Germany catapult cover. Carried by plane from the steamship Europa to Southampton on July 29, 1934. It reached Berlin the following day on its way to Dresden. Very unusual and high Michel premium franking using Scott #435 and Michel zusammendrucke #W52 and W56 on the reverse. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 290 | | Germany commercial Zeppelin cover. Colorful using 12 stamps for the franking. Postmarked May 26, 1934 on a special connecting flight to Friedrichshafen where it left for Brazil aboard the Zeppelin. High Michel catalog with featuring #W48, W56, SK19, SK20 along with Scott #B49, and C43. The cover has faults, crude tape patch over the registration label, foxing of the high sulfur gum of the booklet combinations, and trimmed opening at the top of the cover. Rare franking on a presentable cover offered appropriately. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $150.00 |
| 291 | | Germany registered cover from Augsburg to Fussen post marked May 7, 1934 using B58b and B58c along with Michel #W58 to pay the 58pf double oversize letter rate. Rare stamp dealer commercial/philatelic use of singles from the then current souvenir sheet along with a zusammendrucke strip. Better than average condition. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $240.00 |
| 292 | | Germany local cover within Baden-Baden. Features two values of the Wagner set #B55-B56 paying the 48pf special delivery rate. Postmarked October 20, 1934 which is well after the expiration of this sets postal validity September 30, 1934 deadline. No backstamps or visible faults. Slight foxing from the residual gum. An outstanding cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $70.00 |
| 293 | | Germany registered cover Landsberg to Augsburg in Bavaria (9.11.33) with philatelic undertones. Features the high value of the Wagner set # #B57 paying the registered rate. Huge Michel catalog premium for the margin pair on cover. European sized, clean, proper backstamps with no visible faults. A remarkable cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 294 | | Germany registered local commercial cover Calbe (22.2.34). Features zusammendrucke strips #W52, W56, W54 and W58 in two blocks of six to pay the 80pf registered rate. Folds, creases, and loose backflap are the only drawbacks. Decent appearance. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $220.00 |
| 295 | | Germany internal registered commercial cover, Osnabruck (29.5.34). Features zusammendrucke strips #SK19 X3 tete beche in a block of six and W53 to pay the 38 pf registered rate. | Cat. Value: S. B. 100.00
Price Realized: $200.00 |
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