COVERS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 488 | | Germany First Flight postal card cancelled in Darmstadt on June 23, 1912. | Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
8 TOTAL IMAGES | 489 | | Inflation Era Mail. Approximately 125 German inflation covers. Housed in protective pages in one binder. Includes registered mail, first and last days of various rates, and insured letters. Posted from locations in Germany and addressed to Vienna, Austria. We noticed covers of various sizes and postal stationery, most with auxiliary markings, labels, inspection seals, etc. Convenient overview of a frightening economic time. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00 Price Realized: $350.00 |
9 TOTAL IMAGES | 490 | | Third Reich Seapost. Engaging collection of RPPCs, covers, ephemera, and articles in German and English concerning the travel and management of the various cruise liners that were part of the Kraft durch Freude (Strength through Joy) program of the Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labor Front). Features extensive coverage of the Wilhelm Gustloff Disaster. Over sixty postcards, covers, photos, articles, and assorted collectable memorabilia are included, with identification and commentary. Especially impressive are the many special cancels and auxiliary markings. Should be viewed leisurely and with attention. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00 Price Realized: $325.00 |
| 491 | | German Ship Mail. Fifty-five Marineschiffspost covers and cards, plus one wartime bond advertisement, WWI-era, used with contents. Includes patriotic naval cards, covers, postal stationery, and postcards. Mixed condition, with most F-VF. Housed in protective pages in a binder. | Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00 Price Realized: $210.00 |
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 492 | | Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century German Cover Lot. Approximately two hundred German covers in collectable condition, 1860s to 1940s. Impressive variety, with metered covers, RPPCs, philatelic creations, documents, postal stationery, business correspondence, holiday mail, POW letters, packet cards, advertising covers, and more. We noticed plenty of clear cancels, auxiliary markings, and rate variations. View these covers and enjoy a stroll through German history. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00 Price Realized: $190.00 |
| 493 | | Third Reich Propaganda. Over fifty examples of postcards, FDCs, mass-produced 1930s Olympic photos, memorial cards, and art cards. Excellent, clean condition and housed in protective pages. | Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00 Price Realized: $190.00 |
9 TOTAL IMAGES | 494 | | German WWII Military Mail Grouping. Four-volume compilation of around two hundred assorted Feldpost covers, primarily 1940s. Useful variety of cancels, locations, and military units. Includes postcards, postal stationery, envelopes, and cutout cancels. Occasional wear and tear visible, but otherwise in attractive condition. Of interest to WWII postal enthusiasts. | Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00 Price Realized: $95.00 |