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Public Auction #424

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 15, 2015 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 16, 2015 at 11:37am (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS & STOCKS — Germany
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
259*oGermany accumulation of mainly mint material in Scott numbered glassines organized in a “104” sized red box. Fairly complete run from #1278 x6, through 1949 x 4. Plenty of redundant duplication. Owner says “700 different stamps with an aggregate catalog value of $10,000.00” Sounds puffy to us. Still lots of top quality mint sets and singles to distribute to other collectors. Not for the faint of heart so viewing recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $600.00
260*oGermany collection 1949-1990 in four sparkling Lindner Dual hingeless albums. Well over 98% complete for the pages both mint and used parallel as the albums are suited, mint in the hingeless section while used hinged onto the pages. Lots of power. Many complete sets especially in the early post WWII. Huge catalog value for these two collections in one. Along to finish is a hingeless Safe album packed with mint material that will fill most of the mint holes in the Lindner albums. Not much work left for a complete collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $750.00
261*oGermany advanced collection 1949-2013 mixed mint and used in three clean Lighthouse hingeless albums. Over 95% complete for the pages, missing only the most elusive. Lots of premium, plus much modern mint sets right up through 2013. Strong early post war, mainly used, then becomes mint around 1980 and fully packed from there on. Also includes two stockbooks of duplicates. Most of the mundane work has already been done leaving only the fun part of filling the holes. Improves with examination.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $850.00
262*oGermany remains of an advanced collection 1849-1945 mixed mint and used. Over 70% complete for the pages, missing only the most elusive. The empire on Scott pages has been remaindered with hunks of pages and all the souvenir sheets not present. Still lots of premium mint 8, 12-13, C25-C26, plus used 65A faulty, C27-C34, and C36-C37. The best part is in a second Scott album original an intact containing the States, occupations, offices and colonies. Many unexpected stamps in here a welcome surprise. Also includes a similar condition Third Reich Lighthouse hingeless and a nondescript fatso stockbook of duplicates. This one will take some work to bring back to the market.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
263*oGermany intermediate collection in a clean Davo hingeless album 1872-1944. Hundreds of different mint and used sets and singles. Well over 80% complete missing most of the higher ticket items. A surprise here and there add to the value. Good collection to continue with most of the mundane already accounted for.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $500.00
264*oCVGermany mostly ephemera grouping of several hundred pieces. Includes documents, some with revenue stamps, certificates, receipts and several dozen zeppelin cigarette cards. Ranges in age from 1863-1947. Easy to break down for individual resale.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00
265*oGermany stockbook accumulation broken down into about 500 “102” size cards. Begins with a representative sample of eagles and shields and proceeds in Scott order into the 1990s. Strong owner’s catalog value of $4,900.00 includes dubious and multiples and wishful thinking. Just a few are NH. A few better post WWII present to pique ones interest. Flip through this one slowly to check for hidden value.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $475.00
266*oGermany collection in a clean plastic page protected Crest Album autographed by the designer Paul Rupprecht. Mixed mint and used. High catalog. Begins with representative eagles and shields moving through to 1946. Around 75% complete for the pages with a few surprises like mint C43-C45 and a Berlin Bear souvenir sheet hiding on the back of one of the pages. Pretty, well cared for, intact collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $850.00