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Public Auction #427

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COVERS — Germany
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
148CVGermany (66a) pair on cover. “Dfutches Reich” error in a vertical pair on a probable hand back cover. Michel # 69I folded through the address.Cat. Value: cat. 145.00
Price Realized: $55.00
149CVGermany (C38-C39) pair, on a flown South American Zeppelin flight cover. All the proper markings. Rounded corners and lightly soiled condition. A nice collectable example of a high face value flown cover.Cat. Value: cat. 200.00
Price Realized: $130.00
150CVGermany card from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. This colorful card shows six of the nine values postmarked May 19, 1934 for its journey aboard the Graf Zeppelin. Flown and delivered. The reverse shows a famous painting and Michel # W53 tied, while combinations W50 and W56 grace the front. Also includes Scott #B55 as a single franking. Remarkable cover with a huge aggregate catalog value.Cat. Value: S.B. 220.00
Price Realized: $110.00
151CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B53 tied. This one has a corner margins from the complete zusammendrucke sheet (Michel #W52-W53) paying most of the rate for this February, 1934 cover to Holland. No backstamp. Roughly opened at top. Mounting marks on back. Crisp cancelations. Rare zusammendrucke on cover with the proper rate.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $90.00
152CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B52, B54 tied. This one is registered from Berlin to Switzerland posted on November 1, 1933. The philatelic franking is probably a FDC for the booklet making it a rare survivor. Includes as single pairs Michel # W51 and W55 X4. All the proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $170.00
153CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Also includes zusammendrucke Michel #W54 tied with a December 1933 Mulheim registered cancel. Appropriate backstamp. Much better than usual three color franking.Cat. Value: S.B. 180.00
Price Realized: $140.00
154CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B57 tied. This is flanked by zusammendrucke pieces Michel # WZ11 and W47. Postmarked Berlin, January 18, 1934 destination Warsaw by special delivery. Lightly soiled and roughly opened at the bottom.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $70.00
155CVGermany flight cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Here is a pairs franking on cover paying part of the 2.75 M rate to Brazil. Mailed from Stuttgart on the 12th of April 1934. Excellent apparent commercial use on cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $90.00
156CVGermany “cover” from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B57 tied. Here is a pairs franking (3) on an express cover from January of 1934 to a Warsaw address. Used stamps catalog over $350.00 individually. As is. As shown.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $325.00
157CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B57 tied. Here is a single franking on postcard mailed from the Wagner Festival in Leipzig on the 6th of March 1934. Excellent souvenir of the exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $46.00
158CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Uses an extra B53 and 368 to pay the rare registered printed matter rate Postmarked Hamburg on February 17, 1934.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $38.00
159CVCover from an old music topical exhibit. Focus is on the Wagner semipostal set specifically # B57 tied. This cover uses a single with an exhibition cancel March 6, 1934 to pay the rate. Obverse of the card shows the battle cruiser Moltke which was delivered to the British after WWI.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $42.00
160CVGermany Marshall Islands “Atoll Post” example from 1908. The two 10 pf small yachts are pen cancelled “Eban 5/9 08 – Diana” addressed to Jaluit. Proper backstamp indicates its delivery the next day. Mounting marks on reverse do not detract from the clean markings. Great piece of postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $60.00
161CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Over pays the air mail postcard rate from Berlin to Munich rate Postmarked Berlin and Munich, June 29, 1934. Interesting markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $34.00
162CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is Scott #50 tied. Uses a flown Zucker rocket flight cover (first night flight?) along with a 3 mark Zucker label. No backstamp. Postmarked November 6, 1933. A nice light blue Zucker cachet ties the label.Cat. Value: S.B. 90.00
Price Realized: $34.00
163CVGermany Zeppelin flight cover from an old exhibit. This one aboard the “Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin” is postmarked April 22, 1929 Germany to Athens, Greece. Properly backstamped. Uncommon flight and destination.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $50.00
164CVGermany registered four color cover January 14, 1933 with #B46 X 2, B47, B48 and 369 paying the rate from Jena to Passau. Delivered the next day.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $38.00
165CVGermany registered airmail cover from May 23, 1930. Went from Berlin to Switzerland. Uses parts of the zusammendrucke sheet for booklets to overpay the 130pf rate by one Includes three “X” labels Trimmed at top from rough opening with paper mount adherences on the reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $60.00
166CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is Michel # W47 and W55 tied. Uses a flown Zeppelin cover to South America posted on February 3, 1934. Pays 30 pf of the 205 pf rate for a low weight certified flown cover. All the proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $75.00
167CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is Scott #B52, B54, tied December 18, 1933 with a roller cancel. Also uses a single from the souvenir sheet B58c to pay the registration fee. Impressive three color franking.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $85.00
168CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B57 tied. Here is a single franking on an airpost cover from May of 1934. Solid single use to England.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $44.00
169CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B54-B55 tied. Two others (B50-B51) are also included in the registered franking from Württemberg to Budapest. Showpiece cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $70.00
170CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. Includes Scott #B49-B55 tied. Postmarked Chemnitz on November 3rd. Sent by the steamship Washington that left Hamburg on November 11, 1933. Arrived in San Francisco on November 22nd. Inspected by German customs. Amazing seven color cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $100.00
171CVGermany Zeppelin flown card from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. Includes Scott #B50, B52, B53, and B54 in various zusammendrucke pieces (W48, W56, and SK19) paying the 175 pf special Graf Zeppelin flight mail rate to Argentina. Starts its journey in Gorlitz on June 21, 1934 flown then to Friedrichshafen and then by Zeppelin to Buenos Aires delivered on the 28th. Beautiful example of this rate.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $180.00
172CVGermany postal card from an old collection. The theme is von Hindenburg. The focus is a Scott #B19-B20 tied. This one has another booklet pane (Scott #B19a, Michel #H-blatt 56B) paying the rate for this February 28, 1928 registered airmail letter. Munich to Bronxville New York is an interesting destination. Tied in so many ways with all the proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $100.00
173CVGermany postal card from an old collection. The theme is von Hindenburg. The focus is a Scott #B19-B20 tied. This one has a booklet pane (Scott #B19a, Michel #H-blatt 56A) paying the rate for this June 19, 1928 registered airmail letter. Munich to Brooklyn is an interesting destination. Tied in so many ways with all the proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $100.00
174CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. This one has a margin single and a block of four # 404 with the open D variety paying the registration fee. Postmarked April 8, 1934 Berlin to Bautzen. Properly backstamped.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $60.00
175CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B56 tied. This one has a corner margin paying the rate for this November, 1933 airmail special delivery letter. Berlin to Milan is an interesting destination. All the proper markings.Cat. Value: S.B. 80.00
Price Realized: $140.00
176CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B56 tied. A pairs franking more than paying the registered rate within Bavaria. Nice corner margin pair. Scarce on cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $42.00
177CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55a tied. Uses an extra B51 to pay the 25pf rate Postmarked Bad Rappenau on November 30, 1933.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $32.00
178CVGerman zeppelin card for the November 15, 1929 flight. Mailed to Switzerland canceled Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin with all the appropriate markings. Uses blocks of four #B28 and B29 to overpay the rate. Better than usual condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $50.00
179CVGermany Zeppelin cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B56 tied. A pairs franking with the appropriate 1934 Deutschlandfahrt cachet. No message, but clean and crisp.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $75.00
180CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is Scott #B50 and B52 tied. Posted in Leipzig on June 9, 1934 paying 45 pf catapult mail rate. Uses a compete strip from the zusammendrucke sheet for 40 pf (Michel #W48 and W50) and a 5 pf Hindenburg medallion to pay the balance. Striking.Cat. Value: S.B. 60.00
Price Realized: $65.00
181CVGermany picture postcard from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Here is a single franking on postcard mailed from the Wagner Festival in Leipzig in March of 1934. Reverse of the card shows the cruiser Leipzig. Excellent souvenir of the exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $50.00
182CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B56 tied. Here is a single franking on postcard mailed from the Wagner Festival in Leipzig on the 6th of March 1934. Excellent souvenir of the exhibit.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $24.00
183CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. The focus is a Scott #B55 tied. Here is a single franking on envelope mailed from Stuttgart to Oberurbach on the 5th of March 1934. No backstamp. Commercial cover single use.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $50.00
184CVGermany “rohrpost” cover from May 27, 1927. From Munich. Numbered 2078. Uses a single #B18 to pay the 50 pf rate. Blurry cancel, but the backstamp s readily readable. Soiled and wrinkled.Cat. Value: S.B. 50.00
Price Realized: $26.00
185CVGermany “Nachnahme” card from April 10, 1934. Crisp, unsevered, with nothing on the reverse. From Munich. Uses a single #B56 to pay part the 23 pf rate. Nice clean two color franking on a COD card.Cat. Value: S.B. 44.00
Price Realized: $55.00
186CVGermany catapult flight cover from 1933. Uses the still valid complete 1932 charity set #B44-B48 to overpay the rate. Clean collectable example.Cat. Value: S.B. 44.00
Price Realized: $60.00
187CVGermany Zeppelin flight cover from June, 1931. Carried on the Graf Zeppelin from Magdeburg to Friedrichshafen. Uses #B36 to pay part of the correct rate. Clean crisp “view from the airship” card.Cat. Value: S.B. 44.00
Price Realized: $42.00
188CVGermany cover from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner (Tannhauser). The focus is a Scott #B8-B11 tied. Here is a sets franking on cover mailed from Chemnitz to Regensburg, March 24, 1934.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $70.00
189CVGermany Zeppelin flown card from an old Music exhibit. The theme is Richard Wagner. Includes Scott #B50, B52, B53 X2, and B54 X2 paying 55 pf Graf Zeppelin flight mail rate. A little rough at top. Nice Konigsberg May 19, 1934 cancelation.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $60.00
190CVGermany Gerhard Zucker rocketmail cover from an old collection. “Flown” but not posted. Includes the cachet, green rocket mail label and an error pair of his “postage stamp”. Scott #400 pays the regular rate tied by rocketmail cancellation. Scarce on cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 30.00
Price Realized: $30.00
191CVGermany cover from an old collection. German State Hannover folded letter from Rotenburg to Berlin April 28, 1852 using a four margin #6a to pay the rate. Some censoring of the inside message. Showpiece cover.Cat. Value: S.B. 30.00
Price Realized: $44.00