| SINGLE COVER LOTS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 276 |  | Germany (47, 50) on an 1895 registered parcel tag to Japan from Tientsin. Bold TIENTSIN KaiseP. L. Deutsche Postagfntur 1/6.95 cancel. Originally the 25pf stamp was folded over the tag, but long ago was rebacked to preserve the stamp. Only the company stamp on the reverse: Droste & Walte, Tientsin China. A truly amazing piece of China postal history. | Cat. Value: S. B. 200.00
Price Realized: $550.00 |
| 277 | | Germany (B292-B293) pure philatelic fantasy cover tied by a (21.4.45-10 Berlin W8 ss) cancel. No backstamp nor return address. Familiar handwriting and address. Causes discussion whenever it is shown. Great philatelic conversation starter. | Cat. Value: S. B. 50.00
Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 278 | | Germany (B294-B295) on separate registered covers to the same Illinois address. Each pays part of the 160pf overseas registered rate. From Seebruck to Illinois with New York transit marks along with appropriate Granite City Receiver. Took from January 16, 1948 to February 24, 1948 to make the trip. Condition just average from the rough handling of a long, in tandem, journey. | Cat. Value: S. B. 80.00
Price Realized: $90.00 |
| 279 | | Germany (B310-B313) philatelic cover with tied by a (22.112.49 Berlin) CD cancel. No backstamp. A little roughly opened at the top. Clean complete set cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 40.00
Price Realized: $24.00 |
| 280 | | Germany (C45) On a round trip Graff Zeppelin cover (14.10.33) Friedrichshafen to Fort Wayne, Indiana. On a No. 6 Linnprint airmail envelope. Visible stains and pencil markings not affecting the stamp. | Cat. Value: Catalog. 650.00
Price Realized: $85.00 |
| 281 | | Germany philatelic cover featuring a trimmed but tied souvenir sheet Scott B58. From Breslau (14.5.34.) to Rothenburg. No backstamp. Envelope folded before the stamps affixed. Proper express label. Stamps appear to be genuinely watermarked. Offered as is. | Cat. Value: S. B. 200.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 282 | | Germany zusammendrucke cover featuring the advertising label pair Michel #S1.9 and a strip of five (Germania) Scott #81 with Han number paying the 20pf rate to London From Leipzig (12.1.12). No backstamp. Some sort of political message on the reverse. This rare cover is in poor condition foxed at the top, torn at the bottom with wrinkles, but a lot of character. Huge Michel premium on cover, but offered as a used position piece. Rare. | Cat. Value: S. B. 200.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 283 | | Germany three philatelic registered mail covers. Across all three Wagner related covers the entire set is found used. All are philatelic not one with the correct rate. Great way to show B49-B57 used during their postal validity on cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 284 | | Germany rare FDC for #B51, B52, B55a, and B56 on registered cover Lorch to Aiud in Romania. Bold Lorch 1.11.33 cancel, the first day of issue for the stamps. Pays the 71pf rate for an International Registered Letter. Cachet and bold red seal indicate its Hermann Sieger origin and is sporting the bright blue Sieger dated backstamps of November 1, 1933. Lightly soiled from its trip, with rounded corners and back flap stains. European sized, proper backstamps with few visible faults. An extraordinary cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 150.00
Price Realized: $180.00 |
| 285 | | Germany airmail registered cover Berlin (18.9.34) to Braunschweig (29.9.34). Features zusammendrucke strips # W54 and W58 X 2, in a huge margin block of six blocks of six to overpay the 71pf registered airmail rate. Transit mark Frankfurt (28.9.34) proves the service. Nice and clean within the use validity by one day. Showpiece philatelic cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. 120.00
Price Realized: $260.00 |
| 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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