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Public Auction #429

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 19, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
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Bids updated August 19, 2016 at 6:49pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Germany and Area
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
477*oGermany and areas dealer’s stock arranged on about 1800 “102” type sales cards with issues to the 1990’s. Huge catalog value in the states and Empire’s shield issues which at times hold some very attractive specimens along with some cancel pickings. offices DDR, colonies, Danzig, Memel and Saar all worth perusing. Take note of the occasional miss identified and dubious cancels when evaluating, as we did.Cat. Value: S.B. 2000
Price Realized: $1,400.00
478*oGermany and Area small group of better sets and items from states to postwar. All without faults, Fine or better, some with certs or expertise. Good compact value.Cat. Value: S.B. 1900
Price Realized: $1,200.00
479*oGermany and area from a large consignment filling three big cartons. Lots to like in some expensive albums. Three volumes in matching Schaubek pinchback binders to around 1988 strong DDR. Just a few Germany classics and then in page order. Two volumes of German covers. A couple hundred mostly Third Reich. Two more binders of duplicates including a page destined for the collection with the South American Zeppelins mint. Also includes two Lighthouse volumes of States, Offices, Colonies, and Occupations. Some better surprises in here. Plus four miscellaneous albums with stamps from Berlin and other areas that add to the value. The third box has the subscription items including a long run of Erstadtblatt cards and a couple years of German Postal Specialist pamphlets. Condition problematic on some of the earlies especially in the States section. Many NH in the modern. Remaindered in places to other albums causing some of them to overlap with common material. A good well rounded collection in need of aCat. Value: S.B. 1100
Price Realized: $2,800.00
480*oGermany and area counter book of a few hundred. Most of the value is in the states but some to be considered in the postwar, Berlin, offices and a few zusammendruckes. Condition is below average in the classics, plus miss identification, doubtful cancels, unrecognized reprints and fakes. Still, high catalog value, interesting cancels, etc. .Inspection recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 900
Price Realized: $600.00
481*oGermany and Area bread and butter collection in a pair of clean Scott Specialty album 1849-1990. No DDR. Used classics, then mixed mint and used to 1960 then mainly mint to 1990. Includes Berlin, Soviet Zone, French zone British Zone, Early post war, old German states, and much more. Well filled with mainly VF sets and singles. Huge catalog bolstered by the classics and states. Strength throughout. Variable, but better than most condition. Few souvenir sheets and back of the book. Extensive internet photos better tell the story. Clean, useful collection ready for continuation.Cat. Value: S.B. 750
Price Realized: $550.00