| COVERS — Germany |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 1774 |  | Germany DO-X cover from Berlin (3.JUN.31) to Rio De Janerio (22.VI.31). Uses Scott # C38-C39 to pay the 6Mark rate. Great philatelic souvenir cover. | Cat. Value: S. B. $100.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 1775 | | Germany Zeppelin cover for the Polar Flight of 1931. Full “sets” cover with Scott #C40-C42 paying the rate. Canceled on board with a 26.7.1931 circle date stamp only one day before being canceled aboard the Malyguin (27VII31). Neat and fairly clean with the appropriate Polarfahrt cachet. Another great philatelic souvenir of a bygone age. | Cat. Value: S.B. $200.00
Price Realized: $450.00 |
| 1776 | | Germany Zeppelin flight cover from Berlin (20.3.32) to Valparaiso, Chile (28 MAR 32). Sieger 138 Aa, B. Opened roughly at bottom. Pretty four color franking paying the 175pf rate. Fine appearance. | Cat. Value: S.B. $80.00
Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1777 | | Germany Wagner Opera exhibit registered cover from Warnemunde (23.1.34) to Rostock (23.1.34) delivered three hours later. Two Hindenburg 1pf and the 40pf high value charity (B57) pay the exact 42pf rate. Opened unevenly at the top. All the proper markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
| 1778 | | Germany unsigned Zucker rocket flight cover posted January 28, 1934 to Korber in Weimar. B52 pays the postage along with three Zucker “stamps” one pair is tete-beche. All this on a S.S. Europa postcard. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $36.00 |
| 1779 | | Germany signed Zucker rocket flight cover posted January 23, 1934 to Erich Beck. B49-B50 and B52 pay the postage along with three Zucker tete-beche pairs and a single. All the proper markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1780 | | Germany signed Zucker rocket flight cover posted January 28, 1934 to Erich Beck. B49-B50 and B52 pay the postage along with three Zucker singles All the proper markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. $32.00
Price Realized: $48.00 |
| 1781 | | Germany signed Zucker rocket flight cover posted January 28, 1934 with a hand written personal note to model rocketeer Olaf Lemke. B52 pays the postage along with two different Zucker singles. All the proper markings plus a “Europa” postcard. A little damaged across the signature from mounting. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $34.00 |
| 1782 | | Germany signed Zucker rocket flight cover posted January 28, 1934 addressed to Erich Beck. B50 and B53 pay the 12pf postage along with three different Zucker tete-beche pairs. All the proper markings plus a “Europa” postcard. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $36.00 |
| 1783 | | Germany charity issues (B12 and B14) paying the 25pf rate from Berlin to New York (22.2.25). No backstamp and tape mounting on reverse. To sweeten the deal matched mint corner blocks of B12-B15 (back faults) included. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1784 | | Germany canceled June 19, 1912 early special flight card franked with a semi-official 1 Mark “Helber Hund” stamp. Mailed to Mainz. Card has been lightly folded vertically down the middle. Super postal history. | Cat. Value: S.B. $65.00
Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1785 | | Germany first Flight cover was mailed with a 1 Mark Scott #111 stamp and canceled on February 6, 1919 in Weimer where it was mailed to Berlin. This historic cover was the first flight of today’s well-known German airline “Lufthansa” which among its first passengers was Friedrich Ebert, the President of the new Republic. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $90.00 |
| 1786 | | Germany registered cover from Neu Ulm cancelled on April 23, 1932. Mailed with four B42 and five B43 stamps both having a number 10 margin copies in their salvage. Mailed to Regensburg and canceled there on February 23, 1932. Cover is vertically folded middle; missing any stamps. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $48.00 |
| 1787 | | Germany Zeppelin card from on board the Graf Zeppelin (23.9.30) to Stockholm, Sweden (24.9.30) during the Ostseefahrt. Sieger #88Dc. Clean with no message. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1788 | | Germany Stamp Show cancel June 21, 1936 registered cover from Dusseldorf. Contains complete set of B69-B78 mailed to Frankfurt | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $48.00 |
| 1789 | | Germany Zeppelin picture postcard from on board the Graf Zeppelin (9.4.1931) to Cairo, Egypt (11. AP.31) during the Agyptenfahrt. Sieger #104b. Clean with no message. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1790 | | Germany registered cover canceled on August 20, 1948 in Berlin. Includes 16 different stamps having mixed carpet and band overprints. Transit cancel New York September 14 and final destination of Oberlin, Ohio September 16. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $44.00 |
| 1791 | | Germany Zeppelin picture postcard from on board the Graf Zeppelin (5.16.1929) to Cleveland, Ohio, through New York (Aug 5,192) during the delayed South American flight. Sieger #27B. Great postcard view of a seemingly real photo of the Graf Zeppelin overhead. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1792 | | Germany airmail mixed US and German franking cover canceled on September 1, 1948 in Berlin. Mailed to Oberlin, Ohio having no transit cancel. Includes a 50 pfennig band overprint and a US 15 cents airmail stamp. | Cat. Value: S.B. $30.00
Price Realized: $20.00 |
| 1793 | | Germany Anti Jewish propaganda postcard from the art exhibition in Munich (18.12.37)The Eternal Jew (Der ewige Jude) was the title of an exhibition of "degenerate art" (entartete Kunst) displayed at the Library of the German Museum in Munich from November 8, 1937 to January 31,1938. The exhibition attracted many more vistitor than expected so was considered a propaganda failure by many. The privately produced card (5pf airmail) is registered and uses B107, B113 x 2, and B114 x 2, to finish paying the 90pf rate to Chicago (JAN 24, 1938). Corners rounded and lighly soild, but a solid postal history display item. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $65.00 |
| 1794 | | Germany two Hindenburg Olympic Flight covers both canceled on board. Entails Sieger 427 having B82-B89 canceled on August 1, 1936. Mailed to Berlin which also includes a neat small original photo of the Olympics. Also includes a private issued postal card which has been slightly folded horizontally near the bottom. | Cat. Value: S.B. $75.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
| 1795 | | Germany two oversized registered covers. Involves one having Scott B82-B89 Olympics stamps canceled in Possneck on May 5, 1936, mailed to Offenbach and canceled there on May 30. Cover has vertical and horizontal folds near the middle. The other cover having five Olympic zusammendruche which helped to pay for the money rate was canceled on June 8, 1937 in Breslau. It was also mailed to Offenbach and canceled there on June 9. This cover has several small tears. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1796 | | Germany Opera themed cover from Dresden (20.3.34) to Prague. Two Mi. # W47 along with three 5pf airmail eagles pay the 35pf double letter rate. No backstamp. Folded once a long time ago. Presentable cover. | Cat. Value: S.B. $30.00
Price Realized: $24.00 |
| 1797 | | Germany cover having B5-B7 canceled in Essen on February 26, 1923. It was mailed to Duisburg with no receiving cancel. This cover was folded horizontally through its middle. Also includes three mint blocks of four consisting of B5-B7. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1798 | | Germany Zeppelin; Graf Zeppelin flight cover, Sieger #254 originating in Plauen (21.6.34) to Rio de Janiero (27.VI.34), through Friedrichshafen (23.6.34) during the Argentinienfahrt. Proper rate for 5g regular letter (125pf). Obtrusive pen marking arrow points to the cachet. Clear proper markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. $30.00
Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1799 | | Germany Zeppelin picture postcard on board the Graf Zeppelin (7.9.33) to Pernambuco, from Rio de Janiero during the 1933 South American flight. Sieger #229. Great view of the countryside from the gondola of the Graf Zeppelin is the picture side. Clean and crisp with a two color proper rate. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $65.00 |
| 1800 | | Germany Postal card having B5-B7 lightly canceled and internally mailed in Wurzburg in March, 1923.This card was folded horizontally through the middle. Also includes a mint block of four of B7. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1801 | | German Occupation of Latvia cover canceled in Riga on July 24, 1944. Comprises four zusammendruche containing Scott #N11,N13. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $28.00 |
| 1802 | | Germany Zeppelin cover; on board the Graf Zeppelin (25.10.32) to Friedrichshafen (3.11.32) with mixed Brazilian and German Franking. Sieger 195,197. Multiple transit and backstamps. A little soiled from all its travels, but a seldom seen usage. | Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 1803 | | Germany Zeppelin cover for the first North American flight of the Hindenburg in 1936. A full set of Scott # C46-C56 overpays the rate so as to form a philatelic “sets cover”. Originates in Frankfort (4.5.36) and arrives back at its destination of Offenbach (16.5.36) through New York (5.9.1936). Clean as can be after logging so many air miles with all the proper backstamps. Philatelicly pleasing. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $80.00 |
| 1804 | | Germany mixed franking registered cover canceled in Berlin on October 18, 1948. Posted with Germany Scott #574-577 and Soviet Zone #10N2,10N16,10N24,10N25 stamps. Transit cancel in New York November 16 and its final destination of Oberlin, Ohio on November 18. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $28.00 |
| 1805 | | Germany four historically significant covers from the start of the Cold War. Consists of two FDCs canceled September 2, 1947 with Scott #580, 581, B296, B297. Mailed from Berlin then forwarded to Oberlin, Ohio. Also two covers posted with Soviet one stamps canceled at the Leipzig Fair, mailed from East Berlin and also forwarded to Oberlin, Ohio. Scans will make clearer the story behind these covers. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $34.00 |
| 1806 | | Germany postal history pair of registered covers from Leipzig both postmarked (31.3.46) a tumultuous “Reparations” time during the setup of East Germany. Each of these internal philatelic covers uses various Scott 11N, 112N, 13N, and 14N numbers to combine for an internal registered rate of 76pf (1.4.46). Webphotos show the whole story. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1807 | | Germany Do-X cover posted on board the “flugschiff Dornier” first-flight cover, franked with two German Zeppelin stamps C38 & C39. Postmarked (transit) Rio de Janiero (22.IV.31) and DOX postmark tying the stamps Jan 30, 1931. Unusual destination of Stone, Saskatchewan, Canada received sometime in July, 1931 (indistinct day receiver mark). All the appropriate markings. Only average condition with multiple ironed out creases, a tear at the left above the cachet, and soiling. None of which concern the high catalog Zeppelin stamps. | Cat. Value: S.B. $200.00
Price Realized: $110.00 |
| 1808 | | Germany Philatelic Flemish Legion WW II cover having an illegible cancel. Contains private issue Michel 1-4. A fascinating historical item. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1809 | | Germany Duo American and Soviet Zone registered cover canceled in Berlin-Friedenau on August 17, 1948. Includes Germany Scott #574-57, blocks of four 584,585 and East Germany two #10N5, 10N16, one each 10N3, 10N7, 10N9. Cover was opened and cleared by Customs. Transit cancels of New York on September 14 and its final destination of Oberlin, Ohio on September 16. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $26.00 |
| 1810 | | Germany Zeppelin flight cover using C42 for the polar flight of the Graf Zeppelin. Left Friedrichshafen (24.7.31) on its way to Holland with transit marking aboard the ice breaker Malyguin (27.VII.31), A couple corner bends, light soiling and no backstamps. Proper face perfect markings. | Cat. Value: S.B. $120.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 1811 | | Germany Zeppelin flight card using C41 for the second South American flight. Tied with a Berlin (17.9.31) cancel, and appropriate Sieger #29 markings. Transit marking (19.SPT.31) from Cabo Verde. The oversize picture postcard is an apparent real photo card of the Graf Zeppelin with a superimposed portrait of Hugo Eckener. Interesting premium use of C41. | Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $120.00 |
| 1812 | | Germany Registered cover canceled in Ulm on November 8, 1933 just one week after the first day of issue for the Wagner stamps. Includes Scott B51, B56, and B57 making the total of seventy Reichspfennigs which paid the international letter rate to Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Opened by the custom office for currency inspection, the cover managed to reach Frauenfeld the following day. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $75.00 |
| 1813 | | Germany Do-X cover posted from Friedrichshafen (13.11.30) on the Dornier (30 JAN 31) first-flight cover, franked with two German Zeppelin stamps C38 and C39. Postmarked in Brazil (22.IV.31). Better than usually seen condition as it somehow arrived later (no markings) in South Euclid, Ohio. Show piece. | Cat. Value: S.B. $250.00
Price Realized: $280.00 |
| 1814 | | Germany Rocket mail card from the January 28, 1934 Zucker launch, posted the next day using a 6pf Wagner Opera stamp. Went to Herman Korber and features three Zucker stamps and a "Bremen boat" picture post card. Unsigned. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1815 | | Germany Registered cover with its original letter was canceled in Bayreuth on January 3, 1934. Comprises Scott B51, B54, and B57 making the total of seventy-eight Reichspfennigs which paid the double letter rate to Cleveland, Ohio. The cover reached Frankfurt the next day where it was opened by the Custom Office for currency inspection. It reached New York on January 17 and its final destination on January 19. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $32.00 |
| 1816 | | Germany Wagner Opera issues on cover Mi. #W48 zusammendrucke block along with B49 x 2 paying the 38pf registered internal rate from Berlin 40h (24.1.34) over to Carlottenburg4 on the same day. Clean, tough rate, interesting franking. | Cat. Value: S.B. $30.00
Price Realized: $28.00 |
| 1817 | | Germany Registered cover canceled in Berlin-Schoneberg on November 11, 1933. Contains Scott B49, B50, B51, B52, and B57. Mailed to San Francisco, California where it reached its destination on November 11. Cover has a slight horizontal fold through its middle not affecting any stamps. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $34.00 |
| 1818 | | Germany two different 1934 rocket flight cards using Wagner opera semipostals for mailing. One regular flight unsigned with three special rocket stamps, and one, night flight, signed with two different stamps. Good basic examples on Bremen ship postcards. | Cat. Value: S.B. $50.00
Price Realized: $48.00 |
| 1819 | | Germany two different Bundesrepublik zusammendrucke covers from the early 1950s. The first uses three Michel # S1 to pay a 30pf local rate while the other uses W1, W2, W3, to pay the 120pf overseas airmail rate to Waukegan, Illinois. Great actual use covers. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $55.00 |
| 1820 | | Germany September 28, 1945 local cover from Fredersdorf to Berlin using four Michel listed Fredersdorf local stamps including #53. Appropriate markings, no backstamp. Offered as is as shown. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $20.00 |
| 1821 | | Germany registered cover with featuring Wagner Opera semipostals. Uses Michel # S114 along with W55 to pay the 48pf rate from the cornerstone laying of the Wagner monument ceremony in Leipzig March 6,1934. Backstamped as delivered that afternoon. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $30.00 |
| 1822 | | Germany three philatelic covers with featuring Wagner Opera semipostals. Each uses a cutout portion of the postal bulletin as part of a multi colored franking. All are postmarked in Karlsruhe, Baden on different dates starting on December 17, 1933 through May 22, 1934. There is no evidence that these traveled through the mails. No backstamp. | Cat. Value: S.B. $60.00
Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1823 | | Germany cover. From Grossraschen (14.1.46) to Liepzig (16.1.46). Russian Zone “lokalaugaben” Michel #31-42 on cover (paper type undetermined) “sets cover”. Proper registration and receiving marks. Tied. Clear cancellations. | Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $24.00 |
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