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A selection from the 7,700 lots contained in our 149th auction with numerous specialities and many highlights!
German states: an extensive supply with – among others – the contents of the broken up <<FÜRSTENRIED>> collection – almost exclusively containing extremely fine and superb quality items. Nearly all of them have current assessments; highlights include a Hamburg Mi.-Nr. 7 and 18, Sachsen 1a, Helgoland 8b to name only a few; the auction also contains interesting cover applications, pre-philatistic covers, cancelled lots and sought-after standard issues.
German empire: valuable supply with many colours, types, varieties and specialities, including many breast plate issues, stamp booklets and se-tenants, along with an interesting selection of Zeppelin covers.
German colonies / post offices abroad: extensive supply with numerous types, covers, specialities and cancellations, very extensive supply of the popular mnh issues.
Occupation World War I/Plebiscites/Gdansk/Memel/Saar: wide-ranging supply, including interesting items from the Saargebiet with numerous varieties and specialities, Memel is represented with types and many better values.
World War II/field post: extensive supply with many rarities and sought-after standard issues. One special feature is the content of a dissolved collection containing an outstanding field post collection with a large number of rare covers, such as a Tunis parcel stamp (Päckchenmarke) on the parcel address or the U-boat Hela stamp on a cover, Sarny and North Ukraine commercial letters are also on offer. Of equal interest are the 1st section of the special <<BELGRAD>> collection – covers from the German Occupation WW II in Serbia, about 200 positions from the 1st and 2nd issues are being offered, the following issues will be up for auction in May 2016, comprising more than 500 lots during the 150th auction. Particularly eye-catching: rare blocks from Pleskau and an nmh Montenegro No. 19.
Germany after 1945: select supply with numerous specialities, plate flaw variations, sought-after standard issues, bugle set (Posthornsatz) as mnh upper edge set, etc....
Europe: extensive and substantial supply, especially from the areas of Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein.
A wide variety of collections on offer with over 1,500 positions, ranging from covers in an envelope to estate collections encompassing several boxes – there is in essence something for every budget. These include the contents of several collections that have been dissolved, and which will be sold to start off the collections auction, divided by country and labeled “Bestandsauflösung”, ie. inventory dissolution.
Numismatics
Select supply with approx. 650 lots, including investment gold, collectors’ coins from antiquity to modern times, as well as medallions.
A selection from the 8,000 lots contained in our 147th auction with numerous specialities and many highlights:
German states: an extensive, valuable supply with, among others, Bergedorf Mi.-Nr. 3 canceled “Kirchwerder” (catalogue price 900.00), Bergedorf Nr. 5 canceled (700.00), Württemberg 70 Kreuzer – very fine in canceled condition (1,500.00), to name only a few interesting examples. In addition, canceled lots incl. late usages from several regions. Approximately 1,250 lots in total from all regions! Furthermore, there are country and general collections in the collections section.
German empire: valuable selection with many colours, varieties and specialities, including many commercial letters, mnh breast plate values, Nothilfeblock, Zeppelin covers, stamp booklets and se-tenants, III. Reich with first day covers, etc.
German colonies/post offices abroad: high-quality supply with numerous rarities, such as proofs, types, mnh issues, covers with many 3-rupee, 5-mark and 2 1/2 dollar values, “Kaiseryacht” issues and a good canceled selection from the DOA, DSW and Cameroon regions.
Occupation World War I/Plebiscites/Gdansk/Memel/Saar: an interesting supply from the Saar and Gdansk, including mnh “großer Innendienst” (4,000.00), from the Plebiscites and WWI occupation, including extensive number of Allenstein, and particularly Marienwerder with many types and all values expertly evaluated by Professor Dr. Klein!
World War II/field post: interesting supply with numerous rarities, including Montenegro Mi.-Nr. 19 mnh, one of the most sought-after issues of the WWII German Occupation, which and consists of only 1,000 pieces, also propaganda forgeries and Feldpost Mi.-Nr. 5b in a vertical, unused strip of three. Pleskau with an extremely rare Mi.-Nr. 2b in canceled condition with current photo certification Zirath BPP.
West zones/Bund/Berlin: interesting supply with a number of varieties, specialities and sought-after first issues, including issues that remained imperforated, perforated ones, first day covers, etc.
SBZ/DDR: specialised supply with numerous sub-numbers, plate errors, colours, types and specialities, the majority already expertly evaluated – many with photo expertization certificates! Including, among others, GDR with watermark varieties.
Europe: extensive and substantial supply, especially for Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, as well as Croatia and Yugoslavia with numerous specialities and rarities!
A wide variety of collections on offer with over 500 positions, ranging from covers in an envelope to estate collections encompassing several boxes – there is in essence something for every budget. Among others, there is one very large Cologne estate collection containing 1,200 albums from “ALLE WELT” divided into 27 lots, each of which is on offer against the “highest bid”!
Numismatics
Select supply with approx. 650 lots, including investment gold, collectors’ coins from antiquity to modern times, as well as medallions.
You can review a total of 150 collections completely on the web – the photos give a very accurate, realistic impression of the collections.
I would be pleased to welcome you at the auction personally!
Kind regards,
Reinhard Fischer
The 146th auction offers many highlights, including the following main areas:
Stamps:
German states: selected supply with canceled lots, cover applications, rare types, including - among others - Bavaria Mi.-Nr. 1IIa canceled in very fine condition, Württemberg 70 Kreuzer, etc.
German empire: extensive supply with colours, types, covers, rarities with, for example, water marks, variations of Nothilfe-Wappen issues, varieties, plate flaws, etc. Chicago trip mnh, 801B and 802B canceled, charming supply of booklets and se-tenants, and more.
German colonies/post offices abroad: valuable supply with forerunner issues, canceled lots, cover lots.
Occupation World War I/Plebiscites/Danzig/Memel/Saar: extensive supply, especially Danzig with sought-after top values like “kleiner Innendienst”, canceled, Mi.-Nr. 101X canceled, rare proofs, etc. Memel with - among others - canceled “green overprinting”; furthermore, types, plate flaws, etc.
World War II/field post: extensive supply with sought-after issues, e.g. Alexanderstadt with major rarities, Sudetenland with values that were only issued in small quantities, etc. The highlight in this section is the broken-up special collection “Channel Islands Guernsey and Jersey“ belonging to the well-known expert and expertizer Dr. Rommerskirchen. Collectors specialised in these areas will surely find something they want in the approx. 300 lots of this extensive supply.
German local issues: select supply with sought-after standard values, commercial letters, private issues, etc.; furthermore, types, varieties and specialities.
West zones/Bund/Berlin: among others, sought-after standard issues, initial issues in mnh and canceled condition, commercial letters from the early years, plate flaws and varieties as well as numerous collections in the collection section!
SBZ/DDR: comprehensive supply with sought-after top values, good block types, etc.; furthermore, with printer marks, plate flaws and specialities, including many unusual pieces.
Europe: Interesting supply, especially from France, Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland
A very diverse supply of collections encompassing more than 1,800 lots, primarily from private collectors, including - among others - complete estate collections, our traditional section “collection dissolution” contains five large estate collections; also specialised country collections, grab-bag item boxes and covers with material from all over the world!
Coins: extensive supply with 2,500 lots and a total auction value of ca. € 750,000, featuring the following highlights:
“Colonia” collection: around 100 denars from the Roman Republic, mostly in better condition. Furthermore, the actual heart of this collection: Cologne archdiocese and the city of Cologne. The outstanding pieces here include - among others - a half thaler with the title Rudolf II. (Noss 261, price 1,000) and a ducat with the title Franz I., 1750, Noss635c, in well-preserved condition (Price 1,000). Another interesting piece is a thaler that was minted for sede vacante in 1761 (Noss 772, Price 1,000).
Antiquity: Special mention should be made here regarding two extremely rare EL half stater from Ionia, priced at € 12,000 each. In addition to various rare and well-preserved tetra drachmas from - among other places - Attica, numerous solidi of different Byzantine regents are available.
German empire/Weimar: The focus here should especially be on the very rare pieces on hand, such as a 5-mark Waldeck Pyrmont (J. 171, vz from PP, Price 3,200), a rare 5-Reichsmark piece Eichbaum 1933 J (vz-st., Price 3,600), as well as two Goethe 5-Reichsmark pieces with the embossed letters “A” and “E” (Prices 1,200 and 1,500).
Russia: Large supply of silver, gold, platinum and palladiuim mintings. Rare and sought-after series, e.g. the Brown Bear series from 1993, the 1995 Lynx series and the 1996 Tiger series are available here in gold and in all denominations (Price €2,500; 1,800; and 2,500). In addition to the highlights, nearly all 25 (5 oz.) ruble coins in silver are also on hand.
Medallions: Medallion enthusiasts will also be very pleased with the supply available this time. Besides numerous Belgian and French mintings in bronze and silver, there are also some gold medallions on offer. Of particular interest are - among others - two gold medallions by the Austrian painter, architect and graphic artist Ernst Fuchs, which were minted in commemoration of Konrad Adenauer (€ 800 each).
Collections/Estates: Comprehensive and diverse supply of collections, estates and lots in all sizes. Including - among others - a very large estate coin collection consisting of 19 boxes of coins from all over the world (€ 10,000) and an extensive and very interesting change collection with over 1500 mintings from the German Empire, Weimar and the Third Reich (Price € 5,000).
You can review a total of 488 collections completely on the web – the photos furnish a very accurate impression of the collections.
The 145th auction’s more than 15,000 lots contain the following highlights:
German States: interesting offer with the clearing of beautiful collections including – among others – the territories of Prussia, Thurn & Taxis as well as Northern German postal district with numerous supporting documentations.
Furthermore the second part of “Sachsen Nummernstempel” with over 100 lots.
German Empire: extensive offer with colours, varieties, plate errors, sought-after standard issues, furthermore extensive stamp booklets, se-tenants and an interesting offer of Zeppelin receipts.
German Colonies/post offices: valuable offer with numerous unmounted mint issues, furthermore cancellation lots, used letters, varieties as well as numerous forerunner issues, some proofs as well as issues of the British and French occupation of German colonies.
Occupation World War I./Plebiscites/Damzig/Memel/Saar: interesting and varied offer, including – among others – the clearing of the collection Upper Silesia of prof. Urban with many big and small rarities, like – among others - 10 F *, 10F on a just postage as mixed franking, imperforated, gutter pairs, varieties and specialties, double prints etc.
WWII/Fieldpost: top-notch offer with many sought-after standard-issues, as highlight the extensive offer of rare occurrences “Alexanderstadt” including – among others - Mi.-Nr. 2 **, 11K/11 in ** pair, 12YK **, 12XK ** as well as 16XK **, of which there are only two known copies. The other copy is well in hand so this could be an unique opportunity to purchase this piece.
German local issues: extensive offer with about 500 lots, including – among others – many sought after standard issues, proofs, types, plate errors and mutations.
Westzones/Bund/Berlin: with sought-after standard-issues, plate errors, mutations, stamp booklets and numerous collections, including – among others – special collections stamp booklets “Burgen und Schlösser”
SBZ/DDR: interesting offer with numerous colours, mutations, plate errors and specialties.
Europe: extensive and voluminous offer, mostly the areas Austria, Switzerland with classical issues.
Overseas: USA with numerous classical, sought-after issues.
A numerous collection offer with over 1600 positions, going from the post in an envelope to the estate in numerous cartons, there is something for pretty much every prize category. Including – among others – the clearing of Klaus Zwanziger’s collection, with a ca. 150.000 Euro starting price.
Numismatology:
Selected offer of almost 600 lots, including bullion gold, collectors coins going from antiquity to modern medallions.
The catalogue for our 144th auction on Juli 18th 2015 is now online! Images of all 8518 individual lotsare available on the web in three sizes and in very high quality. Furthermore, all (ca. 1,375) certificatesare also reproduced online! Please use our efficient search engine and convenient online biddingsystem. 9.300 lots are up for auction!
Our special service: we have about 230 interesting collection lots (!!) displayed on the web in their entirety!
The 144th auction’s more than 9,300 lots contain the following highlights:
German States: a rich and valuable supply with over 1.000 lots, including – among others – Bergedorf Mi.-Nr. 3 in rare cancellation. “Kirchwerder” (900.-), Braunschweig with canceled horizontal strip of three of Mi.-Nr. 11 (600.-), Hannover with block of four of Mi.-Nr. 18 in unused condition (600.-). Helgoland Mi.-Nr. 1I canceled, Schleswig Holstein with rare Mi.-Nr. 5II canceled and Württemberg with rare 70 Kr. unused in a- and b- colour, furthermore in many states better, unused values, stamp lots, letters etc., extensive offers in country collections in the collection part.
German Empire: valuable offer with many colours, types, varieties, such as – including others – Mi.-Nr. 27b unused (500), 54aU mnh (600), 66II mnh (500), 87IIdU canceled (1.500), 331a canceled (1.100), Iposta-Block mnh cert. Schlegel (500), Nothilfe-souvenier-sheets, as well as an extensive offer of stamp booklets, se-tenants as well as an interesting selection of Zeppelin receipts
German Colonies/post offices: rich and valuable offer of top class with numerous rarities as – among others – China with rarities of the Petschili-age, Marocco VII mnh, Turkey 3b mint, 4b mnh, 7c mnh, 10b in canceled block of four, I/V mnh as luxurious upper edge set, GEA with rare values such as 1/5 “Muster”, 1/5 example, 11/18 SP mnh, 11PI mint, 21aI mint, 21bI mint, 39IIAIIa mnh, 7 ½ Heller Wuga in complete original sheet, Cameroon with forerunners rarities as well as stamp rarities – among others – Ambam and Buar. Kiautschou with rare Mi.-Nr. 2 als regular stamp, with variety “double printing”) as well as single franking on card, furthermore 35IAI on cover. Also in other areas looked for issues and specialities, many stamp lots and letters, with a lot of mnh material being called up.
Occupation World War I./Plebiscites/Damzig/Memel/Saar: interesting offer with specific tenders of the areas Saar, Danzig and numerous features Memel, Plebiscites as well as occupation World War I.
WWII/Fieldpost: interesting offer with numerous rare occurences – among others – Fortress Lorient with many mnh as well as canceled values, with new photo certificates Lothar Herbst VP, General Government I/IIIL in unmounted mint (1.200), Lithuania Telschen with mnh unsigned values Mi.-Nr. 17, 18, 19, 20 each with current photo certificate Thilo Nagler VP “genuine and flawless”. Alexanderstadt with rarities such as Mi.-Nr. 4III canceled, 6II canceled, 9III canceled, 12X unused, 12XIII canceled, 14IIIN canceled, various offer Propaganda-forgeries WWII with more than 25 lots. Fieldpost with rarities such as Mi.-Nr. 5b unused, 5b canceled, 7B canceled, 8A canceled, 12 I on cover, 12 III on cover as well as various cards “East Prussia Fieldpost” in the different types: a, b, c, e and g!
German local issues: differentiating offer with various requirement letters, mutations and rare types, with – among others – Spremberg with rarity Mi.-Nr. 15B in unmounted mint luxurious preservation with current certificates of the expert Jens Kunz, furthermore interesting offers by Fredersdorf, Großräschen, Meißen with Mi.-Nr. 25 canceled, 26 canceled as well 27/30 ** with current certificate of the expert Dr. Penning.
Westzones/Bund/Berlin: interesting offer with numerous mutations, features and wanted first day distributions with – among others – imperforated distributions, interlinkings, first day covers etc.
SBZ/DDR: specialized offer with numerous subnumbers, rare block variations and sought-after colours etc. with – among others – Mi.-Nr. 48aL canceled block of four, 66Y mnh (1.100), 80XaI mnh (500), 96Ayz2 mnh, Bl. 1xb mnh, Bl. 2S mint, Bl. 3AXZ mnh, 112/15S canceled as well as numerous other types and features.
Europe: extensive and rich offer, mostly the areas Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well asCroatia and Yugoslavia with numerous features and rarities!
Overseas: interesting offer of the Peoples Republic of China with sought-after block distributions and Engros offers / sheets in the collections, USA with numerous classic sought-after distributions.
Varied collection offerings: with more than 700 positions, going from covers in an envelope to the estate in numerous cartons, there is something for every price class.
Numismatology
Selected offer of almost 1.000 lots, including bullion gold, collectors coins going from antiquity to modern medallions, starting price over 150.000 EUR.
You can "inspect" more than 230 collections entirely on the internet – the images of all the album pages convey a very accurate impression.
The 143rd auction’s more than 11,300 lots contain the following highlights:
Main Catalogue - stamps
German states: a rich and valuable supply with numerous unused pieces and various rarities, including - among others - Bayern with a one kreuzer black from plate 2 (Mi.-Nr. 1IIa) in mint condition (1,500 €). Or Saxony with Mi-Nr. 1b, the so-called “Sachsendreier” in the extremely rare colour “cherry red” as an excellent luxury piece on a big piece of cover with cancellation by DKr. “Leipzig” for an estimate of 8,000 €. The dissolution of a numeral cancel collection “Saxony”, numerous pieces in exceptional condition as well as a few rarities for instance “212” Leipzig Berliner Bahnhof on franked letter is also very interesting. This rarity will be offered at a starting price of 2,500 €.
German Empire: extensive supply with numerous types, specialties, plate errors and sought-after standard issues Also rarities like “Vineta”- provisional arrangement on card (7,500 €) or the unissued “Burg Rheinstein” (6,000 €) are on offer. The extensive, valuable supply is rounded out by numerous se-tenants, booklet panes as well as stamp booklets. A wide selection of contemporary historical postcards and zeppelin receipts offer interesting shopping opportunities as well.
German colonies / Post offices abroad: an extensive traditional supply with numerous unmounted mint issues, sought-after colours, stamps, letters und specialities, Marshall Islands 3 bisected on card, comes with several issues of the “occupation issues” of German colonies and rarities from Samoa.
Occupation World War I. /Plebiscites / Danzig/ Memel / Saar: extensive supply with sought-after standard issues, better colours, plate errors and varieties. Very numerous Danzig with -among others - mnh “kleinen Innendienst”, mnh “großer Innendienst” as well as several proofs and essays. The official stamps offer the rarity D26bII in mnh condition as a vert. pair at sheet corner; the convergence of “better colour” and rare variety” means that a very interesting Danzig rarity is up for auction!
WW II/Fieldpost: the usual comprehensive supply with sought-after standard issues, also including Montenegro kpl. in mnh condition, including the rarity “10 Lire Verwaltungsausschuss” (Administrative Council). Furthermore, an excellent representation of the Festung Lorient with mint never hinged, unsigned luxury items that partly had only 150 pieces per type, all lots with current photo certificates of authenticity from the expert Lothar Herbst VP. Further interesting pieces are Pleskau with - among others - 3 Pfg Hindenburg, Red Cross souvenir sheet issues, etc., and a supply of propaganda forgeries with “Winterhilfswerk” se-tenants as well as several values that are German forgeries for Great Britain. The extensive supply of Fieldpost provides numerous rarities such as, among others, 5aU *, 5b cancelled, 7B *, 8A cancelled, Rhodos Christmas stamp with cover, units and types, “Kurlandschnellbrief”, “Kurland-Schnellkarte” (considerably more rare than the covers!) and Ostpreußen Fieldpost
German local issues: excellent supply with numerous rarities and sought-after issues, for instance, Altdöbern with rare covers, Demmin with rare commercial covers, Grabow with cancelled postage stamps, Großräscheln with numerous special features and rarities . Other regions like Spremberg, Meißen or Fredersdorf are on hand, offering interesting material.
West zones/Bund/Berlin: selected supply with sought-after standard issues and numerous and plate errors such as unissued values, imperforated stamps as well as badly centred ones, “print on the gum side”, etc.
SBZ/DDR: extensive, highly specialised supply with sought-after types, colours, postmaster divisions and souvenir sheets issues of the SBZ, DDR with colour and watermark variants as well as varieties.
Europe: rich supply with, for example, interesting offers in the regions Switzerland with numerous varieties und specialties, Austria with - among other things - Wipa-Blocks, Renner little sheets, unissued “Gemeindetag”, etc. Liechtenstein with all sort of types, perfins and sought varieties as well as France with Europe rarities “Ile de France” on set cover (8,000).
Overseas: interesting USA supply with numerous sought-after values and rarities like Klassik, 16/25W gest., 73/88 Kolumbus * and gest., 101 *, 138/51 **/*, 326/28 **/*, Peoples Republic of China with sought-after souvenir sheet issues. The collection also contains a supply from “exotic” countries.
Varied collections offerings: with more than 1,500 positions, mostly from private collectors. Including, among others, dissolution of several large estate collections at the beginning of our collections section of the auction, but also during the rest of the auction there are several more estates in boxes, interesting cover lots, regional and country collections, German states, Deutsches Reich, Germany after 1945 in well-developed collections. Europe offers interesting collections as well.
You can "inspect" more than 514 collections entirely on the internet – the images of all the album pages convey a very accurate impression.
The catalogue for our 142nd auction on March 6th/7th, 2015 is now online! Images of all individual lots (ca. 7568) are available on the web in three sizes and in very high quality. Furthermore, all (1749) certificates are also reproduced online! Please use our efficient search engine and convenient online bidding system. 9,000 lots are up for auction!
Our special service: We have more than 360 interesting collection lots (!!) displayed on the web in their entirety!
The 142nd auction’s more than 9,000 lots contain the following highlights:
German states: extensive supply, including -among others - dissolution of a mint never hinged (!) collection, which includes many sought-after and difficult to find mean values; Hanover, Prussia and Thurn and Taxis collections have been dissolved, furthermore - among others - Schleswig-Holstein with Mi.-Nr. 2 as exact postage according to rate on a singularly well-preserved cover from the distinguished Jakob Engel collection
German Empire: valuable supply with many colours, types. varieties, covers, including, among others, unused breast plate issues, unissued “Burg Rheinstein”, Nothilfe Blocks, Third Reich with First Day Covers and varieties.
German colonies / Post offices abroad: top quality supply with numerous rarities, mint never hinged issues, canceled lots and covers, including - among others - Kiauchau with Mi.-Nr. 2 DD (double surcharge variety) in perfect canceled condition and with a new certificate Steuer BPP; presumably this is one of the most splendid known examples of this rarity.
WWI Occupation/Plebiscites/Danzig/Memel/Saar: interesting offer with - among others - Emphasis on Danzig due to the dissolution of a splendid special collection with colours, varieties and unusual features; numerous rarities from the Danzig philately will be auctioned, among them are rare proofs, many rarities postmarked in good time, etc., Saargebiet with numerous varieties, types and unusual features, such as - among others - a mint, never hinged original print issue.
WW II/Fieldpost: an interesting supply with numerous rarities, including - among others - Rarities from Sudetenland (more than 80 lots), primarily with new expertizations Robert Brunel VP, including - among others - one-of-a-kind items and significant rarities. Fieldpost with sought-after issues, varieties and unusual features; also the other areas are represented through sought-after standard issues; German occupation during WW II in France with rarities; also French issues during the 2nd World War.
German local issues: specialised offer with numerous commercial covers, varieties and rare types
West zones/Bund/Berlin: interesting offer with numerous varieties, unusual features, and sought-after First Issues, including, among others, issues that remained imperforated, perforations, First Day Covers, etc. a highlight is a single franking of the 5 Mark black overprint as a First Day Cover - this is the only one of its kind known to be found in this form and only in this specimen!
SBZ/GDR: specialised supply with numerous sub-numbers, rare block varieties, Heads I with numerous printer markings and unusual features, many colours, types, varieties etc., GDR with - among others - Mi.-Nr. 439aIIgXI mnh (750) and the equally rare Mi.-Nr. 436gYI mnh (600).
Europe: comprehensive and extensive selection, especially the areas of Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are represented by a large number of unusual features and rarities!
Varied collections offerings with more than 1,500 items, among others - dissolution of several large estates collections which will now be auctioned according to country; furthermore special collections, batches of covers, “mystery” boxes with miscellaneous content and thematic collections ranging in volume from lots in an envelope to a large lot of 25 boxes!
Numismatics
Selected supply with approximately 600 lots, including investment gold, collectors’ coins from antiquity to modern times as well as medallions.
Auction to benefit the Philatelistische Bibliothek Hamburg e. V.
As the Stiftung für Philatelie und Postgeschichte e. V. has canceled its sponsorship of the Philatelistische Bibliothek Hamburg e. V., the library is suffering a financial loss in the amount of 27,000 euros, which are needed to cover its annual budget. The auction of lots numbered 7493-7570 will benefit the preservation of the Philatelistische Bibliothek Hamburg e. V.
The entire proceeds (incl. commissions) will be donated to the Philatelistische Bibliothek Hamburg e. V., a non-profit organisation. Any consigners who would like to participate in further auctions like this have the opportunity to do so with a consignment to the 143rd auction. The deadline for consignments is 1st April 2015. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
The 141st auction’s more than 8,000 lots contains the following highlights!
Examples from the extensive offering ...
German states: interesting supply including - among others - Numerous covers from the dissolution of an excellent Hanover collection; furthermore the dissolution of a large Prussia collection with many cancelled lots is on offer.
German Empire: valuable selection with many colours, varieties, unusual features and specimens, including - among others - a well-balanced selection of “breast plates”, furthermore Infla and following years with numerous covers
German colonies / Post offices abroad: magnificent supply, including - among others - numerous cancel lots and covers; equally interesting are the opportunities from the dissolution of a large collection of mnh stamps with many types and rarities, such as DNG 23IIBII ** (850), Kiautschou 27A ** (1,900), to name only a few.
WWI occupation / Plebiscites / Danzig/Memel/Saar: speciallsed, interesting supply throughout all areas, including - among others - Danzig with numerous proofs and essays, trials – among others - Postage due stamp Mi.-Nr. 26/29 on a sheet of ten with an overprint trial, Saar - among others - with numerous overprint rarities 1st issue, furthermore Urdruck set ** with photo certification by Ney: “The quality is flawless”
WW II / Field post: excellent supply with a great many standard issues and selected pieces, including - among others - Field post 7AK ** or the equally rare 7B **; furthermore, Lorient Fortress with interesting 80 C. brown (the denomination 80 C. was only issued in green, according to trade literature) . This one-of-a-kind item is accompanied by a Krischke photo certification (2014)
Germany post-1945: interesting, extensive supply with numerous unusual features, varieties, colours and plate errors, including SBZ with block and stamp rarities, - among others - Bl. 1xb ** (850.-), Berlin with selected first issues, Bundesrepublik Deutschland with numerous varieties and plate errors, as well as selected standard issues with - among others - Posthorn set ** with Schlegel photo certification BPP: “The quality is flawless.” – furthermore, numerous country collections from that period.
Europe: select supply with interesting pieces from Austria and Switzerland, including - among others - Swiss rarity Mi.-Nr. 325 in mint never hinged, superb condition (7,000). There are also additional areas with interesting pieces.
A significant, varied supply of collections includes everything from letter items in covers to multiple-volume country and other special collections covering a large number of German, European and some overseas areas contained in one or more boxes are on offer.
You can "inspect" more than 110 collections in their entirety on the web – the images of all the album pages convey a very authentic impression of the collections.
The 140th auction’s more than 10,000 lots contain the following highlights!
Special catalogue “Schwarzwaldgold”
The break-up of a special collection from Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein areas with numerous rarities and scarce items. Also including variations in perforations, imperforated values, unissued values, among others Liechtenstein sheet Mi.-Nr. AII, Ia/b, Flugpioniere imperforated, Vaduz sheet (3 versions, some in a gift booklet), Switzerland with, among others, III canceled, a comprehensive supply of “Sitzende Helvetia – Strubli” imperforated values, Ämter with numerous mnh values, stamp booklets and se-tenants, very substantial, a total of 700 lots in outstanding quality!
Main Catalogue
German states: extensive supply, including - among others - collection dissolutions, such as Braunschweig with numerous superb condition items, Hanover with interesting markings and numerous row value figures, Preussen with numerous covers and some proofs. Equally interesting is the break-up of an NDP cover collection (from BPP inspector Friedrich Spalink’s collection), including interesting rare usage forms, etc.
German Empire: with many colours, types. varieties, covers, including, among others, u. a. unused breast plate issues, unissued “Burg Rheinstein”, Nothilfe Blocks, Third Reich with First Day Covers, very extensive supply of se-tenants/stamp booklets.
German colonies / Post offices abroad: Top quality supply with numerous rarities such as dissolution of an extensive blocks of four collection, including, among others, Morocco VII im **/* block of four (likely the only known block of four), Turkey 9ba mnh, rare Minister Print Mi.-Nr. 47M of Turkey. The post offices abroad are also represented by rarities such as DNG 5bK *, DOA 11PI im * block of four, Cameroon by marking rarity “IKELEMBA”, Kiauchau by Mi.-Nr. 27 with A and B perforations for each used or the rare A perforation on a lovely piece of cover. Furthermore, all areas are represented through mnh issues, sought-after items with - among others - many from the bottom edge with country name inscription, etc.; in addition, canceled lots and covers.
WWI occupation/Plebiscites/Danzig/Memel/Saar: interesting supply including - among others - emphasis on Danzig with the dissolution of a splendid special collection with colours, varieties and unusual features. Numerous rarities from Danzig philately will be auctioned, among others, Großer Innendienst cancelled in good time, rare postage due stamps cancelled in good time, among others, 20X, 26/29II etc., Saargebiet with numerous varieties, types and unusual features.
WW II/Fieldpost: as usual, a diverse supply with numerous rarities, including - among others - * Heydrich Block with a low number 112, rare issues of Alexanderstadt, Zara with postage due stamp, etc., furthermore Field Post issues including, among others, 13b on (a piece) of cover with commercial use cancellation, etc.
German local issues: numerous commercial covers, varieties and rare types, including - among others - Spremberg with rarities, Bad Schmiedeberg and Bad Nauheim with rare commercial use evidence.
West zones/Bund/Berlin: numerous varieties, unusual features, and sought-after First Issues, including, among others, issues that remained imperforated, perforations, First Day Covers, etc.
SBZ/DDR: specialised supply with numerous sub-numbers, rare block varieties, Heads I with numerous printer markings and unusual features; including, among others, Thuringia with the extremely rare Block 3AXZ in perfect mint never hinged, superb condition with recent certificate from association expertizer Thilo Nagler VP: “Genuine and flawless in perfect condition”. This rare item is looking for a new owner with an opening bid of 10,000 euros.
Europe: select supply from numerous areas, including - among others - France, Monaco. Austria, Russia; furthermore the special catalogue “Schwarzwaldgold” Collection featuring the dissolution of a special collection featuring the Switzerland and Liechtenstein areas.
Also a broad, diverse supply from collections comprising nearly 1,200 lots, mainly from private ownership, including - among others - estates in numerous removal crates/boxes, interesting cover entries, country collections with - among others - well-developed collections from Altdeutschland, Deutsches Reich, Deutschland after 1945 containing interesting collections. Europe also offers numerous collections of interest.
Extra catalogue “Numismatics”
Select supply with more than 1,600 lots, including investment gold, collectors’ coins from antiquity to contemporary; also medallions, very comprehensive Empire period with several gold coins; furthermore, Russia, China and other collection areas with interesting embossing; finally, a broad selection of medallions and a balanced assortment of positions and lots.
The 139th auction nearly 11.000 lots, including the special “Horst Kühner Collection” will be on sale September 5/6, 2014.
The “Horst Kühner” collection of numerous rarities from the “German Colonies and Post Offices Abroad” and the “German Occupation WW II” including Sudetenland, field post and propaganda forgeries. One can find among many others items, a 50 Pfg China with double handstamp overprint, Heydrich-Block with protective cover, protective jacket and tissue paper!, OSS propaganda block in red, just to name only a few of the great rarities.
The philatelic section includes:
German states: more than 1,400 lots, with Bavaria two Schwarzer Einser, Prussia - interesting cancellation section, Saxony - cancellation collection. The second part of a Thurn & Taxis exhibition collection, including recently certified rarities! Numerous country and general collections.
German Empire: offerings of among others - interesting “breast plate” lots; all periods with types, colours, rare records and varieties, “se-tenants and stamp booklets”. Zeppelin philately selection of rare items.
German colonies / Post offices abroad: over 1,200 lots, including numerous mnh issues, unusual features, and full sheets, full sheets; DOA 39IIAIIa mnh (500); interesting forerunner issues, covers and cancellation from all areas.
Occupation World War I./Plebiscites/Danzig/Memel/Saar: with Danzig “großer Innendienst” mnh and cancelled, Saargebiet with numerous varieties and unusual features, original print issue, “white original print”, stamp booklet 1 mnh/*; the Memel section contains colours, types rarities such as exact postage according to rate Mi.-Nr. 117 on cover (600), 183/92 mnh, 30-cent green overprint as exact postage according to rate MiF on cover.
WW II./Fieldpost: contains an attractive supply of many varieties and unusual features, GG I/IIIL mnh (1,200), Kotor I/VI mnh (2,000), Laibach 45/60 cancelled (750), Alexanderstadt 12X cancelled (1,800), Fieldpost 6DD mnh (850), 6K mnh (850) , 8A cancelled (1.350), Cuban package stamp Type I (*) (2,400) and numerous propaganda forgeries WW II.
German local issues: interesting supply with Spremberg, forerunner covers, Bad Schmiedeberg, Grossräschen, etc.
West zones/Bund/Berlin: varieties, rarities, sought-after initial issues, stamp booklets Bund/Berlin with many rare types
SBZ/DDR: specialized types, colours, varieties including Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 26b mnh (1,500), block issues, Mi.-Nr. 86xb and 86yb each mnh; furthermore, postmaster divisions, proofs, and so on.
Europe: interesting offers form Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Switzerland, Yugoslavia and more.
Overseas: lots from the People's Republic of China, “Peony” block; “British Colonies” collection with numerous items, many of the offered items are scarcely to be found.
The Numismatic section includes:
Coins: approximately 600 lots, including investment gold, collectors’ coins from antiquity to modern times and a section of medallions.