2711East Africa: 1905-20 Yacht set 2½h-3R, with wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 34-44 cat £233 for M, should be at least double, £466 MUH, Mi30-39 cat €550. (11). (P) $400$600
2712East Africa: 1916 Wuga Provisional 1R rose roulette. UN as issued, thin at top, VF appearance. Mi V cat €1700. Never used due to British Army advance, with stock buried to prevent their capture. As a result most were destroyed & of those recovered majority were inpoor condition. Dr Bohne GPS photo-cert. (P) $600$900
2713Kiautschou: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk, opt Specimen. VF fresh MLH. SG 11-23(s), Mi 5-17SP cat €1300. Rare set in unusually nice condition. (13) (P) $900$1200
2714Marianas: 1901 Yacht 5Mk top value no wmk, on registered cover (faint tones), tied by "Saipan 1/2 08" cds, with reg label, to Germany with Dresden b/s. SG 25 cat £700 as loose stamp, Mi 19 cat €1200+ on philatelic cover. (P) $450$700
2715Marshalls: 1897-1900 opt 3pf red-brown (Marschall with "c"). F-VF M, part gum. Mi 1I cat €4500, SG G1 cat £5000. Very rare. BotheBPP photo-cert. (P) $1500$2500
2716Marshalls: 1897-1900 opt 3pf red-brown (Marschall with "c"). Superb U on piece with "Jaluit Marshall Inseln 17 11 99" cds. Mi 1I cat €2600+, SG G1 cat £3000+. Very rare. Exp 5 times inc Thier & Friedman, plus 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1300$1800
2717Marshalls: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk, opt Specimen. VF M/MLH. SG 11-23(s), Mi 13-25SP cat €1300. Rare. (13) (P) $800$1100
2718Samoa: 1893 precursor use of Germany 2Mk dark red-carmine horiz pr with "Apia KDPA 8.11.93" cds. G-FU, sl flts. Mi V37e cat €600, SG ZG1b cat £700. Exp Mansfeld. (P) $130$200
2719Samoa: 1900 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VFU, with various Apia cds, some on piece. Mi 7-19 cat €1000, SG G7-19 cat £1100+. Top value 5Mk with Steuer BPP photo cert. (13). (P) $500$700
2720Samoa: 1900-01 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG G7-G19 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH, Mi 7-19 cat €900. (13). (P) $650$850
2721Samoa: 1900 Yacht 5Mk no wmk top value on Registered cover, tied by "Apia 31 1 02" cds, with reg label, to Germany with Coln b/s. SG G19 cat £700++, Mi 19 cat €600++ -both as loose stamps, cat €1300+ on philatelic cover. Nice! (P) $700$1000
2722South West Africa: 1897 2-hyphen opt set 3pf-50pf, inc extra 3pf shade. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 1-4 & footnote cat £770. Mi 1-4 & I-II cat €670. (7). (P) $250$400
2723South West Africa: 1898-1900 single hyphen opt set 3pf-50pf inc three 3pf shades. VF M/MLH. SG 5-10 cat £500. Mi 5-10 cat €535 (8) (P) $200$350
2724South West Africa: 1906-19 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, with wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 24-32 cat £118 for M, should be at least double, £236 MUH, MI 24-32 cat €350. (9). (P) $250$350
2725Togo: 1897-98 opt set 3pf-50pf inc extra 3pf bistre-brown & deep red-brown shades, plus rare 10pf dark rose-red shade (checked under UV). VFU. SG G1-6 inc G1a/b cat £395, plus unlisted scarce 10pf shade. Mi 1-6 inc 1a-c & 3a/b cat €650. (9). (P) $250$400
2726Togo: 1900 Yacht 5Mk on registered cover, tied by "Lome Togogebiet 27.9.13" cds, with reg label, to Germany with Berlin arrival b/s. SG G19 cat £700, Mi 19 cat €600 -both as loose stamp, €1300 on philatelic cover. Very attractive. (P) $700$1000
2727Turkey POs: 1884 Opt Eagle set 10pa on 5pf - 2½Pi on 50pf, inc 10pf, 20pf, 50pf shades, plus 25pf & 50pf types. F-VF M/MUH. Mi 1-5 cat €1690, SG 1-8 cat £1520. (10) (P) $375$500
2728Turkey POs: 1889 Opt Eagle set 10pa on 5pf - 2½Pi on 50pf plus 5pf, 10pf (2), 25pf & 50pf (4) listed shades inc rare 50pf lake brown. F-VF fresh M. SG 9-16 cat £683+, plus rare shades, Mi 6-10 cat €2470. Rare 50pf shade with Steuer BPP photo-cert. (13) (P) $550$800
2729Turkey POs: 1900 Opt Reichspost set 10pa/5pf - 25Pi/5Mk, plus 3Mk & 5Mk types I, II & III -inc rare type I w/o retouching. VF M/MLH. Mi 12I-23II cat €1645, SG 17-28 cat £1820. The rare 5Mk type I exp Hollman BPP. (15) (P) $450$650
2731Turkey POs: 1905 Opt Deutsches Reich set 10pa/5pf - 25Pi/5Mk, plus 1Mk perf type & 3Mk shade, no wmk. VF fresh MLH. Mi 24-35 cat €1150, SG 34-50 cat £840. (14) (P) $275$400
GERMANY - STATES
2732Wurttemberg: 1873 Arms 70Kr purple, from 1st printing. VFU appearance, thinned, "Boennigheim 20 3 74" cds, 4 large margins & deep colour. Mi 42a cat €7000, SG 84 cat £9000. Exp Thoma BPP, plus 2012 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $500$1000
2733Wurttemburg: 1916 Municipal Service 25th Anniv set 2½pf-50pf in FULL SHEETS of 40 with full margins & printing order imprints.Superb fresh MUH. Mi D123-9 cart €2000 for singles, SG M202-8 cat £880 for M singles, should be at least double, £1760 MUH, plus huge premium for rare full sheet. (7 sheets of 40). $500$800
2734Wurttemberg: 1916 King Official set 2½pf-1Mk, ea in full sheets of 100 with full margins & printing order imprints. Mostly superb fresh MUH, only couple stamps with gum blemishes. Mi D241-50 cat €4500, SG O209-18 cat £1900 as M singles, should be at least double, €3800 MUH, plus huge premium for very rare full sheets. (10 sheets of 100). (P) $1000$1500
GERMANY - LOCAL POSTS
2735Breslau-Hansa Local Post: 1897 Jewish New Year 1½pf green & vermilion inscribed 5658 (1897) for the Jewish New Year, with Hebrew at top reading "L Shana Tova" (Happy New Year), this is the 1st stamp issued with Hebrew inscription. VFU, "Hansa 5 2 98" cds. Mi 15a cat €150. (P) $150$250
2736Breslau-Hansa Local Post: 1897 Jewish New Year 1½pf green & carmine red, inscribed 5658 (1897) for the Jewish New Year, with Hebrew inscription at top reading "L" Shana Tova" (Happy New Year). This is the 1st stamp to be issued with Hebrew writing. VF fresh UN. Mi 15b. (P) $70$100
GERMANY
27371872 Eagle Large Shield 9Kr red-brown. VF fresh M with nice original gum. Mi 27a cat €600, SG 27 cat £700. (P) $300$450
27381905-13 Germania 50pf black & purple on orange-white with wmk, pre-war printing. VF fresh MLH. SG 90(var), Mi 91Iy cat €1200. Very rare shade. Exp Jaschke BPP. (P) $250$400
27411913 Zeppelin "Sachsen" Special Flights red-brown on yellow semi-official airmail, issued for flights between Liegnitz, Bunzlau, Frankenstein & Haida. VFU appearance, expertly repaired thin, Flugpost (Liegnitz) 3.11.13" cds. Mi HF11a cat €600 & underpriced as genuine examples are very rare (beware of reprints). 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $300$450
27421913 Zeppelin (Dusseldorf) Special Semi Official Flight 10pf blue, perf 12. VF fresh M. Mi HF9 cat €1500. Very rare M as almost all were affixed to flight cards. Buhler photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
27431913 Zeppelin (Dusseldorf) Special Semi Official Flight 10pf cobalt-blue, imperf. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, UL cnr marginal with 4 margins. Mi HF9U cat €1800+ for M, should be at least double, €3600+ MUH, plus premium for such beautiful sheet cnr example. Imperfs are extremely rare & probably the best quality example in existence. Sieger BPP photo-cert. (P) $2500$3500
27441913 Booklet 2Mk with partial contents of Germania (Deutsches Reich) 5pf panes of 6 (2), 10pf pane of 6 & 5pf + 10pf se-tenant combination, pane of 2+4. F-VF couple stamps adhering to interleaving etc cover unusually nice & fresh. SG SB5 cat £8500, Mi MH5 cat €6000-13,000 (we will leave it to specialists to determine which type & printing it is with over 40 diff combinations listed!). Extremely rare early booklet. (P) $1000$1500
27451921 Germania & Numerals 12Mk booklet of 5 panes containing various combinations of 10pf & 30pf, 40pf & 60pf. VF fresh MUH. Mi MH15 cat €900, SG SB15 cat £1100. (P) $350$500
27461923-24 Rhineland Republic Inflation opts "R.R." with "10 Millionen", "20 Millionen", "30 Millionen" & "50 Millionen" on Numeral 1Million Mk, printed se-tenant with 2-3 of each per row repeated vertically, blk of 20 showing the layout & all combinations. Superb fresh MUH. Opts prepared during French occupation of the Rhineland, but never issued, with copy of info from 1924 French journal. Interesting historical item. (20) (P) $80$150
27471923-24 Rhineland Republic Inflation opt "R.R" with "20 Millionen" on Numeral 50 tausend MK, blk of 4, error opt greatly shifted. VF UN. Opts prepared during French occupation of the Rhineland, but never issued. (P) $80$120
27481923-24 Rhineland Republic Inflation opt "R.R" with "20 Millionen" on Numeral 50 tausend MK, blk of 4, error opt INVERTED, printed se-tenant. VF UN. Opts prepared during French Occupation of the Rhineland, but never issued. (P) $80$120
27491923 Schliersee Inflation Provisional 8,000Mk on white paper "Postamt" seal, with "Postamt (arms) Schliersee" violet h/s & "* Schliersee * 8000 Mark verrechnet E46 No 101/69" red h/s, tied by "Schliersee 26 AUG 23" cds on piece of postcard. Mi 3z cat €500. Only 200 made & tiny number recorded as surviving. Very rare local issue for the Inflation specialist. Exp Ceremuga. (P) $300$500
27501924 Eagle set 3pf-50pf. Very fresh MUH. SG 369-75, Mi 355-61 cat €350 (7) (P) $130$180
27511924/25 Special glider flights in Buchelberg bei Pforzheim 10pf opt on 1922 Airmail 1Mk, 2Mk, 3Mk with network background, 5Mk,5Mk with network background, 10Mk with network background, 25Mk, 100Mk with network background & 200Mk, alltete-beche prs with left stamp error opt INVERTED. VF fresh M/MUH. Mi ex HF13a-14e(var). Very rare & spectacular group. (9 prs) (P) $500$1000
27521930 Zeppelin Sth America flight 2RM, wmk vertical, variety "moon over Zeppelin". VF fresh MUH, with pristine never hinged original gum. SG 456a(var). Mi 438YI cat €3000++, plus premium for positional marginal should be +50% = €4500. Very rare variety & almost never seen in such fresh MUH condition. 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1700$2700
27531930 Zeppelin South America Flight 4Mk sepia, wmk vert. Stamp fresh MUH, UR cnr marginal with sheet no.200. SG 457a cat £400 for M, should be at least, £800 MUH, Mi 439x cat €1800 (P) $550$850
27541930 IPOSTA M/Sheet. Postally FU, mnr margin blemishes, with special pictorial cancel, plus Berlin transit & Copenhagen arrival (aswas on back of regist cover). Mi Blk 1 cat €2000+, SG MS 464a cat £2000+. Rare genuine used MS! (P) $400$600
27561933 Zeppelin Chicago Flight 4RM sepia. VF fresh MUH. Mi 498 cat €300, SG 498 cat £350. (P) $150$250
27571933 Wagner set 3pf-40pf, with all extra perfs inc rare 20pfg. VF MUH, all original gum & seem never hinged but some sl gum irregularities, mostly very fresh. SG 513-21 cat £3700. Mi 499-507 cat €3900. (14). (P) $900$1200
27581933 Wagner set 3+2pf - 40+35pf. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 513-21 cat £2500. Mi 499-507 cat €2400. Certificate can be obtained on request. (10). (P) $1000$1500
27591933 Wagner set 3pf-40pf. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. Mi 499-507 cat €2400, SG 513-21 cat £2500. Rare set genuine MUH. 20pf & 25pf exp Schlegel BPP while 40pf with 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (9) (P) $900$1300
27601933 Wagner 20pf blue perf 14. VF MUH, never hinged original gum. SG 519a cat £1100. Mi 505B cat €950. (P) $375$500
27611933 Wagner 40pf magenta. VF fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 521 cat £1100. Mi 507 cat €950. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $450$600
27631934 Welfare Fund Workers set 3+2pf - 40+35pf. VF MUH. SG 551-9 cat £600. Mi 556-64 cat €550. (9). (P) $250$350
27641935 OSTROPA M/Sheet. Superb U, with "Konigsberg Ostropa 1935 30.6.35 Schiffspos Grosses Moos Bruch" special pictorial shipmail pmk. Mi Blk 3 cat €900++, SG MSS76a cat £1300++, plus premium for rare pmk & unusually nice condition. 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600$900
27651939 Deutsches Reich opt Danzig set 3pf-2Mk. VFU, various correct Danzig cds. Mi 716-29 cat €200, SG 704-17 cat £250 (14) (P) $110$150
27661941 Mozart Death Anniv 6+4pf violet, imperf DIE PROOF (83x132mm) with sunken surround margins, on wove paper. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 81v(p), SG 796(p). Extremely rare with only several printed. Fantastic music thematic! 2017 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2000$3000
27671942 Postal Congress 12+38pf brown imperf DIE PROOF (121x70mm) with sunken surround margin on wove paper. Superb UN as made. Mi 822(p), SG 812(p). Extremely rare with only several printed. 2017 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000$1500
27681943 Armed Forces 5+4pf black (motorcycle troops) imperf DIE PROOF (112x73mm) with sunken surround margin on thick paper. Superb UN as made. Mi 833(p), SG 821(p). Extremely rare with only several printed. 2017 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1000$1500
27691944 Nazi Party NSDAP quarterly membership fee revenue stamps 5.40RM-45.90RM embossed design on security paper, most with 1944 opts, allmarg blks of 4 with "Giesecke & Devrient" imprints. Superb fresh MUH. Singles are very scarce with the 45.90RM value being previously unrecorded, while this group of imprint blks is certainly unique! (10blks = 40) (P) $500$1000
2770 1945 SA/SS Storm troopers set 12+38pf imperf top marginal horiz prs. VF fresh MUH, all 4 margins. SG 897-98(var), Mi 909-10 cat €180++, plus premium for unusually large margins from uncut printer's sheet. (P) $100$200
27711907 UPU International Reply Coupon 35pf, Rome design type 8 globe w/o meridians, wmk "40c". Superb fresh U, but not cashed, with "Lubeck-Travemunde Flughafen 13 6 28" cds. $50$100
27721912 Rhine-Main grey flight card franked Germania 5pf & special 20pf airmail stamp, both tied by special "Darmstadt 22 6 12" cds. Mi II cat €100 on card. $50$80
27731912 Rhine-Main grey flight card franked Germania 5pf & special 30pf airmail stamp (3), tied by special "Darmstadt 23 6 12" cds, no message. VF. Mi III cat €400 for single on card, €360 as loose stamps (P) $150$250
27741923 PPC (view of Schliersee with lake & mountains) franked on picture side with Schliersee Inflation Provisional 30,000Mk on brownpaper "Postamt" seal, with "Postamt (arms) Schliersee" violet h/s & "* Schliersee * 30 000 Mark verrechnet E46 No 2/171 IX" red h/s,tied by "Schliersee 1 SEP 23" cds, with another strike on address side. Mi 5y. Only 300 made of which tiny number are recorded as surviving, & especially desirable as such a nice proper usage. Very rare local issue for the Inflation specialist. Exp Ceremuga, Infla-Berlin & Weinbuch BPP. (P) $500$1000
27751930 Registered cover franked IPOSTA M/Sheet (105x149mm), plus Eagle Airmail 10pf, tied by 3 special Exhib pmks. To France, with Paris & Berlin b/s. Unfortunately M/S split when soaked off cover & has been reaffixed. SG MS464a cat £2500 for loose M/S, Mi Blk1 cat €3000 on cover. (P) $500$700
27761937 Airmail cover (edge flts etc) franked 1934 Air Eagle 10pf & 50pf, plus 2Mk Lilienthal & 3Mk Zeppelin (all vertical ribbed gum/paper, ex 3Mk rare horiz ribbed gum/paper), tied by "Hagen (Westf) 7 1 37" cds, to Singapore by KLM via Holland. SG 526, 532, 535, 536a cat £733, Mi 530x, 535x, 538x & 539y cat €627 -both as loose stamps. The rare 3Mk gum/paper variety alone on cover cat €1000. (P) $350$500
27771938 large registered Airmail cover (sl flts) franked Hindenburg 25pf, 40pf & 100pf, plus Lilienthal 2Mk (4), tied by "Leipzig 22 1 38" Fair pmks, with reg label & "Vom Luftpostamt Leipzig" label. To Australia, b/s of Brindisi, "TPO 2 South NSW" & Sydney arrival. SG 503B, 505B, 509B & 535 cat £99. Mi 522, 524, 528 & 538 cat €100+ -both as loose stamps, plus premium for high franking cover. $100$200
27781945 cover franked Hitler 12pf US Intelligence OSS Forgery, line perf 12½ tied by "Hannover 2 4 45" fake cds. VF. Part of Operation Cornflakes which dropped simulated mail containing Allied propaganda near bombed trains in an attempt to get it included in the normal mail. Mi PFa16. Rare & historical cover. 2003 Schlegel BPP photo cert & 2013 Ceremuga photo certs. (P) $700$1000
27791940-42 Chamberlain "not worth a pfennig" Nazi Propaganda Feldpost postcard type A with Feldpost in fancy curved Fraktur font with black "Ashelm 3503-25" imprint. Genuine postally U with fieldpost unit cachet & blank "22.8.40" machine cancel. (P) $150$250
27801940-42 Chamberlain "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type B with Feldpost in fancy "Schwabacher" font, black "Ashelm 3503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with unit cachet & blank fieldpost "10 2 42" cds. (P) $150$250
27811940-42 Chamberlain "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type C with Feldpost in fancy "Rotunda" font, black "Ashelm 3503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with fieldpost unit cachet & "Feldpost 6 6 40" cds. (P) $150$250
27821940-42 Chamberlain "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type D with Feldpost in fancy "Rotunda" font, black "Ashelm 5503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with field hospital unit cachet & "Konigsberg 11 11 41" cds. (P) $150$250
27831940-42 Churchill "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type B with Feldpost in fancy "Schwabacher" font, blue "Ashelm 3503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with field hospital unit cachet & "Plauen 23 7 40" cds. (P) $150$250
27841940-42 Churchill "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type C with Feldpost in fancy "Rotunda" font, black "Ashelm 3503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with unit cachet & blank fieldpost "3 7 41" cds. (P) $150$250
27851940-42 Churchill "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type D with Feldpost in fancy "Rotunda" font, blue "Ashelm 5503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with unit cachet & blank fieldpost "26 1 41" cds. (P) $150$250
GERMANY - DANZIG
27861920 opt Germania 10/20pf, opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & over- lapping. VFU/CTO. SG 17a cat £325. Mi 17DD cat €300. (P) $60$100
27871920 Germania surch 2M/25pf, network pointing down. VFU on large piece of money order card, tied by "Danzig 7 1 21" cds & large cork asterisk obliterator. SG 37B cat £500++ as CTO, Mi 28II cat €900++, plus premium for on piece. Superb item! (P) $350$500
27881920 opt Germania 10Mk on 7½pf, opt DOUBLE both equally strong, greenish-grey underprint pointing up. Superb fresh MUH. SG 40A(var), Mi 31DD cat €300. (P) $100$150
27891920 "Danzig" diag opt Germania set 2pf-80pf, on cover tied by "Zoppot 23 10 20" cds. VFU/CTO. SG ex 21-34 cat £1465+ as CTO, Mi 32-40 cat €1100+ as CTO, or €2700+ postally U. Rare genuine opts. (P) $650$900
27901920 "Danzig" opt "Grosser Innendienst" Germania 60pf. Superb fresh MLH, almost MUH. Mi 47 cat €1400+, SG 32a cat £1800+. Only 2400 printed. 2008 Oechsner BPP photo-cert (P) $700$1000
27911920 "Danzig" diag opt Germania 60pf magenta. VFU/CTO, on piece with "Danzig 19.5.21" cds. SG 32a cat £3250 as CTO, Mi 47 cat €2500 as CTO, or €4000 postally U. Exp Carl K Large, while new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $1600$2500
27921920 "Danzig" diag opt Deutsches Reich 1Mk carmine, on registered cover (vert folds) tied by "Praust 26.8.20" double cds, b/s "Danzig26.8.20" cds. Cover is philatelic with per favour pmks, but still very rare & attractive. SG 34a cat £3250+ as CTO, Mi 48 cat €2500+ as CTO & €4000+ postally U, all for loose stamp alone. Stamp exp Carl K large, while new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $1600$2800
27931920 "Danzig" opt Deutsches Reich 2Mk blue. VF U/CTO, on piece with "Danzig 19.5.21" double cds. SG 34b cat £3250+ as CTO, Mi 49 cat €2500+ as CTO, or €4000+ postally U. Exp Carl K Large, while new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $1600$2500
27941921 Ship 5pf purple & brown, 2 imperf PROOFS, 1 with frame only, the other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 53Ph1-2 cat €600, SG 44(p). Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (2). (P) $400$600
27961921 Ship 10pf slate-violet & orange, error centre INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Mi 54K cat €300, SG 45a cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH, & both undercatalogued. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $300$500
27971921 Ship 10pf slate-violet & orange, 2 imperf PROOFS, 1 frame only, other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb. VF fresh MUH. Mi 54Ph1-2 cat €600, SG 45(p). 2014 Ceremuga photo cert (2) (P) $400$600
27981921 Ship 25pf carmine & green, 2 imperf PROOFS, 1 with frame only, the other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb. VF fresh MUH. Mi 55Ph1-2 cat €600, SG 46(p). 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (2). (P) $400$600