Accumulations & collections

2288 1939 opt Danzig set 3pf-2RM. VF fresh MUH. SG 704-17 cat £225, Mi 716-29 cat €220. (14) (P) $130 $170

2289 1939 Deutsches Reich opt Danzig set 3pf-2Mk. VFU, various correct Danzig cds. Mi 716-29 cat €200, SG 704-17 cat £200 (14) (P) $120 $160

2290 1939 Winter Fund 2Mk booklet, with se-tenant panes of 5+3pfg & 6+4pfg, cover dated 30 June 1940. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH46 cat €150, SG SB47 cat £160. $80 $120

2291 1940 Winter Charity 2Mk booklet, with se-tenant panes 5+3pfg & 6+4pfg, cover dated 30 June 1941. Superb fresh MUH. Mi bklt 47 cat €150, SG SB47 cat £160. $80 $120

2292 1925 Special Flight use of special PPC franked Bird airmail 10pf tied by "Donaustauf 13 APR 25" cds, with 10pf & 20pf Regensburg flight labels tied by "Oster Flugtage Regensburg" special cds & with 2-line h/s "Mit Flugzeug D409 Befordert" flown cachet. VF. Mi 15-16 cat €800 for set on single card or cover that was not actually flown, flown cards worth much more with Mi footnote saying at least +100%, so €1600+ (P) $500 $800

2293 1930 IPOSTA 8pf-50pf blk of 4 from M/Sheet, tied to registered cover by Exhibition cds, with Exhib reg label. VFU. SG 461-4 cat £600, Mi 446-9 cat €560 -both as loose singles, plus premium for blk on cover, full M/S cat €2400 on cover. (P) $300 $500

GERMANY - DANZIG

2294 1920 opt Germania 10/20pf, opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & over- lapping. VFU/CTO. SG 17a cat £325. Mi 17DD cat €300. (P) $60 $100

2295 1920 opt Germania 25/30pf, opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG 18a cat £110 as M, should be triple, £330 for MUH, Mi 18K cat €300. (P) $100 $150

2296 1920 opt Germania 60/30pf, opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & partly overlapping. VF fresh MUH. SG 19a cat £110 for M, should be triple, £330 MUH. Mi 19DD cat €300. (P) $100 $150

2297 1920 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

2298 1937 DAPOSTA M/Sheets 50pf set of 2. Superb fresh VFU/CTO, with exhibition pmks, with full UH gum. Mi Blk1-2 cat €280+ SG MS 251-2 cat £195+. (2 M/S). $100 $150

GERMANY - PLEBISCITES

2299 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" set 10pf Eagle horiz & vert format, both perf & imperf. VF fresh M. Mi 1-2A & B cat €330. Very scarce! (4) (P) $200 $300

2300 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" set 10pf Eagle horiz & vert format, both perf & imperf, all in cnr blks of 4. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 1-2A & B cat €880+ as UN. Very rare in blks! Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (16) (P) $400 $600

2301 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" set 10pf Eagle horiz & vert format, both perf & imperf. VFU/CTO with "Poczta Polowa G.S." rebel fieldpost cancels. Mi 1-2A & B cat €5000 previously for U, now unpriced. Extremely rare with fieldpost cancels. 2002 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (4) (P) $1000 $1500

2302 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" 10pf Eagle horiz format, imperf, full sheet of 25 with huge margins. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 2B cat €1250+ as UN singles, plus large premium for very rare sheet. Exp Ceremuga AIEP. (25) (P) $400 $600

GERMANY - SAAR

2303 1920 SARRE opt Bavaria set 5pf-20Mk tied to envelope by "Reinhfimi Pfalz 8 3 20" cds. F-VF. Mi 18-31 cat €1900+, SG 18-31 cat £1900. As loose stamps alone. (14). (P) $700 $1000

2304 1948 Flood Relief imperf M/Sheet of 4. VFU/CTO, with 3 strikes "Saarbruckenz 12.10.48" cds. Mi Blk 1 cat €3400, SG MS255a cat £3500. (P) $600 $1000

2305 1948 Flood Relief Fund Airmail M/Sheet. VF CTO (with UH gum), with "Saarwellingen 20.11.48" cds. Mi Blk 2 cat €2400, SG MS256a cat £2500. (P) $500 $800

2306 1948 Flood Relief M/Sheet set of 2. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1 & 2 cat €1500, SG M255a & 256a cat £1400. Exp Hoffmann BPP. (2 M/S). (P) $600 $800

GERMANY - OCCUPATIONS

2307 Aegean Islands-Rhodes: 1944 Rodi 30c brown on bluish illustrated Postal Card (1st half of double reply card) -file punches at left, with Italian & German text, uprated Rodi Wing 50c with "Posta Aerea 9 6 44" cds. To Italy, with censor h/s in red, & 2 other censor h/s. H&G 19b. Mi P3F cat €300 for UN & unpriced U! Very rare. (P) $200 $400

2308 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt Pictorial set 1q on 3q-3Fr, plus Express 25q. VFU with "Peje 20.4.44" cds. SG 389-E402 cat £350, Mi 1-14 cat €500. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (14). (P) $300 $450

2309 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt Pictorial 1q on 3q, variety "long 1 in 1943". VF fresh MUH. SG 389(var), Mi 1XII cat €60. (P) $40 $60

2310 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt 5q opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. Mi 4K cat €250, Sass 4a cat €250. Rare error. Exp Krischke & Dr Rommerskirchen BPP. (P) $150 $250

2311 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King 30L bright violet, error "1944" instead of "1943". VF fresh MUH. SG 396(var), Sass 8h, Mi 8 III cat €450. (P) $300 $450

2312 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King 50q/65q brown-lake, error "1944" instead of "1943". VF fresh MUH. SG 397(var), Sass 9h, Mi 9III cat €450. Important error. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $450

2313 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King 65q brown-lake, error "1944" instead of "1943". VF fresh MUH. SG fresh MUH. SG 398(var), Sass 10h, Mi 10II cat €450. Important error. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $300 $450

2314 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt Pictorial 1Fr blue-green, error "1944" instead of "1943". VF fresh MUH. SG 399(var), Sass 11h, Mi 11III cat €500. Important error. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2315 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt Pictorial 3Fr black-olive brown, error opt INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 401(var) Mi 13k cat €800. Only 50 errors printed. 1996 Krischke photo-cert. (P) $550 $800

2316 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King Pictorial set 1q on 3q - 3Fr inc Express 25q. Also 1944 Refugees Fund set 5q+5q - 3Fr+1Fr50. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-21 cat €420. SG 389-408 cat £291 for M, should be at least double, £582 MUH, Sass 1-21 cat €500. Top 4 vals with Caffaz photo-cert. (21). (P) $275 $400

2317 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King 5q green Postcard reply half of double card. VF UN. Mi P4A cat £250. Very rare. (P) $150 $250

2318 Belgian Occup: 1920 "Eupen & Malmedy" opt set 5pf/5c - 1.25Mk/ 1Fr. VFU, on pieces. SG 18-24 cat £50+, Mi 1-7A cat €55+. (7) $30 $50

2319 Belgium-Russia: 1941 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs, all with 3 margins from special M/Sheets. VF fresh MUH. Mi I-IV cat €110+. (4). (P) $100 $130

2320 Belgium-Russia: 1941 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs, ea in M/Sheet of 4, perf. VF with all fresh MUH, M in margin only. Mi I-IVKLB cat €440+, as single stamps alone. (4 M/S). (P) $350 $500

2321 Belgium-Russia: 1942 Walloon Legion on Eastern Front set "+20Fr" - "+100Fr" Legionnaire designs, all LR or LL cnr marginal with control numbers in margins. Stamps superb fresh MUH. Mi I-IV cat €150+. (4). (P) $130 $180

2322 Belgium-Russia: 1942 Walloon Legion on Eastern Front set "+20Fr" - "+100Fr" Legionnaire design, ea in M/Sheet of 4, numbered on reverse, perf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi I-IV KLB cat €600+ as single stamps. (4 sheetlets of 4). (P) $550 $750

2323 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs with "plane & 1943" opt with plane flying down, type II. Superb fresh MUH, ea stamp with top & bottom margins from special M/Sheet. Mi V-VIII (type II) cat €350+. Only 920 sets of ea type printed. (4). (P) $300 $450

2324 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" set of 4 historical battle designs, ea in M/Sheet of 4 with diff "plane 1943" opts types I-IV. VF MUH, gum sl traces of tropical- isation. Mi V-VIII KLB (I-IV) cat €1400+ as single stamps alone. Only 920 sets of ea types printed. (4 sheetlets of 4). (P) $900 $1200

2325 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" on historical battle design in red, black & yellow, error opt INVERTED, type II. VF fresh MUH, sl adhesion mark on gum, bottom marginal. Mi V/IIK cat £400. Rare. (P) $200 $300

2326 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" on historical battle design in orange, black & yellow in M/Sheet of 4, ea with diff "plane & 1943" opt types I-IV, error opt INVERTED. VF MUH, odd tropical spot. Mi VIII KLB cat €1600+ as singles stamps alone. Only 920 sets of ea type of normal opt printed & only several invert opt sheetlets recorded. (P) $700 $1000

2327 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front Airmail opt "+50Fr" on historical battle design in orange, black & yellow, error opt INVERTED, type II. Superb fresh MUH, bottom marginal. Mi VII/IIk cat €400+. Rare. (P) $300 $500

2328 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front set "+5Fr" - "+100Fr" Emperor & Empress designs, ea with top & bottom margins from special M/Sheets. Stamps VF fresh MUH. Mi IX-XIV cat €220+. (6). (P) $200 $300

2329 Belgium-Russia: 1943 Flemish Legion on Eastern Front set "+5Fr" - "+100Fr" Emperor & Empress designs, ea in numbered M/Sheet of 4, perf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi IX-XIV KLB cat €880++ as single stamps. (6 sheetlets of 4). (P) $800 $1100

2330 Bohemia & Moravia: 1944 usage from Germany of Hitler 50h reply half Postcard, uprated with Hitler 1pf & 5pf, just tied by Breslau cds & with Prag cds also applied on arrival. Mi P16A. Long message on reverse & nice mixed franking! (P) $100 $200

2331 Croatia: 1941 Banja Luka Provisional "SLOBODNA BOSANSKA HRVATSKA" local opt set 1D & 2d, tied by "Banja Luka 6 21.IV.41" cds (Cyrillic portion removed), with another strike alongside. Mi 1-2 cat €1800++ as loose stamps -same cat for mint or used while loose U stamps are hardly ever seen, while examples on cover are of great rarity. 1945 HFS/Fleck cert & 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2500 $4000

2332 Croatia: 1942-44 Postage Due 50b black & blue litho, perf 12x10 in UR cnr blk of 25. VF MUH. SG D73a cat £550++, Mi P17E cat €625++. Very rare multiple. (P) $300 $500

2333 Croatia: 1942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with engravers "R" secret mark. Superb fresh MUH, with unusually pristine gum. Mi Blk 1i cat €140++. Exp Prof Ercegovic. $70 $100

2334 Croatia: 1942 Model Plane Expo M/Sheet 2+2K & 3+12K imperf, with REVERSED order of stamps & reverse colours of inscriptions. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Blk 1I(var). Very rare! Exp Dr Rommerschkirchen BPP. (P) $300 $500

2335 Croatia: 1942 Independence opt View 10K, IMPERF horiz pr with printing greatly smudged. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 80(var) est cat €180+. Rare combination. Zrinjscak AIEP photo cert. (P) $70 $120

2336 Croatia: 1942 Ustasha Youth set 3+6K & 4+7K IMPERF horiz prs with tabs & cnr margins. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 91-92UZf cat €460. Exp Ceremuga. (2 prs) (P) $200 $300

2337 Croatia: 1942-44 Postage Dues 0.50K-20K, IMPERF horiz prs selection inc proofs. VF fresh MUH. Mi exP11-23(P) est cat €300+. Very attractive range & double prints are rather rare. (10 prs) (P) $120 $200

2338 Croatia: 1942-43 Officials 30K, LL cnr blk of 4 with 2 prs IMPERF BETWEEN. Superb fresh MUH. Mi D15UMs this value unlisted, while other vals cat €160+++. Such imperf betweens are 100 scarcer than stamps fully imperf, or imperf horiz on both sides etc. Exp Ceremuga. (P) $100 $200

2339 Croatia: 1943 Labour Front set 2+1K - 7+4K IMPERF horiz proof prs in unissued colours, all cnr marginal. Superb fresh UN as made. Mi 94-96UP cat €360+. Exp Ceremuga. (3 prs) (P) $120 $200

2340 Croatia: 1943 Boskovic 12.50K IMPERF horiz proof prs in 4 colours. Superb fresh UN as made. Mi 149UP cat €480+. (4 prs) (P) $200 $300

2341 Croatia: 1944 War Charity Postal Tax 2K black master proof on thick photographic film. Superb UN as made. Mi Z4(p). Extremely rare. Zrinjscak AIEP photo cert. (P) $130 $200

2342 Croatia: 1944 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH, horiz pr IMPERF vert. Superb fresh MUH. Mi footnote. 2000 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $180 $250

2343 Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers set 50+50k to 100+100k. Superb fresh MUH, all matching cnr marginal. Mi 170-72 cat €480++, SG 142-44 cat £475++ for M, so £950++ MUH. Scarce genuine set & seldom seen so nice. 2010 Ceremuga photo cert. (3) (P) $400 $600

2344 Croatia: 1945 Storm Troopers set 50+50k to 100+100k. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum. Mi 170-72 cat €700+, SG 142-44 cat £475+ for M, so £950+ MUH. Scarce genuine set & seldom seen so nice. Exp Fleck with 1969 cert, plus 2010 Ceremuga photo cert. (3) (P) $350 $450

2345 Croatia: 1945 Postal Workers 50+25K orange imperf proof. VF fresh MUH. Mi 176(p) cat €400+. Proofs of this issue are very rare! 2002 Zrinjscak AIEP photo cert. (P) $130 $200

2346 Croatia: 1945 Military stamp, red "Feldpost" opt, prepared for planned use by German troops but never issued. Superb fresh MUH. Mi M2(var) opt mentioned in footnote but unpriced. Exp Zrinjscak BPP. (P) $50 $100

2347 Croatia: 1945 Military stamp, red "Feldpost" opt, prepared for planned use by German troops but never issued. Superb fresh MUH. Mi M2(var) opt mentioned in footnote but unpriced. Exp Zrinjscak BPP. (P) $50 $100

2348 Croatia: 1945 Red Cross 100k grey "Mother & Child & Burnt Village" unissued due to defeat of Croatia, IMPERF horiz pr on normal paper. Superb fresh MUH. Very scarce. (2) (P) $130 $200

2349 Croatia: 1945 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH, horiz pr imperf vert. Superb fresh MUH. Mi see footnote. Rare! 2000 Zrinjscak photo cert. (2) (P) $150 $250

2350 Croatia: 1945 War Charity Postal Tax 60K prepared but unissued due to the defeat of the NDH. Superb fresh MUH. Mi see footnote. 2000 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $100 $150

2351 Croatia-Sibenik: 1944 use of opt Italy Post Card 2Kn+1Kn on 30c brown, with Croat text opts at top & left. To Slav Pozega. VFU, "Sibenik 22 VII 44" cds, with full message. Mi P4 cat €600++. Very rare proper use of a rare card & only recorded in the Dr Novak correspondence. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2352 Danzig: 1939 Deutsches Reich opt set 3pf - 2RM/2G. VFU on pieces with "Danzig Langfuhr 2 16.11.39" cds. Mi 716-29 cat €200+, SG 704-17 cat £200+. (14) (P) $120 $200

2353 Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms set 15k-30k, on chalky paper, perf 11½. VF fresh MUH. Mi 1-3x cat €55, SG 3-5A cat £32 for M, so £64+ MUH. (3). $40 $60

2354 France - Russia: 1941 French Legion on Eastern Front 100Fr M/Sheet, showing Russian bear & town in flames. Superb fresh M in margins only, stamp MUH. Mi Block 1 cat €800. Rare & attractive. (P) $300 $450

2355 France - Russia: 1941 French Legion on Eastern Front 100Fr M/Sheet, showing Russian bear & town in flames. Superb fresh MUH. Mi Block 1 cat €800. Rare & attractive. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $450 $600

2356 France - Russia: 1941-42 French Legion on Eastern Front, 1st airmail set of 2, 2nd opt set of 2, & 3rd battle scenes set of 5. VF fresh MUH. Mi II-X. Very attractive issues. (9) $100 $150

2357 France - Russia: 1941-42 French Legion on Eastern Front, 1st airmail set of 2, 2nd opt set of 2, & 3rd battle scenes set of 5. VF fresh MUH. Mi II-X cat €125+. Very attractive issues. (9). $100 $150

2358 France: 1942 Tricolour Legion full sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+ 8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with sheet no.77596 & IGI in margin. VF fresh MUH. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330++ MUH, Maury 565-66A cat €225 as se-tenant strips & singles. Should be a large premium for sheet. (25). $100 $150

2359 France: 1943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no at base "coin date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M, strips, so £800++ MUH, Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 strips, plus large premium for sheet. $300 $500

2360 France: 1940 Coudekerque Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord- Frankreich" boxed h/s opt type II on Mercury 20c lilac, LL cnr blk of 4 with printing date imprint. Stamps VF fresh MUH. Maury 33, Mi 10II cat €4200+. Very rare genuine as less than 100 printed & unique as imprint blk. 2013 Brun AIEP photo-cert (P) $2000 $4000

2361 France: 1940 Coudekerque Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord- Frankreich" boxed h/s opt type II on Mercury 45c green, LL cnr blk of 4 with printing date imprint. Superb fresh MUH. Maury 36, Mi 14II cat €4200+. Very rare genuine as less than 100 printed & unique as imprint blk. Exp Behr, plus 2013 Brun AIEP photo-cert (P) $2000 $4000

2362 France: 1940 Coudekerque Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord- Frankreich" boxed h/s opt type II on Mercury 30c carmine-red, LL cnr blk of 4 with printing date imprint. Superb fresh MUH. Maury 34, Mi 13II cat €4200+. Very rare genuine as less than 100 printed & unique as imprint blk. Exp Behr, plus 2013 Brun AIEP photo-cert. (P) $2000 $4000

2363 France: 1940 Coudekerque Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord- Frankreich" boxed h/s opt type II on Mercury 60c orange-red, LL cnr blk of 4 with printing date imprint, lower pair INVERTED opt, so tete-beche! Superb fresh MUH. Maury 38, Mi 15II(var) basic stamp previously unrecorded with type II opt, while using pricing from footnote for such other values not specifically listed, est cat €5000+ as normal prs, so should be at least €10,000 for imprint blk with invert opt. Extremely rare genuine & UNIQUE blk. Exp Behr, plus 2013 Brun AIEP photo-cert. (4). (P) $3000 $5000

2364 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on Peace 50c red vertical pr, error opt reading down instead of up so in effect INVERTED ( = correct 1Fr franking), tied "Ghyvelde Nord / 25 7 40" cds, with "Dunkerque Nord / 26 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi 2IKS cat €1200. Exp Mayer, plus 2014 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $275 $400

2365 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on Peace 50c red horiz pr, error opt INVERTED ( = correct 1Fr franking), tied "Ghyvelde Nord / 26 7 40" cds, with "Dunkerque Nord / 27 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi 2IK cat €1200. Exp Mayer, plus 2014 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

2366 France: 1940 Dunkirk Provisional "Besetztes Gebiet Nord-Frankreich" boxed opt type I on Mercury 50c blue horiz pr ( = correct 1Fr franking), tied "Ghyvelde Nord / 8 7 40" cds, with "Dunkerque Nord / 9 7 40" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mi 3I cat €600. Exp Mayer, plus 2014 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $275 $400

2367 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Front Altlantique" Viking ship set 50c deep green & 2Fr brown on green. Superb fresh UN as issued, both marginal. Mi 1-2 cat €540+. Scarce & attractive. Exp Ceremuga. (2) (P) $300 $450

2368 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" Taxe Percu 4.50Fr red on white registered envelope, with "Batz s/Mer 28.2.45" cds & "La Baule 1.3.45" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mayer 6 cat €450+. Rare. (P) $250 $400

2369 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" Taxe Percu 4.50Fr black on buff registered envelope, with "Guerande 19.3.45" cds & "La Baule 20.3.45" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mayer 7 cat €500+. Rare. (P) $250 $400

2370 France: 1944 St Nazaire special small souvenir sheetlet (115x135mm) franked Mercury 10c tied "La Baule 11.11.44" cds, for anniv of end of WWI. Superb fresh. Mayer 8 cat €80+. $50 $80

2371 France: 1944 St Nazaire large small souvenir sheetlet (155x205mm) franked Petain 70c & Mercury 30c tied "La Baule 11.11.44" cds, for anniv of end of WWI. Superb fresh. Mayer 9 cat €110+. $70 $100

2372 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" special souvenir card on buff (125x95mm) for 1st day of provisional use of meter frankings due to shortage of normal stamps, with 1.50Fr meter & "La Baule 8.1.45" cds. Superb fresh. Mayer 10a cat €170+. $70 $100

2373 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" special souvenir card on white (125x95mm) for 1st day of provisional use of meter frankings due to shortage of normal stamps, with 1.50Fr meter & "La Baule 8.1.45" cds. Superb fresh. Mayer 10b cat €170+. $70 $100

2374 France: 1944 St Nazaire special registered cover franked Petain 4Fr & Mercury 50c tied "La Baule 11.11.44" cds, with arrival b/s, cover with special printed text for anniv of end of WWI. Attractive. $70 $100

2375 France: 1944 St Nazaire special registered cover franked Petain 20c & 4Fr, plus Mercury 30c tied "Le Pouliguen 2.1.45" cds, with "La Baule 3.1.45" arrival b/s. Attractive. $50 $80

2376 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" registered cover with violet boxed cachet for 1st day of provisional use of meter frankings due to shortage of normal stamps, with 4.50Fr meter & "La Baule 8.1.45" cds, with "Le Pouliguen arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mayer cat €250 (P) $100 $150

2377 France: 1945 St Nazaire provisional cover with "TAXE PERCUE" postage paid h/s due to shortages of normal stamps & with 0.50Fr meter, with "Piriac s/Mer 24.3.45" cds, & "La Baule 29.3.45" arrival cds. Mayer cat €250 $80 $120

2378 France: 1945 St Nazaire "Poche de Altlantique" registered cover with "TAXE PERCUE" postage paid h/s due to shortages of normal stamps, with "Batz s/Mer 28.2.45" cds, & "Guerande 1.3.45" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. Mayer cat €250. $80 $120