Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

2819 Carolines: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VFU, most with "Deutsche Seepost Jaluit Linie" cds, only 20pf & 40pf normal cds. SG 13-25 cat £1100, Mi 7-19 cat €1000, plus premium for Seapost cancels, Top 4 values with Steuer BPP photo cert. (13). (P) $500 $800

2820 Carolines: 1901-10 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 13-25 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH, Mi 7-19 cat €700. (13). (P) $500 $700

2821 Carolines: 1915-19 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, with wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 27-29 cat £63 for M, should be at least double, £126 MUH, Mi 21-22 cat €200. (3). (P) $130 $170

2822 Carolines: 1902 Registered cover franked Yacht 5Mk no wmk, tied by "Ponape 12 4 02" cds. To Germany with 2 reg labels, 1 on top of another! (numbers 693 & 893) as sheets must have been stuck together, Coln arrival b/s. SG 25 cat £700++ as loose stamp, Mi 19 cat €1200+ for philatelic cover. (P) $700 $1000

2823 China: 1901-04 opt Reichpost set 3pf-3Mk opt Specimen, the 5Mk type I with only slightest trace of white retouching in border. VF fresh MLH. SG 22-35(s), Mi 15-27SP cat €3700. Very rare set. (13) (P) $2000 $3000

2824 East Africa: 1890s Eagle 8p brown Trade Statistical revenue. F/C, perf flts at base. Attractive & rare. (P) $50 $100

2825 East Africa: 1890s Eagle 16p green Trade Statistical revenue. Superb F/C. (P) $70 $100

2826 East Africa: 1890s Eagle 24p red Trade Statistical revenue. Superb F/C. (P) $70 $100

2827 East Africa: 1890s Eagle 24p red Trade Statistical revenue. Superb F/C. (P) $70 $100

2828 East Africa: 1890s Eagle 32p blue Trade Statistical revenue. F/C, LL cnr perf repair. Attractive & rare. (P) $50 $100

2829 East Africa: 1901 Yacht set 2p-3R, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 14-25 cat £300 for M, should be at least double, £600 MUH, Mi 11-21 cat £650. (11). (P) $400 $600

2830 East Africa: 1905 Yacht set 2½h-60h, no wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG 26-33 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH, Mi 22-29 cat €470. (8). (P) $300 $450

2831 East 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

2832 East 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 in poor condition. Dr Bohne GPS photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

2833 Kiautschou: 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

2834 Kiautschou: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VF fresh MUH, Mk vals marginal. SG 11-23 cat £650 for M, should be at least double, £1300 MUH, Mi 5-17 cat €1700. (13). (P) $1200 $1800

2835 Kiautschou: 1905 Yacht set 1c to $2½, no wmk, $1 & $2½ are the cheaper perfs. VF M/MLH. SG 34-43 cat £3980. Mi 16-27 cat €3500. Key set. Top value with PFNY photo-cert. (10). (P) $1200 $2000

2836 Marianas: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VFU on pieces with Saipan 1906-07 cds. SG 13-35 cat £1100+ Mi 7-19 cat €1000+. 5Mk exp Richter. (13). (P) $250 $500

2837 Marianas: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. Stamps VF fresh MUH, most marginal. SG 13-25 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH, Mi 7-19 cat €620. (13). (P) $425 $600

2838 Marianas: 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

2839 Marshalls: 1897-1900 opt 3pf red-brown (Marschall with "c"). F-VF M, partial gum. Mi 1I cat €4500, SG G1 cat £5000. Very rare. Bothe BPP photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

2840 Marshalls: 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

2841 Marshalls: 1899 opt set-50pf (Marschall with "c"). VFM. SG 1-4 footnote cat £6280! (SG don't list the much cheaper 2nd printing!). Mi 1II-6II cat €700. (6). (P) $250 $400

2842 Marshalls: 1901 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, no wmk. VF fresh MUH, Mk vals marginal. SG G11-G23 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH, Mi 13-25 cat €700. (13). (P) $500 $700

2843 Marshalls: 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

2844 Marshalls: 1916-19 Yacht set 3pf & 5Mk, with wmk. VF fresh MUH, both LL cnr marginal. SG G24-G25 cat £47 for M, should be at least double, £94 MUH, Mi 26-27 cat €152. (2). (P) $110 $150

2845 Morocco: 1900 opt Reichspost set 3c/3pf - 6P25/5Mk, inc 2Mk (both types), 3Mk (both types) & 5Mk (both types) retouched in white, & type II 1903 printing with diff opt type). VF M/MLH. SG 7-19 & 24 cat £900. Mi 7-19 inc 19II & 19IV cat €1050. (16). (P) $300 $500

2846 Samoa: 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

2847 Samoa: 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

2848 Samoa: 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

2849 Samoa: 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

2850 Samoa: 1915-19 Yacht set 3pf-5Mk, with wmk. VF fresh MUH. SG G20-23 cat £49 for M, should be at least double, £98 MUH, Mi 20-23 cat €140. (4). (P) $100 $150

2851 South 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

2852 South 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

2853 South 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

2854 Togo: 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

2855 Togo: 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

2856 Turkey 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

2857 Turkey 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

2858 Turkey 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

2859 Turkey POs: 1900 opt Reichpost set 10pf/5pf-25Pi/5Mk opt Specimen. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 17-28(s), Mi 12-23I.IISP cat €2480. Rare set. (12) (P) $1300 $2000

2860 Turkey 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

2861 Wurttemberg: 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

2862 Wurttemburg: 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

2863 Wurttemberg: 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

2864 Breslau-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

2865 Breslau-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

2866 1905-13 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

2867 1912 Rhein-Main Airmail set 10pf-30pf. F-VF fresh MUH. Mi I-III cat €230. (3). (P) $70 $100

2868 1913 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

2869 1913 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

2870 1913 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

2871 1913 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

2872 1920 Germania 4Mk booklet, 5 panes inc 5pf, 15pf & 20pf, plus combinations of 20pf+15pf & 10pf+5pf, order number 1 on cover. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH13 cat €200, SG SB13 cat £350 (P) $100 $150

2873 1921 Germania 8Mk booklet, 5 panes inc 10pf, 30pf & 40pf, plus combinations of 40pf+30pf & 30pf+10pf, no order number on cover. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH14 cat €180; SG SB 14 cat £300 (P) $80 $120

2874 1921 Germania & Numeral 12Mk booklet, 5 panes inc 40pf & 60pf, plus combinations of 60pf+40pf, 40pf+30pf & 30pf+10pf. Superb fresh MUH. Mi MH15 cat €900; SG SB 15 cat £1100. (P) $350 $500

2875 1923-24 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

2876 1923 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

2877 1924 Eagle set 3pf-50pf. Very fresh MUH. SG 369-75, Mi 355-61 cat €350 (7) (P) $130 $180

2878 1924/25 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

2879 1930 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

2880 1930 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

2881 1930 IPOSTA M/Sheet. Postally FU, mnr margin blemishes, with special pictorial cancel, plus Berlin transit & Copenhagen arrival (as was on back of regist cover). Mi Blk 1 cat €2000+, SG MS 464a cat £2000+. Rare genuine used MS! (P) $500 $700

2882 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight 4Mk sepia. VF fresh MLH. Mi 458 cat €550, SG 471 cat £650. (P) $180 $250

2883 1933 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

2884 1933 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

2885 1933 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

2886 1933 Wagner 20pf blue perf 14. VF MUH, never hinged original gum. SG 519a cat £1100. Mi 505B cat €950. (P) $375 $500

2887 1933 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

2888 1934 Eagle & Count Zeppelin Airmail set 5pf-2Mk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 526-36 cat £800. Mi 529-39 cat €750. (P) $350 $500

2889 1934 Welfare Fund Workers set 3+2pf - 40+35pf. VF MUH. SG 551-9 cat £600. Mi 556-64 cat €550. (9). (P) $250 $350

2890 1935 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

2891 1939 Nurburgring opt Car set 6pf-25pf. Superb fresh MUH top marginal. SG 683-5 cat £300+. Mi 695-7 cat €280+. (3). (P) $130 $200

2892 1939 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

2893 1944 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

2894 1945 SA/SS Storm Troopers set 12+38pf IMPERF UR cnr marginal horiz prs. VF fresh MUH, all 4 margins. SG 897-98(var), Mi 909-104 cat €180++ Plus premium for unusually large margins from uncut printers sheet. (2 prs). (P) $100 $200

2895 1907 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

2896 1912 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

2897 1923 PPC (view of Schliersee with lake & mountains) franked on picture side with Schliersee Inflation Provisional 30,000Mk on brown paper "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

2898 1945 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

2899 1940-42 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

2900 1940-42 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

2901 1940-42 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

2902 1940-42 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

2903 1940-42 Churchill "not worth a pfennig" Nazi propaganda Feldpost card type A with Feldpost in fancy "Fraktur" font, black "Ashelm 3503 25" imprint. Genuine postally U with fieldpost unit cachet & blank "5 9 40" machine pmk. (P) $150 $250

2904 1940-42 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

2905 1940-42 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

2906 1940-42 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

2907 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

2908 1920 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

2909 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

2910 1920 "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

2911 1921 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