Public Auction 323 Thursday, May 12, 2016

3082 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

3083 1933 Wagner 20pf blue perf 14. VF MUH, never hinged original gum. SG 519a cat £1100. Mi 505B cat €950. (P) $400 $600

3084 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) $500 $700

3085 1933 Welfare "Nothlife" Anniv M/Sheet. Superb fresh, stamps & gummed area MUH (only central area of this M/S was gummed) & the ungummed margin also appears to be MUH, original size 209x147mm. SG MS525a cat £7500 MUH. Mi Blk 2 cat €7000 MUH. Key German M/S & seldom seen in such nice quality. (P) $1500 $3000

3086 1934 Eagle & Count Zeppelin Airmail set 5pf-2Mk. Superb fresh MUH. SG 526-36 cat £800. Mi 529-39 cat €750. (P) $350 $500

3087 1934 Airmail Eagle-Count Zeppelin set 5pf-3Mk. VF fresh MUH. SG 526-36 cat £800, Mi 529-39 cat €750. (11). (P) $350 $450

3088 1934 Colonizers set 3pf-25pf. Superb fresh MUH UR cnr marginal. SG 537-40 cat £200. Mi 540-43 cat €190. (P) $90 $120

3089 1934 Colonisers set 3pf-25pf. Superb fresh MUH. SG 537-40 cat £200. Mi 540-43 cat €190. (4). (P) $90 $120

3090 1934 Welfare Fund Workers set 3+2pf - 40+35pf. VF MUH. SG 551-9 cat £600. Mi 556-64 cat €550. (9). (P) $275 $375

3091 1939 opt Danzig set 3pf-2RM. VF fresh MUH. SG 704-17 cat £250, Mi 716-29 cat €220. (14) (P) $120 $160

3092 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) $120 $160

3093 1944 Nazi Party NSDAP quarterly membership fee revenue stamps 5.40RM-45.90RM embossed design on security paper, most with 1944 opts, all in marg 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

3094 1945 SS/SA Storm Troopers set 12+38pf. Superb fresh MUH, both UL cnr marginal. Mi 909-10 cat €90, SG 897-8 cat £110+. Last stamps of the Third Reich. (2). (P) $50 $70

3095 1945 SS/SA Storm Troopers set 12+38pf, blks of 4. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 909-10 cat €360+, SG 897-8 cat £444+. (2 blks). (P) $150 $250

3096 1912 remarkable use of Official postcard (real photo Hesse Royal Family) posted to Samoa during experimental Air Mail flights on Rhein & Main, dated 15.6.1912 & endorsed "per Zeppelin", franked special 10pf & 5pf Germania tied by "Flugpost am Rhein u. am Main Darmstadt 16.6.12" pmk. Believed to be unique to Samoa, & the earliest jusqu'a airmail item to South Pacific. The experimental flights were by airship “Schwaben” & airplane “Gelber Hund”. The Zeppelin endorsement suggests this item was intended to be carried by the airship. Unique (P) $1000 $2000

3097 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) $180 $250

3098 1912 Rhine-Main Airmail Postcard franked Germania 5pf & 2 of the semi-official airmail with "GelberHund 1M" opt, tied by "Flugpost am Rhein u am Main, Darmstadt 18 6 12" cds. Mi IV cat €400 as loose stamps alone. (P) $200 $300

3099 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

3100 1934 (Jul 31) “Nord Deutscher Lloyd Bremen” cover to New Zealand endorsed "By Catapult - Ship-to-shore SS Bremen to New York", with special cachet & boxed "Mit Vorausflug nach New-York" h/s in red to indicate article to be expedited beyond catapult flight, flown within USA & placed on steamer connection to NZ. Correct 25pf + 50pf Catapult airmail fee. Only one other cover to NZ recorded. $100 $200

3101 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

3102 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

3103 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

3104 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

3105 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

3106 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

3107 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

3108 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

3109 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

3110 1944 New Issue Reservation PO order form, franked Hitler head 1RM, tied by "Neckargemund 08.6.44" cds & with Eagle & Swastika official PO. Superb U, especially considering the form's thin paper. Mi 799. Most unusual single franking & extremely rare postal item. (P) $80 $120

GERMANY - DANZIG

3111 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

3112 1920 opt Germania 25/30pf, opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG 18a cat £130 as M, should be triple, £390 MUH, Mi 18K cat €300. (P) $100 $150

3113 1920 opt Germania 60/30pf, opt DOUBLE, both equally strong & partly overlapping. VF fresh MUH. SG 19a cat £130 for M, should be triple, £390 MUH. Mi 19DD cat €300. (P) $100 $150

3114 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

3115 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

3116 1920 "Danzig" opt "Grosser Innendienst" Germania 60pf magenta. Superb fresh MLH, almost MUH. Mi 47 cat €1400+, SG 32a cat £1800+. Only 2400 printed. 2008 Oechsner BPP photo-cert (P) $800 $1100

3117 1920 "Danzig" opt "Grosser Innendienst" G.P.O 1Mk carmine. Superb fresh MLH, almost MUH. Mi 48 cat €1400+, SG 34a cat £1800+. Only 2120 printed. 2008 Oechsner BPP photo-cert. (P) $800 $1100

3118 1920 "Danzig" opt "Grosser Innendienst" Allegorical 2Mk blue. Superb fresh MLH, almost MUH. Mi 49 cat €1400+, SG 34b cat £1800+. Only 2280 printed. 2008 Oechsner BPP photo-cert. (P) $800 $1100

3119 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

3120 1921 Ship 5pf purple & brown, imperf, error centre printed DOUBLE. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 53UDD cat €100, SG 44(var). Rare & undercatalogued. (P) $100 $200

3121 1921 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

3122 1921 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

3123 1921 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

3124 1921 Ship 1Mk slate & red, variety "ship on fire", plus centre also shifted. VF fresh MLH. Mi 58I, SG 49(var). (P) $50 $100

3125 1921 Ship 3Mk emerald & black, 2 imperf PROOFS, 1 frame only, other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb. VF fresh MUH. Mi 60Ph1-2 cat €600, SG 51(p). 2014 Ceremuga photo cert (2) (P) $400 $600

3126 1921 Ship 5Mk red & slate,2 imperf PROOFS, 1 with frame only, the other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb, the frame only is top marginal with 75,00 in margin. Mi 61Ph1-2 cat €600, SG 52(p). 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (2). (P) $400 $600

3127 1921 Ship 10Mk chestnut & deep green, 2 imperf PROOFS, 1 with frame only, the other centre only, both wmk large honeycomb. VF fresh MUH. Mi 62Ph1-2 cat €600++, SG 53(p). 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert.(2) (P) $500 $800

3128 1921 Airmail 40pf-2Mk black imperf PROOFS, chalk paper. Superb UN as made, all 4 margins. Mi 66-69P2 cat €1600, SG 57-60(p). Very rare. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (4) (P) $800 $1200

3129 1921 Airmail 40pf black imperf PROOF, on chalk-surfaced paper. VF UN, 4 margins. Mi 66P2 cat €400, SG 57(p). 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $200 $300

3130 1921 Airmail 60pf black imperf PROOF, on chalk-surfaced paper. VF UN, 4 margins. Mi 67P2 cat €400, SG 58(p). 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $200 $300

3131 1921 Airmail 2Mk black imperf PROOF, on chalk-surfaced paper. VF UN, 4 margins. Mi 69P2 cat €400, SG 60(p). 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $200 $300

3132 1921 Arms 30pf red & blue, imperf UL cnr marginal blk of 4, error centre DOUBLE. Stamps VF MUH. Mi 78UDD cat €1000++, SG 69(var). Only 1 sheet existed & spectacular block. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (4) (P) $600 $1000

3133 1923 New Currency opt set 5pf/50m-5G/1mill Mk. Postally F-VFU. SG 166-77. Mi 181-92 cat €1100. Many exp, inc 5G top value by Infla-Berlin & Kniep BPP. (12) (P) $375 $500

3134 1930 opt Danzig Pictorial set 5pf-1G. VFM. SG 210-20 cat £225, Mi 220-30 cat €200. (11). (P) $110 $150

3135 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 £300+. (2 M/S). $90 $150

GERMANY - MEMEL

3136 1923 Surch set 15c, 25c & 30c on 10m-1000m. VF fresh M. SG 91-114 cat £500, Mi 206-229 cat €400. The key stamps exp Brun AIEP. (24). (P) $230 $300

3137 1923 Green surch set 15c/50m-60c/500m. VF fresh MLH. SG 87-90 cat £855, Mi 234-7i cat €650. 2000 Raybaudi photo cert (4) (P) $350 $450

GERMANY - PLEBISCITES

3138 Marienwerder: 1920 Allegorical 50pf violet, vert pr, error IMPERF horiz between. VF fresh MUH. SG 8(var), Mi 8UMW cat €280. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $200 $300

3139 Marienwerder: 1920 Allegorical 50pf violet, blk of 4, error IMPERF horiz between. VF fresh MUH. SG 8(var), Mi 8UMW cat €560+. Extremely rare error. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $400 $600

3140 Schleswig: 1920 "1 ZONE" opt View 5kr green, blue opt. Superb fresh MUH. SG 41, Mi 27b cat €130. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $80 $120

3141 Schleswig: 1920 "1 ZONE" opt View 10kr red, blue opt. Superb fresh MUH. SG 42, Mi 28b cat €140. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $90 $130

3142 Schleswig: 1920 "C.I.S" opt 15pf lilac Postcard. Superb fresh UN. Mi DP 3 cat €225+. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $180 $250

3143 Schleswig: 1920 "C.I.S" opt 7½pf brown Postcard. Superb fresh UN. Mi DP1 cat €225+. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $180 $250

3144 Schleswig: 1920 "C.I.S" opt 10pf red Postcard. Superb fresh UN. Mi DP2 cat €225+. 2007 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $180 $250

3145 Upper Silesia: 1920 Dove & Coal Mine 40pf olive-green, left marginal vert pr, error IMPERF at left between stamps & margin. VFM. SG 27(var), Mi 21UI cat €400. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $275 $400

3146 Upper Silesia: 1920 Dove & Coal Mine 40pf olive-green, UL cnr marginal vert strip of 4, error IMPERF at left between stamps & margin, with printers imprint. VF fresh MUH. SG 27(var). Mi 21UI cat €1200+++ as singles, plus premium for multiple with imprint so would have to be €2000+ as such. Extremely rare & spectacular error multiple. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $900 $1500

3147 Upper Silesia 1920 Pictorial 75pf black-green (the rare shade "schwarzgrun"). FU, tied to piece by "Zellin 9 5 22" cds. SG 30(var), Mi 24b cat €1300+. Very rare. 2009 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $600 $900

3148 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 1Mk slate IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN as made, 4 margins. SG 185(p), Mi 7PU cat (with line) €100. Very rare! Exp Schmutz. (P) $50 $100

3149 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 1.25Mk deep green IMPERF PROOF with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 186(p), Mi 8PU cat €100. Very rare!. Exp Schmutz. (P) $50 $100

3150 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 2Mk carmine IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 187(p), Mi 9PU cat €100. Very rare! Exp Schmutz. (P) $50 $100

3151 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 3Mk emerald IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 188(p), Mi 10PU cat €100. Very rare! Exp Schmutz. (P) $50 $100

3152 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 4Mk deep ultramarine IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 189(p), Mi 11PU cat €100. Very rare! Exp Schmutz. (P) $50 $100

3153 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 4Mk deep ultramarine, vert pr error IMPERF horiz between. VF fresh MUH. SG 189(var), Mi 11(var) both unlisted. Great rarity. 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $600 $1000

3154 Upper Silesia: 1922 Polish Miner 5Mk yellow-brown IMPERF PROOF, usual printer's security line. Fresh MUH, vert crease, 4 margins. SG 190(p), Mi 12PU cat €100. Very rare! Exp Schmutz (P) $50 $100

3155 Upper Silesia: 1923 Polish Miner 80Mk red IMPERF PROOF, with unusual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 195(p), Mi 17PU cat €300. Very rare! Exp Schmutz & 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $150 $250

3156 Upper Silesia: 1923 Polish Miner 100Mk bright violet IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 196(p), Mi 18PU cat €300. Very rare! 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $150 $250

3157 Upper Silesia: 1923 Polish Miner 200Mk dull orange IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 197(p), Mi 19PU cat €300. Very rare! Exp Schmutz & 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $150 $250

3158 Upper Silesia: 1923 Polish Miner 300Mk pale blue IMPERF PROOF, with usual printer's security line. VF UN, as made, 4 margins. SG 198(p), Mi 20PU cat €300. Very rare! Exp Schmutz & 2014 Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. (P) $200 $300

3159 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

3160 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" 10pf Eagle vert format, imperf PROOF in black on wove paper with strong mesh. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 large margins. Mi 1B(p) unlisted. Extremely rare - only currently recorded example. 2015 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) $500 $1000

3161 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" 10pf Eagle horiz format, imperf, cnr marg blk of 4. VF UN. Mi 2B cat €200 as UN singles. Scarce multiple. (4) (P) $100 $150

3162 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

3163 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-certs. (4). (P) $1000 $1500

3164 Upper Silesia: 1921 Polish Rebel "Green Post" 10pf Eagle horiz format, imperf, full sheet of 25 with huge margins, error DOUBLE print, with 2nd weak inverted impression. VF fresh UN as made. Mi 2B(DD) cat €1250+ as normal UN singles, double print unlisted & estimated at least x4 so €5000+++, plus large premium for unique sheet. 2015 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (25). (P) $1000 $2000

3165 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

3166 1920 "Sarre" opt Bavaria 5Mk key value, major variety "broken S" where bottom half of S is split and mostly missing. VF fresh MUH appearance (but expertly redistributed gum). Mi 30I cat €5000 = A$7500. Extremely rare as variety occurred only once per sheet, at the end of the printing with 40-50 sheets affected, and most of these were used. Exp Drahn, plus 2005 Burger BPP photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500

3167 1928 Christmas Charity set 40c (+40c) - 10Fr (+10Fr), all UR cnr marginal blks of 4 with printing date imprints "10-12-1928". F-VF MUH, some sl tropical spots. SG 128-34(var), Mi 128-34Br cat €6520++ as 4 sets, plus premium for blks. Extremely rare imprint set. (7 blks). (P) $1500 $2500

3168 1948 Flood Relief Fund Airmail M/Sheet. Superb U with perfect strike "Mettlach (Saar) 13.12.48" cds. Mi Blk 2 cat €2400+. Sc CB1a cat US$2000+, SG MS 256a cat £3000+. Extremely scarce with genuine pmk. 2014 Sismondo photo cert. (P) $1000 $1500

GERMANY - OCCUPATIONS

3169 1940-43 North Africa Fieldpost “Afrika Korps” special presentation folder commemorating campaign from invasion of France to battles of Tobruk & El-Alamein, to final evacuation from Tunisia, with relevant stamps & pmks inc a captured British "Army Signals" cds, with printed signature of General Field Marshall Rommel. Interesting historical item of which very few have survived! Superb. (P) $400 $800

3170 1943 North Africa Fieldpost franking stamp in ultramarine for Italian troops assisting Rommel's "Afrika Korps", design showing Roman amphitheatre at El-Djem in Tunisia. Superb fresh MUH. Sass FM1 cat €250+. Very interesting historical stamp that was unissued due to defeat & surrender of all Axis forces in North Africa. Copy of 1991 Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo-cert for sheetlet it came from. (P) $180 $250

3171 Aegean-Rhodes: 1944 "WEIHNACHTEN 1944" opt Rhodes 5c dark lilac red, opt type III, error opt DOUBLE, mostly overlapped but both equally strong & distinct. VF fresh MUH, top marginal. Mi 12IIIDD error, unlisted, normal cat €380++ & such error should be many times that. Rungas BPP photo-cert. (P) $350 $500

3172 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 28 5 44" cds. To Italy, with German censor h/s in red bars, & "C3" h/s. H&G 19b. Mi P3F cat €300 for UN & unpriced U! Very rare. (P) $180 $300

3173 Albania: 1943 "14 Shtator 1943" opt King Pictorial set 1q/3q - 3Fr, plus Express 25q. VF fresh MUH. SG 389-E402 cat £225 for M, so £450+ MUH, Sass 1-14 cat €400, Mi 1-14 cat €350. (14). (P) $250 $350

3174 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 £600, Mi 1-14 cat €500. 2014 Ceremuga photo cert. (14). (P) $300 $450