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20pf. grey ultramarine shade, mint with part original gum and used examples of this rare shade, fine. Signed Zenker (mint) and Jäschke (used). Michel 72c, €2,700. Photo £250-300
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1m. carmine-red, 25 x 16 perforation holes, good colour, unmounted mint; some wrinkles, otherwise fine, Jäschke-Lantelme Certificate (2002). S.G. 77B, £950, Michel 78B, €2,500. Photo £350-400
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1m. carmine-red, variety imperforate, large part original gum; fine. Signed Ebel. Michel 78bU, €1,200. Photo £150-200
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1m., 2m., 3m., 5m. and 5m. centre inverted 1918 reprints, each in a mint perf. 14 1/2 sheet of twenty with "nachdruck" on reverse; fine £250-300
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Mint and used collection (138) on pages, including Peace time printing 2pf. to 80pf. (set except 60pf.) overprinted "Specimen", better shades of the 10pf., 20pf. original gum, 5pf. (2) and 10pf. double print, 20pf. imperforate, 5m. (2 shades) used, Wartime printing with better shades, 20pf. imperf. between stamp and margin at foot used, 26 x 17 perforation holes 1m., 2m., 3m., 5m., etc., chiefly fine with many signed by a variety of experts £250-300
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Wartime printing 10pf. lilac-red, fine used. Rare. Double signed Hochstadter. Michel 86IIe, €3,000. Photo £150-200
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Wartime printing 25pf. black and red on yellow (schwartz metallisch), original gum, fine. Signed Zenker. Michel 88IIa, €1,500. Photo £100-150
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Wartime printing 80pf. black and bright carmine (metallisch glänzend), fine used. Signed Hochstadter. Michel 93IIa, €1,800. Photo £120-150
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Peace time printing 30pf. black and orange on orange-white, unmounted mint, fine. Double signed Oechsner. Michel 89Iy, €3,400. Photo £350-400
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Peace time printing 5m. crimson and black, the so-called "Minister" print, used; trace of a diagonal crease. Double signed Jäschke. Michel 97AIM, €2,000. Photo £100-150
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Watermark Rings 3m. violet black from the lower left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint and hinged in margin only. Signed Ressel, Richter and H. Block (in the margin). R.P.S. Certificate (1979). S.G. 95Ba, £3,000. Michel 96NIIaW, €6,000. Photo £2,000-2,500
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1916-20 mint and used collection (125) on pages, including 1917 British propaganda forgery 15pf. imperforate (Bühler (1985) Certificate), 1919 War Wounded 15pf. + 5pf. scarce shades used, 1919 Weimar 25pf. and 30pf. "1019" errors, 1920 2.50m. deep purple (Michel 115d) shade used, 2.50m. double print used, 1920 2m. 50 on 2m. lilac rose and lilac brown shades, etc., chiefly fine with many signed by a variety of experts £200-250
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1920-21 overprints on Bavaria, a mint and used collection (130) on leaves with values to 20m., including varieties, imperfs., overprints omitted, etc., chiefly fine, many signed by a variety of experts £100-150
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1920-21 new colours and values, mint and used selection (26) including 15pf., 20pf. (pair), 80pf. and 4m. imperf., 60pf. Kölner postal forgery, 1 1/4m. imperf. between stamps and margin at foot, etc., many signed by a variety of experts £100-150
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1921-23 mint and used collection housed in a black album, hundreds including 1921 surcharges with shiny ink. 1m. 60 on 5pf. deep brown used (Bechtold (1995) Certificate), dull ink 1m. 60 on 5pg. deep brown used (Oechsner (1989) Certificate), 1921-22 5pf., 10pf., 15pf., 30pf., 120pf., 160pf. all used and signed by various experts, 20m. background inverted used (signed Infla, Bechtold), 20m. background printed double unmounted mint (Bechtold (1998) Certificate), 1922 Posthorn 5m. imperf., 50m. watermark quatrefoil (2 used, signed Infla and Peschl), 1922-23 Air 50pf. imperforate between stamp and margin at foot (Oechsner (2006) Certificate), etc., chiefly fine and with many signed by various experts. A valuable lot with careful viewing essential £700-800
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1923 Relief Fund mint and used selection (16) including 20 + 1000m. indigo and green with background inverted, unmounted mint from the left of the sheet (Bechtold (1995) Certificate). S.G. 259a, £600, Michel 260K II, €1,000), etc., fine £200-250
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1923 Inflation provisionals, a specialised mint and used collection housed in a red album, hundreds including 1923 (Aug.-Oct.) 800t. on 500m. yellow-green (signed Infla), 1923 (Oct.-Nov) zig-zag roulette 20M. blue used (signed Peschl), 50Md. light blue used (signed Infla), etc., many varieties with imperforates, imperforate between stamp and margin, inverted and double surcharges, unissued values, etc., chiefly fine. A valuable and interesting lot worthy of careful inspection £1,200-1,500
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1923 (Nov.) 1md. on 100m. deep reddish purple, the "Hitler provisional", Munich c.d.s. of 12 Nov. 1923, fine and rare. Signed Infla and with Peschl Certificate (1984).
S.G. 342b, £6,000. Michel 331a, €4,800. Photo £800-1,000
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1924-32 mint and used collection on pages, hundreds including 1924 Air sets, 5pf. and 20pf. watermark horizontal with part original gum, 1924 Eagle 3pf. and 5pf. imperforate, 5pf. and 10pf. fibrous paper (used), 50pf. imperforate between stamp and margin at foot, 1926 Welfare fund 5pf. + 5pf. and 10pf. + 10pf. each with part original gum and used, 1928-32 5pf. green gum unmounted mint, 1930 Zeppelin Chicago flight 4m. "Lightning" variety, 1930 IPOSTA miniature sheet, 1931 Zeppelin Polar flight set, hyphen omitted 1m. with original gum, 2m. used, etc., chiefly good to fine £500-700
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1928 Welfare Fund 5pf. + 5pf. watermark vertical, used, three tiny perf. thins, otherwise fine and rare. H D Schlegel Certificate (1998). S.G. 446a, £4,750. Michel 425x, €4,000. Photo £200-250
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1933-45 mint and used collection housed in two albums contained in a carton, including 1933-41 Hindenburg 6pf. imperforate, 1933 Zeppelin Chicago flight set, 1933 Wagner perf. 13 1/2 x 13 and perf. 13 1/2 sets (used), 1933 Nothilfe miniature sheet and the set of four from the sheet, 1930 Colonizers 3pf. scarce shade (signed Peschl), 1934 Nuremburg 12pf. imperforate (Schlegel (1996) Certificate, Michel 547U, unpriced), 1935 Ostropa miniature sheet mint, used and another (stained) on cover), set from the miniature sheet, 1935 Railway 6pf. imperforate between stamp and margin at foot (2), 25pf. imperforate, 1935 Nuremburg 6pf. imperforate between stamp and margin at foot, 12pf. imperforate, set with watermark inverted mint and used, 1936 von Guericke 6pf. extra lock of hair variety, 1936 Winter Relief 3pf. + 2pf. imperforate between stamp and margin at right (Schlegel (1995) certificate), 1937 Culture fund 25pf. four different trial printings imperforate, 1938 Nuremburg Congress 6pf. + 19pf. proof in black green (Schlegel (1996) Certificate, Michel 672P, unpriced), 1943 Heroes 5pf. + 4pf. imperforate (2), imperforate between stamp and margin at top, 15pf. + 10pf. imperforate, 50pf. + 50pf. die proof in black, 1943 Labour Corps 3pf. + 7pf. imperforate single and gutter pair, 5pf. + 10pf. imperforate, 6pf. + 14pf. imperforate proof in black, 1943 Rossegger 12pf. + 8pf. imperforate, 1943 Grand Prix set in imperforate proof blocks of four (Ludin (1987) Certificates), 1944 Mothers 6pf. + 4pf. imperforate, etc., many accompanied by certificates or signed by various experts, chiefly good to fine. A valuable and interesting lot £2,000-3,000
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1934 Hindenburg Memorial 5pf. emerald green, variety imperforate between stamp and margin at top, unmounted mint; slight wrinkles, otherwise fine and rare.
S.G. 546var., Michel 549Up, €1,500. Photo £200-220
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1942 Armed Sports Day 6pf. violet on greenish paper, unmounted mint, fine. Double signed Schlegel and with H. Oechsner Certificate (2004). S.G. 808var., Michel 818IV, €1,600. Photo £150-200
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1945-49 mint and used collection in a red album, hundreds including Allied Military Post 1945-46 Westerman set mint and set except 8pf., 80pf. and 1m. used, American, British and Soviet Russian Zones 1946-47 miniature sheet perf. and imperf., British and American Zones 1948 Currency reform band and overprint sets of 17, 1948-50 Buildings, 1949 Hanover fair miniature sheet, French Zones Baden 1948-49 "PF" omitted sets mint and used 1949 Freiburg set and miniature sheets, 1949 Red Cross set (used) and miniature sheet, Rhineland Palatinate 1948-49 "PF" omitted set, 1949 Red Cross set and miniature sheet, Württemberg 1948-49 "PF" omitted set, 1949 Red Cross set and miniature sheet, etc., chiefly fine £400-500
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1948-87 mint and used collection in a Lighthouse album, hundreds including 1949-54 Buildings 2m., 3m., 1949 U.P.U., 1949 Goethe (used), 1949 Berlin Relief fund set and miniature sheet, 1950 E.R.P., 1950 Orchestra, 1951-53 Bells, later isssues, etc., mixed condition £500-600
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1947-90 used collection housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, thousands including some Allied Occupations with Saarland, 1950 Bach, 1950 Academy, 1953 and 1953-55 Five Year Plan sets, a good range of later issues with miniature sheets, se-tenant pairs and blocks, etc., chiefly fine £50-80
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1949-2000 comprehensive mint and used collection arranged in three albums, contained in a carton, thousands including used 1949 Parliament, Stamp Centenary, U.P.U. 30pf. and Refugees' Relief Fund, 1950 Bach, 1951 Wuppertal Exhibition, Humanitarian Relief Fund, 1952 Humanitarian Relief Fund and mint 1951 St. Mary's Church and apparently complete from 1963 to date. Mostly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £5,900 £250-300
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1945-95 mint collection housed in four Lighthouse hingeless albums and two stockbooks contained in a carton, including Allied Occupations with American, British and Russian Zones 1946 perf. and imperf. miniature sheets, British and American Zones 1948 band overprints on Workers, 1949 Hanover miniature sheet, Federal Republic 1949 Parliament 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 U.P.U., 1951 to 1955 Relief Fund sets, 1950 Bach,
1951-52 Posthorns, 1951 St. Mary's Church, 1951 NBA, 1951 Rontgen, 1953 Transport, 1954-60 Heuss, a very fine and comprehensive range of later issues, automatic labels, etc., chiefly unmounted mint (including the Posthorns) and mainly fine £400-500
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1949-87 mint and used collection housed in two Lighthouse albums contained in a carton, including 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 Relief, 1950 Bach, 1951 St. Mary's Church, 1951 Relief, 1951 NBA, 1952 and 1953 Relief, a fine and largely complete range of later issues, booklet combinations, etc., the earlier issues mostly used, good to fine £200-250
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1955-84 collection of approximately 1,500 special flight covers and cards housed in eight albums, contained in two cartons, countries A-Z, a wide variety of frankings and cancelations, chiefly fine. Also 150+ photographs of various aeroplanes £1,000-1,200
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1910-41 mint and used collection housed in a Lighthouse album, including 1910 5pf. + X, 5pf. + labels (19 with "Blenen-Honig" on card), 10pf. + X, 10pf. + labels (9 with "Pelikan Tinte" on cover), 1925 Welfare 20pf. + 20pf. + X used, 1928 Welfare with
many better, later issues, etc., chiefly good to fine with many signed or with certificates. Careful viewing essential £2,500-3,000
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1874-1944 mint and used collection on leaves, including 1874 Railway Mail black on yellow (Michel I) unused (Grabowski (1981) Certificate) and on cover, 1903 and 1905 sets overprinted "Specimen", 1921 "1921" 20pf. Prussian blue used (Oechsner (1990) Certificate), 1920 overprinted on Bavaria 1 1/4m. broken "E" variety used, 1920 for Württemberg watermark rings 20pf. imperforate, 1922-23 100m. imperforate between stamp and margin at foot, 1923 2Mrd. M to 50Mrd. M. used (all signed), 1923 (Aug.) 800Tsd. on 30pf. used, etc., chiefly fine and many signed by a variety of experts £500-600
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Mint and used selection (223), including States, Empire, Post Offices and Colonies, Occupations, Allied Occupations, D.R.R., Ruhleben P.O.W., with cards, reply paid cards, covers, etc., chiefly good to fine £200-250
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German propaganda forgery of Great Britain 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/2d., British propaganda forgeries, Himmler 6pf. type II (unmounted mint), Von Witzleben 24pf. + 26pf., Winterhilf 3pf. + 2pf. and 12pf. + 6pf. se tenant pair (mint, red marks on reverse), O.S.S. Hitler skull "futsches reich" 12pf. block of four; fine £300-400
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British Forgeries: 1943 Himmler 6pf. violet type I, a complete sheet of twenty (5x4), unmounted mint, separated vertically between stamps three and four although still attached in margin, position three defective at top right corner otherwise fresh and fine. A very rare item. Michel 28 I, €40,000+. Photo £6,000-8,000
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1912-33 mint and used collection on leaves, including 1912 (Feb.) Bork-Brück (-) violet unmounted mint and used on piece (Sieger (1996) Certificate), 1912 (May) Bork-Brück (-) violet on 5pf. postal stationery card, 1912 Gotha-Erfurt (-) unmounted mint, 1913 Mülhausen-Feldburg (-) lilac red on card (Germania stamp missing), 1924 Berlin-Angora 2GM. unmounted mint and on red cover, 1933 Balloon Exhibition, the three on separate cards, etc., chiefly fine £1,000-1,200
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1912 10pf., 20pf. and 30pf. used, 30pf. "Large Moon" variety with original gum, 30pf. (3) on special card, "Gelber Hund" 1m. on 10pf. used (2, one the "Huna" variety), "E.EL.P." with set original gum; fine £120-150
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Malakote 1890 Denhardt Brothers 16p. 32p., 1r. and 3r. labels, fresh unused £60-80
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1905 (1 Oct.) Chinese Currency, no watermark, 2 1/2d. carmine and black with part original gum; slightly grubby appearance nevertheless a collectable example of the scarce stamp. S.G. 33, £2,000; Michel 27A, €1,800 £150-200
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1875-99 2m. violet purple block of four, 1880 25pf., 50pf. (3) on blue piece with manuscript "Constanti/nopel 13/4/81" cancellations (2m.) and "kaiserl deutsch.p.a.constantinopel/13.4/18" cancelling the other values; fine. A rare and decorative combination. Steuer Certificate (2001). Michel V37a, V43a, V44a. Photo £400-500
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1857 (12 Nov.) entire to London bearing 1856 6d. lilac tied by "G" in barred oval, blue-green "gibraltar/12 no 1857/ship letter", red "paid/liverpool/ship" tombstone (19.11) and "london/paid" c.d.s. (20.11) in the same colour, all on the front; light horizontal filing fold crossing the red datestamp, otherwise fine. S.G. Z11. Photo £500-600
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1861 (12 Jan.) soldier's entire letter to England, headed "From Sgt. G.N. Gordon, 100th Royal Canadian, Gibraltar", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing GB 1d. Stars cancelled "A26", showing Gibraltar c.d.s. at centre with Bristol arrival d.s. on reverse; the contents include "....have got 65 distressed disabled volunteers for Garibaldi left here by the steamer that was engaged to take them home". Photo £300-400
Note: The 100th Royal Canadian Regiment of Foot was raised in the Richmond Ont. district. The complement was 1027 men, many of whom were descendants of veterans of the 1812 war. Baron de Rottenburg was Adjutant-General of the Canadian Militia. This is the first occasion on which a regiment was raised in Canada for service abroad, in the Imperial interest. As a British unit, the regiment served on garrison duty in Gibraltar
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1886-1999 mint and used collection housed in three brown Lighthouse albums contained in a carton, including 1886 overprints on Bermuda, 1886-87 set, 1889 set, 1889-96 Spanish Currency set, 1903 2/- to 8/-, 1904-08 8/-, 1906-11 4/-, 1912-24 8/- and £1, 1921-27 8/- (used), 1925-32 £1, 1938-51 perf. 2d. grey 13 1/2 watermark sideways used, values to £1 with better perfs., 1948 Wedding £1, 1953-59 to £1,
1960-62 to £1, a fine range of later issues with values to £5 (4), miniature sheets, Postage Dues, etc., mixed condition £450-500
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x 1886-2003 collection of used in Davo album, including 1886 2d. and 4d., 1889 set to 75c. on 1/-, 1889-96 values to 1p. bistre, 1898 values to 1/-, 1935 Silver Jubilee,
1938-51 set to £1, Q.E with 1960 set to £1 followed by a fairly comprehensive range to 2003 with several miniature sheets. Condition is a little mixed in places though the majority are fine used, particularly the more recent issues. A good lot for continuation £150-200
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1912-24 1/2d. to £1, set of ten overprinted "specimen", large part original gum (hinge remainders), fresh colours and fine. S.G. 76s-85s, £500 £240-280
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1912-24 £1 dull purple and black on red, fine mint. S.G. 85, £325. Photo £120-150
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1925 International Reply coupon, Stockholm design block of four without issuing office cancellations; trace on mounting on reverse at left, otherwise fine and fresh. Unique. Photo £700-900
Provenance: King Farouk of Egypt
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x A general mint collection in stockbook from 1886 2 1/2d. and 6d., 1889 set to 75c. on
1/-, 1889-96 values to 5pi. (2) including some multiples, 1898 values to 1/- (2), 1903 values to 4/- plus £1 overprinted "specimen", 1912-22 set to £1 with additional £1 and blocks of 2/- (4 and 6), 1925-32 values to £1 (2) plus £5 overprinted "specimen", 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d. extra flagstaff variety in a corner block, 1938-51 values to £1 (4) with a few Specimens, some Q.E definitive sets to top value. Clean and attractive, generally lightly mounted or unmounted mint £700-900
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1924 £1 purple and black on red, fresh mint. S.G. 24, £550. Photo £150-200
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x A mint collection on stockleaves which includes 1911 set to 1/- overprinted "specimen", 1912-22 values to 2/6d., 1922-27 10/- with top margin and 10/- overprinted "specimen", 1939-55 set perforated "specimen" and mint, 1956-62 values to 10/- (2), later definitive sets to 1968 and 1940 Postage Due set of eight. The majority are unmounted mint £300-350
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