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GERMANY
(Also see lots 558, 572/85, 625/32, 747/8, 1988/9) |
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Baden. 1851-68 Mint and used selection including 1860-62 3k (6, one deep blue), 6k (2), 9k, 1862 1k (4), 6k (2), 9k (5), perf 13½ 3k rose, 1868 7k sky blue all used, the rare 1862 1k silver-grey unused without gum (thin and horizontal crease), etc., condition very mixed but with some good stamps, also four pieces. (c.300). £200-300
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Bremen. 1855-67 Mint and used selection including 1855 3gr horizontal laid paper used, 1856-63 5gr type A unused and type B used, 7gr used, 5sgr used (2, shades), 1861-64 perf 16 5gr and 5sgr used, 1866-67 perf 13 2gr mint (2), 3gr mint and used, 5gr mint (2, both types), 7gr mint, 10gr mint, etc., a few faults, 1856-63 5sgr deep green with 1975 R.P.S Certificate. (29). £200-300
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Mecklenburg. 1856-67 Mecklenburg-Schwerin (38) and Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19), mint and used selection including 1856 5s blue used (2), 1864 5s bistre mint, 1866 2s used, Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1sch mint, etc. (57). £100-120
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Oldenburg. 1852-67 Mint and used selection including scarce 1852-59 ⅓sgr on green used, 1859 1g possibly on indigo (thinned), 3g on yellow used, 1861 1g (2, one the rare dull blue) and 2g used, 3g mint and used, 1862-67 roulette 11½ ⅓g mint, etc., some faults and a few forgeries noted, also entire letters bearing 1852-59 1/30th (faults) or 1859 1g, and an 1863 1g stationery envelope. A useful lot, with 1973/75 R.P.S Certificates for 1861 1g dull blue and 2g rose-red, Walter Engel Certificate for 3g yellow stating small repair. (86). £300-400
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Schleswig-Holstein. 1850-67 Mint and used selection including 1850 1s pale blue unused, Holstein German Administration 1¼s blue lithographed with large lettering unused (S.G. 54), etc. (76). £150-200
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Wurttemburg. 1851-1923 Mint and used range including 1851-52 1k (2), 9k on rose (2), 18k (2), 1857 1k deep brown, 18k, 1859-62 imperf 18k, perf 13½ thin paper 9k (2), 18k (2) all used, 1862 perf 10 6k mint, 1863-64 perf 10 9k black-brown used (2), etc., some faults, many better stamps noted. (100s). £300-400
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Concentration Camps. 1940-44 Cover from Buchenwald and camp lettersheets from Auschwitz, Dachau or Sachsenhausen, Auschwitz lettersheet with the stamp removed by the censor, the others franked 12pf, the Sachsenhausen lettersheet with file holes and small tape stain, otherwise fine. (4). £200-250
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1945-60 Collection including Spremberg locals (342), 1945-46 British & American Zone plate blocks (127), specialised study of the Berlin 2pf obligatory tax stamps, 1954-60 booklet panes with se-tenant panes in sheet form (S.G. 1109, 1152ba, 1152bca, £8,500+), etc. (Many 100s). £300-400
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Balloons - Louis Godard. 1897 Leipzig Exhibition postcards of Louis Godard or his balloon, a coloured postcard posted from the exhibition (June 21); and two cards of Godard flown in the balloon on October 19th, one unaddressed card with oval and large boxed cachets and imitation Tarnau c.d.s (Oct. 21), the other card with unframed and small boxed cachets posted registered from Tarnau (Oct 22) franked 25pf, very scarce. Also a 1907 card of the royal balloon "Hohenzollern". Photo on Page 132. £250-300
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Balloons. 1912 Gordon Bennett balloon race from Stuttgart, coloured poster type postcards (2) and labels (6), one card posted to the USA (Oct 26, the day before the race) written and signed by the American balloonist Arthur Atherholt with the message "off tomorrow for Russia, twenty three balloons". Atherholt and Watts were disqualified for ascending after sunset, but unaware of this they flew to Russia where they were arrested as spies due to a discrepancy in their paperwork. Minor edge faults but a unique card. (8). £100-120
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1909-14 Covers and cards (12) and labels (32) for various events including 1911 round flight (2), 1912 Nurenberg air week, 1913 Prince Henrich flights (2) and 1913 round Berlin air race (two large cards), also 1912 Bork-Bruck Flugpost pair of perforated semi-official air stamps. (46). £150-180
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1912-14 Flown postcards (12) and a cover with special datestamps, comprising 1912 (May 19) Mannheim-Heidelberg, June 30 Pforzheim-Karlsruhe, Oct. 8th - Nov. 15th Munich flights with imprinted or adhesive semi-official air stamps (3, also an unused card), Oct. 12/16 Wiesbaden-Frankfurt or Frankfurt-Wiesbaden, June 13/19 Flugpost am Rhein cancels of Darmstadt (2, one with Gelber Hund stamp, the other card depicting the plane), 1914 (May 10/11) Dresden-Leipzig (2) or Leipzig-Dresden. (13). £250-300
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1912 (May 18) Picture postcard flown from Leipzig to Lindenthal with 50pf semi-official air stamp cancelled boxed "Durch Flugpost 18/5 12", a 5pf stamp cancelled at Leipzig with circular "MARGARETENVOLKSFEST / ZV / LEIPZIG / AM 18. MAI / 1912" datestamp alongside the stamp. Also the air stamp mint (staining) and used on piece. The card with Sieger Certificate (1984). £100-120
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1912 (July 25) Picture postcard of the pilot Schlegel in a Gotha aeroplane, flown from Gotha to Erfurt, bearing 10pf semi-official air stamp cancelled by Schlegel signature, posted at Erfurt franked 5pf, fine and scarce. £120-150
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1919-58 Covers, mainly first flights, also commercial covers, including 1933-36 Deutsche Lufthansa pictorial envelopes with meters depicting various aircraft (6), 1945 (Mar 26) commercial cover from Feldpost 68065 bearing brown Inselpost stamp, Danzig flights, also some ephemera, almost all prewar. (89). £400-600
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1926-44 Covers and cards including first flights to or from South America, Berlin to Canary Islands (2) or Spain, Junkers D-2500 flights (2), etc., also an Aero Lloyd ticket. (18). £300-350
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1927-28 Transatlantic flights by Kohl and von Hunefeld, registered cover franked 25m and postcard franked 12m, intended for the Dessau to New York flight in "Bremen", both returned with cachets after the flight was abandoned, and three postcards of the pilots and plane; 1928 postcards of Kohl, von Hunefeld and the Irishman Major Fitzmaurice who flew from Bremen to New York (2), and two U.S cards commemorating this flight, one flown on the special Milwaukee to Chicago flight. (9). £120-150
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Catapult Mail. 1929-39 Covers and cards from Germany (12, six posted at sea) or Saar to USA, or USA to Germany (4) despatched by catapult flight from the "Bremen" (11) or "Europa" (6) with cachets, also four covers posted on or endorsed by these two ships, and two cards of catapult planes (one posted on the 1930 Graf Zeppelin to England), the Saar card stained, otherwise mainly fine. (23). £180-220
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Junkers Aircraft and Company. Thematic collection on pages including covers and cards (c.80), many stamps, some labels, photos and ephemera, including 1893 Chicago World Columbian Exhibition postcard with message written by Hugo Junkers, first flight covers with 1924 Berlin to Angora cover with special air post stamp, 1937 London to Munich card pilot signed, Junkers Co. meters with wartime covers showing a Stuka dive bomber, etc. (80++). £300-400
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Morocco. 1858 (Mar 9) Entire from Gibraltar to Tangier addressed in Arabic, franked perf 14 2d blue pair each cancelled "G", Gibraltar double arc datestamp on the front, vertical fold, very unusual. £150-200
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1859-67 Entire letters from Gibraltar to New York, the 1859 (Mar. 22) letter franked 2d plate 7 + 1856 1/- and 1867 (Nov 19) letter franked 2d plate 9 + 1865 1/-, all cancelled "A26" with black "5 / N. YORK AM PKT" arrival datestamps, carried from Liverpool on the Inman Line "City of Baltimore" (1859) or NGL "New York" (1867), pressed file folds. (2). £200-250
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1862 (Apr 22) Cover from Gibraltar to Vermont franked 2d plate 9 + 1856 1/- each cancelled "A26", "DEVONPORT / PACKET LETTER" backstamp (P3), carried from Liverpool on Inman Line "Etna" with black "5 / N. YORK AM PKT" c.d.s (May 12). £150-200
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1873 (Dec 2) Entire letter from Gibraltar to New York franked 2d plate 14 + 1873 6d grey plate 12 cancelled by Gibraltar A26 duplex, carried from Southampton on NGL "Rhein", red London and New York Paid datestamps, very attractive. £120-150
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1886 ½d - 1/- Overprint set of seven mint, 2½d with paper adhering to reverse, otherwise fine, large part gum. S.G. 1/7, £1,200. (7). Photo on Page 130. £250-3001061
3H H <\i>1903 ½d - £1 Set of ten mint, the 8/- and £1 apparently unmounted, £1 with Enzo Diena Certificate (2019). S.G. 46/55, £1,200. (10). Photo on Page 16. £380-420
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1906-11 ½d - 8/- Set of nine fine mint. S.G. 66/74, £700. (9). £140-160
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1950 New Constitution 6d, variety overprint double, fine used. With B.P.A Certificate (1987). S.G. 142a, £1,300. Photo on Page 178. £350-400
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1924 KGV £1 fine mint. S.G. 24, £600. Photo on Page 130. £150-180
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1940 Postage Due ½d - 1/6 set of eight in vertical pairs, all perfined "SPECIMEN", 1d pair with fault to upper stamp, otherwise superb unmounted, very scarce in multiples. S.G. D1/8s, £500+. (16). Photo on Page 194. £120-150
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Large Hermes Heads |
The Large Hermes Head issues are very complex, and certain printings are difficult to classify with 100% certainty. We cannot therefore guarantee that all stamps are accurately identified by printing, although the collection has come from a knowledgable collector and was formed with care over many years.
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1861-66 5L - 80L Study on pages showing the differing printings, virtually all used (Paris 80L mint), nearly all fine four margin stamps. (63). £300-400
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1861 Paris Printing proofs from the "Barre" archive, set of seven in pairs in the issued colours, on ungummed thin paper, the 1L pair marginal, 10L with figures on reverse, all fine. (7 pairs). Photo on Page 130. £350-400
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1861 Paris Printing proofs, 1L and 20L (2) in black, 5L in rose (2, one with Holcombe Certificate), 1L brown (2) and 20L blue (3 singles + block of four) all with additional printing on the front or reverse, also 1L brown and 80L carmine both possibly proofs, some faults. (16). Photo on Page 130. £200-300
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1861 Paris Printing, mint or unused selection comprising 1L (2, one without gum), 2L (5, one without gum), 5L (no gum), 10L (2, one without gum), 20L (no gum), 40L, 80L (2, one a little stained), a few faults, the majority fine with four margins. S.G. 1/7. (14). Photo on Page 130. £250-300
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1861 Paris Printing, used selection comprising 1L (6), 2L (4), 5L (2), 10L (4), 20L (4, one on cover), 40L (13), 80L, a few with faults, the majority fine with four margins, two with certificates, a good lot. S.G. 1/7. (34). Photo on Page 130. £400-500
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1861 Provisional Athens Printing, 20L prussian blue without numeral on reverse, coarse print with quadrille background, four small to good margins, faintest trace of a crease, otherwise fine used with "1" cancel, ex Alphonse collection, very scarce. S.G. 10A, V. 9. Photo on Front Cover. £2,000-2,500
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1861-62 Provisional Athens Printing, mint or unused selection comprising fine print 1L (5), 2L (5), 5L (8), 20L, coarse print 2L (2), one 1L and three 5L with gum, the others without gum, some faults, mint 20L with small repair. S.G. 9A, 8/9B, 11B. (21). £100-150
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1861-62 Provisional Athens Printing, fine print, used selection comprising 1L (3), 2L (7), 5L (8), 10L (7), 20L (4, one on cover), 40L (6), 80L (16), a few faults though the majority are fine. S.G. 8/14B. (51). £400-500
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1861-62 Provisional Athens Printing, coarse print, used selection comprising 2L, 5L (4), 10L (6), 20L (4), 40L (3), a few faults, the majority fine. S.G. 9A, 11/14A. (18). £200-250
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May 1862 First Athens Printing, mint or unused selection comprising 1L block of four and three singles (one without gum), 2L (3, one without gum), 5L, 10L, 20L (no gum), 40L and 80L rose carmine (no gum), 5L cut into, otherwise mainly fine. (15). £100-150
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May 1862 First Athens Printing, used selection comprising 1L, 2L (2), 5L (2), 10L (2), 20L (8), 40L (4), 80L (9), a few faults, the majority fine. (28). £100-150
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1862-67 Consecutive Athens Printings, mint or unused selection comprising 1L (12), 2L blocks of four (3) and singles (2, one without gum), 5L (2), 10L (3, one without gum), 20L (2, one without gum), 40L (2), 80L (2), mainly fine. S.G. 16/22. (37). £250-300
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1862-67 Consecutive Athens Printings, mainly used selection comprising 1L (11), 2L (31), 5L (13), 10L (43), 20L (55), 40L (42) and 80L (32), a few control varieties include inverted "10" (2) and inverted "8" in "80" (4), various shades, also four pieces or fronts, some faults but many fine. S.G. 16/22. (231). £400-600
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1862-67 Consecutive Athens Printings, 20L used showing various control varieties including "80" instead of "20", also "20" double, etc, some faults. (16). £150-200
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1862-67 Consecutive Athens Printing 80L rose-carmine mint block of six (2x3), fine and attractive. Photo on Page 120. £100-120
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1862-67 Consecutive Athens Printings, 80L carmine vertical pair with margin at left, upper stamp with "8" inverted on reverse, mint, large part original gum, very scarce, with Holcombe Certificate (1991). S.G. 22/c, V. 34/b. Photo on Page 194. £150-250
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1868-69 Athens Printings from cleaned plates, mainly used selection comprising 1L (15), 2L (14), 5L (12), 10L (10), 20L (46), 40L (11), 80L (18), some faults but many fine. S.G. 23/29. (126). £250-300
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1868 Athens Printings from cleaned plates, 40L with "20" control on reverse corrected to "40", three used examples all with four margins, one with two small tears at left, one thinned, the third apparently fine. S.G. 28b, V. 40c. (3). Photo on Page 130. £250-350
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1870 Special Printing under the supervision for German workmen, 1L unused no gum (small ink mark on face) and used, 20L mint and used (14, one on an entire), two with variety inverted "20" control on reverse (both three margins), some faults. S.G. 30/1. (17). £100-150
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1871 Athens Printing on inferior quality paper, 80L carmine-rose with control variety "8" for "80" (a tiny part of the "0" showing, as is usual for this variety), mint original gum, three large margins, cut into at upper left. With the original inscribed sheet of paper upon which this stamp was mounted when presented in 1899 by Dr Emilio Diena to W. Dorning Beckton at the Manchester Philatelic Exhibition, and the write-up pieces from Dorning Beckton's album page. A rare variety mint. S.G. 39c, V. 41e. Photo on Page 130. £250-300
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1871 Athens Printing on inferior quality paper, mainly used selection comprising 1L (7), 2L (19, twelve mint), 5L (17), 10L (8), 20L (21), 40L (9), 80L (8). Some faults though the majority are fine. S.G. 32/38. (89). £150-200
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1872-75 Athens Printing on thin transparent paper, selection comprising 1L (12, four mint), 2L (10, three mint), 5L (28, one unused without gum), 10L (20), 20L (30, two mint), 40L (31, five mint), 80L (2), some faults but many fine. S.G. 39/44. (133). £400-500
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