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1900/60 (ca.), several hundred covers and cards, mostly Germany with some Bavaria private postal stationery cards, ship mail, etc.

1913, old pre-printed album “Schwaneberger Permanent Album – Popular Edition” from 1913, mostly sparsely filled with stamps from around the world. The album is in good condition.

1852/1980 (ca.), unused and used small lot, including some German states, varieties, better stamps and nice cancellationsetc.

1841/1990 (ca.), about 120 covers and cards with some interesting items as Mulready letter sheet, Togo occupation items, some German states, etc.

1849/1960, interesting lot in 30 small albums, including overseas, Germany and Europe.

1849/1984, unused/mint and used collection in 12 albums, quite complete from 1942 onwards, including Mi. No. 144-151 unused and souvenier sheet 3 used.

1892/2001, unused/used and mint never hinged holding, beginning with first issues, incl. better Souvenir Sheets Mi.-Nr. Bl. 1-4, etc., from ca. 1958 mostly complete, in one album

1930/69, approx. 800–900 meter marks on stock cards of company Francotyp up to1940, and approx. 800–1,000 postmarks from after 1945, from many different countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary

1851/1945, mostly used stamps from German States till overseas, with a focus on pre-1920 issues on old pre-printed sheets. Also one pre-printed “Europe” album containing additional stamps, some of which are unused.

1850/1980 (ca.), about 300/400 covers and cards, much simple material, but also some interesting items.

1880–1980, several hundred letters, postcards, and postal stationeries, with a focus on Norway, including registered letters and ship mail, among other items. Also included are three small selection booklets containing stamps from the Old German States till DDR

Ludwig XII. 1498-1515. Bronzemedaille, 1499. Zum Gedenken an den Besuch des Königspaares in Lyon. Av. FELICE LVDOVICO REGNATE DVODECIMO CESARE ALTERO GAVDET OMNIS NACIO. Büste von Ludwig XII. n.r., mit Lilienkrone verziertes Barett und Kette des Ordens des Heiligen Michael, Lilien verziertes Feld, im Exergum Löwe n.l.; Rv. LVGDVN RE PVBLICA GAVDETE BIS ANNA REGNANTE BENIGNE SIC FVI CONFLATA. Büste von Anne de Bretagne n.l., mit kurzem Schleier bedeckt, auf diesem die Königskrone, geteiltes Feld mit Lilien und Hermelin verziert, im Exergum Löwe n.l. 113,7 mm, 502 g Aufhängeloch. Alter Guss. Randfehler, Sehr schön

1827/1945, predominantly used collection, starting with early Ceres issues with e.g. Mi.-Nr. 8a used with Cert. Goebel BPP, further better values and Souvenir Sheets Bl. 2 and Bl. 3 (2), etc., varying condition, in one album

1810/1960 (ca.), large accumulation of several hundreds covers and cards, spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, with particular strength in the pre-1930 period, with a wide range of postal history material, France and Germany well represented, including a selection of classic issues, also a good choice of unused postal stationery cards from around the world, with some duplication, and more. An eclectic and useful assembly, the occasional fault notwithstanding, overall in good condition.

1840/1938, valuable accumulation of approximately 60 covers and cards from a wide range of areas inclduing foreign post offices and overseas destinations, noted mail from French Cochinchina, Austrian Offices in Cavalla and Galatz, German Forerunners in Tientsin, Buenos Aires with Cabeza franking, French Offices In Yokohama, Gold Coast, etc. Many better items throughout with French Congo 10 c. stationery card used with British “PAQUEBOT” cds (1901); Lombardy-Venetia with envelope to Wien bearing 1864 10 s. blue and 15 s. brown (Mi.-Nr. 22-23) tied by “BUCAREST” handstamp ; German Forerunners in Turkey with 1875 entire letter bearing 20 pfg. blue and 25 pfg. red-brown (Mi.-Nr. 34, 35a) tied by “KAISERL. DEUTSCH. P.A. CONSTANTINOPEL 10 12 75” to Lyon (certificate Steuer BPP), 1867 Mixed Franking of Greece with 20 l. blue and Lombardo-Venetia 10 s. blue (Mi.-Nr. 4I) (opinion Ferchenbauer), Hong Kong 1874 envelope bearing 1864 8 c. dull orange (SG-Nr. 11)  tied by barred oval “62” with matching “HONG KONG 29 OC 74” destpatch handstamp to New York; together with some better semi-modern frankings from Switzerland, better destination with France to Shanghai (1868), and more. A delightful and most useful assembly, in slightly mixed condition.

1662/1864 (ca.), group of over 40 stampless entires (including one cover with adhesive), showing a wide range of transit and postage due markings, noted a fine selection of mail Italy to France and from Austria via France to England, some better items throughout with a duo of 1859 and 1863 entire letters from Manchester via London and Marseilles to Constantinople bearing black and red “BRITISH OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE” datestamps respectively ; 1662 entire letter from Ypres; 1799 entire letter endorsed “De Wezlar” to Liège, etc. Overall in good condition.

1775/1868, group of 27 covers, showing a fine range of usages, commencing with 10 entires to France franked with Papal Sates issues, a fine group of covers from France to Civita Vecchia, with 1863 entire letter bearing Napoléon 40 c. orange, perforated, underpaiying the 50 c. rate and tied by two-line “FRANCA VIA DI MARE” repeated alongside, with due “6” erased and new “20” applied (signed Diena); 1863 entire letter bearing Sardinia 40 c. carmine tied by “PONTELAGOSCURO FERARA 13 GEN 5´63”, repeated alongside, to Trieste (signed Bolaffi), and more. A delightful assembly, except for the occasional fault in overall good and fresh condition, in one stockbook.

1757/1956, group of 100 covers and cards, showing a fine range of interesting usages, commencing with eight covers bearing 1849 20 c. black, some better items throughout with 1849 Official Announcement bearing 20 c. black (Mi.-Nr. 3) tied by lozenge grid and paying the double rate; 1861 envelope bearing 1853 20 c. blue, horizontal pair with line perforations tied by Paris star cancel to Pau; also some better shades with 1853 20 c. blue on lilac paper and  blackish blue (four singles on large envelope); scarce 1863 entire letter bearing mixed franking same value, different issue with 1853 and 1862 20 c. blue, tied by GC “2056”; 1757 entire letter from Cholet to Angers  endorsed “En toutte diligence”, and more. Slightly mixed condition, a most useful lot, neatly housed in one album.

1849/1971, mint never hinged and predominantly unused and used collection with a selection of covers, including Postage Dues, showing some duplicates and a few multiples, well balanced between the classical period (moostly used, with values up to the 5 francs) and modern issues (predominantly unused), a few better items throughout with 1864 envelope with red “Cabinet de l´Empereur” handstamp, 1871 entire bearing Cérés 20 c. and Bordeaux 5 c. (Report 2) tied by Nimes GC “2659” (5 September 1871) and paying the correct rate to Marseilles (small faults), etc. Condition slighlty mixed, especially in the early issues, in one album.

1788/1996 (ca.), interesting collection of hundreds of covers and cards, strength in the pre-1945 period, showing a wide range  of countries, cancellations and usages, with France Tonkin Expedition Corps, 1906 calendar-postcard bearing Blanc Type 2 c. and 3 c. to Switzerland, strong choice in the classic area with Barbados, Sweden, French Colonies, Egypt, Spain and more, together with some express mail, printed matters, mixed frankings with postage dues adhesives, etc. An attractive group, in slighlty mixed condition, housed in two albums.

1849/1991, very interesting unused, mint never hinged and used collection with cards and covers, starting with some better classics, Ceres, Napoleon etc., later War Orphans 2c-5fr. used, 1925 and 1927 Paris resp. Strasburg Exhibition souvenir sheet, Airmail 1927 and 1936 used, 1936 Banknote used, modern booklets etc., mostly good condition

1855/2018 (ca.), over 300 cards and covers, beginning from German States prephilately with postal reciepts, also franked covers, Soviet Occupied Zone “Potschta” on Cover signed Richter, some Switzerland and semimodern Germany, etc., ca. 200 modern covers, also a page of material from Heligoland, in four albums

1890/1939, about 400 covers and cards with many interesting items including mail from Germany to Luxembourg, APO with censored mail, WW I., flyers WW II., etc.

1840/1930 (approx.), several hundred covers with a focus on Europe; includes Switzerland notably a pair of Michel no. 6, Great Britain, Old Italian States, France with Ballon Monté, Old German States, Russia including a three-color franking, and Spain; also includes pre-philatelic items, transit mail, some overseas material, special postmarks, etc.