Empire Eagle with large shield Used range, incl ¼g, 1/3g yellow-green x 2, 1/3g pale blue-green, 1g, 2½g x 5, 5g x 2, 1k x 2 & 9k, mostly good though some typical faults for this era. (15) Cat 2070 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 159.20)
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Lot #7706 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Empire Eagle with small shield Used vals, incl ½g orange-vermilion x 3, ½g orange-yellow, 5g bistre, 1k yellow-green x 2, 2k orange-yellow, presentable range though typical minor faults. (8) Cat 945 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 92.00)
Lot #7707 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Eagle with small shield - ¼g Violet, good used with small h/r. Cat 160 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 43.20)
Lot #7708 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Empire Eagle with small shield Mint vals, incl ¼g violet with thin & tone spot, ½g orange-vermillion thinned & adherance (probably unused), ½g orange-yellow thinned & patchy gum, useful space fillers. (3) Cat 4075 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 239.20)
Lot #7709 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Eagle with large shield - ¼g Purple f.u. with small h/r. (Perfs going into a straight edge at top right) Cat 160 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 29.60)
Lot #7710 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Eagle with large shield - Vals SG18 - ½g Orange, SG19 - 1g Rose-Carmine and SG20 - 2g Blue f.u. with small h/r. Average centring. (3) Cat 38 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #7711 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
Eagle with large shield - 2½g Chestnut f.u. with small h/r. Average centring. Cat 130 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 35.20)
Lot #7712 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
9k chestnut, mint hinged. Small thin and perf missing at base. Cat 700 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 56.00)
Lot #7713 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872
½g orange-yellow, perf 13½x14½, fine used. Clear embossing. Cat 80 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 25.60)
Lot #7714 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872-1916
Empire Mint/Used coln on stockpages, with good range and duplication of some vals, from 1875-79 vals to 50pf incl 25pf x 8, 1875-99 2m x 18 with shades, Germania vals, 1905-21 lozenge dupl h/v, also multiples, marginals, shades, etc, good lot for sorting. (200) Cat 1180 {MX} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 100.00)
Lot #7715 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1872-1932
Empire to 1932 Mint/Used coln on stockpages, good range incl Germania, Weimar, Inflation, with some periods more complete. (35) {MX} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 16.80)
Lot #7716 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1875-79
'Pfennige' with final 'E' vals SG31-33 - 3pf to 10pf, SG34a - 20pf Ultramarine and SG35-37 - 25pf to 50pf f.u. with small h/r. Average centring. (7) Cat 93 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 24.00)
Lot #7717 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1875-79
'Pfennige' U vals with some shades, incl 20pf x 2, 25pf x 2 & 50pf grey. (11) Cat 210 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #7718 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1875-99
Numeral 2m with pen cancel x 8 and pmk x 5 withvarious shades, good lot for sorting. (8) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 25.60)
Lot #7719 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1889-1900
Typographed issues set of 7 vals 2pf to 50pf plus (SG46c - 3pf Orange-Brown and SG46d - 3pf Bistre-Brown), f.u. with small h/r. (9) Cat 28 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #7720 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1903-33
Unusual Mint/Used Officials coln on stockpages, mainly vals with some dupl, better incl 1920-22 5m in FU block of 6 (3 x 2), Reich ovpts, 1927-33 most of set FU, also vals in Mint multiples, some blocks with margins, etc, good range. (100s) Cat 400 {O} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 51.20)
Lot #7721 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1919-23
Weimar Mint/Used largely complete coln on Lindner hingeless pages, with some duplication of vals or M+U, with 1920 Bavaria Official ovpt set FU, 1920-21 Bavaria ovpt set to 20m Used (no litho 2½pf), 1921-22 mesh wmk vals incl 15pf FU (not expertised), 1922-23 Miners set FU, 1922-23 Air most of set FU (10 of 12), good range of Inlation Provisionals incl some better vals though none expertised, a good basic coln with c/v circa 2500. (100s) {MX...
Lot #7722 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1919-25
Collection of f.u. with small h/r issues on 2 stock cards. SG107-110, SG113-116, SG137-138, SG155-156, SG165, SG170, SG172-175, SG236-239, SG241-243, SG245-246, SG267-268, SG312-314, SG352-357, SG369-375 and SG389-391. (48) Cat 155 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 41.60)
Lot #7723 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1919-32
Mostly Used and often dupl coln on stockpages, incomplete though with much better and many shades, better pmks, varieties, etc, incl 1920-21 Bavaria ovpt vals to 20m x 3, 1922 Munich Exhib set FU x 2 plus vals, Inflation ovpts, 1926-31 Air vals, 1928-31 Zeppelin 1m FU, 4m FU x 2, great lot for further sorting. (100s) Cat 1700 {MX} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 150.40)
Lot #7724 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1919-33
Collection of mainly mint Inflation and Weimar period on leaves. With overprints on Bavaria and Wurtemburg, inflation issues and commems. Including 1926 Famous Germans, 1927 Labour Office, 1928-32 Hindenburg and Ebert issues. Also Germania pairs and combinations m.m. Few 100's Cat 1235 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 300.00)
Lot #7725 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1920
Stamps of Bavaria ovpt 'Deutsches Reich' (straight line), T33. Top 4v in longer set, 4m to 20m, mint hinged. Cat 26 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 8.00)
Lot #7726 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1920-22
Officials issue - SGO124-O125 - 5pf to 10pf, SGO127-O131 - 15pf to 50pf, SGO133-O136 - 1m to 5m, f.u. with small h/r. (11) Cat 53 {O} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 0.99)
Lot #7727 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1921
5m carmine and black, wmk W23, perf 14½x14 (25x17 perf holes). UM sheetlet of 20 (4 x 5) with marginal inscriptions. Folded vertically along central perfs, folded horizontally above top row and some perf separation in margin at bottom left. Other minor creasing and some tone spots. Rare to have complete sheetlet. Cat 150 {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 48.00)
Lot #7728 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1921-23
Various issues WMk (Mesh) - SG181-184 - 40pf to 75pf, SG186 - 100pf, SG188 - 150pf, SG190-193 - 2m to 5m and SG195 - 20m, f.u. with small h/r. (11) Cat 68 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 17.60)
Lot #7729 - Germany - 1871 to 1945 1921-23
Various issues WMk Lozenges - SG154-161 - 10pf to 80pf and SG164-171 - 150pf to 20m, f.u. with small h/r. (7) Cat 98 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 26.40)







