Sale #152

SAXONY 1851-67 range of U (39) & unused (13) + 2 items of postal stationery, although the condition is a little mixed, several are generally good to fine. (54) ST.Cat. 7000\x80
Estimated Price: £275.00 - 350.00

GERMAN HYPER INFLATION COVERS - collection neatly written up on leaves in protectors (38) all relate to the Foreign letter rate to the same company 'Petri Bros' of London (wholesale chemists). Covering the period 24th August 1923 through to the end of the inflation with examples of every rate, increase in the basic rate from 60,000 through to the last rate of 320 billion. Includes some very short rates (4 days, 5 days, 6 days etc) and...

1872 cover to London, franked 2\xBDg chestnut, tied fine Hamburg horseshoe for 23.Dec.72, also bears oval PD & London PAID in red, 1873 cover to Auxerre, France, franked 1g rose & 2g blue (faults), tied Mulhausen horseshoe d/stamps. (2)
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 60.00

1872-1931 useful nearly all FU collection in Lindner One Country album, from 1872 large & small Shields - good range with vals to 18k, mostly good examples, more 19thC issues with shades noted, strong ranges of Germania with high vals, different printings, Peace, Wartime types, shades, most later issues with defins, commems e.g. 1924 Welfare Fund (Mi.351/4), Airs, Inflation, some Charity issues, 1930-31 Zeppelin 1rm 2rm & 4rm vals....

1875-1888 Empire range of covers (21) written up on leaves incl. 1877 Mehlem to Ochtendung, registered, franked 10pf & 20pf, 1879 Berlin to Cape Town, franked 20pf strip of three, 1875 cover to Bordeaux, franked 10pf strip of three, 1888 postcard Hamburg to Liverpool, franked 10pf, 1881 cover from Langenschwalbach to London, franked 10pf (2), 1875 cover from Heppenheim to New York, franked 10pf (2), 1883 cover Bremen to Bordeaux, franked...

19th Century private local posts circa 1880's-90's - a well displayed collection of M & FU stamps + a few covers with much information about the company's owners and stamp issues. There are 27 towns represented ranging from Apolda to Wuppertal with stronger ranges of Berlin, Frankfurt & Main, Hannover, Heidelberg, Koln & Strassburg. Some of the towns that issued a very small range of stamps are included - noted 3pf of Mannheim...

1925-77 collection of 45 flown covers incl. 1925 card flown Leipzig - Berlin with Airport receiving cachet, several first flights incl. BOAC 1957 Frankfurt - Bogota, Avanca 1962 Frankfurt - Bogota, Lufthansa 1962 Frankfurt-Lagos etc.
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 55.00

1928 Soldier's Day for the Stahlhelm, Hamburg propaganda card. An interesting design card in excellent condition. (1 card)
Estimated Price: £35.00 - 45.00

1931 Do-X Dornier cover from Europe to Cheyenne, WY, USA, franked Germany 1m Rheinstein & 3m Marienburg adhesives, tied Friedrichshafen double ring despatch c.d.s's, also Dornier Flugschiff large double rind, bears two Dornier cachets in black & red.
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 60.00

1933 registered cover from Bremen to Zurich, franked (not tied) 1933 Welfare Fund horizontal strip of four (taken from the M/Sheet) SG.522/525, cancelled Bremen c.d.s's, reverse Zurich receiver. (1)
Estimated Price: £250.00 - 300.00

1934 April/June Hindenburg combinations with Mi.S124 UM, W61, W62 both UM + block of six with W62 (2), W61 - all M (Cat. 268\x80) + 1934 cover registered 'Magdeburg - Sudenburg 1' franked various combinations incl. Mi.S126 (Cat. 320\x80) Two pages - nicely displayed. (5 combinations, 1 cover) Total Cat. 628\x80.
Estimated Price: £80.00 - 100.00