Stamp Auctions

DROUOT 18 of Paris, France, has a mail auction.
Over 5,500 lots from worldwide including of France & French related items and large selection of British Empire, Europe & Asia.
Classic Stamps and Covers from this catalogue include most of the countries of the world selected in groups, France, French Colonies, Alsace, guerre / war, maritime, modern period and more.
Europe, British Empire and the rest of the world.

The four days Auction of China and Far East stamps, postal history and Coins. including:
The Kaypmy Collection - Part II.
Superb Selection of PRC Stamps and Miniature Sheets.
China with Customs & Imperial Post, Foreign Post Office in China, China Gold- and Silver Yuan Issues, Provincial Issues.
China PRC stamps and postal history, PRC Liberated Areas.
Asian Countries: Thailand, Honk Kong, Macao, China Taiwan, Japan, Manchukuo and Korea.
Worldwide and Collections.
Books/autographs.
China and Worldwide Coins, Banknotes and Others collectables.

Highlights of the auction are:
- German states: more than 2,000 lots! At this the dissolving of three specialized collections: first Hamburg with rare documents and stamps, Hanover with numerous row value points, covers and superb conditions. Another highlight offers the dissolving of a great collection "Saxony" numeral obliteration with numerous rare cancels and over 400 lots, at this numerous covers and loose stamps. Wuerttemberg offers many complete sheets of the Pfennig issues! The collection area includes quite a high number of country collections and some great general collections at attractive estimated prices! Prussia offers an extremely rare Oktogon envelope with additional postage to Athens/Greece in perfect condition. The destination is in the time of old German states extremely rare. The rare and mail historically important copy is auctioned (5,000) with a current certificate of Mr Flemming who appreciates the rareness and perfect quality.
- German empire: strong supply with the dissolving of a great used collection, furthermore numerous types, colours and rare issues. At this as well 56b mnh 196 hinged (3,300) and 93 IIa canceled (600), 118 c canceled (450), 154 IIb canceled (600), 196 double printing canceled (1,500), 206 WF canceled (350), 307 canceled (600), 319 AWb canceled (650), 335 AWb cancelled (850), 344/50 mint never hinged (350), Iposta-souvenir sheet mint never hinged (450), 582 U mint never hinged (750), 599 U canceled (2,000) as well as numerous stamp booklets, stamp booklet bends and se-tenants. Also an interesting lot of covers in the collection supply as well as general collections and epoch collections from the breast plate issues up to official stamps. Furthermore an extensive ** collection booklet panes (4,500).
- German colonies/foreign mail: traditional top-class supply with 1,000 lots, at this many mint never hinged sets and rare values, types, HANs, cancels, covers and numerous complete original sheets in the popular "landscape format". At this Turkey 46a (3,000), DOA 39 IIB (1,400). Kiautschou with numerous types of the Michel no. 1, at this among others a mint never hinged gutter pair with a rare overprint combination (5,000). Furthermore a special part DOA railway cancels with over 50 lots!
- I. World War, plebiscite, Danzig, Memel, Saar: differentiated offer with many sought-after issues in mint never hinged condition. At this as well mint never hinged sheets occupation Belgium I. World War, Allenstein and Danzig. The Saar area lures with the rare Sarre issue on Bavaria in mint never hinged condition (1,300). Our offer also includes three mint never hinged and currently certificated Urdruck issues (900 to 1,300). In our Danzig part we offer a specialized collection "Danzig varieties" with 50 BPP-expertised items (600).
- IInd World War/Fieldpost: very strong supply with numerous, rare issues and sets. At this among others Sudetenland, Albania with 15/21U mint never hinged (2,500) - only 8 sets known. Bohemia and Mähren with Theresienstadt stamp. Generalgouvernement offers a rare not issued series of "country and people". At Kotor we offer numerous "not issued" ones, partial even in NOT SIGNED condition (rare)! Also Montenegro is well occupied with 10/13 + 15/18 on leaflet in canceled condition (800) as well as Michel no. 19 mint (1.600). Numerous rare issues of France with among other legion issue "outpost in front of Moscow" in 5 colours each as complete proof-sheet with a catalogue value of 78,000 euros and a starting price of 18,000 euros. Pleskau offers rare blocks and Michel no. 2/9 in mint never hinged condition (780). The dissolving of a specialized collection "foreigners in the Wehrmacht" with over 100 fieldpost documents forms as well a main emphasis; these documents are hardly offered in this concentration. Field post stamps are represented with among others 5b mnh (1,250), 8A mnh (4,000) 8A canceled (750), 13b canceled (350). Numerous rare war propaganda stamps with among others Himmler in type II mint (350), Frank stamp mnh (1,000) or Witzleben mint never hinged (350) are as well in the supply.
- German local issues: approx. 200 lots with rare mint never hinged issues and need covers. Among others Bad Nauheim, Berlstedt, Glauchau, Meißen and other areas like Großräschen with among others V29 canceled (400).
- West zones/Bund/Berlin: extensive supply with numerous first editions and “in bulk”-offers Federal Republic (among others 10 sheets (!) Bund 189 mnh, 50 Pf. Heuss). “Kontrollrat” issues with numerous complete sheets and many colours and the extremely rare 916 b (3,500). This stamp is very undervalued in the Michel catalogue and is extremely rare offered! Berlin offers numerous souvenir sheet in certified, perfect quality, Federal Republic offers numerous sets of Lumogen in canceled sets, also a horiziontal pair used set as well as a set of blocks of four up to mint never hinged 50s parts of sheet. Furthermore very strong supply French zone with many Red Cross-blocks and sets. Also se-tenants of the areas Bund and Berlin with numerous top items!
- SBZ/DDR: at this the dissolving of the SBZ specialized collection "Topaz" with numerous rarities which will presumably for years no longer be available, also among others no. 27c mint never hinged (6,000), 66/70 Y mint never hinged (12,000) and numerous rare souvenir sheets and colors. Altogether, this collection is offered in over 250 lots and presented in a special part of our catalogue.
- Europe: extensive supply with over 500 lots, at this interesting offers of France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and some other areas. Also numerous, high-quality collections of countries like France (2,000), Liechtenstein (850), Austria (900), Russia (1,000) just to mention some of theme.
- Overseas: interesting single-lot offer with over 100 lots, at this USA, China, Africa, Australia and other countries. In our collection part you will find numerous collections of overseas areas (approx. 70 collections)!
- a very strong collection supply with the dissolving of 4 great estates, with the "Meerbusch" -Collection in over 200 albums which was dissolved country-wise, at this an extensive Germany collection from 1872 including almost all areas, furthermore Western Europe and Scandinavia. More than 100 estates and treasure troves as well as over 1,000 privately collections are ahighlights of our auction. We also offer a general collection of German colonies without withdrawals. To protect the collection, we had to put the stock from its original leaves into a new stockbook (8,000). Also German states and numerous other areas with interesting high-quality collections as said e.g. France (2,000) and other European states as well as overseas areas.

The four day auction starts on Friday May 25, 2012 with all aspects of Dutch philately including Netherlands single lots, Netherlands Indies, Indonesia, Curaçao, Surinam.<br>
Following on May 31 to June 1st, 2012 are more Netherlands, Foreign countries single lots, Postcards, Coins, medals, paper money etc.
Foreign countries collections, lots etc.