387th Auction

GERMANY – Köhler, Karl: Die Briefmarken von Württemberg 1851–1881 (1940), 136 pages, content with the 14 original reprints, numbered edition, this is no. 71/400, hardcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

GERMANY – Krötzsch, Hugo: Die Postfreimarken der Deutschen Staaten 1893–96, two elaborately bibliophilic bound half leather volumes with gold embossing on the spine. The text volume contains: Deutsche Reichspost, die altdeutschen Staaten von Baden bis Preußen, on very well contained paper, with supplements supplied by Krötzsch suitably pasted in. Volume 2 contains all matching illustrated plates in very good “fresh” condition. In this form, this is the only known complete copy of the individual volumes from that period. Rarity. Estimate: 400 Euro

@Schwanke auction #342, 29.8.2013, lot 54: 380 Euro + 20%

GERMANY – Krötzsch, Hugo: Permanentes Handbuch der Postfreimarkenkunde (1895–1908), ten volumes! Sections I-III, V-IX, various German states, Reichspost (vol. 1), IV: Bergedorf, X: both Mecklenburg; XI: North German postal district, XII: Oldenburg, XIII: Prussia; XIV: quarterly supplements; XV: Schleswig-Holstein; XVI: Russia, XVII: Sweden (all in German language). The volumes with the corresponding collotype plates bound in uniform burgundy cloth and with gold title stamping. Copies fresh from the press and as good as new, as you hardly ever see them! Found in the former stock of Senf Bros, Leipzig. Estimate: 800 Euro

@Schwanke auction #338, 22.11.2012, lot 1818, 1.000 Euro + 20%

GERMANY – Krug, Hansmichael / Ljungh, Jan-Olof: Mischfrankaturen mit Brustschildmarken 1872 bis 1875 (2015), 119 pages, softcover + Postverkehr mit Afrika (26 pages) + Mischfrankaturen Brustschilde-NDP (24 pages)+ Postverkehr mit Kanada zur Brustschildzeit (10 pages): PLUS: Bühler, Georg: Reichspost 5 Mark. Monographie einer Briefmarke (1994), 32 pages, hardcover. All items in very good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

GERMANY – Lindenberg, Carl: Die Briefumschläge der deutschen Staaten (1892–1895), three beautiful hardcover volumes with gold title imprint on front and spine, ex libris Max Unverferth, perfect condition! Estimate: 500 Euro

@Schwanke #338, 7.12.2012, lot 1846, 460 Euro + 20%

GERMANY – Melville, Fred J.: Baden (1928), 59 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Lindenberg, C.: Die Briefmarken von Baden (1894), 171 pages, hardcover. Both books in good condition and not common. Estimate: 150 Euro

GERMANY – Müller-Mark, Ewald: Altdeutschland unter der Lupe (4th edition 1954), three volumes, 1009 pages, hardcover. The famous standard work! Good conditon. Estimate: 100 Euro

GERMANY – Münzberg, Werner: Thurn und Taxis 1490–1867 (1989), three parts with 274 + 290 + 276 pages, softcover; PLUS: Münzberg: Preußen. Postgeschichte und Postanstalten 1649–1923. Teil 1, 236 pages, softcover. All book in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

GERMANY – Ohrt, Paul: Die Poststempel von Oldenburg (1911), 360 pages, hardcover. – A rare book, much rarer than Ohrt's first Oldenburg edition in the Krötzsch book series of 1894. Paper a bit toned. Estimate: 250 Euro

GERMANY – Onofri, Mario: L.Z. 127 Graf Zeppelin. Trasporti Postali (1958), 124 pages, softcover; PLUS: Onofri, Mario: I Dirigibli Zeppelin. Documenti Postali (1960), 209 pages, softcover: PLUS: Field, Francis J.: The Deutsche Luft hansa and The Lufthansa, 12 pages, no page numeration, softcover; PLUS: Falk, Arthur: Hindenburg Crash Mail: The Search goes on (1976), 64 pages, softcover. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

GERMANY – Pauli, Emil: Die schwarzen Listen, Kataloge und Bücher auf dem Gebiete der Philatelie im Lichte der Rechte (Vortrag gehalten auf dem XV. Deutschen Philatelistentage zu Pforzheim am 30. August 1903, 27 pages, softcover; PLUS: Die Vorträge vom XXII. Deutschen Philatelistentage in Kiel am 14. August 1910, 16 pages, stapled; PLUS: Pauli, Emil: Geschichte, Wesen und Bedeutung der Philatelistentage (1913), 1889–1913, 33 pages, with signature of the author. normal condition. Rare ensemble. Estimate: 50 Euro

GERMANY – Pauli, Emil: Über strafrechtlichen Schutz der Postwertzeichen des Deutschen Reichspostgebietes gegen Fälschung und Missbrauch … (1911), 101 pages, softcover; Pauli, Emil: Über den strafrechtlichen Schutz der Postwertzeichen in Belgien gegen Fälschung und Mißbrauch im Lichte der Philatelie (1913), special print., 16 pages, softcover. Both publications are rare! Good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

GERMANY – Rommel, Otto: Die Postwertzeichen des Bergerdorfer Postbezirkes (1892), 56 pages, hardcover, rare! PLUS: Unter dem Zeichen des Verkehrs. (1895), 228 pages, Hardcover; PLUS: OLDENBURG – von der Vorphilatelie bis zum Ende der Posthoheit. Die Sammlung Heinrich Sanders (2016), 203 pages, hardcover. All 3 books in good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

GERMANY – Stenger, Dr. Erich: Die Deutschen Kriegsmarken und Kriegsganzsachen (1919), 83 pages, softcover; PLUS: Svenson, W.: Typen und Abarten der Wendenschen Originalmarken. Offiziellen Neudrucke. Nachdrucke und Fälschungen (1907), softcover; PLUS: Heinze, E.: Mischfrankierung in alter Zeit (1921), 20 pages + 5 photoplates, softcover (this with some faults on spine). But rare items! Estimate: 80 Euro

GERMANY – Stenger, Dr. Erich: Die Deutschen Kriegsmarken und Kriegsganzsachen (1919), 83 pages, softcover; PLUS: Stein, M.: Die Marken der Warschauer Stadtpost nebst einer Tafel Abbildungen der Marken, Aufdrucke und Entwertungsstempel (1919), 12 pages and 1 photoplate, softcover; PLUS: Stenger und Matzenau: Die deutsche Luftpost (1921), 40 pages, softcover. Without major faults. Rare ensemble. Estimate: 60 Euro

GERMANY – Steuer, Dr. Friedrich F.: Handbuch und Katalog der deutschen Kolonial-Vorläufer (2nd edition 1985), 456 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Ey, Dr. Eduard: Die Briefmarken der deutschen Postanstalten im Auslande und der deutschen Schutzgebiete … (1960), 230 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Friedemann, Albert: Die Postwertzeichen und Entwertungen der deutschen Postanstalten in den Schutzgebieten und im Auslande (2nd edition 1921), 447 pages, hardcover. Three basic works! Estimate: 100 Euro

GERMANY – Steven, Werner: Zusammenstellung der Portosätze für die Correspondenz mit dem Ausland. Talerwährung 1846–1875 (1985), 119 pages, softcover; PLUS: Kuppens, Edward: Nouvelle Carte Géographique des Postes d'Allemagne et des Provinces limitrophes 1764 (June 1975, reprint), 12 maps, A4 landscape, softcover; PLUS: Weylandt: dee duitse censuurmerken op burgerlijke briefwisseling 1939–45, 103 pages, softcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 40 Euro

GERMANY – Ton, Max: Handbuch der deutschen philatelistischen Literatur (1916), 152 pages, hardcover; PLUS: KRÖTZSCH, Hugo: Katalog zur Abteilung Philatelie in der Deutschen Bücherei zu Leipzig (1928), 130 pages, softcover (The book is a great help to inspect these books today from the National Library in Leipzig using the numbers given!); PLUS: Rommel, Dr. Otto: Verzeichnis der wichtigsten philatelistischen Werke und Abhandlungen des In- und Auslandes (1907)16 pages (1908), softcover; PLUS: Beck, Carl: Bibliographie der wichtigsten deutschen Sonderschriften über die Postwertzeichen einzelner Länder (1915), 16 pages, softcover; all items in good condition for the time. Very rare ensemble. Estimate: 350 Euro

GERMANY – Weidlich, Hans A.: Handbuch der Württemberg-Philatelie. Postscheine der Kreuzerzeit. Vol. 1/II (1979), A4-format, 264 pages; vol. II/1 + II/2: Brühl, Carlrichard / Thoma, Heinz: Kreuzerzeit 1851–1875, 283 + 139 pages; all volumes linen hardcover with gold title imprint, as new. Estimate: 100 Euro

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GERMANY – Wülbern, Arthur: Originale und Neudrucke von Helgoland (1906), 64 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wülbern, Arthur: Die Postwertzeichen Helgolands mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Falsifikate sowie der falschen Abstempelungen sowie einem Abriss der Postgeschichte Helgolands, 32 Seiten, Softcover; PLUS: Lemberger, Hellmuth: Helgoland Philatelie (1970), 143 pages + Nachtrag 18996, 4 pages. Good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

GERMANY – Deutsches Kolonial-Handbuch. Nach amtlichen Quellen bearbeitet, 2nd enlarged edition 1901/03. volume 1: 432 pages, volume 2: 304 pages, supplementary volume 242 pages, some maps in each volume. All volumes with worn wrappers, but texts in very good condition. Rare! Estimate: 300 Euro

@Schwanke auction #342, 29.8.2013, lot 139, 312 Euro

GERMANY – Lot of 7 brochures, Meyer, Dr. Alex: Die Briefmarke im Dienste der Wohltätigkeit (2 different editions 1925, 48 pages + 56 pages; PLUS: Düsterbehn, H.: Geschichte und Katalog der deutschen Eisenbahnmarken 1918, 80 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Gardner, W.: The Post-War Stamps of Germany, 32 pages, softcover; PLUS: Donaupost Umsturzkatalog (1919), 62 pages + annex, softcover; PLUS: Bloch, Max: Revolution und Briefmarken, 7 pages, softcover; PLUS: Müller, Edwin: Grosses Handbuch der Abstempelungen von Altösterreich und Lombardei-Venetien, 1. Hauptnachtrag (1934), 22 pages, softcover. contemporary preservation, without major faults. Estimate: 60 Euro

GIBRALTAR – Hine-Haycock, W.: Posted in Gibraltar. An illustrated Postal History on Gibraltar (1978), 122 pages + Supplement  (1983), 20 pages, hardbound with dust jacket; PLUS: Richardson, Ricky: A history of the Forwarding Agents of Gibraltar (1991), part 1: 1750–1880, 20 pages; part 2: From Gibraltar to Spain 1850–1875 (1990), 16 pages, both softcover, PLUS: Garcia/Proud: The Postal History of Gibraltar 1704–1971 (1998),  592 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; all in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Aitchison, Jon: Isle of Man. Local Issues. An illustrated specialised priced catalogue and handbook (2021), 492 pages, signed, spiral binding + Unusual Aspects of Channel Islands' Philately, display paper (2017), ca. 20 pages, signed; PLUS:  Whitney, Dr. J. T.: Isle of Man. Stamps and Postal History (4th edition 1981), 309 + 3 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Hunt, Bryan / Cockrill, Philip: The Cross-Channel Services. Southampton–Channel Islands–Havre Routes to 1940, 92 pages, softcover; PLUS: Newport, William: Stamps and Postal History of the Channel Islands (1972), 214 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Mostly in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Alcock, R. C.: The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps (2nd edition 1937), 80 pages + 45 plates + 19 plates, hardcover, rare book;  PLUS: Brumell, G.: British Post Office Numbers 1844–1906 (1946), 201 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Marshall, C. F. Dendy: A Study of the Line-Engraved Twopence Postage Stamps of Great Britain (1929), printed manuscript. Good condition. Estimate:: 150 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN  – Alcock, R. C.: The Postmarks of Great Britain & Ireland plus Supplements 1 to 8 (1940–1949), brochures with up to 60 pages, softcover. Good condition, but the spine staples of some booklets are rusty. Stored in a bibliophile box. Estimate: 120 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Bacon, Sir  Edward Denny: The Proofs, Colour Trials & Reprints of the Line-Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain Printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co. (1936), 32 pages, edited as softcover, this copy is bibliophile bound as half leather hardcover, excellent condition (but without the nine plates of collotype illustrations); PLUS: Lowe, Robson: The Hand Painted Essays made for the 1884–1892 Stamp Committee, 12 pages, softcover. Estimate: 80

GREAT BRITAIN – Baldwin, N. C.: The Air Mails of British Africa 1925–1932, 68 pages, softcover; PLUS: Lister, Peter: Airway Letters of the United Kingdom (1994), 53 pages, softcover, signed to T. Bjäringer, 350 copies printed; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Fifty Years of British Air Mails 1911–1960 (1960), 47 pages, softcover; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Great Britain. Airway Letter Stamps and Services (1966), without pagination (20 pages), softcover; PLUS: Field, Francis J.: British Air Mails. A Chronology of the Air Posts of Great Britain and Ireland (1935), softcover; PLUS: Bernstein, I. J. / Nissen, Chas.: British Stamps used Abroad (Reprint 1987), 48 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Beale, Philip, Almond, Adrian & Scott Archer, Mike: The Corsini Letters (2011), 224 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (as new!); PLUS: Madden, Don / Louis, Karl: The Dublin Find. The most important stamp find in GB philately (2006), 45 pages, signed by Karl Louis, softcover, as new! PLUS: Hess, Dr. Wolf: Postgeschichte London (Reprint 2019), 91 + 101 + ca. 150 pages, hardcover, as new;  PLUS: Brumell, Georg: The Local Posts of London 1680–1840 (1938), 91 pages, softcover. Estimate: 130 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Bellamy, F. A.: Oxford and Cambridge College Messengers Postage Stamps Cards and Envelopes 1871–1886 (1921), 20 pages, dedication of the author; PLUS: Bellamy, Frank Arthur: A Concise Register of the College Messenger Postage Stamps, Envelopes & Cards used in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge 1871–1895 (1925), 20 pages, softcover; – the pages of this brochure are foxed; PLUS: Catling, Harry D.: The Story of the Cambridge College Messenger Stamps: 1882–5 (2014), 65 pages, signed by the author, softcover, as new; PLUS: Cummings, Rev. Hayman: The College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge (1904), 109 pages, hardbound, ex libris Frank Horace Frere, well preserved. Estimate: 200 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Booth, R. G.: A Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of the U.K., Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Eire, vol 1, 2 (I)–2 (II) (1982) XXIV + 248 pages, 3 softcover brochures; PLUS: Philatelic Annual (Christmas 1963); A Christmas Story (1954), 24 pages; PLUS: Kidd, Cyril: Posted in Advance Delivery on Christmas Day (1974), 16 pages, softcover. All in good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Brown, Roland/Fischer, Harold: The Plating of the Penny 1840–1864, vol. 1 + vol. 1 revised edition, vol. 2, 4 and 5, spiral binding; PLUS: Lee, R.A.G.: Great Britain. The Penny lilac, part 1+2 (1963/1989), 71 + 97 pages, spiral binding, all in good condition. Rare! Estimate: 300 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Cattell, Philip: The Union Castle Ocean Post Offices, vol. 1–3 (1981–1982), 166 + 244 + 153 pages, hardcover; PLUS:  Kellow, Geoff; Combination Mail of British Post Offices abroad, 48 pages, softcover; PLUS: Bollen, André: British Post Offices in foreign countries. The Americas (1839–1882) (Consular and Packet Agencies) (2015), format A4, 160 pages, hardcover. PLUS 3 small brochures. Rare ensemble and in good condition.  Estimate: 350 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Cohen, Stanley F.: Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks (1987), 429 pages, softcover;  PLUS: Alcock, R. C. / Holland, F. C.: The Postmarks of Great Britain and Ireland (1940), 579 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Henrot-Brouhon, Th.: Introduction a L'Etude des Marques Postales de L'Angleterre et du Pays de Galles 1660–1960 (1969), 158 pages, softcover; PLUS: Brumell. George: Postmarks of the British Isles (1939), 60 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Crouch, G. R. and Hill, Norman: British Army Field Post Offices 1939–1950 (1951), 114 pages, softcover; PLUS: Lunn, Howard A Guide to the History and Values of British Postal Orders 1881–1984 (1984), 63 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Ellott, G.J.: The Michael Sullivan Correspondence 1874 & 1882 to 1885 (2007), 44 pages; stapled; PLUS: Fryer, Gavin: Supplement to British Postal Rates 1937–1954 (2023), 60 pages, softcover, with author's signature/dedication, good condition. Estimate: 30 Euro

GREAT BRITAIN – Dagnall, H.: The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards. Their History & Documentation (1985), 249 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, PLUS: Huggins, A. K.: British Postal Stationary (1970), 188 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Huggins, Alan and Baker, Colin: Collect British Postal Stationary. A Simplified Listing of British Postal Stationary 1840 to 2007 (2007), 157 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Huggins, Alan K.: The ‘Postal Historical’ Significance of Prepaid Postal Stationary (2018), 20 pages, signed by the author; PLUS: Lowe, Robson: The Watson Postcards, 24 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro