Germany: Memel, an exceptional collection of stamps and postal history, a scholarly and well-rounded old-time collector’s collection of several hundred stamps housed in a Borek album, not only highly comprehensive on the main issues but also with varieties in multiple format, lots of commercial covers, extensive Lithuanian occupations, etc., even postmark studies. The collection runs parallel mint and used, with highlights including the first series o/postal stationery on Germanias complete mint and used, then the surcharges on French sowers and Mersons with two of the key stamps of the first series the 3m on 2fr white paper (Mi#29y) and the 20m on 5fr (Mi#33) both mint never hinged and signed, as well as the series complete used and covers bearing the lower values including 40cts on 20cts GC paper and 50cts on 35cts white paper gutter margin examples together on cover. Then the first airposts including 60pf small ‘p’ used (Mi#40Iy) and fat ‘4’ varieties with the mint in never hinged pair with normal and the used superb cds and signed (Mi#46Ia), followed by 1922 ‘5,00’ surcharge (Mi#51) on express cover, signed, the second airposts with the good 3mk on 60cts type mint, signed Rohr (Mi#79), as well as very scarce used. The collection continues replete both mint and used including 1922 airposts with small space between ‘6’ and ‘Mark’ on 2fr orange used on piece (Mi#106II) and on the 9mk on 5fr used, signed (Mi#107II), leading on to a magnificent showing of the Lithuanian occupation issues highly complete including the first four series complete mint and used including the 200m on 1L brown mint never hinged (Mi#140), the lighthouse series to 3000m with and without surcharges and the Klaipeda surcharges on Mersons all complete used (Mi#151/166, #193/205), followed by the ‘cent’ surcharges including thick numerals 2cts on 20m yellow used and 15cts on 25m orange used on piece (Mi#N67) as well as lots of Michel listed varieties on the types of numerals, through to four green surcharges on boat and anchor types complete mint and each signed twice (Mi#N83/N86), the sideways surcharges complete including used 10cts on 25m on 5cts (Mi#N87), etc. There are also mint multiples showing varieties, as well as the 60pf Germania with fluted gum mint (Mi#16y) and an excellent range of the September 1922 surcharges and October 1922 airposts in never hinged blocks of 4, all with various spacing varieties as listed in Michel. The postmarks are also superb, presented alphabetically from Aglohnen to Wischwill with wonderful accompanying postal history. There is much more here to be discovered in this fascinating and completely original collection, a close unhurried inspection is highly recommended. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (via Philasearch.com: 630th Kelleher Auction - item 9330-A630-2606)
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