Bavaria: 1870s-1907 Postal Stationery Arms type collection on expensive Vario sheets in Lighthouse slipcase binder, inc 1870s Envelopes (4UN/2U), 1870s-1907 Postal Cards & Money Order cards in a wide range of types & diff colours to 30pf, 40pf, 50pf, & 60pf inc some Doubletons, 1906 Centenary range with Jubilee Exhib 2pf grey & 5pf green colour PPC inc for Bavaria's 1st stamp (2U), 2pf, 3pf, 5pf & 10pf sets of 4 diff...
Status International - Sale 407
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Status International Status International - Sale 407
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 407 Thursday, 23rd July 2026 (12:00 noon)
Auction 407 is huge with a total of 8,295 lots. This includes many cheaper lots that we would not normally offer at public auctions. There are more than 20,000 photos and with reserve prices starting at less than $10, going up to $40,000+, there is something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented. Original reserve prices of more than 1,600 previously offered lots have been reduced, sometimes drastically to ensure the sale of these lots. Make sure you check out all the bargains. Total reserves and estimates of this auction are more than $2.86 million and $3.72 million respectively.
Among the items offered are extensive sections of Australian and World Collections and Mixed lots, Australian Commonwealth singles including Kangaroos, KGV, Pre-Decimal and Decimals, Missing Colours, Full sheets and Varieties, Booklets including overprints, Postage Dues, BCOF, Australian First Flight Covers and more plus Australian Colonies. These are followed by good offerings of the Rest of the World, including Asia, Great Britain and British Colonies/Commonwealth, The Americas and Europe, plus Books and lots more...
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Lot #4285 - World germany - states
Bavaria: 1880s-1920 Postal Cards & Letter cards collection on expensive Vario sheets in Lighthouse slipcase binder with near comp on simplified basis with Numerals & Luitpold types, 1911 colour PPC, then Arms types inc 1914 Red Cross card. Then Volkstaat opts (6), & Free State (13) inc 1919 Postcard 7½pf (Mi cat €50) & 1920 final pr 10pf & 15pf (€90). Mostly VF fresh UN. Mi cat €600 for cheapest types so total could well...
Lot #4286 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1869 QV embossed ¼S deep rose & pale green, perf 13½x14½. VF UN. Mi 8a cat €240. Scott 7a cat US$250. SG 5b cat £95. Schulz BPP photo-opinion. (P)
Estimate A$130
Lot #4287 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 QV Embossed 1pf (¼d) deep green & rose, perf 13½x14½. VFU. SG 10 cat £750, Mi 11 cat €900. Rare genuine used. Exp Thier & Lemberger BPP. (P)
Estimate A$450
Lot #4288 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 Numeral 1Mk (1s) deep green, scarlet & black, perf 11½. VF fresh M. Mi 19B cat €1800. SG 18a cat £1500. Exp Engel & Lemberger, while diff new certificate can be obtained on request. (P)
Estimate A$1500
Lot #4289 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 Numeral 1MK (1s) deep green, aniline-rose & black, perf 13½x14½. VF UN. Mi 19Ab cat €140. Scott 22a. SG 18b cat £180. 2002 Schulz BPP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4290 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 Numeral 1Mk (1s) deep green, aniline-rose & black, perf 13½x14½. VFU on piece, Heligoland cds. Mi 19Ab cat €280. Scott 22a cat US$175. SG 18b cat £180. 2002 Schulz BPP photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$180
Lot #4291 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1869-73 QV Embossed ¼s green & rose, error of colour, perf 13½x14½, FULL SHEET of 50, Official Berlin reprint of 1875. VF MNH. Mi 8FND. Scott 8(R). SG 5a(R). Rare as full sheet. Exp Engel. (50)
Estimate A$300
Lot #4292 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1869-73 QV Embossed 1s rose & yellow-green, perf 13½x14, FULL SHEET of 50, Official Berlin reprint of 1875. VF MNH. Mi 7ND. Scott 6(R). SG 8(R). Rare as full sheet. Exp Engel. (50)
Estimate A$230
Lot #4293 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 QV Embossed 1pf (¼d) deep green & rose, FULL SHEET of 50, Official Berlin reprint of 1883. VF MNH, sl paper adhesion in margins only. Mi 11ND. Scott 14(R). SG 10(R). Rare as full sheet. Exp Engel. (50)
Estimate A$230
Lot #4294 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 QV Embossed 1pf (¼d) deep green & rose, FULL SHEET of 50, Official Berlin reprint of 1882. VF fresh MNH. Mi 11ND. Scott 14(R). SG 10(R). Rare as full sheet. Exp Engel. (50)
Estimate A$230
Lot #4295 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1875-90 Arms Embossed 2pf (½d) deep rose & deep green, FULL SHEET of 50, Hamburg reprint of 1891. VF fresh MNH. Mi 11ND. Scott 15(R). SG 11(R). Scarce as full sheet. (50)
Estimate A$90
Lot #4296 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1886 use of Postcard franked QV 1½d-10pf tied by 'Heligoland AU 31 1886' with b&w picture of island -to Hamburg with arrival cds. Also 1890 franked same tied by Heligoland 1890 cds -with reverse colour view of island & local man & woman to Merseburg with arrival cds. SG 14 cat £60 as loose stamp & 'from x3' on cover. Attractive. (2).
Estimate A$150
Lot #4297 - World germany - states
Heligoland: 1890 QV 5pf, 10pf, Arms 20pf, QV 25pf, 50pf plus Numeral 1Mk & 5Mk, all on Registered cover, tied by 'HELIGOLAND AU 6 1890' cds, to Berlin b/s 11.8.90 cds. Scott 16-19, 21, 22, 23 cat US$1482+. SG 13-19 cat £1462+ both as loose stamps alone & 'from x3' on cover. Very attractive & rare philatelic item. 2025 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P)
Estimate A$1200
Lot #4298 - World germany - states
Oldenburg: 1861 Arms ½gr brown, imperf, Sperati Forgery with 'Sperati Reproduction' h/s on back. Superb U, boxed 'Varel 30 7' pmk, 4 margins. SG 22 cat £850, Mi 11 cat €650, both for normal. (P)
Estimate A$150
Lot #4299 - World germany - states
Saxony: 1851 Friedrich August ½ngr black on pale blue ERROR OF PAPER COLOR (instead of grey paper), due to being printed on paper meant for the 2ngr value. Superb fresh UN, 4 large even margins. Scott 3a cat US$20,000. Mi 3F cat €20,000, SG 11a cat £30,000 = A$60,000. Extremely rare classic error of which only 1 sheet was printed & very few stamps survived from it. Exp twice plus 1991 Calves & 2011 Brun AIEP photo-certs.
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Lot #4300 - World GERMANY - STATES LOCAL POSTS
Breslau-Hansa Local Post: 1897 Jewish New Year 1½pf green & vermilion inscribed 5658 (1897) for the Jewish New Year, with Hebrew at top reading 'L Shana Tova' (Happy New Year), this is the 1st stamp issued in the world with Hebrew inscription. VFU, 'Hansa 5 2 98' cds. Mi 15a. (P)
Estimate A$200
Lot #4301 - World GERMANY - STATES LOCAL POSTS
Wiesbaden: 1886-98 Used collection inc 1886 Numeral selection inc shades. 1887 '2' & '3' h/s opt inc INVERTED opts. 1887 Numerals to 20pf inc imperfs. 1887 Medical Congress 3pf violet & gold. 1887 Arms 3pf inc 3pf green imperf. 1893 Buildings 2pf & 3pf. 1894 Kaiser Wilhelm II 2pf & 3pf (both colours). 1895 Theatre 2pf (3 diff colours). 1895 Kaiser Wilhelm I 3pf. 1896 Numeral 3pf. 1898 Kaiser Friedrich III opt. F-VFU, some M...
Lot #4302 - World germany
1901 'Vineta' Provisional Bisect '3PF' violet h/s on right half of Reichspost 5pf. VFU, tied to piece by 'Kais Deutsche Marine Schiffspost no1 12.5.01' cds (lifted for examination). Provisional produced due to shortage of 3pf stamps on the cruiser 'Vineta' which was visiting American ports, & the crew wanted to post US newspapers reporting the Kaiser's birthday on the 3pf printed matter rate. This example is a one of a very small quantity...
Lot #4303 - World germany
1912 Leipzig-Linderthal semi-official Airmail 50pf grey ultramarine & 50pf dull blue. VF fresh MLH. Mi HF4a & HF4b cat €250. (2). (P)
Estimate A$150
Lot #4304 - World germany
1920 'Deutsches Reich' opt Bavaria Official 5pf green opt ESSAYS vert strip of 5 with curved lower case opt, next 2 horiz opt (as issued?) & lower 2 curved opts in lower case, or capitals. VF fresh 2MLH/3MNH. SG O137(var). Mi D34(var). Extremely rare specialist item. 2012 Winkler photo cert. (5). (P)
Estimate A$700
Lot #4305 - World germany
1923 Schliersee Inflation Provisional 8,000Mk on white paper 'Postamt' seal, with 'Postamt (arms) Schliersee' violet h/s & '* Schliersee * 8000 Mark verrechnet E46 No 101/69' red h/s, tied by 'Schliersee 26 AUG 23' cds on piece of postcard. Mi 3z cat €500+. Only 200 made & tiny number recorded as surviving. Very rare local issue for the Inflation specialist. Exp Ceremuga. (P)
Estimate A$450
Lot #4306 - World germany
1924 Eagle set 3pf-50pf, being 'specimen' stamps from UPU distribution, with local 'SPECIMEN' h/s (type BEC2a) applied by receiving postal authority. VF UN affixed to pieces ex archive pgs. SG 369-75(s), Mi 355-61(s). Unique stamps from Bechuanaland Postal Archive UPU specimen collection. 2019 Ceremuga photo cert. (7). (P)
Estimate A$700
Lot #4307 - World germany
1924-27 Views set 1Mk-5Mk, being 'specimen' stamps from UPU distribution, with local 'SPECIMEN' h/s (type BEC2a) applied by receiving postal authority. VF UN affixed to pieces ex archive pgs. SG 376-79(s), Mi 364-67(s). Unique stamps from Bechuanaland Postal Archive UPU specimen collection. 2019 Ceremuga photo cert. (4). (P)
Estimate A$700
Lot #4308 - World germany
1925 Rhineland set 5pf-20pf being 'specimen' stamps from UPU distribution, with local 'SPECIMEN' h/s (type BEC2a) applied by receiving postal authority. VF UN as were affixed to archive pgs. SG 384-86(s), Mi 372-74(s). Unique stamps from Bechuanaland Postal Archive UPU specimen collection. 2019 Ceremuga photo cert. (3). (P)
Estimate A$500
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