244th Auction Rauhut & Kruschel

Dunkirk, 50 C. peace allegory in vertical mint never hinged margin pair with handstamp overprint in good type II from Coudekerque. Sign. Calves, Brun and attest Pieles. Mi. 1300,-

Dunkirk 1 Fr. Iris in pair with inverted handstamp overprint in type I perfectly mint never hinged, a very rare stamp of which "only a few examples have become known so far", as also confirmed by the attest Pieles. Also sign. Tust. Mi. 4000,-

Dunkirk 15 and 5 C. Mercury, and 80 C. Peace Allegory, handstamp overprint Type I on stamps still in public possession, on…

Dunkirk 20 C. "100th Anniversary of de Lisle's Death", and 80 + 45 C. "Marshal J. Joffre", handstamp overprint Type I on stamps still in public possession…

Dunkirk 40 + 60 C. "Paris Postal Museum", together with 15 and 45 C. Mercury, handstamp overprint Type I on stamps still in public possession,…

Dunkirk, 50 C. Labor Office Meeting in pair from upper right sheet corner with inverted vertical handstamp overprint Type I on…

Dunkirk, 1 Fr. + 25 C. Overseas with inverted horizontal handstamp overprint Type I (on stamps still in public possession) on…

Dunkirk, postal stationery card 80 C. "Arc de Triomphe" with handstamp type I, correctly franked, addressed from Dunkirk, 14.7.1940, to Ghyvelde.

Lorient, 4.50 Fr. Petain, handstamp overprint "Festung Lorient" in dark blue-violet and dark pink carmine, superb mint never hinged left margin piece, also the margin with two overprints.

American forgeries for Germany, 6 Pfg. Hitler in complete mint never hinged sheet of 50 examples. As a sheet very rare and only a handful still exist.

American forgeries for Germany, 12 Pfg. Hitler in complete mint never hinged sheet of 50 examples. As a sheet very rare and probably not a handful exist.

Soviet forgeries for Germany, war propaganda forgery card "Diese glückliche Stunde", with accordion player and man in forest, unused.

Soviet forgeries for Germany, war propaganda forgery card "Der Gauner Hitler" in excellent, flawless condition, very rare to find this well preserved! Certificate Pieles. Mi. 1700,-

Soviet forgeries for Germany, war propaganda forgery card "Weißt Du, wer das ist?", with portrait of Generalfeldmarschall von Reichenau, unused in excellent and far above-average luxury condition, probably the best-preserved of these rare cards! Certificate Pieles. Mi. 1700,-

British forgeries for Germany, 3, 4, 6 and 8 Pfg. Hitler each in mint sheet of 20 examples. Some values with defects such as toning spots, paper creases or slight bends, the 8 Pfg. value fingerprint traces. On the one hand rare as a complete sheet set, on the other hand the 3 Pfg. on good coated "Kreidepapier" (alone 4000,- Mi.), also the 6 and 8 Pfg. on white coated paper. These two values were a

British forgeries for the General Government, 20 Gr. Frank stamp cancelled in Lemberg, on the left slight shortened perforations, see photo, otherwise a beautiful example of this rare stamp, of which only a few are known genuinely cancelled! Certificate Pieles. Mi. 5000,-

(English) Propaganda forgery for Germany, 54 + 96 Pfg. Göring in complete mint proof block, probably produced by the English secret service during the war, without the grid background typical of the final block and without margin inscription (origin unknown)

Forgeries by French resistance organizations for German-occupied France, 1942, 5 Pf. on 1 Fr. brownish red, overprint type (thick "5"), flawless example with perfect perforation and centering. An extremely rare issue, of which only very few examples are known, signed Mayer, photo certificate Pieles. Mi. "-.-"

Forgeries by French resistance organizations for German-occupied France, 1.50 Fr. Pétain in complete mint never hinged miniature sheet in exceptionally good condition, certificate Pieles. Mi. 900,- +

Fredersdorf, Hitler postal stationery card 6 Pfg. with violet seal stamp overprint from Fredersdorf and Ra2 "Gebühr bezahlt", as well as corresponding oval stamp dated 15.11.1945 sent to Berlin. Postal stationery rarity in flawless condition and, considering the circumstances, far above average. Certificate Harder

5 Mk. black overprint in the rare colour blackish ultramarine, flawless mint never hinged, it is said that only two sheets of this colour have appeared and are valued in Michel only with "-.-", certificate H.D. Schlegel

5 Pfg. Men, flawless and clean single franking on address checking card from Nuremberg 1953 local. This single franking variant is among the rarities of the collecting area. The stamp is flawless, the card shows a tiny usage-related tear at the top edge (insignificant). Certificate D. Schlegel

70 Pfg. "Jagdschloß Grunewald" on clean local FDC, one of the FDC rarities of this area, Mi. 1,700,-

1 DM "Großer Kurfürst" as very rare single franking on "poste restante card" from Berlin-Tegel 1960, centered circular cancel