Beschreibung:

The valuable and representative, mainly used, collection on album leaves comprising Baden (40) including 1862 perf. 13½ 3k. and 1862-65 18k. (repaired); Bavaria (over 330) including 1849 1k. grey-black (plate I) unused, fresh with large margins, 6k. Type I (2 shades), 1854 12k. and 18k., 1862 18k. red-orange, 1867-68 Arms imperf. (16) to 18k., 1870 Arms "X" watermark 12k. and 18k., 1873 Arms "X" watermark 9k. and 10k. fresh unused, and a good representation of later issues and Special Purpose stamps; Bergedorf (4); Brunswick (21) including 1864 rouletted 16 ½sgr. (unused), 1sgr., and 3sgr; Bremen (23) including 1855-63 imperf. 3gr. (3), 5gr. (3), 7gr. and 5sgr. (2) all unused, 1861-64 perces en scie 16 2gr. unused, 3gr. (2) unused, 5gr. (2), 10gr. unused and 5sgr. and 1866-67 perf. 13 (7) to 5sgr.; Hamburg (27) including 1859 1s., 3s. and 4s. unused, 2s. and 7s. used, 1864 imperf. 1¼ s. four shades with 1st printing unused; Hanover (36), a good representation; Lubeck (16) mainly unused including 1859 2½s. error in red-brown; Mecklenburg-Schwerin (11) to 5s., Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1864 (7) complete unused with two shades of the ¼sgr., N.G.C. (31); Alsace (15); Oldenburg (23) including 1859 1/3g. unused (cut small), 1861 1/3g. unused (cut small), ½g. and 2g.; Prussia (32) basically complete with a few shades; Saxony (37) including 1856 10ngr. (2, shades); Schleswig-Holstein (28); Thurn and Taxis (58) basically complete unused or used, mixed condition and Wurtemburg (280) a fine range and virtually complete (without 1873 70kr.) including all18 kr. values. Generally above average condition and a splendid nucleus for further expansion. (hundreds)