Germany Revenues, Austria and German Empire, WWII-era

I've added another huge bunch of Germany revenues (mostly from the former German States), another group of complete Hindenburg/AH Ganzsachen sets, some WWII feldpost and non-postcard propaganda items. Also added another lot of Austria stamps from Franz Josef to early II Republic. There're a bunch of WWI naval picture postcards, both used with MSP cancels and mint. Plus more stuff I don't remember; many hundreds of new items!

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Germany and Austria Empire, plus WWII Feldpost

A big sale covering lot of territory. I've added many better West Berlin sets and singles, another huge bunch of Germany revenues (from Reutlingen to TR), a nice group of complete Hindenburg Ganzsachen sets, some WWII feldpost (including a more from the LSSAH Tiger Tank correspondence), and quite a lot of Austria from classics to the Republic, as well as more revenue groups. Also other WWI-WWII feldpost (though little propaganda), some photographs, etc.

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German Postwar Stamps, States Revenues, Feldpost, and Propaganda

I've added a lot of pre-war revenue stamps, mostly from Bavaria (also some from Mecklenburg), out of a huge revenue lot I purchased -- other German states will go up starting in a week or so. I also have some better Austrian stamps, Austrian revenue lots, Austria WWI feldpost and then quite a bit of WWII-era Germany -- propaganda, few KZ/KL covers, feldpost from a variety of units (including Schutzstaffel and Marine), and most of the better postwar Bundesrepublik stamps -- between last month and this, I've posted all the better BRD sets MNH and/or used -- at mostly around 20-25% of Michel (all sound). I still have the rest of Berlin to go through for next month...

Also, I purchased a 290 volume collection of philatelic references. I'm putting these up catch as catch can -- all the spare Erler German Revenue catalogs are already present, and the 'collectible' (i.e. over $100 antique volumes) are going up on GothicStamps.com -- all should be posted before my next sale in August. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany Propaganda, Postwar Stamps, Pre-war Revenues, Feldpost, and Imperial Locals

Lots of Russian (for the Germans) Propaganda Leaflets / Flugblatter of WWII, German Revenue stamps (we purchased a collection of 1000's, and the first 120+ are up now), WWII RPPCs with interesting unit photos, propaganda cards, Imperial-era Stadpost / Locals, a number of ship PPCs and Feldposts from both wars. Also, we purchased a complete collection of post-war Germany; most issues were present MNH as well as used, and the first group of these is in this sale. Then there are the semi-official airmails such as the Flugpost Gotha, a horizontal pair of 40pf Heuss on cover, postwar airmails...and lots more.. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany WWI Patriotica, WWII Propaganda, Infla, and Locals

This sale is chock full of postal history and propaganda from WWI to WWII -- Navy (lots of U-Boote/submarines), POW, SS Nord / Wiking / Nordland; also Weimar Germany 1923 Inflation covers and a number of Imperial-era Stadtpost/Localpost postal entires. (Note: most of the WWI and Infla is towards the end of the list.) Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany WWII Propaganda, Infla, Austria Empire

This sale is well represented with pre-1945 Germany including NSDAP propaganda cards, and Feldpost. We also have some new German colonies mint issues (China,Morocco,Turkey), Empire-era Stadpost-local covers/Ganzsachen, and lots of Austrian Imperial stamps. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

March Sale @ Gothic Postal History

This sale is well represented with pre-1945 Austria and Germany including German Offices (Turkey/Morocco/China), an MSP from the SMS Kaiserin Augusta stationed off of the Philippines during the Manila Blockade; WWII feldpost including a unique SS Norway Totenkopf privately printed Christmas card -- on the verso of a Churchill "Wert kein Pfennig!" propaganda card. The Austria contains many Empire-period stamps, a Boxer Rebellion Schiffspost, etc. Also antique maps and books from the area as well. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany WWI-WWII, Austria Empire, Kriegsmarine / Navy

This sale is well represented with pre-1945 Germany including German Offices and Colonies (much Turkey), WWI-WWII feldpost including Kriegsmarine / Navy. The imperial period also has a number of new items, such as covers from large German local / Stadtpost cover collection recently purchased. Also included is classic Austria, particularly first and second issue with many good cancels. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Bamberg Pfarrkirch

The Pfarrkirch, or Bamberg 'Parish Church' is the most significant Gothic church in the city. And we're all about the Gothic... Click here or on the image to go to history-of-germany.com to view the tour.

Bamberg Kloster Sankt Michaelsberg

The Michaelsberg Cloister is a former Benedictine monastary in Bamberg Germany. It is a phenenomenal church / cloister complex dating to 1015. Besides the fabulous church, there are restaurants, cafes, a hotel, an old-folks home, and the Frankish Beer Museum among other things in this massive enclosed square which sits atop a hill looking down on the old city center of Bamberg, with good views of the Imperial complex and Cathedral / Dom. Click here or on the image to go to history-of-germany.com to view the tour.

Germany WWI-WWII, Austria Empire, Kriegsmarine / Navy

This sale includes lots of Germany WWI-WWII including Propaganda, Kriegsmarine / Navy, Panzer / Tanks, and Feldpost from both wars. The Austria is also well represented in WWI and imperial covers. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany Weimar, WWI-WWII, Austria

Germany high Inflation covers including December, foreign, first and last day rates; Germany feldpost including WWI-WWII Luftwaffe, Panzer, Propaganda, Austrian Empire stamps, and lots more. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

German Area Inflation, WWI, WWII

Germany Inflation era covers including December, foreign, first and last day rates; Austrian Empire in WWI, Railway usages, Marine Feldpost, Germany feldpost including WWI marine, WWII Luftwaffe, Panzer, and Schutzstaffel items. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Germany Pre-1945 + Austria Imperial

Germany Inflation era covers including December and better Portostufen and lots of Germany WWI and WWII feldpost including a number of SS items and quite a few interesting WWI Kriegsmarine usages (some on RPPCs). Plus Austrian Empire -- 1st issues from Austria and Lombardia Venetia as well as WWI Feldpost, and imperial railway cancels on cover. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Militaria, Patriotica, Postcards

Zeppelin flown Real Photo postcards (RPPCs), WWII feldpost including a number of SS items, Reichsparteitag / Rally Day propaganda postcards, some revenue groupings, Austria early empire stamps, WWI feldpost and naval items. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Rheinfels Castle Sankt Goar

I've added a photo tour of the Sankt Goar area on the Rhine river. There are about 40 castles within an hour of the town. The largest ruin, that of Schloss Rheinfels, sits above the town itself, and just around the bend is the Lorelei rock, famous for it's siren that drove sailors mad and had them crash their ships against the rocks. Click here or on the image to go to history-of-germany.com to view the tour.

Propaganda and WWII Postal History

WWII LSSAH Panzer Tiger Tank soldier feldpost covers with contents as well as other soldier's mail, WWII Real Photos (incl a private Heydrich RPPC) and good selection of propaganda cards; Austria Imperial decrees from Maria Theresia to Joseph II (including one from Maria Theresia establishing postal tariffs to Germany and Hungary), WWI feldpost and patriotica. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Pioneer Zeppelins, Patriotica, WWII Luftwaffe RPPCs

WWI Patrotica postcards, WWII Propaganda, Feldpost and revenues; WWI Kriegsmarine. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Speyer Cathedral and Technical Museum

A photo tour of two impressive sites in Speyer, Germany: the Imperial Cathedral including the crypt of three Holy Roman Emperors and the founder of the Imperial House of Habsburg, Koenig Rudolf; and the Speyer Technical Museum, sister organization to the fantastic Sinsheim Technik Museum. Of the many highlights at the Speyer technical museum are an original German submarine to walk around in (the U9), and rare copies of the one and two man (Biber) late-WWII subs as well (these can't be walked around in, for obvious reasons). There are a few pieces of other assorted WWII-era machinery, a large number of airplanes and trains, and the complete Soviet Space Shuttle, which was a functional, working copy of the US Space Shuttle that was abruptly discontinued when the USSR fell. Click here or on the image to go to history-of-germany.com to view the tour.

June 1 Web Sale

Flown Zeppelins including many flown Real Photo postcards, German WWII propaganda, and a large amount of WWI-WWII feldpost including Luftwaffe, Marine, SS, etc. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

Panzers at Sinsheim Technik Museum

A photo tour of the Panzer / ground weapons portion of the Sinsheim Auto und Technik museum. The presentation of this museum is unique, with similar weapons side-by side. For example, the 150mm howitzer sits between a Panzer IV and the Self-propelled Hummel Gun, which is the same 150mm howitzer on the Panzer IV chassis. Then, overhead, for something completely different, they have aircraft (the real thing, not models) strung from the ceiling and swooping down over the other displays. It really is something to see. When some of the planes are large Junkers Ju88s and Ju55s and Messerschmitts, you get the idea of how big the place really is. It may not be all that impressive on a computer monitor, but in real life, it's quite something. Click here or on the image to go to history-of-germany.com to view the tour.

May Web Sale

German WWII Feldpost including many volunteers and Luftwaffe, German WWII propaganda, Austria cards and covers, Germany Inflation-era covers and sheets, various WWII censors, and more. Click here or on the image to view the sale.

April Web Sale

Austria classic stamps, German colonies Marshall Islands, German WWII Feldpost including many Italian volunteers and Luftwaffe, Czech Legion in Siberia/Italy postcards, Austria WWI Red Cross patriotic donation postcards. Click here or on the image to view the sale.