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GPS StampChat Sun, 3/13 8pm ET and discover online Auctions
Come join us for our March StampChat as we welcome Tom Droege from StampAuctionNetwork. He is going to be speaking about how best to use the internet for the stamp collector.
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GPS Auction #2 Update (Ends 2/28/2022)
Here is the latest status of bids in our latest auction.
| Auct# & Lot# | Image | Description | Current Bid |
| 2.01 | Germany, Third Reich, Mi P243, Set of 8 Wehrmacht flag postcards mint, very colorful € 300. (Donation) | $102.50 | |
| 2.02 | Mi 205-8, Satzbrief € 30.50. | $6.00 | |
| 2.03 | Generalgouvernment, Mi 104, Sheet I/3 ** € 30. (Donation) | $15.50 | |
| 2.04 | Germany, Air Mail Cinderellas **. | $3.00 | |
| 2.05 | Mi Official 154 € 40. | $25.50 | |
| 2.06 | Bavaria Mi P87, private ganzsachen, ⊙ with message. | $7.50 | |
| 2.07 | Germany, Offices in China, Mi 1IIaZS **, gutter pair ** € 70. | $15.50 | |
| 2.08 | German Occupation Channel Is., Red Cross message sheet, Guernsey to England to Guernsey. All appropriate censor markings. | $14.50 | |
| 2.09 | DDR, space achievement sheet Mi 1636-1643 ** € 5.50. | $2.00 | |
| 2.10 | Germany, Raguhn box cancel, ganzsachen DRV1IIA ⊙ € 15. | $9.50 | |
| 2.11 | Germany, Franz Joseph vignette, week at lower right flag, RR. (Donation) | No Bid | |
| 2.12 | Germany, Thied Reich, Mi 772y **, Horizontal gum ribs, €20.00. | $5.00 | |
| 2.13 | Germany, Inflation, Mi 289bK *, inverted overprint, € 18.00. | $10.50 | |
| 2.14 | German Colony Kiautschou, Mi 26A ⊙ Exp. Bothe, € 2000.00. | $350.00 | |
| 2.15 | German Colony Kiautschou, Mi 25A ⊙ Exp. Bothe, € 150.00. | $42.50 | |
| 2.16 | Germany, Saar Returns vignette, OP. | $6.50 | |
| 2.17 | Germany, Post War Saxony, Mi 87-89A on souvenir card, ⊙ € 9. (Note: image is mirrored) | $5.50 | |
| 2.18 | Germany, Post War Storkow, Mi Block 2Ax ** € 50, Watermark point down. | No Bid | |
| 2.19 | Germany, Post War Storkow, Mi Block 2Ay ** € 50, Watermark point up. | $15.00 | |
| 2.20 | German Colony Togo, Mi 16-19 * € 219. | $51.00 | |
| 2.21 | Germany, Offices in Turkey, Mitlaufer w/gutter snipe, Mi. M48 OP € 32.00++. (Mi price is for cancel Constantinopel 1, this is 2.) | $11.50 | |
| 2.22 | Germany, Third Reich, Mi 700 **, Margin copy, € 35.00. | $10.00 | |
| 2.23 | Germany, Post War Oldenburg, Mi. Blocks I, II A, Bx ** € 150.00. (Note: image is mirrored.) | $35.50 | |
| 2.24 | Germany, Post War Oldenburg, Mi. Block IA, Abklatch ** € 25.00. | $5.00 | |
| 2.25 | Romania, German Occ. WWI, Porto & tax stamp lot, * & ⊙ about € 110.00. | $22.50 | |
| 2.26 | Germany, Mi 40II **, margin with plate #, RR. | $8.50 | |
| 2.27 | Germany, Ettepengebiet West, (France) Mi. 11IB HAN ** € 500.00. | $81.00 | |
| 2.28 | Bavaria, a remarkable 11-page study collection of Bavaria Mi 177 (Scott 237) – 98 copies (mostly mint incl 12 gutter pairs (Zwischenstege) and a block of 5×5 = 25 ** plus a Linn’s article about the stamps from 1988. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (Donation) | $66.50 | |
| 2.29 | Germany, Third Reich semipostal, air mail and military issues. A collection on 17 Scott pages; semipostals 1938 – 45 (nearly complete mostly used) plus air mail Scott C46-60 used and military issues, Scott Cat ca. $500. A great starter collection. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (Donation) | $66.00 | |
| 2.30 | Germany, 1935 OSTROPA block of 4 stamps from Mi Block 3, gum removed as apropriate, € 180. (Donation) | $68.00 | |
| 2.31 | Germany, Eupen&Malmedy issue on FDC w/ special cancels, Mi 748-749, € 100. (Donation) | $25.50 | |
| 2.32 | Germany, 1929 semipostal set, Mi 430-434 ⊙ & OP, € 190. (Donation) | $35.50 | |
| 2.33 | Berlin, Booklet MH 3 C II (Deckel falzperf 25-26) Dürer Definitive. Inside deckel date 1.3.63 with “Postsparbuch” on back deckel, € 600, front deckel separated from pane and back deckel. (donation) | $53.00 | |
| 2.34 | Post War HOP Collection. Currency Reform and Russian Zone Handoverprints of 1948. HOPs of Leipzig – District 27. Mostly expertized: 26 pages with written up covers plus 29 pages of 237 stamps from various towns. Expertization explained & identified. Text providing much background information. A remarkable collection for the HOP extreme specialist. Most likely impossible to duplicate today. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (donation) | $2,127.00 |
GPS Auction #2 Update
| Auct# & Lot# | Image | Description | Start Bid | Current Bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.01 | Germany, Third Reich, Mi P243, Set of 8 Wehrmacht flag postcards mint, very colorful € 300. (Donation) | $45.00 | $53.50 | |
| 2.02 | Mi 205-8, Satzbrief € 30.50. | $6.00 | $6.50 | |
| 2.03 | Generalgouvernment, Mi 104, Sheet I/3 ** € 30. (Donation) | $6.00 | $15.50 | |
| 2.04 | Germany, Air Mail Cinderellas **. | $3.00 | $3.50 | |
| 2.05 | Mi Official 154 € 40. | $15.00 | $25.50 | |
| 2.06 | Bavaria Mi P87, private ganzsachen, ⊙ with message. | $3.00 | $6.50 | |
| 2.07 | Germany, Offices in China, Mi 1IIaZS **, gutter pair ** € 70. | $10.00 | $13.50 | |
| 2.08 | German Occupation Channel Is., Red Cross message sheet, Guernsey to England to Guernsey. All appropriate censor markings. | $8.00 | $14.50 | |
| 2.09 | DDR, space achievement sheet Mi 1636-1643 ** € 5.50. | $2.00 | $2.50 | |
| 2.10 | Germany, Raguhn box cancel, ganzsachen DRV1IIA ⊙ € 15. | $3.00 | $9.50 | |
| 2.11 | Germany, Franz Joseph vignette, week at lower right flag, RR. (Donation) | $3.00 | No Bid | |
| 2.12 | Germany, Thied Reich, Mi 772y **, Horizontal gum ribs, €20.00. | $5.00 | $5.50 | |
| 2.13 | Germany, Inflation, Mi 289bK *, inverted overprint, € 18.00. | $5.00 | $10.50 | |
| 2.14 | German Colony Kiautschou, Mi 26A ⊙ Exp. Bothe, € 2000.00. | $350.00 | $352.00 | |
| 2.15 | German Colony Kiautschou, Mi 25A ⊙ Exp. Bothe, € 150.00. | $20.00 | $42.50 | |
| 2.16 | Germany, Saar Returns vignette, OP. | $3.00 | $6.50 | |
| 2.17 | Germany, Post War Saxony, Mi 87-89A on souvenir card, ⊙ € 9. (Note: image is mirrored) | $3.00 | $5.50 | |
| 2.18 | Germany, Post War Storkow, Mi Block 2Ax ** € 50, Watermark point down. | $15.00 | No Bid | |
| 2.19 | Germany, Post War Storkow, Mi Block 2Ay ** € 50, Watermark point up. | $15.00 | $15.50 | |
| 2.20 | German Colony Togo, Mi 16-19 * € 219. | $30.00 | $51.00 | |
| 2.21 | Germany, Offices in Turkey, Mitlaufer w/gutter snipe, Mi. M48 OP € 32.00++. (Mi price is for cancel Constantinopel 1, this is 2.) | $10.00 | $11.50 | |
| 2.22 | Germany, Third Reich, Mi 700 **, Margin copy, € 35.00. | $10.00 | No Bid | |
| 2.23 | Germany, Post War Oldenburg, Mi. Blocks I, II A, Bx ** € 150.00. (Note: image is mirrored.) | $25.00 | $35.50 | |
| 2.24 | Germany, Post War Oldenburg, Mi. Block IA, Abklatch ** € 25.00. | $5.00 | $5.50 | |
| 2.25 | Romania, German Occ. WWI, Porto & tax stamp lot, * & ⊙ about € 110.00. | $15.00 | $20.50 | |
| 2.26 | Germany, Mi 40II **, margin with plate #, RR. | $6.00 | $8.50 | |
| 2.27 | Germany, Ettepengebiet West, (France) Mi. 11IB HAN ** € 500.00. | $50.00 | $81.00 | |
| 2.28 | Bavaria, a remarkable 11-page study collection of Bavaria Mi 177 (Scott 237) – 98 copies (mostly mint incl 12 gutter pairs (Zwischenstege) and a block of 5×5 = 25 ** plus a Linn’s article about the stamps from 1988. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (Donation) | $20.00 | $65.50 | |
| 2.29 | Germany, Third Reich semipostal, air mail and military issues. A collection on 17 Scott pages; semipostals 1938 – 45 (nearly complete mostly used) plus air mail Scott C46-60 used and military issues, Scott Cat ca. $500. A great starter collection. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (Donation) | $50.00 | $66.00 | |
| 2.30 | Germany, 1935 OSTROPA block of 4 stamps from Mi Block 3, gum removed as apropriate, € 180. (Donation) | $25.00 | $68.00 | |
| 2.31 | Germany, Eupen&Malmedy issue on FDC w/ special cancels, Mi 748-749, € 100. (Donation) | $10.00 | $25.50 | |
| 2.32 | Germany, 1929 semipostal set, Mi 430-434 ⊙ & OP, € 190. (Donation) | $15.00 | $35.50 | |
| 2.33 | Berlin, Booklet MH 3 C II (Deckel falzperf 25-26) Dürer Definitive. Inside deckel date 1.3.63 with “Postsparbuch” on back deckel, € 600, front deckel separated from pane and back deckel. (donation) | $50.00 | $51.00 | |
| 2.34 | Post War HOP Collection. Currency Reform and Russian Zone Handoverprints of 1948. HOPs of Leipzig – District 27. Mostly expertized: 26 pages with written up covers plus 29 pages of 237 stamps from various towns. Expertization explained & identified. Text providing much background information. A remarkable collection for the HOP extreme specialist. Most likely impossible to duplicate today. (only 1 illustration possible here, if interested ask for additional scans.) (donation) | $200.00 | $1,527.00 |
GPS StampChat Sunday, February 20 at 8PM ET
Come join us as Jerry Martin presents and leads a discussion on the following:
Title: “Flying Backwards: The Birth of Official German Air Mail”On May 19, 1912, specially-printed postcards were flown between Heidelberg and Mannheim, marking the first fully official forwarding of mail by air in Germany. In this presentation, we offer conjectures and inferences on various aspects of the event, supported where possible by philatelic evidence.
Zoom link will be posted on Friday.
Jan/Feb 2022 Specialist available in Member Section for Viewing
Check out the latest edition of the Specialist. It is available online in our member’s section. Check it out before it arrives in the mail. If you do not have access to the member’s area please contact us.
TRSG January Bulletin Available
The January issue of the Third Reich Study Group Bulletin is available. Our latest issue features:
- A Cinderella Poster – Is it Legit?
- Underground Addresses Comprehensively Explained
- The 16th Breslau Games in Philately
- A Poignant and Touching Reason Why We Study History
And if that is not enough we still have our regular features:
- AuctionWatch (Watch the prices rise!)
- Danzig
- Trivia (tough but fair questions on the end of the alphabet – Can you get even half of them right?)
- Publications for sale
Just go to www.trsg-usa.com, and click on the “Our Journal” box.
PIPEX is ON!!
The Germany Philatelic Society is going to Portland! The show has found a new venue for 2022, necessitated by the unavailability of the main hall at the old venue. It will take place on the same dates, April 29 and 30 and May 1 at the at Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Airport. It is at 82nd Ave. NE and Airport Way, just down the street from the airport itself. The hotel has an airport shuttle and is right next to a major shopping destination and a light rail stop for those who wish to explore the city. Note however that the deadline for exhibiting for priority for the convening societies is February 12. The new venue will have a smaller exhibit space, so it is important to get your entries in as soon as possible. We are also looking for members to give talks and hold seminars, as we did in Chicago in November. For more information, see http://www.pipexstampshow.org/. For more information on presenting a talk or seminar, contact Convention Chair Ken Gilbert at kgilbert78 (at) att.net, again, as soon as possible. Note that the venue is by the airport, well away from downtown where protests have taken place, so it will be a safe and comfortable venue for our National Meeting. We will also have a Friday dinner, tentatively at a local German restaurant, a board meeting, and an open membership meeting. We are especially hoping to see a lot of our members from the Pacific Northwest attending the show.