European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes thursday february 12, 1987 stamp Comer philatelic auction houses abound Brynick Sinif Stople buying at an auction is an Csc Cuenl Way to flit gaps in your collection sometimes at amazingly Low prices compared to Catalon value that is. And Lac Best pad is that you Don t have to pay More than you arc prepared to although there arc times when you will ask yourself Why did l i increase my bid by Only s5? then i would have got thai item among the Many auction House arc Richard Wolf Cis inc. I Al Camy st., san Francisco Calif. 94108, whose recent auction featured Austria the French Community. Me ten and Israel Roger Koerber 15565 Northland drive suite 650w. Southfield Mich. 48075-5308, Strong in Zeppelin material As Well As literature Vance auctions ltd., Bob 267a, Smithville. Ontario Lor 2ao, Canada who advertises a wide wire cry of bulk lots in every Price Range and stamp collectors Guild Hewill office Center. How Lii . 11557, which specializes in worldwide Earl . Apfelbaum inc., 2006 Walnut st., Phila Delphia a. 19103, is a Leader in Public auctions featuring frequent sales of worldwide material . Jamik Box 753, Bowie my. 20715, features Litera Ture covers stationery and philatelic ally related material Sam Houston philatelic is 14654 memorial drive. Houston Texas 77079. Is Strong in Federal Duck Stamps and state wildlife conservation issues and the most recent Sale by Heinrich stamp auctions,735 . St. Clair Portland Ore. 97205, was very Strong in France and German area material with a . And worldwide selection As Well. Auction Cata logs with their Many photographs arc very expensive to produce As Well As o mail. While anyone of the above firms might Send one or even to Cata logs upon request Only successful bidders or those willing to pay. Will continue o get Cata logs on a regular basis. Greg Wilmoth of Bamberg has dealt with several German auction houses and provides the following information Heinrich Kochler Barnho Strasse 63, to Sfach 3680, r 6200 Wiesbaden is one of Germany s Lead ing auction houses. I has two series of auctions each year one of worldwide material and the other of old German Stales and classics. The october Catalon was a massive volume with 200 pages of photos and More than 9,500 lots and costs do 10. The Ter Sand condition of sales arc provided in English and there is a two Page English German glossary. Its next auction is this month. Lange & Filkowski Friedric Strasse 29, d-6200 Wiesbaden is a smaller firm attracting fewer bid Ders which increases chances of Success. There Are four auctions per year. The october Sale had More than 4,000 lots with 75 pages of photographs in the Catalon which costs do 6. Roysner Auk lion Breite Gasse 82/84, d-8500 Nuernberg 0 is a so a Small firm. Its october Callog do 6 had almost 200 pages so of which were photographs listing More than 3,100 lots. In All cases the buyer pays a 15 percent commis Sion of the successful bid plus do 2 per lot. Plus value added lax 14 percent of he commission Only with the first two firms 7 percent of everything with Roesne Rall firms have a Resca e Price of to or 90 percent of the lot s estimated value below which bids will not be accepted. Greg makes a few observations about the prices realized . Stamps arc cheaper in the United states. Saar and French zone Stamps Are much cheaper in German auctions. Bundus Republic and West Berlin Are somewhat cheaper in Germany but beware of the Exchange rate Many collections covering the 1960-19b5 period from most european countries mounted in hinge less albums can be bought for 20 to 25 percent of Scott. Greg also cautions about lot descriptions he has found Stamps identified to the wrong countries and sets listed As Complete thai in fact were not there is no substitute for inspecting before bidding. Lili Greg concludes it is a great Way to add to your collection and if you get to View the Stamps there is some fantastic material to be seen snips and bits As noted in a previous column 1987 is the 750th anniversary of he City of Berlin starting with a pair of settlements in 1237, the town of Coelln on spree Island and the Small Village of Berlin on the right Bank opposite Colln. Both Wisl Germany and West Berlin noted the event with single so pfennig Stamps on Jan. 15. West Berlin also released a Mims Hect of four Stamps depicting landmarks old and new. The Der last year released several Stamps in anticipation of the anniversary and More can be expected this year. Additional West German Stamps from Jan. 15 included singles honouring the architect of Germany s postwar economic recover Ludwig Erhard 1897-1977and the architect of the reside no Palace in Wuerzburg Balthasar Neumann 1687-1753. The latter stamp depicts the main staircase of the Resi Dent Palace. The first 1987 United nations release on Jan. 30, included three Stamps one each from new York Geneva Switzerland and Vienna Austria honouring Trygve lie 1896-1968an air letter Sheet from Vienna and two definitive from Geneva. Bom in Oslo Norway lie became a lawyer and in 1940 served As foreign minister of the norwegian government in exile in London. In 1946 he headed the norwegian delegation to the first general Assembly ses Sion in London and was elected to a five year term As the first Secretary general. A three year Extension was voted in 1950. For All its political turmoil South Africa is a land of great natural Scenic Beauty As Wal As historic manmade structures. A set of Stamps released last november depicted four unusual Rock formations As an illustration of the former while another quartet highlighted restored buildings As an example of the latter and a third four some noted the Centenary of Johannesburg the Golden More Nan 7,000 new issues from 1985, broken Dawn into 119 topical categories Are listed in american topical association handbook 109-a. The 72page Book costs 17, and is a Musi for those interested m thematic collecting a Complete set of listings. 1962 to 1985, is available for $75. The Ata has also released its 1986 publication list which will be sent free upon request but a #10 Legal size envelope is required. Additionally a Sample copy of topical time the group s monthly Publica Tion will be sent for Al. And the Booklet mini adventure on topical stamp collecting giving practical advice on Bow to develop a topical collection is available for $3. Readers can Contact the Ata at Box 630, Johnstown a 15907. In Uirl my War. 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