Various DP and POW Camps of the Post-World War II Period

Catalogued by Stereo Stamps Catalogue, issued in Chicago in 1970

Baltic States Camps Collection on Pages

1946-48, 46 stamps, 3 souvenir sheets, 11 miniature sheets and 9 covers, representing issues of three Camps, including proofs and varieties, such as Schongau sheet of eight imperforated on the left, Hanau proof of 24+76pf in black, perforated gutter and imperforated complete sheets, as well as proof of 1m in block of six of Augsburg-Hochfield, nice quality unit, full OG, apparently all are NH, VF and scarce assemblage
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1946, local cover franked by American Zone stamp of 8pf orange, tied by violet three-line marking "Post Office Baltic Camp Augsburg-Hochfield", dated "26.FEB.1946", fresh and VF

100.00

1948, Augsburg-Hochfield Camp, imperforated proof of 1m in black and blue with inverted text at the top and bottom, three side margin block of four with additional inverted impression of center on gum side, full OG, NH, VF

300.00

1948, Augsburg-Hochfield Camp, Mailman, 50pf in gutter sheet of 20 with "E.V." overprint on the left and "L.R." - on the right, 50pf and 1m in se-tenant gutter sheet of 20 with "L.R." overprint on both parts, perfect quality, no gum as produced, NH, VF

400.00

1947-48, 12 mint stamps representing Camp Geislingen, including two complete sets of three, completely or partly perforated and four gutter or tete-beche gutter pairs (one is separated), in addition three stamps of Camp Kempten, including se-tenant pair, fresh quality, full OG or no gum as issued, VF
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100.00

Lithuanian Camps
Collection on Pages

1946-48, 80 stamps, 17 souvenir sheets and 11 commemorative covers, representing Augsburg, Detmold, Hanau, Meerbeck, Montgomery-Seedorf-Hassendorf Camps, including numerous imperforated stamps and sheets, scarce se-tenants, seven proofs of stamps and two of souvenir sheets, plus many more, nice quality, full OG or no gum as issued, VF
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1946-47, six items, including four covers and two postcards, bearing five-line red marking "Meerbeck. Displaced Persons. Mail Paid", used directly as a handstamp or on a piece affixed over, date stamp cancellations of Stadthagen or Niedermwohren, nice quality, VF
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150.00

1947, Meerbeck Camp, 400th Anniversary of the First Book, 30+120pf and 50+150pf, unsevered strip of three souvenir sheets, folded between sheets, otherwise full OG, NH, VF and rare

150.00

1945-46, 153 stamps, six souvenir sheets and 29 postal history items, representing issues of Lubeck, Helmstedt, Freiman, Bavaria, Ettlingen and Dachau-Allach Camps, several in complete sheets, in addition Hanover Exhibition souvenir booklet bearing 11 stamps, nice quality material, full OG or no gum as issued, VF
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750.00

Dachau-Allach Camp

1945, Red Cross, 27 perforated and imperforated souvenir sheets of one, four or six, printed on white or creamy, watermarked or unwatermarked paper, shifts of cross embossing, omitted or inverted stamp and etc., perfect quality unit in nice completion, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare group
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The Lubeck Complex Intact One-Frame Exhibit

1945, starting with General Sikorski essay of unissued design (only five printed), then "Libertas" issues with unfinished die proof, first issued stamp and later "Pohls" overprint, modified design - a single stamp and cover with S. Petriuk certificate, continues with the second "Libertas" with tete-beche sheets and numerous postal history items, including "Mermaid" and "Sailing Ship" issues, representing single stamps, blocks with varieties, postal history and postal stationery items, nice quality material, full OG or no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare opportunity to obtain one of the best Collection of this theme ever formed
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1946, 82 stamps, 7 souvenir sheets, 3 covers, representing Victory issues on grayish or white paper and in changed colors, including unlisted black-and- white photo-proofs and souvenir sheet with omitted stamp, then "Soccorso di Guerra" issue with complete set of souvenir sheets, as well as overprinted stamps and reference material, fresh quality overall, mostly VF
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500.00

1946, Victory issue, Ancona, 55g violet, error of color, top right corner sheet margin imperforated block of four, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, C.v. ?5,200

500.00

1946, "Soccorso di Guerra", 3+247L rose red, error of color, souvenir sheet of one, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. ?2,750

500.00

1945-49, 59 mostly free-frank postal history items, representing four different rectangular handstamps "Displaced Persons Mail. Paid", numerous other types of postal markings are presented, including aerogramme (not free-frank) with pre-printed "Taxe Percue" in red (one of three known), some conveyance flaws mentioned, still nice and useful lot, F/VF
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500.00

Russian DP Camps and Scout Post

1946-51, 127 stamps, one miniature sheet, eight commemorative covers and one postcard, some stamps were printed on back side of various receipts or forms, representing Peter the Great Monument, Portraits of Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Suvorov, various surcharges, imperforated varieties, special cancellations and etc., nice quality, full OG or no gum as produced, VF and scarce assemblage
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Ukrainian DP Camps Collection

1947-50, 278 stamps, 3 souvenir sheets, 195 perforated and imperforated trial color proofs, 11 postal history items and 4 cover fronts, representing five different issues of Regensburg, stamps of Bayreuth, Ulm and Neu-Ulm Camps, numerous better items, such as imperforated set of 1st Regensburg, Historical Dates issue varieties of the top description, surcharges on the 4th issue in miniature sheets of six, Ulm Camp surcharges on proofs of 2nd Regensburg and etc., nice quality, full OG, apparently all are NH, VF and a gorgeous Collection
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1947, Regensburg Camp, the first issue, perforated complete set of eight in tete-beche blocks of four, in addition imperforated proofs of 3m (Shevchenko instead of Trident) and central design only in blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF
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200.00

1948, mixed franking local illustrated postcard, sent in Regensburg, franked by German 8pf orange and uprated by 1st Regensburg 3pf red, appropriate markings, VF

100.00

1948, Easter color postcard used as invitation card and franked by 2nd Regensburg 10+10pf violet on orange paper, tied by Camp marking, fresh, VF

100.00

1948, entire wrapper from Augsburg to Mittenwald Camp, franked by German 6pf orange, upon arrival to camp uprated by 2nd Regensburg 40+30pf olive green, all appropriate markings, VF

100.00

1948, Historical Dates, side margin imperforated horizontal se-tenant strip of five, printed on chalky paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare, only 30 such strips possible

150.00

1948-52, Educational, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Jubilee of Lvov, Khmelnytsky Monument, Carpatho-Ukraine and etc. issues, as well as Red Cross, four sets of Scouts and much more, the total is 465 stamps, including proofs and varieties, 7 souvenir sheets and five covers, great quality material, full OG or no gum as issued, NH, VF
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750.00

1949, I Kongress L.U.P.V. (1st Congress of Ukrainian Political Prisoners) in Munich, lot of four similar illustrated postcards, franked by combination of German and Ukrainian underground stamps in complete sets, fresh, VF and nice commemoration unit
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150.00