Scott DE & Colonies Green Album & US Stamps

Updated August 28, 2026

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Lot number139
Estimate150.00 - 250.00 USD
CategoryStamps & Philately
AuctionJewelry, Art Glass & Fine Art Multi Platform
DateSeptember 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT
Auction houseKellies Estate Services
LocationOkemos, Michigan

Vintage philatelic collection centered on a Scott Specialty Album for Postage Stamps of Germany & Colonies, copyright 1951, published by Scott Publications, Inc. of New York. The green textured binder houses an assortment of hinged stamps from the Imperial era through post-World War II occupation periods. Notable contents include 1923 inflation surcharges, 1942-1944 Military Air Post and Military Parcel Post issues, and 1948 Soviet Zone occupation overprints reading Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone. The lot is accompanied by a group of 1952 United States First Day Covers addressed to Mr. Robert Gustafson, featuring the 500th Anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible and various bicentennial commemoratives. Additional items include Nigerian definitives, Tokelau souvenir sheets from 1933 and 1983, and glassine envelopes containing mixed worldwide stamps, including a US migratory bird hunting stamp.Album Measures: 11.25 inches x 2.25 inches tallThe collection is in good overall vintage condition. The album binder shows shelf wear at the corners and along the spine edges. Internal pages remain clean with stamps neatly hinged and organized. Loose stamps and paper fragments exhibit rough e

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