Germany 1872 MH eagle (Scott #16), AND three premium commemoratives of 1949

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This rather odd grouping of stamps is a result of combining two of my previous listings. The first image is a composite showing the entire lot. The others are closeups of individual items.The first item is a single stamp - a mint hinged copy of Germany's 1/2 groschen orange imperial eagle with large shield of 1872 (Scott #16, Michel #18). The two scans show the front and back of the stamp. The stamp has two nibbled perfs on the UL margin. The reverse shows previous hinging on original gum, two pencilled catalogue annotations, and the strong embossing of the eagle.The second part of the lot consists of three stamps issued in Germany in 1949. The two scans show the fronts and backs of the stamps. Centering and cancels as per the images; #666 has no apparent cancel, but it is not mint - probably a "skip." The first two stamps are the "Reconstruction" pair (#665, 666), and the third (#669) is the UPU anniversary issue. #665 has a round corner UR; it has also had hinges peeled off x2 with residual remnants. #666 also has a hinge remnant, a possible thin at the red spot, and a 2mm sealed tear in the middle of the right margin. #669 has a HR.These are attractive stamps, but the don't require fancy packaging. I'll transfer them to 102 cards, and they will travel quickly (and cheaply) in a first-class letter.Among my other items listed this week are a wide variety miscellaneous stamps because I'm actively trying to dispose of five decades of accumulated material. Standard boilerplate to save me from typing everything every week: About me : I am not a dealer. I’m a hobbyist collector with 50+ years of experience, with particular interest in Scandinavia, Canada, Europe, and the U.S. I have been an APS member for 25 years and have twice been President of our local APS-affiliated stamp club. I collect by buying albums, accumulations, and box lots, keeping what I need, and selling the rest. I’m also in the process of trying to get rid of a lifelong accumulation in closets, bookcases, and file drawers. eBaying competes with lots of other interests and responsibilities, so I will probably list only a couple items a week, and sometimes none. Descriptions : When the catalogue value of a stamp is dependent on watermark or perforations, I have either confirmed them myself or cited a catalogue price for the cheapest type. Stamps shown within mounts may be previously hinged by a previous owner. And if I’m reselling someone else’s old album pages, it’s always possible that the original owner misplaced stamps when mounting them. I describe lots to the best of my ability, but I am human and mistakes can happen. Small lots I try to describe in minute detail. For mid-size lots and album pages I try to check stamp backs for gum status and faults, but in a such lots I can’t check or describe everything. Large lots will contain the good and the bad, but usually not the ugly because before I sell lots I weed out (into a wastebasket) grossly faulty stamps (missing pieces etc). Hinge remnants can cover faults; I generally do not remove hinges, so thins there might not be described. When I describe a lot as “unchecked by me” (for shades, varieties, watermarks, papers, cancels etc) it means just that because it’s usually material from countries I don’t collect that came to me in a box lot. Images : I have not yet figured out how to host images on other sites, so I’m limited to 12 photos. The stamps in the photos are always the exact stamps you will receive; I do not post photos of reference stamps. I photograph using available light on a dining room table, so sometimes shades of color are not perfectly reproduced; I try to describe any variance in the written text if it’s important. Binders, manila or Vario pages, and display cards shown in photos may not be shipped, to save weight and thus your cost for shipping. If catalogue values are visible in the photo written on a page or tag, they may be out of date and inaccurate. Shipping :My lots generally end on weekend evenings so I will h... read more

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