Since last trip was fun, but didn't yield enough philatelic material, I'm heading back to Europe very soon to look at a few large collections. But before I go, I've completed another sale, with:

German Colonies postal history including more Togo and others.

Zeppelins from the Sieger estate (also some new from elsewhere), including many Germany frankings but also Paraguay, et al.

WWII -- new postal history and cards.

And what else? Disinfected 'Cholerabriefe', Freikorps, WWI, Empire postal history plus some odds and ends.

Just got back from our three week business trip in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. It was an awesome trip, especially Slovenia and Croatia, which we'd never visited before. I participated in a software conference in Dubrovnik, a stunning site. There's a Game of Thrones tour there, to Lokrum Island, which was apparently excellent, but I opted for the excursion up Mt Srd, since I've not seen GoT yet (waiting for all the book, first). I'll post links to the articles on these (lots of photos) when I've finished them, for those who are interested.

Highly recommended, and generally reasonable priced (except the 35 Eur/person to walk the Wall of Old Town Dubrovnik, which I thought excessive -- though still worth it). Ljubljana was quite cheap with lots of good Serbian food -- not sure the history of that, but it was great.

Didn't buy as much postal history as I would have liked -- fairly weak material in my areas but strong prices, which has been the usual story for a while now. Got some propaganda coming, a little colonies. Some Austrian Italy (Veneto). Didn't buy any Zepps, but luckily I still have hundreds from the last trip.

In addition to the Zeppelins:

German Colonies postal history including good Togo.

WWII -- new postal history and cards.

And what else? Freikorps, postwar EFOs, Austria Disinfected covers plus other KuK postal history.

We've just posted our last sale before I head off to Europe:

Another great group of Marineschiffspost and Colonies covers from a specialized collection, with German Navy Internee covers (Guam/Hawaii) and a Graf Spee Squadron usages, including a super rare SMS Leipzig sent from Easter Island(!) during the war, just before the Battle of Coronel. Also a number of Colonies stamps.

WWII -- new postal history and cards, especially Feldpost as well as more propaganda (which is getting quite thin on the ground, I must say).

Then: the next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate.

And what else? WWI including Czech Legion, Freikorps, some postwar. Lots o' stuff.

Summer is winding down and we have our first fall buying trip coming up -- first we head to Croatia for a software conference then on to Italy and Germany. Meanwhile, we just posted more items with:

New Marineschiffspost and Colonies covers from a specialized collection, including several scarce German Navy Internee covers.

WWII -- postal history and cards.

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate.

And what else? Austria, lots of WWI, some postwar. It's a busy offering!

Our newest sale has been posted with:

Marineschiffspost and Colonies covers from specialized collections, including a choice Pisa-Provisorum and Blockade covers.

WWII -- postal history and cards including more unique and scarce items.

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate, again many with BPP certs.

And what else? Check it out...

Back from a business trip to Kansas City, enjoying the relatively pleasant weather here. The auctions have really slowed as we near the prime vacation month (it seems everyone in Europe goes somewhere else in August). No trips planned until the fall, when we head to Croatia for a software conference and hopefully pick up some auctions, if any good large lots in our areas are offered. This week we continue with the previous big purchases:

Colonies covers from specialized collections.

WWII -- postal history and cards including more unique and scarce items.

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate, many with BPP certs.

And what else? Dozens of Franco-Prussian War Feldpost -- you might want to check these out if in your area-- I don't know much about them so there could be some sleepers. Empire, WWI, Austria, Postwar locals, etc.

The monsoons have arrived early, so we're getting much-needed rain, for which we are very thankful. No trips abroad for us until the fall, unless something very unusual appears. The auctions we've seen have been underwhelming, with pockets of good material but mostly same-old-same-old. Nothing like the massive offering of last winter, but we're offering a goodly amount of new material with more from that very successful last trip. Have a look. Better material is harder and harder to find:

Colonies covers from specialized collections.

WWII -- postal history and cards including unique and very scarce items.

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate, many with BPP certs.

And what else? Empire, WWI, Weimar stamps, Czech Legion, some Austria covers, etc.

The dog days of summer have arrived early -- went from having fires at night to 90 degrees and all the fans going (Not much A/C in the mountains). This week we have more from the big lots recently purchased:

Colonies covers from several specialized collections.

WWII -- postal history and cards including rare, one-of-a-kind items. I was able to acquire some truly unique Volunteer and occupied/allied countries pro-German parties' propaganda that I've never seen offered before, and which I have certainly never proffered. For example -- when was the last time you saw a von Schalburg Knights Cross postcard? Or Swedish and Norwegian propaganda?

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate, many with BPP certs -- I bought 1000+, so these will be coming for a while!

And what else? Empire with WWI, etc.

Still working through the recently arrived boxes. This week has more:

Colonies stamps and covers from several specialized collections.

WWII -- postal history and cards including rare, one-of-a-kind items. Even a few documents/lots.

The next batch of Zeppelin covers from the Sieger estate, many with BPP certs.

And what else? Empire with WWI, Freikorps, Czech legion in Russia, Zusammendruck / se-tenants, etc.