Circa 1872 - 1945, very extensive collection of covers, postal stationery and postcards, over 2000 items in 25 cover albums with slipcases (DIN A5), assembled over several generations. Based on incoming mail of Hanover Local Court from 1872. Main collector was a senior public prosecutor at Hanover Regional Court who added self-addressed special-postmark items in 30s and 40s as well as contemporary historical covers to Local Court mail. Includes German Reich and related areas such as colonies, Danzig and World War 2 occupations. Many ordinary items, early German Reich postal stationery postcard P1, lettercards and wrappers, always great postmark variety, also many better items including Motor Show 1939, Nürburgring overprint too, Brown and Blue Ribbons, Hitler miniature sheets, some ordinary Zeppelin mail etc., into Allied occupation period with 10-fold-rate frankings. Also 2 albums of foreign mail, some USA, mainly stationery circa 1890/1910, and old picture postcards. Generally good condition throughout.