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••• BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SINGLE COUNTRIES (continued) •••
LAGOS (continued)
| 3401 |   | COMPREHENSIVE LAGOS COLLECTION. Complete collection of 50 mint and five used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. A few key values are used, otherwise the collection is mint and includes 1884-86 2sh6p, also 2sh6p-10sh overprinted Specimen, both KEVII sets to 10sh. A couple of early QV are unused or HR, overall mostly F-VF, OG. | Est. $700-1000 |
LEEWARD ISLANDS
| 3402 | | VALUABLE LEEWARD ISLANDS DEALER'S STOCK 1890-1955 housed in three small counter books with value concentrated in the late Victoria and Edward VII issues that include the first Victoria set (2 mint &: one used) followed by a mint set of the 1897 Jubilee set and the 1902 Edward VII set. This period also includes some varieties, most notably 1902 1/ "Dropped 'R' in Leeward" variety. We also noted a section of George V singles as well as a strong section of George VI that includes the 1951 £ in both a block of four and a block of six. Definitely one of those "must see" lots! | Est. $1500-2000 |
MALTA
| 3403 | |  | CLASSY MINT MALTA COLLECTION, 1863-1979 hundreds of mint stamps mounted on Scott Specialty pages. Includes first type 1/2p (6, with wmks and shades), 1885 to 1sh, 1886 5sh, 1899 to 10sh, 1904-11 to 5sh, 1914-21 to 5sh, 1919 the good St Paul &: Shipwreck 10sh, 1921 to 2sh, 1922 overprints to 10sh, 1922-25 to £1, 1926 overprints to 10sh, 1926-27, 1928 &: 1930 sets to 10sh, later sets appear complete, Postage Dues, etc. Mostly very fresh, F-VF, OG. A very nice collection. | Est. $2700-3000 |
| 3404 | | MALTA MINT COLLECTION, 1860-1953. Nearly complete mint collection housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes First 1/2p Orange (7, various shades, wmks and perfs), 1886 5sh, 1899 10sh, 1903-04 to 1sh (4p used), 1904-14 to 5sh (latter used), 1914-21 to 5sh, 1921 to 10sh, 1921-23 Self-government sets (5sh barely cancelled but with "Damaged Leaf" variety), 1922-26 to £1, 1926 Postage overprinted set, 1926-27, 1928 and 1930 sets to 10sh, 1938 and 1948 sets to 10sh, Postage Dues, etc. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG, LH some NH. From the "Saint Michaels" collection. | Est. $1200-1600 | |
| 3405 | | GREAT BRITAIN USED IN MALTA, 1864-79 ONE PENNY ROSE-RED PLATING. Comprises 155 stamps including strips of 4 and 3 plus six pairs with "A25" or Malta cds, lacking only Plates 83, 211, 215, 222, 223 &: 224 of the possible plates with Malta cancellations. A challenge to complete. | Est. $900-1100 |
MAURITIUS
| 3406 | | USEFUL MAURITIUS COLLECTION, 1859-1967 about 650 mint and a few dozen used stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes a few used Classics, then mint (some 19th unused) 1860-63 1p, 6p Green, 9p, 1sh Buff, 1863-72 1p (2), 2p, 3p, 4p, 6p, 9p, 10p, 1877 1sh surcharge, 1878 surcharges (lacks 25c), 1879-80 to 2r20c (lacks 25c), 1883 16c surcharge (2), various 2c surcharges, 1900-05 to 5r, 1902 2r50c, 1910 to 5r, 1913-22 to 10r (2), 50r, 1938-49 to 10r (2), 1r Battered "A" (unused), 1950 to 10r, 1965 to 10r, etc. Some blocks, sheet of 120, papers, shades and varieties. Overall mainly F-VF, OG, some used. Please inspect. | Est. $1500-1800 | |
| 3407 | | USEFUL MAURITIUS 19TH &: 20TH CENTURY COLLECTION TO 1967. About 300 mint and 40 used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes a few Classic 19th Century including reference, Britannia types used, QV Sideface issues mint or used with surcharges, then mint 1902 overprints to 2r50c, 1900-05 to 5r, 1904-07 to 1r, 1910 to 10r, 1913-22 to 10r, 1921-26 set of 17 values to 20c overprinted Specimen, 50r overprinted Specimen, 1921-34 to 10r, 1938-39 to 10r, etc. The later 19th Century and the 20th is mostly F-F, OG. Inspection invited. | Est. $1000-1400 |
MONTSERRAT
| 3408 | | COMPREHENSIVE MONTSERRAT COLLECTION, 1876-1935 a nearly complete parallel mint and used collection mounted on quadrille pages. Includes 1876-83 1p (mint, pair &: single used), 6p mint and used, also a used strip of three showing re-entry and retouch, 1880 2 1/2p &: 4p mint &: used, 1884-85 to 4p mint and used (lacks 4p Blue mint), then mint &: used sets comprising 1903 to 5sh, 1904-08 to 5sh, 1908-14 to 5sh, 1914 5sh, 1916-22 to 5sh, 1922-29 to 5sh, 1932 Tercentenary to 5sh, etc. Mostly F-VF, OG &: used. An attractive collection. | Est. $1800-2200 | |
| 3409 | | MONTSERRAT COLLECTION, 1876/85. Useful array of overprints on Antigua issues comprised of 26 mint or unused and 40 used stamps neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages, includes 1876-83 1p (block ad 2 singles mint, strip of 4, pair and 7 singles used), 1p inverted "S" unused, 1p wmk inverted (2 mint), 1p wmk Reversed (2 mint, one used), 6p (mint, 8 used), 1883 1p (5mint, 6 used), 1p wmk Reversed used, 1884-85 1p (pair and 7 singles mint, 12 used), mostly F-VF and attractive. | Est. $900-1200 |
NEVIS
| 3410 | | IMPRESSIVE NEVIS HOLDING, 1879/80. An amazing group of about 240 mint or unused and 110 used stamps on pages and in stock cards, includes 1879-80 1p (20mint, 8 used), 2 1/2p (5 mint, 2 used), 1882-90 1/2p (34 mint, 6 used), 1p Lilac-mauve (16 mint, 8 used), 1p Red (44 mint, one with Control and broken foot to "I" of "NEVIS", 27 used), 2 1/2 p Ultramarine (24 mint, 9 used), 4p Blue (10 mint, 17 used), 4p Gray (17 mint, 17 used), 6p Green (9 mint, 3 used), 6p Chestnut (26 mint, plus two overprinted Specimen, 2 used), usual mixed condition but generally F-VF overall, rarely seen in such profusion and with significant SG catalog value. | Est. $2500-3000 |
NEW HEBRIDES (BR)
| 3411 | | NEW HEBRIDES (BRITISH &: FRENCH) MINT COLLECTION dozens on mint stamps housed on large stockcards with many sets to 5fr &: 10fr, Postage Dues, etc. Mostly F-VF, OG. also Cape of Good Hope Triangulars with 1p (5, one unused) 4p (99), 6p, 1sh (5), mixed condition. Strange bed fellows, but worth a look. | Est. $1000-1500 |
NEW ZEALAND
| 3412 | | NEW ZEALAND DEALER'S STOCK 1860-1990 housed in thirteen small counter books, although the first three books contain issues prior to 1950, the vast majority of the value is found in the new issues which are usually present in quantities up to about 8 or 10 each including booklets and souvenir sheets and finally there is a volume of BOB material. A great lot for a bourse dealer requiring a fresh stock of new issues. | Est. $500-750 |
NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE
| 3413 | | NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE COLLECTION, 1892-1898 almost 100 mint and 40 used stamps housed on hagner pages. The mint includes 1892-94 to 1sh, 1894 (Jan) to 1sh (4), 1894 (May) to 1sh (3), 1897 to 10sh (5) with a range of perfs, also a useful range of postmarks with values to 1sh. Generally F-VF, OG or used. A good collection for the specialist. | Est. $1000-1500 |
NIGERIA
| 3414 | | ATTRACTIVE NIGERIA MINT COLLECTION, 1914-1956 about 400 mint and a few used stamps, plus a couple of covers, housed on hagner pages. Includes many shades and papers with mint 1914-29 to £1 including 1sh (12), 5sh (2), 10sh (4), £1 (2), also set to £1 overprinted Specimen, 1921-32 to 10sh (3), 1936 to £1 with the scarce perf varieties, 1938-51 to 5sh with most perf varieties and includes 2sh6p (5), 5sh (4), 1953-58 to £1 plus some 1957 Booklets. Overall mostly F-VF, OG. A great collection for the specialist. | Est. $1600-2000 | |
| 3415 | | THE NIGERIAS COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION TO 1970. A comprehensive collection housed on Scott Specialty pages. Includes mint Northern Nigeria 1900 to 10sh, 1902 to 10sh, 1905-07 to 2sh6p, 1910-11 to 10sh, 1912 to £1; Southern Nigeria 1901-02 to 10sh (5sh used), 1902-04 to £1, 1904-07 to £1 (1/2p, 1p, 2p &: 1sh used), 1907-11 to £1, 1912 to £1; Nigeria 1914-15 10sh &: £1, 1927 £1, 1936 to £1, and later issues. Mostly F-VF, OG or used. | Est. $1400-1800 | |
| 3416 | | THE NIGERIAS MINT COLLECTION TO 1961. A nice mint collection neatly arranged on pages or in stockpages, includes Northern Nigeria 1900 to 10sh, 1902 to 10sh, 1905-07 to 2sh6p, 1910-11 to 10sh, 1912 to £1 (incl. two £1 values); Southern Nigeria 1901-02 to 10sh, 1904-09 to £1, 1907-11 to £1, 1912 to £1; Nigeria 1914-29 to £1, various colored papers, 1921-32 to 10sh, 1935 to £1, 1938-44 to 5sh incl. 4p orange NH and some perf varieties and used singles and blocks, mostly fresh, F-VF. | Est. $1200-1500 |
NORTH BORNEO
| 3417 | |  | NORTH BORNEO COLLECTION, 1883-1961 several hundred mainly mint stamps housed on quadrille pages. Includes 1883 "Eight Cents" on 2c, 1886 1/2c, 1886 perf 14 3c surcharge, 1886-87 to $2, 1891-92 6c (pair), 1894 to 24c including some perf variations, 1895 4 cents surcharges, 1897-1902 to 24c mint &: used range, 1901-05 $5 &: $10, 1909-23 mint &: used range to 24c, 1916 2c &: 4c surcharge pairs with varieties (dry gum), 1916 Red Cross to 16c, 1918 Cross &: surcharges to $2, 1922 Exhibition to 50c, 1931 Anniversary set, 1945 BMA to $5 and more. Generally F-VF, OG, a little unused. Please inspect. | Est. $2200-2600 |
| 3418 | | NORTH BORNEO COLLECTION, WITH LABUAN, 1879-1963 Hundreds of mint OG and used stamps comprising regular overprinted, and surcharged Definitives and Postage Dues, and War Tax issues in stock cards and mounted on album pages; includes mint 6, 7, 8, 15, 19, 33a single with double impression on reverse, one inverted, 50-1, 52c, 91-102, 124-35 (x2), 147 (x2), 185-92 (x2), 193-207, 208-22 (x2), 244-58 (x2), 261-75 NH, 280-95 NH, J50-4; used 4, 50, 51, 58, B6a unpriced in Scott, scarce used (SG 206a; £200=$388); also, a small Labuan collection, incl. mint 22, 23 specimen, 58-62, 69, 71, 90, 99A-109, 110; used 40; light duplication, occasional minor fault or gum toning; generally Fine-VF; Viewing of this attractive collection recommended for full appreciation. | Est. $1500-2500 |
NORTHERN NIGERIA
| 3419 | | NORTHERN &: SOUTHERN NIGERIA MINT COLLECTION, 1900-1912 nearly 250 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes Northern Nigeria 1900 to 10sh, 1902 to 10sh, 1906-07 to 2sh6p (3), 1904-11 to 10sh, 1912 to £1; Southern Nigeria 1901-02 to 10sh, 1903-04 to £1, 1904-09 to £1, 1907-11 to £1, 1912 to £1, etc. A range of shades and papers. Overall mostly F-VF, OG. A very useful collection. | Est. $1400-1800 |
NORTH-WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS
| 3420 | | INTERESTING NORTH-WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS HOLDING, 1915-1923 over 950 mostly mint stamps housed on Scott pages, Lindner stock cards and dealer pages. Includes a wealth of overprint types with strips, singles and panes of thirty of the Kangaroo and KGV issues, also the various wmks, with mint Roos 2sh (16), 5sh (5, plus 18 used with Radio cancels), 10sh (3), £1 (1) and masses of lower denominations, also panes of thirty of the various types of overprint with Roo 2 1/2p (2), KGV 1/2p Green (12, one with a stamp missing), 1p Red (1), 1p Violet (1). Overall mostly F-VF, OG or NH, with a few used. Seldom offered in this quantity these days. | Est. $4000-6000 |
NYASALAND
| 3421 | |  | FABULOUS NYASALAND MINT COLLECTION, 1891-1935. A mint collection of 117 stamps housed on three hagner sheets. Includes 1891-95 to 10sh, £2 and £10 with additional 1p, 6p and 1sh, 1892-93 3sh &: 4sh surcharges, 1895 to 5sh, £1, 1896 to £1, 1897-1900 to £1 (latter corner marginal example), 1903-04 to £1, 1908-11 to £1, 1913-19 to £1, 1921-30 to 10sh, etc. Mostly very fresh, F-VF, OG. A super collection. | Est. $5000-7500 |
| 3422 | |  | NYASALAND (BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA) MINT COLLECTION, 1891-1901 about 60 mint stamps mounted on Scott pages. Includes 1891-95 to £1, 1892-93 surcharges, 1895 to £1, 1896 to 5sh, 1897-1900 to £1, 1903 to £1. Mostly F-VF, OG. A useful collection. | Est. $1800-2200 |
NYASALAND PROTECTORATE
| 3423 | | NYASALAND PROTECTORATE MINT COLLECTION, 1908-1964 over 160 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1908-11 to 2sh6p (3 shades), £1, 1913-19 to £1, 1921-33 to 4sh, 5sh (2), 10sh (2), 1938-44 5sh-£1, later sets, Postage Dues 1950 set, etc, shades and a few specialist items. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. A nice collection. | Est. $1000-1500 |
PALESTINE
| 3424 | | PALESTINE COLLECTION, 1918/45. Collector's collection in two albums, includes an assortment of varieties, multiples, some covers, etc., better include (S.G. nos.) Used1a, 1a pair, 3(14 incl. block and two pairs), 1918 issue cancels incl. outside Palestine, 22d, 36, 46, 101, Covers3 censored,Mint 3 (8 incl. block of four), 5-55 singles and multiples with some minor varieties 5p gutter block, 20p block of four, specialized section of the Jerusalem overprints with 16-29, 17 block of eighteen, 18 block of sixteen and block of eighteen with "B" for "E" var., 19 block of seventeen with "B" for "E" variety, 22 (blocks of 4, 6 and 12), 22 block of six(2), 23 strip of ten, 24 block of eighteen, 25 block of seventeen, 44, 45, 55, 60-70, 60-68 blocks of four, 71-82, 87-89, 90-111, D1-20, etc., generally F-VF, nice lot for the specialist. | Est. $1200-1600 | |
| 3425 |  | POSTAL HISTORY FROM RUSSIA TO HOLYLAND an interesting lot comprising approximately 150 items, spanning from 1900s to 1950s, includes twenty-two postal cards addressed to Palestine, many censored during second world war, several with messages in Yiddish, group of thirty postal cards from Jews in Siberia asking for help and addressed American Joint Distribution Committee in Teheran, many Registered &: censored, eight envelopes addressed Jerusalem in the 1900-1907 period, Red Army Regulations in Poland in 1945, two telegram receipts, overall condition is Fine, unusual material, highly recommended for collector. | Est. $1000-1200 | |
| 3426 | | PALESTINE ACCUMULATION approximately 200 postal &: revenue stamps in binder, two albums &: mounted on loose pages, highlights include #1 light postmark, #2 three blocks, #4-14 typographed issue, 1920-1 Local Overprints, 1921 Waterlow Overprints,1927-42 Pictorials, minor stamp duplication recommended for plating, collection of 1927-42 Pictorials Issue depicting Acre, Afulla, Beisan, Hebron, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Mahne, Nazareth, Shefa, Tulkarm &: other town postmarks, also interesting group of 35 manuscript documents with revenue stamps, overall condition is Fine-VF, a recommended lot for the specialist, be sure to view! | Est. $1000-1500 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
| 3427 | | COMPREHENSIVE PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA COLLECTION, 1901-1974. About 430 mint stamps housed in mounts in Scott Specialty pages includes 1901-05 wmk horizontal to 2sh6p (latter with Holcombe cert), 2p used, 1906-07 Large overprint to 2sh6p, 1907 to 2sh6p, 1907 Large &: Small Papua sets, 1910 to 2sh6p (2), 1916-31 to 10sh, 1932 Scenes to £1, 1952 to £1, later issues appear complete, Air Posts and most Postage Dues, also Officials complete. Majority fresh, F-VF, OG or LH. | Est. $1000-1500 |
RHODESIA
| 3428 | |  | SPECIALIZED RHODESIA COLLECTION, 1892-1924 over 400 mint and a few dozen used stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes many shades, perfs, Dies, varieties and some multiples. The mint includes 1892-94 to 4sh, 1896-97 to 10sh (latter NH), 1896 1p on 4sh, 1897 to £1, 1898-1908 to £2 (2), 1905 Falls set, 1909-12 to 7sh6p, 1sh No stop variety, 1910-13 Portraits with many shades, specialist varieties with 1/2p (5), 1p (8), 2p (10), 2 1/2p (11), 3p (3), 4p (6), 5p (3), 6p (6), 8p (3), 10p, 1sh (6), 2sh, 2sh6p (3), 3sh, 5sh (2), 10sh; highly specialized Admirals with various Dies, perfs, shades, blocks, multiples and some varieties includes 1/2p (blocks of 36 &: 8), 1p (block of 24), 2 1/2p (blocks of 24 &: 4), 3p, 1sh &: 2sh with "watercolor" or retouch varieties, 3p pair, one with "Hat" flaw, 7sh6p handpainted; Double plate, Head Die II perf 14 3sh (2), 5sh (2), 7sh6p, 10sh, £1 (both), Head Die III 2sh6p (2), 3sh, 5sh (2), 10sh, £1 (2), 1922-24 New Printings, single plate perf 15 1p (block), 8p (block); Double plate perf 14 3sh (2), 7sh6p, 10sh (2), perf 15 2p-2sh6p, 5sh, etc. Overall mostly F-VF, OG, some NH and scattered used, plus some notes with a study of the Admirals. A wonderful group, seldom offered this complete. | Est. $12000-16000 |
SAINT HELENA
| 3429 | |  | ST. HELENA COLLECTION, 1856-1934. Around 180 mostly used stamps mounted on quadrille pages. Includes strong QV with a range of cancels and perfs with used unless denoted otherwise 1856 1p, 1861 6p, Rough perf 6p mint &: used, 1863 1p mint &: used, 1p type B, 4p mint &: used, then other values to 5sh (3) mint or used. Later issues include 1884-94 set mint &: used, then the following used 1903 set to 2sh, 1908-11 to 10sh, 1912-16 to 3sh, 1922-27 Badge of the Colony Crown CA wmk to £1 (latter on piece), Script CA wmk to 15sh (latter has a forged pmk), with 1/2p Deep Carmine Red and other shades, 1934 Centenary set to 10sh. Mostly F-VF, used, some OG. A very attractive and desirable collection. | Est. $4000-5000 |
SAINT KITTS-NEVIS
| 3430 | | SAINT KITTS-NEVIS ATTRACTIVE GEORGE V GROUP, 1920-1929. An interesting selection of about 280 mint and 60 used stamps neatly displayed on stockcards, includes mint 1920-22 set to 10sh (3), plus £1 overprinted Specimen, also an attractive used range to 2sh6p, 1921-29 to 5sh overprinted or perforated Specimen, etc., mainly fresh and F-VF, worth a look as unchecked for watermark varieties. | Est. $400-500 |
SAINT VINCENT
| 3431 | | ST. VINCENT COLLECTION, 1861-1964. Over 150 mint stamps housed on Scott pages. Includes 1861 6p (6), 1863-68 4p, 1881-84 4p, 1899 to 5sh, 1902 to 5sh, 1904-11 to 5sh, 1913-17 to £1, 1921-32 £1, 1936-47 to £1, and later sets. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG or LH. A nice collection. | Est. $1000-1400 |
SARAWAK
| 3432 | | SARAWAK SPECIALIZED COLLECTION starting with several annotated loose album pages for the issues through 1908 explaining some finer points of postal history and cancellations. However, the real highlight of the collection is a sheet of 60 of the 1923 "ONE Cent" surcharge on 10c Dull Blue with the "Cnet" error on position 9/5. In addition to this sheet there are fifteen sheets or large blocks of the 1892 "ONE CENT" surcharge on 3c Brown (all without gum) plus sheets or large blocks of the 1871 3c and 1875 4c Brown issues. Of special interest are sheets of 30 of a Fantasy set of four stamps circa 1940 depicting a ship with a horizontal strip of five tete-bech pairs. Finally, there is a group of early Brunei sheets issued in 1895 (SG# 1-4) followed by sheets of the low values of the 1947 series. Altogether, a fascinating group that is sure to find a home with a discriminating collector. | Est. $2000-3000 | |
| 3433 | | SARAWAK 1871/75 AND 1889/99 SURCHARGES ISSUES STOCK. Stockbook plus some homemade pages with appealing range of mint and used singles plus some multiples and specialty items incl. few proofs and varieties, many better with 1871 Issue mint left side vertical half-pane of 50 (stone 1, pane B), couple hundred mint/used singles with many identified by pane and position, 1875 Issue color proofs of 2c, 4c(2), 6c(2) and 8c, accumulation of singles incl. 2c (24 used), 6c (28 used), 8c (47 used), 12c (9 mint, 45 used), 1899 Surcharges 2c on 3c mint blocks of 25 (2; 1 with stop after "THREE" var., other with long tailed "R" var.), 4c on 6c (9 mint incl. pair, 15 used), 4c on 8c (24 used), etc., used with variety of different cancels incl. c.d.s., "S" grid (few in violet), etc., usual mixed condition with some typical minor bits of toning or fading on small percentage, mint stamps without gum as usually seen, generally F-VF, nice lot for the specialist collector or dealer. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3434 | | SARAWAK ASSORTMENT, 1947/59. Neatly arranged on stock sheets and including 1947 Royal Cypher Issue to $2 top right corner margin serial no. blocks of four NH with some duplication in lower values, 1950 George VI two mint sets (on pages) plus used accumulation incl. $2(21), $5(20), 1955/59 Elizabeth II used assortment with $5(44), generally fresh and F-VF. | Est. $500-750 |
SEYCHELLES
| 3435 | | SEYCHELLES MINT COLLECTION, 1890-1968 about 260 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1890-92 to 96c, 1893 surcharges, 1897-1900 to 2r25, 1903 to 2r25, 1906 to 2r25, 1912-16 to 2r25, 1917-22 to 2r25, 1921-32 to 5r, 1938-49 to 5r, 1952 to 10r, 1954-61 to 10r, 1962-68 to 10r and more including shades. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. A nice collection. | Est. $1000-1400 |
SIERRA LEONE
| 3436 | | OUTSTANDING SIERRA LEONE COLLECTION, 1859-1935. Virtually complete mint for the period apart from the £5 values and the rare surcharges, housed on 4 hagner sheets. Includes SG #1-4, 10, 11-14, 16-22, 24 (2), a couple unused, 41-53, 55-58, (two strips of the four types), 59-62 (strip of the four types), 63/66 (pair, fresh not the normal water staining), 73-85, 86-98, 99-111, 112-28 with shades, 129, 131-46, 147, 155-67, 168-80, etc. Mostly Post Office fresh, mainly LH, a couple NH. Check the scans for the exceptional quality. | Est. $8000-10000 | |
| 3437 | |  | ATTRACTIVE SIERRA LEONE COLLECTION, 1859-1935 about 260 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1859-74 6p (2), 1872-73 1p, 1876 1p (2), 1 1/2p (2), 3p, 1884 1sh Green overprinted "SIERRA 5SH LEONE", horizontal row of six with red brush stroke, 1884-91 to 1sh, 1885-96 6p (block &: 6 singles), 1893 wmk Crown CA 1/2p on 1 1/2p "PFNNY" variety, 1896-97 to £1, 1897 2 1/2p on 6p block of 9 (3 x 3) from top of sheet, various settings NH, 1903 to £1, 1904-05 to 5sh, 3p wmk inverted (2), 1907-12 to £1, 1912-21 to £1, 1921-27 to 10sh, 1932 to 10sh, 1933 Wilberforce set to £1 and more. Few 19th Century unused, mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. A very nice collection. | Est. $2800-3250 |
| 3438 | | SIERRA LEONE POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION, Largest portion mounted in album, with over 200 covers from 1890-modern, stamps including QV, KGV, KGVI, QEII and a few commercial free form self-adhesives, many unusual usages including Registered, Airmail, Ship Mail, Postal Cards, WWI and WWII Censored, Missionary mail, many better early commercial items. Spectacular postal history group with postmarks from Sumbuya, Mano-Saija, Sefadu, Bo, Mankeni, Kailahun, Kline Town etc with destinations including Belgian Congo, Canada, U.S., Kamerun, Germany, England and others, viewing highly recommended to appreciate full value. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3439 | | APPEALING SIERRA LEONE COLLECTIONS GROUP An intriguing jumble of many hundreds of mint OG and used stamps from 1859 to 1970s, plus scattered mint NH to about 1990, mounted in a Scott Specialty album, in glassines, and on album pages and stock pages; we espied mint Scott 19 upper right corner inscription and pl. # 1 block of 16 NH, 23a block NH (1989 RPS cert), 23b, 33a, 33b, 53, 101, 118, 118v shade varieties (SG 127a, 127b), 121 specimen, 140-52, 153-65; unused 10 (x2), 51, 56 x2 (SG 63); used 1a, 1b, 5, 9a, 10, 44, 53, 88, 118, 118v (SG 127b), and others; occasional fault amongst the early issues, generally Fine-VF, manageable duplication; No diamonds, but careful viewing will reveal its good value. | Est. $1000-1500 |
SINGAPORE
| 3440 | | QUALITY MINT SINGAPORE COLLECTION, 1948-1995 Mint OG collection hingelessly mounted in 2 pristine, quadrille albums, complete with respect to basic Scott-listed Definitives, Commemoratives, S/Ss, and Postage Dues, NH from 1953 forward; also includes 1968 perf 13 Dancers, and a few wmk varieties; generally fresh, Fine-VF; Be sure to view this beautiful collection ! | Est. $1000-2000 | |
| 3441 | | BEAUTIFUL SINGAPORE MINT COLLECTION, 1948-1983. Appears about complete for the period housed in mounts as per the Scott Specialty pages. The sets are complete except for both KGVI sets, but include one set of mixed perfs 1c-$5. The Souvenir Sheets lack the 1969 Founding. We examined a number of better items and all appear fresh, F-VF, NH, although a few earlier issues have light pencil numbers on reverse. Very nice. | Est. $900-1200 |
SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE
| 3442 | | INTERESTING SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE MINT COLLECTION, 1903-1960 almost 400 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1903 QV both overprints to 5r, 2a &: 2 1/2a pairs, one of each missing "I", KEVII 1a pair, one missing "I", 2a missing "I", 1904 to 5r, 1912-19 to 5r, 1921 to 5r, 1938 to 5r, 1942 to 5r (blocks &: singles)1951 surcharges, 1953-58 to 10sh, Officials including KEVII varieties, Mult Crown CA wmk 2a, etc. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. A very useful collection. | Est. $1600-2000 |
SOUTH AFRICA
| 3443 | | FASCINATING BOER WAR POSTAL HISTORY GROUP 48 stampless or franked covers apparently from an exhibit, with each cover and its historical context fully described, and endorsed by officers and other members of "A" Squadron-Bethune's Mounted Infantry, Cape Mounted Rifles at Bird's River, Colonial Light Horse, Damants Horse, 1st Munster Fusileers, 18th Hussars, Kitchener's Horse, Natal Carbineers, Nesbitt's Horse, Royal Engineers, Scottish Horse, Walker's Hotchkiss Gun Detatchment, to name a few; and others sent from forces in Natal after the general advance, and during the defence of forces in Natal and the Northern Cape, and the advance to Kimberly and Mafeking; among these interesting items are ød Natal postal card to England, pmkd Mooi River NO 24 99, with "T" and "5c" tax marks, message reads "Arrived here last night. Fired the first shots today, about 800 Boers within 3 miles of camp. Had a tremendous send off from Durban..."; siezed "Z. A. Republiek" Registered cover to Ireland, pmkd FE 06 01 Machadodorp, endorsed E. R. Day, C.F. (Chaplain to the Forces), with APO "51" pmk used at Machadodorp; official cover endorsed "Free, David Henderson Lt. Col. DMI", (director of Military Intelligence at Army Headquarters, Pretoria), pmkd MR 25 02, addr Capt. Napier, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, Kroonstad; also, 20 pieces of British Army mail from South Africa to England, pmkd 1900-1902; generally Fine-VF; an intriguing group for the South Africa specialist; careful viewing essential for full appreciation. | Est. $3000-4000 | |
| 3444 | | SOUTH AFRICA COLLECTION, 1910-1950 A few hundred mostly mint on quadrille pages, numerous better noted (mint unless otherwise noted) 1913/24 1/2p-5/- mint and used 10/-, £1 used, 6p with "Z" of "ZUID" missing, 1/2p-2p coils mint and used, 1925 Airmails, 1926-27 1/2p-6p, 1927-30 2p-1/-, 10/-used, 1930-45 1/2p-1/- (2p blue and violet used), 1935 Silver Jubilee mint and used, 1933-48 1/2p-10/-, 1938-39 Voortrekker &: Huguenots, War Efforts, some covers; also South West Africa1923 1/2p-2/6, 1923-26 setting II 1/2p-10/-, setting VI 1/2p-1/3, 1926 1/2p-6p, 1927-30 1/3, £1, 1/2p-5/-, 1931 1/20-20/- incl. airs, 1935-36 Voortrekker, War Efforts, etc., mostly F-VF, SG £3,900+ | Est. $600-800 | |
| 3445 | | SOUTH AFRICA COLLECTION, 1913/24. A lovely group of mint and used on a stock page and hand made annotated album pages, features 1913-24 1/2p-£1 mint and used with good number of shades and many extras icluding some inverted watermarks, the 1 1/2d pane of 12 with 6 stamps upright, 6 inverted, seeral sets of coil stamps, etc., mostly F-VF. | Est. $600-800 | |
| 3446 | | SOUTH AFRICA COLLECTION, 1913-1966 hundreds of mint and used stamps housed on hagner sheets in a binder. Includes blocks, pairs, shades, some specialist varieties. Mint includes 1913-24 to 10sh, 1941-46 to 1sh, 1942-46 War Effort Tank 1sh perf and also rouletted blocks of 8, Air Posts 1925 set, plus Forgeries in blocks of four, some Postage Dues and Officials etc. Generally F-VF, OG or used. Worth a look. | Est. $500-750 |
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
| 3447 | | SOUTHERN RHODESIA MINT COLLECTION, 1924-1964 several hundred mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes blocks, a couple of sheets, shades, perfs &: varieties. With 1924-29 to 5sh (2), 1931-37 to 5sh, 1937 to 5sh, 1943 Occupation 2p sheet with varieties, 1953 to £1, 1964 to £1, Postage Dues 1951 4p Dull Gray Green, etc. Mostly F-VF, OG. a nice collection. | Est. $750-1000 |
SUDAN
| 3448 | | COMPREHENSIVE SUDAN MINT COLLECTION, 1897-1963 about 400 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1897 1p overprint inverted, 2pi, 10pi, 1898 to 10p, 1902-21 to 10p, 1927-41 to 20p, 1935 Gordon set, 1940-41 surcharges, 1941 Palm Trees set, 1951-61 to 50p, some later issues, Air Posts 1931-37 to 10p, 1935-38 surcharges, Postage Dues, Officials, Army Officials and Telegraph stamps. Many perfs, papers, some varieties and blocks, also unused Postal Card, 4m on 5m double surcharge. Overall mostly F-VF, OG. A nice collection for the specialist. | Est. $1000-1400 |
TANGANYIKA
| 3449 | | TANGANYIKA MINT COLLECTION, 1916-1965 over 150 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1917-21 to 3r (2), 5r, 10r, 1922-24 to £1 (both wmks), 1927-31 to 5sh, £1, Officials, etc. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. Attractive collection. | Est. $700-900 |
TRINIDAD
| 3450 | | TRINIDAD AND TRINIDAD &: TOBAGO HOLDING. A hefty hoard of Victorian 1980's issues with much duplication, includes 1851 1p Blue (pair and 12 singles mint, one used), a mint range of other colors, 1854-57 1p Dark Gray (5 mint, one used), 1p Rose-red (4 used), 1859 1 sh Indigo (3mint, 4 used), useful range of pin-perfs, 1861 1p (12 used), 1862-63 4p Deep Purple (6 used), 1sh Bluish Slate (4 used), 1863-80 4d (14 used), 1sh (45 used), 1sh Yellow (40), 1901-06 to 5sh mint, a huge range of later issues, values to £1. Specimen overprints, Postage Dues, War Stamps, etc. condition varies as expected but with plenty of fresh and F-VF, allow plenty of time for viewing, great lot for the specialist of this oft-overlooked colony. | Est. $3200-3750 |
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
| 3451 | | FASCINATING TRISTAN DA CUNHA EXHIBIT A collection narrating the history and physical features of Tristan through various mint NH QE II-period stamps from 1953 forward, covers (FDCs, Registered covers, special event and Survey covers, official mail), and a few local PPCs, all neatly mounted on 52 annotated pages; among the many interesting items are covers and pieces thereof displaying the various 1938-1949 circular Tristan cachets, and original letter from Philip Lindsay regarding their use; a 1951 cover with scarce, unofficial "Edinburgh Settlement" cachet (1000 extant); 1963 Resettlement cover signed by members of the Council of Elders; original 1946 "1d" propaganda stamps (x3), and sheet of reprints signed by designer A. B. Crawford; 1970 "National Savings" cto pair, one without surcharge (SG F2a, unsigned); a native student's workbook written while he was living in England (1961-3), awaiting resettlement to Tristan, and other collateral; generally Fine-VF; an impressive collection of material that would be challenging to duplicate; Viewing is a must for full appreciation. | Est. $1500-2000 |
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
| 3452 | | TURKS &: CAICOS ISLANDS 1913/45 SPECIMENS COLLECTION. A very attractive collection of 51 stamps overprinted or perforated Specimen. Includes 1913-21 set to 3sh with 2sh (2, different papers), 1922-26 to 3sh with both 2sh values, 1928 set 10sh, 1938-45 set to 10sh, fresh and F-VF, seldom offered as a collection. | Est. $300-400 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS
| 3453 | | VIRGIN ISLANDS COLLECTION, 1879/84. Approximately 200 mint or unused and 50 used stamps housed on handmade and annotated quadrille pages or stockcards, includes 1879-80 1/2p Emerald-green (32 mint, 5 used), 2 1/2p Red-brown (27 mint, 9 used), 1883-84 1/2p Yellow-buff (23 mint, 4 used), 1/2p Dull Green (42 mint, 11 used), 1p Pale Rose (20 mit, 7 used), 2 1/2p Ultramarine (33 mint, 7 used), usual mixed condition with majority fresh and F-VF, fresh, F-F, high catalogue value and worth viewing. | Est. $2000-2500 | |
| 3454 | | ATTRACTIVE VIRGIN ISLANDS MINT COLLECTION, 1866-1966. About 175 mint stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes 1866 issues with values to 6p, 1867 1sh, 1888 4p surcharge and complete later sets. A few 19th Century unused, mostly fresh, F-VF. OG or LH. | Est. $600-900 |
ZANZIBAR
| 3455 | |  | POWERFUL ZANZIBAR COLLECTION, 1895-1961 over 300 mint stamps housed on hagner pages. Includes 1895-96 to 5r (20), 1896 1r-5r, 1898 to 8a, 1904 to 5r (lacks 4r), 1908-09 3r-30r, 200r, 1913 to 4r, 20r, 40r, 100r, 1921-29 to 30r, some later sets, Postage Dues 1926-30, 9c, 15c, 18c &: 20c "cent.s" for 'cents" varieties, 1930-33 2c -25c (5 values in sheets of 10), etc. Overall mostly F-VF, OG. A valuable collection, seldom offered this complete. | Est. $3000-3500 |
ZULULAND
| 3456 | | ZULULAND COLLECTION, 1888-1896 twenty-seven mint stamps housed on a hagner page. Comprises 1888-93 1p-5p, 6p (2), 1sh (2), 5sh, overprint on Natal 1/2p without stop (2, plus one with inverted overprint ,1991 PF cert, not listed in SG), 1893 6p (pair), 1894-96 1/2p-4sh, 1891 1p. Mostly F-VF, OG. A useful group. | Est. $1000-1500 |
••• FOREIGN SINGLE COUNTRIES •••
ARGENTINA
| 3457 | |  | ARGENTINA RIVADAVIA AND CORRIENTES COLLECTION, WITH POSTAL HISTORY Mint, used, and unused collection interspersed with 27 FLSs, all neatly mounted on annotated quadrille pages; opens with the 1864-1867 Rivadavia issue (x80+) comprising 5c-15c Essays, 5c and 15c Proofs, and 5c official re-impressions, followed by adhesives displaying various shades and impressions, incl. mint OG 11; unused 13 (x2), 14 (x2); used Scott 8 (x4), 9 (x3), 10; and postal history (x14 FLSs), incl. 1867 5c (Scott 8; 6th printing), tied by 25/MAR/69 Buenos Aires cds, with adjacent agent's h/s, addr to San Pedro (2001 Solari cert), 1864-1867 5c brown rose (Scott 11; x5 FLSs), 5c lake (Scott 11B), 10c (Scott 12; x 3FLSs), 1867 5c carmine (Scott 17); the 1856-1879 Corrientes comprise 50+ adhesives, incl. mint OG Scott 1, 4, 7 (x3, and a pair); unused 2, 3 (interpanneau sheets of 32 x4); used 1 tied by pen cancel to small piece, 7 (x10+); and 13 pieces of postal history (most pen canceled), incl. Scott 1, 2 (x2 FLSs), 3 (x2 FLSs), 5 (x3 FLSs, and 1 cover with 1872 Corrientes cds), 6 (x3 singles) tied to 187(?) cover by Corrientes cds, addr. Mercedes (rare multiple usage), 7a singles (x3): one tied to FLS by single-line Corrientes cds (no year), another tied to mourning cover by 19/NOVIE/79 double-line Corrientes cds, the third tied by 7-line oval bar cancel; also, 50+ reprints, 20+ Hamburg forgeries, forged cancels, and fantasies; occasional minor fault, average through VF centering; Bonus consists of imperf red color trial block of unissued 1890 50p Gregorio Funes commemorative printed on card paper, and imperf color trials of 1910 Centenary 3c-1p, 10p, 20p values printed on card and on medium paper, all fresh, VF; a fascinating collection for the specialist; Viewing is a must for full appreciation ! | Est. $7500-10000 |
AUSTRIA
| 3458 | | VALUABLE MINT AUSTRIA STOCK Hundreds of 1920s-1940s mint OG Definitives (incl. 1936 Dolfuss), Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, and Airpost neatly arranged on stock pages and in 2 stockbooks; dozens of sets with Scott values ranging from $20 to $200+, incl. 354-73 NH, 378-9 NH (x4), 380, B50-6 NH (x2), B59-65 NH (x9), B81-6, B87-92 (x2), B100-5 (x12; 1 set NH), B106-9 NH, B112-17 (x3; 1 set NH), B122-7 (x5), B132-7 NH, B138-41 (x11; 7 sets NH), B260-3 NH (x25), B269-71 NH (x7), C12-31 NH (x4), C32-46 (x7; 4 sets NH), C54-60 NH (x2), and more; generally fresh, Fine-VF; a lovely, quality stock; Be sure to view ! | Est. $10000-12000 | |
| 3459 | | AUSTRIA COLLECTION (1850-1990) Many hundreds of stamps neatly arranged in 6 slipcased Lighthouse stockbooks comprising Definitives (incl. Dolfuss), Commemoratives, S/Ss, Semi-Postals, Airmails, Postage Dues, Military, Newspaper, and Special Handling stamps, Occupations, Offices Abroad, and Lombardy Venetia, and Bosnia; most parallel mint OG and used from 1867 forward; good coverage for the period, incl. mint 13, 17, 25, 326-39, 340-53, 354-73, 380, Germany 1m-5m ovptd (524v-7v) NH, 428-31, 496-9, 500-15, 520-56 NH, 565-74, B57-65, B81-6, B87-92, B110, B110a, B112-17, B122-7, B128-31, B138-41, B269-71, C12-31, C32-46, C54-60, J132-58, M21, N16 signed, N19 signed, Bosnia 10; unused 29a, 32, 35, 37; used 1, 1b, 1d, 2, 2c, 7, 8, 17, 33, 39, 70-85, 110a-27,164-7, P1, P1c, P7, PR1, PR2a, Offices (Crete) 1-7, 10, 11, (Turkish Empire) 1-7, Lombardy-Venetia 1, 1b, 3, 3a, 6, 6c, 7-12, 10a (x2), 12a, 14 (x2), 15-19, 20-4, and more; early issues have typical centering and occasional minor fault, reprint, and reference copy; 20th Century issues generally Fine-VF, with plentiful fresh mint material throughout (NH from about 1945); A clean, very respectable collection, full of better stamps and complete sets; Careful viewing advised ! | Est. $10000-12000 | |
| 3460 | | AUSTRIA: COLLECTION, 1850-1984, very impressive &: nearly complete collection, Fine-VF, extremely attractive with all "key" issues present, note: early imperfs attractively cancelled &: with 4 margins, 110a-27, 128-44, 380, excellent 3rd Reich issues, B87-92, B100-B109, B110, B110a, B111, B185-8 sheets, B185a-8a, etc., cat. $17,775.00, a Premium collection. | Est. $6000-8000 | |
| 3461 | | IMPRESSIVE AUSTRIA COLLECTION, 1860'S-1960'S includes a little 19th Century used, then 20th Century about complete mint housed in a Schaubek album. Highlights include 1899 to 4k, 1905-07 to 72h, 1903-13 to 10k, 1910 Birthday to 10k, 1929-30 &: 1932 Buildings &: Views sets, 1936 Dollfuss 10s (2), Hitler overprints, 1946 Renner Souvenir Sheets, Semi-Postals appear complete with 1931 Rotary set, 1933 Wipa Souvenir Sheets, Air Posts with 1920 Arms 2k overprinted "Flugpost" (San #8, only 250 prepared, but not issued, 1963 Stolow cert), 1925-30 to 10s, 1950-53 Birds (2 sets), Postage Dues 1925-34 to 10s, also Bosnia Herzegovina. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG, a little used. A very nice collection. | Est. $4500-6000 | |
| 3462 | | AUSTRIA ACCUMULATION 1850-1980 filling two large cartons, the main collection is housed in seven Lighthouse hingeless albums: five albums of mint and two albums of used stamps, including a hand full of better mint such as 1925 Postage Due set, 1935 Airmail set and 1945 Overprints on Hitler stamps, also includes useful sections of semi-postals of the 1930s, some Offices Abroad, Lombardy-Venetia, and occupation issues, in addition there are two smaller collections, the first of these is contained in two volumes of Scott Specialty albums and the other is housed in two volumes of blank pages, the real value of this accumulation is in the sheer quantity of material especially the four volumes of mostly used duplicates housed in fat stockbooks that should prove to be a rich hunting ground for the cancel collector. | Est. $3000-4000 | |
| 3463 | | USEFUL AUSTRIA YEAR SET STOCK Thousands of stamps assembled into mint NH and used year sets in glassines, mainly from 1950 through 2004, with quantities ranging from 1 to about 10 year sets, among which we espied one complete mint NH 1950-1953 Birds airmail set (Scott C54-60); also, a few scattered 1920s-1940s issues, incl. mint 288-98, B50-6, B66-70, B260-3 NH, used B81-6, B106-9, B112-17, B122-7, B156-64; generally Fine-VF, with substantial Scott catalogue value; clean, profitable stock for show or Ebay dealer; Viewing recommended ! | Est. $2500-3000 | |
| 3464 | | AUSTRIA COLLECTION an attractive collection of mint &: used stamps housed in two Scott albums, spanning from 1850s-1980s, many stamps &: sets in the $10 to $40 with several higher, highlights include #127 barred cancel, #380 light cancel, #B81-6, #B87-92, #B100-105, #B110 &: #B138-41, Bosnia-Herzegovina #30-45, #46-61, #86-104, nice representation of air mails, newspaper stamps &: postage dues, condition is Fine-VF, highly recommended for collector or dealer, a very useful collection. | Est. $2500-3000 | |
| 3465 | | AUSTRIA USED COLLECTION 1858-1998 two old Lighthouse albums containing many hundreds of used stamps, the owner concentrated on obtaining the basic stamps and only acquired the varieties such as perforation and varnish bar varieties when it suited him and thus this is a good basic collection that deserves additional love and attention, nonetheless, there are many worthwhile items including 1850 First issue, 1867 issue to 50Kr, all the 1890s issues, 1908 Royalty set, 1923 Scenic Views charity set, 1924 Charity set, 1931 Rotary and Poets sets, 1932 Artists set, and 1933 WIPA single on granite paper, in addition, the BOB section includes worthwhile sections of Lombardy-Venetia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, lots of Fine-VF material that merits careful viewing. | Est. $2000-3000 | |
| 3466 | | AUSTRIA MILITARY POSTS COLLECTION. Over 1,000 mint and used stamps presented on assorted types of album pages, housed in a red springback album binder. Includes Military Posts with 1915 overprints to 10k mostly mint, 1918 set mint; Offices with strong Turkish Empire including Postage Dues; Lombardy &: Venetia with strong Arms &: later issues; Austrian Occupation of Italy, Montenegro, etc., overall including various printings, shades, perfs, types and papers. A nice collection, with a general condition of fine to very fine, well suited for the specialist, with much identified by Scott and/or by Michel. | Est. $1400-2000 | |
| 3467 | | QUALITY AUSTRIA COLLECTION, 1850-1971. Several hundreds of different mint OG and used stamps comprising singles and many complete sets of Definitives, Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Airmails, Postage Dues, Military and Newspaper stamps; also, Lombardy-Venetia with elusive 15c ribbed paper varieties, all mounted on album pages; mixed mint and used to 1936, all mint with good coverage from 1937 onward, incl. mint OG 496-9, 500-15, 520-56, 599-603, B269-71 (x2; 1 set NH), C29, J44b, complete 1870 10k-1fl20k private telegraph stamps (Hiscocks 1-5); unused 1873 government telegraph stamps to 1fl (mint OG 50kr); used 6, 10a, 17, 18, 33, 33a, 39, 164-7, C1-3, J132-58, P7; Lombardy-Venetia mint OG 15, used 3, 4c signed, 4d, 7 signed, 11a, 12, 12a, 16, 18, 19, 24, PR2; occasional small fault amongst the classic issues; all imperfs have 4 margins; generally neat, clean, Fine-VF and better throughout; a real pleaser; Viewing is a must for full appreciation ! | Est. $1000-2000 |
AUSTRIA - LOMBARDY-VENETIA
| 3468 | | LOMBARDY-VENETIA COLLECTION, 1850/63. Appealing used collection in Marini hingeless pages, includes 1850/53 man-made paper 5c, 10c rose and rose carmine shades, 15c type II, 30c types I-II, machine-made paper 15c-45c, 1858 type I 5s-15s, 1859 type II 2s-15s, 1861-62 3s-5s, 1863 perf 14 2s-15s, 1864-65 perf 9 1/2 3s-15s, Newspaper tax 1858/59 2kr on piece, far better quality than typically seen as all imperfs are four margins and the perfed issues are generally well centered and usually cacelled by light town marks, F-VF, a lovely collection. | Est. $1000-1500 | |
| 3469 | | AUSTRIA - LOMBARDY-VENETIA 1850-65 the complete basic country according to Scott mounted on one album page of 26 different mostly used stamps plus a few duplicates. Includes the first, second and third sets used while the only mint stamps are found on the last set issued in 1864 including the scarce 2S Yellow and 15S Yellow Brown. The collection concludes with all three of the Newspaper stamps including the rare 4K used. Although condition is a little mixed, generally Fine-VF material. A complete collection like this is seldom encountered in the market place. ex Muscari | Est. $1000-1500 |
BELGIAN CONGO
| 3470 | | BELGIAN CONGO &: RUANDA-URUNDI COLLECTION a useful collection of hundreds of mint &: used stamps on old fashioned album pages. Includes useful 19th Century including Leopold II issues of 1887-94 including 5fr (2 shades) cds, 1894-1901 Pictorials with 1898 3.50fr and 10fr Black and Green used, a useful range of the 1920's surcharges and Red Cross Semi Postals with overprint varieties, then useful later. Varied condition. Please inspect. | Est. $600-800 |
BELGIUM
| 3471 | () |  | FABULOUS BELGIUM MINT COLLECTION, 1849-1950 a comprehensive collection with strength in 19th Century, housed in a blue Schaubek album. Includes almost complete Classics including 1859-1 40c Carmine Red (1964 RPS cert "genuine, unused"), 1865-67 to 1fr, 1866-67 Imperf 1c, 1869-70 to 1fr, 1875-78 5fr, 1883 to 50c, 1905-11 to 2fr, 1915-20 to 10fr, 1929-32 100fr (5), Semi Postals 1931 Elisabeth set, 1932 Infantry set, 1933 TB Society set, 1934 Crusader set, Air Posts, etc. The condition varies a little with the 19th Century, but overall mostly very fresh, F-VF, OG, some unused and later NH. An impressive collection. | Est. $4500-6500 |
| 3472 | |  | IMPRESSIVE CLASSIC BELGIUM COLLECTION, 1849-1919 A lovely, predominantly used collection mounted on quadrille album pages, comprising Definitives and Commemoratives complete to 1919 Fountain issue (except 1875 5fr), incl. an impressive display of 1849 10c and 20c imperf Epaulettes (x14 each), all with 4 margins, incl. 10c vertical pairs (x2); the 1851-1861 imperf Leopolds to 40c also boast 4 margins, as does the 1866 1c Arms imperf vertical pair; what mint is present includes 1870 20c, and 1875 25c Definitives; also, complete used Semi-Postals to 1915, Postage Dues to 1909, and nearly complete, mostly used Parcel Post to 1914, incl. used 1879-1882 values to 1fr; generally sound, average through Fine-VF centering amongst the perfed issues, with imperfs being VF or better; very appealing collection assembled with an eye for quality; Viewing will surely elicit an eager bid ! | Est. $3500-4500 |
| 3473 | | BELGIUM AND RELATED AREAS COLLECTION Many hundreds of 19th-20th Century stamps to 1970s comprising Definitives, incl. 1927 tete-beche pairs, pre-cancels, Commemoratives, S/Ss, Semi-Postals, Airmails, and B-O-B, plus scattered issues from Belgian Congo, Belgian East Africa, and Ruanda-Urundi, mounted in a slipcased Scott Specialty album and a home-made quadrille album; Scott values range from modest to $100+, incl. mint Belgium 50v "Centimf", 70, 72, 172-84, 201a-11a, 213, B25-33, B45, B69-77, B107-13, B114-22, B123-4, B144-50, B156-62, B170v curl on forehead, B605a,Belgian Congo 1949 UPU set of 12 miniature sheets, B27-31 NH, Ruanda-Urundi 6-23, B3-11; used Belgium 2 (x4), 3-5, 8, 9-12, 12 pair, 22, 26b, 31, 92-102, 171, 221(x2), B28-30, B106 (x2), B166-8 sheets of 10, Q1-6, Q15 (x2), and more; typical centering and occasional faults amongst the early issues; 20th Century issues generally Fine-VF; clean, useful collection with light duplication; Viewing advised for full appreciation. | Est. $3000-4000 | |
| 3474 | | BELGIUM COLLECTION used collection mounted in two Scott albums, many complete sets, better items include #2, #221 souvenir sheet, #B114-22, #B125-31, #B132-43, #B144-50, #B156-62, #B169, Belgian Congo #88-113, #115-29, #207-25, some Ruanda-Urundi stamps, condition is Fine-VF, recommended &: desirable lot for collector or eBay seller looking to expand his stock, a useful holding, worth checking out. | Est. $2000-2500 | |
| 3475 | | COMPREHENSIVE BELGIUM COLLECTION, 1849-1960 many hundreds of mint &: used stamps housed in a green Scott Specialty album. Includes 19th Century and issues to 1920 used, varied condition, then mint 1925 Kings set, 1924 Brussels Exhibition SS, 1930 Antwerp SS, 1952 UPU set, Semi Postals 1931 Brussels SS, 1931 Elisabeth set, 1932 Sanitorium set, 1933 TB set, 1952 Portraits set, 1953 Allegory set, 1954 Prisoners set, 1954 Bruges set, Air Posts 1951 Glider strip, Postage Dues 1949-53 to 10fr, Parcel Posts 1949 to 100fr, 1953-57 to 100fr; Belgian Congo 1942 Miniature Sheets set of 12, Semi-Postals 1919 Red Cross 10fr and much more. Overall mostly F-VF, OG or used. A very useful collection. | Est. $1800-2400 | |
| 3476 | | LOVELY BELGIUM COLLECTION, 1865-1985 Hundreds of different mint OG stamps comprising Definitives, Commemoratives, S/Ss, strong Semi-Postals, complete Airpost, and scattered B-O-B neatly mounted in a clean, Scott Specialty album; scattered issues to 1897, and good 1905-1980 coverage, mostly NH from about 1961 forward; includes mint Scott 18, 31, 42, 108-22, 136, 172-84, 212-15, 221a, 229-36, 374-85, 435-45, B25-7, B28-30, B31-3, B106a NH, B107-13, B114-22, B123-4, B125-31, B132-43, B144-50, B156-62, B169, B178 NH, B437-41, B466A-B NH, B480-4, B498-502, B508-10, B513a, B514, B515-20, B521-2, B523-30, B538-43, B544-6, B558-60, B561-6, B579-85, B662a NH; used B106; occasional minor fault amongst the early issues, generally fresh, Fine-VF | Est. $1800-2400 |
BOLIVIA
| 3477 | | BOLIVIAN AEROPHILATELY EXHIBIT, 1924-1968 An erudite presentation comprising over 450 mint and used stamps and 196 items of postal history (Pioneer Flights, First Flights, domestic, Trans-Atlantic, and intra-continental private and commercial mail, Censored and Registered mail, etc.), all neatly mounted on annotated exhibit pages displaying 5 distinct developmental periods in Bolivian aviation history: the Pioneer Period (1924), incl. 9/1924 Santa Cruz-Cochabamba Flight; the LAB Experimental Period (1925-1928), incl. mint LAB 20c block of 48, 1925 Cochabamba-Santa Cruz Inauguration LAB Flight cover; LAB Route Development (1928-1929), incl. 1928 Doolittle La Paz-Santiago cacheted flight cover; External Connections Period (1929-1932), incl. 1929 Ouro-La Paz, Santa Cruz-Puerto Suarez, Condor First Flight, 1932 Graf Zeppelin Flights, and other flights, mint 930 Graf Zeppelin stamps (Scott C11, C12, C14 block, C15, C16 block) , incl. Trial Proof of gold ovpt., 1930 Airplane issue, incl. Die Proofs of 15c, 3b, and type settings of each value; Chaco War Period (1932-1936), incl. 1934 LAB La Paz-Arica (Chile) First Flight, 1934 censored letter from the front, signed "Censurada/Cap Arturo Cuellar, Carte Batal. MM10" on reverse, addr La Paz, 1935 Map Series specimens; finally External Connections (1936-1968), incl. mail carried by Air France, German, LATI, and PANAGRA air services, mint Provisional Issue of 1937, 1938 Commemorative specimens to 5b; many other items of interest; generally Fine-VF, a fascinating study; Careful viewing essential for full appreciation. | Est. $5000-7500 |
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
| 3478 | | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA STOCK, 1879-1917 Many hundreds of mint and used stamps comprising Definitives, Semi-Postals, Postage Dues, Newspaper, and Special Delivery issues, plus a small quantity of early mint Yugoslavia, all neatly arranged by Scott on stock pages housed in a 3-ring binder; generally Fine-VF; good stock for the specialist as the potential exists here for finding Michel-listed items; Careful viewing advised. | Est. $1000-1400 |
BRAZIL
| 3479 | | SPECIALIZED BRAZIL AIRPOST EXHIBIT WITH POSTAL HISTORY, 1927-1939 A fascinating 59-page exhibit on Danish-annotated pages displaying numerous perforation, surcharge, and other printing varieties of predominantly used 1927 "Servicio Aereo" issues to 10,000r/500,000r, and 1929-1930, 1933, and 1941 Vargas Airmail issues, accompanied by over 50 postally used private and commercial covers, incl. Condor Flights, and German censored mail; generally Fine-VF; a great opportunity for the Airmail specialist, given the plethora of varieties, some of which are probably elusive; Careful viewing is suggested for full appreciation ! | Est. $1800-2500 | |
| 3480 | | VALUABLE MINT BRAZIL COLLECTION 1866-1979 housed in a Minkus album containing a wealth of desirable sets and singles especially among the BOB section, for example we noted the following better items; 1866 500R top value, 1876 Definitive set complete, 1878 260R &: 300R, 1882 Large Head set, 1884 100R Type I, and the scarce 1888 1000R top value followed by a strong presentation of the Surcharged series of 1898 and continuing with the 1906 Definitives, among the BOB material the better items abound and start with the 1927 Airmail set, the Postage Dues are virtually complete as are the Newspaper issues, also included with the album are four small presentation folders of recent mint stamps, in short, an unusual opportunity to acquire some material that is seldom offered in the retail market. | Est. $1500-2000 |
BULGARIA
| 3481 | | BULGARIA HIGHLY SPECIALIZED COLLECTION 1901-1919 mounted on exhibition pages containing full mint sheets, overprint varieties, freaks, errors and oddities as well as a small mint collection of the issues of the period, the interesting material begins with the overprinted issue of two values in 1910 and includes a full sheet of the 5S overprint on 15S (folded through the gutter), the real heart of the collection is found in overprinted issues of 1924 which includes a full mint sheet of 100 of the 20S overprint on 30s value (folded through the gutter) as well as a part sheet of 50 of the 20S overprint on 5S, the next five pages display a wide range of overprint varieties including many values with imperf margins either at the top or bottom, a few values that imperf between, several with misplaced overprints, offset overprints on reverse, split overprints, double overprint and partial overprints, the key piece in this section is a mint block of six of the 20S overprint on 10S with the top left stamp missing the overprint, the last two pages display the 1915 10S overprint on 25S and include several varieties such as split overprints, double overprint, and offset overprint on reverse, a delightful group that only requires a little research to create a very interesting exhibit. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3482 | | STOCK OF BULGARIA 1986-1987 MINT SETS IN COMPLETE SHEETS. A dealer's mint NH stock of complete sheets of 5 sets in quantities of 1000 to 3000 per set, incl. 3140-5 (x1000), 3223-8 (x1200), 3281-6 (x1050), 3266-71 (x2000), and 3256-61 (x3000); Scott catalogue value $30,452; generally fresh, OG, VF; a great opportunity for the topical dealer; Viewing advised for full appreciation. | Est. $1000-1500 | |
| 3483 | | BULGARIA COLLECTIONS GROUP. Several overlapping collection in an album and on album pages. Includes many sets, part sets and singles with Regulars, Semi-Postals, Air Posts and BOB. Noted were 1879-1885 Arms types including some surcharge, mostly used, 1931 Balkan Games set mint and used, 1935 Patriots set mint, 1971 Flowers Souvenir Sheet (2 mint), plus some sets Imperf &: Perf and lots of Topicals, Finally there is a group of earlier covers and Postal Stationery. Well worth checking-out. | Est. $700-1000 |
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
| 3484 | | PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND HONG KONG MINT STOCK Thousands of mint NH issues comprising Definitives, Commemoratives, S/Ss, miniature sheets, and booklets neatly housed in 3 stock books and identified by Scott number, with additional mint material in envelopes; PRC stock covers 1985-2004 period quite solidly; and the Hong Kong stock (1962-2006), contains scattered Scott $10-$30+ sets to 1997, incl. 218, 239-44, 630-51B, and strong coverage of SAR issues from July 1,1997 forward, incl. booklets, S/Ss, miniature sheets; generally fresh, Fine-VF; an attractive, profitable stock of these popular stamps; Viewing will prove worthwhile ! | Est. $1400-2000 |
COLOMBIA
| 3485 | | COLOMBIA VARIETIES ACCUMULATION very unusual group of 220 mostly mint stamps housed in selection cards, Specimen Ovpts, Double &: Inverted Ovpts, Imperf Singles, Pairs &: Blocks, pairs imperf between, highlights include #128 block of 20 with BOGOTA oval cancels, #217 pair imperf between, #341-3 &: #349-50 imperf pairs, #423a Olympics pair imperf between, #344 &: #350 Trial Color Die Proofs, #497-8 imperf pairs, #614-17, #594-5, #625 &: three sets of revenue stamps with "Waterlow &: Sons Limited/ Specimen" Ovpts, Revenue Imperf Proofs in pairs, #718 strong offset on gum side &: many others, condition Fine-VF, minor manageable duplication, an opportunity for specialist or dealer wishing to expand his stock, worth checking. | Est. $3500-4500 | |
| 3486 | | COLOMBIA &: STATES ACCUMULATION 1865-1910 small collection of several hundred different mostly used stamps on loose album pages plus a stock of duplicates on stockpages, although there are a handfull of stamps issued prior to 1902 arranged on small stockcards, the real heart of the collection is the overprinted issues of 1899 to 1902 along with the "Barranquilla" issues of 1902 which are presented on album pages along with an extensive stock of mostly used duplicates, value is also concentrated in two additional areas, namely the BOB issues and the single state of Tolima. The BOB material is represented by a few pages of Registration issues such as both unused &: used F1-2 plus all the later issues, these are followed by the Acknowledgement of Receipt and Late Fee stamps. All of these BOB areas are also accompanied by stockpages of duplicates and the third major area of value is found in the issues for the state of Tolima, and then last but not least is a few pages of interesting cancels that include packet boat cancels, and United States cancels on Colombia stamps of the period, very popular material that is seldom offered in the philatelic market. | Est. $1000-1500 |
CROATIA
| 3487 | | HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CROATIA COLLECTION TO 1945. Many hundreds of mainly mint and some used stamps, housed in a large blue stockbook. Includes Regulars, Semi-Postals and BOB with many sets, blocks, Souvenir Sheets, Sheetlets, Imperfs, Color Trials, Progressive Proofs and other varieties. Noted were 1941 (12 April) set in mint blocks, 1941 "10 IV. 1941" overprinted set (Mi #24-38 signed Gilbert), 1942 Formula Postcard from "Stara Gradiska" Concentration Camp (rare, signed Ercegovina), 1941-43 Buildings, tete-beche pairs set, Semi-Postals 1945 Storm Division set and rare Souvenir Sheet, 1943 Youth Souvenir Sheet, printed on Gray paper (Rommerskirchen cert) plus other sheets with varieties, missing design, Imperf, etc, Local Post Sibenik 1944 set (Mi #1-6 Zrinjscak cert) and much more. An amazing group, seldom offered. | Est. $3000-4000 |
CUBA
| 3488 | |  | SPANISH CUBA GROUP, WITH BONUS Over 110 mostly mint OG Definitives from 1862//1880 period arranged on stock cards, incl. mint # 17 block of 9 NH, 35-7 blocks, 37 block of 15 (5x3; some minor perf separations), 37 vertical pair, with double ovpt. overlapping both stamps, 38-41 blocks, 43 horizontal pair with inverted ovpts. used 40 blocks of 10 (5x2; x2), strip of same, and 39 single tied by pen cancels to large piece, 49 block; bonus consists of large sunken die proofs of 1899 1c, 2c Definitives (toned spots); stamps are generally Fine-VF, several of which are NH; useful material; Viewing advised. | Est. $4000-5000 |
| 3489 | | VALUABLE MINT CUBA COLLECTION 1959-1994 housed in four hingeless Schaubek albums, in addition there is an envelope containing duplicates, each album is quite well-filled with only a few blank spaces, the collection includes dozens of sets in the $20 to $40 range as well as some better such as 1960 Christmas set, 1962 Bird Airmail set, and 1964 Animals set, in fact, almost every page displays a set that would interest some topical collector from animals, birds, butterflies, space topicals, the list is endless, vast majority are Fine-Very Fine and NH, a great opportunity to acquire the next "hot" country. (Just remember what happened to Russian stamps after the fall of communism?) | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3490 | | 177//226, 1898-9 U.S. Administration Assortment attractive group of approximately 200 stamps in two Lighthouse stock books, includes 1898-9 100 stamps normal &: inverted surcharges with duplication for specialized collector wishing to study surcharge settings, 1899 Surcharges on US stamps, incl special delivery &: postage dues, also 200 stamps from Cuba in the 1855-74 period as a bonus, overall condition Fine to VF, viewing will be quick. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3491 | | CUBA #7 STUDY Presentable group of seventeen stamps with type II surcharges, barred and oval cancels, mostly faulty, Fine to Very Fine appearance, recommended for surcharge specialist, ex-Pratts, (Edifil #4A) | Est. $300-500 | |
| 3492 | | INCOMING TO CUBA, GREAT BRITAIN #54 Plates 5 &: 6 lot of nine folded letters addressed to Habana, single frankings tied by London or Birmingham duplex cancels, seven plate #5 and two plate #6, six folded letters with "VIA UNITED STATES" straight line handstamps, Fine to Very Fine. (SG #117) | Est. $300-500 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
| 3493 | | CZECHOSLOVAKIA HOLDING a rambling accumulation which requires sorting and includes many hundreds of the imperf &: perf Castle issue, plus the Dove in small quantities, Sokol &: Olympic Games overprints, Silesia overprints, plus some Postal History and much more. Inspection could prove rewarding. | Est. $1200-1500 | |
| 3494 | | CZECHOSLAVAKIA COLLECTION, 1918/1989. Extensive collection of mostly mint in ten Kabe albums, better sets, singles and S/S throughout with plenty of NH in the later periods, incl. (mint unless otherwise noted) nice range of Cathedral types to 1000h, strong Pres. Masaryk types mint and used,1932 Tyrs mint and on cover, 1934 Anthem S/S (2mint, 1 used) and many others to 1989 with a good number of souvenir sheets; better semi-postals with usual assortment of the 1919 overprints with some good and others not so good, nice 1920/22 airmails with some minor duplication, 1918/20 postage dues (2),finishes with some Czech Legion Post and Eastern Silesia, generally fresh and F-VF. | Est. $800-1000 | |
| 3495 | | CZECHOSLOVAKIA COLLECTION, 1918/1993 In mounts on pages in two volumes, sparse to 1940s with post WW II era nice ly filled with additional mint blocks, mini-sheets, S/S, some imperfs, most 1950s on singles used or cto, mint NH after 1975, many attractive topicals with sports, art, architecture, etc., better incl (mint unless otherwise noted) 1918/20 issue blocks, 1950 Prague Exhibition S/S NH, used(2), 1952 Bratislava S/S, 1955 Prague Exhibition S/S imperf NH, 1958 Mushrooms sheets of 10 NH, 1959 Birds sheets of 10 NH, 1962 prague Exhibition sheet of 8 + 2 labels NH, S/S perf and imperf NH, 1960s/70s Art sheets of four NH, 1976 Svoboda S/S imperf NH, 1977 Prague Exhibition sheets of 10, sheets of 8 + 2 labels NH, assortment of 1990s intaglio proof souvenir cards, etc., generally F-VF, excellent basis for expansion, 2007 Mi „3,800+. | Est. $750-1000 |
DANZIG
| 3496 | | DANZIG MINT MULTIPLES SELECTION. Includes 1920 4M full sheet (some perf seps, Mi „2,800), also note some multiples of 1920 first airmails, large quantity of officials, etc., unchecked for varieties, NH, fresh and F-VF, Michel well over „30,000. | Est. $4000-5000 | |
| 3497 | | DANZIG ACCUMULATION. Box stuffed with collection and stock remainders, envelopes, stock sheets, etc., on a quick glance through we note 1924 Airmails mint (2) and used, 1930 Anniv. Ovpts., 1932 Air Post Exhibition Ovpts (4 incl. 1 NH), 1934 Winter Welfare, 1936 Welfare NH, 1937 Magdeburg S/S (4 NH, 2 favor cancel), 1939 German Surcharges (1 used, 6 mint incl 3 NH), etc. plus quantities of the 1920s/30s Regular issues, Airmails, Dues and Officials both mint and used, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF, a nicew stock with some reorganization. | Est. $2000-3000 |
DENMARK
| 3498 | | DENMARK COLLECTION 1852-1985. Splendid mostly used with some unused later year sets fills a single Lighthouse hingeless album. A wealth of value with many better including used 1, 11-15,20, 145-54, C1-5, O5, P17 and mint J9-24. Condition a little mixed amongst the early issues but overall sound and fine to very fine with good back of the book. A lot that should be viewed. | Est. $1800-2400 | |
| 3499 | | DENMARK COLLECTION 1851-1975 housed in four beautiful Lighthouse hingeless albums, two albums for the mint collection and two albums for the used collection which represents the majority of the value, better used include 1854 set, 1863 set, 1864 set, 1870 48Sk and both the 1912 &: 1915 5Kr Post Office iss198294 issues, better mint include 1854 8Sk &: 16Sk, 1864 2Sk &: 8Sk, 1870 16 Sk, 1875 100o and 1912 5K Post Office, the albums alone have a very high retail value so this is a great lot for the collector looking to start a new country. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3500 | | DENMARK &: GREENLAND COLLECTION a useful collection housed in an old fashioned Paul Koch album. Includes 1851 fire RBS, 1854-57 to 16sk Violet imperf, 1864-70 to 16sk, strong later issues. The 19th Century is all used, and mint &: used in the 20th. Other useful sections include Greenland &: Thule plus Sweden with face of about $500 converted. Worth inspecting. | Est. $1000-1400 | |
| 3501 | | DENMARK ACCUMULATION a power packed mostly used range of material housed in a large green stockbook,,starting from the spandrel issues onwards with a dozen or so imperfs, followed by the Īcoat of armsā skilling values and then the ores ö it is so crammed packed it is almost impossible to view what is here, but just in these issues alone there must be a couple of hundred stamps Īstuffedā on 2 lines ö lots of postmarks interest here too. The holding unfolds in a similar way from the late 19th century issues through to the early 20th century defins, as well as o/ps on to the 10kr high values etc. Then page after page replete of material with hundred of series here, ending with Īback of the bookā and non-Scott listed items, including further skilling values and later 19th century through to the portos etc. Virtually all of this was formed by stripping countless collections that were bought over the years and there is unquestionably tremendous retail potential. There is of course a lot of work needed which is reflected in our valuation. A highly recommended viewing. | Est. $900-1200 |
ETHIOPIA
| 3502 | | EXCITING ETHIOPIA COLLECTIONS ACCUMULATION Many hundreds of regular, overprinted, and surcharged Definitives, Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Airmails, and B-O-B from 1895 through 1960s (some later) mounted on unorganized album pages displaying very solid coverage for the period, incl. mint 8-14, 22-8, 36-42, 56 signed Brun, 64-70, 101-7, 232-41(x2), 258-62, 263v-5v and 267v trial color proof pairs (x24), 268-72 blocks of 25 NH, 273-7, 308-13, 314-19, B6-10, J43-9 (x2), N1-7(x2) mint/used 57-63, 101-7, 108-15, J15-21, J22-8, J29-35; used 258-62 in souvenir booklet for 1943 Obelisk Restoration ceremony, and more; a few faults, generally Fine-VF, manageable duplication; a clean group received as is, unchecked for reprints, overprint and surcharge varieties, offering many hours of pleasure for the assiduous collector; Viewing essential for full appreciation. | Est. $2000-3000 | |
| 3503 | | ETHIOPIAN POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION, Amassed over many years with well over 250 covers mostly from 1920's-modern, many unusual usages including Registered, Airmail, Postage Due, Stationery, Air Lettersheets, WWII Censored, Missionary mail, American Legation pouch mail, few British EA/APO, noticed include several purchased at over $50 each many years ago. Spectacular grouping for the dealer or postal historian as nearly all is commercial. | Est. $1000-1500 | |
| 3504 | | EXCITING ETHIOPIA ACCUMUMATION small box containing a wide variety of unusual material including errors, freaks, oddities, imperforates, mint sets and singles, presentation folders and some postal history, we noted one group of mostly the 1901 overprint issues that includes many varieties with an owner's cost of about $500, followed by a group of imperf blocks of the 1919 definitive set, a group of glassines holds two sets of blocks of the first airmail set while several loose album pages display mint sets of the 1940s to 1950s as well as two sets of the 1936 Italian Occupation set, we also noticed a small group of new issues, dozens of presentation folders and finally a worthwhile selection of about eight covers, viewing is encouraged to fully appreciate the value. | Est. $750-1000 |
FAROE ISLANDS
| 3505 | | FAROE ISLANDS COLLECTION 1919-2001 virtually complete country arranged on stockpages. The key first issue is present used while the British Administration set is present in both mint and used condition. From 1975 to the end, the collection appears to be complete mint with a parallel collection of some used stamps. The last several years are represented by year sets. A very attractive collection. | Est. $700-1000 |
FINLAND
| 3506 | | FINLAND COLLECTION 1858-2000 several hundred mostly used stamps with a parallel mint collection of duplicates mounted on stockpages in two binders. The collection begins with a selection of first issues including 1856 10K Rose "Coat of Arms" (one pen cancel &: two town cancels) followed by 1858 5K Blue "Coat of Arms" (one pen cancel &: one town cancel). A small group of the Rouletted issues is noted followed by mostly used issues of the late 19th century. The 1901 issue includes a mint example of the 10M Black &: Gray top value. Of special note are two better used stamps: the 1927 25M Rampant Lion top value and the 1929 10M Rampant Lion Perforated 14¹x14². We also noted that the Airmail section includes a used example of the 1930 Zeppelin issue. The collection continues up to about the year 2000 with used issues predominating and concluding with a selection of recent booklets. Definitely a worthwhile collection with value concentrated in the classics. | Est. $3000-4000 |
FRANCE
| 3507 |  | FRANCE COLLECTION 1849-2005 assembled into three Scott Specialty albums beginning with a handful of early Ceres, Emperor Napoleon issues and continuing into the early 20th century with used examples. From about 1925 to 1960 the collection is nearly complete both mint and used mounted in the same album space and including several better mint items such as 1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress, 1925 Paris Exhibition S/S, 1929 LeHavre Exposition, and 1937 PEXIP S/S. The second album is exclusively mint NH containing issues through 2005 while the third album contains the Semi-postal, airmails and other BOB material plus a section of French Offices. The Semi-postal section is virtually complete lacking only the 1917 5F top value for total completion and also includes the 1930 Smile of Reims booklet pane of four. Continuing into the Airmail section which is also virtually complete, we note the 1927 First Airmail set as well as all the 1936 issues; Plane over Paris set, 50F Banknote issue and South Atlantic Flight set (2). Condition is quite mixed on the early 19th century issues, however, the 20th century section contains the vast majority of the value and here the condition is generally Fine-VF with much NH material. Truly, a very worthwhile collection. | Est. $7000-9000 | |
| 3508 | |  | VERY ATTRACTIVE FRANCE COLLECTION, 1849-1965. A lovely collection housed in four Brimont albums.The issues to 1870 are mostly used and includes a good representation of Ceres, Napoleon &: Bordeaux issues with values to 5fr. The issues from 1876 are nearly all mint and include Sage types, 1876-77 type 1 2c, 20c Red Brown, 75c &: 1fr, type II 25c &: 1fr, 1877-80 40c &: 5fr, 1879-90 25c Yellow on Straw, 1902 Rights of Man 10c-30c, 1900-1927 Merson 40c-20fr including the good 2fr, Sower issues, 1929-33 Buildings 10fr (3 types), 20fr (2 types, not perf 11), the later issues appear complete per the album. Semi-Postals look complete and include 1917-19 Orphans to 5fr (latter slightly gum stained, not visible from the front), 1927-31 Sinking Fund and later sets. Air Posts with 1927 overprints, 1936 Plane over Paris to 50fr, 1936 Network 50fr top marginal NH, 1936 South Atlantic 10fr, also Postage Dues, etc.The overall quality is much better than normally encountered with many very fresh, F-VF, OG examples being present. Viewing is a pleasure. | Est. $6000-8000 |
| 3509 | / | FRANCE RETAIL DEALER'S STOCK, 1849/2000. Mostly mint with significant amount (generally post 1960s) being NH, neatly arranged by Scott number in over 70 counter books, 19th century issues mostly used and in the usual very mixed condition, loaded with premium incl (mint unless otherwise noted) various sage with 1969 5Fr (4 used), 1878 75c Black on red type II, 1879 25c Yellow on straw type II, 1890 50c Rose on rose type II, 1902 Rights of Man, 1903-38 Sower, 1917 1Fr War Orphans used (2), 1922 War Orphans surcharges, 1930 5Fr Reims die II, 1929 20Fr Pont du Gard die I mint, die II used, 1930s commems and semis, 1936 Plane over Paris, 1936 So. Atlantic Flight mint and used, 1937 Victory (2), 1938 Ader (2), 1940s/50s Portrait sets with some NH, issues of the 1960s/90s NH with moderate duplication, also useful groups of 1950s/60s imperfs incl progressives, dues incl 1871/78 30c, 40c mint, officials, military, newspaper, occupations, etc., generally F-VF, nice solid starter stock. | Est. $5000-7500 | |
| 3510 | | FRANCE COLLECTION, 1849-1993. Many hundreds of mint &: used stamps in 2 well-filled albums. Better noted (used unless otherwise denoted) includes #1-3, 6(3), 7, 9, 10 on cover, 11, 12-21 with many shades, 22-28, 29-37, 38-42, 44(2), 45-48 with extras, 50-63, 64-76, 77-84, other Peace &: Commerce to 5fr and 2fr, 109-32, 197 mint, 226b mint, 236 mint, 296-97 mint &: used, 329 mint, 342-47, 346-47 mint, 348 mint, 414 (2mint, 1 used), then virtually complete to 1993 incl. 624, 1100 sheet of 8 stamps &: labels mint; Semis B11, B12-19 mint, B20-23 mint, B24-41 mint or used, B66-67, B157a mint, all the Famous Men sets B224-308 and most others; Airs C8-14, C17 mint; Dues J9 mint, J10 mint &: used, J11-28, many others; some General Colonies 1-6, and much more. Condition is a little mixed on some, but mostly F-VF, mint OG or NH. Huge catalogue value. | Est. $4500-5500 | |
| 3511 | | FRANCE COLLECTION, 1849/1998. An attention-grabbing collection of mint and used issues presented in a single, well stuffed volume Minkus album. The collection opens with a strong representation of the classics, including Ceres issues to 1fr imperf / 80c perf, and Napoleon to 1fr imperf / 5fr perf. From there it continues with Peace &: Commerce to 5fr, Liberty &: Peace to 20fr, Sower to 2fr, Louis Pasteur complete, 1923 Bordeaux (#197), Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition (#246), Ceres type souvenir sheet (#329), strong Airmails (including #C1-2 complete, C15, &: C17), Semi-Postals (including #B8-9, B19, B27, B34, &: B38), Postage Dues, Council of Europe, Unesco, some Office in China, and more. An overall useful collection, with a high owner estimated catalog value, affording a broad scope of potentials. Some typical mixed condition to be expected, otherwise condition appears fine to very fine, or better. Careful viewing suggested for full appreciation of this potential laden opportunity. | Est. $3000-4000 | |
| 3512 | | FRANCE 1941-42 "F", "F+10" OFFICIAL COURIER AIRMAILS USED ACCUMULATION. 523 sets 1941 issue (Dallay 1-2) and 63 sets 1942 "Eastern Front" overprint issue (Dallay 3-4) affixed and tied on unmailed envelopes by German Feldpost 1942 cancels, mostly F-VF, Dallay „55,000+ as used. | Est. $3000-5000 | |
| 3513 | | QUALITY FRANCE COLLECTION, 1862-1983 Many hundreds of different mint OG stamps comprising Definitives, Commemoratives, S/Ss, Semi-Postals, Airpost, etc. neatly housed in a pristine Scott Specialty album; scattered issues to 1900, with increasingly good coverage from 1903 forward, incl. mint Scott 38, 39, 95, 102, 130, 141, 279, 296-7, 302, 311-12 NH, 315-20 NH, 342-7, 400-14, B6, B7, B8, B11, B42-3, B48-53, B54-9, B66-7, B86-9A, B249-54, B276-81, B285-90, C15, C17, C34-6 NH, J66-7, J93-7, M1, N4, N5, N6, N7; unused 48, 64, B9; used 229; generally fresh, Fine-VF, with plenty of NH material; A gorgeous collection that will you will be pleased to view and proud to own ! | Est. $2500-4000 | |
| 3514 | / | FRANCE AND AREA NEW ISSUE ACCUMULATION 1980-2006 a large carton filled to overflowing with sets, singles, booklets and sheets still in their original packaging from the new issue service, although the majority are from France, a significant proportion are issues from French Southern and Antarctic Territories as well as French Polynesia with some Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia and a few other islands still under French control, virtually all of these new issues are NH and VF, also includes a shoebox of about one hundred French Antarctic FDCs from the same period, a valuable addition to any dealer's stock. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3515 | | FRANCE HOLDING a tremendous accumulation of mint &: used stamps crammed in very thick stockbook. Runs from the Classics through to modern. Napoleon issues to 80c in profusion including Imperfs and perf issues, Ceres perf issues, hundreds of Peace &: Commerce. The 20th Century includes Merson &: Mouchon types, useful early Semi-Postals, B.O.B. and much more. A challenge to view, but well worth the time spent. | Est. $1500-2000 | |
| 3516 | P | FRANCE ASSORTMENT. Mostly 20th century mint (many NH) incl. sets, singles, imperfs, deluxe and die proofs, some varieties and revenues, etc., includes 1945/49 2Fr/15Fr "Marianne" assorted delux |