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Worldwide Collections continued...

WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS continued...

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2921

Worldwide mostly mint voluminous lot in about 50 albums, plus some in glassines or stockcards, includes just about all the British Commonwealth omnibus sets complete including the 1935 Silver Jubilee, several topical collections including several volumes of J.F.K., large Israel collection of singles, later tabs, sheetlets as well as first day covers, modern Vatican City mint stamps and FDCs, plus more, o.g., appears to be largely never hinged, fine-very fine.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2922

Worldwide lot in two Scott albums, diverse range of countries present, including early Spanish Colonies (with strong Cuba), some Latin America, German States, Liechtenstein, French Morocco, plus a few odds and ends including better Iran from the 1950s, slightly mixed condition but overall a worthwhile lot from desirable areas.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

2923

Worldwide mixed lot of hundreds of stamps on individual retail cards, diverse range of items, from early used classics with faults to clean mint sets of desirable countries, plus some unlisted and questionable material, from British Commonwealth, Europe, Asia and all parts of the globe, also two counter books of early used Great Britain, as mentioned the quality is mixed and there are a wide range of countries present, so inspection is essential.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2924

Worldwide lot that includes three well filled Scott International albums to 1945, plus another album with mostly U.S., some loose items with mint sets noted, also some commercial covers, mixed quality.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

2925

Worldwide lot in albums, six old albums, most with a couple hundred or more stamps in them, we note some better cataloging U.S. as well as useful stamps from other areas, in addition there is a Minkus Global album with several hundred stamps, mixed condition.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

2926

Worldwide miscellaneous lot of hundreds of stamps in stockbooks, a couple albums and a few stockcards, mostly lower end with some medium priced items, there is a fair amount of China and Japan, also some souvenir sheets and a few covers, mixed condition.

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

WORLDWIDE REVENUE COLLECTION

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2927

Worldwide revenues impressive collection of over 11,000 nearly all different housed in four albums, much is 19th century but some 20th century will be found, wide range of countries and areas, including British Colonies, Europe, Latin America and more, with many seldom seen items, includes some proofs, embossed paper, postage stamps used as revenues, etc., too many to go into any detail, the lot also contains several hundred seals, labels and other cinderellas, usual mixed condition; should prove to be an exceptional collection to either the collector or dealer in this esoteric collecting field.

Est. $3,000-4,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

WORLDWIDE TELEGRAPH STAMP COLLECTION

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2928

Worldwide telegraph stamp collection neatly arranged in a old Yvert & Tellier album, about 900 mostly different, including a few multiples and varieties, wide range of areas, including Great Britain and Commonwealth, Europe, Latin America, etc., contains come postage stamps with telegraph cancels, typical mixed quality on these but an unusually comprehensive collection of these elusive stamps.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

WORLDWIDE FORGERIES

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2929

Fournier Forgery album consisting of a few thousand items all neatly mounted in a special book, including stamps (both "mint" and "used"), multiples including sheetlets, cancels, some photos and more, an excellent range from one of the most prolific forgers ever, this album as assembled by L'Union Philatelique de Geneve, and is numbered 374 out of 480 books made, though a large number of these books have been broken apart to sell individual stamps or countries, leaving only a few remaining today; a fascinating lot that would enhance any worldwide collection.

Est. $750-1,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2930

Worldwide forgery collection of about 800 neatly arranged in two albums, with clippings from "Album Weeds" alongside, often showing different types of a forgery (i.e. First Forgery, Second, Third, etc.), wide range of early 19th century issues, with some well executed forgeries included, the lot also contains a stockbook filled with well over 1,000 forgeries from all time periods and areas (some duplication), overall a desirable collection from this increasingly popular collecting field.

Est. $500-750

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

WORLDWIDE SCADTA COLLECTION

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2931

Worldwide SCADTA air post collection of about 180 mostly stamps, two covers and sixteen mint full panes of 25, wide range of the overprints for various countries present, with very minimal duplication, the panes are particularly fresh with original gum and many stamps n.h., overall a fine collection of this challenging area; the Scott catalog value is approximately $5,000.00.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

WORLDWIDE AIR POST COVERS

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2932

Worldwide air post cover lot of well over 200, much is in the early 1918-23 period with almost nothing after 1940, includes U.S. with several franked by #C1-3, many other countries represented as well, included Trans-Atlantic and other special flights, a few crash covers, better stamps on commercial airmail covers, and more, including a few mint or used stamps, largely fine-very fine; well worth taking a look.

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

LITERATURE

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2933

Ten volumes of "The Philatelist" (1866-76) in fancy part-leather colorful hardcovers, with interesting early philatelic journal articles, advertisements, and, most importantly, the "Spud Papers", which have had actual stamp forgeries (most appear to be Fournier) affixed to the proper image space in each article, painstakingly sought out over the years by a pre-eminent collector and lacking only one forgery for completion; additional items include a volume of "The Philatelic Quarterly" (1877-79) with similar binding, a hardbound 1975 reprint of The Philatelist Indexes for 1866-76 and 1934-74, plus a 1950s reprint of the Spud Papers articles in a 168-page booklet; all in very fine condition; a scarce set. (Image)

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

2934

A complete run of The Collectors Club "Philatelist" journal, deluxe hardbound volumes for 1922-2004 (41 books), in green with gold lettering, with the 2005-2007 issues as loose journals, plus the Cumulative Index (1922-71) and other related pamphlets and articles; a scarce complete set in excellent condition.

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

2935

A complete set of Billig's Philatelic Handbooks (volumes 1-44) hardcover, volumes 2-33 have original cloth covers, also paper Cross Index for volumes 1-25, very fine; useful set, a fine addition to any philatelic library.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

2936

The Royal Philatelic Collection by Sir John Wilson, published in 1953 by Dropmore, bound in red Niger Morocco leather with royal crest in gold, detailed inventory of the British royal family's incomparable collection, with some color plates, traces of dampness at bottom of pages, also includes the advertising folio "Prospectus"; an award-winning and monumental work fitting for any serious British collector's library.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

2937

The Work of Jean de Sperati, a two volume work published by the British Philatelic Association in 1955 ("Text" and "Plates"), plus a 2001 Royal Philatelic Society of London publication "The work of Jean de Sperati II Including Previously Unlisted Forgeries" by Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, with color plates, both in very fine condition; an invaluable resource for the Classics collector.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

2938

The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain 1840 by Charles Nissen, in two deluxe volumes ("Text" and "Plates"), custom bound with green hardcover with gold lettering and matching slipcase, this is the definitive Penny Black publication and essential for any Line Engraved specialist, very fine condition.

Est. $400-500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

2939

A Catalogue for Advanced Collectors, complete set of three volumes, published in 1901 by The Scott Stamp and Coin Company, half-leather bound, minor age wear, good condition; a treasure trove of information on the early Classics.

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

2940

The Postage Stamps of the United States by John N. Luff, 1902 deluxe limited edition (#39/50), attractive hardcover that has been custom bound, 419 pp., 23 plates, signed by the author, one of the first definitive volumes on U.S. philately, a gorgeous book in excellent condition.

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction