Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot Description

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1321

Russian Empire highly specialized collection of hundreds of stamps, represented by mint and multiple used copies of nearly all issues from the Empire Period, beginning with two used copies of the 1857 10k, the collection has great strength in the 1858-70 Coat of Arms issues, many elusive vertical laid paper varieties are present, we note multiple desirable used copies with identified and annotated town cancels, progressing through the turn of the century and the Romanov Tercentenary issue, this collection displays excellent detail to varieties and usages, some of the earliest issues are of slightly mixed condition, however the collection is generally fine-very fine; a lot not to be missed by the Russian specialist.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1322

St. Lucia solid mint collection of over 110 different stamps through 1936 (#1/108, J1-MR2), the complete country for the period except for four missing spaces, the Queen Victoria issues are very strong, with several scarce stamps present, as are all of the King Edward VII and King George V long sets, just a couple of early stamps without gum or with trivial flaws, rest o.g., fine-very fine.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1323

St. Vincent very comprehensive collection of about 300 mint or used stamps to 1970 on Scott pages, the 19th century is lacking only a couple stamps for completion and includes a used 1866 1/- Slate (#8A; repaired, P.F. cert., not counted in the catalog value) and a mint 1880 5/- Rose, from 1890 on the collection is complete and mint, plus the are some varieties and specimen overprints present, the 19th century is in the typical mixed condition although most have fine or better appearance, the later issues are o.g. and generally fine-very fine; a worthwhile collection that catalogs over $10,000.00.

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1324

St. Vincent solid mint collection of 120 different (only one stamp used), a very representative collection from the first issues of 1861 through 1935 (#2/137, MR1-2), with a particularly valuable showing of all the scarce Queen Victoria issues, many of which catalog hundreds of dollars each, and from 1898 on the collection is complete, with all of the definitive sets from all reigns present, condition on the Victoria issues is a little mixed as is to be expected on these difficult issues, although overall this is a much cleaner collection than usual, some early stamps with no gum, rest o.g., generally fine-very fine; the overall catalog should be quite high.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1325

Tobago comprehensive mint collection of 32 stamps (one used), a pair and a block of four (#1/34), includes the 1879 issue to the 5/- (the latter with no gum), all of the major numbers complete from 1883 on except the 1884 6p Bister brown, plus a couple of interesting "slash" and malformed "CE" of "PENCE" varieties listed in Stanley Gibbons, most with o.g., couple of small faults but largely fine or better.

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1326

Trinidad useful collection of about 150 stamps on Scott pages, 1851-1909, the 1851-53 Imperforates includes mint, used, shades and some blocks, 1855-60 all three values used, the 1859-72 Britannias are well filled including some mint or unused and some better perforation varieties, from 1882 on it is complete including postage due and officials and all but one are mint, plus a few watermark varieties, revenues and postal stationery, somewhat mixed condition as expected, however the later material is o.g. and mostly fine-very fine; the catalog value approaches $10,000.00.

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1327

Trinidad useful virtually all mint collection of over 175 different stamps to 1935 (Trinidad #2/107, J1-17, O1-10; Trinidad and Tobago #1-46, B1-MR13), nice range of the Britannia issues of 1851-82, with many better stamps noted, from 1882 on the collection is complete including postage dues and officials, Trinidad and Tobago issues are complete through 1935, some of the early issues have minor flaws or have no gum, although overall the condition of these is above the norm, later issues all have o.g. and are generally fine-very fine; three certificates accompany.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1328

Turks Islands comprehensive mint collection of 128 different stamps (#1/57), twenty of which are the scarce 1881 Surcharges, and included among these are stamps with catalog values up to $1,000.00 each, 1881-94 issues are complete, also complete Turks and Caicos issues to 1935, including War Tax issues (#1-74, MR1-13), most with o.g., the early Turks stamps are in somewhat mixed condition but many appear fine or better, later issues fine-very fine; three certificates accompany.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1329

Universal Postal Union topical collection for the 1974 Centennial of the UPU, hundreds of stamps and souvenir sheets mounted in two special White Ace albums, apparently complete for all the stamps with printed spaces, and augmented with numerous specialty items such as imperforates, special edition souvenir sheets and some proofs, all acquired by the owner as new issues at considerable cost, o.g., n.h., a few souvenir sheets with minor wrinkling from mounts, overall very fine.

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1330

Vatican City complete mint collection to 1994 in two White Ace albums, includes a well centered 1934 Provisional set (signed) and all of the other better sets, including air posts and other back-of-the-book issues, o.g., stamps from the late 1960's on are n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $0.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1331

Vatican City virtually all mint collection of 477 different stamps and one souvenir sheet, 1929-66, neatly housed in mounts in a White Ace album, fairly comprehensive from 1942 to 1966, but missing the higher priced sets, couple stamps used, largely o.g., some later material n.h., fine-very fine; nice start to this popular country.

Est. 100-150

Closed or SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1332

Virgin Islands nearly complete mint collection of 71 different stamps to 1935 (#1/72, MR1-2), missing only one stamp for completion for all major numbers, quite clean, all but a couple with o.g., overall fine-very fine.

Est. 300-400

Closed or SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1333

Worldwide airpost collection of a few hundred stamps, the vast majority of which are mint and most are found in complete sets, all neatly mounted in two volumes of the Scott 1937 International Airpost album, while most stamps are more modestly valued there are certainly some highlights noted, such as the Germany 1931 Polar Flight and 1933 Chicago Flight Zeppelin mint sets, plus a choice mint 1933 Newfoundland Balbo surcharge, quite clean overall, o.g., very few minor flaws noted, nearly all fine-very fine; a great basis upon which to build; highly detailed owner's inventory accompanies, which totals over $11,000.00 in catalog value.

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $2,700.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1334

History of flight topical collection of many thousands of stamps, a total of nine stockbooks mostly filled with stamps related to such flight topics as aircraft, balloons, rockets, space and Zeppelins, the vast majority are modern issues of the last twenty years or so, although we do note earlier material dating back to the 1930's including some experimental rocket mail stamps, loads of sets, souvenir and miniature sheets from the usual far flung countries, but there are some stamps from the "better" countries as well, mostly mint, although some used will be found, many n.h., fine-very fine; owner's acquisition cost was many times our modest estimate.

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1335

Parachute stamps and covers of the world, an unrivaled massive collection formed by Dr. Charles E. Pugh, being the most remarkable assemblage one could imagine of anything philatelic related to parachutes, including stamps, cancels, post cards, covers, collateral, etc., the bulk of the collection is housed in 24 huge binders and contains approximately 8,000 to 9,000 covers and post cards, plus there is a large stockbook housing hundreds of stamps which depict parachutes (many scarce items noted including imperforates and large die proofs) and another stockbook filled with related vignettes, labels and cinderellas; the covers and post cards together form a complete history of the parachute from its early invention in the 19th century to modern 20th century commemorative envelopes, included in this group are very early and desirable illustrated United States advertising covers depicting parachutists and balloonists, there are early pioneer parachute drop covers from the U.S. and abroad by some of the most famous people in the field, there are an incredible number of lovely early picture postcards, WWI and WWII propaganda cards (again all depicting parachutes), there are autographs, documents, special event covers, reunion covers, even a piece of a parachute; all organized by country, with strongest sections being U.S., France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland and Russia; the collection is actually a compilation of the two largest such collections in the world, the material formed by Dr. Pugh and that of his close friend, Sidney Jackson, one of the key historical figures in the history of modern parachutes, who bequeathed his collection to Dr. Pugh upon his death; truly this collection is without a doubt one of the most remarkable "topical" collections we have ever seen, and we are certain those bidders that take the time to review the collection in its entirety will agree with our opinion and determine that our estimate is clearly on the conservative side; we have photographed only a tiny fraction of the items found in this unique assemblage to give potential bidders a sampling of the many unusual items found in the collection. (Image)

Est. 7,500-10,000

Closed or SOLD for $11,500.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1336

Rocket Posts of the world collection of approximately 350 covers filling a bulging album, most are first day, special event or commemorative cancellation covers, however we note quite a number of flown rocket covers (many with special rocket adhesives) from as early as the mid-1930's through the 1970's and 1980's, with examples of scarcer earlier material from Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and the United States, the collection is augmented with picture post cards, photos, rocket vignettes, etc.; also accompanying this lot is a similarly large and bulging album devoted to the Paisley Rocket Society of Scotland, this volume being largely newsletters, rocket design sheets and technical data, although there are approximately 25 flown covers included; both albums will be of great interest to the rocket mail specialist and all of the items included are at least fine-very fine; examination suggested to accurately evaluate this lot.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1337

Space cover collection of well over 1,000 covers all related to space flight, 1960-97, a majority of the covers from the United States and most are cacheted in some way, there are numerous launch, capsule recovery, splashdown and mission landing covers, in addition to other commemorative event items and FDC's, the foreign covers are largely eastern bloc countries, with emphasis on Russian space related events, a few autographed items present as well; this lot is also accompanied by a comprehensive single volume mint topical collection of Nicholas Copernicus stamps (the father of modern science); a very worthwhile collection for the space specialist.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1338

Zeppelin Posts of the world specialized "drop mail" collection, a wonderful assemblage of 38 flown Zeppelin covers, 1929-38, all of which are scarcer "drop mail" usages where the airship officer dropped bags of mail (often by parachute) from the captain's gondola over various cities where the Zeppelin would not be stopping, typically the covers then had receiving cancels applied, we note several interesting usages, including a 1929 Orient Flight with drop over Er Ramle, a 1931 Egypt Flight with drop over Jerusalem and a 1931 2nd South America Flight with drop over Cape Verde; in addition to the flown covers there is a small group of early pioneer Zeppelin picture post cards depicting mail being dropped from early airships, including a delightful set of six 1908 German post cards that have been handcolored; condition, with few exceptions is quite nice, with most covers being very fine; a wonderful lot for either the seasoned Zeppelin specialist or the collector beginning this fascinating field.

Est. 1,000-1,500

Closed or SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1339

Worldwide highly interesting collection of thousands of all different stamps, housed in six Scott International albums, four of the volumes contain mixed mint and used stamps primarily from the late 19th century to the 1940's, mostly containing more common material, although an occasional surprise will surface, with noted strength in Canada (including mint $1.00 and $2.00 Jubilees), French Colonies and Switzerland; however the real strength and desirability of this collection will be found in the fifth and sixth volumes which contain only issues of the early to mid-1950's and these are well filled with a plethora of better mint sets from numerous highly desirable countries (this period produced stamps which over the years have leaped in catalog value), there are far too many better items to mention, but we can say there are substantial numbers of sets which catalog from $50.00 to $500.00 (or more), some of the stronger countries include Belgium, China (catalogs alone over $2,700.00), Germany and related areas, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Macau, San Marino, Trieste, etc., the collection is even augmented with scarce Scott unlisted items (primarily imperforates); condition on the earlier material is mixed, although the two most important albums contain only very clean o.g. stamps, some of which (including key values) are n.h., fine-very fine; examination essential to fully evaluate and appreciate this desirable lot.

Est. 4,000-5,000

Closed or SOLD for $0.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM

1340

Worldwide voluminous mint and used collection housed in eight thick Minkus Supreme Global albums, many thousands of stamps neatly arranged on quadrille pages, although the order of the countries is a bit peculiar as they are placed in a backwards fashion (Asian style), while there are plenty of the common used stamps found in a general worldwide collection, the main virtue (and bulk) of this collection are the thousands of mint sets and singles primarily from the 1960's to 1980's era, and many of these are often found in blocks, some of the more extensive areas include Australia, Canada (including some better earlier stamps), China (both PRC and Taiwan), France, Germany, Japan and Turkey, the latter is especially extensive filling nearly two of the eight volumes with mint blocks of four abounding; while our brief review of the collection revealed no rare stamps, we noted an abundance of mint sets and blocks that catalog in the $10.00 to $150.00 (and a few more) range, some minor duplication throughout, condition varies on earlier material, and actually quite clean on anything of real value, mint stamps all seem to have o.g. and a great majority of these are n.h., fine-very fine overall; a perfect lot for the collector wishing to fill hours, as well as more modern spaces in their worldwide albums.

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-16, 09:00 AM