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Worldwide Collections

Lots 1968-1977 Lots 1978-1987 Lots 1988-1997 Lots 1998-2007 Lots 2008-2017 Lots 2018-2027 Lots 2028-2037 Lots 2038-2047 Lots 2048-2057 Lots 2058-2063

Lot 1968 /o   

Worldwide, Collections, 1855-1935, selection of country balances mostly on dealer sales pages but including very useful Spain in a stockbook from classics through the 1930's, much mint with some complete sets; album of Sweden with coil pairs from 1920-1967; Greece Hermes heads of various designs in dealer sales pages for study, with duplication; some items catalog value up to $1,000; selection of high catalog value items including United States with early grills, mint including 404; Finland; classic France to 5fr; Luxembourg classics and including Intellectuals set; Spain & Sweden classics; high catalog value Germany & States; Iceland including high catalog value Numerals; mint Italy high catalog value classics; Switzerland classics & Cantonals; Austria classics + Franz Joseph 10kr *&o, also back-of-the-book items; this lot needs very careful examination for proper valuation, enormous catalog value.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 1969 /o   

Worldwide, Collections, 1860-1979, group of country lots & collections in large carton, most on album pages, with many better sets & singles, including Canada, Germany, British Commonwealth, France & Colonies, Greece, Japan, Philippines, Russia & Eastern Europe, Middle East, and much more; time for closer evaluation will be amply rewarded.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 1970 /o   

Worldwide, Fournier "Album de Fac-similés" Collection, original 1928 one volume collection of hundreds of items assembled by L'Union Philatélique de Genève, with title page number "No. 447", includes introduction pages from leading philatelist including Heinrich Kohler and Fred J. Melville, section on perforations including samples followed by hundreds of Fourier facsimile creations including overprints, cancels, many stamps in multiple and even sheet formats, section on surcharges and photostats of various items not included in the Fournier stock, with additional Fournier items on part Fournier album pages and in stockpages; album with cover edge wear and front cover separation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 1971    

Worldwide, Zeppelin Flights, 1931-1937, selection of 32 covers, some better including Hindenberg flights Sieger 223B South America Moscow to Pernambuco via Berlin; 1936 Netherlands drop; 1936 Tide Water Oil Co Zepp postcard; 1931 Englandfahrt German Zepp on Netherlands 5c postal; 1937 May 1 Deutschlandfahrt franked with Hitler souvenir sheet; 1932 Englandfahrt Friedrichshafen to Cincinnati; 1931 Sudamerikafahrt Netherlands drop; 1932 April 4 Sudamerikafahrt Italy drop; 1936 Aug 4 Paraguay drop; plus many more, wide variety of flights/destinations/frankings, some excellent printed Zepp illustrated cachets; should be valued by the Zepp specialist; condition generally F-VF or better, please inspect.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $950

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Lot 1972

Worldwide, Autographs & Ephemera, 1785-1960, fascinating assortment of 100's of documents including wide variety of autographs by politicians, military figures of WWI, astronauts, scientists, aviators, explorers, and many more; note letter from Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer, Prime Minister Asquith, Neville Chamberlain, Field Marshall Edmund Allenby from Palestine, Pearl Buck, Julia Ward Howe (Battle Hymn of the Republic), Francis Scott Key, J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan), several of Admiral Byrd, General "Black Jack" Pershing on photo, Admiral Dewey on photo, Harry Truman on 1949 Inauguration cover nice unaddressed, Elizabeth Custer, Peter Townsend, Archibald Cox, Pierre Salinger, Hugo Black, Adlai Stevenson, Eliot Richardson, Harold Ickes, Col. G W Goethals, Golda Meir J.W. Fulbright, Alfred E. Smith, Eugene McCarthy, Marc Chagall, Bob Hope, Enrico Caruso; well worth a closer look.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 1973 /o   

Worldwide, U.S. and Foreign Collection, 1870-1995, 2 cartons full of albums and stockpages, glassines, etc; with U.S. blocks, dealer pages from 1936-71, souvenir sheets, misc back-of-the-book; also Eastern Europe including Romania, Nicaragua, Hungary, Russia, Poland; some Middle East, with Cinderellas, seals, etc; some topicals; also including some miscellaneous philatelic supplies, stocksheets, glassines, etc.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1974 /o   

Worldwide, Collection, 1900-1980, various country collections, on Minkus pages, including Greece, Spain, Independent Africa including Ethiopia & Liberia, Andorra (Fr & Sp), Germany & Area, Liechtenstein, few British Colonies, etc; nothing earth shattering here but very useful mid to lower range material, in need of much closer inspection.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1975 /o   

Worldwide, Collections, 1876-1980, including volumes containing Middle East Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia; Danzig; British Commonwealth modern fresh mint sets; Spain, Belgium, France, excellent Liechtenstein sets; Hungary; Italy & Colonies; ; many surprises here, should be examined closely.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $750

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Lot 1976 /o   

Worldwide, Collection, 1840-1960, displayed in bulging blue Scott Internationals, Vol. I split into 2 volumes + Vols. II & III; quite well filled but usually lacking the high values of a set, still an impressive collection of mostly used in generally F-VF appearing condition; Europe & Colonies seem to be the strongest, also some Asia & Latin America; a closer evaluation recommended, please inspect.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1977 /o   

Worldwide, Collection, 16 Scott albums (14 Internationals, 2 Grand Award); 1000’s of stamps including 1 album with big face value in mint U.S.; some albums sparsely filled; a great starter worldwide multi-volume collection (albums and pages alone retail, new, over $2,000!).
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,400

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