Terms of SaleBid IncrementsGradingLinksContact

Sale 103: The APS Auction

Previous ChapterTable of ContentsNext Chapter

Worldwide Collections

Lots 4453-4462 Lots 4463-4472 Lots 4473-4482 Lots 4483-4492 Lots 4493-4496

Lot 4463 /   

Denmark, Advanced Advertising Pair, Pane and Booklet Mint Collection, 1927-1934, A wonderful comprehensive collection of over 60 items all mounted on Vario black stockpages and identified. Includes a number of scarce and rare items including RE7 and RE8 N.H. pairs, RE9 L.H. pair, RE10 and RE11 both N.H. pairs and many more beginning with RE1, also includes 6 unexploded booklets plus panes, Only one item is used a pair of RE11, balance is all mint with much N.H., Many are on original dealer or auction purchase lot sheets. A great lot rarely offered this advanced, owner's cost if approximately $11,000 and catalogue value much more, quality is excellent fresh and Fine to Very Fine, few faults if any. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4464 /   

Egypt, Advanced and Comprehensive Mint Collection, 1865-1983, Several thousand mint stamps neatly mounted and described on pages in two main albums plus another collection of more recent issues in two additional albums, Includes a showing of first issues mint and mostly complete from 1884 with New Currency Pyramid definitives and different shades, Scenic types, Independent Kingdom set to the £1, includes UPU, King Farouk, Air Posts, 1953 Double three bar overprints, Special Delivery, Excellent section of Postage Due issues, Nice holding of Military stamps including M1 imperf block of four N.H., M9 Jubilee issue two mint copies one N.H. plus other better duplicates, booklet panes, official stamps including inverted overprints, Solid section of Palestine occupation sets, A collection of 125 different Interpostal Seals not counted in the catalogue value, Two albums of more recent material plus some uncounted used, loaded with singles and sets into the hundreds of dollars each. Exceptional quality mainly Fine to Very Fine o.g. or N.H., few faults are present. Perfect for online auctions or to augment a collection, Scott as o.g. not counting any of the N.H. is in excess of $15,000. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Selected images:
View gallery or Download PDF (142MB)

Realized: $3,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4465 /   

France, The Ultimate High Quality Mint Collection, 1849-1965, A comprehensive and specialized quality mint collection housed in five packed albums on neatly described pages also with several hundred dealer and auction lot sheets on Vario black pages with singles, sets, booklets, and booklet panes valued up to and over $2,000. Each, a veritable treasure trove for adding to your existing collection or sale at public or online auctions due to the scarcity and quality of this collection. Almost every stamp or set was acquired individually with some early N.H. material purchased at full Scott and over. This is truly an exceptional collection with most of the early imperforates being four margins and many o.g. and a few even N.H. The perforated issues are also of the highest standard as the collector was meticulous throughout. Words cannot do this collection justice as it must be viewed to fully appreciate its size and scope. It does include some 1849 issue stamps, nice selection of the 1862 Re-issues, 1862-1870 perforated Napoleon 1¢ to 80¢ including shades, 5fr (used),Bordeaux Perf and Imperf, excellent selection of Type Sage values to 1fr., with Types I and II plus some gutter pairs, booklet pairs and complete booklets, Sower Type, commemoratives complete, souvenir sheets plus stamps from the sheets Scott 226,226b, 241 and 241a + b, PEXIP with six used or unused, Reims Cathedral complete also 5fr, 10fr.,and 20fr. With all dyes and types Scott 247-254A, Semi-postals with Orphans B3-B10, Industry and Agriculture types I, II, III, B27, Smile of Reims complete booklets, plus a pane, looks complete to 1958 with Red Cross booklets occasional proofs, Air Post all there except C3-C4, includes some deluxe sheets, C6b "E.I.P.A." two copies with one N.H., C8-C14, C15 plus C15a, Postage Dues with many better, Officials, Pre-Cancels, overprinted "Annule" and "Specimen", Military stamps overprinted "F.M.", Wonderful Newspaper and Legion souvenir sheet imperf and on cover! St. Nazaine on cover, Semi-Official Air Post, material including more booklets and more B.O.B., Condition is Fine to Very Fine o.g. or N.H. with several covers present, few faults mainly on the 19th century but overall, far superior to most collections in quality, Scott value plus the Scott unlisted material should easily reach $170,000. or more. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $30,000 - 40,000.

Selected images:
View gallery or Download PDF (751MB)

Realized: $40,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4466 /   

France, Mint Parcel Post Issues Collection, 1862-1960, extensive quality & very comprehensive collection of all mint singles and sets (except Q1 is used) mounted on carefully designed pages plus auction purchases on lot sheets altogether hundreds of stamps, varieties, values omitted, unlisted items 1928-1936 "a", "b", "c", "d", and other overprints, sets such as Maury 165A-165F mint n.h. are here valued at €2100, a plethora of better singles & sets valued into the hundreds of dollars each, viewing this collection will be worthwhile to fully appreciate its depth and scope, rarely offered with an estimated Maury value of over $14,000, condition is excellent with few faults, if any, ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $4,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4467    

France, Local Issues, Rarely Offered Advanced Mint Collection Liberation Issues, 1944-1945, A wonderful collection of dozens of sets and singles all mint except for a couple of date stamped blocks, neatly mounted on well described pages or on original auction lot sheets on Vario pages. We note sets and singles from Aigurande, Bordeaux Chambery, Poitiers, Tours-Gare, Free French, Alpes-Maritimes, Marquis Francois Creuse, R.F. overprints, Liberation Canne, overprints on Hitler stamps and more. The bulk of the value is still mounted on the auction lot sheets making for easy resale, The lot is simply a pleasure to view as it is loaded with high quality better material, Condition is uniformly Fine to Very Fine or better with very few faults, if any. A quick review by Maury values was in excess of 16,000 Euros, ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $4,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4468 /   

France & Colonies, France & French Colonies Mint Collection, 1849-1945, advanced high quality mint collection comprised of several dozen mint stamps missing only a few rarities including varieties, all Scott numbers, 1-6 plus shades and 2 triple impression, 5 mint o.g. pair, 8 o.g. with A.P.S. certificate, 7//23 almost all plus shades, 24-29 plus shade extra on 28, 30//44 most issues, 45 o.g. with 4 large margins, J12a(2) both signed Scheller, J13a, J14a (2) both signed Scheller and 4 margins, quality is far above the norm with 4 margins the rule rather than the exception, shades have been counted as the least expensive listed, a few items valued by Maury as they are Scott unlisted; few minor faults to be expected, Scott plus a couple of Maury items in excess of $10,500, ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,700

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4469 /   

French Post Offices Abroad, French Offices Abroad Mint Collection, 1859-1944, with rarities and varieties, comprehensive collection of several hundred mint sets and singles all neatly mounted and described in one album plus additional dealer and auction lot sheets with more key items, mostly complete with stamps & sets valued at up to $1,400 each, certainly one of the finest French Offices collections that we have had the pleasure to offer, collector had an eye for quality and this collection reflects that high criteria, includes offices in Crete, Alexandria and Port Said, Levant, Cavalle, Dedeagatch, Port Lagos, Vathy and Zanzibar, inverted surcharges double overprints and a plethora of varieties with values into the hundreds of dollars each, strong back-of-the-book material, few flaws if any, some n.h. but we calculated all as hinged in our totals which include Scott primarily and if unlisted in Scott, Maury for a total of $26,600+, ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

Selected images:
View gallery or Download PDF (191MB)

Realized: $10,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4470 /   

French Colonies, A Collection of Mint Key Stamps from 26 Colonies, 1859-1949, A superior high quality all mint collection from 26 Colonies the bulk of the collection is on Auction or dealer lot sheets on Vario black pages along with the mounted sections all housed in 12 binders. Key sets and singles abound with values into the many hundreds of dollars and a few even more valuable. Many are signed by well known experts and the quality is well above the norm throughout, Several Colonies are complete, and this collection contains numerous hard to find singles and sets as well as varieties that sell for high percentages of Scott. It begins with Anjouan Island, strong section of Diego Suariz about $7,000. In Scott's Catalogue with numerous rarities, Benin and Dahomey in one binder is also loaded with scarce and rare singles and has a catalogue value of $9,400., Grand Comoro, Mayotte, Moheli, Excellent Nossi-Be at $5,700., Ste. Marie de Madagascar, Chad, Cilicia, Gabon, Reunion at $4,200. New Caledonia at $7,300., French Congo, Middle Congo, Martinique at $4,600., Castellorizo, French Guiana, Inni, Cameroun, Senegali, Ubangi-Shari, Upper Volta Niger, Upper Senegal & Niger. Please note no modern material all from the classic period well worth careful consideration and viewing, Perfect to sell online or at public auction as the lots are already ready to offer individually, Quality is primarily all Fine to Very Fine or better and we found very few faults, An approximate mainly Scott value with a few unlisted in which case Maury was used came to in excess of $61,000. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $15,000 - 20,000.

Selected images:
View gallery or Download PDF (540MB).

Realized: $17,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4471 /   

French Colonies, Specialized Mainly All Mint Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, 1888-1960, An advanced mint (99%) collection of three French Colonies containing many hundreds of singles, sets, booklets, souvenir sheets, Die Proofs, varieties and a comprehensive collection of French Morocco local issues, we also note Parcel Post, all housed in Four Albums and carefully mounted and described by a knowledgeable Philatelist. In addition, you will find a trove of dealer and auction lot sheets loaded with better stamps, errors and varieties all in four albums, The collections contain virtually every scarce set and singles for each of the Colonies including their first issues. The collector had a penchant for fresh, bright stamps which is quickly evident upon viewing. It is loaded with better items into the hundreds of dollars and is completely intact as received. Perfect to offer online or to augment a collection. This is a collection that will not disappoint. The local issues of Morocco are very comprehensive and rarely offered, Condition is Fine to Very Fine with only a few faults. There are Scott unlisted Die Proofs and other goodies that are only listed in Yvert, A substantial catalogue value mainly Scott and a few Yvert prices when only listed there, is estimated to be in excess of $23,000. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $6,000 - 8,000.

Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (581MB)

Realized: $8,000

email this lot to a friend

Lot 4472    

French Southern Antarctic Territories, (TAAF), Complete 1955-2004, A lovely mint N.H. collection of TAAF housed in two hingeless Lindner albums apparently complete N.H. to 2004, all Fine to Very Fine or better, Scott 2010 $5329. ex-Windsor.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

email this lot to a friend

Lots 4453-4462 Lots 4463-4472 Lots 4473-4482 Lots 4483-4492 Lots 4493-4496

Previous ChapterTable of ContentsNext Chapter