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Worldwide, The Cambridge Collection: An Outstanding Mint Worldwide Intact Estate Collection, a high quality primarily mint collection of 270 Countries, Offices, Colonies and Possessions including sets and single stamps valued at up to and well over $1000. each of the freshest and finest condition. Certainly, this ranks as the most important Worldwide collection that we have had the pleasure to offer as one intact holding. It was carefully acquired over many decades by a knowledgeable philatelist who resided in Great Britain. It is housed in three very thick "New Ideal Stamp Albums" published in 1936 by Stanley Gibbons with issues through 1936 of Commemoratives, Semi-Postals and Airmails with an additional five albums containing back of the book issues including Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Special Delivery and more from the early issues up to the 1970s all mounted on well designed pages in quality binders.The initial "New Ideal" Volume I is overflowing with quality mint sets and singles and as you peruse the collection or scans you will note that the focus is on the 1900-1936 period and primarily mint with some better never hinged also noteworthy throughout. The 19th century issues often have original gum and are in generally excellent condition. The Aegean Islands section is loaded with better sets and singles and is very complete mint for the period, Rhodes has Scott 1-13 $583., 15-23 some n.h. $566., 29-37 $2198., 38-14 $167., 74-81 $432., Albania is quite comprehensive, Alexandria (French Offices) is replete with 16-30 $102., plus the scarce 43-45 $775., Algeria B14-B26 $153., Andorra (Spanish) 13-24 $350., E1-E3 $160., Strong Angola, Excellent Austria, Azores and Belgium Congo. One of the favorite countries is an exceptional collection of Belgium with many scarce and rare stamps including 9-12 $3000., plus all the better issues including the semi-postals through 1936 and also B.O.B. such as Q50 n.h. $2300., Q661-Q80 $513., Q82-Q102 $1326., Q103-Q131 $1476., Benin is almost complete and contains 1-14 and 20-45 total Scott $3129., Brazil, Strong Bulgaria including 244-250 $491., Canton, Cape Verde, Caroline Island, Castelrosso, Chile, China, Offices in China, Cilicia, Cyrenaica, Columbia, Korea, Costa Rica, Crete, Cuba, Curacao, Czechoslovakia, Dahomey, Danzig, Denmark, Somali Coast with a Scott of $1726., Dominican Republic, General Dutch Indies Scott $3700., Ecuador, Eritrea 1-11 $1405., 19-34 $1526., 75-80 $498, Estonia, Fernando Poo, Finland, Fiume huge Scott value, France with the main value in the 20 th century and an array of key items with a Scott of $12,000.+, French Colonies, French Congo, French Guiana, French India, French Oceania, French Sudan, Madeira.
The second "New Ideal" album starts with Gabon, German East Africa, German New Guinea, Germany B49-B57 $387., C43-C45 n.h. $3250., plus much more with over $11,000 in Scott, Grand Comoro, Lebanon, Greece 117-128 $1784., 159-163 $565., 165-178 $158., Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Hawaii, Haiti, Hejaz, Hoi-Hao, Strong Holland 32 $480., 50 $625., 52-54 $1300., 86 n.h. $1650., 90-100 $464., 104-105 n.h. $750., 124-134 $425., semi-postal plus much more, Horta, Substantial Hungary plus Occupation issues, Important Iceland, Strong Indo-China 1-20 $470., 24-40 less 35 $567., 41-58 $328., B8-B13 $242., Inhambane, Inini, Iran, Superb Italian Colonies with key sets, Italian Somaliland, Excellent Italy with Scott of $20,000., Ivory Coast, Worthwhile Japan 152-154 $812., 163-166 $329., C1-C2 signed $1300., Oltre-Giuba, Yugoslavia, Latakia, Latvia, Levant various Offices, Liberia, Libya 1-15 $667., 20-31 $543., Great Liechtenstein 86-89 $435., 90-113 $990., 114 n.h. $250., 115 n.h. single $1400., Lithuania, Lourenzo Marques, Luxemburg, Macao 268-288 $517., Madagascar 8-11 $360., 14-16+18-22 $830.,Madeira, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Memel, Mexico, Middle Congo, Moheli, Monaco 125-130 $407., Mongolia, Mong-Teseu, Montenegro, Morocco (French) 1//8 $586., 11-22 $508., 55-71 $331., 72-89 $243., Mozambique, New Caledonia 66-80 $438., 182-207 $204, New Hebrides (French), Nicaragua, Norway, Nossi-Be.
The third "New Ideal" album begins with Oltre-Giuba 11-110 + Q1//Q13 $1174., Nyassa, Chad, Packhoi, Panama. Panama Canal, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Port Said, Portugal includes 88-96 $794., 109 $550., 145 $375., 147-183 $300., 185-206 $471., 207-226 $1686., plus the key additional mint sets from the 1920s-1930s, Portuguese Africa, Portuguese Congo, Portuguese Guinea, Quelimane, Excellent Reunion 3-5 $590., 34//52 $337., Rio De Oro, Rouad Island, Romania with many key sets and singles, Ruanda-Urundi, Russia better 19th century plus sets such as 487-488 n.h. $507., C37-C39 $310., and more. Strong Saar very complete including 38 signed $800., B1-B43 + B47-B60 $1371., St. Pierre & Miquelon again numerous better stamps, St. Thomas & Prince Islands, Salvador, Samoa, San Marino 1//24 $3077., 25-26 $390., 111-133 $483., 134-138 n.h. $1156., 139-142 n.h. $316., 169-180 $203., C1-C18 $776., Saseno, Senegal, Serbia, Shanghai, Thailand (Siam) many Hawaii-value stamps including 1-5 & 11-18 $303., 7 $450., 75//89 $223., 92//105 $269., 118 & 120 $235., 125-144 $470., 145//156 $703., 187-196 $210., 199-204 $1079., 207-222 Hi-values n.h. $509., 225-232 $201., C1-C8 $146., Silesia, Spain numerous key items 74 $600., 206 $450., 222-229 $236., 255-270 $2934., 272-286 $1159., 295-296 $205., 606-614 n.h. $750., B1-B73 $1211., C1-C72 $439., CB6 n.h. $400., Spanish Guinea, Surinam C8-C14 $284., Sweden 197-211 n.h. $1250., 213-227 $649., Switzerland 181 $775., 185 + 206 + 209 $505., plus semi postals and airmails, Syria nice showing, Tahiti, Chad, Tete, Thrace, Timor, Togo, Tolima, Trieste & Trentino, Tripolitania, Tunisia 1-8 $942., 9//26 $682., B1-B44 + B46 $849., Turkey many key sets including 1-2 +4 $425., 625-632 $254., 634-672 $749., 676-773 $1220., B54-B68 Hawaii values are n.h. $432, Ukraine, United States 323-330 $517., 397-400A $391., 658-679 $481., C13-C15 Zepps $1080., Officials fresh mainly o.g. 1//99 $7525., Parcel Post Q1-Q12 $885., Upper Senegal & Niger, Uruguay, Vatican City 43-46 n.h. $820., 47-54 $102., Venezuela 68-73 $442., 137-149 $546., Wallis & Futuna Islands 1//88 $254.
The above listings are emblematic of the many key sets and singles that abound in this unique collection. Quality overall is exceptional with few faults and mainly original gum and some better n.h. issues as well. Many of the Collectors favorite countries will contain most of the difficult to acquire stamps from 1880-1936 period without any of the 19th century off quality normally found in larger collections. A perfect holding to expand on or to use to jump start a powerful worldwide collection. Also, the resale potential is huge either for online sales or a public auction format. There are many hundreds of better singles and sets that time and space did not permit us to list so the total Scott value is enormous. Viewing this collection is a philatelic treat and the successful bidder will fully appreciate that fact.
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000.
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Realized: $80,000