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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Literature and Supplies
Worldwide
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1007
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

image Fundamentals of Philately, by L.N. Williams, revised 1990 edition, 862 pages. This is a must have for serious collectors of any country, as it explains many facets of philately and the printing process in great detail, such as different types of printing, perforating, watermarks, embossing, gums, papers, and much more. Brand new, with intact dust jacket. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:48:53 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1008
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Group of Useful Literature on Forgeries, includes better items such as a 2 volume "The Work of Jean de Sperati" 1955 by the British Philatelic Association (copy 440 out of 500 published, very fine); "The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, Photographic Composite for Reference Purposes" by L. Ragatz, 1970; "BNA Fakes and Forgeries" hard bound by Smythies; "Opinions Philatelic Expertizing - An Inside View" (7 hard bound volumes); and "How to Detect Damaged, Altered, and Repaired Stamps" by Schmid and finally a set of 43 different books (4 are photocopies) on detecting forgeries from various countries, written in German by Fritz Billig in the 1930s.

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:14 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1009
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Group of Useful Literature on German Stamps, with 15 handbooks plus about a dozen periodicals (German Postal Specialist and Handover print issues). A useful reference group for the Germany Specialist.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 15.00
Sold...C$ 30.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:32 EST
Sold For 30

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1010
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Group of Various Worldwide Philatelic Literature, with "Billigs Philatelic Handbook" (6 different volumes); "Stanley Gibbons British Commonwealth Catalogue, vol.1 - A-I" 1993; "Die Ferrari Auktionen" a lovely 1987 account of the entire auction lots of Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrari; "Herman Herst Jr. Nassau Street" ; "The Musson Stamp Dictionary"; Fundamentals of Philately" 1971; "Edwin Mueller's Catalog of the Imperforate Classic Postal Stamps of Europe" 1958.; and "The 3c Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue Revised" Chase 1942.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 15.00
Sold...C$ 15.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:49:43 EST
Sold For 15

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1011
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Banker's Box Full of Useful Philatelic Literature, with mostly general interest and includes books on Greenland, Wilson Machins catalogue, Channel Islands, Zeppelin Mail, rare stamps, the Story of the Penny Black, Lynn's Stamp Almanac, British Postmarks book, Musson stamp dictionary, and more.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 15.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:03 EST
Sold For 15

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1012
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

image Group of Netherlands Philatelic Literature, with about 40 items, including newsletters, various books on postal history and books on stamps. Very useful, especially if you can read Dutch. See scan for an idea of some of the titles included. Ex. Liptak collection. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 5.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:19 EST
Sold For 5

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1013
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Box of Military Postal History Literature, with 14 books, with titles such as "Egypt Postage Prepaid Military Datestamps 1941-1947", WWII Mail from Switzerland to GB, Canada and US", "Maritime Postal Stationery", "World War II Censor Marks", "The Suspension of US Mail to Switzerland 1942 to 1944/45", "Airmail Operations During World War II", "Geographic Locations of US APOs 1941-1984", "Civil Military Censorship During World War II", "WWII P.O.W. and Internment Camps", "Undercover Addresses of WWII" and a few more. Also includes a new copy of "Recovered Mail / Airplane Crashes 1918-1978". Ex. Liptak collection.

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:38 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1014
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Group of Various Philatelic Literature, with titles such as "The Dead Letter Office in Canada 1830-2002", "Postage Due Mail Study Group Newsletters", various auction catalogues from Sparks, Brigham and Longley, "US International Postal Rates 1872-1996", "Tables of French Postal Rates 1849-2005", "The Postage Stamp Catalogue of The People's Republic of China", three GB Post Office Guides (March 1938, August 1940, July 1958), "Standard Catalogue of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Stamps and Postal Stationery", "Arnell BNA Transatlantic Stampless Mail", "British Postage Due Mail 1914-1971", "British Post Office Numbers 1924-1969", "British Postal Rates 1937-2000", "GB Domestic and International Postal Rates and Fees, 1871-1999" and a few more. Ex. Liptak collection.

Est $ 75

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:50:54 EST
Sold For 65

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1015
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

image Group of General Interest Philatelic Books, with 22 in all, including a very fine Canadian Almanac for 1916, 5 different books on collecting ships on stamps, How to Detect Damaged, Altered and Repaired Stamps, two books on how to prepare and arrange stamp exhibits, Boggs Foundations of Philately (two editions), a few stamp dictionaries and such, Herman Herst Jr. Nassau Street, Special Delivery (Canadian Museum of Civilizations), Stampin' Around or the Life of a Stamp Collector (Fred Jarrett), The Post, and a few more. Very nice and clean condition throughout. See scan. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 5.00
Sold...C$ 5.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:05 EST
Sold For 5

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1016
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

image Group of WW literature (strong in Great Britain) with 26 books in all relating to stamps, postmarks or Postal history. Includes Lowe: The Story of the Penny Black; S.G.: British Postage Stamps of the XIXth Century (hard cover); S.G.: Edward VII to George VI; Gutzman: Post Card Catalogue; Day & Smythies: Canada Fancy Cancels x 2 editions; Holmes: BNA (8th Edition x 2); Glines: The Saga of Air Mail; American Stampless Cover catalog x 2; Firby: Canadian Posted Letter Guide; La Télégraphie sans fil en France; Les Feuilles marcophiles: La Recette Principale de la Seine; Pothion: Catalogue des marques de distribution (France); The Serrane Guide (hard cover); New York 2016 Official Exhibition Catalogue; etc. Overall fine to very fine, see scan. (Image)

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 65.00
Sold...C$ 65.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:18 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 1017
Symbol: Book
Cat No: Literature

Philatelic Literature and Philatelic Related Items in a carton includes the 1975 hard cover edition of The Edward VII Issue of Canada by George C. Marler with dust jacket in excellent condition, a copy of the 1999 ATA Handbook #143 on Speleophilately – Collecting Caves on Postage Stamps by Ronnie L. Nixon, a copy of the 1986 Dictionary of World Stamps by Kenneth c. Logan, a copy of the 1993 edition of The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World Part 4 The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies by G. W. Connell, a copy of the 1999 edition of Revenue Stamps and Revenue Stamped Papers in Estonia by Ants Kulo, the 2001 edition of Russian Revenue Stamps in Estonia 1875 – 1917 by Ants Kulo, a copy of the 1956 ATA handbook #13 of Music on Stamps by Harry O. Henneman and others. Plus a number of philatelic related items such as the Centennial Commemorative Stamp Box in its original CPC box, 2 Millennium Keepsakes, 2 paper weights with stamps embedded, magnifying glass with light and perf gauges.

Est $ 50

Opening C$ 25.00
Sold...C$ 25.00


Closed..May-23-2019, 13:51:31 EST
Sold For 25
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