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Spink New York Sale: 176

Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Worldwide & Country Postal History Collections

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 641
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Italy stamp & postal history carton, with well over 1,000 covers and postcards, 1870s through to 1980s, with the majority being mid twentieth century, an incredibly eclectic array of material, including military mail, censors, special delivery and express mail, commemorative frankings, hotel markings, postage dues, real photo postcards, and a plethora of varying postmarks, note also mail from Vatican City and San Marino, also a few dozen pages of stamps, mint and used, with many pages of Italian Socialist Republic, AMG overprints, Italian colonies & offices abroad including Tripoli, Castelrosso, Cos, Albania, La Canea, as well as a group of 1960s revenues on documents, and much more, condition varies wildly as expected, an ideal accumulation awaiting the collector who enjoys a sorting project.

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:07:34 EST
Sold For 850

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 642
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Italy World War I censored & military mail postal history collection, with over 120 items, largely Italian soldiers’ mail or censored covers, though note also a couple dozen usages of British of French field post offices in Italy, written-up with identifying information as to the locations of the FPOs and the regiments that used them, appears to be little to no duplication of strikes, mixed condition but many attractive examples in condition that is better than usually seen for military mail, an ideal lot for the specialist.

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:07:56 EST
Sold For 210

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 643
Symbol: C

Latin America postal history carton, of approximately 700 items, covering a wide swathe of South and Central American countries, late nineteenth century through the twentieth century, with strength being in the 1930s-1950s, noting a range of censored covers, airmail rates, later issues with some interest to the topical collector, examples from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, condition varies, with careful examination warranted by the collector and dealer alike.

Est. $750-1,000

Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:08:22 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 644
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Mexico postal history accumulation, with over 250 items, chiefly early-mid twentieth century, strong in WWII censored mail with a variety of seals and markings, also airmail, foreign destinations including Russia, Wells Fargo, advertising (note bullfighting), stationery, Red Cross, WWII patriotics, real photo postcards, and more, usual varied condition, a fascinating group with potential for the diligent reviewer.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:09:39 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 645
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Middle East postal history accumulation, an eclectic group of over 300 covers and postcards, mostly mid-twentieth century, strongest in Egypt and Turkey, also Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and more, with censors, airmail rates, postcards, and stationery, as well as a selection of United States and Great Britain military covers to or from military bases or soldiers in the Middle East, typical varied condition.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:10:26 EST
Sold For 525

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 646
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Netherlands & Colonies postal history accumulation, of a few hundred items, with mail from the Netherlands, Suriname, Curacao, and the Netherlands Indies, including stationery, registered, town cancels, advertising, censors, patriotics, and other curious pieces such as a 1939 emergency embarkation card for a Belgian citizen from the British Consulate in Amsterdam, the vast majority being commercial mail, a few fronts and some faults, a generally fine and interesting group.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:10:51 EST
Sold For 240

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 647
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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New Zealand twentieth century postal history study, in three albums and a couple hundred album pages, a broad study of twentieth century postal history, two albums being a mounted collection of town cancels, many complemented by photos or postcards of the local post office, the third album being a collection of mostly early twentieth century postcards, largely used, the balance representing various areas of New Zealand postal history, with military mail, paquebot covers, commemorative items, and more, with particular emphasis given to airmail rates and flight covers, many from the 1970s/80s, with accompanying collateral material, cinderellas/labels, etc, a generally clean and attractive collection.

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:12:06 EST
Sold For 1600

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 648
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Nordic postal history hoard of hundred covers, postcards, and stationery, strongest in Finland and Denmark but also note Norway and Sweden, late nineteenth through to post-WWII, though strongest in early-mid twentieth century commercial mail, a diverse lot noting censors, airmail, prisoner of war, Red Cross, cinderellas and labels, postage due, Olympics, illustrated advertising, polar expedition mail, and much more, typical mixed condition but many desirable and salable items, worth closer inspection.

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 200.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:12:34 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 649
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Poland postal history accumulation of over 150 items, 1880s through to 1970s, though most being early-mid twentieth century, noting stampless covers including registered, WWI and WWII Occupation, German WWI feldpost usages from Poland, WWII Polish Fieldpost, officially sealed mail, as well as a variety of frankings and postmarks, varied condition, with many interesting items.

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:12:51 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 650
Symbol: C

Romania postal history lot, of well over a hundred items, roughly half being nineteenth and early twentieth century postal stationery, noting a wide range of types, postmarks, and destinations, the balance strong in 1920s-40s including a number of WWII-era censored covers, as well as registered mail, postage dues, redirected mail and more, varied condition, inspect.

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 110.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:13:10 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 651
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Russia postal history hoard, of hundreds of covers, postcards, and stationery, beginning with a couple hundred 1890s/1910s postal stationery cards, many uprated examples, noting interesting postmarks including numeral cancels and TPOs, followed by an extensive selection of Soviet postal history, many attractive commemorative frankings, some with blocks of four, including mail to foreign destinations, much topical interest including authors, space exploration, political propaganda, etc, also roughly sixty WWI prisoner of war items, some Latvia/Estonia, and much more, typical mixed condition.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:14:14 EST
Sold For 700

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 652
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Spain & Portugal postal history assortment, of roughly 250 covers, postcards, and stationery, with Azores, Spanish Morocco and Portuguese India, stampless through to 1950s but strongest in WWII-era, with a significant number of censored covers, as well as redirected mail, perfins, advertising, first flights, etc, also a few dozen documents with embossed or adhesive revenue frankings, 1860s through to 1950s, mixed condition and usual small faults, a good group for the enthusiast.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:15:24 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 653
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Sweden postal history collection of over 500 covers, postcards, and stationery in four albums, mostly early-mid twentieth century, noting a wide range of interesting material including a large number of first flight covers, censors, return to sender and redirected mail, expedition mail, illustrated advertising, and much more, mixed condition, with many fine and appealing items.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:16:19 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 654
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Switzerland 1880s/1900s newspaper wrapper collection, of approximately 300 carefully mounted and extensively written-up in two Davo albums, a predominantly used collection, with many uprated examples, noting foreign destinations, advertising, postage due, myriad cancellations, cinderellas, etc, a few minor faults but generally superior quality throughout, a wonderful collection that would be challenge to duplicate, one that must be seen to be fully appreciated.

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 650.00
Sold...US$ 650.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:16:47 EST
Sold For 650

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 655
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Switzerland first flight postal history collection, with several hundred covers and postcards written-up in four albums, a fascinating mix including a number of 1920s/30s Balair, Alpar-Bern, and Ad Astra flights, Swiss Air through to 1980s, note one volume of 1930s/80s Pro Aero flights, a lovely group of attractive covers, neatly-annotated, chiefly very fine.

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:17:38 EST
Sold For 900

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 656
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Switzerland postal history collection, of over 500 items, predominantly pre-1950 and non-philatelic, strong in WWI and WWII censored mail, as well as noting registered, stationery, returned/redirected mail, advertising with various illustrations including hotels and animals, varied condition with many fine and attractive items, worthy of a close inspection.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:18:01 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 657
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Worldwide 20th century International Reply Coupon collection of several hundred, largely 1950s-2000s, strong in France and Colonies, noting also Spain, Norway, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands, United States, Canada, and more, chiefly very fine, not often seen in this quantity, a fascinating lot for the specialist.

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:19:09 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 658
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Worldwide airmail postal history collection, with hundreds of covers filling eight albums and loose, covering a wide range of pioneer, first flight, and airmail postal history, many albums sorted by theme including WWI Aviators with dozens of British WWI commemorative covers, pioneer aviators, commemorative pieces noting Earhart, Coste-Bellonte, Kingsford-Smith, Wright Brothers, Silver Dart, and much more, with interesting collateral material including vintage photographs, advertising, news clippings, etc, hundreds of first flight and commercial airmail covers from countries as diverse as Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Norway, Hungary, the United States, Canada, South Africa, and Fiji, with airlines including Swissair, Qantas, Australian Airlines, Pan-Am, BOAC, Concorde flights, some earlier items with small faults but a chiefly very fine collection, close inspection warranted with much of value here for the aviation enthusiast

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:19:57 EST
Sold For 2100

Sale No: 176
Lot No: 659
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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Worldwide elephant topical postal history collection, an intriguing accumulation of a few hundred covers, postcards, and stationery, largely from the United States but also noting Czechoslovakia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, South Africa, Ceylon, Kenya, Tanzania, British Central Africa, Botswana, Canada, Australia, Mozambique, Liberia, India, and many others, reflecting not only depictions of elephants on stamps, but also on illustrated advertising, fancy cancels, meters, and postmarks, noting some circus-themed, hand-drawn illustrations, and political campaign mail, also including several pages of elephant-themed imperforate stamps of Laos, some with minor condition issues, an attractive and charming lot.

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 290.00
Sold...US$ 290.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:20:51 EST
Sold For 290
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 660
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection

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image Worldwide fascinating group of predominantly nineteenth century postal history, with over ninety covers, strength in Mexico, Switzerland, and Great Britain, noting also Two Sicilies, Japan, China, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Austria, and more, note Japan strip of five 2s on 1908 registered cover to USA, Great Britain 1/- on 1869 folded letter to Malta, and 1908 illustrated Penny Postage commemorative cover, several Switzerland with Rayon frankings, condition varies significantly, but many fine and desirable items, worthy of careful inspection. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Opening US$ 1,100.00
Sold...US$ 1,050.00


Closed..Jan-28-2021, 17:22:01 EST
Sold For 1050

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