Collection of Airship and Balloon Topicals, including souvenir sheets, photographs (x21), covers (x11, incl. Zeppelin), as well as stamps and stamp sets. Wide range of subjects covered, would be great to add to an existing collection or start a new one. Overall fine or better, see our photos for a small sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Topical Collection of Worldwide Birds, with roughly 1,100 mint and used stamps, along with a few souvenir sheets, and first day covers, in four albums. The material generally ranges from the 1950s to the 1980s (with some material on either side of the range), consisting of A to Z countries, noting mint and used sets, with a spot check indicating a few sets cataloguing from $5 to $35, leaving possible find to the dedicated collector. A popular collecting area, and the basis for further expansion. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Collection of Worldwide Christmas Stamps and Seals in 11 Stockbooks, with roughly 3,500 primarily mint never hinged stamps, including many sets and a few souvenir sheets, sparsely filling 9 like new stock books. The stamps generally range from the 1960s up to the 1990s, with material possible on either side of the range, with better representation from British Commonwealth and French Colonies, depicting religious, Santa, stained glass, and other Christmas themes. The lot also includes two stockbooks of Canada Christmas seals, including a few booklets from 1939-1940, progressive die proof sets from the 1940s to the 1980s, and roughly 300 seals ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s (noting French and English language seals). The lot rounds out with roughly 175 loose souvenir sheets, ranging from the 1970s to the 1980s. A nice lot for the Christmas or topical / thematic collector. Online photos show a sampling. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Collection of Over 40 Different Sir Winston Churchill Collectible Items, starting with a 27-page stockbook full with many hundreds of Churchill stamps, including singles, sets, Omnibus issues, mini and souvenir sheets, etc. Also includes a deck of Churchill playing cards, a brass and glass ashtray, some cassette recordings, a vinyl record of Churchill speeches, several Life and other magazines, some greeting cards, four porcelain plates including one from Wedgewood, a few enameled silver spoons, some bookmarks and much more, including a "Penny Black" wristwatch. All items pictured online, a vary nice lot of collectibles. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Extensive Collection of Sir Winston Churchill Themed Covers, neatly displayed in 12 large binders, separated mostly by country, with United States (74 diff. covers and FDC), Great Britain (3 volumes containing 237 covers, FDC, stationery, coin covers, event covers, etc. including a cover mailed to Churchill from Iran during his presidency), and A to Z countries in 6 volumes (about 450 covers, FDC, stationery, coin covers, event covers, and more, many from countries seldom seen). These form the main collection, which is complemented by a few odds and ends, including a thick binder of Worldwide covers relating to World War II, Churchill, etc. with over 70 covers, FDC, etc.). The collection contains several scarce or rare items, and a close look will confirm, despite our very brief sampling of online pictures. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Extensive Collection of Winston Churchill in 35 Volumes, sorted by country in fancy binders with matching slipcases, each containing an average of 50 quadrille pages, starting with a few volumes of Great Britain, followed by Aden to Zambia, then 4 volumes of Local issues and the last 5 volumes are devoted to an extensive collection of the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II. The GB section starts with an in-depth collection of the 1965 Memorial Issue (Scott 661-662) with numerous varieties, a sheet, etc. followed by the Br. Comm. 1966 Memorial Omnibus issues, then with Peace Omnibus issues, etc. Volume 2 contains extensive GB 1974 Centenary of Birth issues, with sheets, traffic lights, gutter blocks, and so on. Most of the collection contains a wide variety of Churchill-themed items from most of the British Commonwealth countries, plus many more, often with in-depth studies of one issue. The following types of items will be seen throughout: cinderellas, singles, sets, souvenir sheets, souvenir folders, booklets, imperforates, gutter multiples, blocks, plate blocks, printing varieties, perforation varieties, watermark varieties, surcharge or overprint varieties, colour shifts, specimens, proofs, die proofs, progressive proofs, articles, postcards, covers, photographs and many cut outs from auction catalogues for items the owner had not yet obtained. Many thousands of items throughout, collected and lovingly displayed over a lifetime of this collector. Accompanied by three Churchill on Stamp catalogues including one which was published by the owner of this collection "Churchill World Stamp Catalogue" (2012, 218p) as well as 6 issues of Topical Time dealing with the subject. Our 61 online photos only show a very small sampling of the collection, seeing it in person would be highly inspiring and useful, and we can also offer more specific pictures or live videos to interested parties. (Image)

Estimate $ 2,500

Topical Collection of Flora and Fauna First Day Covers of the World, with roughly 650 covers, in 11 felt covered albums issued by Fleetwood and the National Audubon Society, generally ranging from 1979 to 1992. We note primarily single frankings, along with a few sets, with representation from a number of issuing countries. Photos show a sampling, clean and very fine (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Huge Mint and Used Worldwide Music Topical Collection, in 9 Thick Binders with Slipcase, consisting of about 4,500 stamps including many complete sets, a few hundred souvenir sheets, some first day covers, booklets, imperfs, foil stamps, and back of the book (semi-postals and airmails), from the late 1930s to the early 2000s. The majority are mint hinged (also noted some never hinged) all neatly displayed on over 1,000 quadrille pages including some narration with no duplication. Amongst the countries represented we noted Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, China, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France and French colonies, Germany, Hungary, Japan , Korea, Russia, Sweden, U.S., and many more. Collection is as received, and a cursory check revealed many items in the $2 to $5 range, with some much higher, such as a PRC set cataloguing $175, etc. The online photos provide only a small glimpse of this impressive collection, viewing is strongly recommended to better appreciate the contents. Collection is very fine and fresh throughout. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Accumulation of Cancelled to Order Sheets Relating to Pets. 1960s-1970s, with many hundreds of sheets, souvenir sheets and sheetlets, neatly organized in several plastic sleeves. The majority of the lot has stamps relating to cats and dogs, noting several different dog breeds including boxer's, Labrador retrievers, cocker spaniels, and more, along with different domesticated cats (if that is possible), in happy poses. We note better representation from European countries including Poland, Hungary, DDR, Romania, and more. Online photos show a sampling. A nice lot for the thematic or topical collector or dealer. Proceeds from this lot will go to a charitable organization. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Large Worldwide Topical Collection Depicting Religious Themes in 13 Binders, with roughly a few thousand stamps, along with souvenir sheets, and covers. The collection begins with four binders containing roughly 100 White Ace album pages, with mostly worldwide mint sets in hingeless mounts, generally ranging from the 1940s to the 1960s. We note just a few of the better sets with Scott #s Spain CB8-CB17 (m.h., c.v. $174 total), Italy 232-238 (n.h., $105 total), along with some sets cataloguing from $20 to $50 and up. Owner's 2020 catalogue value for the four binders totals $3,869. The lot continues with primarily mint material, including roughly 100 souvenir sheets, with better representation from European and South American countries, along with four binders containing roughly 250 first day covers with stamps or cachets depicting religious figures or themes. A nice lot with potential finds for the collector or dealer. Online photos show a few sample pages. A spot check noted a few stamps stuck on the album pages, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Large Royalty Thematic and Topical Collections in 8 Binders, with a few thousand stamps in a few hundred album and Vario-style stock pages. The collection contains representation from almost all Commonwealth issuing countries with primarily mint never hinged singles, sets, souvenir sheets, booklets and booklet panes, and more, including owner's catalogue values, generally for each item, with many values ranging from $3 to $15. A cursory check notes collections relating to Royal birthdays, weddings, Queen Mother, Princess Diana, Coronation Anniversary, along with a Commonwealth Day collection and Omnibus sets from the 1960s onward. Online photos show a sampling. A clean collection and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Large Accumulation of Thematic Stamps Relating to Soccer / Football, 1960s-1970s, with several hundred sheets, souvenir sheets, and sheetlets, noting a mixture of cancelled to order and mint never hinged material. Neatly organized in several plastic sleeves, a spot check indicating better representation from Monaco, South Arabia, Romania, Grenada, and more, with stamps relating to important football events including 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974 World Cups, and the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, along with youth tournaments, Cup Winners Cup, and more, with some stamps showing match results, players (notably Pele), etc. A popular Champions League topic, where you never walk alone, with accumulations ranging from 10 to 50 and up for some issues. Online photos show a sampling. Proceeds from this lot will go to a charitable organization. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Extensive Collection of the World Refugee Year, 1959-1960, neatly organized in hingeless mounts, on roughly 40 quadrille pages, housed in a binder. We note 300 different philatelic items, from 77 issuing countries, noting singles, pairs, souvenir sheets, imperforate singles and pairs, surcharges, and more. A spot check indicated #s Chile C218 souvenir sheet (c.v. $130), Belgium B660-662 souvenir sheet ($70), along with a few sets and souvenir sheets cataloguing $10 to $30 and up. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $886, but our observation is that this number has gone up by perhaps 20% in some cases. Very fine throughout, online photos show a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 200