Afghanistan, Collection. Useful collection in Minkus album; sparse in early Tiger Head issues with a few issues, good showing of issues from 1891 on, later imperf issues, also an additional stockbook with later mint sets, etc.; inspect.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Albania, 1913 Eagle Overprint Issue Group. Of 18 better items, signed and eight with certificates; includes Scott #1 x2, 4 x2, 6 & 7 vars. with inverted overprints, 8 x2, 10-11, 15 & 19, pairs with one with inverted overprint including Sc. 6, 7 x3 and 8, and Sc 5 two singles one with inverted overprint; couple with minor flaws; an excellent and scarce group.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Albania, 1913 Handstamp & Typewritten Issues. 29 items; includes complete issues mixed */o and two covers bearing four values each; condition a little varied.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Austria, Collection, 1850-1900. Near complete mostly used, with nice first issues (most to large margins) with additional examples with neat cancels, also a section of Lombardy-Venetia issues of similar choice quality; exceptional group.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Austria, Collection, 1850-1977. Well represented */o in Scott album; starting with 4-margin first issues on with strong completion in early issues, later issues missing mostly the scarcer issues, similar back-of-the-book with good completion, occupationals and offices, etc.; owner's 1989 Scott cat $4,638.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750

Austria, Collection, 1945-2010. Mostly NH including souvenir sheets, nearly complete for period in five pristine Lindner albums, features Scott #500-15, 520-56 costumes, B269-71, C54-60, Bird Airmail etc., review recommended.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Bhutan, Collection, 1962-2014. Comprehensive collection housed in 10 volumes plus additional material in another 5 binders; issues appear complete for the period including back-of-the-book and additional multiples, imperfs sets and souvenir sheets, FDC's from first issue on, commercial mail, early fiscal usages, etc., some highlights include the 1971 surcharges with additional inverted surcharges, two mint examples of the 1973 Record set plus an additional set on FDC's, later issues with all the better present, additional material including sheet sets, etc.; a wonderful collection worth careful evaluation.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Bolivia, Collection, 1866-1970's. Well formed virtually all mint housed in Scott album; starting with first issues with genuine among some reprints and additional multiples of the 5c values including blocks of 36, 19, 12, etc., 1869 Coat of Arms complete including scarce 500c value, later arms and portrait issue present with some varieties including Scott #37a, completion in 20th century lacking only the rare surcharges and again with some additional better varieties, highlights include 1916 2c inverted center perf (133c), the scarce 1928 red surcharge (Scott 183 with cert., cat $250) and black surcharges complete (cat $374), strong airmails with better Zeppelin issues including #C18, 19-20, 22, 24-26, 25a, later issues complete with additional imperf pairs, etc.; condition well above the norm.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Chile, 1867 Columbus Issue Collection. Hundreds of off cover stamps and 12 on cover items; off cover includes couple essay items and a range of */o of each issue showing shades and the various cancellations, captured imprint, multiples, etc.; strength in on cover items including the only known red Curacavi straight line on 5c cover, legal size Valparaiso Consulate cover to U.S. franked with 5c block of 6 + block of 4 + single, 5c pair and single + 10c on U.S. 1864, 3¢ pink entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. frank - Conception to San Francisco, others with multiple 5¢ usages from San Felipe, Santiago and Serena, combination franking on 5c entire from Puerto Montt, Caldera to Valparaiso with straight line Fuera de Balija, other usages from Petoroa, Coronal and Tierra Amarilla (postal card); condition well above the norm overall.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

Costa Rica, Proofs and Specimens Group with King Farouk Backstamps, 1946-48. Small group including "Muesta" sets: 249-250 blks/10, 256 blk/10, 251-255 + C160-C167, C121-C123, C141-C144 (2 sets), C148-C153, C168-C177, "Specimen" reprint set of 45-57 and additional reprint set without overprint; trial color proof set of C168-C177; interesting group.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Europe, Accumulation. In seven dealer stockbooks, includes Liechtenstein & Luxembourg, DDR, Belgium 2, Hungary 3, loaded with appears mostly n.h. singles, sets, souvenir sheets, many identified, modest duplication, somewhat disorganized with material from the 1950-70's, please review.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Europe, Collection, 1956-74. Whitehouse Europa album decently filled; includes Luxembourg 1956 (retail $260) set and strong in 61-72 issues.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Europe (Eastern), Eastern Mediterranean Collection. Of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey in Scott album to 1973; strength in Turkey which is basically complete mint 1939-73 (including 1952 imperf sets n.h. #1059-74) (Turkey Scott cat. $1,500-2,000), nice collection.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

France, Collection, 1840-1949. Well represented collection housed in Scott album; first issues include nice 4-margin 15c & 40c and a 1f pair (light crease), completion in 1853-60 issues including 4-margin 1f lake (Scott 21, cat $2,575) and some shade varieties, 1862-1900 virtually complete lacking a few scarce items, including 1869 5fr, #65 unused, etc., near completion in 20th century issues with highlights including 1923 Congress used and 1937 PEXIP sheet mint, semi-postals mostly mint lacking only #B10, airs missing only the 1928 set, good representation in dues, etc., fair showing of offices and colonies with some good early issues, similar Monaco, etc.; owner's 1989 Scott cat $25,785.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. Est. $3,000-4,000

Est. $3,000-4,000

France, Specialized Napoleon and Ceres Issue Collection, 1849-1940. Extensive well formed collection neatly mounted and annotated on exhibit pages, with definitive issues to the 1932-41 Peace issues; starting with a section of twenty 1780-1860 stampless covers including rare 1836 Parish Chamber to Wurttemberg with tax code and red "PD" handstamp, 1849-50 Ceres issue starting with 10c-15c issues in shades including a four margin mint o.g. 15c value (Ceres cat €27,500), 20c-40c issues well represented with shades and paper variety, including 20c & 25c on cover usages and mint, 40c-1fr values used in shades, 1852 Presidency issues with shades and on cover usages, 1853-60 Napoleon Empire issues including 1c shades mint and used, 5c with shades and multiples including on cover, 10c similar including many shades with a range of postmarks including anchor lozenge, on cover including combination to Germany, etc., extensive 20c section with cancel study, multiples, on cover usages, greenish paper including on cover, private perf off cover, etc., 40c with shades and postmarks including anchor, strip of four on cover to Madrid, combinations on piece, 80c with shades and on cover, 1fr represented by a large margin single and a pair used, 1862-71 perf'd issue in similar fashion including 1c mint shades and a mint block of six, 5c with 25c Ceres combination franking, 20c including Mexico "CEM A" postmark, 80c with strip and block of 4 as well as covers including paquet, 1863-70 Napoleon Laureate issues with mint issues to the 80c with additional shades, 5fr used in shades, then a cancel study of the 1c-4c values including newspaper overprinting, 1c & 4c combination with 20c Ceres issue to Germany, following issues with shade, postmark and on cover including usages to Switzerland, 80c used block of six, section of four Ballon Monte covers including usage to England, 1870-71 Bordeaux issue with mint up ti the 20c value and additional used completing the issues with shades, on cover highlighted by a 1c strip of five in combination with 20c Ceres perf's issue and a three color franking on piece (both with certs), later 1870-75 Ceres perf'd again with mint including additional shades and used, on cover including 20c Alsace-Lorraine issue combination frankings and German forwarding usage with Germany 2g stamp, 3-color franking bearing a 2c strip of 3 & 5, 5c+25c pairs on cover to Stockholm, 10c bister & rose tete-beche pair used (with Calves cert.), 80c strip + 10c Napoleon pair on piece with "5104" Shanghai cancels, etc., later definitive issues (1876 Sage to Peace issues) mint with the occasional cover and includes scarce Sage type I issues as well and later completion with additional shades, 1925 Paris Expo & 1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheets present, etc.; a wonderful collection with condition well above the norm throughout including many certificates for better items, a must see to truly appreciate.
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000.

Complete Images. Est. $15,000-20,000 (Image)

Est. $15,000-20,000

France, Paris Star Cancellations and Ancillary Postal Markings On The Classic Issues of France, 1852-1876. Six frame exhibition collection well written up on pages, including approximately 130 covers and cards and hundreds of stamps of the period; starting with an introduction and a study of the Paris star cancel with an early 1852 cover usage followed by several cover to the U.S. and England, various other cancellation of the period shown including dotted, grid and large square dotted rollers, experimental 36 large square dot cancel on cover to Austria, followed by the various issues noting type I & II star cancels, the 39 Bureau numeral stars represented on the perf'd Empire and Laureated issues then reiterated on various issues inter dispersed with on cover usages including 3-color franking to Berlin, Prussia, 5fr Laureated with six off cover examples and on a three color franking registered cover, section of the hollow star cancels, similar representation of the following Ceres issue including Ballon Monte and foreign destination usages including 40c+80c pair usage to Veracruz, Mexico and a 1874 usage to Guadalajara, Mexico, section of each bureau cancellation on covers with highlights including 1867 cover to Melbourne, Australia, 1874 Monroe forwarding agent covers, 1872 & 1873 usages to San Francisco, Cal. and a 1864 folded letter to Mexico City, Ballon Monte cover to Switzerland and ending the era with 1876 Ceres combination registered cover to Boston, Mass (official end of the star cancel) and an off cover next (first) day; a fascinating collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.

Complete Images. Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Est. $4,000-6,000