Switzerland, Collection, 1850-1977. Housed in Scott album; starting with a nice showing of used 1850-52 Federal Coat of Arms issues, imperf Helveltias including good high values, completion in following seated Helvetias and well represented thereon with some good completion in 20th century, semi-postal lacking mostly the better souvenir sheets, airs from mint #C2, officials, etc.; condition varies, owner's 1989 Scott cat $9,312.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Switzerland, Collection, 1854-1944. Well formed collection on Scott album pages; mostly used regular issues to 1930's starting with imperf Seated Helvetia issues with better high values, 1881 issues mint and later definitives approaching completion including some better varieties, 1934 NABA sheet mint, semi-postal appear complete for the period including mint souvenir sheets, airmails complete mixed */o, dues missing only 2nd & 3rd sets and franchise issue complete mint including better 1927 with/o control #'s issues; with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Switzerland, Collection, 1861-1978. Mint and used issues housed in Scott album, used with neat unobtrusive town cancels being the rule; with a good showing of 19th century definitives and strong completion from 1908 on with primarily mint in later issues, semi-postals mostly used in early issues, no souvenir sheets but good completion in sets, fair showing of other back-of-the-book issues; nice material throughout and ideal for continuation, owner's Scott $2,200+.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Switzerland, Basel 1917-65 Street Car Stamp Collection. Of 262 different neatly mounted & written up on quadrille pages; includes monthly issues (175) and weekly stamps (87), unlisted in any catalog and a difficult collection to duplicate.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Switzerland, Canton Bern Revenue Collection, 1809-1970's. Specialized collection neatly mounted and identified on pages in Scott album, appears virtually complete, with 496 Cantonal and 700 municipal issues from 85 different towns; starting with 1809-1833 documents (6), 1960-70's city of Bern receipts (17), many varieties, overprints, multiples, including tete-beche and booklet panes; choice condition and a specialists delight, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 7,250.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Switzerland, Canton Bern Revenue Collection 1862-1972. Specialized collection of Cantonals (225) and Municipals (1005) attractively mounted and identified on pages in Scott album; with mint and used, varieties, multiples, booklet panes; choice condition and difficult to duplicate, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 8,050, please inspect.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Switzerland, Canton Geneva Revenue Collection 1860-1983. Specialized collection of (548) mounted and identified on Scott pages; quite a diverse holding of Effets de Commerce, Letter de Voiture, Bourse, Checks, Personal tax, and more, mint and used, with a few proofs, an attractive holding in very fine condition, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 3,580, inspection recommended.
Estimate; $250 - 350. Est. $250-350

Est. $250-350

Switzerland, Canton Neuchatel Revenue Collection, 1876-1977. Collection neatly mounted on Scott quadrille pages; includes 150 cantonal and 40 municipals from 8 towns, strong in Judiciary 1876-1920 mounted by perforation along with 1879 imperf plate proofs in blocks, then Emolument issues with 3 permits to purchase arsenic, General Tax issues through 1977 with 5 contracts to purchase vehicles, interesting and clean selection, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 1,660, please inspect.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200

Est. $150-200

Switzerland, Revenue Collection, 1817-1957. Of 3,399 revenues including Federal issues (221), Cantons Aargau (403), Basel (282), Bern (856), Fribourg (194), Geneva (419), Graubunden (34), Luzern (557), Neuchatel (208), Schaffhousen (17), Uri (35), Tricino passport (38) and Zurich (135); 1999 Gainon catalog value 17,997 Swiss Francs, .
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Switzerland, Revenue Collection. 1,708 stamps neatly mounted and written up on album pages in Scott album; Federal Issues include consular (65), military police (51), effets de change (276) including 11 documents (21 unlisted), Canton Bern of 527 stamps including 4 prestamp documents, embossed revenues (8), poster tax (8) and many others, also 688 municipals from 39 different towns; 1999 Gainon catalog value 7,922 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Switzerland, Federal Issues, 1915-1970. Specialized collection of more than 260 mounted and identified on Scott pages; a very diverse holding with Consular h (5 passport pages), Army Police, Military Border Detachments, Rheintal, Swiss Border, Platzkommando, Nord Ost Schweiz, Simplon, few Luxury and Cigarette Tax and more, a very attractive collection, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 2,985, please review.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300

Est. $200-300

Switzerland, Revenue Collection, 1860-1970's. Specialized collection mounted with eye appeal in Scott album on quadrille pages, includes Cantons: Aargau, Fribourg, Geneva, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwald, Schwyz, Zug, with Vaud municipals and additional pages of Baden, Bremgarten, Wettingen, and Wohlen, a myriad of issues, sets, plate proofs, varieties listed and unlisted, and a few documents, an exceptional and detailed offering, 1999 Gainon catalog value SFr 11,540 for listed items.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000

Est. $750-1,000

Switzerland, Revenue Collection, 1860-1957. Of 2,773 stamps & 2 documents neatly written up on quadrille pages in Scott album; from Cantons Aargau (367), Basel (411) including 1862-84 Police issues (18 different), Fribourg (222), Geneva (210), Luzern (489), Schwyz (18), Solothurn (60), Ticino (40 passport issues), Vaud (602) & Zurich (354), includes 740 municipal issues and 28 unlisted; 1999 Gainon catalog 13,407 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000

Est. $2,000-3,000

Switzerland, Revenue Collection, 1860-1983. Of 2,502 stamps neatly mounted & written up on quadrille pages in Scott album; from Cantons Aargau (335), Bern municipals (874) from 40 different towns, Fribourg (403), Geneva (502), Luzern (356) & Ticino passport issues (32); 1999 Gainon catalog value 12,376 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Switzerland, Canton Basel & Geneva Revenue Collection, 1860-1983. Neatly mounted and written up on pages in Scott album; Basel of 804 stamps includes police (200), bill of exchange (68), berdereaux (23), stemplemarken (59), betreibungsamt (59) and 109 municiples of 17 different towns, Geneva of 773 stamps includes effets de commerce (353), letter de voiture (137), bourse (63), personal tax (41), emolument (78); a total of 1,537 revenues with l999 Gainon catalog value 11,640 Swiss francs.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Switzerland, Revenue Collection, 1862-1971. Of 2,291 stamps & 16 documents (mortage, etc.) neatly mounted and written up on quadrille pages in Scott album; from Cantons Nidwald (8), St. Gallen (200), Schaffhausen (17), Solothurn (63), Thurgau (50), Uri (8), Valais (520 + 16 documents) and Vaud (1,424); 1999 Gainon catalog value 9,884 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500

Est. $1,000-1,500

Switzerland, Canton Basel Revenue Collection, 1866-1951. Of 345 stamps neatly mounted and written up on pages; includes scarce selection of police issues (146) including */o, blocks and a rare gutter pair, betreibungsamt (63) with a rare bisect on piece; 1999 Gainon catalog value 5,384 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Switzerland, Bern Municipal Revenue Collection. 453 stamp neatly mounted and written up on album pages from 36 different towns; 1999 Gainon catalog value 2,426 Swiss Francs.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400

Est. $300-400

Tonga, 1d Postal Card Group, 1906-11. Includes complete set of the 1906 multicolored view cards (one CTO unaddressed), 6 different of the 1911 black view cards and 7 different of the 1911 brown views; a fine and scarce group.
Estimate; $600 - 800. Est. $600-800

Est. $600-800

Vatican, Collection, 1929-56. Mint issues on White Ace pages in binder; complete for the period with highlights including a very fine 1934 Surcharge set l.h. with A. Diena cert., the better airmail issues present including #C16-C17 & C20 as well as the other back-of-the-book issues, few covers and presentation booklets; nice fresh material throughout, owner's Scott cat $4,800.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000

Est. $1,500-2,000

Vatican, Collection, 1929-45. Well formed collection on Scott album pages; virtually all mint and complete with some issues beyond 1945, includes the 1934 Surcharge set and all better early sets present, back-of-the-book complete including the good 1949 airmail set; with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600

Est. $400-600

Venezuela, 1871-78 First Escuelas Transfer Type Collection. An amazing 30 year collection in 5 volumes put together by one of the co-authors of "VENEZUELA "ESCUELAS" 1871-1878 V Printing (1874)" (and VIII Printing (1877))", the collection comprises some 1661 stamps with many blocks from 465 of the possible 550 transfer types of the lithographic stones of the 9 printings of the 15 different values, this is a specialized collection for the specialist and no reference is made to the Scott catalogue which only lists the general types (Scott#22-36) and not the 9 printings which are recognized by collectors of this issue, all stamps are identified by transfer type based on the original work by Messrs Hall and Fulcher in 1924 in "The London Philatelist" and later published in book form with 170 pages under the title of "The Postage Stamps of Venezuela" (a labor of love but the owner is getting older!!), illustrated is a selection of the green higher values, an opportunity not to be missed.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000. Est. $7,500-10,000 (Image)

Est. $7,500-10,000

Yugoslavia, Collection, 1918-44. Well formed collection on Scott album pages; virtually complete issues starting with Bosnia & Herzegovia forerunners complete mint including better 1920 surcharges, special deliveries & semi-postals complete with additional reversed surcharges and inverts on first issues, Croatia issues lacking only the 10f rarity, later issues only missing a couple stamps, semi-postals ans airs complete, dues complete, etc., occupationals with all the good Ljubljana set present mint; truly impressive completion with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750

Est. $500-750