Country Collection Arranged by Topical Themes A remarkable lot in mounts in a Lighthouse album and four binders, the latter on pages with write-up. Arranged by topical subject - sports, mammals, music & dance, literature, paintings, insects, butterflies, mollusks, reptiles, fishes, birds, etc. Several hundred sets and stamps, plus se-tenant multiples, souvenir sheets all mostly NH, also some FDCs sprinkled throughout. From 1950s to 1990s with many items not often seen. Worth a close look to appreciate the effort put into arranging and annotating these thematic collections.

Estimate 600 $

Collection of 1928-1950s First Flight Cover Neatly displayed on pages with simple write-up with over 70 different cacheted first flights, about half domestic and half international (mostly US and the Caribbean). A few are pilot signed, a nice collection making an excellent introduction to the subject.

Estimate 350 $

1947-2009 Extensive Collection Predominantly mint, mounted on pages in a thick Scott album, along with Bahawalpur 1948-1949 and Bangladesh 1971-2009, excellent degree of completion for regulars and commemoratives, strong showing of officials (including some unlisted), varieties, se-tenants, souvenir sheets and unlisted locals. Unusually comprehensive; cat. over US$4,000.

Estimate 750 $

1857-1959 Mint / Used Collection In a Minkus album, a few hundred different mint or used noting a #1 VF used example, light pen cancel and with postmark, excellent representation with souvenir sheets, semi-postals, airmails, etc. Mainly Fine to Very Fine

Estimate 500 $

Virtually Complete Mint / NH 1960-2006 Collection Housed in nine Davo albums on clean hingeless album pages (as new) with well over 4,500 different stamps, souvenir sheets and miniature panes; lacking very few stamps. All mint NH and selected fresh throughout; a nice, clean collection, VF NH

Estimate 1500 $

Comprehensive 1850-1981 Collection Housed in three old-style Lighthouse hingeless albums, quite extensive from start to finish, earlier period is mostly used including useful classics such as Scott #3, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 29, 30, 58, 73 block, 84, etc. From turn of the century, a most are mint (much is NH, routinely so from about 1950); includes a strong back-of-book section with Beneficencia, semi-postals, airs, Revolutionary Overprints with Burgos, Canary I., Malaga and Barcelona noting 19 different mint souvenir sheets. A wealth of better mint items such as #187, 250, 286, 633 NH, 605A-605F + 605G Submarine mail set & souvenir sheet, B19-B73 (B67 is used), B108A-B108C NH, B108E/J NH, B137-B138 NH, C88-B89 NH, C97, C127-C130 NH, CB18 LH, etc. Overall quality is nice with classics better than normally seen and later issues mainly F-VF. A solid collection ready for continuation. (Image)

Estimate 2500 $

1870 2p Rose, Die I on Coarse Bluish Wove Paper, Perf 11½-12 A nicely centered, fresh mint vertical pair imperforate horizontally, full original gum, VF LH (Image)

Cat. Value 500 $

1870 2p Rose, Die I on Coarse Bluish Wove Paper, Perf 11½-12 Lower left mint block of four,imperforate vertically between stamps and left margin, lower pair never hinged. A scarce and striking perforation error, F-VF LH (Image)

Cat. Value 560 $

1870 3p Dull Blue on Coarse Bluish Wove Paper Imperforate sheet of thirty, folded horizontally at centre entirely in the margin, unused without gum as normally seen. Of the very few intact imperforate sheets known and certainly among the nicest being in remarkably sound condition, VF (Image)

Cat. Value 2250 $

1870 4p Black on Coarse Bluish Wove paper, Perf 11½-12 A nicely centered mint block of 25 with sheet margin on three sides, imperforate vertically between first and second columns, a few split perfs sensibly strengthened by small hinges at lower left, three pairs and the regular perforated stamps are NH. A striking and elusive perforation variety, F-VF LH

The first imperforate between pair shows the shading variety, left of Queen's nose (Position 7) listed in Unitrade. (Image)

Cat. Value 1485 $

1861 (November 6) Folded cover from Murray Harbour to Halifax franked with a lovely fine, sound example 3p blue on soft yellowish paper, perf 9 tied by bold ten-bar grid cancellation, docketing on backflap, faint Prince Edward Island NO 6 transit and oval "H" (Halifax) NO 9 receiver backstamps. An attractive interprovincial 3 pence letter rate to Nova Scotia, F-VF and scarce. (Unitrade 2) (Image)

Estimate 750 $

1870 (November 5) Envelope from Charlottetown to Marshfield, PEI bearing a sound and nicely centered diagonal bisect of the 4p black on coarse bluish wove paper, tied by light grid '13' cancellation, Prince Edward Island NO 5 dispatch CDS at left; cover with slight stain at top right just touching right tip of the bisect, docketing on reverse, a very seldom seen bisect cover in sound condition, VF; 1962 RPS of London certificate (Unitrade 9c; SG 31b £2,000) (Image)

Estimate 1500 $

Extensive 1859-1979 Mint / Used Collection Housed in two Altamira hingeless albums, starting with a few dozen classics, from 1859-1890s varies from usual mixed to very fine; then quality improves from 1910s with most stamps from late 1930s on being mint, mostly NH from about 1950 on. Noted better mint sets such as #C41-C46, C47-C63, C74-C78 NH, C113 NH, C189-C197 imperf blocks, C293-C301 NH, etc. The remarkably long 1951 Arms series is present and complete (384 stamps) with vast majority post office fresh mint NH (seldom encountered as such), then appears complete mint (majority NH) from 1951 onward. Also includes officials and 1924-1942 GN perfins (Gobierno Nacional), postal fiscals and departmental stamps, plus some locals. A wonderful collection of seldom seen country. Fine to Very Fine (Image)

Estimate 2000 $

Specialized Collection of Jusqu'à and O.A.T. Handstamped Covers Housed in three binders on clear stockpages with copious notes, includes O.A.T. handstamps (Onward Air Transmission) on 13 covers from the 1940s and an impressive lot of nearly 100 covers / cards showing parallel bars known as "Jusqu'à" markings to indicate on face of airmail letter how far it had to go by air before being transferred to a surface route. Large portion of "Jusqu'à" covers to New York or London but various other cities also noted. Includes three literature titles related to the subject - Murray Heifetz "O.A.T. and A.V. 2 Markings" third edition, 167 pages, Ian McQueen "Jusqu'à Airmail Markings (A Study)" 1993 and 1995 supplement. Condition varies from mixed to very fine; an interesting subject for someone to further expand. (Image)

Estimate 750 $

Topicals - Flowers - Comprehensive Mint / NH Collection Couple hundred mint sets, plus some se-tenant multiples and souvenir sheets, in mounts on quadrilled pages. Mostly NH noting an excellent representation of exotic countries from the 1950s to 1970s period. Clean condition throughout. (Image)

Estimate 500 $

Balance of Interesting Odds & Ends, Classic Stamps and Useful Sets In glassines, on cards and on retail pages, many already identified and catalogued, noting Canada 2c Large Queen + 3c Small Queen on 1871 domestic registered cover, a few mint British Occupation Togo & G.R.I. stamps, GB 1880 1p red brown & 2½ ultra sheet reconstruction - nearly complete for former and about two-thirds of the latter in two small stockbooks, Israel with some early booklets, bisect stamps, Portugal souvenir sheets, Spain with range of early forgeries, Switzerland revenues and mint / used issues, early USA proofs, some revenues, duck stamps, etc. A useful lot for a dealer.

Estimate 1500 $

Interesting Hoard - Balance of Consignment Includes a collection of small size stamps of the World, interesting collection of Worldwide stamps on pelure (or thin) paper, plus assortment of early to modern stamps with interesting perforations from the crude Bhopal stamps, machine vending stamps of United States, Belgium Parcel Post & Railway Stamps 1879-1949 with about 350 different mostly used stamps, Great Britain 1864 1p reconstruction of the sheet (letter positions AA - AL / TA - TL) regardless of plate number, etc. Condition varies from mixed to very fine; inspect as there is potential for better findings.

Estimate 500 $

Balance of Consignment Lighthouse album with Cuba mint issues in mounts on quadrilled pages, two thick Schaubek stockbooks containing an extensive Venezuela mint and used stock (plus modern mint NH Spain), Great Britain 1950s-1980 mint on Lighthouse hingeless pages, Spain FDCs in a box and an album; plus small box containing a hoard of postal stationery envelopes mostly from USA 1907-1920s (heavily duplicated) and from Great Britain (among others). ALL are addressed to Venezuela. Needs closer examination.

Estimate 500 $

Old-time Accumulation / Collection as Received Thousands of stamps mint or used, partially organized in various photo albums, notebooks, boxes, glassines, etc. Wide range of countries. Ideal for a few hours of identifying and sorting. Inspect.

Estimate 300 $