Worldwide, Autographs, An Excellent and Diverse Collection, wonderful old-time assembly of approximately 40 items with emphasis on explorers, politicians, generals and statesmen; some better items of interest show I.J. Paderewski, pianist and first post-war Premier of Poland, ALS; Samuel F.B. Morse, ALS; Dwight Eisenhower LS as President of Columbia; a 1922 Sven Hedin ALS; a 1754 Thomas Penn ALS; 1890 Fredrick Schwatka (arctic explorer) ALS; a handwritten 1863 note from Gen. Burnside; a 1937 Field Marshal Smuts ALS with South Africa Official stamp envelope; a 1906 Bradley S. Osbon LS on Arctic Club stationery; a scarce 1848 ALS by Edmund Kirby (Smith) on Mexican stationery, undoubtedly seized during the war (Kirby later serves as a CSA General during the US Civil War); an 1899 Maximo Gomez signature; Harry Truman and Harold Ickes autographs on 3¢ Florida Centennial sheet of 50; an envelope written by German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with his family crest wax seal on reverse; plus others; a lovely group, condition ranges on some as to be expected; be sure to view all items on the web. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $4,000-5,000

Worldwide, Mostly Silver Coin Collection, 1895-2015, a huge lot of coins and sets, many of them silver, with countries including Bahamas, Canada (47), New Zealand (38), Great Britain (27), Botswana (1), Australia (14), plus single examples from Alderney, Bahamas, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Mongolia, Pakistan, Panama, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sudan, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela, and Zaire; First Euro Coin sets, a meaty lot with great silver retail value, should have plenty of bids on this beauty, Uncirculated or Proof. Shipping charges apply - weight 70.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:396
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Wonderful and Wide-ranging Specialized Thematics Stock, how often can you find a nine-volume Thematic stock with most items fully annotated and the great majority of items not merely sets, singles or souvenir sheets related to a particular subject, but rather a tremendous variety of artist-signed deluxe proofs, unlisted imperforates like France #797 in a block of four, overprint varieties, Specimens, even several Tom Hanks-autographs from the Apollo 13 movie (!), Fine to Very Fine or better, a wonderful holding of salable material; be sure to take in a sampling on our website. Shipping charges apply - weight 17.2 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:398
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Medicine, Exceptional Highly Specialized Topical Holding, a very substantial, clean and valuable selection of hundreds of selected-for-interest items honoring the medical field; we note references to famous doctors, hospitals, vaccination programs, various diseases, Red Cross, tuberculosis, etc.; included, for example, are ap 200 artist-signed proofs or deluxe sheets (including several choice early France examples), progressive color strips; imperforate singles, pairs and blocks; varieties, etc.; an extraordinary holding, well-presented, where nearly every item is a specialty piece, largely Very Fine, catch a glimpse on the web. Shipping charges apply - weight 13.2 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:399
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:401
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Excellent and Varied Dealer's Thematic Stock, solid and clean lot housed in about a dozen or so stockbooks or counteroboks, comprising select topics from Dinosaurs (3 volumes) to Popes; we note solid offerings of Ballons (3 volumes), Stamps-on-Stamps, Birds, Flowers; strong Railroads and Trains with a great range of material, including early Latin America imperforates, Uruguay #346 imperforate pair (only one sheet printed) plus seven different printers' proofs for the issue, various early color trials, Nicaragua #665-670 sheetles of four with "MUESTRA" overprints, and lots more, Fine to Very Fine, most better, a super lot for the trader. Shipping charges apply - weight 34.2 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:402
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Worldwide, Boxing Thematic Dealers Stock, Extensive and Unique, a wonderful, minimally duplicated and exceedingly diverse selection of perhaps several hundred or so items, bulk identified and well written-up, assembled in three standard size counterbooks plus one larger oversize binder; coverage is truly worldwide, with emphasis on errors, varieties, proofs, etc.; begins with a "Good Luck/Jack Dempsey" bold signature on back of "1940"-dated business card of a bar in Greenwich Village; from there, it's on to Great Britain, Gibbons #W466b, 1980 15p Boxing bottom margin imprint pair, imperforate at bottom; plus Argentina #B21 var (block of four with torch omitted variety—only one sheet printed), several Waterlow Specimens, lots of imperforate sets from Latin America, French Colonies, Ghana, Lebanon #B13 (block of four, position 11-12 & 16-17 double brown printing (signed A. Diena)), various Trial Colors, Liberia proofs, artist-signed proofs, deluxe sheets, a beautiful original artwork painting of Tanzania 1993 20sh stamp, etc., Fine to Very Fine, a truly excellent, varied stock; see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.6 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:407
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, The Magnificent Impressionist Art of Paul Gaugin Topical Collection, absolutely beautiful and keenly assembled, superbly annotated on album leaves, with nearly all the coverage and value lying in the exquisite issues of French Polynesia; begins with a lovely offering of #C21, including a rare imperforate pair, a couple trial color proofs, a First Day Cover, plus two finished die proofs in black brown and violet brown, and a deluxe sheet; we also note #C25 with a magnificent hand-colored die proof signed by engraver Pheulpin, along with other single-color proofs, plus nearly all subsequent Gauguin issues represented by trial colors, imperfs (nearly all blocks of four), deluxe sheets, etc.; a wonderfully fresh assemblage, Very Fine, see it all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1 lbs.
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Suggested Bid $800-1,200

Sale No: 748
Lot No:408
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Winston Churchill Thematic Stock, Substantial and Eclectic, a very extensive, well-presented stock of the famous man, housed in four standard-sized dealers counterbooks along with two larger-sized ones; we note strength in Middle East nations, but also other major nations to places like Davaar Island and Pabay Isle and beyond; we note Germany #982 souvenir sheet with a dramatic misperforation, lots of Sierra Leone self-adhesives, Liberia proofs, plus various sets, singles, souvenir sheets, imperforates, overprint varieties, sheets, etc., etc., Very Fine, certainly a different stock with a strong slant to the unusual—and ready to go. Shipping charges apply - weight 15.4 lbs. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:414
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Superb Mint Airmail Collection to 1940, an exceptional A-to-Z worldwide Airpost collection, keenly assembled in a pair of timeless brown Scott International Airpost albums; the coverage is outstanding, with scores of premium sets such as US #C1-C6; Alaouites #C1-C21; Albania #C1-C14, C29-C35, C36-C42, C47-C53; Alexandretta #C1-C8; Argentina #C1-C19, C20-C24, C30-C34; Austria #C32-C46; Bolivia #C1-C7, C11-C12, C14-C16, C24-C26; Bulgaria #C1-C30; Brazil #C1-C6, C7-C16; Canal Zone #C15-C20, CO1-CO7; China #C1-C10; Costa Rica #C11-C13, C15-C27, C46-C54; Cyrenaica #C6-C11, C12-C23, CB1-CB10; Denmark #C1-C5; Egypt #172-176, C3-C4, C5-C25; Eritrea #C1-C16, CB1-CB10; Estonia #C1-C18; Finland #C1; France #C1-C2, C17; Greece #C1-C4, C5-C7, C8-C14, C15-C21, C22-C30, C38-C47 (never hinged); Hungary #C1-C44; Iceland #C1-C11; Italy #C1-C33, C42-C47, C48-C49, C73-C78; Aegean Islands #C1-C43; Japan #C1-C2, C3-C7, C8; New Guinea #C46-C59; Nicaragua #C9, C32-C39, C40-C46, C67-C71; C72-C76; Panama #C19; Persia #C1-C16, C17-C21, C29-C33, C34-C50, C51-C67; Philippines #C9-C12, C17, C18-C28; Reunion #C1; Russia #C1-C13, C15-C19, C23a, C26-C33, C34-C35, C37-C39, C40-C44, C45-C49, C50-C52, C53-C57, C58-C67, C68, C69-C75, C75a, and literally dozens more; an incredible, fresh lot to be sure, Fine to Very Fine, videod in full online, ex-Abrams. Shipping charges apply - weight 16.2 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:415
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Wonderful Old-Time Twentieth Century Collection, a splendidly fresh, clean and valuable mostly mint collection nearly exclusively of Europe and select Colonies, plus some Asia, all assembled in a lovely pair of Ne Plus Ultra springback albums, with the majority of coverage from around 1920 through the 1940s; a sampling of premium shows (mint, unless noted) French Andorra #41, 52, 54, J1-J8 and J9-J15 (all Very Fine never hinged); Belgium #124-137 (1c to 15c values used, all others Very Fine o.g.), 172-184, 221a, B144-B150, B156-B162; Netherland Indies #164-188 & 151-157 (used); France #130-132, 251, 254A, 296-297, 315-320, 348 (2), B18-B19, C1-C2, C8-C13, C16-C17, C27; Greece #321-334 (#324 used), 344-361, 427-436, C1-C4 (with "Bapi" 1933 overprints); Iceland #108-128, 185-187, C9-C11; nice Indo-China; extensive Italy with lots of premium like #268-279, C28-C33, C48-C49, C62-C65; nice Japan including #138, 140-145, 163-166, 167-170, 179-187 (#182 used), 190-193, 198-201, 227-229, C1-C2; Latvia #2N23-2N36; extensive Monaco with #110-130 (less #120 & 126), 159, 176; good Netherlands, Norway, Portugal #398-420, 422-436 and premium souvenir sheets; Thailand used #199-204 plus #216-219 pairs, 220; Spain #331-344 (#332 & 336 used), 345-357, 358-370, E2, E4; nice Surinam, Sweden #209-210, 226-227, plus #211 used, and tons more, Fine to Very Fine or better, see the entire lot on our website. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $3,500-4,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,500-4,500

Sale No: 748
Lot No:416
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Philatelic Montage, 1850-1995, tucked away in five Minkus albums and 13 binders; one binder of mint and used British Commonwealth A-V; superlative China with mint #39, 47, 86, 131-133, used #40, nice Imperial Post, issues of the Republic, different printings, Dues; the other highlight is Canada with used #2, 5, 7, 14, 15, 17-19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27-30, 45-47, 57, 59, 60, 61, 65, mint #21, 34, 36, 50, 54, 139-140, C4, plus Postage Dues; the balance of the collection is Europe (East and West), Latin America, Asia, Africa, and more British Commonwealth; loads of easily salable material, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 77.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:417
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Cinderellas, Locals, Revenues & Forgeries, 1880-1975, housed in 43 binders with notes and refernce to the items, lots of interesting issues including mint Karelia #N1-N7; Republic of China various values; used Amoy #1-3; Chefoo #1-3; Chinkiang #1-4; Chungking #3-7, J2-J6; Kewkiang #10; a volume of Cinderellas with India, Montenegro, Iceland and Paraguay forgeries; Austria baggage labels; Bolivia 1915 La Paz railroad; Brazil 1927 #1CL1-1CL7; Newfoundland 1857 forgeries (six values); Russia Revenues and Tax stamps; Telegragh Stamps, State Revenues; U.S. Christmas Seal collection in binder; Tannu Tuva collection, Palestine Mandate, and much more; a delightful collection formed by one of the grand old masters of philately, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 74 lbs. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:418
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Collection of Albums, 1865-2010, made up of 21 albums; many could stand alone, with decent coverage with Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa; some better with China mint #1290-1295, 1296-1301, 1302-1307, 1323-1326, 1360a, 1414-1417, 1448-1449, 1450-1451, 1454-1457, 1471-1474; Norway #275-278, 279-289, 311-317; mint Malaya Federation, French Oceania #160-178, plus excellent Russia, U.S. Beer Stamps, and on and on; it will take some doing to break it down, but the effort will be well worth it, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 181.6 lbs. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:419
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Philatelic Mayhem, 1892-2010, mounted in 87 albums, enjoys Latin America, Europe, Asia, British Commonwealth, Africa, with better country lots including useful Turkey, Romania, Brazil, Belgian Congo, Greece, Spain, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Monaco, some coverage is scattered, some well represented, with extra pages tipped in and loads of better material, a great collection to dig through, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:420
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Mint and Used Stock, 1850-1970, about 440 black display cards with singles and sets, including (mint unless noted) Argentina #2, 140 (2), C34; Armenia #145a, 152a; Austria #1a, 6; Belgian Congo #24, 26; Bolivia #433-450, C82-C85; Brazil #9, 22, 173 (3); Bulgaria #1029 imperforate (2); Chile used #5 (2); China #12, C59 (2), 1302-1307; Colombia #C317-C318; Crete #63; Egypt #15 forgery, C5-C25; Estonia #C8; Greenland #35 block of four; Guatemala #17-20; Hungary #B202 sheet of four; Indonesia #863-888 (3); Iran #898, 941-946; Japan #38, plus used #18, 32; Korea #296a; Liechtenstein #C7, C15; Macao #52; Poland #C1-C9; Romania #158-165, B292-B303; Russia #E2; Spain #183, 292; and more; the depth and breadth of this group is breathtaking, with useful duplication; some classics with small faults; fully identified and ready to sell, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.4 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:421
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Airmail Collection, 1918-75, several hundred mint and used stamps in two Lighthouse stockbooks, with many complete mint sets; nothing rare just solid stamps for your collection or inventory; a few better would include Austria #1-3; Belgium #251-253, C5 (5); Canada #C1, C3; Danzig #C36-C40; French India #C1-C8; Greece #C1-C4; Hungary #C6-C11; Papua #C2-C4; Russia #C13; attractive lot, with many goodies and a total catalogue value (from the owner) of $10,000 to $15,000, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 6.6 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:422
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Philatelic Hodgepodge 1860-2000, a great collection for the mint collector, with many short sets, mint unless noted Canada 51-53, 57, British Columbia used 7, Germany C57-C58, Austria in the Turkish Empire used 1-7, Russia C58-C64, an album of mint British Commonwealth with Antigua 116-128, Saint Helena 118-126, Tristan da Cunha 1-9, worldwide postal history, box of mint & used foreign, every nook & cranny holds another surprise, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 32 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:423
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Philatelic Mayhem, 1880-2000, an album or binder for every day of the week; a true global goulash, with mint and used Poland 1920-92 in two volumes; mint San Marino 1953-84 including #336-344, 345-355, 411, C91; Ghana; mint Egypt/United Arab Republic 1970-85; French Southern & Antarctic Territory with #1, 2-7, 16-19, 23-24, C1-C2, C3, C6, C7, C24-C25; and a mint, nearly complete Ryukyus collection, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 26 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:424
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Supremely Global 19th-20th Century Collection, with tens of thousands of stamps (mostly 20th century) in seven packed Supreme Global albums, some so fat you'll need two hands to pick up and open; worthwhile for the worldwide collector or trader, as this is being offered intact, and we didn't see a Country that was missed, generally Fine to Very Fine, ex Winston. Shipping charges apply - weight 54 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:426
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Valuable and Diverse Mix of Mostly All Premium, lots of great stuff here, like French Polynesia #C21 (five singles and a block of four); Cameroun Spitfire Airpost set; various souvenir sheets like Portugal #594a and San Marino #C75 never hinged; France #1100 (four complete sheets of eight); Persia #1615-1626 singles and blocks, #1650-1661B blocks of four, #1676a (10), 1820-23 (3 sets plus 3 sets of blocks); St. Pierre & Miquelon #C25 (5), a fantastic group of ca. 1911-16 Michel-listed Turkey Compulsory Tax issues, etc.; a boon for the collector and dealer alike, generally Very Fine, see the full holding online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,600 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,200-1,600

Sale No: 748
Lot No:427
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, International Impound, 19th & 20th Century, a somewhat better-filled-than-usual six Scott International albums which were collected over six decades and filled wth only the best quality; although the buyer didn't spend big money, there are some useful and nice pockets of material from the US and the usual European and British countries; there is an occasional flaw but a pretty clean group and very conservatively valued, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 41.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

Sale No: 748
Lot No:428
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Zeppelins, Worldwide Mint Collection, 1931-80s, a solid collection of 315 mint Zeppelin-themed stamps and souvenir sheets, all neatly mounted in a luxury Safe album; begins with Brazil #C17-C40; Russia #C53-C57; San Marino #C11-C16; USA #C18 (just these better never hinged sets catalogue $2,743!), plus a plethora of more modern Zeppelin sets and souvenir sheets from around the world, mainly from the 1960s-80s, Fine to Very Fine or better, a nice quality collection. Shipping charges apply - weight 7.6 lbs.
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Sale No: 748
Lot No:429
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Airmails, Valuable Selection, 20th Century, an interesting and potentially valuable group of generally better/premium items on lot cards, glassines or stockcards, nearly all of which were acquired in the mid-1940s, with approximately half of the items stuck to their packaging; the survivors show mint France #C1-C2 blocks of four, #C15; Nicaragua #CO1, CO9; Newfoundland #C13-C17 with C12 & C18 stuck; Germany #C40-C42, C43-C45 each stuck; Spain #C58-C61 (2 sets, one stuck); Uruguay #C14-C25; Victoria #206 disturbed gum, etc.; nearly all the value in Airmails, climate affected due to improper storage in a non-climate controlled bank vault, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance, ex-Abrams. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

Sale No: 748
Lot No:430
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

Worldwide, Substantial Old-Time Cinderella and Ephemera Collection, in 4 binders, an interesting cocktail mix, with a touch of everything from labels, matchbox labels, political convention tickets, train memorabilia, visitor passes to various events, labels and seals for everything from union meetings to farm shows, various hotel labels, some exposition items, and more, Fine to Very Fine, a fun trip down memory lane. Shipping charges apply - weight 18 lbs. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $600-800