Worldwide, Wonderful Airship Balance Lot, 1908- 1930, 20 better ephermera items from the early lighter than air era; two extraordinary military pass books (Personal Transfer Pass for Airshipmen) from WWI, one from 1915-1916 showing assigment stations while assigned to L-31, L-49 and others and the other from the same period for a different aviator; 1922 airmail card with attached reply card with better franking; Austrian Kaiser Franz Josef inspects new style aeroplane at Wiener Neustadt Austria Oct 1910 on photo postcard; unused postcard Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet Los Angeles 1910 showing covered wagon, aircraft, and dirigible; Duralumin bookmark made from "Akron" airship material; official card from Red Cross to benefit wartime wounded; Zeppelin vignette #1 on cover posted Aug 1908 issued by Motor-Airship Study Group; scarce pamphlet on Toledo air pioneer and aeronaut Tony Nassr; 2.5" square of fabric proportedly from the USS Shenandoah crash; 6x8" sheet written in German with the 1936 Hindenburg flight plan; 1" x 1.5" piece of Graf Zeppelin fabric given to Clara Adams by Hugo Eckener; a different postcard showing Austrian Kaiser Franz Josef inspecting aircraft in 1910; Handbook of Zeppelin Letters, Postal Cards & Stamps 1911-1931 (reprint by Postilion Publications); Airships US Naval Air Station Lakehurst New Jersey (12 pages 9"x12"); 6" x 9" photograph of the USS Los Angeles in a hanger with a shield shaped 2.5" x 3" piece of outer fabric; copies of Aviation magazine for the weeks of Feb 22 1922 and Aug 7 1922 (in wonderful condition); passenger ticket issued by DELAG for flight on the HANSA, On Board mark from Sep 22 1912 (repaired with triangular piece missing); cover flown on Spirit of Akron GZ22 test flight number 8 (includes letter and piece of fabric covering); Kriegsgeld (wartime money) with Zeppelin pictured; great ephemera for the specialist overall condition F-VF.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10232
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Worldwide, Misc Collection Balance, 3 ring binder with a few hundred used on stock pages; A to C Latin American countries in 3 ring binder, a few hundred used; Lighthouse black page stockbook with clean, nicely organized by country; 1000+ modern Russia in mild to duplication, extremely fresh in partial sheets and souvenir sheets, considerable catalog value; tired starter Scott Modern Postage Stamp album, packed with older low value material; British Colonies in stock book, a few hundred used, a few dozen PRC on stock page; Italian revenues on piece; Italian Colony useages (Rhodes, Tripoli, military); early Japan on stock page; British Commonwealth in 3 ring binder, much is Australia; elegant Artmaster binder and slipcase of 1980 Olympic Games, about 20 pages of covers from the event; old school stockbook packed with 19th century used, noted a few 5S Indian stamps; Seapost catalogs in binder; Lebanon on a dozen album pages; 100+ British and Swiss setenats in small stockbook; post colonies in a small stockbook; 100+ WW on stock pages; sheets of Vatican (4), Saint Lucia, Canada, Thuringen (5); 1940 Italy on stock card; classic Sardinia with shades; Italy 1980-1984 on Lighthouse hingeless pages; Belgium Congo on quadrille pages; San Marino 1985-1987; Liechtenstein 1980-1983; Austrian newspaper with private perforations; really nice Germania, Danzig and Algeria; a great deal to sift through, Fine. Suggested Bid $750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10233
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Worldwide, Large Beginner Collection late 19th Century to 2000's, many thousands a possibly many tens of thousands of different stamps in large H.E. Harris 12 volume Worldwide Stamp Album set, plus Topical album, starting with a base that originally started as a couple Worldwide albums and quickly expanded with many quadrille pages filling out those spaces most beginner albums do not accommodate, classics are earlier areas are a bit weak, but occasionally you will find sections with higher face value or slightly better sets or souvenir sheets, in addition, there are three large boxes filled with loose stamps and supplies, centering and condition are mixed, a great lot to break down into country lots for resale or to fill in you existing beginner collection, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Suggested Bid $500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10234
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Worldwide, Bankers Box of Dealers Remnants, Russian Federation essentially complete mint in Kenmore Stamp album; Trucial States in beautifully gild edged, leather bound Colsons Classic; empty turn of century Postage Stamp Album, Victoria Edition by Schaubek; Sheets of Russian and Austrian stamps in 3 ring binder; a few dozen modern mint postal stationary in 3 ring binder; British, Austrian and Japanese military script in binder; French art stamps (about 100 mint) in stockbook; British new issues, souvenir sheets on stock pages; mint UN mostly complete mint on black hingless mounts; several hundred used Columbia on pages and sytock pages; stock pages with hundreds of Hong Kong, Malaya, Gold Coast, New Zealand; old stockbook with French Colonies, Germany, Danzig; 2000+ stamps packed in Modern album; modern Micronesia; several hundred Great Britain including about 100 Penny Reds; 100+ France on ratty pages; Great Britain legal document 1793 with revenue seal; lots to enjoy here, Fine. Suggested Bid $500 (Image)

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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10235
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Worldwide, Sampler of Mini-Collections, nice mix-and-match holding comprising a page of post-WWII German Occupation issues, a few nicely used, the rest Post Office fresh never hinged; a worldwide sampler of 18 countries on 17 stockcards including Austria, Japan, Viet Nam overprints, French Andorra, Belgian Congo, Tannu Tuva and Monaco; a mint hinged Liechtenstein collection (1917-45) on like-new Biella pages; a stack of mostly never hinged souvenir sheets, mostly Europe or Colonies (Belgium particularly well-represented) with useful duplication; and a slightly disheveled, mostly used Italy collection (1862-1970s/80s) on homemade quadrille pages; condition generally fresh and sound, Fine to Very Fine, nice lot for the eBayer. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.4 lbs. Suggested Bid $400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10237
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Worldwide, Booklet Pane Collection, Israel B11 (2), B14 (2), B15 (7), B16 (8), B17 (4), B18 (4); Sweden 580a (11), 581b, 583b (3), 584b (3), 586a, 586b (3), 586c (5), 666a (9), 668a (7), 669b (13), 669c (8); Denmark 1064a, 1068a, 1069a, 1071a, 1075a, 1082a, 1087a, 1089a, 1090a, 1092a, 1100a, 1106a, 1144a, 1150a, 1156a, 1158a; Great Britain BK242 (3), BK245, BK246 (3), BK247 (4), BK248a#1, BK248a#2, BK248#3, BK248a#4, BK251, BK252, BK257 (2), BK261 (3), BK262 (2), BK285, BK307, BK338, BK371, BK405, BK406 (2), BK407 (2), BK411, BK413 (3), BK414, BK415 (2), BK417, BK418 (2), BK422 (4), BK423 (2), BK425, BK426, BK427 (2), BK446, BK491, BK492, BK493 (2), BK525, BK526, BK529, BK534, BK556, BK562, BK605 (3), BK606 (2), BK618, BK619 (3), BK630, BK651, BK696, BK699, BK710, BK711 (2), BK713, BK714, BK715, BK728, BK732, BK743 (3), BK744, BK746 (2), BK747 (2), BK748, BK749, BK751, BK760, BK760, BK791, BK792, BK733, BK805, BK815 (4), BK827, BK859, BK1172 and BK1140; all fresh and individually cataloged and priced; catalog $1585; wonderful dealer stock, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $400

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10238
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Worldwide, 1939 Scott International Junior Album, 1860-1950, hundreds of stamps in this nicely maintained single volume; US Kansas Nebraska overprints; good sized Canadian group; attractive early France; Dutch Indies; German Emprire through the Inflation Period; prewar Great Britain; preindependence India; Feudatory States; Netherlands; Newfoundland; Saxony; Sweden; Turkey: White Russia; and Wurttemberg; very mixed condition; collected with love, Very Good to Fine.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10240
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Worldwide, 2 Volume EUROPA Collection, 1956-1972, pair of three ring binders with White House pages and black hingeless mounts; at least 100 stamps, most MNH and nicely centered; Rebuilding Europe, Letter "E" and Dove, Six Link Chain, Flight of Pigeons, Intertwined Lines, Tree with 19 Leaves, Stylized Bird, Flower with 22 Pedals, Gear Wheels, CEPT on Key, Letters "EUROPA" Forming Building, Woven Fabric, and Link Chain; post office fresh, Very Fine.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10242
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Worldwide, Dealers Stock of Modern Issues, several hundred mint stamps in moderate duplication perfect for the established dealer; Michael Jackson St Vincent sheets (60c, $1, $2 and $5) sheets and partials (30 stamps per sheet); Republic of Guinea 18 stamp sheets (28 sheets with 3 subjects); Easdale Island 24 stamp sheets (7 plus 6 partials); Trucial States 4 stamp souvenir sheet (13); St Vincent 4 stamp Michael Jackson souvenir sheet (98 of 3 types); Republic of Guinea Presidential souvenir sheet (at least 4 types 75); imperforate partial sheets of Mexico Zapata issue; 200 Trinadad and Tobago National Insurance stamps (4 partial sheets); Montserrat Royal Wedding set Specimens; Royal Wedding 1986 Montserrat imperforates in booklet (3); Cook Islands mini sheets (at least a dozen); St Lucia sailing ships corner blocks; Easdale Island Scotland 1995 space souvenir sheet set of 4 (about 100), 1995 dinosaurs souvenir sheet set of 4 (about 100); and hundreds more! Fine. Suggested Bid $300 (Image)

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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10243
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Worldwide, Stockbook Loaded With Better Souvenir Sheets, 1940-1980, large Lindner stock book packed complete with fresh material; light to moderate duplication of dozens of Israeli SS; examples from the US, Hungary, Germany, UN, Cyprus, Russia, San Marino, better Belgium including 1957 Antarctic Expedition; Trucial States gold coins; French Colony stamps; Austria; Spain; Grenada; overall condition is quite good; useful to a dealer, Fine to Very Fine.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10224
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Worldwide, Classic Airship Postcard Collection, 1908-1939, 85+ postcards, many photocards, of dirigibles and Zeppelins; official ILA card posted in Frankfurt Aug 1909 picturing LZ-5 where Count Zeppelin piloted the airship before the Kaiser prior to turning the airship over to military command; LZ-130 in flight; L-1 depicted just before plunging into the North Sea Sep 1913; main gondola close up of LZ-4 in 1908; Hansa being brought into the Hall at Potsdam near Berlin; Viktoria Luise (LZ-11) landing at Hamburg; rare photo of L-25 used for glider launch complete with torpedo to be used against enemy shipping; English postcard shows Zeppelin raider caught in the search lights over England; LZ-6 on 1909 flight recognizable with the hull's rain-skirt; German Army Zeppelin Z-IV during forced landing at Luneville France detained by French soldiers until drawings and measurements made; an even better image from the encounter with the French; cartoon-like image showing Londoners afraid of Zeppelins in 1915; DELAG official card Hansa ready for liftoff; Sachsen over the city of Meissen; Club card of Army Zeppelin gondola 1917; LZ-4 in sepia moored near floating shed on the Bodensee posted at Friedrichshafen a week after the disaster at Echterdingen; LZ-130 under construction in the hanger; LZ-6 image taken Aug 1909 on flight to Berlin to appear before the Kaiser; Graf Zeppelin and Wilhem II portraits with LZ-4 in flight over countryside; Apr 1909 image of Z-1 at Munich to demonstrate airship to Price Regent Luitpold of Bavaria; LZ-4 with small rectangular rudder on tail a few days before being replaced by large "barn door" rudder; LZ-112 at base L 70; LZ-5 over Leipzig May 1909 on way to Berlin; LZ-113 at base L 71; LZ-62v from base L 30; Hindenburg preparing for flight with Graf Zeppilin overhead; Hindenburg under construction; Hindenburg over Lindau harbor on the Bodensee; a "dub-in" card picturing the LZ-4 during emergency landing at Oppenheim on the Rhine Aug 1908 just prior to Mainz and disaster at Echterdingen; fantastic card picturing LZ-3 and Count Zeppelin inset, card talks about large amount of money being donated by the German people to the Zeppelin fund posted less than a month after the disaster; attractive LZ-4 Eduard Schwarz card 1908; a third card showing French forces on horseback during the 1913 international incident when Captain Gluuud was forced to land at Luneville; official DELAG postcard advertising passenger tickets from the Hamburg-America Line; Zeppelin bombing the fortress of Luttich Belgium; a fantastic curated selection, Very Good to Excellent. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.6 lbs. Suggested Bid $800 (Image)

Suggested Bid $800

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10225
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10227
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Worldwide, Zeppelins Blanket the Globe, 1930-1939, 7 lovely examples of flown mail aboard the Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg, and Graf Zeppelin II; LZ-127 card from Geneve to Zurich with Swiss airmail stamp; registered cover (Sieger 175A) from 5th South American Flight of 1932, posted Concepcion Chile to Hamburg; Sieger 157B from Stockholm to Recife with Swedish coils for franking; Hindenburg North American flight postmarked Liechtenstein Sep 1936 to New York with German railway Traveling Post Office mark on the reverse; Russian arctic flight from Leningrad with Scott C26 and C28 for franking, registered and dropped to the icebreaker Malygin; Sieger 58B flight from Seville to Lakehurst and forwarded to Chicago; lastly a linen-like card with French postage also cancelled at Rhein-Main; a nice selection, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300 (Image)

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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10230
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Worldwide, EKKO Radio Stamp & Cover Collection 1920-1950, a once in a lifetime collection of EKKO stamps, stamp albums, and catalogues, includes three EKKO Company Broadcasting Station Stamp albums with a few stamps in each album, Photograph Album with stamps and letters, copies of various articles, 1927 "The Ekko Stamp Album Broadcaster's Edition", radio poster stamps, "The Official 2007 Verified Reception Stamp Catalogue" with prices, radio related postcards, Bonner "The Boy Inventor's Wireless Triumph", radio related covers, and a few dozen stamps, a truly unique lot, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.2 lbs. Suggested Bid $750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750

Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10241
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Worldwide, Balance Accumulation late 19th to mid 20th Centuries, several large boxes filled with various groupings of stamps, with one large box filled with several albums worth of loose album pages, one smaller box filled with approximately 500-750 U.S. First Day Covers, another similar smaller box filled with loose issues from around the 1970's and 1980's, many of which are in their original New Issue glassines and finally a box filled with loose material, glassines, stock cards, partial album pages, presentation folders, etcetera filling up a large banker's box, a nice lot with plenty of little $5 to $20+ sets and singles that quickly add up to decent value, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Suggested Bid $800 (Image)

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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10064
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French Colonies: Afars & Issas, Mint Collection, 1967/77, essentially complete on quadrille pages with most mounted with an anti-stick adhesive strip (think "Post-It" notes) such that stamps are "NH" when taken from page, additional NH in stock sheets, includes 310-436, C50-61, C66-101, fresh and F-VF; Scott $740+.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10174
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Portuguese Colonies: Angola, Angola Collection, 1870/1974, tidy collection arranged in SG order on quadrille pages, numerous 19th century shade and perf varieties, many better as 22-24 used, 35-36 mint, 38-60 mint or used (700r mint), 88-116 mint, 184-207 mint, useful array of 1914/38 surcharges, 294 NH, 347-56 used, C1-9 mint, J1-20 mint, etc, good number of the sets mixed mint and used, some minor faults but generally fresh and F-VF; Scott $2,150+.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10202
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Europe, Country Collections, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, San Marino and Vatican City to 1990s issues on homemade pages, each mostly used through 1950s and mint from the 1960s on with some issues present both mint and used, each very strong in post 1930s issues with many premium sets and singles along with colorful topicals and some S/S noted including Albania 393a mint, B1-33 mint, C29-42 mint, C47-53 used, Bulgaria useful 19th century issues including postage dues, 273-78 mint, C12-14 used, Liechtenstein 171 mint, Luxembourg 217 mint, B60-65 mint, San Marino 24 used, 411 mint, Vatican City 155a mint, B1-4 mint, C18-19 used, J1-6 mint, Q1-15 mint, early issues typical mixed condition and/ or handful of dubious cancels but overall much better than usually seen, F-VF. Shipping charges apply - weight 33.8 lbs. Suggested Bid $800 (Image)

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Scandinavia, Scott Specialized Album, 1854-1960, single volume in excellent condition; Danish West Indies Small Crown (1855) and Watermarked Crown (1873) 1-12 cent values; strong Denmark 1854-1905, four examples of Finnish "teeth" (1866), Finland 1919 and 1921 overprints complete; two 1866 Helsinki local post; mixed condition early Iceland; strong selection of Norway Post Horn beginning with 1872 set; good selection of Sweden in the 1920s; attactive Swedish Officials noted; nice older collection, Fine.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10204
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10205
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Argentina, LZ-127 Argentina Flight Collection 1932, 11 attractive envelopes originating in Bueno Aires; Sieger 145A Argentina to Germany on 2nd South American flight of 1932, with airmail connecting flight overprint in red from Leipzig to Braunschweig; May flight on Zeppelin envelope and stamps overprinted Zeppelin 1st flight 1930; Sieger 140I postcard of the LLoyd Bremen addressed to Sieger in Lorch; Sieger 140 also from the 1st South American flight of 1932 on card; Sieger 159 from the 4th flight posted Buenos Aires to Friedrichshafen with red connecting airmail flight marking of Munich; high value 90c overprinted Graf Zeppelin 1932 in red on 5th flight cover (Sieger 173B); pretty five value (with overprints) card (Sieger 173A) addressed to Sieger; large "Condor-Zeppelin" handstamp in Sieger 179 (variation) envelope from the 6th flight; 7th flight (Sieger 185) with complete set of "Graf Zeppelin" overprinted stamps from Argentina on special Condor-Zeppelin envelope; Sieger 191 from the 8th flight, posted Buenos Aires Oct 11th and backstamped Friedrichshafen Oct 19th on special Condor-Zeppelin envelope used on trans-atlantic flights; lastly a Sieger 197 variation from the 9th flight posted in Argentina Oct 27th and received in Germany Nov 3rd with high value "Graf Zeppelin" red overprint on 90c value; solid examples from an array of Argentinian dispatches, Fine to Very Fine.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10055
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Belgian Congo, Collection, 1894/1960, meaty collection of mostly mint neatly arranged on quadrille pages or stock sheets with some present both mint and used, many of the mint NH, premium throughout with 26 used, 29 mint and used, 30 used, 41-44 mint, 53-59 mint (1fr NH), 86-87 mint, 88-113 mint, 115-29 mint, 157 NH, 187-227 NH, 231-56 mostly NH, 263-84 NH, 290-97 NH, B12-20 mint, B27-31 mint, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, excellent basis for continuation; Scott $1,550+.
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10053
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French Colonies: Benin & Dahomey,Classic Collection on Scott Specialty pages, 1892-1905, from serious old-time condition-conscious used collector, sound and fault-free, carefully selected items assembled over many years; no thins, tears or bends; includes scarce Benin #14 with Brun/Chandisson Attest, #44 signed; Dahomey #44 signed; many beautifully-struck double-ring circular place/date cancels, handsome Very Fine appearance.
Yvert €1,313 ($1,470).
Scott $1,013
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Sale No: 5147
Lot No:10068
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French Colonies: Cameroun, Collection, 1916/62, mostly mint neatly arranged on quadrille pages with many issues accompanied by an additional used single, some better sets and singles including 120 mint, 213-16 mint, 225-54 mint, 276 mint, 351a NH and used, 352-54 NH, 355 used, B1-6 mint, C38a NH, C39-39b mint (type II NH), C40-40a mint, etc., generally fresh and F-VF; Scott $1,200 +.
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