(Postmaster) John A. Gronouski (1919-1996), U.S. Postmaster General (1963-1965) under Pres. John F. Kennedy and Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson and U.S. Ambassador to Poland (1965-1968). Signature in blue on #1237 FDC with Artcraft cachet address. This was the fourth stamp issued under his tenure (Image)

$50

NM-SV1, New Mexico Stratified Season Validation, Strip of 3, F-VF NH, VERY RARE Cat($300) (Image)

$300

Danish West Indies J4, 10¢ Dark Blue, F-VF Cat($88) (Image)

$75

909c, 5¢ Poland, with reverse printing, VF-XF NH, red over black printing

$12

911b, 5¢ Norway Pair, with reverse printing, VF-XF NH, red and blue over black

$25

914b, 5¢ Belgium, Left side margin pair with reverse printings, VF-XF NH, with red and yellow over black

$25

856, 3¢ Panama Canal on FDC variety, F-VF, neat ink script address, Crosby photo cachet in silver, same as Mellone no. 856-1e.1, but not gold, good condition with light adhesive toning and bleed through, small crease in flap when sealed and hinge mark at top of flap Cat($180) (Image)

$200

856, 3¢ Panama Canal on FDC, F-VF, neat ink script address, Crosby photo cachet, Mellone no. 856-1d.1 (has marroon ink, not gold), good condition, heavy adhesive toning with bleed through Cat($240) (Image)

$180

918, 5¢ Albania Flag on FDC, XF, with red and blue Cachet Craft cachet with a bald eagle in flight, "REMEMBER/PEARL/HARBOR" at top and "WORK FOR VICTORY" at bottom; addressed; clean and fresh (Image)

$15

BRITISH ASIA COLLECTION IN STANLEY, ALBUM WITH SLIPCASE ON QUADRILLE PAGES, contains 900-950 mint and used stamps, most of the value from Bahrain and Ceylon, but also some from Aden and South Arabia. Some better items including Aden #16-27 mint hinged; Bahrain 12-13 Used, 20-30 mint hinged; 35-37 mint hinged, 38-51 (1-7 each) mint hinged, 78-80 mint hinged, etc.; and Ceylon #289 mint hinged, 289-289A Used, 307-12 blocks of 4 mint hinged, 319-328 blocks of 4 (320 only single) mint hinged, etc. Also, some high values with revenue ccls present but not included in cv are Ceylon #211-216. Stamps present from 1880's-1968 Cat($3,300)

$2,000

French Colonial Empire Collections of ab, (90) Countries, generally F-VF, mixed Used and Unused (almost all ph) with a few flts, mostly hinge thins. Includes Dahomey no.'s 42//81 (18), French Guinea 18//89 (17), French Morocco 11/C1 (26), French West Africa 36//J3 (17), Chad 19//51 (11) and French Congo no. 18, Mostly common issues with a few (1/2 dozen) in the $3-$5 range, and could fill in empty spaces in your albums Cat($79)

$65

GREECE 1979-2000 MINT COLLECTION, IN BLUE LIGHTHOUSE HINGELESS ALBUM, contains (831) stamps, (16) S/S's and (14) miniature sheets, all VF NH or better and is complete except for (7) stamps and (1) miniature sheet. Better items including no's 1546-57, 1546a-57a, 1581a-88a, 1616a-20a, 1628-30, 1628a-30a, 1659a-63a, 1685-99, 1723, 1832-4; plus all (14) mini-sheets with cv between $46-$92 each. Lots of gorgeous stamps and many topicals present. The album like new and retails new for $415 Cat($2,289)

$2,000

Hungary Kiloware, Accumulation, F-VF, mostly Used, includes nos. 617-619 (98 sets), 462-63 (83 sets), no. 462 (14); 511-18, 520 and 524 (9 sets), (45) no. 514 NH, and B110-112 (NH). Also includes Monaco 412-14 NH (28 sets). Total of nearly (700) stamps Cat($219) (Image)

$70

Hungary Accumulation, of over (400) 1940's-1970's Issues, F-VF, CTO with duplication, no faults noted Cat($125)

$40

IRAN COLLECTION IN STANLEY GIBBONS, PLYMOUTH ALBUM WITH SLIPCASE AND ANOTHER ALBUM, 1880s-1960s with about (1,700) mint and used stamps with some obvious counterfeits not included in values, plus some reprints which are priced as such and including a few BOB (B's, C's, O's and RA's). Very nice collection Cat($7,300)

$1,600

Israel Mint Postal Stationery, Lot (49), contains air lettersheets, internal lettersheets, postal cards, and reply postal cards, (43) different and (6) duplicates including Bale # ils2//7, AS.1//28, envelope, PC.1-2, PC.6//20, PC/27A-D and RPC.1-2. Nice group Cat($150)

$125

Latin America accumulation of about, (360) Issues, F-VF OG (spot check most were NH), 80 different issues multiples of 3, 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 and include countries Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Equador and Venezuela. Very useful lot for packet making Cat($172) (Image)

$120

Macao-Mozambique, Collection in (2) homemade albums, contains over (3,000) mint and used stamps on Minkus album pages and stocksheets, stamps from 1880's to at least 2001, including a few S/S's, lots of topicals and few unlisted type stamps to "spice it up" and make it more interesting, including a few Signapore and Myanmar

$600

Mexico 712//860, C65//C206, Accumulation of over (700) stamps off paper, generally Fine to F-VF, all used with some faults as tears, missing corners not included in count, approx (30) different issues dating from 1935 to 1950. Quantities range from (1) to over (100) with (15) less than (20) and (15) more than (20). Useful lot for a packet maker Cat($176)

$70

NETHERLANDS 1968-1978 COLLECTION, IN HOMEMADE ALBUM, contains about (1,500) mint and used stamps (more mint than used) in sets and blocks of 4 sets, plus (27) and (16) booklets, carefully organized on quadrille pages, lots of topics; exciting collection Cat($1,143)

$700

Netherlands 1986-1988 Issues, in Homemade Album, contains definitives, commemoratives, Souvenir Sheets, Booklets, and Semi-postals in singles, blocks, and pairs and most of the sets include a single and/or a pair as well as blocks of 4 in mint and used conditions, ranging from #622 up to #728 and #8619-B640a. Also including (7) mint postal cards and (1) postal envelope of the Queen Beatrix definitive type of the era. Mint Souvenir Sheets and booklets are mint NH. Mint blocks usually hinged on one stamp. Others generally hinged, except many singles, blocks, and pairs issued in special post office presentation packs Cat($565) (Image)

$350

Netherlands and Colonies Collection in, in Minkus album, including Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea, Netherlands Indies and Surinam. Contains over (1,000) different mint and used 1872-1970, all hinged. Extremely nice and clean collection Cat($1,300)

$600

RUSSIA 1967-1979 MINT COLLECTION, IN MYSTIC STAMP ALBUM, contains over (1,000) stamps and (96) souvenir sheet, all mint NH. Beautiful collection with complete sets and lots of topicals like Olympics, animals, birds, space, trains, cars and much more Cat($1,094) (Image)

$700

Trucial States and Yemen, Accumulation of about (160) stamps, F-VF, mostly CTO with a few Unused hinged to cards, consists of Yemen (6), Sharjah (9), Dubai (4), Manama (25) and Umm Al Qiwain (118) Cat($30)

$16

Bulgaria H&G #15g, 5s Green, 1896 Postal Card of Crown Prince Boris in Dark Red and Green, mint, in excellent condition (Image)

$30