Foreign -- Topical Collections continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Cat No. |
Lot Description |
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| 1895 |
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Fauna and Flora |
 Group of
Interesting Bird Topical Items, with a 1967 Winnipeg Wildlife Conservation sheet of 100 (van Dam catalogue #MN1, MN1c, cat $490 including $90 for different perf strips of three), a set of 12 Floral cards by Angus Shortt, each with a block of four
of Canada Unitrade #s 418-429, also two waterfowl bird art prints (9 x 7") both signed by Angus Shortt and scarce imperforate block of four of $5 Ducks Unlimited 1994 waterfowl issue. (Scan a)
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Est $ 75
SOLD for C$35.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1896 |
O/ / |
Fish and Birds |
 Box
Containing Hundreds of Mainly Mint Never Hinged Stamps from all over the world, with a good variety of different countries and stamps in souvenir sheets and sets, we note many gaming and fishing stamps, etc., an album of "American State Fish
Stamps" and we note a very nice variety of these two topics depicted. (Scan a)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1897 |
O// |
Fish and Birds |
 Large
Carton with Thousands of Stamps pertaining to birds and fish including collections of chickens, owls and doves, as well as general birds and fowl. One album contains fish of all sorts. Most of the catalogue value is in the birds and includes
Falklands #128-43 ($185), Belize #500 used souvenir sheet ($55), Ascension #75-88 ($70), Austria #C54-60 (used, $273), Singapore #62-69 ($65), and more. Also includes advertising labels and some literature. (Scan a)
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Est $ 350
SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1898 |
O// |
Games |
 Box with
Hundreds of Stamps, all depicting games such as chess, bridge, baseball, soccer, other ball sports, etc. Ranges from nicely presented on stock sheets to being stuffed into envelopes. Inspection recommended to better appreciate. (Scan a)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$65.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1899 |
O// |
Geography |
 Box with
Hundreds of Stamps on different topics relating to geography. Includes "the Silk Road", Ottawa, including a specialized collection relating to the War Memorial, maps, Berlin (the scanned stamps for this catalogue $375), Casablanca, flags, etc.
Lots of unsorted in glassines, which may reveal additional finds. (Scan a)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1900 |
O// |
Hands and Scouts |
 Box with
Hundreds of Stamps, pertaining either to "Hands" (including hand shakes) or "Scouts". and includes a very attractively presented collection on "hands" and an extensive collection on scouting. See scans for the type of material found in this lot.
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1901 |
O// |
Lighthouses |
 Box
Containing Hundreds of Mainly Mint Never Hinged Stamps from all over the world, including souvenir sheets and a Bermuda $5 bill. Many are still in dealer pages with catalogue number and values (mostly low). Most of the stamps are from the 1980s
to 2000s and we note a very nice variety of lighthouses depicted. (Scan a)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1902 |
O// |
Lighthouses |
 Large Box
with 5 Stockbooks or Albums, plus lots of loose material in envelopes, etc. Includes the book "Illustrated Catalogue of Lighthouse Stamps" by Hall. Noted souvenir sheets, booklets, covers, proofs, a specimen, lots of postcards and more. (Scan a)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1903 |
O//CVR |
Lincoln & Washington |
 Nicely
Written-Up Collection in a Binder, with mint and used stamps and covers for Lincoln and Washington (and other US Presidents), and we noted US #304 (mint), 367 (x5, 3 mint and 2 never hinged), Korea #305 souvenir sheet cover, Spain #585c (mint
souvenir sheet), Russia 1875-83 (mint) plus many labels, etc. (Scan a)
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Est $ 100
SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1904 |
/CVR |
Lindbergh and Zeppelins |
Two Albums, one with 1977 Charles A. Lindbergh commemorative stamp FDC in an 11" x 13" Fleetwood folio with FDC panel card. Also a worldwide Zeppelin collection 1977-79 in a Lindner hingeless special album commemorating the 50th anniversary
flights, all stamps are MNH, with souvenir sheets and covers. |
Est $ 75
SOLD for C$15.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1905 |
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M. Monroe and E. Presley |
Two Topical Collections, for Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, with souvenir sheets, labels, "unauthorized issues", art prints, many stamps, unlisted items, etc. A useful lot. |
Est $ 75
SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1906 |
O// |
Man Made Structures |
 Large
Heavy Carton with Thousands of Stamps in stockbooks, on pages, etc, all relating to topics such as bridges, dams, windmills, habitations, structures, canals, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and inventions. Scans only give a small indication as to
the carton's vast contents. Lots of the material is stuffed in envelopes and glassines, so finds are possible. Inspect. (Scan a)
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Est $ 500
SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1907 |
O// |
Military and Disasters |
 Carton
with Hundreds of Stamps and Covers all pertaining to battles, forts, tanks, apocalypse, War of 1812, volcanoes and floods. Noted a 7c Québec Tercentenary, an apparent complete run of the French Omnibus 1946 Victory series, and several Japanese
"Parks" stamps. See scan for a small overview of this lot. (Scan a)
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Est $ 200
SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1908 |
O// |
Minerals |
 Collection
in Two Albums and a Thick Stockbook, the albums are nicely written-up with the stamps and covers mainly originating from the 1980s and 90s. The stockbook is filled with souvenir sheets and stamps, mainly modern. The stockbook also has some
Antigua (several souvenir sheets), Tonga, Belize and South Georgia (including two £1 values). See scans online. (Scan a)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1909 |
O// |
Miscellaneous |
 Heavy Box
with Thousands of Stamps, pertaining to topicals such as bananas, tea, plants, teddy bears, trees (extensive), smiles, slavery, heart, nurses, red cross, Christmas, slavery, US Bicentennial and British Commonwealth day. Lots of opportunity for
finds among the stuffed glassines and envelopes. Lots of covers and cards included - also included is Jack Gray's criticism of the rules pertaining to topical exhibiting: "Up Against the Wall". A nice lot. (Scan a) |
Est $ 300
SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1910 |
O// |
Music |
Group of 242 Stamps Depicting Music, with 207 mint (including NH) and 35 used, and mostly all pre-1950. Many aspects of music are covered, with instruments, composers, etc. Best item noted is Italy Mint $353 and 365 ($67), used Ireland #C79
(two at $26), etc. Overall very fine, all in glassines sorted by country / set. |
Est $ 50
SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1911 |
O// |
Music and Composers |
 Box with
Hundreds of Stamps, all pertaining to music, composers, musical instruments (including bagpipes), a 3-volume "Music on Stamps" collection on White Ace pages, etc. Noted many medium value items, publicity labels, souvenir sheets and a wide range
of material. (Scan a)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1912 |
O// |
Mythology, Mysticism |
 Box with
Hundreds of Stamps, relating to the mystical, including symbols and mythological creatures, St George's Dragon and unicorns. The best catalogue value is a used GB #209 (UPU £1, cat $675, but with tear at top). Also noted are 30 different sets of
the 1935 Silver Jubilee plus a glassine with used values (these not inspected as per printing varieties). An interesting lot. (Scan a)
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Est $ 150
SOLD for C$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1913 |
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Olympics |
 Collection
of Better Olympic Sets, all mint never hinged, with very fine sets from Togo and Korea, and includes souvenir sheets, 3-D stamps, etc. We note Korea #B27-34a ($61), B39-42a ($62), 1541-47 ($70), 1550-56 ($80), 617b-623b ($160), two sets of Togo
#923A-E (one with overprint and one without, both $150) and more. A nice group, with some unlisted items. (Scan a)
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Scott $ 680
SOLD for C$85.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1914 |
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Olympics |
 Collection
of Olympic Stamps, in singles, sets and souvenir sheets, mostly mounted in black mounts on specialty Olympic pages plus some stock sheets. Note unusual items, including imperforates, many $15 or more sets, etc. Overall very fine. (Scan a)
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Scott $ 100
SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction |
