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1781

Collection / Accumulation of French Colonies in Africa, consisting of many hundreds of stamps, in two binders, with many Vario-style stock pages. The material is generally a mixture of mint and used stamps, ranging from the 1930s to the 1960s, with some representation of stamps pre-1930 and post 1960. We note better representation from Tunisia, French Morocco (including used set of Scott #CB1-CB10, c.v. $52 total), and Mauritania. Duplication is up to 5 in some cases, with mint and used examples for these issues. A clean group and overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$90.00
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1782

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used in Two Binders, containing hundreds of stamps, in Vario-style black stock pages. We note better representation from Indo-China, Réunion, and St. Pierre et Miquelon (including Scott #C21-22, n.h., c.v. $73 total and Scott #C25, m.h., c.v. $130). The stamps generally range from the 1920s to the 1950s, with selections of pre-1900 for a few colonies. Used stamps dominate the early years with a mixture of mint and used material from the 1930s onward, including selections of Airmails, Postage Dues, and Semi-Postals. A spot check of stamps indicated a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up, with the possibility of further finds with more scrutiny. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$90.00
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1783

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Collection of Mint Never Hinged Ivory Coast, 1961-1985, with roughly 300 stamps, including gutter pairs and souvenir sheets, in a stockbook. We note a few better items including Scott #s: 666B,C (c.v. $95 total), 731B, D, E, F (c.v. $290 total), 737A-C (c.v. $450 total), 739B, C (c.v. $280 total), 769A (c.v. $140), along with other sets. Scott catalogue totaled $2,210 (provided by owner). The stockbook also includes roughly 120 stamps from Burkina Faso, 65 from Togo and 35 from Mali, along with 40 souvenir sheets from these countries, 30 plate proofs as well as over 55 FDCs from the Ivory Coast. Scott catalogue for the non Ivory Coast totaled $2,590 (provided by owner), with a total catalogue value for the collection at $4,800. A clean collection with many topical and thematic possibilities. Clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$225.00
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French Polynesia

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1784

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419/901

Collection of Mint Never Hinged French Polynesia, 1985-2005, consisting of over 400 stamps in a stockbook. We noted singles, gutter pairs, panes and partial panes and a few souvenir sheets. A few better items include Scott #s: O1a-O15a (c.v. $172), 505 (c.v. $55), 535 (c.v. $45), 560 (c.v. $560). Scott catalogue value for the French Polynesia totals $1,230 (provided by the owner). The lot also includes roughly 70 mint never hinged stamps from New Caledonia (c.v. $110, provided by the owner), along with an album containing 140 first day covers, ranging from 1984 to 1994. We note a few used stamps and souvenir sheets with C.T.O. cancels (apparently not counted towards catalogue value). Online scans show a sampling. Clean and overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,340

SOLD for C$300.00
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Gambia

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1785

Mint and Used Collection, 1869 to 2001, on older album pages in a binder, which we estimate to be 80% complete to 1978, with a smattering of stamps thereafter. Some of the better issues include #s 2 (used c.v. $425), 10 (mint c.v. $130) and many others. There is often a mint and a used example for the same issue, plus extra stamps stacked up to five deep in the mounts, even among some of the better issues. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$160.00
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Germany

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1786

Accumulation of 106 Germany Annual Collections, including: 1974, 1976 (x2), 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 (x4), 1984 (x4), 1985 (x6), 1986 (x23), 1987 (x8), 1988 (x15), 1989 (x13), 1990 (x5), 1991 (x5), 1992 (x2), 1993 (x4), 1994 (x2), 1995 (x2), 1996, 1997 (x2), 1998 (x2), 1999-2000. The lot also includes two DDR annual collections from 1985 and 1986. The Deutsche Bundespost collections include Berlin issues with semi-postals from each jurisdiction. A clean lot that is very fine. Catalogue value is from owner.

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Scott $ 7,928

SOLD for C$300.00
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1787

Group of Three Mint Never Hinged Germany Collections, 1950s-1980s, consisting of four Lindner albums (three with slip cases), loose album pages and souvenir sheets. Two albums consist of a Federal Republic collection, ranging from 1954 to 1980, including many hundreds of single stamps, along with pairs and blocks of four (we note definitives, commemoratives and semi-postals). The collection also includes loose Lindner pages for years 1992-93 plus a selection of stamps in black Vario-style stock pages. Scott 2023 catalogue value for the collection totals $1,138. A third album contains a Berlin collection, ranging from 1952 to 1982, with 1,180 single stamps, along with pairs and blocks of 4 (we note definitives, commemoratives and semi-postals). The collection also includes loose Lindner pages for years 1996-98 with stamps for 1996 only. Scott 2023 catalogue value for the Berlin collection totals $867. The last album contains a virtually complete DDR collection, ranging from 1969 to 1976, includes 820 single stamps with some souvenir sheets. Online photos show a sampling of this clean and very fine group of collections. Catalogue value is from owner. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$120.00
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1788

Mint Never Hinged Coil Collection, 1977 to 2014, on stock pages. All the coils in this group are in strips of five stamps. We noted twice the complete set of 21 values of the Castles for Germany and the set for Berlin, 62 values for the Historic Sites series, the set of 13 stamps of the Historic Sites for Berlin and 28 values of the Flowers series. This group also includes end strips for eight of the Castles series. Owner's value from Michel €2,765. Overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

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Michel E 2,765

SOLD for C$50.00
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1789

German Inflation Period Group of 6 Overprint Errors, including m.n.h. Michel 278 D K with double 8 thousand overprint, one reversed (c.v. 400€) and another copy of Mi 278 with double overprint. A used Mi 289b K with reverse 100 thousand overprint, (c.v. 800€), a Mi 334 missing figure 5 in overprint, a Mi 335 missing figure 1 in overprint and a stamp similar to Mi 308 but with 800 thousand overprint on Mi 273 complete the lot. All stamps are signed by various experts. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Michel E 1,200

SOLD for C$300.00
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1790

Extensive Germany Used Collection to 1949, on computer-generated pages with numerous extra copies, pairs, blocks and strips selected mostly for shade or cancel interest. Starts with a good showing of small and large Shields and goes on to 1949 with high completion with fine and very fine stamp both of regular and back-of-the-book issues, ending with 5 pages of perfins. Scott number identification by owner. Most stamps strongly hinged to album. Fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$90.00
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1791

Quality Dealer Stock of Used Semi-Postal Germany, consisting of singles, sets and souvenir sheets, mostly all from the Third Reich era, all neatly displayed in 102 and 101B cards in a dealer binder, with an owner's 2022 Scott value of $4,158. The quality of this material is quite high, with a little duplication, and the lot is ready to go for a show or online dealer. See online photos for an example. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 4,158

SOLD for C$400.00
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1792

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Germany Consignment Remnants, includes an accumulation of mint stamps in a small box, ranging from the 1950s to 1990s. We estimate the box contains roughly 1,700 stamps (a spot check indicates mostly never hinged material), along with a few blocks, booklets (roughly 60), presentation booklets (over 50), post cards, postal stationery and roughly 280 DDR issues. The lot continues with four albums (includes slip cases), of roughly 940 Ersttagsblatt First Day of Issue cards issued by the Federal Republic. We note some are cancelled with a Bonn postmark while others have a Berlin postmark. We estimate roughly 600 are duplicate cards. Rounding out the lot are a number of items from Liechtenstein such as over 70 stamps, 5 miniature sheets, over 25 FDCs and 2nd day of issue cards. Online photos show an overview of this clean lot.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
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1793

Mint Never Hinged Collection and Accumulation, About 1960 to 2014, in one stockbook and 4 annual collections. The stockbook is filled with close to 1,000 stamps, mainly comprised with semi-postals, some for Berlin, and definitives sets to about 1990 and with commemoratives and semi-postal sets for the period 1990 to 2014. We counted 185€ current face value. In addition, the lot includes official Annual collection books for the years 1963, 1974, 1991 and 2001 (Michel c.v. for these books is 720€), as well as a rare 1964 UPU Congress souvenir book including all stamps in the range of Scott 773 to 854 and B356 to B387. Lots of souvenir sheets and some more items complete the lot. Some duplication generally to 4 copies. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$180.00
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1794

Mint and Used Collection and Accumulation to the mid-1950s, in a small stockbook. This lot features an accumulation of early stamps such as Scott 29-35, 45-51, 75-9 and similar from various issues and printings and with distinctive shades that need to be sorted according to the Michel catalogue where some printings and shades are highly priced. We noted a pen-cancelled copy of Scott 12 (c.v. $165, thin), the three Scott-listed shades of no. 36 (c.v. $406), Scott 14 (c.v. $110) and more. Also included are booklet panes, tête-bêche pairs and se-tenant pairs, strips and blocks, mainly from the 1954-60 Heuss issue, a few from earlier sets. Very fine except where noted. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$70.00
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1795

Collection of Mint and Used Germany Third Reich With Occupations, 1933-1945, in a springback Lighthouse album, with stamps in black mounts. This is a fairly complete collection (missing high value souvenir sheets and Zeppelins), with primarily used up to 1941, with many mint hinged thereafter. Occupation stamps include mint and used: Czech Bohemia (complete except for partial first set, no Theresienstadt); Poland General Government (complete except for N54, N55, and N95a elusive in perf 14). France Alsace & Lorraine, Luxembourg, Russia, Ukraine with a few Estonia and Guernsey. Catalogue value for the collection totaled $1,462. The lot also includes Germany (Bund and Unified) 20 page stockbook of 110 souvenir sheets ranging from 1959-2001. We note 55 souvenir sheets are mint never hinged and 50 of the used have C.T.O. first day cancels. Scott 2023 catalogue value for the souvenir sheets totaled at $443 (spreadsheet provided by owner). Scott catalogue value for the collection totals $1,905. We note small faults with a few souvenir sheets, but an overall fine to very fine collection. Online photos show a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
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1796

Mint and Used Collection 1933-1945 in a Lindner Hingeless Album, with extras such as se-tenant strips and blocks. Very close to complete in period, with stamps selected for freshness and centering. We noted Scott C44 used (c.v. $190), mnh souvenir sheets B104 and 105 (c.v. $375). Very fine overall. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$275.00
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1797

Group of 1936-7 Souvenir Sheets, made up of 18 copies of the Riem Horse Race Scott B90, 24 copies of the various Hitler 48th birthday sheets and 4 Summer Olympic Games sheets. 18 of these are mint never hinged and 15 are canceled with various special cancellations. We noted 10 mnh copies of Scott B90 (c.v. $240), 3 mnh copies of B102 (c.v. $157), 1 mnh copy of B103 (c.v. $170), 3 used copies of B104 (c.v. $206) and 4 mnh Summer Olympics sheets B91 (1x) or 92 (3x), (c.v. $400). Generally fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,837

SOLD for C$350.00
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1798

Germany and Area Mint and Used Germany and Area Collection and Accumulation in Two Albums and a Stockbook, covering Germany and the Democratic Republic to about 1961, Berlin to 1990 and Saar, Danzig, other plebiscite areas, as well as World Wars I and II German occupation areas. The somewhat disorganized collection holds large quantities of stamps in one 32-page stockbook, one album made from Scott pages for Berlin and one homemade album. Apart from many interesting stamps and sets, the collection holds numerous se-tenant and tête-bêche pairs and blocks from the Germania period to the 1960s and to Berlin Scott 9N251-3. We noted used Germany set B15-8 (c.v. $121), booklet panes 539a and 544a canceled in their booklet (c.v. $230), hinged DDR souvenir sheets 144a and 146a (c.v. $240), used Danzig C31-5 (c.v. $105). Our scans cannot do justice to this diverse lot, in-person inspection is recommended. Fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (Scan 23) (Scan 24) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$150.00
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1799

Germany and Area Mint and Used Collection and Accumulation, in a bulging 64-page stockbook, featuring early issues and on to about 1960, full of interesting and valuable stamps and sets. The 19th century issues are represented by a large array of small and large shields, including a used Scott 22 (c.v. $2,250, unfortunately with a pinhole and 2 missing perfs). We noted used Scott 8 (c.v. $165), 13 with pen cancel (c.v. $230), 25 (c.v. $375), 28 (c.v. $425) together with 12 used copies of 36 in various shades. Then, a number of complete or partial sets of the large high value stamps of the early 20th century are strewn around. The early semi-postals are also well represented, we will only mention a few items: 5 mnh booklet panes of B26a (c.v $750), hinged B49-57 ($387), two used sets of B38-41 (c.v. $219), mnh set B59-67 (c.v. $450). Berlin, the Russian Zone and DDR are well represented to about 1961. We will only note two used copies of 9N40 (c.v. $160). Our scans only give a small glimpse of this diversified lot. Generally fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$600.00
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1800

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Germany and Area, 1872-2015, consisting of roughly a few thousand stamps (including souvenir sheets), in five binders, in Vario-style and personal pages. The binders contain primarily used material from Germany, ranging from 1872 to 2015 and includes sections of German States, D.D.R, and Berlin. After a cursory look, we note better items including D.D.R. with Scott #s: 83 (n.h., c.v. $85), 144a (n.h., c.v. $120), 146a (n.h., c.v. $120), B35a (c.v. $40); Berlin with Scott #s: 9N35-41 (m.h., c.v. $187 total), 9N84-93 (n.h., c.v. $97 total), NB4-5 (n.h., c.v. $92 total); Germany with Scott #s: 310-313 (n.h., c.v. $82 total), 683 (n.h., c.v. $405), 685 (n.h., c.v. $450), B91 (m.h., c.v. $67), B92 (m.h., c.v. $67), B134-136 (n.h., c.v. $82 total). Further finds could be made by the diligent collector, including various postmarks, varieties, etc. Duplication up to 5 in some cases. A clean lot, overall, fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction