WORLDWIDE COUNTRY COLLECTIONS continued...

detailed study of the 19th century issues with much not listed in Scott, particularly the perforation varieties, for the first monarch portraits alone there are over 180 examples, there are also subsequent issues, however of course the most interesting part is the 19th century. Extraordinary in its scope, housed in one volume and will delight the specialist looking for the unusual. 

over 800 items housed in one volume, beginning with a dozen proofs and color trials of the 1870 first issues "vigilant lion supporting lion cap"; then several dozen of the second and third issues including imperforate blocks, again with rejected color trials, followed by seals of the treasure and Rivarola types, different papers and colors on the sentinel lion with probably over 100 types of this design alone; early 20th century with the 1906 governmental palace Asuncion, 1911 republic allegories, 1913 national coat of arms, even 1922 UPU types with missing centers, rejected designs, etc., nothing is here in excessive quantity, it is mostly just a few of each or single proofs in their own right, many of which would sell very well on EBay individually. To find many of these items is often difficult, however a quantity of over 800 in premier quality represents a real opportunity for the specialist, dealer or collector, that is hardly ever available on the market today.

A very interesting range of Russia both mint and used, beginning with unused #5 and also superb used of the same (cat $225). Further coat of arms types including perf 15 30kop and the different papers, both horizontal and vertical types again to the 30kop, followed by further ranges of the 1880s through to high values 3 1/2 and 7 rubles both mint and used, leading on to turn of the century, ending with close to the last of the Tsarist years, the 1913 mint set to 5rb complete, Scott 88 -103 cat $150, as well as a study of 1914 Russian heroes with many different categorizations and also the so-called currency definitives, followed by the revolutionary period, through to hyper inflation imperfs with 100s of these including errors, paper folds, multiples mint and used etc, even the sheet 25 of the 100rb workers defin with 70rb for 100 in field no.12, accompanied by interesting left hand and right hand corner sheet plate marginals of the 5rb and 10rb workers defins, through to perf and imperfs of the same with values to 100rb, culminating with type A64 high values, 5rb mint and superb used imperforate, pair etc, well worth spending time on especially for the various different perfs here on other denominations, a most interesting range. Then the more obvious commemorative series inc #298-#301 complete, #336-#338 complete, lots of postage dues surcharges both with and without watermarks, as far as we can see complete, Esperanto 3 of each mint with and without watermark, 1927 #375-381 complete mint, various 1928 defins all mint through to high values Lenin with an extensive study of these to the 10rb - anything could be here - followed by blocks of commems late  1920s, through defins 1931 complete, considerable better material of the 1930s, especially airmails such as 15kop zeppelin block of 4 mint #C21 and #C22 with bottom pair never hinged, also both perf and imperfs zeppelins 50kop black brown, icebreakers complete imperfs mint #C26-C29 and much else including better airmails, zeppelins 1934 commems, 1935 propaganda #546-550 complete, high values Spartacist  40kop mint and used, various m/s yet further airmails including superb used sheet corner marginal #C69-C75 and several 100s more into the 1940s and 50s, virtually all one of a kind with much mint and used, ending with further back of the book including non-Scott listed. Time and space do not permit further description, other than mentioning there is much more here to discover in this excellent collection. Please inspect carefully page for page, allowing sufficient time preferably with the specialized catalogues.