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1421

Large Mint and Used Nordic Countries Dealer's Stock / Accumulation from Classics to the 1990s, on old album pages, numerous Vario and other pages and in glassines / envelopes. Included are the following higher cataloguing stamps, Denmark Scott # 17 (used, c.v. $110), Iceland C2 (mint, $60), Norway 340-42 (x10 mint, $375 total), Sweden 228 (used, $65), with quite a bit of material in the $5 to $20 of catalogue value. There are thousands of stamps in this group, with more than 100 booklets and booklet panes, a dozen annual collections from the 1970s and 1980s as well as more than 30 souvenir sheets. Some of the material has been prepared for sale while thousands of stamps are in glassines and envelopes. 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
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1422

Group of Mint and Used Scandinavia Material in 102 cards, 1880s-1960s, and in a few Vario-style stock pages, containing a few hundred stamps, with material predominately from Sweden. The lot begins with mostly mint Sweden in 70 dealer 102 cards, ranging from Scott #6/362, with catalogue values generally ranging from $5 to $60 and up, along with 13 booklets, ranging from #248a/675a, with catalogue values ranging from $5 to $95. The balance of the lot consists of mint and used Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland, generally ranging from the 1920s to the 1940s, noting mint coil strips, mint and used singles, and a few sets, cataloguing from $10 to $40 and up. A clean lot, with online photos showing a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$180.00
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South America

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1423

Accumulation of South America and Latin America Collections in 16 Binders, with thousands of mint and used stamps (including some souvenir sheets), on stock pages. The material primarily ranges from the 1880s up to the 1990s, but also includes stamps pre-1880 and post 1990. We note better representation from: Argentina, Brazil, Chile (including Columbus selections), Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, and Uruguay. A cursory look of stamps showed mostly used stamps up to the 1920s, with a mixture of mint and used thereafter, and note a number of stamps and a few sets cataloguing for $10 on up. A good opportunity to examine for varieties, paper types, postmarks, etc, of this vastly, sometimes under appreciated, collecting area. Our online scans show a sampling. 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) (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) (Scan 25) (Scan 26) (Scan 27) (Scan 28) (Scan 29) (Scan 30) (Scan 31) (Scan 32) (Scan 33) (Scan 34) (Scan 35) (Scan 36) (Scan 37) (All Scans)

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Est $ 300

SOLD for C$325.00
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1424

Mint and Used Latin America Accumulation from Classics to the 1990s, on older album pages, on Vario and other pages and in glassines / envelopes, etc. Included are sheets and part sheets of singles and complete sets, such as Argentina Scott # 1171 (x94 mint, c.v. $130 total), Brazil 1901 (x400 mint, $700 total) and Cuba 1319-23 (x50 mint, $300 total) in a sheet file. Also included is a small collection of higher cataloguing Paraguay souvenir sheets and sets with a Scott value of over $700. There are stamps from all over Latin America with some Caribbean area and worldwide in the mix as well. The group comprises thousands of stamps and has excellent variety. Overall fine to very fine. (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 $ 200

SOLD for C$100.00
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Spain

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1425

Group of Mint Never Hinged Spain Sets from the 1930s, in a sparsely filled Davo hingeless album with slipcase, noting Scott #s 418-432 (c.v. $120 total), 478-487 ($230 total), 491-500 ($170 total), C68-C72 ($110 total), along with a few other sets cataloguing $10 and up. Scott catalogue value for the lot totals $865 (counted by the owner). Online photos show the better sets. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$200.00
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1426

Group of Roughly 230 Spanish Civil War Local Charity Stamps, 1936-1939, with 130 primarily mint hinged stamps, along with a few sheetlets, issued by local charities and cities in the Nationalist zone. We note better representation from Ayamonte, Huevar, Segoviam, just to name a few. The lot continues with 100 primarily mint hinged stamps from the Republican zone, noting Hospital and Medical Aid, Refugee, and Anti-Fascist seals, along with charity stamps issued from 30 different cities. An interesting lot, with online photos showing a sampling. We note a bit of toning on some of the mint stamps, still fine to very fine overall. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$225.00
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Sweden

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1427

Accumulation of Roughly 750 Sweden Booklets, 1960s-1980s, ranging from 1 to 9 Swedish Krona face value booklets. Total face value at 2,270 Swedish Krona, equivalent to $294 CAD at time of writing. Catalogue value is likely to be quite high. Duplication up to 20 each in some cases. Online photo shows an overview. Clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$200.00
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1428

Accumulation of Roughly 900 Sweden Booklets, 1950s-1960s, with the vast majority being 1 SEK face value booklets, along with a few 2 SEK face value booklets. Total face value at 995 SEK, equivalent to $121 CAD at time of writing. Catalogue value is likely to be quite high. Duplication up to 50 each in some cases. Online photo shows an overview. Clean and very fine.

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Face SEK 995

SOLD for C$100.00
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1429

Sweden Annual Stamp Collections, 1972 to 2014, and annual stamp booklet collections 1981 to 2014. The total face value of the annual collections is 16,349 SEK with the annual booklet collections totaling: 21,006 SEK for a grand total of 37,355 SEK. At time of describing this was the approximately $4,795 CAD. The packs from 1972 to about the mid-1980s have wear and tear, those from there on, other than having been opened, are generally in very good condition with the stamps from all the packs in overall fresh, very fine condition.

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Estimate $ 1,200

SOLD for C$1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1430

Large Stock of 800 Swedish Complete Booklets, all separated into 8 packages of 100, with most of the material appearing to be from the 1970s, with denominations ranging from .55 SEK to 1.75 SEK, roughly. We saw very little duplication and the lot appears very fine throughout.

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$250.00
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1431

Group of Early Mint Sweden, 1872-1936, with 40 mostly different stamps, mostly lightly hinged but saw a few NH, includes #17 (c.v. $70), 47 ($210), 49 ($100) and more. Overall fine to very fine.

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Scott $ 740

SOLD for C$130.00
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Switzerland

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1432

Quality Collection of Never Hinged Switzerland in a Lindner Album, 1853-1937, with slipcase, containing roughly 175 different stamps, meticulously collected for quality. Better stamps include with Zumstein #s 43 (140 CHF), 62B (600 CHF), 61Ab (200 CHF), 64Bb (340 CHF), along with back of the book material including selections of airmails, postage dues, Franchise and Telegraph stamps. The stamps have been identified and catalogued by the owner, using a 2009 Zumstein catalogue with a value of 3,483 CHF, which converts to $5,239 CAD at the time of writing. The lot includes owners inventory with catalogue pricing. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few pencil notations on the backs of a few stamps, otherwise a very fine collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Zumstein SF 3,483

SOLD for C$375.00
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1433

Collection of Mint Never Switzerland in a Lindner Album with Slipcase, 1938-1959, with roughly 150 different stamps and a few souvenir sheets, meticulously collected for quality. Better stamps include with Zumstein #s 262-274, with semi-postal PAX set of 14 stamps (602 CHF), along with semi postal souvenir sheets #12 (500 CHF), 21X (250 CHF), 23 (160 CHF), and 32 (325 CHF). The stamps have been identified and catalogued by the owner, using a 2009 Zumstein catalogue with a value at 2,632 CHF, which converts to $3,961 CAD at the time of writing. The lot includes owners inventory with catalogue pricing. Online photos show the better pages. A clean and very fine collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Zumstein SF 2,632

SOLD for C$375.00
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1434

Collection of Mint Never Hinged Switzerland in 4 Linder Albums with Slipcases, 1948-2000, with a few hundred different stamps, including a selection of souvenir sheets, meticulously collected for quality. Better stamps include with Zumstein #s 999 Embroidered sheet of four (275 CHF), 11z 1Fr 1923 International Labor Bureau (400 CHF), along with stamps and sets cataloguing in the 5 CHF to 10 CHF. The stamps have been identified and catalogued by the owner, using a 2009 Zumstein catalogue with a value at 2,417 CHF, which converts to $3,640 CAD at the time of writing. The lot includes owners inventory with catalogue pricing. Online photos show a sampling. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Zumstein SF 2,417

SOLD for C$400.00
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1435

Collection of Roughly 800 Used Switzerland Stamps, 1910-1960s, with a few stamps beyond the given range, in 30 Vario-style stock pages, housed in a binder. A spot check indicated better stamps using 2023 Zumstein numbers and catalogue values including 271-272 PAX 2fr, 3fr (290 CHF total), along with stamps and sets cataloguing 20 CHF and up, noting a few sets with different paper types, etc. Airmail stamps of note include 1919 50c (200 CHF), and numbers 4-6, 8-15, (753 CHF total), 16-18 (75 CHF total), 19a-25 (145 CHF total). The collection concludes with selections of Semi-Postals, Postage Dues, United Nations overprints and Officials, along with Franchise stamps, with a spot check indicating stamps and sets cataloguing 20 CHF and up. Online photos show a sampling. A nice used collection with postmarks ranging from faint to readable cancels. 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 $ 350

SOLD for C$140.00
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1436

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Switzerland, 1900-1980s, consisting of a few thousand stamps in six albums / stockbooks, along with loose album pages and roughly 200 dealer 102 cards. The used portion of the lot consists of many hundreds of stamps generally ranging from 1900 up to the 1980s, with some material on either side of the range, including semi-postals from 1928 to the 1970s. The mint stamps are mint hinged in the album pages, with mint never hinged material in stockbooks, generally ranging from the 1960s to 1970s. The dealer 102 cards contain mint never hinged blocks and plate blocks of primarily semi-postal stamps from the 1970s. A spot check indicated stamps and sets cataloguing in the $5 to $10 range, leaving postmarks and other finds to the dedicated collector. We note duplication up to 10 in some cases. Online photos show a sampling, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$90.00
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1437

Collection of Mint and Used Switzerland on Steiner Pages, 1851-1961, with roughly 175 different stamps in hingeless mounts. The collection begins with roughly 20 mint and used pre-1878 stamps including Scott #s 36-40, 46-47, 50 (used, c.v. $557 total), and continues with material post-1920 including 244-246 (m.h., $120 total), 305 10Fr Pax (n.h., $100), along with a few stamps and sets, cataloguing $10 and up. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$180.00
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1438

Collection of Mint and Used Switzerland, 1843-2010, with roughly 1,700 stamps in a well organized stockbook and binder. The strength of the collection is in the stockbook, with roughly 1,100 used stamps, ranging from Scott #7/1428, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues, and officials. A cursory check indicated Scott #s 7 (c.v. $575), 15-16 ($245 total), 26 ($230), 30 (2 margins), 38-40 ($232 total), 41-47 ($265 total), 301, 303, 304 ($415 total), B7, B9-14 ($196 total), C1 ($1,250, if genuine), 2O23a ($225), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $20 up to $50 and up. The mint material ranges from Scott #50/1263, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails and officials, with stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $40 and up in a few cases. The binder contains primarily mint blocks and plate blocks, along with a few souvenir sheets, generally from the 1960s and 1970s. Owner's Scott 2014 catalogue value totals $15,013. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with the early mint stamps, including mint no gum. 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 $ 750

SOLD for C$225.00
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1439

Collection of Mint and Used Switzerland Semi-Postals, 1913-1973, with roughly 450 stamps housed in a stockbook. The collection begins with roughly 220 mint and 50 used Pro Juventute stamps, including mint and used sets, with a few better noting Scott #s B2-B3 (used, c.v. $116 total), B4-B6 (used, $126 total), B7-B9 (used, $95 total), along with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $7 to $20. The collection also includes 150 mint and used Pro Patria stamps, and a small selection of primarily mint officials. Owner's older Scott catalogue value totals $2,000. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
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Thailand

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1440

Collection of Overprint Varieties on Early Thailand Issues, with 66 stamps mounted on two pages, with owner's identification of the varieties, such as wrong font, large dot, misplaced, incomplete and many more. A great lot for the specialist, all scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction