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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

761

British Commonwealth

Group of 5 Different Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia, with volumes 1 to 2, and 4-6 of Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps. Condition is fine or better for this group, which contains a wealth of useful information.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction

762

Churchill

Collection of Sir Winston Churchill Literature, with 16 monographs by him or about him, as well as another half dozen booklets or pamphlets, plus about 50 issues of "Finest Hour / The Journal of Winston Churchill". A nice collection for the enthusiast, would go great with the extensive Churchill stamp collection offered later in this sale under "Topical Collections". Very fine, all items pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

763

Denmark

Group of Books on the Philately of Denmark and Area, with 64 items, including mostly specialized monographs or catalogues, assembled over the lifetime of a specialist collector. We note material pertaining to both stamps and postal history, mostly for Denmark but also includes a few books on Danish West Indies and Faroe Islands. Many are in Danish, too many titles to list, but we have photographed every book online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

764

Europe

Group of Useful Books on the Philately of Various European Countries, with 22 items, including France Y&T Catalogue Spécialisé des Timbres de France, Tome I (1975), Catalogue des Cachets Petits Chiffres des Gros Chiffres (Pothion, 1980), Marques et Cachets D'entree en France en Provenance d'Europe 1800-1881 (Rupp, 1993), Paris par Moulins (Heyd, 1969), The Postal History and Postage Stamps of Serbia (Rasic, 1979), Marcas Postais Pré-Adesivas de Portugal (Magalhaes & Sousa, 1978), Postmarks of Russian Empire (pre-adhesive period), The Kingdom of Poland: Poland No. 1 and Associated Postal History (Bojanowicz, 1979), Postal History of Imperial Russia in Pre-Independent Latvia (Jakimobs & Marcilger, 1993), Catalogue of the Lithuanian Revenue Stamps (Lapas, 1971), Les cachets à barres de Belgique (Koopman,), Handbook of the Hungarian Revenues and more. All publications are pictured online (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

765

Finland

Group of Useful Books on Finnish Philately, with 52 items, including books on every aspect of this country, whether it be stamps, specific issues, postal history, forgeries, Finland / Russia, and much more. A good proportion of the group is in Finnish, but could still be useful. A rare opportunity to acquire this collector's lifetime Finnish library. All items pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

766

Forgeries

Group of 11 Books on Philatelic Forgeries, with Hong Kong Forgeries (Tsang, 1994), Forensic Philately (Herst, 1986), How to Detect Damaged, Altered and Repaired Stamps (Schmid, 1979), BNA Fakes and FOrgeries (Smythies), Reprints of 19th Century Postal Adhesive Stamps and their Characteristics (Bacon, 1954), The Early Philatelic Forgeries of All Countries (Ragatz, 1953), Focus on Forgeries (Tyler, 1993), Phlatelic Forgers (Tyler, 1991), Les faux timbres anciens du Japon et leur expertise 1871-1875 (Gély, 1958), The Spud Papers An Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Early Philatelic Forgeries (Ragatz), Forgery and Reprint Guide Upper Silesia (Barefoot, 1984) and Reference Manual of BNA Fakes, Forgeries and Counterfeits (Pugh, 3 volumes). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

767

Germany and States

Group of Books on the Philately of Germany and Its States, with 42 items, including mostly monographs and specialized catalogues, but also a few auction catalogues and periodicals. We note a group of 10 specialized Baden catalogues by Peter Sem, a 4-volume set of specialized postmark books, and many others, mostly in German. All items are photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction

768

Greece

Group of Useful Books on Greek Philately, with 11 items, including Vlastos Catalogue 1998, Volume One and Two, The First Athens Issue of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece (Photiadis) 2 copies, The Meyer Imprint on the Large Hermes Head (Photiadis), Simplified Guide Charts as aid to Identification of Large Hermes Heads by Scott Numbers,The Small Hermes Heads of Greece 1886-1900 (Papaioannou, 1975), The Spink-Truman Classification of All Printings of the Large Hermes Heads and three other publications (one in German and two others in Greek). All publications are pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$70.00
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769

Middle East

Group of Useful Books on Middle East Philately, with 7 items, including Stamps of the Levant Post Office (Armstrong, 2nd ed.,1972), The Hejaz: A History in Stamps (Wilson, 1982), The Early Postmarks of Iran 1875-1925 (Farahbakhsh, 1991), Notes on the Cancellations of Turkish Arabia (Tomkins), Philatelic History of Jordan, 1922-1983 (Ledger, 1953), Catalogue Zeheri des Timbres Postage D'Egypte de la Republique Arabe Unie et du Soudan (Mazloum, 1960) and Notes on the Adhesive Postage and Postage Due Stamps of Turkey of the Duloz Type (Yardley). A group that would be difficult to locate.

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

770

Paquebot

Group of Useful Books on Ocean and Paquebot Mail of the World, with 10 items, including The Paquebot Marks of Africa, the Mediterranean Countries and their Islands, The Paquebot Marks of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden and The Paquebot Marks of Asia and of Japan's Sea Ports (all three by Drechsel), Ocean Mails (Cockrill), Paquebot and Ship Letter Cancellations of the World 1894-1954 (Studd, 1953), 1886-1986 A Century of German Ship Posts (Drechsel, 1987), Paquebot Cancellations of the World and more... (Dovey & Morris, 4th edition), Paquebot Cancellations of the World (Hosking, 1977 and 2000) and Atlantic Mails (Arnell, 1980). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$275.00
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771

Scandinavia

Group of Books on the Philately of Scandinavia and Nordic Countries, with 36 items, including Greenland (10 items, including postmark and stamp catalogues), FACIT catalogues (2013 Special, 2016 Special Classic and 2017 Special Classic to 1951), Iceland (6 items including stamp and postal history books), Sweden (3 books incl. catalogues of perfins, stamps), Norway (3 specialized books), The Posthorn (periodical, a run from 1956 to 1977), and other items. All are photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction

772

St Helena

St Helena - Postal History and Stamps, by Edward Hibbert, published by Robson Lowe Ltd. in 1979, 200 pages including lots of illustrations of stamps, postmarks, etc, as well as a few colour plates. Very fine and a must have for any British Commonwealth philatelic library.

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$50.00
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773

Switzerland

Group of Useful Books on Swiss Philately, with 8 items, including Handbook of the Pre-Stamp Postmarks of Austria (Mueller, 1960), The Postage Stamps of Switzerland 1843-1862 (Mirabaud & Reuterskiold, 1975), two copies of Handbuck der Schweizer Vorphilatelie 1695-1850 (Winkler, 1968), Documents of Congrès Postal International de Berne, 1874 and three others. All publications are pictured online (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

774

Transvaal

Two Useful Books Relating to Transvaal Philately, with Transvaal Philately - The Stamps, Forgeries, Postal History and Miscellania of the Transvaal Teritories, from Inception to Union (Mathews and Bowden, 1986), noting subjects relating to the stamps and postal history of Transvaal, including many illustrations (a few in colour) as well as Transvaal, The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation. Both are gently used, overall fine to very fine.

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

775

Worldwide

Group of Books on the Philately of Various Worldwide Countries, with 26 items, including Guatemala (a 2 volume set by the International Society of Guatemala Collectors, 1969, profusely illustrated), Argentine Research on Corrientes (Jewell, 1964), a 6-volume Munk World stamp catalogue from 1936 in German, a 2005-06 Michel Osteuropa catalogue, three different Billig's Philatelic handbooks, Postal History of the United States Virgin Islands (Birch, 1966), A Price Guide to U.S. A.P.O. Cancels of the Second World War (Forte, Helbock,1996), Cartes Postales - le premier annuaire mondial (Sinais, 1980), Medicine and Science in Postage Stamps (Bishop and Matheson, 1948), The Stamp Specialist (Lindquist, 1943), Stamps and Covers from the Royal Philatelic Collection (Spink, 2001, w/PR), Giulio Bolafi 1902-2002 (celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth), and a few more. All items photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 50

SOLD for C$60.00
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776

Worldwide

2023 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers, 1840-1940, in like-new condition, very fine and an extremely useful catalogue.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$140.00
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777

Worldwide

Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery Catalogue, containing 19 loose leaf sections (published from 1967 to 1976), from Aden to Zululand, in 10 mostly original binders. A still useful and comprehensive reference catalogue, rarely offered, in fine to better condition.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$200.00
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Canada Collections

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

778

Large Collection / Accumulation of Mint Canada in Album Pages, 1950s-1980s, with several thousand stamps in roughly 200 hingeless loose album pages, along with a Schaubek album, two stock books, and loose material in glassines. The material generally ranges from Scott #311/968, noting singles, pairs, blocks (including a few plate blocks), sheets, tagging varieties (notably with definitive series), coils, se-tenant pairs and blocks with a number of combinations and positions for a variety of issues. Face value totals $821 (counting 10c up to $2 only, with the majority ranging from 17c to 30c). We estimate face value totals over $1,000 considering the number of lower denomination stamps. Duplication up to 10 in some cases. Online photos show a sampling. Clean and ideal for the collector, postage user or reseller. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$375.00
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779

Group of 9 Different Mis-Perforated Blocks of Four, all mint never hinged and mis-perforated up or down or left or right, some quite dramatically. See our photo online to get the best visual. Very fine.

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$180.00
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780

Nice Group of 35 Different Mis-Perforated Stamps, all mint never hinged, with singles, pairs, blocks and a booklet which has a misplaced die cut. A very nice group, which would have taken a long time to assemble, and includes some quite dramatic misperfs, very fine. See our two online pictures showing the entire group. Each item should have a high retail value, perfect group for online sellers, or why not start a new and fun collecting area? (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction

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