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China (Republic of)

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1180

Collection of China Imperial Post and Republic of China, 1897 to 1949, with hundreds of stamps in a springback album, well-organized and identified by the owner. The collection starts with three revenue stamps, then into the the 1897 issue, with very good completion from 1915 through the late 1940s, though often missing the highest value stamps and watermark varieties. Also includes a single 1943 cover to Yarmouth, NS and a small selection of early Taiwan. Owner's catalogue value is $950. Overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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Cyprus

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1181

Collection of used and mint on album pages, 1880 to 2004, in a red, padded Lighthouse album. Starts with a Scott #s 2 (overprinted Penny Red) and 3, then good representation of most regular issues through the 1940s, then substantially complete to the end, with more mint through the decades, some never hinged. Overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Scott C$ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
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Denmark

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1182

2/1225

Used collection, 1851–2002, mounted on Steiner pages, fairly complete through the 1950s with apparent completion from 1950 to 1970, then sparse through to 2002, with blank album pages included up to 2010, includes better material such as Sc. #2 (×3), 3–6, 11–15, 16–20, 24, 65–69, 79–82, 97–131, 145–154, and more, a clean and well-structured collection ideal for continuation, overall fine or better. (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 C$ 400

SOLD for C$180.00
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Europe (Eastern)

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1183

Accumulation of 20th Century Eastern Europe, comprising thousands of mint and used stamps in four stockbooks or albums, loosely arranged with a wide variety of material, likely originating from dealer stock with some duplication but not excessive, albums with a faint hint of smoke, yet a substantial and diverse holding that should appeal to a dealer replenishing inventory, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
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1184

Central & Eastern Europe, old-time stockbooks of mint and used, mainly 1930s–1940s, comprising several hundred stamps from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and related areas, predominantly mint with some used intermixed, including numerous blocks of four, corner multiples, and sets or part sets, with moderate duplication and some better items such as Slovakia Sc. #B27a mint NH sheetlets (x2, one with creasing), Hungary B94 used sheet of 7, and Germany B137 (x2 hinged, one with creases), overall fine or better, a useful holding. (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 C$ 100

SOLD for C$180.00
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1185

Eastern Europe mint & used dealer’s stock, several hundred sets and singles, mostly used with some mint, housed in glassines and 102 cards, primarily from the early 1900s to the 1980s with only a few later, all stored across two red boxes, an album, and additional loose material in plastic holders; one box is devoted to Russia with a few independent republics, the other covers Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Baltics, Yugoslavian area and more, also includes an older three-ring binder with manila stock pages densely filled with used Bosnia-Herzegovina issues, likely unchecked for cancels, a high-cataloguing holding, useful for the dealer or collector alike to explore, organize, and expand. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$600.00
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Europe (Western)

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1186

Western and Southern Europe and Benelux dealer stock, four stock boxes and a small box containing a dealer’s stock from the 1900s to 1980s, organised by region and country on over a thousand 102 cards, including Spain and Colonies, Portugal and Colonies, Austria, Greece, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Colonies, San Marino, Vatican City, Netherlands and Colonies, Belgium and Colonies, and Luxembourg, with a sampling of sets arranged on two stock sheets, a lot which offers strong potential based on quantity and breadth, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$325.00
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France and Colonies

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1187

France & Colonies, 1940s–2000s, mint dealer's stock, featuring a notable group of 24 examples of the 1937 Art & Techniques International Exposition souvenir sheets mounted on home-made pages along with most of the corresponding stamp sets, one box of France and another of French Colonies including mostly mint sets in glassines and 102 cards, with a sampling of France, French Polynesia, French Antarctic Territories, and St. Pierre & Miquelon semi-organised on stock pages. A high catalogue value grouping with strong potential, ideal for the collector or dealer alike, an intriguing holding that merits closer review. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$400.00
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1188

Dealer’s stock of thousands of mint and used France, 1870s–1990s, neatly arranged on stockbook pages with duplication throughout, offering a solid mix of definitives and commemoratives, with many mint never hinged stamps present, an excellent lot for searching out postmarks or building stock, overall fine-very fine or better. (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 C$ 200

SOLD for C$80.00
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French Colonies

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1189

Collection of French West Africa, imperforate singles and pairs, 1946 to 1958, in black mounts on 23 homemade album pages, featuring numerous sheet margin examples with elaborate marginal flourishes, a clean and attractive group well worth viewing, overall very fine. See our image gallery online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 300

SOLD for C$160.00
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Germany

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1190

German States and German area stock, comprising a mostly empty dealer stockbook with scattered holdings, a group of dealer’s stock cards organised by area, and ten individual German States issues, each with expert certificates, some highlights placed on a stock sheet for review; while a quick survey suggests condition issues on many early pieces, the lot presents considerable potential, with material well suited for a collector or dealer alike, chiefly fine; (Video 1). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$275.00
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1191

Dealer stock of Germany and Occupations, 1890s to 1940s, with hundreds of stamps on more than 30 dealer stock cards, including Empire, Third Reich, Italy with occupation overprints, Suez Canal Maritime stamps and early post-WWII definitives and officials. Many helpful postmarks and overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 950

SOLD for C$275.00
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1192

Germany & Bavaria, 1890s to 1940s, Exposition Cinderellas & Revenue stamp collection, an extensive accumulation in stockbooks and a folder, note revenues from a range of government agencies, followed by several hundred large and colourful labels and cinderellas, commemorate a wide range of events, with tremendous topical potential, offered with many embossed company labels, many in sets, as well as a folder of German railway stamps, revenues on pages, including Bavaria and Third Reich period material, overall clean and seldom seen, fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Video 3) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$450.00
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1193

Dealer's stock of thousands of mint and used Germany, 1870s–1990s, neatly arranged on stockbook pages and stockcards with duplication throughout, offering a strong mix of definitives and commemoratives, excellent for cancel interest and with much mint never hinged material, includes Germany proper, Berlin, DDR, and a stack of Eastern Europe pages, a broad and clean holding overall, fine-very fine or better. (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 C$ 250

SOLD for C$110.00
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German Colonies

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1194

German Colonies, mint and used assortment, including German East Africa used Sc. #2, 4, 6/16, 26, 28 and #6 on piece (cat. $246.75), British Occupation ‘N.F.’ overprints mint lightly hinged Sc. #N101/105 (cat. $156), German South West Africa used Sc. #26/32 (cat. $202), Cameroun mint lightly hinged Sc. #11/15, 17, 20, 25 (cat. $65), and Samoa S.G. #106 (cat. £60, with dealer Certificate of Authenticity); also includes a small selection of German South West Africa and South Africa stamps with selected cancels mounted on small cards; the Samoa stamp has a rounded upper right corner, otherwise the group is sound with no faults, a useful and diverse lot. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
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German States

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1195

German States stock, comprising 23 stockbook pages filled with issues showing multiple pockets of strength and potential postmark interest, with a mix of sound and faulty items as typically encountered, offering strong potential for discovery, much is fine. (Video 1). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Unitrade C$ 500

SOLD for C$200.00
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1196

Germany and German States stock and collections, including a small collection of Germany Small and Large Shields and Thurn & Taxis on album pages, three stock pages of German States, and a stockbook with mint Heligoland and multiples of mint Hamburg, many of which appear to be reprints, with a mix of sound and faulty material as expected, offering potential for specialist study. (Video 1). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$160.00
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Great Britain

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1197

Mint and used collections, 1840–2004, the used collection on Steiner and loose-leaf pages opens with a Penny Black (Sc. #1), position AA, and continues with a strong showing of the Victoria era including some plating and a fairly complete representation of examples of each plate of Sc #3, extending through to King George V, with most used pages shown in our online images; the mint collection begins with a few pages of KGV, KGVI, and early QEII, but is primarily composed of never hinged sets from QEII through 2004, neatly arranged on pages in four stockbooks, with a face value in 1st, 2nd, and 'E' values alone totaling £807, offered with used collections of Guernsey and Jersey on Steiner pages, both sparse with ample room for continuation, the used collections mostly fine or better with no obvious faults noted, the mint collection mostly very fine; online photos provide an overview. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 1,500

SOLD for C$400.00
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1198

Great Britain mint and used stamp collection/accumulation, housed on black Hagner pages in two three-ring albums, reflecting a collector’s consistent habit of accumulation with extensive duplication alongside occasional better items or sets; the first album shows considerable strength in early Victorian material, including a Penny Black, a range of imperforate and perforated line-engraved issues, several 2d blues, and attempted plate reconstructions of the 1d red issue—this portion is featured in the accompanying video for closer inspection; the second, larger album is devoted to mint and used Elizabethan commemoratives, arranged in the same methodical style typical of this collector, with notable mint presence in the decimal period contributing to face value; a few varieties noted, along with scarce used multiples of later sets; an ideal lot for breakdown, stock building, or filling gaps in a personal collection; lots to sift through and well worth the starting bid. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

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1199

1840/41, valuable dealer stock of imperforate Line Engraved, neatly written-up on 102 cards in a small binder, many with small varieties noted, includes 1840 1d reds (x16 plus one pair), most from the black plates and many with lovely Maltese Cross cancellations, including one with the distinctive strike of Norwich, 1840 2d blues (x4), including one with a scarce '167' 1844-Type cancel of Golspie, 1841 2d blues with nearly thirty examples identified plus a selection of unplated, the identified including four pairs, several with desirable varieties or attributes including misplaced check letters, recut corners, guidelines, one with dark blue '901' coloured cancel of Pangbourne, many four-margin examples noted, a high-cataloging group with many attractive stamps, chiefly fine. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 1,000

SOLD for C$1,150.00
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