Sale 1287 — Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 May, 2023
Category — Worldwide Balances & Accumulations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1681
Worldwide Dealer's Stock. In nineteen binders, each item (stamp or set) is on individual sales sheet with catalogue value, retail price, and description, the dealer's minimum price point (retail price) seems to be $25.00, there is unused, used, sets, better middle values, and many high values, mainly pre-1950 British Commonwealth and Europe, there are a small number of high-cataloguing classics, but the vast majority is $50.00-$300.00 catalogue items, some higher value from popular places such as Falkland Islands, not much in the way of "clunkers", as even the early material is Fine or of Fine appearance, 20th century largely Fine-Very Fine, overall a useful and saleable lot in which the listed catalogue values exceeds $130,000.00, and retail prices add up to about $90,000.00
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819580675
E. 10,000-15,000
13,000
1682
Worldwide Collection. Offered intact as received, in sixteen albums or stockbooks, and some loose pages, there is some value in United States, much of which will be found in various Possessions, including a complete set of Offices in China, useful British Commonwealth including Newfoundland, a little bit of Europe, and good value will be found in more esoteric areas, such as Egypt and Thailand, mixed condition but overall a very worthwhile collection
Video 1/2 of lot https://vimeo.com/819620615
Video 2/2 of lot https://vimeo.com/819622104
E. 5,000-7,500
12,500
Back to Top1683
Worldwide Captain James Cook Thematic Collection. Formed by Ralph Swap, founding member of the Captain Cook Society, over 40 binders, offered intact with the exception of two items - the Cook Islands 1p Inverted Center (lot 1048 in this sale) and United States 1978 13c Cook se-tenant pair, imperforate between (to be offered in our 2023 Rarities of the World sale), pre-stamp (document signed by King George III and William Pitt) to modern, much is from the islands and countries Cook visited on his voyages, some better early stamps, proofs, or covers, including from the Cook Islands, Aitutaki, Niue, and Penryhn Islands, some from areas Cook was tangentially associated with, such as Cape of Good Hope is represented by a 1774 letter to the governor, and also some proofs, there is one binder labeled "diseases", and in it are a Hawaii disinfected cover and a group of the New South Wales 1897 Charity set (block of the 1sh and three covers), there are many modern issues celebrating Cook, which contain not only mint stamps and first day covers, but also errors, varieties, and proofs (including artist-signed proofs), many items the previous owner paid hundreds of dollars each for, and some over $1,000.00, the vast majority of unused stamps are Mint N.H (even in the earlier period)., undoubtedly one of the finest Capt. Cook thematic collection ever assembled, could still be continued as there are countless items in philately that have some connection to Cook, this could even be re-worked into a gold-medal thematic exhibit
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819573437
E. 5,000-7,500
10,500
Back to Top1684
Worldwide Unused Collection. 1840s-1970s, in nine Scott International albums, much of the value in the two volumes that cover the period 1940-1940, the collector concentrated mostly on British Commonwealth, with loads of medium priced stamps throughout, some complete sets and some lacking a high value or two, extra pages were inserted to accommodate stamps not represented in the album, including some varieties, useful selections of other areas, such as Europe & Colonies and Mexico, a small number of used stamps, the later albums have more complete sets, with better definitive sets from the 1940s and 1950s, also four other albums with a few countries that were collected after 1980, including Canada and Great Britain, overall a fresh and clean collection that is overwhelmingly Fine-Very Fine
Video 1/3 of lot https://vimeo.com/819626944
Video 2/3 of lot https://vimeo.com/819627671
Video 3/3 of lot https://vimeo.com/819628605
E. 4,000-5,000
16,000
Back to Top1685
Worldwide Modern Mint Accumulation. Filling nine boxes, heavy in Asia, with collections of Hong Kong and Mongolia, also new issue and dealer stocks of India, North Korea, and others, some China first day covers, also of note is a pile of Canada new issues, which should add up to quite a bit of face value, some is organized and other parts need work, once it is properly organized and put up for sale, the profit potential is huge
E. 2,000-3,000
5,250
Back to Top1686
Worldwide Balance. Most unused, much of the value in collections of Belgium, France, and Switzerland, other useful areas, such as Gold Coast, mixed condition including a small number affected by toning (our estimate takes this into account), still many Fine-Very Fine
Video 1/2 of lot https://vimeo.com/819596928
Video 2/2 of lot https://vimeo.com/819597006
E. 2,000-3,000
7,500
Back to Top1687
Worldwide Miscellaneous Assortment. Four albums or stockbooks, much is 20th Century Mint N.H. sets or souvenir sheets, wide range, best country is probably Russia, but also useful Canada, Arthur Szyk proofs and varieties of Liberia, and more, vast majority Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819631736
E. 1,500-2,000
2,600
Back to Top1688
Worldwide Accumulation. Four boxes, with stamps in albums, stockbooks, sales sheets, etc., wide range of items, with such diverse places as Armenia, Mongolia, Ireland, Philippines, and much more, some revenues and cinderellas, mixed condition
E. 1,500-2,000
5,500
Back to Top1689
Worldwide Accumulation. Best is a collection of unused Canada in a stockbook, also a Switzerland collection, a small stockbook with some better 20th Century Europe, loose material including useful covers, mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819610687
E. 1,000-1,500
3,250
Back to Top1690
Worldwide Final Balance of an Estate. Box filled with stamps, covers, and revenues (including Canada), quite a varied mix, includes a few dozen retired A.P.S. approval books, mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819611388
E. 750-1,000
1,600
Back to Top1691
Worldwide Souvenir Sheet Group. Many dozens of souvenir sheets and sheetlets, mainly 1930s and 1940s, several WWII, with better such as the Belgian Legion "Landemark" overprint sheet of four, also Spanish Civil War, French Colonies (including Syria), Russia 1949 Stalin souvenir sheet, and more, vast majority Mint N.H. and Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819581414
E. 750-1,000
1,000
Back to Top1692
Worldwide Assortment. A few dozen items, interesting mix, with classics, 20th Century including sets (including P.R.C.), high values, errors and varieties, a few forgeries or questionable stamps, slightly mixed quality, majority Fine-Very Fine
View PDF of contents of this lot
E. 500-750
950
Back to Top1693
Worldwide Balance. Box filled with everything from used classics to modern booklets, and anything in between, including errors and varieties, mixed condition, needs inspection
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819613517
E. 500-750
1,500
Back to Top1694
Worldwide Accumulation. Many hundreds of items, much is Revenues, including several on document, main focus is Asia, with India, Indonesia, Japan, St. Settlements, and more, excellent variety, also stamps and covers, mixed condition
E. 500-750
750
Back to Top1695
Worldwide Accumulation. Stockpages with Switzerland, St. Settlements, and Venezuela, better worldwide items (including error and varieties) on sales pages, and various country collection balances, mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819612654
E. 500-750
800
Back to Top1696
Worldwide Balance. A dozen or so items on auction or retail cards, much is Spain, but also some United States and other areas, mixed condition
E. 400-500
600
Back to Top1697
Worldwide Balance of Consignment. Various stamps and covers from all over the world, including United States and Possessions, mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819599403
E. 400-500
2,600
Back to Top1698
Worldwide Balance. Best are three attractive G.B. Penny Blacks (plates 2, 3, and 6) that at one time each had a P.F. certificate, also some Canada, Iceland, and more, somewhat mixed condition
View PDF of Highlights of this lot
E. 300-400
550
Back to Top1699
Worldwide Balance. Box filled with mainly modern material, including souvenir sheets and a Cat topical collection, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819568052
E. 200-300
425
Back to Top1700
Worldwide Covers. Several hundred mostly 20th century commercial mail, more exotic places include Indochina, Mongolia, and Bhutan, also some interesting Ireland, a few flight covers, etc., mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819617468
E. 500-750
1,100
Back to Top1701
Worldwide Trans-Atlantic Covers. Correspondence of over 140 from Europe to New York in the 1860s and 1870s, mainly from France, Italy, and Germany, also some Great Britain and a few others, range of uses including some multi-weight high value and several with merchant's handstamps, mixed condition
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819597655
E. 200-300
1,400
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