Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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COLLECTIONS AND LARGE LOTS continued...

Switzerland

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2781

Switzerland largely mint 20th century collection in two Lighthouse albums containing over 1,400 different, includes a very few mint Sitting and Standing Helvetias of the 19th century, but most are 20th century regular and commemorative issues, plus semi-postals and air posts, some earlier 20th century are used including used semi-postals that are found into the 1940's, we note better mint items throughout including better never hinged souvenir sheets as 1940 National Fete Day and 1945 War Victims souvenir sheets, first air posts are also complete never hinged, there are also coils and tete-beche pairs, etc., o.g. or used, a very few mint have been hinged, but the very great majority are n.h., with most being very fine or better.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2782

Zumstein #19/W1/38

Switzerland booklet collection of 44 mostly different, includes thirteen regular issue booklets starting with one of the earlier issues with illustration on rear cover, the other 31 are Pro Juventute semi-postals starting with two different 1953 issues to issues as late as 1989, seven of the later exploded for display, rest are intact and unexploded, panes o.g., n.h. and all the booklets are fine-very fine or better (Zumstein E19/60, W1-2/W1-38).

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Worldwide Lots

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2783

Worldwide estate offered intact filling six boxes, includes stamps in albums, stockbooks, stockcards, glassines, post office packs, etc., we note specialized A.M.G. issues and Ryukyu Islands purchased from Joseph Bush, three volume Scott International with some higher cataloging early U.S., recent U.S. with a fair amount of face value as well as premium items such as a Recalled Legends sheet, modern Great Britain still in the original British Post envelopes, a grouping of better U.S. stamps including a mint Graf Zeppelin set and a White Plains sheet, and much more; a large portion of the lot is o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; close inspection should prove rewarding.

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $10,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2784

Worldwide accumulation of collection balances in over a dozen albums, plus some stockbbooks, mint sheets and loose, much is Europe and Latin America, but also other areas including U.S., useful items throughout, mixed condition.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2785

Worldwide balance of consignment in a large box, includes a large two volume Italian album for Europe containing several thousand mint and used, many are more common but better items are found throughout including first issues of countries such as Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Norway and others, also occasional better sets, even a Submarine souvenir sheet of Spain, in addition to the albums there are other binders and envelopes including German Third Reich, Belgium and France semi-postals, mint Netherlands Indies 1941 Queen Wilhelmina definitive set (#234-49), plus other better sets and singles, condition varies, particularly in the very early material, but mint usually has o.g. and some better sets are n.h., a fair quantity of material is in fine-very fine and very collectable or saleable, examine.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2786

Worldwide worthwhile lot with nice range of items including a French Offices Abroad collection, classic France in a stockbook, Germany including Hitler souvenir sheets, Japan, high cataloging classics in mixed quality, stamps with "no opinion" APS certificates, etc., many medium priced items throughout, certainly worth taking a look at.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2787

Worldwide clean 20th century lot of mostly mint sets, emphasis is on air post issues, with several desirable European sets cataloging in the $50.00-$200.00 range, we note Germany South America Flight Zeppelin set, several sets of the Liechtenstein Zeppelins including a never hinged set of the 1931 issue, also some Newfoundland including the DO-X overprint, and other useful sets or singles, o.g., some n.h., mostly fine-very fine; a nice lot of highly saleable items.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2788

Worldwide new issue group from mostly the 1960's, several dozen glassines filled with mint sets and singles in quantities up to 20 each, from the French Area and British Pacific Islands, best part is French Antarctic that includes ten sets of #23-24, twelve examples of #C6 and ten examples of #C7, also some France including booklets, and a few better definitive sets from the British Islands, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2789

Worldwide huge accumulation filling eight boxes, includes collection balances, topical collections including JFK and Olympics, Canada post office packs, various covers, stockbooks and cigar boxes filled with miscellaneous, and much more, while a good portion is in lower-end material, we do note some medium priced and other useful items throughout; due to the substantial weight involved (approximately 300 pounds), this lot will be available for viewing in our Dallas office only.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2790

Worldwide accumulation in a box, includes stamps on pages, in stockbooks and envelopes plus loose material on an off paper, largest portion is British with a fair amount from the British Caribbean and Bermuda, includes some better mint sets in the collection balances and stock books, also has a few old auction lots with better stamps, there are a few covers and we note some better items from the Cook Islands, condition quite mixed but a useful lot with lots of stamps.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2791

Worldwide mostly modern mint lot of various countries mostly housed in Lighthouse hingeless albums, almost all are after 1950, with most of the stamps being from the 1970's-1990's, includes U.S. with a fair amount of face value, Canada, Austria, Israel and U.N., also first day covers from a variety of countries, modern mint Europe in stockbooks, and one stockbook of older stamps, o.g., mostly n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2792

Worldwide balance of a consignment in three boxes, with some collection remainders, new issues, souvenir sheets, full sheets, a few covers, etc., while much is lower-end material, we do note some medium priced items including useful mint sets, mixed condition.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2793

Worldwide miscellaneous lot containing a Switzerland mostly used stock cataloging about $1,600.00, collection balances of Central America and Latin West Indies, and a mint Vatican City stock, mixed condition.

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

Worldwide Cover Lots

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

2794

Worldwide cover lot of many hundreds in cover albums or cover sleeves, wide range of items from stampless to modern FDC's, several of the covers were purchased on an individual basis from auctions or mail sales for $50.00 or more each, diverse range of areas including Germany feldpost and prisoner-of-war, Netherland Indies, better France, Canada, 20th century flight covers and other philatelic items, etc., condition a little mixed, with the majority being fine-very fine; an interesting assemblege that should be carefully reviewed.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM

2795

Worldwide flight cover accumulation of over 350 covers, a wonderful assemblage that includes covers from around the world ranging from a considerable number of first flight covers and special flights to better air mail singles and sets used on cover (includes an additional 80 covers that are not air mail related), we note numerous better items throughout including two Paris balloon covers, a German "Junkers" cover with high value German air mail stamps, large Canadian Balbo cover to Chicago signed by General Balbo, eight DO-X covers from various countries, seven 1934-35 rocket covers from various countries, also air mail and flight covers from better countires such as China, Japan, Manchuko, Spanish Canary Islands, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and much more, overall a clean and very attractive lot with nearly all fine-very fine or better; examination is recommended to appreciate the full scope and value of this lot.

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Jun-12, 11:30 AM