Auction 75
Collector Series
Worldwide Philatelic Literature
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Lot 182 |
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 Christie's, The Isleham Collection of Worldwide Stamps, 1986-87, complete Parts 1-5 in slipcase. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $22 |
Lot 183 |
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Harmer's, The Agathon Faberge Collections, 1939-40, pristine hard bound including the four sales of Finland, Poland, Russia, Russian Levant & Russian Zemtsvo Stamps with prices realized, Rarely offered catalogues of a famous sale. Estimate $75 - 100 In philatelic terms he is one of the most famous Russian philatelists, probably better known as the son of the famous jeweler Peter Karl Gustavovich Fabergé-creator of Fabergé eggs. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $80 |
Lot 184 |
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Harmer's, The Agathon Faberge Collections, 1939-40, soft bound including Finland, Poland, Russia and Russian Levant with prices realized, Rarely offered catalogues of a famous sale. Estimate $40 - 60 In philatelic terms he is one of the most famous Russian philatelists, probably better known as the son of the famous jeweler Peter Karl Gustavovich Fabergé-creator of Fabergé eggs. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 185 |
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Robson Lowe Ltd., Burrus Collections 1962-64, including Cape of Good Hope, Australia, B.N.A. plus photo plates, Italian States, Portugal and Philippines, and Levant, Turkey and Morocco all with prices realized and in excellent condition. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 186 |
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Robson Lowe Ltd., Burrus Collections of Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and Mauritius, all with prices realized. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 187 |
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Robson Lowe Ltd., Various auction catalogs, 1939-61, including name sale catalogs: E.E. Yates India Used Abroad with list of valuations; "Desai" Collection of Classic Issues of India; Turkey 1961 with prices realized; C.H. Mortimer Gold medal Collection of Kashmir Postage Stamps; plus Mesopotamia prices realized noted in the catalog: The Cockrill Series Part 1 and II; The Postage Stamps of Armenia Part Five' The Postage Stamps of Nepal published by the Collectors Cub of NY; two spiral bound booklets published by the India Study Circle for Philately: Alwar Postage Stamps and Postmarks and Bamra Its Postage Stamps, Postmarks, Postal Stationery, Forgeries and Fiscals; and a Reference Manual of Saudi Arabian Forgeries; and eclectic group of Asia reference material. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $45 |
Lot 188 |
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Robson Lowe Ltd., Various auction catalogs, 1939-61, including name sale catalogs: E.E. Yates Hong Kong with list of valuations; Rose-Hutchinson Collection of Hong Kong; two sales Hong Kong and Treaty Ports 1955 and 1961 the latter with prices realized; plus A Study of the Modern Post Offices in the Colony with Their Cancellations, 1957. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $28 |
Lot 189 |
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Siegel Auctions, The Islander Collection, 2008, Parts 1-5 with slipcase. Excellent Latin America. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $20 |
Lot 190 |
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Sotheby London, Postage Stamps of Rhodesia: Robert M. Gibbs 1913-24 Admirals, 1988, hard bound signed by the collector as his copy; both black and white and color illustrations without prices realized. Estimate $40 - 60 Sotheby London . View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 191 |
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Sotheby Parke Bernet, The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection: Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports, 257 pages with color illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 192 |
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Spink, The Chartwell Collection Vol. 1-6, 2011-12, hardbound set, a magnificent collection of Great Britain. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $35 |
Lot 193 |
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Barefoot, J., Forgery & Reprint Guide, including volumes 1-10, 14, 16, 17-18 and 20 all with black and white illustrations and each about 24 pages; a wonderful edition to the connoisseur of worldwide forgeries. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $70 |
Lot 194 |
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Billig, Franz, Billig's Handbooks, volumes 1-44 (missing volume 6, but including volumes 11 and XI), hardbound, 1942-53. Excellent coverage of general philately, including Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia of British Empire Stamps. Also includes Earee, Album Weeds - How to Detect Forged Stamps, part 7 of the reprint edition. Shipping weight 51 lbs / 23.2 kilos. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $90 |
Lot 195 |
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Fleck, Valdimir, Neues Handbuch Der Briefmarkenkunde, published in 1927-1964including Series #3 Modena, #5 Montenegra, #6 Carlistische Post, #9 Lourenzo Marques, #11 Madeira, #14 NeuGuinea, #15 Negri Sembilan (x2), #16 Sungei Ujong (x2), #30 Kelantan, #31 Mozambique, #39 Kanal-Inseln, #43 Trengganu, #44 Pahang #49 Die Tunispackchenmarke und die Palmenstempel. Estimate $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 196 |
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General Topics, four books, including Watermarks and Perforations From 1840 To Date, by Ervin J. Felis, 1966, hardbound; Aerogrammes by Peter Jennings, 1973, hardbound; The Stamp Collector's Encyclopedia by R.J. Sutton; and Early Forged Stamps Detector by Dalton, Lewis and Pemberton. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $28 |
Lot 197 |
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Koopman, H et. al., Various Titles of Nordic Countries, includes Catalogus der Punstempels van Nederland (2nd edition); 2 hand books - Norway: Shaded Posthorn Ore Issues, Types; 10 Ore Norway; 4 SKilling 1855 Centenary of the Norwegian Postage Stamp; plus a copy of the Norway "Konsortium 1" Auction catalogue 1992 with prices realized; Handbook of the Icelandic Postal Stationery; 2 handbooks 1976 Greenland Pakke Portot 1905-1938 and Postage Stamps after 1938; Greenland Postmarks since 1938; The Christmas Seals of Denmark and the Danish Wets Indies; Danish West Indian Postal Rates 1856-1917; Danske Nummerstempler 1852-1884; Danmark 1875 Ovalklicheer 16 Ore; Danish Postal Rates 1624-1965; and Danske Essays OG Provetryk 1849-1902; an interesting array of 15 various works; all the covers are imaged on the website. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 198 |
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Kricheldorf, H, Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde, includes Macau 1884-1942, Macau 1894-1953 and Madagascar 1889-1902. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 199 |
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Sanabria, Nicholas, Sanabria's Air Post Catalogue 1954-55, hard bound, 540 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 200 |
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Wood, FRPS.L, Kenneth A., Post Dates: A Chronology of Intriguing Events in the Mails and Philately, hard bound, published in 1985 the only stamp collecting book of its kind in the English language. It is the intriguing story of the major events and the trivia of the mails and the hobby, all arranged in order of the dates they occurred; 416 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $30 |
Lot 201 |
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Wood, Kenneth A., This is Philately, An encyclopedia of the fascinating world of stamp collecting in a three volume set with a total of 882 pages; black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $22 |
Lot 202 |
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[Austria & Switzerland] Zinsmeister, Marian Carne, The Stamps of Austria, 1850-1957 and Switzerland 1850-1958, handbooks with black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 203 |
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[Austria] Zinsmeister, Marian Carne, The Stamps of Austria, 1850-1957, philatelic handbook 86 pages with black and white illustrations; plus a copy of the "Burrus" 1964 auction catalog of Austria. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 204 |
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[Brazil] American Philatelic Society, Imperio Do Brazil, 1843-1899, Published 1943. 159 pages with black and white illustrations. Centenary Handbook #3. Commemorates the 1st issues + articles on subsequent issues of the Empire. Stamps & types, varieties, cancels. A total of sixteen articles by noted philatelists of the time. Plus the Collectors Club Philateist Volume XXII July 1943 which focuses on Brazil's first 100 years. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 205 |
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[British Commonwealth] A.E. Geldhof, Stamps of the Orange Free State, published in 1938 by the American Philatelic Society; with black and white illustrations. This is number 1 of 200 serially numbered copies and is signed by the author. Also includes The Springbok Half-Penny by Gordon Ward, M.D., F.R.P.S.L. And finally "Philatelic Handbook Magazine" Handbook No. 12 entitled South West Africa: A Check List, 1928. A lovely group of handbooks for the area. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 206 |
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[British Commonwealth] Deaville, Alfred Stanley, Colonial Postal Systems and Postage Stamps of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, 1849-1871, Published 1928. Reprint edition, hard bound still in plastic wrapping. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 207 |
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[British Commonwealth] J.R.W. Purves, F.R.P.S.L., Victoria:The "Butterfly" and "Barred Oval" Cancellations, 1850-1855, plus The "Beaded Oval" and "Laureated" Issues of Victoria, 1860-1864 by Jones and Kellow; and Victoria: The Travelling Post Offices and Their Markings 1865-1912; Victoria: 1901-12 Issue both by Purves; also includes two guides to the classification of Victoria Half-Lengths and the 192 auction catalogue of the Dr. R. N. Wawn Collection; invaluable reference material for the Victoria specialist! Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 208 |
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[British Commonwealth] Melville, Fred J., St. Helena, published 1912, booklet #12; a study of stamp issues and varieties, some cover soiling & edge faults. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 209 |
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[British Commonwealth] Sir John Wilson, The Royal Philatelic Collection, 1952 First edition. Full red leather binding with gilt crest to front, 5 raised bands, leather to bevelled boards, gilt top edge pages, xiv, 12 color plates with tissue. Numerous black & white photographs, plates, illustrations etc. Without the original red slip case, and with some minor fraying to the spine. A gorgeous edition to any philatelist's library. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 210 |
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[China] The American Philatelist, The Shanghai Postal System, eleven different articles and catalogue sections from 1971-75 providing and overview of the postal system plus a small handbook by Joseph M. Sousa and Michael Rogers on The Shanghai Large Dragons; all with black and white illustrations - a must for the specialist. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $24 |
Lot 211 |
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[China] Farquhar, Robert W., Manchuria in Transition 1925-1934; Chang Tso-Lin to Emperor Kang Teh, hardbound, 238 pages with color illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 212 |
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[Denmark] Schonning, Hans & Paaskesen, Erik, Plating of the Fire Rigsbankskilling, Plates I & II, published 1976-77 2 volumes in Danish and English with 160 pages total with black and white illustrations. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $40 |
Lot 213 |
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[German States] Grobe, Hans, Altdeutschland, Spezial-Katalog und Handbuch, 5 edition, published in 1975, hard bound, 717 pages with black & white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $28 |
Lot 214 |
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[German States] The Stamp Specialist, Distinguishing Characteristics of Classic Stamps: Old German States, Lindquist Publications, 1948, hard bound, 109 pages, with black & white illustrations, an excellent publication still used today. Slight tone spots front and back interleaving and slight water damage on reverse. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 215 |
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[Germany] Muller, J, Müller Briefmarken Katalog 9. Auflage Deutschland Spezial Katalog, hard bound, 720 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 216 |
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[Greece] Collectors Club Philatelist, Greece Part I and II, published in 1943, translated by H.G. Zervas, annotated and brought up-to-date by Elis Silberstein and Robert O. Truman (these are translations from Kohl's Handbook); plus a price guide from 1971-72 on Greece and a handbook on Greek Naval Occupation stamps and forgeries; as imaged on the website. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 217 |
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[Greece] Feenstra, Rienk M., Greece: A Collection of Forgeries, 1993, loose-leaf, in English, 123 pages, printed in the Netherlands, with extensive black & white illustrations, very useful coverage from Hermes heads into the 1920's, including Crete etc. A few minor edge stains. A sample page (in addition to the book's cover) has been scanned, to give an idea of the quality of this work. Shipping weight 3.2 lbs / 1.45 kilos. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $45 |
Lot 218 |
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[Greece] Poole, Bertram W. H., The Postage Stamps of Crete, plus 2 other titles related to Crete regarding counterfeits, British Post Offices; as imaged on the website. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 219 |
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[Luxembourg] Rhein, Francis, The Postal History of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1941, soft bound with 124 pages and black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 38. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $30 |
Lot 220 |
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[Mexico] Pulver, Dale, Introduction to the Stamps of Mexico, Linn's handbook series 1992; soft bound, 114 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 221 |
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[Mexico] Schatzkes, Joseph, The Cancellations of Mexico, 1856-1874, 1983, 1st edition, hardbound wrapped in cellophane; and The Postmarks of Mexico, 1874-1900, by Karl H. Schimmer, 1977, hardbound, 448 pages with black and white illustrations; and Sellos Postales de Mexico by Guillermo Cellis Cano, 1965, 1st edition, No. 541 of a limited edition of 2000, hardbound, 387 pages with black and white illustrations; a lovely trio of books on Mexico. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 222 |
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[Portugal] Salvi, Lieut-Colonel Constantino, Postmarks of Portugal, 1929 Paperback, with black and white illustrations, 59 pages. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 223 |
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[Russia] Ceresa, Dr. R.J., The Postage Stamps of Russia 1917-1923, including the complete volumes 1, 3 and 4, all softbound and with black & white illustrations throughout. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 224 |
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Various titles from around the globe, includes Album Weeds, Billigs Handbooks, Cockerill Series etc. just a real hodgepodge of information in about 50 different handbooks. Shipping weight 10 lbs / 4.5 kilos. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $40 |
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