Auction Detail
January 2023
Our January 2023 sales include the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History Part VIII, as well as a general sale of United States and worldwide stamps, covers, and collections.
extraordinarily comprehensive collection in mounts on Scott pages in a large binder, 19th Century mostly used and 20th Century mostly mint with much never hinged to about 1960, semipostals to 2012, strong back of book with nice airmail, postage dues, etc, also Italian Occupations, Offices in Crete and Turkish Empire, strong Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Occupation of Italy, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia, also Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19th Century with a wealth of cancellations which are great for the specialist, 20th Century mint highlights include 1908 Franz Josef to 10kr, 1910 Birthday Jubilee to 10kr, pre-war Republic issues nearly complete with 10s Dollfuss, post-war virtually all never hinged, semipostals nearly complete, airmail include C29-31, C32-46, C54-60, military stamps including M69-82, some postal history and collateral material throughout, fine to very fine, an impressive lot worth inspection, owner's Scott catalogue value $23,000+
strong parallel mint/used collections, many better items throughout including 1910 Franz Josef 10kr unused, 1931 Rotary used, 1933 FIS used, 1946 Renner sheets complete mint, nice selections of Lomardy Venetia, Fieldpost, Foreign Offices, and Bosnia Herzegovina, mostly never hinged from 1946 onwards, additionally a small Hungary collection, fine to very fine throughout
interesting collection of nearly 300 items in a large binder, nice assortment of 19th Century folded letters, covers and postal cards, better early picture postcards, a couple Zeppelin flight covers, 1933 WIPA labels mint and on cover, various show cancels, Third Reich Austrian cancels, first days, etc, also Bosnia postal cards and postcards, Serbian Occupation cover and more, a wonderful lot which should be viewed to appreciate
tied on piece by violet "Vlone 15-10 1913" circular date stamp, very fine, signed Champion (Scott $725)
mint or large part original gum, typical mixed centering with most fresh and fine to very fine (Scott $1,170)
mint or large part original gum, typical mixed centering with most fresh and fine to very fine (Scott $1,170)
mint, most with hinge remnants, fresh and fine to very fine (Scott $591)
mint and used collections in two well-filled Scott Specialty albums, one each Belgium and Colonies 1849/1978 and Luxembourg 1859/1981, early issues mostly used, then mainly mint 1930s onward, loaded with sets and souvenir sheets, Belgium highlights include mint 435-45, 451-68, B123-24, B144-50, B169, B179 (never hinged), B304 footnote (two different), B458a, B513a, B514, and B521-22, also back of book issues to 1980, Belgian Colonies featuring Congo 1866/1961 with some Ruanda-Urundi and Katanga, Luxembourg contains straightforward general collection with many complete mint sets, fine to very fine, two quality collections, owner's Scott catalogue value $12,500+
mostly used collection with strong classics beginning with Bull’s Eye 30r-90r, followed by a strong section of Inclinados and subsequent issues including multiples a variety of cancellations, mixed quality as usual, but an interesting and attractive assortment overall
blue "Pa kua" cancel, small perforation thin at top, very fine appearance (Scott $600)
part original gum, hinge remnants, fresh and fine (Scott $475)
unused, couple pulled perforations at bottom left, otherwise fine and rare error (Scott $3,000 for original gum)