Lot No.: 1. Denmark / Danish Areas: AFA Specialkatalog 1987-88, in Danish, Lars Boes (Editor)
Description: AFA Specialkatalog 1987-88, in Danish, Lars Boes (Editor), Aarhus Frimærke-handel, Aarhus, Denmark, 1987, 592 pages, profusely illustrated, 6” x 8½” hardbound, ISBN 87-7012-164-8, good condition (index tabs added to pages by former owner). The priced reference catalogue in Denmark where AFA Catalogue numbers are used extensively, contains specialized listings of the stamps of Denmark, Faroes, Greenland, DWI, and Schleswig-Holstein. Although superseded by later editions, this 1987-88 catalogue remains an essential reference because it contains several important, special one-off (still current and valuable) articles, including 146 pages of Schleswig-Holstein and Greenland postal markings, Greenland parcel cards and letters, plate flaws of Danish 1918-33 Christian X issues, Danish postal etiquettes, Danish essays and proofs, and Danish booklets, with detailed tables of Danish postal rates from 1851 to 1981. CMV = $45, Starting bid = $15.
Market Value: 45.00
Lot No.: 2. Denmark / Scandinavia / Periodical: complete run of four 2022 issues (Volume 129) of NFT
Description: complete run of four 2022 issues (Volume 129) of NFT / Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift / Nordic Philatelic Journal, the slick quarterly publication of the Copenhagen Philatelists Club (KPK), 6¾” x 9⅝” staple-bound paperback, in Danish, 48 pages per issue, profusely illustrated in color. Contains in-depth articles with an emphasis on Danish areas from pre-philately to modern postal history, classic stamps and their use on mail, and a variety of other subjects and countries. Annual subscription cost is DKK500/ ~$74. EMV = $74, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 74.00
Lot No.: 3. Finland / Periodical: The Finnish Philatelist
Description: The Finnish Philatelist, the quarterly newsletter of the Finnish Study Group of the SCC, edited and published by Roger Quinby, eight different issues from Vol. 2, No. 1 (April 1997) to Vol. 11, No. 3 (August 2006), 8½” x 11” staple bound, profusely illustrated. Issues vary from 8 to 32 pages each (19 pages average) and contain a wide range of articles on all aspects of Finnish stamps and postal history, a treasure trove of research reports. EMV = $32, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 32.00
Lot No.: 4. Iceland: complete entire run of 30 1975-1980 issues of Iceland Philatelic Journal
Description: complete entire run of 30 1975-1980 issues of Iceland Philatelic Journal, edited and published by Bryan R. R. Whipple, Graton, CA, comprising 294 8½” x 11” pages in a blue-cloth 2-inch, 3-ring binder, illustrated. Much specialized information on Iceland stamps, covers, and postal history, note the entire 30-issue run of pages is posted on-line at https://www.postsaga.is/is/timarit/iceland-philatelic-journal-usa. EMV = $150, Starting bid = $30.
Market Value: 150.00
Lot No.: 5. Norway / Periodical: complete run of four 2022 issues of Info
Description: complete run of four 2022 issues of Info, the slick quarterly publication of the Oslo Filatelistklubb, in Norwegian, 6” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, averages 38 pages an issue, profusely illustrated in color. Every issue has at least one in-depth article related to Norwegian stamps or postal history, annual subscription cost is NOK600/~$57.50. EMV = $56, Starting bid = $6.
Market Value: 56.00
Lot No.: 6. Sweden / Postal History: Facit Postal VI, Ortstämplar & Posthistoria / Place Name Postmarks & Postal History
Description: Facit Postal VI, Ortstämplar & Posthistoria / Place Name Postmarks & Postal History, in Swedish and English, Facit Förlags AB, Stockholm, 1997, 392 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¾” x 9½” softbound, ISBN 91-86564-43-9, like-new condition. According to its Foreword, this edition contains thoroughly revised sections for town cancels, postal labels, discontinued and newly opened Post Offices, postal rates, Military post, and railway cancellations, so it remains a useful postmarks and postal history reference despite being superseded by four later editions. CMV = $26, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 26.00
Lot No.: 7. Scandinavia: Scandinavia Stamps and Postal History Including Norway “Kosortium 2” catalogue
Description: Scandinavia Stamps and Postal History Including Norway “Kosortium 2” catalogue for the David Feldman SA auction held November 1-7, 1992 in Zurich, 7¾” x 10⅞” softbound, 68 pages of plates (8 in color) + 48 pages of text, 888 lots, comprising 182 “Kosortium” Norway lots along with 706 Denmark, Faroes, DWI, Finland, Iceland, additional Norway, and Sweden lots. EMV = $10, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 10.00
Lot No.: 8. Sweden / Cinderellas: four recent Bältespännaren
Description: four recent Bältespännaren, biannual publication of the Swedish Association of Cinderella Collectors, in Swedish, 24 pages each, comprising the 1966-2018 Cumulative Index, October 2020, March 2021, and March 2022 issues, all (except for the index) are profusely illustrated in color and contain a range of articles primarily on Swedish Cinderellas but a few other areas as well. EMV= $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 0
Description: The following 12 lots consist of partial or incomplete runs of selected Nordic philatelic periodicals that were deaccessioned from SCCL because there were no requests for these for the past 20 years. Clearance of these inactive journals frees severely needed shelf space to accommodate more vital literature holdings. Unless otherwise noted in the lot descriptions, issues are in sound condition (good to like-new, depending on age).
Market Value: 0.00
Lot No.: 9. Denmark: seven different issues of Jydsk Frimærke Blad / Jutlandish Philatelic Magazine
Description: seven different issues of Jydsk Frimærke Blad / Jutlandish Philatelic Magazine, Denmark’s oldest philatelic journal, bimonthly publication N. S. Nedergaard & Son, Skive, Denmark, in Danish, 6” x 9” staple-bound paperback, 24 pages an issue, illustrated. Two 1945 issues and five 1948 issues with articles on stamps, revenues, cinderellas, and postmarks as well as contemporary advertisements. EMV = $14, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 14.00
Lot No.: 10. Denmark: hardbound volume of 60 monthly issues of 1957-1961 Frimærke-Samleren / The Stamp Collector
Description: 8” x 10¼” ex-library buckram hardbound volume of 60 monthly issues of 1957-1961 Frimærke-Samleren / The Stamp Collector, in Danish, Copenhagen-published trade magazine for members of many Danish collectors’ clubs, profusely illustrated, 888 numbered pages + additional unnumbered ad pages. Main content is advertising for stamps, literature, and philatelic products, but also brief articles and notices about new discoveries (varieties, errors, etc.) primarily of Denmark and Danish area stamps. EMV = $60, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 11. Finland: incomplete run of eleven 1979-1982 issues of Ohjausviiva / Control Line
Description: incomplete run of eleven 1979-1982 issues of Ohjausviiva / Control Line, quarterly publication of the Suomen Postimerkkivihkojen Keräilijät (Collectors of Finnish Stamp Slot-Machine Booklets Study Group), Helsinki, in Finnish, 6” x 9¼” staple-bound paperback, issues range 16 to 32 pages (average 18 pages), profusely illustrated. Issues contains specialized articles primarily on Finnish slot machine booklets and postal use of booklet stamps, of great value to collectors of Finnish stamp booklets. EMV = $55, Starting bid = $11.
Market Value: 55.00
Lot No.: 12. Finland: 34 1976-1985 issues of Karhunhammas / Bear Tooth
Description: 34 1976-1985 issues of Karhunhammas / Bear Tooth, quarterly publication of the Pori (Finland) Stamp Club, in Finnish, 5¼” x 8¾” staple-bound paperback, the 15 1976-1979 issues are in an ex-library buckram hardbound volume, the 19 softbound issues range 24 to 48 pages (average 35 pages), profusely illustrated. Issues begin with detailed articles on such subjects as mute cork cancels, straight-line town cancels, postal cards, booklet panes, and postal history, followed by text & pictures of the Club auction lots, a wealth of specialized information in these articles – unfortunately, all are in Finnish, so discounted offer price. EMV = $136, Starting bid = $17.
Market Value: 136.00
Lot No.: 13. Finland: 14 1990-1993 issues of Keräilyuutiset / Collecting News
Description: 14 1990-1993 issues of Keräilyuutiset / Collecting News, trade publication of stamp dealer Mikko Ossa, Turku, Finland, in Finnish, 7” x ~9½” staple-bound paperback, issues range 48 to 64 pages (average 61 pages), profusely illustrated, and four 2009-2017 issues of Keräily / Collecting, successor to Keräilyuutiset, now the trade journal of Suomen Filatelipalvelu Oy, in Finnish, 8½” x 11” staple-bound paperback, issues range 48 to 90 pages (average 64 pages), profusely illustrated in color. Despite their titles, both journals are about stamps and philately, containing articles, advertisements, and illustrated auction text. EMV = $76, Starting bid = $6.
Market Value: 76.00
Lot No.: 14. Iceland: an almost complete run of Grúsk, Tímarit Fyrir Safnara / Studies, Magazine for Collectors
Description: an almost complete run of 18 of the first 20 issues (1977-1988, Vols. 1-10, missing #s 4 and 5) of Grúsk, Tímarit Fyrir Safnara / Studies, Magazine for Collectors, irregular publication (1 to 3 issues annually) of Landssamband (Union of) Iceland Collectors, Hálfdan Helgason (Editor), in Icelandic, 6” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, 22 to 48 pages an issue (average 38 pages), profusely illustrated. Each issue contains one or more articles on Icelandic stamps, covers, and postal history. EMV = $72, Starting bid = $18.
Market Value: 72.00
Lot No.: 15. Nordic: an almost complete run of 48 1963-1974 (Vols. 16-26) issues of FH-NYTT / FH News
Description: an almost complete run of 48 1963-1974 (Vols. 16-26) issues of FH-NYTT / FH News, quarterly house organ edited by Bernhard Beskow of Frimärkshuset auction firm in Stockholm, in Swedish, 5¾” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, most issues have 24 to 48 pages (average 42 pages), profusely illustrated. Contains some brief philatelic articles, but primarily consists of illustrated philatelic advertisements and auction content for Frimätkshuset and other stamp and supply dealers (greater than 2000 pages here in this 3½”-high stack of periodicals provides a nostalgic look back at what was being offered and at what prices 50 to 60 years ago), subscription cost not indicated, so probably sent gratis to Frimätkshuset’s active clients, some issues offered online priced at ~$3 each, but the starting bid here is a cheap 25¢ per issue. EMV = $48, Starting bid = $12.
Market Value: 48.00
Lot No.: 16. Nordic: short run of Frimærkernes Verden / The World of Stamps Magazine for Collectors
Description: short run of ten issues (1986-1987, #s 38-48, missing #44) of Frimærkernes Verden / The World of Stamps Magazine for Collectors, the slick monthly house organ of the Nordfrim stamp firm in Otterup, Denmark, in Danish, 6½” x 9¾” staple-bound paperback, issues range 16 to 32 numbered content pages (average 18 pages) with additional inserts of 32 pages of advertised stamp offers, profusely illustrated (some color). Some brief, useful philatelic articles, but primary content is advertisements for stamps and Nordic postal administrations. EMV = $20, Starting bid = $2.50.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 17. Sweden: 40 issues of Filatelistiska Meddelanden / Philatelic Communications
Description: 40 issues from inception (May 1919 to December 1924 = Vol. 1, No. 1 to Vol. 6, No. 4, complete run except missing entire 1921 Vol. 3) of Filatelistiska Meddelanden / Philatelic Communications, six issues in 1919 and a ten-a-year thereafter periodical published by Stockholm stamp dealer Harry Wennberg and edited by E. G. Fellenius, in Swedish, 6” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, 16 to 24 pages an issue (average 19 pages), profusely illustrated, first issue is in poor condition with front and back pages damaged, others remarkably sound for their age. Contains a nostalgic mix of stamp ads, catalogue listings, book reviews, and articles (some, like the contents of Ferrari’s Sweden collection, are still of lasting value). EMV = $80, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 80.00
Lot No.: 18. Sweden: a philatelic bibliophile’s dream of a complete run of the first 36 issues of Göteborgs Filatelisten
Description: a philatelic bibliophile’s dream of a complete run of the first 36 issues (September 1956 to April 1965 = Vol. 1, No. 1 to Vol. 10, No. 2) of Göteborgs Filatelisten, quarterly publication of Gothenburg’s Philatelic Society, in Swedish, 6” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, 6 to 28 pages an issue (average 9 pages), illustrated, lot includes an additional five 1969-1975 issues of 16 pages each. Contains club and stamp exhibitions news, book reviews, and articles on Swedish and other countries’ stamps. EMV = $82, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 82.00
Lot No.: 19. Sweden / Railway Philately: 23 different 1976-1985 issues of Hobbybladet, Svenska Järnvägsmännens Fritidsförbunds Samlar
Description: substantial run of 23 different 1976-1985 issues of Hobbybladet, Svenska Järnvägsmännens Fritidsförbunds Samlarutskott / Hobby Magazine of the Swedish Railroaders’ Recreation Association, in Swedish, profusely illustrated 8¼” x 11¼” softbound quarterly, 578 3-hole-punched pages ranging 14 to 54 pages an issue (average 25 pages). Articles on all aspects of Nordic (emphasis on Swedish) railway philately, with subjects ranging from private and state railway stamps, postmarks, topicals, covers, postal history, ephemera, and more, a substantial treasure trove here for the railway philatelist. EMV= $100, Starting bid = $23.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 20. Sweden: six different 2005-2007 issues of Hembygds Filatelisten / The Homeland Philatelist
Description: six different 2005-2007 issues of Hembygds Filatelisten / The Homeland Philatelist, quarterly publication of the National Association for Homeland Philately, in Swedish, 6” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, 26 to 32 pages an issue, illustrated. Contains articles on postmarks, postcards, and postal history of Swedish towns. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 21. Philately: Still More Stories to Collect Stamps By, by Herman Herst, Jr
Description: Still More Stories to Collect Stamps By, by Herman Herst, Jr., Mekeel’s Weekly Stamp News, White Plains, NY,1993, 200 pages, illustrated, 5½” x 8 ½” softbound, ISBN 0-9635526-0-0, pristine. “Pat” Herst’s 13th book is a compendium of some of his finest personal and anecdotal columns, some new and others previously published in philatelic periodicals were revised when necessary to make outdated information current, always an interesting read. CMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 22. Philately / Worldwide: Post Dates, by Kenneth A. Wood
Description: Post Dates, by Kenneth A. Wood, Van Dahl Publications, Albany, OR, 1985, 414 pages, profusely illustrated, 7⅜” x 10¼” hardbound, ISBN 0-934466-08-4, pristine. Subtitled A Chronology of Intriguing Events in the Mails and Philately, this book is a well-illustrated source of information on historical events related to mail and stamp collecting in general. CMV= $10, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 10.00
Lot No.: 23. Philately: How to Detect Damaged, Altered, and Repaired Stamps, by Paul W. Schmid
Description: How to Detect Damaged, Altered, and Repaired Stamps, by Paul W. Schmid, Palm Press, Huntington, NY, 1979 First Edition, x + 106 pages, illustrated, 5⅝” x 8¾” hardbound, excellent condition. Critically acclaimed reference to aid in recognizing regummed, reperforated, repaired, and altered stamps, and although all examples are U.S. stamps, the concepts presented are applicable to worldwide issues. CMV = $40, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 24. Philately / Forgeries: Forgeries and Fakes, by Alexander J. Séfi
Description: Forgeries and Fakes, by Alexander J. Séfi, Ragatz Reprint Edition, ~1960, 28 pages, illustrated, 6” x 9” paperback, pristine. Excellent monograph prepared for the 1929 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, a guide to scientific methods of detecting fakes and forgeries. CMV= $16, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 16.00
Lot No.: 25. Airmail / History: Air Mail, an Illustrated History, 1793-1981, by Donald B. Holmes
Description: Air Mail, an Illustrated History, 1793-1981, by Donald B. Holmes, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York City, 1981 First Edition, xiv +226 pages, profusely illustrated, 10¼” x 10¼” hardbound with dust jacket, ISBN 0-517-541467, like-new condition. Text on the inside flap of the dust jacket indicates “this book will be an indispensable reference source for every aviation buff and philatelist.” CMV = $13, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 26. Canada: Webb’s Postal Stationery Catalogue of Canada and Newfoundland, 2001 Seventh Edition, Earle L. Covert and William
Description: Webb’s Postal Stationery Catalogue of Canada and Newfoundland, 2001 Seventh Edition, Earle L. Covert and William C. Walton (Editors), Saskatoon Stamp Centre, 324 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” coil-bound paperback, ISBN 0-9684137-9-X, good condition (front cover crease at bottom right). This priced catalogue covers every aspect of the title subject, comprising 22 new sections, nine of which represent new classes of postal stationery issues. CMV = $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 27. Canada / Revenues: The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue, 2017 Edition, by E. S. J. van Dam
Description: The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue, 2017 Edition, by E. S. J. van Dam, author-published, Bridgenorth, Ontario, Canada, 224 pages, profusely illustrated in color, 6” x 9” coil-bound paperback, ISBN 978-0-920229-05-7, good condition. Priced catalogue lists of all known Canadian revenue stamps by their issuing Provinces, including duck, wildlife, conservation, and hunting stamps, and although superseded by a 2022 Edition ($30 retail), this immediately prior 2017 Edition is still relatively current. CMV = $25, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 28. Canal Zone: The Postal Markings of the Canal Zone, by Lawson W. Entwistle
Description: The Postal Markings of the Canal Zone, by Lawson W. Entwistle, Canal Zone Study Group, 1982, viii + 262 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, fair condition (cover crease and markings). Although superseded by a Second 1992 edition, this catalogue is still an authoritative handbook comprising an extensive classification and listings of postmarks, including handstamps, machine, slogan, railway, mute/killer, airmail, military & APO, parcel, first day, etc., and ancillary markings such as registry, insured, returned mail, and other instructional handstamps. CMV = $21, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 21.00
Lot No.: 29. Costa Rica: Costa Rica Postal Catalogue, 1997 Second Edition, by Hector R. Mena
Description: Costa Rica Postal Catalogue, 1997 Second Edition, by Hector R. Mena, Society of Costa Rica Collectors, 253 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-9645247-4-0, good condition. Unpriced catalogue with 12 chapters of specialized listings for postage stamps, airmails, postal stationery, officials, revenues, semi-postals, postage dues, special delivery, prephilatelic postmarks, postal-related revenues, telegraph stamps & seals, and miscellaneous items ranging from postal seals & registration labels to non-emissions and fantasies, extensive information given here well beyond what is covered in the Scott Catalogue. EMV = $25, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 30. Cuba: Historia Postal de Cuba / Postal History of Cuba, by J. L. Guerra Aguiar
Description: Historia Postal de Cuba / Postal History of Cuba, by J. L. Guerra Aguiar, in Spanish, Cuban Postal Museum, 1985, 169 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 9¼” softbound, fair condition (minor cover wear and binding separation). Appears to be the authoritative reference on this subject. CMV = $50, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 31. East Africa: World War I in East Africa: Civil Censorship, by Regis Hoffman
Description: World War I in East Africa: Civil Censorship, by Regis Hoffman, Chavril Press, Abernethy, Scotland, 2001, i + 23 pages, profusely illustrated, 5¾” x 8¾” paperback, ISBN 1 872744 20 6, like-new condition. Covers the reasons for censorship for the Kenya and Uganda East Africa Protectorates, Zanzibar, and German East Africa, includes a bibliography and illustrations of covers and censor markings. CMV= $13, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 32. Germany / Forgeries: Germany Philatelic Society Reference Manual of Forgeries – Volumes 1-7, by Dr. Werner M. Bohne
Description: Germany Philatelic Society Reference Manual of Forgeries – Volumes 1-7, by Dr. Werner M. Bohne, Germany Philatelic Society, Westminster, MD, 1975-1987, profusely illustrated (several in color), 1171 5½” x 8½” loose-leaf pages in seven matching custom three-ring binders, pristine. High-demand, out-of-print, matched set of seven volumes (Copy No. 0339) – the essential specialized reference on Germany forgeries, pages printed on one side only showing oversize illustrations of genuine stamps followed by forgeries, detailed text of characteristics given on each page to differentiate genuine items from forgeries, includes overprints, surcharges, and postmarks. Subject contents are: V1 = Table of Contents, Preface, and German States (Baden, Bavaria, Bergedorf, and Bremen), 168 pages, V2 = German States (Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Heligoland, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prussia, Saxony, Thurn and Taxis, and Württemberg), 113 pages, V3 = Germany 1912-1945 and Germany – Allied Occupation, 165 pages, V4 = Germany – Berlin, Germany – Soviet Zone, and Germany – DDR, 133 pages, V5 = Germany local issues 1945-1946, German Post Office Abroad, and German Colonies, 215 pages, V6 = German Occupation, German Plebiscite Issues (Allenstein and Upper Silesia), Danzig, Memel, Saar, and Sudentenland, 186 pages, and V7 = German Occupation 1939-1945, German Military Issues 1942-1945, and Propaganda and Espionage Forgeries, 191 pages. This set was offered ~1990 as an auction lot estimated @ $200-250 and sold for $170. EMV = $245, Starting bid = $70.
Market Value: 245.00
Lot No.: 33. Great Britain: Collect British Postmarks, by J. T. Whitney
Description: Collect British Postmarks, by J. T. Whitney, author-published, Hadleigh, Essex, England, 1990 Fifth Edition, 324 pages, profusely illustrated, 5¾ x 8¼ softbound, ISBN 0 9511867 1 X, good condition. Priced catalogue of British postal markings (every conceivable postmark type is covered in this handbook’s 24 chapters), and although superseded by two subsequent editions, this fifth edition remains a useful resource for the collector of Great Britain postmarks on stamps and covers. CMV = $10, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 10.00
Lot No.: 34. Guatemala: The Postage Stamps of Guatemala, Sus Emisiones Postales, 1871-1996, Cecile M. Gruson and David L. Jickling
Description: The Postage Stamps of Guatemala, Sus Emisiones Postales, 1871-1996, Cecile M. Gruson and David L. Jickling (Editors), bilingual text in English and Spanish, International Society of Guatemala Collectors, 2000, 127 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” comb-bound paperback, ISBN 1-880721-04-X, several library markings, otherwise good condition. Unpriced catalogue with chronological listings for stamps, specialization limited but much production information given here beyond the Scott Catalogue, includes a useful extensive subject index. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 35. Portuguese Colonies / Airmail: Provisional Airmail Labels of the Portugese [sic] Colonies, John K. Cross
Description: Provisional Airmail Labels of the Portugese [sic] Colonies, John K. Cross (compiler), International Society of Portuguese Philately, Oakhurst, CA, 1998, 72 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 10¾” comb-bound paperback, good condition. Collection of articles related to airmail labels and covers of the Portuguese colonies, good specialist information herein. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 36. Russia: Catalogue of the Russian Rural Postage Stamps (Zemstvo-Post), by F. Chuchin
Description: Catalogue of the Russian Rural Postage Stamps (Zemstvo-Post), by F. Chuchin, 1988 Reprint of the original 1925 Edition, 204 pages +45 pages of illustrated stamps, 5¾” x 8¾” comb-bound paperback, good condition (slight water-stained front cover). This classic priced (albeit dated) catalogue of Zemstvos consists of two-page Preface and 12-page postal history texts, followed by two major separate sections that comprise listings and illustrations of the stamp issues arranged alphabetically by place names. CMV= $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 37. U.S.A.: U.S. 1877 3 Cent Vermilion, by H. A. Davis
Description: U.S. 1877 3 Cent Vermilion, by H. A. Davis, The Denver Multigraphing Co., Denver, CO, 1922, 22 pages, 6¾” x 10” paperback, fair condition (2½” missing upper-right corner of title page, not affecting cover or text pages). Monograph by then-APS board member Dr. Davis, of greater value now for nostalgia than its content (?) as 14 unnumbered pages follow of boxed advertisements by stamp dealers and philatelic publishers with offers for approvals, price lists, auctions, catalogues, periodicals, etc. CMV = $18, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 18.00
Lot No.: 38. U.S.A.: The Prexies, by Roland E. Rustad
Description: The Prexies, by Roland E. Rustad, Bureau Issues Association, Belleview, IL, 1994, viii + 343 pages, profusely illustrated, 6” x 9” softbound, ISBN 0930412-23-0, pristine. Excellent handbook on the 1938 to 1954 Presidential regular issue series, with emphasis on the printings, quantities, and dates as well as coverage of their uses. CMV= $37.50, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 37.50
Lot No.: 39. U.S.A.: The Liberty Series, Ken Lawrence
Description: The Liberty Series, Ken Lawrence (Editor), American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, PA, 2007, vii + 262 pages, profusely illustrated in color, 6” x 9” softbound, ISBN 978-0-933580-74-3, pristine. Excellent handbook on the 1954-1980 Liberty regular issue series, an anthology by three authors covering all aspects including covers and use on domestic and international mail. CMV= $35, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 35.00
Lot No.: 40. U.S.A. / Locals: Byways of Philately, Privately Owned Posts and Early Locals, Elliott Perry
Description: Byways of Philately, Privately Owned Posts and Early Locals, Elliott Perry, American Philatelic Society, 1966, xi + 271 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 10¼” hardbound, like-new condition. Classic handbook of private local posts in the U.S. and Canada and still the primary source on Hussey’s Letterbox stamps, with additional chapters on bogus and phantasy issues. CMV = $36, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 36.00
Lot No.: 41. U.S.A. / Revenues: Revenue Stamps of the United States, by Christopher West
Description: Revenue Stamps of the United States, by Christopher West (pen name of Elliot Perry), Castenholz and Sons, Pacific Palisades, CA, 1979, x + 102 pages + 16 black-and-white plates + 16 unnumbered ad pages, 5¾” x 8¾” hardbound with dust jacket, ISBN 0-9603498-0-4, good condition. A compilation of Elliott Perry's series of “U.S. Revenues, Documentary and Proprietary” (still relevant classic) articles appearing in
Mekeel’s Weekly Stamp News between October 1916 and January 1918. CMV= $27.50, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 27.50
Lot No.: 42. U.S.A. / Revenues: Essays and Proofs of United States Internal Revenue Stamps, by George T. Turner
Description: Essays and Proofs of United States Internal Revenue Stamps, by George T. Turner, Bureau Issue Association, 1974, xi + 446 pages, profusely illustrated, 8¾” x 10¼” hardbound, like-new condition. Illustrated, priced (albeit dated) catalogue of American and National Bank Note Companies, Butler & Carpenter, and U.S. BE&P issues, revenue stamped paper, private proprietary (match, medicine, playing cards, perfumeries, alcohol & spirits, beer, food, cigars & cigarettes, snuff, and tobacco) issues, lock seals, and special tax issues, includes an extensive introduction, explanations for classifying private proprietary die proofs, reference, and index, the essential classic handbook for this collecting area and bibliophiles. CMV = $55, Starting bid = $14.
Market Value: 55.00
Lot No.: 43. U.S.A.: U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872-1993, by Henry W. Beecher and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz
Description: U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872-1993, by Henry W. Beecher and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz, The Traditions Press, Shawnee-Mission, KS, 1994, xi + 229 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, like-new condition. Although superseded by two later revised editions, this first edition remains an inexpensive major reference work of lasting value, indispensable to U.S. collectors interested in covers or postal history, with 49 chapters that include rate tables for every conceivable type of domestic mail. CMV = $15, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 44. U.S.A.: U.S. International Postal Rates, 1872-1996, by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz and Henry W. Beecher
Description: U.S. International Postal Rates, 1872-1996, by Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz and Henry W. Beecher, CAMA Publishing Co., Portland, OR, 1996, viii + 402 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, like-new condition. Superb major reference work of lasting value, indispensable to U.S. collectors interested in covers or postal history, with 33 chapters on every conceivable type of mail, including tables of rates/fees charged in foreign countries for surface mail to the U.S. during 1879-1950 and 1951-1971. CMV = $35, Starting bid = $14.
Market Value: 35.00
Lot No.: 45. U.S.A. / Postal History: United States Postal History Sampler, by Richard B. Graham
Description: United States Postal History Sampler, by Richard B. Graham, Linn’s Stamp News, Sidney, OH, 1992, vi + 186 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-940403-30-7, pristine. A great introductory handbook of 15 chapters by subject areas based on 60 of Graham’s 1982-1991 Linn’s Stamp News columns, includes references to his columns and extensive subject index. CMV = $12, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 12.00
Lot No.: 46. U.S.A. / Postal History: Sanity Fairs, A Philatelic and Historical Study of Civil War Benevolences, by Alvin Robert Kantor
Description: Sanity Fairs, A Philatelic and Historical Study of Civil War Benevolences, by Alvin Robert Kantor and Marjorie Sered Kantor, Amos Philatelics, Sidney, OH, 1992, 304 pages, profusely illustrated (some color), 9½” x 12” hardbound, ISBN 0-9632603-0-8, pristine. Gorgeous clothbound-hardcover authoritative postal history handbook, with item listings, illustrations, and valuations (SF rarity scales with assigned ranges of dollar values), includes extensive glossary, bibliography, and subject index. CMV = $45, Starting bid = $18.
Market Value: 45.00
Lot No.: 47. U.S.A.: United States Patriotic Envelopes of World War II, by Lawrence Sherman
Description: United States Patriotic Envelopes of World War II, by Lawrence Sherman, James E. Lee Publishing, Cary, IL, 2006, v + 436 pages, profusely illustrated in color, 8⅝” x 11¼” hardbound with dust jacket, ISBN 0-9712608-8-5, pristine. Outstanding handbook and catalogue covering the subject in nine chapters, includes an extensive bibliography and subject index. CMV = $65, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 65.00
Lot No.: 48. U.S.A. / Airmail History: MAX – I didn’t get to know him very well, by A. D. Jones
Description: MAX – I didn’t get to know him very well, by A. D. Jones, American Air Mail Society, Mineola, NY, 2004, 132 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 10¾” softbound, ISBN 0-939429-25-X, pristine. This story of the development of the U.S. transcontinental airmail service chronicles the life of Max Miller, the first of the early U.S. airmail pilots, who served a brief two-year service with the service from May 15, 1918 until his untimely September 1, 1920 death. CMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 49. U.S.A. / Colorado: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989, by William H. Bauer, James L. Ozment, and John H. Willard
Description: Colorado Post Offices, 1859-1989, by William H. Bauer, James L. Ozment, and John H. Willard, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO, 1990, viii + 280 pages, illustrated, 8¾” x 11¼” hardbound with dust jacket, pristine. Revised edition of the authors’ 1971 Colorado Postal History: The Post Offices, the standard reference work on the subject, comprising compilations of Colorado post offices listed alphabetically by offices, stations, and branches, by zip codes, and by counties, contains illustrations of covers and post offices, and a bibliography. CMV = $45, Starting bid = $9.
Market Value: 45.00
Lot No.: 50. U.S.A. / South Carolina: South Carolina Postal History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks, 1760-1860, by Harvey S. Teal a
Description: South Carolina Postal History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks, 1760-1860, by Harvey S. Teal and Robert J. Stets, Raven Press, Lake Oswego, OR, iii + 228 pages, 1989, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” comb-bound pages, good condition. An extensive postal history handbook with maps, routes, and post office names for the first 154 pages, followed by the illustrated postmark catalog with values (albeit dated) and earliest dates of use, and an extensive two-page bibliography. CMV = $35, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 35.00
Lot No.: 51. Åland: Posten’s Frímärken 1993 official mint stamp year pack
Description: Posten’s Frímärken 1993 official mint stamp year pack containing ten stamps and a souvenir sheet, face value = FIM48.40/~$9, Scott @ $25.15, LAPE 2023 @ €12/~$13 for pack. CMV = $13, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 52. Denmark: dealer stock of used stamps in small 5¼” x 7¼” x 3¼” “red box”
Description: dealer stock of used stamps in small 5¼” x 7¼” x 3¼” “red box” containing 420 5” x 3¼” glassines with one to ten stamps each arranged numerically and priced by Scott #s, estimated 1500 stamps, few early issues (only #s VF13 @ $8, poor 33a, and 163 of note) and mostly inexpensive #s 156-1360, B60-B79, and C3, mixed condition as expected in such a large lot. EMV = $50, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 53. Denmark: collection/accumulation from three sources
Description: collection/accumulation from three sources, comprising ~341 primarily used 1900-1950 stamps hinged on 28 album pages, most identified by Scott #s, note many better @ CV $1+ (e.g., complete set of 12 #s 164-174 @ $84), expect mixed condition in a large lot, estimated CV >$250, offered here to start at ~6¢ a stamp. EMV = $80, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 80.00
Lot No.: 54. Denmark: spectacular exhibit-quality 1924 registered ~11½” x 9” package wrapper
Description: spectacular exhibit-quality 1924 registered ~11½” x 9” package wrapper piece from Copenhagen to U.S.A (Anoka, Minnesota), having total franking of 672 øre entirely with Danish surcharged stamps (Scott #s 55 x2, 149 x6, 150 x4, 151 x6, 153 x4, 154 x4, and 162 x2 @ $531 italicized values for used stamps off cover / Facit #s 45 x2,188 x6, 189 x4, 190 x6, 192 x4, 193 x4, and 173 x2 @ SEK3440 + SEK500 premium for on-cover use = SEK3940/ ~$372, note all are blocks of four or horizontal pairs, except #55 as two singles), all tied by Kjøbenhavn October 25, 1924 cds postmarks. EMV $400, Starting bid = $80. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 400.00
Lot No.: 55. Faroes: 11 covers
Description: 11 covers, comprising a February 1, 1977 cacheted Sørvágur-Copenhagen Boeing 737 first-flight cover, March 15, 1988 cover from Tórshavn to Luxembourg franked with a Hafnia ‘87 souvenir sheet, and nine different unaddressed cacheted first day covers (two 1975 postmarked Funninger & Svinoy and seven 1983-1988 Postverk Føroya-produced, Scott #s 7, 8, 2x 9, 90-92, 95-96, 97-100, 102-105, 148 s/s, 158-160, & 169-172), Scott @ $41.10 as used stamps and 2017 DAKA GF10 @ DKK328/~$48 for covers. EMV = $44, Starting bid = $11.
Market Value: 44.00
Lot No.: 56. Faroes: 2023 mint new issues of January 2 and February 20
Description: 2023 mint new issues of January 2 and February 20, comprising four self-adhesive franking labels (villages on Suðuroy) on backing paper and six gummed commemoratives [one stamp and one souvenir sheet (60 Years on Sornfelli), two stamps (Skálhøvdi), and two stamps (art by Arnold Vegghamar)], face value = DKK282/ ~$41.50, cost from Posta = €39.51/~$43.33. CMV = $64, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 64.00
Lot No.: 57. Finland: collection on Minkus pages
Description: collection on Minkus pages in 3½-inch, 3-ring white binder, with a nice range of ~810 mostly different used and some mint (most hinged) definitives, commemoratives, and BOB to ~1990, sparse pre-1917 issues but strong with Republic definitives, mint & used early semi-postals, includes ~34 Åland, Karelia, and North Ingermanland, many better CVs >$1 here (e.g., Scott #s B15-17 used set @ $17). EMV = $200, Starting bid = $40.
Market Value: 200.00
Lot No.: 58. Finland: lot of 16 defective space-filler classic stamps
Description: : lot of 16 defective space-filler classic stamps, consisting of Scott #2 partly cut to shape and 15 serpentine rouletted #s 6-10 (and possibly #s 12-13) with missing perforations, but six stamps are presentable, each missing only one or two perforations, note color difference on one of the two unused 8p (#7) stamps, so may be the 1893 reprint (Scott @ $50), deserve further study for varieties and paper types, cheap starting bid of $1.50 each. ECV = $?, Starting bid = $24. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 0.00
Lot No.: 59. Finland: 42 used 1875-1888 m/75 four-numeral coat-of-arms definitives
Description: 42 used 1875-1888 m/75 four-numeral coat-of-arms definitives, comprising Scott #s 2x 22, 23, 23a, 26, 27 horizontal pair, 20x 28, 2x 29, 6x 33, and 7x 34, Scott @ $314 for VF, but discounted CV here for average to F/VF stamps, range of colors and shades indicating different printings, so ideal group for specialized study, low starting bid of 50¢ a stamp. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $20. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 60. Finland: exhibit-quality mint NH m/17 left salvage imprint block of six 40p bluish green Type 1
Description: exhibit-quality mint NH m/17 left salvage imprint block of six 40p bluish green Type 1 perf. 14 x 14 from the 1924 printing (Scott #95a @ $144 and Facit #100 @ SEK1500/~$141 as six mint singles as imprint blocks are not valued), lot includes as a bonus 16 additional m/17 definitive stamps comprising a mint block of four and five used 40p, 2x used 50p on piece, used 60p on piece, unused 1½m & 10m, and unused & used 25m (none identified for specific types/catalogue #s, but priced at the lowest CV for their respective denominations), also three (mint, unused, and used) “Aunus”-overprinted Finland m/17 10p stamps (Scott Russia #N14), Scott @ $97 for these 19 bonus stamps but not priced here, so EMV is for only the imprint block of six). EMV = $150, Starting bid = $30. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 150.00
Lot No.: 61. Finland: nine 1990-2012 items
Description: nine 1990-2012 items, comprising two complete self-adhesive mint booklets (Scott #s 836a & 839a), five as-issued self-adhesive booklet panes (#s 837, 1395a, 1397a, 1399a, & 1401a), booklet of ten gummed stamps (#928a), and complete booklet #1351 with its pane of five self-adhesive stamps CTO postmarked, Scott @ $131.50. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 62. Finland: accumulation from three or more sources of ~560 primarily used stamps
Description: accumulation from three or more sources of ~560 primarily used stamps hinged on 52 album pages, only 57 pre-1917 stamps, majority are Republic issues with strength in the M/17 and M/30 definitives, Minkus pages include 69 mint NH 1967-1974 commemoratives in clear mounts, several 100s more off-paper M/17 and M/30 stamps are in two glassine envelopes, expect mixed condition in a large lot, offered here to start at ~3¢ a stamp. EMV = $150, Starting bid = $30.
Market Value: 150.00
Lot No.: 63. Finland: five 2002-2006 complete mint booklets
Description: five 2002-2006 complete mint booklets, comprising one with five gummed stamps (Scott # 1177/Facit #H56) and four with four to six self-adhesive stamps each (#s 1206, 1228, 1239, and 1251/H61, H63, H64, and H66), Scott for booklet panes @ $55.50 (complete booklets not valued), Facit @ SEK725/~$68 for complete booklets. EMV = $62, Starting bid = $12.
Market Value: 62.00
Lot No.: 64. Finland / Postal History: bilingual Finnish postcard posted in 1894
Description: bilingual Finnish postcard posted in 1894 from Wiborg to Riga, Latvia, franked with 1891 Russian design with rings m/89 3k definitive (Scott #48/Facit #37) tied by a Wiborg trilingual cds, and three additional transit and receipt postmarks on front, pictorial message side imprinted with “Helsning från Wiborg” contains a brief handwritten message with “22 März 1894” endorsement at bottom, on cover values for this stamp are Scott Classic @ $75 and Facit @ SEK600/~$57, but the starting bid is set low at the Scott value for a postally used #48 stamp. EMV = $60, Starting bid = $18. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 65. Finland / Postal History: exhibit-quality pictorial postcard of a Kuopio lake scene posted 1905
Description: exhibit-quality pictorial postcard of a Kuopio lake scene posted 1905 from Imatra to Moscow, the address side has a “two-color” franking of Russian-denominated m/89 without rings 1k and 2k definitives (Facit R1 and R2) tied by a bilingual IMATRA bridge-type cds and additional transit and receipt postmarks, manuscript message in “white space” at bottom of pictorial side is in English and references the sender’s stay in Imatra, Facit @ SEK2000/~$189 for the two stamps used on a Finnish cover, note Scott Classic @ $85 for these two Russian stamps on cover, but does not catalogue a premium for use in Finland. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $20. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 66. Finland / WWII Military Postal History: three WWII-era Finnish military-related stampless covers
Description: three WWII-era Finnish military-related stampless covers with boxed censor-review markings, comprising a 1939 cover with two of the three field post markings illustrated on page F-466 of Facit Special Classic 2020 (boxed “KENTTAPOSTIA”” and post horn cds at left, Facit @ SEK240/~$23 on cover) plus a blue circular military staff cachet, and two 1940 covers, one from Helsinki addressed to a Field Post Office and the other with added censor tape at left, items deserve further study for additional postal history details. EMV = $50, Starting bid = $10. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 67. Finland / Stamp Exhibition Ephemera: 6⅞” x 3⅝” October. 27, 1948 registered, addressed, and cacheted first day cove
Description: 6⅞” x 3⅝” October. 27, 1948 registered, addressed, and cacheted first day cover for the Nordic Stamp Exhibition in Helsinki 12 (+50) mk stamp (Facit #363), cinderella publicity label on back flap seals envelope containing a show admission ticket that cost an additional 50 mk, destination city receipt postmark also back indicating FDC actually went through the Finnish mail stream, Facit @ SEK150/~$14 but premium here for registry and cinderella show labels and admission ticket. EMV = $25, Starting bid - $6.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 68. Greenland: retired SCC Mart Book
Description: retired SCC Mart Book #3511 containing 19 FDI items (15 FDCs + 4 postcards) from 2001-2002, range Scott #s 387-400 and B27), contents CV $195.50 according to owner’s entries, remaining value of $88.50, but offered here to start at $1 per item. EMV = $88, Starting bid = $19.
Market Value: 88.00
Lot No.: 69. Iceland / Postmarks: numeral cancellations collection
Description: numeral cancellations collection, comprising 50 stamps and seven pairs with 57 different numeral cancellations ranging from #s 22 to 69 and 131 to 176, stamps range from Scott #s 34 to 193 @ $126, and the numeral cancels are valued here at the lowest Facit Special Classic 2020 values when the same number is listed and valued more than once, Facit @ SEK7370/$695 for mycket god stämpel/very good stamp, but estimated here at only Facit’s 50% godtagbar stämpel/acceptable stamp premium, or $357 despite some being sound bulls-eye strikes that would command valuations of 75% up to 150% of mycket god strikes. A recent Safnari Iceland auction offered seven stamps with these numerical cancels at an average starting bid of $8.50 each. EMV = $390, Staring bid = $85. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 390.00
Lot No.: 70. Norway: collection in Harris album
Description: collection in Harris album, comprising ~544 mostly different primarily used 1900s postage stamps (no BOB, a few mint) hinged on pages, broad selection of definitives and commemoratives, some better noted (e.g., Scott #s 122-25 @ $12.25), expect mixed condition in a large lot, offered here to start at <4¢ a stamp. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 71. Norway: 1980s collection of 54 mint stamps
Description: 1980s collection of 54 mint stamps, a souvenir sheet, and 14 complete stamp booklets housed in a Lighthouse L4/24 stock book (blue-cover, 48-pages, glassine strips and interleaving, in good condition, retail @ $19), primarily 1982-1987 issues with booklets complete for this period, range of Scott #s 800-921a and Facit #s 895-1023, H57-H70, Scott 2022 @ $311 and Facit Norden 2022 @ SEK2816/~$266. A detailed list of stamps and booklets in this lot by Scott/Facit #s and catalogue values can be provided upon request. EMV = $260, Starting bid = $85.
Market Value: 260.00
Lot No.: 72. Norway: retired Mart Book
Description: retired Mart Book #3508 containing mint HR Scott #s 259-66, balance mint NH #s 744-45, 753, 946, range 1369-1496a, B68-B70, Scott @ ~$165, remaining value of $81.85. EMV = $80, Starting bid = $16.
Market Value: 80.00
Lot No.: 73. Norway: retired SCC Mart Book
Description: retired SCC Mart Book #3497 containing 23 2003-2009 maximum cards with FDI postmarks, range Scott #s 1369-71 to 1582-83, remaining value of $38.75. EMV = $38, Starting bid = $7.
Description: 30 (28 different, 15 addressed + 15 unaddressed) cacheted philatelic covers and ten (nine different) pictorial postcards from 1972 to 1992, all with special events postmarks that include national stamp day, philatelic shows and organizations, flights, polar, races, music etc. – interesting topical lot. EMV = $40, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 75. Sweden: 187 money order pieces
Description: 187 money order pieces (probably from old kiloware mixtures) with dual frankings of 1872-1879 ring type 5 öre + 20 öre definitive stamps and one piece with a single 20 öre franking, with many different city and town cds postmarks, most from 1877 to 1880, stamps unchecked for perforation 14 and 13 gauges, so may be either or both Facit #s 19/30 & 22/33, Scott #s 19/30 & 23/33, but as most used 1877 to 1881, more likely to be perf. 13 issues and all valued here as the lowest-value catalogued stamp, note a wide range in color shades of both denomination so probably most of the several printings of each issue listed in Facit Special Classic are present here, phenomenal lot for both the postmark collector and ring-type stamp specialist, Facit @ SEK3750/~$354 and Scott @ $375, premiums for any perf. 14 issues, scarcer printings, and scarcer town postmarks, but lot set at just 10¢ a stamp for the starting bid! EMV = $94, Starting bid = $37. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 94.00
Lot No.: 76. Sweden: collection on Minkus pages
Description: collection on Minkus pages in 3-inch, 3-ring white binder, comprising a decent selection of 862 primarily used with some mint (mostly hinged) stamps to ~1990, some nice 1872-1920s, pages are somewhat sparse throughout, but well worth the low starting bid of <3¢ a stamp. EMV = $130, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 130.00
Lot No.: 77. Sweden: accumulation of ~1175 used stamps
Description: accumulation of ~1175 used stamps on 51 album pages and a stock sheet from several sources, comprising primarily 1874-1960s definitives, duplication but a considerable number of different stamps herein, lot unopened from its previous sale with descriptive text attached, expect mixed condition in a large lot, ECV $850, offered here to start at <2½¢ a stamp. EMV = $125, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 125.00
Lot No.: 78. Sweden / Ephemera: 1971 PFA-published souvenir booklet for the Swedish Crown Regalia issue
Description: 1971 PFA-published 8¼” x 5¾ souvenir 12-page booklet for the Swedish Crown Regalia issue, quadrilingual text (Swedish, English, French, and German), with a full booklet pane of ten stamps (Facit #s 740-44 HB248 @ SEK110/~$10.37/Scott #s 899-903a @ $10) affixed to the inside front cover, tied by three pictorial first day of issue postmarks, like new condition except for slight crease at lower right corner of front cover, apparently a scarce item as auctioneer could not locate one for sale. EMV = $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 79. Sweden: Svenska Frimärken 1976 official stamp year pack
Description: Svenska Frimärken 1976 official stamp year pack, comprising three stock cards with 42 stamps + one complete booklet, with additional descriptive pamphlet. CMV = $26, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 26.00
Lot No.: 80. Sweden: outstanding pristine mint stamp and booklets collection mounted
Description: outstanding pristine mint stamp and booklets collection mounted in 62 Lighthouse clear hingeless pages in a Lighthouse Vario F 13-ring green padded 12¼” x 12¼” x 2” album binder (pages and album retail ~$390), contents include 1982-1988 mint NH items (295 stamps as singles, pairs, and blocks, 17 booklet panes, and 48 complete booklets), stamp and booklet issues appear complete from 1982 through 1987 but only 1988 stamps with no booklets, although empty pages for 1988 booklets are present, range of Scott #s 1401-1718, CV @ $846.15 (list of items by Scott #s and CVs can be provided on request). EMV = $620, Starting bid = $250.
Market Value: 620.00
Lot No.: 81. Sweden / Postal History: two official covers dated 1880 and 1882
Description: two official covers dated 1880 and 1882 from Sunne to nearby Grasmark, comprising folded printed matter, each franked with one 4 öre official stamp (confirmed perf. 14 = Scott #2 @ $80 on cover and Facit TJ2 @ SEK800/~$75 on cover) tied by the proper Sunne cds postmark for that year, stamps are only fine centered, so severely discounted from the catalogue value for VF. EMV = $50, Starting bid = $10. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 82. Sweden / Postal History / Philatelic Ephemera: interesting Svenska Frimärksbytesföreningen (The Swedish Stamp Exchange As
Description: interesting Svenska Frimärksbytesföreningen (The Swedish Stamp Exchange Association) ephemera lot, comprising 11 1929-1939 covers (three revalued postal stationery, one registered, six with content) and 50 1930-1949 postcards (three brefkorts, rest franked with postage stamps) posted from Stockholm, six covers are with content cards are printed dues or meeting notifications, most have a printed “SVERIGE/ SFB” stamp-like logo with simulated perforations, a good assortment here of different 5-ore frankings for postcards and 5- or 10-ore frankings for covers, great items for further study. EMV = $60, Starting bid = $15. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 83. Sweden / Postal History: July 12, 1945 plain 5¾” x 3⅝” envelope
Description: July 12, 1945 plain 5¾” x 3⅝” envelope addressed to “Telegrafsbestyreren” (The Telegraph Operator) in Kirkenes (Norway), franked with four Montelius 5 öre commemoratives (Scott #345) tied by two Stockholm Post Office N.L. (Norwegian Legation) cds postmarks with additional sidemark at left, two-line magenta cachet at left indicates origin as the branch of the Norwegian Telegraph Agency representative in Sweden, deemed “official mail” but a philatelic cover because of use of commemoratives and sidemark, includes a further explanatory text. CMV = $50, Starting bid = $15. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 84. Sweden / Stamp Exhibition / Cinderellas: 6¼” x 9” STOCKHOLMIA 74 souvenir sheet
Description: 6¼” x 9” STOCKHOLMIA 74 souvenir sheet on thick cardstock containing five affixed engraved test stamps having designs from five different engravers, sheet was an insert in the STOCKHOLMIA 74 Bulletin 2 and its caption at top indicates these are “Test stamps used at the Swedish Post Office Stamp Printing Works,” included is Czeslaw Slania’s “Uppsala Cathedral” test stamp. CMV = $13, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 85. Sweden / Ephemera: PFA 60 År – 1928-1988 Anniversary Under a New Name/Jubiläum unter Neuem Namen
Description: : PFA 60 År – 1928-1988 Anniversary Under a New Name/Jubiläum unter Neuem Namen, 4¾” x 7” souvenir 16-page bilingual-text booklet published by PFA Swedish Stamps, includes an accompanying 4½” x 6⅞” 1988 PFA 60-Year Jubilee souvenir card franked with two boat stamps (Scott #s 1667 and 1670) tied by a special PFA postmark. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 86. Sweden / FDCs: 20 exhibit-quality P.F.F.S. & P.F.A. registered first day covers
Description: 20 exhibit-quality P.F.F.S. & P.F.A. registered first day covers from 1938 to 1965, all with typed addresses and without cachets (one exception), four to Scandinavian addresses and 16 to foreign addresses (8x U.S., 6x Mexico, Brazil, and Poland), 17 with receipt/transit postmarks on back, includes Facit #s 261-65 Delaware, 324-25, 330-31, 333-34, 385-87, 438-39, 2x 440-41, 476-77, 483-85 (cacheted), 488-91, 490-94, 2x 495-96, 497-99, 509-10, 522-23, 524-25, 534-35, & 566-67, total Facit @ SEK1010/~$95 for FDCs, but premium here for registered uses, foreign destinations, and receipt/transit postal markings. EMV = $140, Starting bid = $35. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 35.00
Lot No.: 87. Sweden / FDCs: 40 (38 different) noncacheted addressed first day covers
Description: 40 (38 different) noncacheted addressed first day covers from 1946 to 1974 + a 1982, Facit #s range from 372-368 to 867-868 + 1213-17, 25 include PFA explanatory card inserts, most have typed addresses with 13 to Scandinavian and 27 to foreign countries (5x U.S., 15x Canada, 2x Costa Rica, Cuba, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Poland), Facit @ SEK1165/~$110. Note that a list of Facit #s and values can be provided on request. EMV = $54, Starting bid = $13.
Market Value: 54.00
Lot No.: 88. Sweden / Local Posts: 24 all different modern (February to July 1945) local post covers and two brevkorts
Description: 24 all different modern (February to July 1945) local post covers and two brevkorts, all are philatelic FDCs (17 addressed + 9 unaddressed) franked with 53 (43 different) local post stamps from issuers in Alingsås, Borås x2, Eskilstuna, Huskvarna x3, Jönköping x3, Kalmar, Landskrona, Malmö x2, Norrköping x2, Skövde x2, Stockholm x2, Stockholm Centrala, Trollhättan, Tranås, Umoå, Upsala, and Östersund, note that all these local stamps and FDCs are listed, illustrated, and priced in Facit Sverige 2019 (pages 283-335), Facit Sverige @ SEK1070/~$101. EMV = $52, Starting bid = $25. See scan on Auction Rules page.
Market Value: 52.00
Lot No.: 89. Sweden / Cinderellas: 24 complete mint sheets of Sweden’s Tuberculosis seals
Description: 24 complete mint sheets of Sweden’s Tuberculosis seals for years 1972, 1974 to 1988, 1992 to 1993, 1994 (1949 to 1994 reprints), and 1995 to 1999, AFA Julemærker Norden 2012 @ DKK80/~$11.77 each sheet = ~$282 CV, market values range from SEK75 each for the earlier sheets to SEK30 each for the more recent, so figure an average of SEK50 per sheet or SEK1200/~$113 for the lot but the starting bid is set at $1.50 a sheet. EMV = $113, Starting bid = $36.
Market Value: 113.00
Lot No.: 90. Worldwide: modern postal history
Description: modern postal history lot of one Colorado philatelist’s incoming 2020s foreign mail, comprising 46 covers (includes 12 registered + 7 priority) franked with a good selection of 217 commemorative and definitive stamps (many pictorials and topicals subjects), includes covers from Australia, Belgium, Canada x4, France, Greece, India x3, Ireland, Latvia x10, Netherlands x6, Singapore x11, Spain x2, and Ukraine x5, ~35 likely to be placed in dealers’ $1 each cover boxes and the rest likely to be priced @ $5 to $10 each, offered here at ~20¢ per cover and <5¢ per stamp. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $9.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: Sweden / Postal Stationery: Net-priced bulk lot of 100 unused 1918 öre Tjänstebrevkort
Description: Net-priced bulk lot of 100 unused 1918 öre Tjänstebrevkort (official-use postal cards) with “1118” imprints at bottom right, Facit “Tjänstebrevkort” #8b. @ SEK1000/~$96, EMV = $60.
A pack of 100 is available for a ridiculously cheap bulk-lot price of 5¢ a card, net price = $5 per pack. Alternatively, a pack of 50 of these cards can be purchased for net price = $3.
Hurry – Only 200 of these postal cards remain in stock for sale!
