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Auction: 176 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Auction
Lot: 596

Worldwide Classics valuable collection, in a small stockbook, largely nineteenth century issues though note some through to 1930s, chosen by a collector whose focus was on selecting the key values of individual sets, rather than complete sets, replete with valuable material, highlights of which include (mint hinged unless otherwise noted), Belgium 1878 5fr pale brown used (thin), 1919 2fr violet, 1915 35fr Railway stamp, Bulgaria 1932 airmail set, various key-value 1935 issues, China with 1878 5c orange used (perf faults), 1894 24c carmine used, Crete 1908-10 overprinted examples, Danish West Indies 1874-9 14c lilac unused, Denmark with selection of mint & used Royal Emblems, 1912 5kr GPO used (two examples), Eritrea 1892 15d blue used and 25d blue (h.r., toned), Fiume 1916 10f Hungary overprint, German States with Baden 1862-5 18kr green used (two examples), 30kr deep orange used (two examples, each with small faults), Bergdorf 11/2s black used (crease), Bremen 1861-3 2gr orange, Brunswick 1852 1sgr rose used, 1856 1gr black, German Colonies with multiple 5m Kaiser’s Yacht issues, German Offices in Turkey 1900 25pi on 5M Type 2, Iceland 1873 4s dark carmine used, 8s brown used (faults), 1902 6a grey pair with and without overprint, 5a green overprinted in blue, 1922 2k & 5k officials, 1924-30 10k on 5k surcharge, Italy 1923 Mazoni 5l violet (two examples), Japan 1871 48m & 100m Dragons used, 1872-3 20s lilac & 20s grey used (faults), 1874 12s rose & 15s lilac, multiple 1876-7 issues, Korea 1903 2wn violet on orange, Liberia 1880 6c-24c set, Libya 1915 5l bistre & rose, Monaco 1885 1fr black (repaired thin) and used, 1932-7 10fr & 20fr key values, Netherlands 1852 15c orange yellow used, 1867 50c gold used, 1872-88 2g50c rose used, 1893-6 5g bronze green (crease), 1913 10g red on straw used (toned), Norway 1855 5s blue used (two examples), Oltre Giuba 1925 1.2l & 12l parcel post, Rhodes 1929 5L magenta and 10L olive Crusader, Romania 1858 5pa black (appears genuine, but split in two and re-attached with hinge), 40pa blue used on piece, 1862 6pa carmine pair, Russia 1858 20k blue & orange used (faults), 1924 15k yellow used, 1931-2 1r dark blue imperforate, Weden 1863 4k blue green, San Marino 1931 10l dark blue airmail, 1932 5l deep brown key value mint, 1932 5l olive Garibaldi, Sardinia 1853 40c pale rose used (thin) Sicily 1/2g orange unused and 1g dark brown used (small pinhole), Sweden 3s blue green reprint (thin), 1855/65 grey (unused, repaired), 1924 2k & 5k King Gustav key values,Tuscany 1851 1cr carmine used,two USA 1847 5c (two examples, one appears unused but repaired, the other used), and 10c used (repaired and regummed), Vatican City 1933 2l & 2.75l, 1937 7c-1.25l Juridical Congress, and much more, many examples with small faults, as well as suspect overprints and surcharges and some other dubious examples, but significant catalogue value well into five figures, and of chiefly fine appearance, well deserving of careful inspection, with many items very infrequently seen, an exceptional opportunity to fill gaps missing in even many advanced collections.

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$11,000