| COLLECTIONS & ACCUMULATIONS — Dr. Charles Rothwell Collection |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| | | Lots 872-1024 are from the collection of Charles E. Rothwell. Dr. Rothwell built his collection over the past 25 years primarily through purchasing large stocks, advanced country collections and smaller lots with specialty items from auction houses in Chicago, Detroit, and New York. To display his collection he constructed his own pages using country specific specialized catalogs and literature obtained from the APS library. These pages run to 1960 and have the look and feel of a Scott Specialty Album page, but contain spaces for shades, paper and perforation varieties, overprint errors and varieties, etc. as per the specialized catalogs. To help ensure consistency of presentation and to facilitate the incorporation of new material, Dr. Rothwell cut mounts for most spaces, whether or not he had the stamp. Please keep in mind while viewing these lots that empty mounts do not necessarily indicate incomplete sets, as they are commonly placeholders for minor varieties and they do not indicate removal of a stamp as these collections are being offered intact. Dr. Rothwell was a stickler for quality, constantly upgrading the centering, freshness and NH condition of his stamps so NH will be found for many of the best values and even in the 19th century. The result is advanced, nearly all mint, collections of exceptional quality. Dr. Rothwell did not finish making albums for the entire world and there are a few used stamps or faulty items. These exceptions will be by and large denoted in the description.
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| 972 |  | Syria another lot perfect for the collector who wishes to specialize. A lot of interesting stamps in the 1919-1928 period but they are spread thin due to the extensive varieties described in the 1936 Yvert catalog and articles on the Arab Government issues used to make these pages. The subsequent period has many mint sets, some imperfs and about a dozen unlisted souvenir sheets. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00 |
| 973 | | Tunisia an excellent collection with a high degree of completion. View carefully as to not miss the specialty items sprinkled throughout. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 974 |  | Germany a nice grouping of booklet panes, tete beche pairs and various zussammendruckes. Most of the value is in the exploded booklets for the 1930’s semipostals. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 975 | | Germany and areas impressive and powerful collection. Much is NH, even the early items like #8 and 45-51. Specialty items for every period and every major section (regular issues, airmails, semipostals, etc.). The Berlin, Occupations, East German locals and DDR are also impressive. | Cat. Value: S.B. 7,000.00
Price Realized: $8,500.00 |
| 976 | | German areas collection consists of German states, Offices abroad and colonies. Even a few Heligoland. The value is spread throughout with many nice singles but no real concentrated areas or large sets. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 977 | | German areas nice group of Plebiscites and related items. Danzig and Saar are the most valuable. Allenstein, Marienwerder, Memel, Schleswig and Upper Silesia also have good sets and singles. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00 |
| 978 | | Greece and areas starts with a nice selection of large Hermes Heads (some are used) and is largely complete thereafter. Numerous overprint errors and varieties, imperfs and imperf between, double impressions, etc. Much of the 20th century is NH. The occupations, Italian issues for Corfu and Ionian Islands and related areas like Epirus and Thrace are also impressive with numerous inverted or double overprints and some valuable unlisted items. Deserves careful viewing to appreciate its depth. | Cat. Value: S.B. 12,000.00
Price Realized: $12,000.00 |
| 979 | | Greenland the bulk of the value lies in the NH 1945 liberation overprints (Scott 19-27, 22a-27a), but a few other nice sets as well. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 980 | | Hungary outstanding, advanced collection in two volumes. The early issues are strong and collected by Michel perforation and watermark type. The 20th century nears completion and includes dozens of complete imperf sets. The occupations are extensive and include many rare stamps. Much specialty material throughout. A large percentage of the 1919-1960 issues are NH. Needs to be viewed carefully to fully appreciate its value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00 |
| 981 | | Iceland lovely collection with valuable numerals and largely complete 20th century. Much is NH, including the Hopflug-Itala airmail set. Also some nice varieties. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00 |
| 982 | | Italy starts with impressive 1860’s issues, some mint no gum but many OG. From 1879-1969 the regular issues, semipostals and airmails are about 90% complete (some placed in an envelope). Many nice sets are NH. Plenty of desirable stamps in the rest of the BOB areas. | Cat. Value: S.B. 9,000.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00 |
| 983 | | Italy (Offices) fairly extensive on Scott Specialty album pages. Good balance throughout China, Crete, Turkish empire and Aegean Islands. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,800.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00 |
| 984 | | Italy areas a standard Scott Specialty album containing Italian colonies, related areas and states. The colonies contain many better sets and singles and some interesting specialty items. Trieste is complete and Fiume is well populated. The states require careful examination as Dr. Rothwell had not studied this area and some fakes could well be present. Consequently they are figured for very little. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5,000.00
Price Realized: $4,500.00 |
| 985 | | Liechtenstein powerful collection that lacks only some “a” numbers for completion. The 1921 issue has both perfs complete. The 1930 issue has several better perfs including the 2 franc perf 11½ x 10½ (Scott 107a). The Vaduz sheet is NH as are most of the other souvenir and miniature sheets in the lot. Don’t miss the imperf and overprint errors. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
| 986 | | Luxembourg the 19th century is very strong with numerous attractive stamps, some of which are used. It is essentially complete from 1882. Much is NH, even the better sets of the 1930’s like the Intellectuals semipostal set. The good souvenir and miniature sheets are present but the 1923 Princess Elizabeth sheet has a damaged corner. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00 |
| 987 | | Monaco has a high degree of completion for the basic stamps and quite a few imperf sets and singles. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 988 | | Netherlands great opportunity for the Netherlands specialist. Quite a few King Williams III stamps rarely available mint. The Wilhelmina period has a lot of better items including some syncopated perfs. The semipostals are nearly complete and the airmails, officials and marine insurance stamps are complete. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5,000.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00 |
| 989 | | Netherlands Antilles a very lovely collection that has nearly all the basic regular issues and semipostal stamps. Nearly all the value is in complete sets. | Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $800.00 |
| 990 | | Netherlands Indies a high degree of completion but has a fairly high percentage of used. Value throughout and a lot of it is focused on the complete mint sets of the 1940’s. BOB is strong with the Marine insurance set, extensive dues and Japanese occupations. Also present is a complete run of Netherlands New Guinea. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| 991 | | Surinam a solid collection with good value in the earlies and mostly complete from 1927-1960. Postage dues are better than what is normally encountered. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 992 | | Norway starts with nice coat of arms and Oscar issues (some are used) including the 1914 reprints. The post horns seem sparse because of the detailed pages, but there is a lot of value in there. Pretty much everything else is there after 1920. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,400.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00 |
| 993 | | Poland outstanding, valuable collection that starts with a used #1, then appears nearly complete for the major numbered items. Many overprint errors and other specialty material throughout. The BOB contains some unlisted WWII era items and a nice group of locals. Ends with a nice group of Central Lithuania. Check this one out. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
| 994 | | Romania starts with #3 tied to piece (appears to be genuine but offered “as is”). The 1862-1902 issues appear sparse but holds a lot of value. The regular issues are largely complete from 1903 and include many specialty items like the 1906 exploration set with “S.E.” overprints and better imperf sets of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Volume 2 hold complete semipostals and airmails with lots of miniature sheets and other varieties. The BOB is also valuable and contains many interesting items. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00 |
| 995 | | Russia and areas a nice solid collection in two Scott Specialty albums. The Russia has strong Czarist issues and loads of NH or OG sets from 1929-1969. The BOB is nice, especially the Offices in China and Turkey. Armenia has lots of handstamped overprints and there are good items in each of the other former republics. Mongolia and Tanna Tuva are also worthwhile. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $4,500.00 |
| 996 | | San Marino a lovely collection in a Scott Specialty album. Two 1892 stamps are used, all others NH or OG. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 997 | | Spain attractive collection in a well filled Scott Specialty album. The 19th century is mixed mint and used which contains some expensive mint stamps. The regular issues run to 1970 and contain many NH or OG sets. The semipostals are strong, with B32-B46, catacombs and much more. Numerous errors and varieties scattered throughout with several pages of unlisted items in the back. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00 |
| 998 | | Spanish Colonies impressive, exciting collection in a Scott Specialty album. Much more complete than typically encountered. Guinea and Morocco are the most valuable followed by Fernando PO and Andorra. Quite a few items are present that are no longer listed, or never were, in the Scott catalog. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00 |
| 999 | | Sweden the 19th century is rather sparse and a few stamps are used. Beginning in 1889 the collection is nearly complete mint with many additional Facit listed varieties. The semipostals are complete and the postage dues have only two empty mounts. This is a very nice lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
| 1000 | | Switzerland superb, powerful collection with strength from the first issues through the BOB. The cantonals may or may not be genuine. The rayons are mostly used but quite nice. The Strubles are mixed mint and used plus a nice pair on cover. From 1862 onward nearly everything is mint and present. A high percentage is NH. Many varieties, perforations, grilled gum, vending machine, tete beche, gutter pairs, double impressions, etc. This goes well beyond the standard Swiss collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 8,500.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00 |
| 1001 | | West Ukraine a small group of 39 stamps on five pages, some are signed. Huge catalog value if all are legitimate. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $500.00 |
| 1002 | | Vatican City most are NH and some are in glassines awaiting the creation of specialized pages that never materialized. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $425.00 |
| 1003 | | Yugoslavia and areas begins with nice selections of Montenegro and Serbia to 1920. The Yugoslavia proper is mostly complete and contains a lot of inverted overprints and other specialty items. The BOB contains Talion and German occupation issues for Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, etc. Of special note is the copy of Laibach Michel #7 with inverted watermark (3000 euros in 2006 catalog). Finishing off is a nice group of Trieste Zone B. | Cat. Value: S.B.. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| 1004 | | Latin America seven country collections mounted in Scott Specialty albums with pages to 1970. Guatemala and Honduras are strongest, but Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico all have good value. Keep an eye out for better errors and varieties. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00 |
| 1005 | | Argentina a highly complete collection to 1970 in a Scott Specialty album. Extra pages and mounts have been added to accommodate perforation and paper varieties of the 1890-1927 regular issues. The Official stamps are much more complete then one usually finds. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,500.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00 |
| 1006 | | Bolivia a nice solid collection on Scott pages. Loads of mint sets and souvenir sheets plus a handful of errors and unlisted material. It won’t take too many more stamps to fill the collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00 |
| 1007 | | Brazil superb, powerful collection that has about 95% of the basic stamps plus many errors, varieties and unlisted items. The bulls eyes and 1861 issue are used, but nearly everything else is mint. Many of the difficult watermark regular issues are here. The airmails are valuable and have errors and the rare watermark variety of the 1941 issue (Michel 572Y). The 1930 Luftschiffbau zeppelin issues are nearly complete NH. Needs careful viewing to be fully appreciated. | Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00 |
| 1008 | | Chile a highly complete collection on Scott pages. Much of the 19th century is mint and there are numerous better mint sets in the early 20th century. The highlight of the collection is the very elusive first airmail set. | Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00 |
| 1009 | | Colombia nice solid collection to 1970 in a Scott Specialty album. Loads of better sets and singles throughout plus some nice imperf and tete-beche pairs. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $700.00 |
| 1010 | | Costa Rica attractive collection on Scott pages to 1970. No real high catalog items present but lots of value in complete sets. Also, there are some interesting unlisted items. | Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 1011 | | Cuba the Spanish dominion issues are nearly complete and contain several imperfs and Edifil listed shades. Also a couple mint and used Puerto Principe surcharges. From 1899 onward, the collection is virtually complete and contains additional overprint error, booklet panes and other specialty material. A very nice Cuba collection. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00 |
| 1012 | | Ecuador a nice collection on Scott pages to 1970. Good value in the 19th century and lots of complete sets subsequently. Also a fair share of unlisted material. | Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 1013 | | Mexico an impressive, valuable lot that contains many unusual items. In addition to the Scott listed material, there is a complete set of 1895 transportation issue black proofs. The revolutionary period has hundreds of overprint errors and varieties. The 1915-1916 pictorial issue has imperf pairs and various proofs. The airmails, officials and other BOB are all very strong. Way too much to describe. Needs to be viewed carefully. | Cat. Value: S.B. 7,500.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00 |
| 1014 | | Paraguay is ideal for the person looking for the unusual. The basic stamps are about 95% complete, neatly mounted on Scott pages to 1970. In the margins and on numerous added pages are overprint errors, imperfs, pairs imperf between and unlisted sets and souvenir sheets of the 1960’s. Check it out. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
| 1015 | | Peru a very nice collection on Scott Specialty album pages to 1970. Very strong 19th century that includes the scarce 10 soles of 1899 (Scott #159). The 20th century is largely complete and the BOB has good value as well. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 1016 | | Salvador impressive collection to 1969 on Scott Specialty album pages. The 19th century holds many nice stamps and the 20th century is largely complete. Look this one over carefully because there are many imperfs, overprint errors and other specialty items. | Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $900.00 |
| 1017 | | Uruguay advanced collection on Scott pages to 1971. The basic pages have been supplemented with additional mounts and pages to accommodate specialty items. Excellent 19th century issues and loads of complete sets. Most of the scarce Pegasus airmails are present. | Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00 |
| 1018 | | Venezuela a fairly comprehensive, attractive collection on Scott Specialty pages to 1970. Lots of nice early singles and loads of sets. Much is NH. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 1019 | | Ethiopia issues to 1917 are pretty light and the collection is about 50% complete after that. Still, good value in complete sets and quite a few overprint varieties. | Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $375.00 |
| 1020 | | Egypt starts with some nice early pyramids. From 1879 onward a fairly high degree of completion. About 5% are used and there are a few errors and varieties. The BOB has good value with the issues for Palestine particularly strong. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $950.00 |
| 1021 | | Iran an impressive, valuable collection to 1969 in a Scott Specialty album. For the 1870-1925 period there are several hundred stamps that may or may not be genuine. These were not considered in generating the suggested bid. The 1925-1969 period is filled with valuable sets and better singles, many of which are NH. Take a close look because some of those early issues may actually be worth real money. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $2,500.00 |
| 1022 | | Iraq starts with a nice selection of Mesopotamia and then has many complete or nearly complete sets to 1960. The last couple pages hold some interesting unlisted stamps and two covers. | Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 1023 | | Turkey the 19th century contains most of the major number items, including good 25 piaster values. The rest of the Ottoman period is quite extensive with many crescent and “bulls head” overprints, perforation varieties and some overprint errors. Turkey in Asia has good value and the Republic issue are largely complete. BOB is quite strong and includes unlisted material. Ends with a nice section of Hatay. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5,000.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
| 1024 | | Liberia a couple hundred stamps on black stockpages in a 3 ring binder. About 5-10% are used. Plenty of errors and varieties are present to supplement the typically seen items. | Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $280.00 |
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