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Public Auction #417

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COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — Western Europe
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1309*oWestern Europe selection from 1930s to 1980s in three boxes in one carton. Several thousand mint and used stamps with approximately 50% Switzerland, Germany, and Netherlands, and 50% Italy, France, Portugal, San Marino, and Luxembourg, Greatly represented by common but sometimes elusive issues. Mostly different in singles, sets, souvenir sheets, and booklets on “104” size salecards previously cataloged and organized. Easy one to resell by the country. Good bread and butter.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
1310*oWestern Europe revenue accumulation in a pizza size box. About 2075 items of which 1436 are Italy and 639 are Switzerland on stockpages and in a binder from the 1860s to the 1980s. Fascinating variety of markings and cancels having an abundance of backup. A terrific opportunity for the revenue enthusiast.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1311*oWestern Europe dealer’s remainder lots in various collections, old stocks, boxes, stockbooks, and semi sorted glassines, etc. in nine heavy cartons. All the power has been removed to counterbooks but lots of remaining value as an aggregation of inexpensive bourse table lots that will be easy to work up.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
1312*oWestern Europe (Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein) retired dealers stock in over 20 counterbooks and stockbooks. Contains sets, short sets, singles with moderate duplication. Condition is a factor with a few of the higher values (i.e. Liechtenstein C1-C6 with hinge remnants). Catalog values are out of whack and the pages have been used and reused. Also includes a neat stockbook of Austrian notgeld. Well worth the time it will take to integrate into stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1313*oWestern Europe (France and Monaco) retired dealer’s stock in sixteen bulging counterbooks. Contains sets, short sets, singles in moderate duplication. Condition is a factor with a few of the higher values (i.e. France C15 used with a pulled perf). Catalog values are out of whack and the pages have been used and reused. Some “well worth it” work will be necessary to bring this up into saleable condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $600.00
1314*oWestern Europe revenue accumulation in three binders. Encompasses two binders of several hundred France on black pages starting with the 19th century Empire issues and ending in the 1930s. Connaissements, dimensions, effect de commerce, impot sur le revenue, and taxes communales are mostly identified by catalog. The third binder contains about one hundred Spain from the Empire through Francisco Franco. Varying degree of duplication. Fascinating selection not to be missed.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $210.00
1315*Western Europe three sets/sheets of cinderellas. Best are 1924 vignettes in German for the Atlantic crossing of the ZR III, six colors perf, six colors imperf pairs, and a small souvenir sheet. Also a 1923 green full sheet of 20 arms and portraits for the Barbarossa Bund, and a 1946 light blue and black numbered full sheet of 20 20fr airmail vignettes for Lyon France. All very collectible.Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00
Price Realized: $110.00