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Public Auction #427

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 19, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place February 20-21, 2016 at 10:00am (New York time)
Bids updated February 19, 2016 at 6:31pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Switzerland
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
580*oSwitzerland extensive collection starting with a handful of doubtful cantonals, followed by federals, sitting and standing Helvetias. The rest is essentially complete mostly mint to the late 1970s. The semis and airs are the same as above. The dues are only missing a few and the officials are stronger than usual. The condition of the classics are mixed with the rest mostly F-VF.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
581*oSwitzerland mounted collection of more than 1100 WWII soldier stamps. Nearly all mint and largely complete for the Biella album they are in. Includes imperfs, proofs and progressive proofs.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
582*oSwitzerland collection in a clean Scott Specialty album up to 1988. Mixed mint and used with used early and mint later. Lots of complete sets and excellent coverage, over 95% complete for the pages. Strong classic section starting with a used #2 (defective) with an APS cert. Good back of the book missing less than 30 stamps for completion. Strong in every section missing mainly the rarities. A pleasure to view.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
583*oSwitzerland a specialist’s dream. A stockbook containing several hundred mostly used postage dues up to 1909. Wide variety of values including many 100 centimes and 500 centimes. Features ultras, blue greens, olive greens and yellow greens with normal frames, inverted frames, etc. The scope goes way beyond the Scott classic listing. Needs inspection.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $290.00
584*oSwitzerland collection 1850-2004 in a clean new style Scott Specialty album. Used early, mint from the last 12 years. Fairly complete used 1908-1981. Includes a used PAX set. Strong semipostals and airs mostly used. Lots of value in the modern mint sets. Weak in souvenir sheets and BOB. A dozen or so mint booklets are a welcome addition. Should please most collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $600.00
585*oSwitzerland two unrelated but similar counterbooks containing medium to better values and sets. Strength is in the 19th century but in mixed condition. Also good value in semis, airs and officials. Huge catalog total. Offered appropriately.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $350.00
586**Switzerland a NH dealer’s stock filling anout 1½ red boxes with issues running from the mid 1920s to 2004. Strength is in the later years. Overwhelmingly complete sets with low duplication. Also of note, there is a good chunk of booklets. Unpicked as this stock was never offered for sale. Ready for your bourse table.Cat. Value: cat. 4,570.00
Price Realized: $600.00
587*oSwitzerland 30 page hingeless album containing a hundred or so zusammendrucke (kehrdrucke) issues 1908-1984. Mixed mint and used. Well populated in places sparse in others. High Michel catalog. An interesting accumulation of these odd items missing from most collections.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $475.00
588oSwitzerland an all used semipostal stock running from B1 to B541 (few airmails). All sets with only a little duplication arranged on about 600 “102” size salescards. Very clean and offered cheaply.Cat. Value: cat. 6,975.00
Price Realized: $250.00