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Public Auction #431

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 17, 2017 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Click here for live auction, takes place February 18-19, 2017 at 10:00 am (New York time)
Bids updated February 17, 2017 at 7:18pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Western Europe
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
195O*Western Europe A skinny stockbook with a few hundred. About 45% of the catalog value is in a half dozen mint early Monaco. Most of the rest is in France up through the Peace and Commerce issues. Good group to cull out cancels and shades. Offered cheaply.Cat. Value: Catalog 7500
Price Realized: $325.00
196OWestern Europe 25 better classic issues. Four with certs.. Some with minor faults. All fresh F-VF or better appearing.Cat. Value: Catalog 4869
Price Realized: $550.00
197O*Western Europe untouched, unsearched original one man’s life long collection in four Scott Specialty albums in a carton. Collector’s accurate count of over 8,500 mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singles, and souvenir sheets nicely mounted from around 1850 to the 1970s.The best is France having some treasures, followed by Italy, Germany, Great Britain, and Egypt making a surprise appearance. Recommended viewing.Cat. Value: S.B. 950
Price Realized: $1,700.00
198OWestern Europe collections on Minkus and other album or stock pages from 1850 to 1974. Hundreds and hundreds of used stamps in partial, full sets, and singles. Includes France, Monaco, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. Several of the collections are a little messy or do not go to 1974 but they still contain beneficial material to integrate into your worldwide collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 900
Price Realized: $600.00
199O*Western Europe 16 old counter books in Scott order evenly split between Netherlands and Belgium. Good values remain with plenty of used stamps with considerable catalog value. Belgium includes: 2-3,9-12, 13-16, 25, 31, and 42; while Netherlands encompasses # 1,3,4-6, 11-12, 17-22, and 33. Lots of multiples of even the "better" ones with plenty of $10 and up noted. Pay no attention to the old catalog prices for they have moved up and down all over the board. The value is in the earlies, but plenty of stamps to 1970. Prudent buyers will have a long look to prove the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 450
Price Realized: $800.00
200O*Western Europe group of five falling apart PM mounted mainly mint collections of Germany, Switzerland, and others. Somewhat remaindered by purpose and glue failure. These once fine collections now in as is variable condition. Switzerland is best with a mint PM entombed Pax set as a highlight. It would be prudent to view in person before bidding.Cat. Value: S.B. 325
Price Realized: $475.00
201O*Western Europe accumulation. Austria is represented by a three volume Fals Los album with pages 1849-1984. Sparse early and late with the bulk of the couple hundred stamps mainly mint 1960-1974. Better is the Belgium in two remaindered folder collections that overlap having strength in the pre 1945 sections. This two country group could be retooled into three marketable lots.Cat. Value: S.B. 260
Price Realized: $210.00