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Public Auction #441

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Bids updated August 17, 2019 at 7:55pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS, AND STOCKS — Scandinavia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
490O*You Asked for It—Only the Hottest Issues of Selected Scandinavian Countries. Thirteen pages in a slim high-end stockbook loaded with choice mint and used singles and sets from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Danish West Indies, 1850’s to 1940’s. Some later issues also present. Most material identified by Scott catalog number and value. Occasional minor duplication. Easy to transfer to specialty albums or to dealer stock.Cat. Value: Cat. 17400.00
Price Realized: $600.00
491O*Impressive Collection of Scandinavia, 1850’s to 1940. Includes desirable examples of classic issues (regular postage stamps and BOB) from Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Large amount of material, but missing some of the more elusive stamps. Primarily used with clear, often readable cancels. See scans for selected highlights. Everything is carefully hinged onto clean computer-generated specialty album pages. Strengths are obvious, and gaps in the collection are easily found and begging to be filled in. Viewing recommended.Cat. Value: Cat. 10000.00
Price Realized: $350.00
492O*Only the Classics, Please. One slim stockbook packed with value and history. Twelve pages loaded with carefully chosen and arranged mint and used singles and sets from Iceland and Sweden, 1850’s to 1940. Most material identified by Scott catalog number and value. Occasional minor duplication. Easy to transfer to collector-oriented specialty albums or to dealer stock.Cat. Value: Cat. 8540.00
Price Realized: $325.00
493O*Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden assortment on three black stock pages. Incorporates over 110 mixed mint and used stamps in partial sets, and singles from the classic era to the early 1900s. Good for spicing up your Scandinavian collection.Cat. Value: Cat. 5840.00
Price Realized: $170.00
494O*Collection of many thousand mounted on quadrille pages and in 3-ring binders. All of the collections run to fairly recent and contain duplication as mint and used plus sometimes more. The more valuable are (owner’s catalog) Sweden $11,000, Norway $4,600, Denmark $4,600 and Finland $3,400. The owner kept meticulous records so the figures should be reasonably accurate. Condition is mixed in the earlier period but on the other hand the very modern used is not so easily obtainable. Moving to better albums will produce some decent collections along with hours of entertainment.Cat. Value: S.B. 1200.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
495O*Stock of over forty sales pages with a high average retail. The Greenland is especially beneficial and the other countries hold good value in the classics. Some mixed condition needed to be accounted for, to get the right number. Take a look, you might get a good buy.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $650.00
496O*Awesome Scandinavia holding from an advanced collector in one carton from the 1850s to the 1980s . Entails Demark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. Comprises hundreds and hundreds of mostly used stamps in folders on album, stock pages, and stock cards having many old auction lots. Includes cancellations and other varieties. A Scandinavian collector dream come true.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
497O*Selection of Scandinavia from 1860 to 1990 in five cartons. Comprises thousands of mixed mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, singles, souvenir sheets, and booklets. in twenty-five albums. Includes Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Greenland. While some albums are remaindered, still plenty of material to enjoy this smorgasbord.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
498O*Assortment of Scandinavia from the late 19th Century to the 1970s in two cartons. Hundreds and hundreds of mainly Denmark but also spotted some Finland and Sweden. Includes used and mint stamps in eighteen binders and albums having useful backup. The Danish has a nice selection of cancellations including slogans plus other varieties nicely organized and identified on the pages. Careful inspection recommended as the specialist will really enjoy this holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $900.00
499O*Splendid Scandinavia collection in two clean Scott Specialty albums from 1855 to 1976. Encompasses hundreds and hundreds of mixed mint and used stamps in full, partial sets, and singles. Includes Finland, Denmark, Danish West Indies, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. Coming on the market for the first time from an old-time collector who is now liquidating his long held holding. Have a quick look as you may get a good buy.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
500O*Collections of all different in approximate order of value Finland (mint and used), Sweden (mostly mint) and Norway (all mint). Each are good bread and butter types and includes better values and many sets.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
501O*Massive Scandinavia selection from the 1860s to the 1980s in two of our largest cartons. Thousands and thousands of mainly used stamps but also some mint in multiples in glassines and sales cards. Mostly in thirteen red boxes and several smaller boxes somewhat organized. Also entails several stockbooks and folders of additional material. Grab your favorite Danish and drink and have fun searching for cancellations and varieties.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $325.00