Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 9

Manuscript, Collectible and Philatelic Auction

Foreign Country Stamp and Cover Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1674		Denmark, Solid Collection 1851-1984. . Scott $15,000 (Owner's). Housed in a Lighthouse hingeless album. Mostly used to 1930, mint thereafter. Includes useful 19th century Arms and numerals issues used, both 1912-15 GPO used, airmail 1925 set used, later sets mostly mint, plus back-of-the-book and more. A worthwhile collection. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1675		Europe (Western), Collections 1849-1971. . 1999 Scott $17,000 (Owner's). A very useful group of single country collections including Belgium, Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland. Features strong regular issues including 19th century, semi-postals, and back-of-the-book. Some mixed condition as to be expected, still a worthwhile group. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1676		France, Stampless Correspondence of the Count and Countess Eble. Ten stampless folded letter sheets. Correspondence from 1832-1844, postmarked Paris, Melun, Guignes and Coubert. Conditions range from good to very good. A wonderful opportunity for the stampless letter collector, as foreign groups are limited. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1677		France, Attractive and Comprehensive Collection 1849-1983. . Scott $13,200 (Owner's). Housed in two albums. Includes issues to 1925 mostly used and mainly mint thereafter. Note 1925 Paris Exhibition souvenir sheet mint, 1937 Pexip souvenir sheet mint, later regular issues look complete mint, semi-postals including mint 1917-19 Orphans to 1fr., 1918 ship NH, 1922 Orphans surcharge set, most Sinking Fund issues, looks complete from 1936 with some booklets, airmail and some back-of-the-book. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1678		France, General Collection 1853-1970. A mint and used collection housed in a Timbres-Poste album from a European collector. Attractive 19th century issues and better early 20th century mint sets and singles. Semi-postals mostly complete with $100 plus sets. Just a few of the better issues inc. #253, B7, B11, B285-290, B294-299, C16-17, #1100 (sheet of 8). Clean and comprehensive group. Well worth inspection. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1679		France, Commercial Correspondence 1869-1870. Interesting group of approximately 75 folded letters from a correspondence going to Bologna, Italy, mainly from arms dealers; franking generally by 20 Napoleon Laure pairs (a few are 40c) with a good range of transit postmarks, a useful lot for the postal history dealer or specialist. Fine overall. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1680		German Area, Four Volume Collection 1850-1970. 19th and 20th century mint and used collection in 4 albums. Features stamps from all major areas including States, Empire, Third Reich, Berlin, Occupation, etc. Many better sets and singles throughout including N.H.material as well as higher catalog value used items. Some condition a bit mixed. Overall a worthwhile collection with substantial value. Inspection definately required. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1681		Hong Kong and Macau Flight Covers 1936-1937. 28 covers including 12 Hong Kong first flights to Guam (x3), San Francisco (x3), Honolulu (x3), Manila (x3), all franked with Hong Kong King Edward VII issues to $2. Also 15 first flights Macau to San Francisco (x3), Honolulu (x3), Guam (x3), Manila (x3), Hong Kong (x3) franked with various Macau issues, plus 1 cover via R.M.S. "Queen Mary Maiden Voyage". Worthwhile group. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1682		Hungarian Revenues. Approximately 50 documents mostly circa 1850 with a variety of Hungarian revenue attached. At least one folded letter sheet noted. Fascinating lot for the specialist. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1683		Israel, Valuable Investment Accumulation 1948-1955. A quality group of 30 sets or singles identified on 8 1/2 x 11 stock pages. These are mostly tab items including some scarce used. Tab highlights include Sc. No. 1-6 used, 1a-3b used, 10-4 mint NH and used, 15 left and right mint NH and used, 24 mint NH, 25 used, 27 left and right mint NH and used, 28-30 used, 31-2 mint and used, 33-4 used, 35-7 mint NH and used, 55 mint NH and used, C1-6 mint NH and used, C9-17 mint NH, J6-11 used, etc. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1684		Netherlands, 1852-1998, Comprehensive Collection 2 Vols. Very clean and neat, mint and used collection in two well-filled, Lighthouse hingless albums, featuring many key stamps and complete sets. 19th century mostly used, 20th century including semi-postals, mostly mint, much never hinged. Better stamps include Scott No's. 50, 53a n.h., 54 ($750), 86 ($825), 99, 100 (with cert), 101 (used), 104, 105, 132-134 ($456), 136-138 (with cert), 201 n.h., 278-281, 286-301 n.h., 319-322 n.h. (with cert, $978), B25-32, B54-57 n.h., B61 n.h., B62-65 n.h., B226. Valuable lot worth inspection. Some faults but generally F-VF. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1685		Romania, Huge Mint Accumulation 1945-1983. A fantastic collection from Europe featuring mostly all never hinged complete, sets spanning over 40 years, housed in 8 stock books. Every imaginable topic is represented. A great opportunity to aquire a large collection of topical material at the right price. Also features some early King Michael issues. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $598
Lot 1686		Spain, 1850-1979. An extensive collection balance neatly mounted in two Scott albums, over 75% complete. Numerous mint and used classics including catalog values to about $1700, over 90% complete mint from 1920 including better definitive sets, commemoratives, semi-postals, airmail, souvenir sheets, back-of-the-book, even Civil War Local issues. Thousands of stamps here, nearly all in complete sets, and rich in items retailing from $50-$300. Only a small number of classics with any noticeable faults, the immense majority of stamps are sound (about 25% of the catalog value with small faults), generally o.g. or mint n.h., and generally with decent centering as well, majority f.-v.f. A valuable lot, well worth careful inspection. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $7,763
Lot 1687		Spanish Colonies, 1854-1974. Collection balance in mounts in one large Scott album, mainly mint complete sets (a few used or mixed mint and used in the earliest issues). Includes Aguera complete ($150), Andorra missing only one stamp (#31A) for completion (approximately $950), Cape Juby complete ($950), Cuba missing only a handful (approximately $1,900), Elobey, Annobon & Corrisco complete (approximately $1,000), Fernando Poo very nearly complete (approximately $2,600), Ifni complete from 1943 (approximately $200), Philippines 1854-1898 missing only about 6 stamps (approximately $4,600), Puerto Rico missinly only a few (approximately $1,600), Rio de Oro missing only a few (about $800), Rio Muni complete, Spanish Guinea about 10 stamps short of completion (about $1,800), Spanish Morocco apparently complete for the period including Tetuan overprints (about $3,000) and Spanish Sahara apparently missing only 1 set (#36-50) to be complete for the period (about $350). Only a smattering of small faults noted, most are sound collectible examples. A great lot for the Spanish or European dealer or the serious collector - the degree of completion is most unusual. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details	Realized $12,075
Lot 1688		Spanish Cuba, Specialized Grouping 1855-1928. Approximately 200 stamps housed on pages and stock cards including a page of 1855, Isabel II 1/2 r issues with varieties, the 1880-1 Alfonso issues with mint blocks and a few later varieties. Some toned but an interesting group for the specialist. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1689		Spanish Philippines, 1854-1898. A collection of mainly Spanish Philippines issues 1854-1898, plus a selection of later American Administration and Japanese Occupation issues, all in one homemade album. The colonial period is nearly complete including many of the rarer issues, with only a handful of stamps missing; note catalog values to about $500. The colonial issues comprise 95% of the value. Very mixed condition, with numerous faults noted, including heavy cancels, fading, toning, thins, less than 4 margins etc, nevertheless quite useful for the unusually high degree of completion. Inspection strongly recommended. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1690		Switzerland, Mint and Used Collections 1850-1973. . Scott $9,354 (Owner's). The used collection is housed in an old-time Timbres-poste album with better 19th century earlies as well as later better sets and singles. The mint is housed in a Lighthouse hingeless album with mostly issues from the 1950s-1970s (some stuck down). Inspection highly recommended. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1691		Worldwide Airmail - Fantastic Cover Accumulation 1911-1940. Covers with many better flights and frankings such as a Danzig 1921 special flight to Warsaw with mixed franking of Danzig airmails and Polish Aero-Targ semiofficial airs, a Denmark C7-8 on 1935 NAFILA flight, German catapult covers (3x), a G.B. 1911 London to Windsor flight with brown cachet, an Iraq 1927 Basrah-Cairo flight (AAMC 4a), two different 1917 Italian experimental flights, two different 1931 New Zealand Christmas flight covers with better frankings) one to Budapest), also a 1933 "Faith in Australia" flight, Poland 1938 and 1939 balloon stratosphere flights, both franked with B31 souvenir sheet, also Sc. No. 306-7 overprints on 1935 Gordon Bennett race cover, a 1925 South Africa Capetown-Durban FFC with cachet, a 1924 Switzerland Solothurn-Granchen and a 1927 LaChaud de Fonds/Locle-Lausanne special flight with better frankings, a US Sc. No. 3¢ on June 4, 1918 cover from Washington to Philadelphia, Sc. No. C6 on a 1924 Boston World Flyers cover, a 1930 crash cover, Pan Am test flights, etc. including several FAM-14 Ffcs (5 Macau and 6 Hong Kong), all with better frankings, a 1936 Rocket Airplane flight card and a cover with special adhesives plus Willy Ley signatures and much more. A great lot in F-VF condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1692		Worldwide Arctic, Antarctic and Polar Covers. Lot of 17 covers including Norway 1902 Polar Expedition with special Spitzbergen adhesive tied by SS Auguste Victoria cds, a 1931 Wilkins-Ellsworth cover with US and Norwegian franking, a registered cover from Bergen to US, a 1932 Russian Polar Expedition cover with C34 from Archangel to Luxembourg, a B.A.T. surcharge on covers postmarked at smaller bases and islands plus less common Little America covers, a 1973 Argentine Antarctic Territory military maneuvers cover with several cachets, etc. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $276