Lot No.: 1. Denmark / Danish Areas: AFA Specialkatalog 1995
Description: AFA Specialkatalog 1995, in Danish, Lars Boes (Editor), Aarhus Frimærkehandel, Aarhus, Denmark, 1994, 720 pages, profusely illustrated, 6” x 8½” hardbound, ISBN 87-7012-232-6, good condition (index tabs added to pages by former owner). The priced reference catalogue in Denmark where AFA Catalogue numbers are used extensively, contains specialized listings of the stamps of Denmark, Faroes, Greenland, DWI, Schleswig-Holstein, and Iceland. Although superseded by later editions, this 1995 catalogue remains an essential reference handbook in that added are sections on specialized listings of Iceland stamp issues, Iceland postmark types and postal rates, listings of Danish numeral cancellations, a Danish-English vocabulary list, and special articles on Denmark’s 1882-1904 coat-of-arms 20-øre issues and printing methods used for Danish stamps. CMV = $50, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 2. Denmark / Postal History: Two-volume set in Danish: Bind I, Danske Breve 1851-1979, Forsendelsesarter og Portotakster + Bin
Description: Two-volume set in Danish: Bind I, Danske Breve 1851-1979, Forsendelsesarter og Portotakster + Bind II, Vurderingsprincipper og Katalogisering / Volume I, Danish Covers 1851-1979, Shipping Types and Postal Rates + Volume II, Valuation Principles and Cataloging, by Jørgen Gotfredsen and Jesper Haff, Aarhus Frimærkehandel, Aarhus, Denmark, 1979, 224 and 176 pages, respectively, profusely illustrated (some color in Volume I), 6” x 8½” hardbound editions, ISBNs 87 7012 069 2 + 87 7012 070 6, pristine. Essential handbooks for serious Danish cover collectors and postal historians – Volume 1 encompasses postal rates (primarily by means of tables) and the types of postal services offered, and Volume II deals with cataloging and pricing of covers by their stamp-issue frankings. CMV = $39, Starting bid = $16.
Market Value: 39.00
Lot No.: 3. Denmark / Postmarks: two illustrated 5¾” x 8¼” softbound editions, in German
Description: two illustrated 5¾” x 8¼” softbound editions, in German, published by FG Nordische Staaten E.V., Wiesbaden, Germany, both have slight front cover mars from library label removals, but otherwise are in good condition: Dänische Nummern- und Sternstempel Katalog 1975/78 / 1975/78 Catalogue of Danish Numeral- and Star-Postmarks, by Dieter Mickel, 72 pages, and Dänische Nummern- und Sternstempel Katalog 1980 + Dänische Briefsammelstellen-Stempel Katalog 1980 / 1980 Catalogue of Danish Numeral- and Star-Postmarks + Danish Letter-Collection Office Postmarks, by Dieter Mickel and Klaus Eitner, 92 pages. Both volumes have priced (albeit dated) listings of the numeral cancels identified by city and valued individually for strikes on 1851-1875 stamps, and the star cancels are listed alphabetically by place name and valued as both the “with star” and “starless types” – the 1980 catalogue adds a new section by Eitner on the bridge-type circular datestamps of letter-collecting offices listed alphabetically by place name along with their dates of use. (The 1980 Edition by itself sold in SCCL Auction #22 for $11.) EMV = $30. Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 4. Finland: Norma 1984 Suomi Erikoisluettelo 1845-1983 / Finland Specialized Stamp Catalogue
Description: Norma 1984 Suomi Erikoisluettelo 1845-1983 / Finland Specialized Stamp Catalogue, trilingual (Finnish, English, and Swedish), Suomen Postimerkkeily Oy, Helsinki, 248 pages, profusely illustrated (in color for stamps, booklets, and souvenir sheets), 5” x 8¼” softbound, good condition. Comprehensive specialized, priced (albeit dated) Finnish stamp catalogue that, in addition to postage stamps, includes listings of slot-machine booklets, postal bus and field post stamps, Finnish area (Aunus, North Ingermanland, Karelia, & East Karelia) stamps, Helsinki and Tampere local post stamps, stamps of the Finnish shipping companies, postal stationery, and Russian stamps & postal stationery used in Finland, also includes numbers concordance with six other catalogues and rate tables. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 5. Finland / Forgeries: Forgeries of Finnish Postage Stamps / Suomen Postimerkkien Väärenteitä
Description: Forgeries of Finnish Postage Stamps / Suomen Postimerkkien Väärenteitä, in English and Finnish, by Mikko Ossa, Lauri Peltonen (LaPe), Hanko, Finland, 1977, 108 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 9¾” softbound with dust jacket, like-new condition. Though superseded by Juhani Olamo’s imposing Finland Reference Manual of Forgeries volumes, this bilingual illustrated handbook still serves serious collectors as a useful introduction to Finnish forgeries, ranging from the classic ovals to overprinted stamps to altered postal history items. EMV = $21, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 21.00
Lot No.: 6. Finland: Post Offices in Finland, 1638-1985
Description: Post Offices in Finland, 1638-1985 Scandinavian Philatelic Foundation, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1989, iv + 108 pages, illustrated, 6” x 9” softbound, ISBN 0 936493-13-5, like-new condition. English translation by Anneli Hvidonov of the introductory section of the Finnish edition of Suomen Postitoimipaikat 1638-1985 by Kalle Vaarnas and Kaarlo Hirvikoski. Excellent overview of the development and descriptions of the Finnish postal service’s postmarks, postal markings, and canceling devices. CMV = $20, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 7. Finland: Suomen Vanhimmat Paikkakuntaleimat / Early Postmarks of Finland / Die Frühen Ortsstempel Finnlands
Description: Suomen Vanhimmat Paikkakuntaleimat / Early Postmarks of Finland / Die Frühen Ortsstempel Finnlands, trilingual text (Finnish, English, and German), by Rolf Gummesson, Mikko Ossa, and Karl-Erik Stenberg, Lauri Peltonen (LaPe), Hanko, Finland, 1974, 142 pages, profusely illustrated, 6⅞” x 9⅞” softbound with dust jacket, like new condition. Important classic handbook of Finnish postmarks on pre-philatelic covers and early stamp (oval and serpentine) issues, includes rarity factors. CMV= $17, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 17.00
Lot No.: 8. Norway: Clearance lot of five different ~6” x 8½” softbound Norgeskatalogen
Description: Clearance lot of five different ~6” x 8½” softbound Norgeskatalogen (specialized Norway stamp catalogues), Oslo Philatelist Club’s 1972, 1983, 1988/89, 1991, and 1997 Editions, in Norwegian (some English text), 156, 352, 320, 324, and 384 pages, respectively, profusely illustrated (in color starting 1988/89), good condition. Outdated prices, but these five catalogues are still useful references for specialist information and their one-time standalone articles (not repeated in other editions) on various subjects. EMV = $28, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 28.00
Lot No.: 9. Norway: Norgeskatalogen 2013, Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Norway
Description: Norgeskatalogen 2013, Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Norway (65th Edition), in Norwegian (some English), Peer-Christian Ånensen, Kjell Åge Johansen, and Erik Olafsen (Editors), Oslo Filatelistklubb, 470 pages, profusely illustrated in color, 6¾” x 9½” softbound, good condition (cover and page indentation at lower right). Authoritative specialized catalogue of postage, personalized, official, postage-due, and returned-letter stamps, stamp and vending machine booklets, coil stamps, and franking labels, includes four special major sections on posthorn stamps (key to cataloguing and terminology), margin markings on 1997-2012 stamp issues, tables of 1877-2012 postal rates, and Swiss-type cancellers of 1899-1930. Note: This is the most recent edition Norgeskatalogen offered in a SCCL auction. CMV = $27, Starting bid = $11
Market Value: 27.00
Lot No.: 10. Sweden: Sverige Katalogen 1988-89 / Sweden Catalog 1988-89
Description: Sverige Katalogen 1988-89 / Sweden Catalog 1988-89, in Swedish, Sveriges Filatelist Förbund, Stockholm, 544 pages, illustrated, 6” x 8¼” softbound, good condition. This is SFF’s final specialized edition, with additional sections on shipments of stamp issues, postal stationery, 1840-1960 shipments with proof of mailings, local stamps (classic and post-1945 issues), and 1874-1920 postal etiquettes, plus three articles, well worth obtaining just for its 83 pages of specialized postal stationery listings! EMV = $15, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 11. Sweden: Facit Sverige 2000
Description: Facit Sverige 2000, in Swedish, Facit Förlags AB, Västerås, Sweden, 2000, 208 pages, profusely illustrated in color, softbound, ISBN 91-86564-50-1, good condition. Basic (nonspecialized) priced listings of Swedish stamps by Facit numbers; however, this catalogue goes beyond the standard Facit Catalogue in that it includes 39 pages of specialized priced listings of all Swedish 1887-1999 private local post issues alphabetically by towns and 13 pages of Sweden’s national Christmas seals. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 12. Sweden / Postal History: Facit Postal VII, Ortstämplar & Posthistoria / Place Name Postmarks & Postal History
Description: Facit Postal VII, Ortstämplar & Posthistoria / Place Name Postmarks & Postal History, in Swedish and English, Facit Förlags AB, Västerås, Sweden, 2004, 456 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¾” x 9½” softbound, ISBN 91-86564-55-2, good condition. According to its Foreword, this edition is more comprehensive than its predecessor and contains an expanded, revised chapter on railway stamps. CMV = $36, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 36.00
Lot No.: 13. Sweden: En Studie av de Svenska Lösenstämplarna, 1843-1874 / A Study of Swedish Postage Due Markings, 1843-1874
Description: En Studie av de Svenska Lösenstämplarna, 1843-1874 / A Study of Swedish Postage Due Markings, 1843-1874, in Swedish, by Ulf Ivarsson, Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund, Stockholm, 1974, 136 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 9¾” softbound, cover and spine mars from removal of library labels, otherwise good condition. This is SFF Specialized Handbook No. 4 – an important reference and postal history guide for collectors of early Swedish covers and postal history students – consists of two parts: Part 1 (~38 pages) discusses types of due markings, including dates and conditions of use, and Part 2 (~98 pages) presents illustrated examples of use on covers with full explanations of the routes, rates, & markings, and includes rarity factors and earliest & latest recorded uses of each marking. Reduced pricing due to cover condition issues. CMV = $26, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 26.00
Lot No.: 14. Sweden / Military Postal History: Militärpostal Tidskrift / Military Postal Journal
Description: Militärpostal Tidskrift / Military Postal Journal, Number 41, 1997, in Swedish, 60 8¼” x 11⅝” four-hole punched stapled pages, profusely illustrated, good condition. Anthology of eight articles related to Swedish, Danish, and Finnish military operations. EMV = $10, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 10.00
Lot No.: 15. Scandinavia: Luftpostens Historia i Norden / The History of Airmail in Scandinavia
Description: Luftpostens Historia i Norden / The History of Airmail in Scandinavia, bilingual in Swedish & English, by Örjan Lüning, Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund, Stockholm, 1978, 352 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 10” softbound, ISBN 91-85202-00-7, good condition (slight cover damage from removal of library labels). As the title indicates, this SFF Special Handbook No. 10 offers an extensive exposition of Nordic airmail history and includes airmail catalogue listings for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, and Finland flight covers – a must-have reference for Nordic airmail cover collectors and airmail postal historians! CMV = $42, Starting bid = $17.
Market Value: 42.00
Lot No.: 16. Scandinavia / Nordic: FACIT Special Classic 2020
Description: FACIT Special Classic 2020, in English and Swedish. Gunnar Lithén (Editor-in-Chief), Facit Forlags AB, Malmö, Sweden, 480 pages, profusely illustrated in color, hardbound, ISBN 978-91-86564-85-8, pristine. Must-have catalogue with extensive specialized listings of stamp issues for all Nordic countries and DWI, including booklets, machine stamps, FDCs, and varieties through 1949, and special sections and/or standalone articles on early Sweden proofs/essays/forgeries, prices for and rarity rates of Swedish number of unused classic Swedish stamps 1855-1877, new classifications for Sweden’s black local stamp (#s 6A & 6B), modified shade descriptions of the Oscar II issues, varieties of the Gustav V, 1917-1918 provisionals, shade classification of Sweden’s Three Crowns issues, uses of Greenland Pakke-Portos, and Iceland Skilling covers in private hands. EMV = $60, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 0
Description: The next nine lots consist of partial or incomplete runs of selected Nordic philatelic periodicals deaccessioned from SCCL because there were no requests for these for the past 20 years. Clearance of these inactive journals frees severely needed shelf space to accommodate more vital literature holdings. Unless otherwise noted in the lot descriptions, issues are in sound condition (good to like-new, depending on age).
Market Value: 0.00
Lot No.: 17. Denmark and Danish Areas / Postal History: incomplete run of 18 of the first 25
Description: incomplete run of 18 of the first 25 issues (~1976-1990) of Posthistoriske Meddelelser / Postal History Notices, in Danish, irregularly-issued periodicals from Posthistorisk Forlag, Hobro, then Tønder, Denmark, 5¾” x 8¼” staple-bound paperbacks, ISSN 0105-3736, profusely illustrated, issues contain 20 to 40 pages (30 pages average). These are important anthologies containing articles by E. Menne Larsen and other renowned authors on numerous aspects of Scandinavian philately and postal history, with the majority about Denmark and Danish areas, including Slesvig 1864-1920; Issue 25 includes a useful detailed eight-page cumulative index for the 25 issues. EMV = $108, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 108.00
Lot No.: 18. Denmark: incomplete run of 30 issues
Description: incomplete run of 30 issues (Vol. 20, No. 5 to Vol 29, No. 5, January 1980 to January 1990) of Philos, in Danish, monthly periodical of the Holstebro (Denmark) Philatelist Club, 5¾” x 8¾” staple-bound paperback, illustrated, issues contain 16 to 48 pages (21 pages average), content includes club news, ads, and brief articles on a wide range of subjects. EMV = $30, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 19. Norway: TFK NYTT, in Norwegian
Description: TFK NYTT, in Norwegian, quarterly journal of the Tromsø Philatelic Club, complete run of 32 issues for Volumes 27-34 (1977-1984) bound into four 6” x 8½” red buckram library hardcover editions totaling ~1314 pages, also five additional 1973-1976 issues of 32 pages each (issues average 40 pages), profusely illustrated, emphasis on Norwegian philately with many lengthy research articles as well as club news and briefer articles on stamps, covers, postmarks, and postal history. Cinderella note: 1981 Issue No. 1 features the history of 100 years of the Tromsø Bypost and includes an inset page with a mounted ~3” x 2¼” souvenir sheet that reproduces a Tromsø local stamp. EMV = $144, Starting bid = $36.
Market Value: 144.00
Lot No.: 20. Norway: TFK NYTT, in Norwegian
Description: TFK NYTT, in Norwegian, quarterly journal of the Tromsø Philatelic Club, 16 1981-1997 issues that range from 36 to 60 pages (average 40 pages) and nine 2002-2004 issues of 32 pages each, profusely illustrated (some color 2002 onwards), emphasis on Norwegian philately. EMV = $75, Starting bid = $15.
Market Value: 75.00
Lot No.: 21. Norway: KFK Filateli, in Norwegian
Description: KFK Filateli, in Norwegian, quarterly journal of the Kristiansand Filatelistklubb, complete runs of issues of Volumes 4-6 (1983-1985) and 8-11 (1987-1990) bound into two 6⅞” x 8½” red buckram library hardcover editions, also four additional issues (#s 1-2, 1986, and #s 1-3, 1991), illustrated, issues average 24 pages, so estimated 768 pages altogether, emphasis on Norwegian philately, and contents include club news and articles on stamps, covers, postmarks, and postal history. EMV = $96, Starting bid = $24.
Market Value: 96.00
Lot No.: 22. Sweden: substantial run of 88 1943-1962 (Vols. 5-24) issues of Filatelia / Philately
Description: substantial run of 88 1943-1962 (Vols. 5-24) issues of Filatelia / Philately, the five-issues-a-year house organ of Firma Gösta Sahlin of Stockholm edited by Sahlin, in Swedish, profusely illustrated, 5¾” x 8¼” staple-bound paperback, most issues have 20 to 24 pages, contains brief philatelic articles and contemporary news briefs, but content primarily is the firm’s illustrated philatelic advertisements. After a 24-year run, this periodical ceased publication with Sahlin’s death on December 1, 1962 – the final December 1962 issue contains Sahlin’s obituary –this lot’s starting bid is set at a cheap 15¢ per issue. EMV = $88, Starting bid = $13.
Market Value: 88.00
Lot No.: 23. Sweden / Postal History: incomplete run of 11 of the first 19 (1994-1998) issues of Sällskaps Post
Description: incomplete run of 11 of the first 19 (1994-1998) issues of Sällskaps Post, Sällskapet för Svensk Poshistorisk Dokumentation / Society Post of the Society for Swedish Postal History Documentation, in Swedish, Ingvar Larsson (Editor), 5¾” x 8¾” staple-bound paperback, profusely illustrated, issues contain 8 to 48 pages (28 pages average), content is entirely in-depth articles about Swedish postal history. EMV = $55, Starting bid = $11.
Market Value: 55.00
Lot No.: 24. Scandinavia: 20 of the 24 issues from Skandinavisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift / Scandinavian Philatelic Journal,
Description: 20 of the 24 issues from the first two volumes (1909-1910) of Skandinavisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift / Scandinavian Philatelic Journal, in Danish, the monthly journal of the Odense Philatelist Association, Odense Philatelist Club, and the Ringsted Philatelist Association, 7” x 10½” staple-bound paperback, ragged first four issues of only 4 pages each, but rest are in remarkable condition for their age, issues contain 4 to 16 pages each (ten pages average), early philatelic periodical with dealer ads, some editorial content, and brief articles on a wide variety of subjects. EMV = $30, Starting bid = $5
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 25. Scandinavia: 22 assorted issues of Populær Filateli / Popular Philately
Description: 22 assorted issues of Populær Filateli / Popular Philately, in Danish, this lot contains the historic inaugural four-page 10½” x 16” newspaper issue of February 1939 (a bibliophile collector’s item!), seven 1941 8½ x 11” biweeklies, 13 1970-1971 5⅝” x 8¾” monthlies, and 5¾ x 8¼” December 1990 issue, These issues will take you down Memory Lane and demonstrate how this Danish philatelic periodical began as a simple newspaper akin to Linn’s Stamp News and quickly evolved into a staple-bound paperback (first subtitled Current Newspaper for Stamp Collectors and then Monthly Magazine for Stamp Collectors), and show that from its origin contained ads, columns, brief articles, news of new issues, and other features, and by 1971 was including the AFA Catalogue worldwide new-issue listings akin to Scott’s Stamp Monthly. EMV = $50, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 26. Philately: The Pageant of Civilization – World Romance and Adventure as Told by Postage Stamps, by F. B. Warren
Description: The Pageant of Civilization – World Romance and Adventure as Told by Postage Stamps, by F. B. Warren, The Century Co., New York City, 1926, vii + 490 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¼” x 9” hardbound, good condition. Warren’s century-old book teems with stories of ambition, sacrifice, courage, adventure, and treachery – all reflected in more than 1000 beautiful half-tone engravings of postage stamps. CMV = $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 27. Philately: Fundamentals of Philately, by L.N. Williams
Description: Fundamentals of Philately, by L.N. Williams, American Philatelic Society, State College, PA, Revised 1990 Edition, xv + 862 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¼” x 9¼” hardbound with dust jacket, ISBN 0-933580-13-4, pristine. Superior revised edition of this essential philatelic handbook about paper, watermarks, stamp design, printing, embossing, inks and color, gum, and types of perforations & other stamp separations, and much more. CMV = $85, Starting bid = $17.
Market Value: 85.00
Lot No.: 28. Cinderellas: The World of Donald Evans, by Willy Eisenhart
Description: The World of Donald Evans, by Willy Eisenhart, Harlan Quist, New York City, 1980, 173 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, good condition. The remarkable story of artist Donald Evans, who at the age of 31 tragically died in an apartment fire in Amsterdam, and his tiny paintings of stamps of imaginary countries – many consider this book to be the most significant cinderella stamp book ever published, a must-have acquisition illustrating all of Evans’s “stamps” in color! CMV = $18, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 18.00
Lot No.: 29. Bulgaria: Handbuch Bulgarien, Postwertzeichen, Tell 1, 1879-1944 /Bulgaria Handbook, Postage Stamps, Part 1
Description: Handbuch Bulgarien, Postwertzeichen, Tell 1, 1879-1944 /Bulgaria Handbook, Postage Stamps, Part 1, 1879-1944, in German, by Rolf Weinbrecht, Author-published, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1993, vii + 128 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11¾” comb-bound paperback, good condition. Essential specialized priced catalogue and handbook for Bulgarian postage stamps, includes listings of plate flaws & varieties, color & shade varieties, paper types, errors, and production & design information, with a list of German-to-English philatelic terms, concordance of seven catalogues’ stamps numbering, and bibliography. CMV = $54, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 54.00
Lot No.: 30. Canal Zone: The Postal Stationery of the Canal Zone, John J. Blessington and Rick Schwartz
Description: The Postal Stationery of the Canal Zone, John J. Blessington and Rick Schwartz (Editors), United States Postal Stationery Society, Redlands, CA, 1985, vi + 62 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¼” x 9” softbound, good condition. Although superseded by two subsequent editions, this priced specialized catalogue is still useful for its listings for surface, airmail, & registration envelopes and surface, airmail, & Christmas postal cards, includes introductory & general information chapters along with illustrations of all watermarks & envelope
knife cuts, as well as a separate six-page price (albeit dated) price supplement. EMV = $10, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 10.00
Lot No.: 31. Cuba: Catálogo Especializado de Sellos de Cuba 1997 / 1997 Specialized Catalog of the Stamps of Cuba
Description: Catálogo Especializado de Sellos de Cuba 1997 / 1997 Specialized Catalog of the Stamps of Cuba, in Spanish, Edifil SA., Madrid, Spain, 1997, xvi + 344 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 9¾” hardbound, good condition. Comprehensive First Edition of this authoritative, specialized priced (albeit dated) catalogue, contains listings of postal markings, postage stamps, dues, officials, telegraph stamps, official seals, postal stationery, postal cards, and aerograms up to 1966. EMV = $25, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 32. Czechoslovakia / Forgeries: Forgeries of Czechoslovak Postage Stamps, Fred W. Hefer (Editor)
Description: Forgeries of Czechoslovak Postage Stamps, Fred W. Hefer (Editor), Society for Czechoslovak Philately, Fairfax, VA, 1985, 357 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” comb-bound paperback, easily-replaceable damaged comb binder, otherwise good condition. The second revised edition of the original work by J. Karásek, Z. Kvasnička, and B. Paulíčvek, this specialized handbook with blow-up illustrations details all known forged Czechoslovak stamps and overprints, an essential treatise for collectors specializing in the stamps of this country. EMV = $70, Starting bid = $14.
Market Value: 70.00
Lot No.: 33. Jamaica: The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica, Volumes One and Two, by E. F. Aguilar,
Description: The Philatelic Handbook of Jamaica, Volumes One and Two, by E. F. Aguilar, Author-published, Kingston, Jamaica, 1949 & ca. 1960, 109 & 129 pages, profusely illustrated, 7¼” x 9¾” & 5½” x 8½” softbound editions, Volume One has a shabby front cover, otherwise both books are in good condition. Volume One contains specialized but unpriced illustrated listings of postage, fiscal, & official stamps, specimen overprints, and two sections of temporary rubber datestamps (1881-1938 & 1939 onwards), and Volume Two contains priced (in G.B. currency) illustrated listings of the stamps, obliterator numbers, and temporary rubber datestamps & post offices from 1880 to 1958. CMV = $60, Starting bid = $12.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 34. Nicaragua: Nicaragua to 1940 – A Philatelic Handbook, by Clyde R. Maxwell
Description: Nicaragua to 1940 – A Philatelic Handbook, by Clyde R. Maxwell, Author-published, Irvine, CA, 1988, v + 220 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” loose-leaf pages in a three-ring binder, g condition. Specialized priced (with relative value ratings) catalogue and handbook for Nicaraguan stamps, covers postage, airmail, postage due, official, official airmail, and postal tax stamps as well as 28 pages devoted to local issues, includes an extensive bibliography and concordances of Handbook numbers versus Scott, Stanley Gibbons, Yvert et Tellier, & Sanabria Airmail catalogues numbers. CMV = $90, Starting bid = $18.
Market Value: 90.00
Lot No.: 35. Russia: Russian Postal History 1857-1918, by Martin Holmsten
Description: Russian Postal History 1857-1918, by Martin Holmsten, in trilingual text (English, Finnish, and Swedish), Oy Rurik Ltd., Vasa, Finland, 1992, 95 pages, profusely illustrated, 7” x 9⅞” softbound, like-new condition. Useful reference and priced guidebook that presents a general view of Russian postal history, with rate tables, letter costs to principal European cities, and more. CMV = $12, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 12.00
Lot No.: 36. C.S.A.: Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Hand-Book, by August Dietz
Description: Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Hand-Book, by August Dietz, The Dietz Press, Richmond, VA, 1959 Edition, xvii + 262 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¼” x 9¼” hardbound, , good condition (several masked ex-library markings, otherwise like-new). CSA specialist Leonard Hartmann states this is still “the standard work” despite being superseded by the 2012 Edition of The Confederate States of America Catalog and Handbook (thar currently retails at $325!), contains an extensive 15-page section on fakes and counterfeits of C.S.A. stamps, postmaster provisionals, and postmarks. CMV= $70, Starting bid = $14.
Market Value: 70.00
Lot No.: 37. U.S.A.: United States Postage Stamps of 1869, by Jon Rose
Description: United States Postage Stamps of 1869, by Jon Rose, Linn’s Handbook Series, Amos Press, Sidney, OH, 1996, viii + 191 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-940403-66-8, good condition (one masked ex-library marking on title page, otherwise like-new). Essential handbook for the 1869 issues with 11 chapters arranged by ascending denominations of issues, includes information on essays, proofs, trial color proofs, specimen overprints, covers, domestic and foreign uses, reissues, and three appendices on known cancels, safety paper essays, and references. CMV = $40, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 38. U.S.A.: United States Stamps 1922-26, by Gary Griffith
Description: United States Stamps 1922-26, by Gary Griffith, Linn’s Stamp News, Sidney, OH, 1992, x + 390 pages, profusely illustrated, 6¼” x 9¼” hardbound, pristine. Authoritative specialized handbook on these Bureau issues with extensive reference citations and a 14-page subject index. CMV = $24, Starting bid = $6.
Market Value: 24.00
Lot No.: 39. U.S.A. / Revenues: Two-volume set
Description: Two-volume set of profusely illustrated 7¼” x 10¼” hardbound reference books in good condition on U.S. embossed revenue stamped paper, by W. V. Combs: First Federal Issue, 1798-1801, American Philatelic Society, 1979, ix + 124 pages, ISBN 0-933580-01-0 + Second Federal Issue, 1801-1802, American Revenue Association, 1988, xvi + 142 pages, ISBN 0-945735-00-6. Superb studies and collecting guides on the neglected field of our first tax stamps, excellent history and philately of the various acts causing the need for these issues, includes stamp dies, documents, usages, and numbers issued. CMV = $40, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 40. U.S.A. / Revenues: Introduction to United States Revenue Stamps, by Richard Friedberg
Description: Introduction to United States Revenue Stamps, by Richard Friedberg, Linn’s Handbook Series, Amos Press, Sidney, OH, 1994, vi + 154 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-940403-62-5, like-new condition. Useful handbook of four chapters on 19th Century revenues, beyond the first three issues and through the 20th century, private die proprietary stamps, and other back-of-the-book areas and revenues not listed in the Scott Catalogue. CMV = $30, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 41. U.S.A. / Revenues: United States Match and Medicine Stamps, by Christopher West
Description: United States Match and Medicine Stamps, by Christopher West (pen name of Elliot Perry), Castenholz and Sons, Pacific Palisades, CA, 1980, vii + 56 pages + 64 black & white plates + 16 ad pages, 5¾” x 8¾” hardbound with dust jacket, ISBN 0-9603498-1-2, pristine. A fundamental work on U.S. match, medicine, perfumery, and playing card revenue stamps, including paper, printings, die varieties, color, and roulettes. CMV= $30, Starting bid = $6.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 42. U.S.A. / Postal History: United States Postal History Sampler, by Richard B. Graham
Description: United States Postal History Sampler, by Richard B. Graham, Linn’s Handbook Series, Amos Press, Sidney, OH, 1992, vi + 186 pages, profusely illustrated, 8½” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-940403-36-7, like-new condition. Comprises 15 chapters on various aspects of U.S. mail, an essential reference for anyone with an interest in collecting and researching U.S. covers. CMV = $20, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 43. U.S.A. / Military: The Postal History of the AEF, 1917-1923, Theo. Van Dam (Editor)
Description: The Postal History of the AEF, 1917-1923, Theo. Van Dam (Editor), War Cover Club,, Tucson, AZ, 1990 Second Edition, 266 pages, profusely illustrated, 8¾” x 11¼” hardbound, ISBN 0-941480-08-9, like-new condition. Authoritative postal history handbook of the campaigns by American Expeditionary Forces, includes a useful bibliography and valuation guide for A.E.F. covers. CMV= $75, Starting bid = $19.
Market Value: 75.00
Lot No.: 44. U.S.A.: U.S. Route and Station Agent Postmarks, by C. L. Towle
Description: U.S. Route and Station Agent Postmarks, by C. L. Towle, Mobile Post Office Society, Tucson, AZ, 1986, lvi + 422 pages, profusely illustrated, 8¾” x 11¼” hardbound with worn dust cover, like-new condition. Handbook of railroad and waterway postal history and catalogue of railway and waterway postmarks indexed by states, railroads, and bodies of water – a major study that is still current. CMV= $60, Starting bid = $12.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 45. U.S.A. / Postal History: Mourning Covers, by Lawrence Sherman
Description: Mourning Covers, by Lawrence Sherman, Author-published, Topeka, KS, 2003, xii + 341 pages, profusely illustrated (with 16 pages in color), 8¼” x 11” softbound, ISBN 0-9743178-0-2, like-new condition. Subtitled The Cultural and Postal History of Letters Edged in Black – Harbingers of Death, Messengers of Grief, this outstanding encyclopedic postal history handbook covers the entire subject worldwide in seven sections ranging from the culture, history, and nature of mourning to the types of mourning covers and how to collect them. This rare, out-of-print book won the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Elliot Perry Cup in 2003. Only two copies were for sale on the internet @ $150 & $333, respectively. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $40.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 46. U.S.A. / Colorado: Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks, by David L. Jarrett
Description: Colorado Territorial and Pre-Territorial Postmarks, by David L. Jarrett, Collectors Club of Chicago, 1976, 208 pages + 35” x 25” map, profusely illustrated, 7” x 10” hardbound in custom slipcase, like-new condition. Handbook consisting of four major sections – Section I is a catalogue of postmarks arranged alphabetically by post office names, with wording, type, dimensions, color, scarcity ratings, and earliest & latest recorded uses, Section II is an alphabetical listing of post offices, with town & county locations, and dates established, changed, or discontinued if applicable, Section III in nine tables lists postmaster compensations, and Section IV is an extensive history of the private express companies. Rare, out-of-print volume [Bansner @ $40, Hartmann @ $80], copy without slipcase & map realized $21 in SCCL #68. CMV = $60, Starting bid = $24
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 47. U.S.A. / Colorado: Colorado Illustrated Covers, by Kenneth Segerstrom
Description: Colorado Illustrated Covers, by Kenneth Segerstrom, La Posta Monograph Series Volume 3, Lake Oswego, OR, 1988, 100 pages, profusely illustrated, 8¼” x 11” paperback, like-new condition. Pictured examples of illustrated advertising covers arranged by topics (transportation, basic industries, retail trade & services, communications, institutional, cultural events, and comic illustrations), could serve as an excellent topical guidebook for illustrated covers of every State in the U.S.A. CMV = $20, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 20.00
Lot No.: 48. U.S.A. / Missouri: Military Mail and Civil War Patriotic Covers Used in Missouri, by Robert Schultz and Ward Parker
Description: Military Mail and Civil War Patriotic Covers Used in Missouri, by Robert Schultz and Ward Parker, La Posta Publications, Lake Oswego, OR, 1995, iii + 95 pages, profusely illustrated, 8¼” x 11” softbound, pristine. Out-of-print La Posta Monograph Series, Volume 11, covers the Civil War in Missouri with text and an accompanying series of cacheted covers engraved war scenes. CMV = $16, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 16.00
Lot No.: 49. U.S.A. / Nebraska: Nebraska Territory Postal History, by Charles W. Winter
Description: Nebraska Territory Postal History, by Charles W. Winter, Western Cover Society, Leonard H. Hartmann, Louisville, KY, 1999, vi + 166 pages, profusely illustrated, 7¼” x 10¼” hardbound, pristine. Illustrated catalog of all known Nebraska Territory postmarks along with an excellent presentation of covers and good historical background, and despite the title the Pre-Territorial are well covered, and a photo gallery covers patriotic and map covers in addition to foreign rates. CMV = $35, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 35.00
Lot No.: 50. U.S.A. / Wisconsin: The Territorial Post Offices of Wisconsin, Their Covers and Postmarks, July 4, 1836–May 29,1948, Haro
Description: The Territorial Post Offices of Wisconsin, Their Covers and Postmarks, July 4, 1836–May 29,1948, Harold E. Richow, Ray Van Handel Sr., and Arthur Van Vlissingen, Wisconsin Postal History Society, Oshkosh, WI, 1963, 38 pages, illustrated, 7¼” x 10” softbound, good condition. Handbook covering the title’s subject matter with the intent to provide “precise statistical facts as to what is rare or scarce or plentiful.” CMV = $15, Starting bid = $3
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 51. Åland: Posten’s Frímärken 1996 official mint stamp year pack
Description: Posten’s Frímärken 1996 official mint stamp year pack containing nine stamps and a complete booklet of one pane of eight stamps, face value = FIM61.30/~$11.35, Scott @ $31.45, LAPE 2023 @ €12/~$13 for pack. CMV = $13, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 52. Denmark: collection of ~746 different Danish 1854-1957 primarily used stamps
Description: collection of ~746 different Danish 1854-1957 primarily used stamps hinged on 66 Scott album pages in a GFK Peerless spring-back album, comprising 640 postage and 106 back-of-book stamps. The stamps on these pages have been extensively picked over and many of the remaining early (1854-1910) issues are poorly centered or have condition issues; however, a glance through the pages reveals some better F-VF stamps are still present (e.g., unused Scott #s 55, 56, 79, C1-3, J8, P11, P13, & P14 @ $291.75 and used #s 164-175, less 166 @ $77 italicized) and many others @ $1 to $5 each, so Scott probably exceeds $600 just for the condition-acceptable stamps herein, auctioneer made no effort to catalogue or price the entire contents, but nevertheless a good start to a Denmark collection at a cheap starting bid of <6¢ a stamp. EMV = $220, Starting bid = $40.
Market Value: 220.00
Lot No.: 53. Denmark: mini-collection of 293 different stamps
Description: 53. Denmark: mini-collection of 293 different stamps in a good-condition Lighthouse 9” x 12” green-cover stock book (type L4/01, eight double-sided white pages with glassine pockets and interleaving), stamps comprise 52 mint 1970s-1990s commemoratives (many Scott @ >$1) and 241 used 1920s-2010s (many @ >$1 – e.g., ten Scott #s164-175 each @ $7 italicized), auctioneer made no effort to catalogue or price this nice range of stamps but estimates CV to exceed $250. EMV = $140, Starting bid = $25.
Market Value: 140.00
Lot No.: 54. Denmark: 144 grams (5.0 oz.) of off-paper stamps, primarily pre-1970s definitives (few commemoratives)
Description: 144 grams (5.0 oz.) of off-paper stamps, primarily pre-1970s definitives (few commemoratives), samples indicate ~100 stamps = 4.0 grams, so ~3600 stamps with another 700 additional stamps in packets added to this mixture but not included in the weight, so ~ 4300 stamps here, heavy duplication with most low CVs, but EMV set at <1% minimum Scott @ 25¢ each and low start bid of <¼¢ each. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: 55. Denmark / Aerograms: 26 aerograms issued 1950-1980
Description: 26 aerograms issued 1950-1980, comprising 23 used and three unused (used AE #s 1 x3, 2 x2, 3, 6, 7, 8v x2, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 x2, 23 x2, 24 x2, 25 x2, and unused #s AE 20 x2 and 27), catalogue numbers are from the 1985 Danske Helsager Handbog II by Oluf Pedersen, Michel 2003/2004 overvalued @ €512, but based on conversion comparison of LAPE to Michel catalogue values for Finland aerograms, auctioneer estimates current CV @ $222, but in addition to the 26 aerograms, this lot includes a 1951 postally used Danish formula aerogram to U.S. with an EMV of $20, difficult lot to assemble! EMV = $198, Starting bid = $40.
Market Value: 198.00
Lot No.: 56. Faroes: 1975 unofficial souvenir packet
Description: 1975 unofficial souvenir packet by Robert Bechsgaard of Copenhagen comprising ten unaddressed 6” x 4” postcards illustrating the 1919 and 1941-1942 provisionals with printed German text explaining each issue shown, cards are franked with Faroes 1975 10 øre stamps (Scott #8) tied by special Tórshavn January 30 first-day-of-issue postmarks. Packet contains an additional Bechsgaard-prepared addressed maximum card illustrating and franked with a 1975 90 øre stamp (#12) tied by a boxed “ÚR DANMARK” paquebot postmark (DAKA GF 10 #TO50) with a Tórshavn September 8, 1976 bridge-type cds sidemark (#01.17). CMV = $12, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 12.00
Lot No.: 57. Faroes / Iceland: 1992 presentation pack
Description: 1992 presentation pack with the Postverk Føroya logo of the 1992 Europa CEPT joint issue with Iceland containing two (Faroes and Iceland) mint souvenir sheets (DAKA #FM2a @ DKK125/~$17, Scott @ $22 just for the two mint s/s). CMV = $24, Starting bid = $8.
Market Value: 24.00
Lot No.: 58. Faroes: Postverk Føroya’s Føroysk Frímerki 2008 official mint stamp year pack
Description: 58. Faroes: Postverk Føroya’s Føroysk Frímerki 2008 official mint stamp year pack containing nine stamps, three souvenir sheets, and folder with a sheet of 30 Christmas seals, face value = DKK275.50/~$41, Scott @ $82.90. CMV = $75, Starting bid = $30.
Market Value: 75.00
Lot No.: 59. Finland: outstanding used stamp collection (ex-Quinby) hinged on 80 Lighthouse Finland 1856-1984 pages
Description: outstanding used stamp collection (ex-Quinby) hinged on 80 Lighthouse Finland 1856-1984 pages in a Lighthouse padded 11½” x 12½” x 2” two-post blue album binder (pages and album retail $150), contents include 660 different 1860-1976 stamps starting with Scott #s 4-11, Lighthouse pages are specialized for the definitives and include spaces for perforation varieties, strength throughout for the definitives with the m/75 through m/30 series almost complete (less so with the Russian design issues), somewhat sparse after 1941 and pages for 1978 onwards are blank but these missing stamps are relatively inexpensive compared to those in this collection, Scott @ $3786 with many varieties valued as the more inexpensive variety, a list of the stamps (catalogue numbers and values) are included, but can be provided beforehand upon request, an excellent start toward completion of a comprehensive classic Finland collection at an affordable price. EMV = $2000, Starting bid = $650. See scan.
Market Value: 2000.00
Lot No.: 60. Finland: a 1974 offering for $25 from Jay Smith & Associates of 1922 surcharged 1½p on 50p m/19
Description: a 1974 offering for $25 from Jay Smith & Associates of 1922 surcharged 1½p on 50p m/19 definitives (Scott #s 126a/126 and Facit #96v1 + #96v2), comprising a used block of six with two examples of #126a/#96v2 on a parcel card piece postmarked 1924, Scott Classic @ $60 and Facit @ SEK520/ ~$50 for these stamps used on cover. EMV = $55, Starting bid = $11. See scan.
Market Value: 55.00
Lot No.: 61. Finland: 72 (57 different) used F-VF 1930-1964 commemorative and back-of-book stamps
Description: 72 (57 different) used F-VF 1930-1964 commemorative and back-of-book stamps (range of Scott #s is 177-415 for commemoratives, but lot includes six semi-postals and three airmails), Scott @ $66.86, note that an itemized list of stamps with catalogue values can be provided on request. EMV = $40, Starting bid = $10. See scan.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 62. Finland / FDCs: 30 different exhibit-quality first day covers
Description: 30 different exhibit-quality first day covers (includes nine registered covers) from 1941 to 1961, with manuscript or typewritten addresses, 24 with and five without cachets, 19 to Nordic countries (Finland, Denmark, or Sweden), ten to U.S., and one to England, eight with receipt/transit postmarks on back, Facit #s range from 243-244 to 543, Facit @ SEK3700/~$346, but premium for multiple stamps, pairs, blocks of four, and registered covers., blocks, pairs, multiple franking, relatively clean lot for covers actually going through the mails, a list of Facit #s and values can be provided on request. EMV = $225, Starting bid = $45. See scan.
Market Value: 225.00
Lot No.: 63. Finland: Bussfraktfrimärken (stamps for parcels carried on Post Busses)
Description: Bussfraktfrimärken (stamps for parcels carried on Post Busses): pristine 1949 complete booklet of ten panes of six 1 mk stamps (Facit #BF1 HB1 @ SEK600/~$56.50. CMV = $56, Starting bid = $20.
Market Value: 56.00
Lot No.: , comprising 18 used and 10 unused (used LAPE #s
Description: 28 aerograms issued 1951-1984, comprising 18 used and 10 unused (used LAPE #s 1, 2 x3 2, 3 x2, 4 x2, 5, 6 x2, 7-13, 15 and unused #s 1, 2 x2, 3-6, 11, 14, 16, LAPE 2021 @ €159/~$175 (2003/2004 Michel overvalued @ €404), difficult lot to assemble and a good start on completing used and unused Finnish aerogram sets at a low starting bid. EMV =$140, Starting bid = $28.
Market Value: 140.00
Lot No.: 65. Finland / Postal History: exhibit-quality postcard and missionary cover
Description: exhibit-quality postcard and missionary cover franked with Russian-denominated stamps, comprising a 1906 pictorial postcard of a farm scene in Uusikirkko, Finland (former Viipuri province territory ceded to U.S.S.R., now Polyany, Russia), franked with 3k (Facit #R3) tied by “H.FORS – S. PBURG” black-circle “night train” railway postmark, and a 1911 plain light-blue missionary cover to Ondanga, German Southwest Africa franked with m/09 dark blue 10k definitive (#24b), tied by a trilingual and 8 lines Helsinki Oct. 9, 1911 machine cancel, Facit @ SEK90/~$8.50 – note Scott Classic @ $10 for these two Russian stamps used on cover, but does not catalogue a premium for use in Finland – so, added premium here for scarce postcard, postmarks, former Finnish territory, and missionary mail. EMV = $30, Starting bid = $6. See scan.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 0
Description: Finland / Postal History / Money Order Cards: The postally used money order cards offered as the next eight lots (#s 66-73) are of ex-Roger Quinby provenance. Many cards in these lots are exhibit-quality items because of the stamp frankings, destinations, town and village postmarks, ceded territories, and other features. The auctioneer made no attempt to examine the stamps affixed to these cards for color shades, printings, watermarks, perforation gauge, die varieties, etc., so the Facit #s used in the lot descriptions are for the most common (lowest valued) listed stamp of that denomination, particularly for the m/17 stamps issued over a period of 14 years. It is likely that scarcer (pricier) stamps frank some of these cards, so further scrutiny is suggested for accurate identifications and increased catalogue values. Larger lots may have a few cards with condition issues such as minor stains, toning, punch holes, or creasing, but these do not affect the stamps. Note: “Helkiö” in the lot descriptions refers to information in Eero J. Helkiö’s Finnish-text 1980 Luovutetun Karjalan, Petsamon ja Sallan Postihistoriaa (The Postal History of Karelia, Petsamo and Sall – Territories Ceded to USSR by 1945).
Market Value: 0.00
Lot No.: 66. four exhibit-quality 1914 Russian- and Finnish-text domestic money order cards (“Postiosotus Suomessa”)
Description: four exhibit-quality 1914 Russian- and Finnish-text domestic money order cards (“Postiosotus Suomessa”) from the Finnish “lost territory” city of Terijoki ( located in the Karelian Isthmus, and now Zelenogorsk, Russia, having been ceded by Finland to the U.S.S.R. in 1940), all with receipt postmarks on backsides, the first card is a postmark rarity and the other three have less scarce Terijoki bridge-type datestamps: ● bi-color franking of m/09 2k and 7k Russian definitives (Facit #s R19 and R23), tied by a bilingual Terijoki bridge-type datestamp, an accompanying item description of Jacob Kisner states: “EXTREME RARITY!!! ONLY ONE OTHER BELIEVED KNOWN! ‘Lost Territory’ cancel, TERIJOKI, Helkiö H:o type 1a, rarity 5… June 18, 1914 to VIBORG, type 2a, rarity 1. Helkiö lists only one TERIJOKI.H:o cancel known w/indistinct date (--.08.08) [and] this may be the first clearly dated example found!” Kisner’s description notes the 2k stamp is damaged, but auctioneer sees only a slight blunt corner at upper left that does not detract from the significance of this card. The description price is $65 net, but Quinby started acquiring and exhibiting these cards before 1990, so this price is probably at least 33 years out-of-date, ● to Kämärä, another bi-color franking of m/09 2k and 7k Russian definitives (#s R19 and R23) tied by August 18 datestamp, note water stain at lower right, ● to Viborg, bi-color franking of Finnish-denominated Russian design 40p and 1m definitives (#s 59 and 66) tied by July 18 datestamp (accompanying Kisner description indicates Terijoki type 7a datestamp, rarity 2 (26 to 100 exist), and ● to Lappeenranta, bi-color franking of Finnish-denominated Russian types 10p and 40p definitives (#s 64 and 66), tied by type 7a July 30 datestamp, note vertical crease at left, exceptional representative specialized Terijoki “lost territory” lot! CMV = $250, Starting bid = $60. See scan.
Market Value: 250.00
Lot No.: 67. May 8, 1915 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order card
Description: May 8, 1915 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order card posted from Åggelby to Hyvinkää, with an uncommon bi-color mixed franking of Russian m/09 2k (Facit #R2) and Russian design Finnish-denominated m/09 20p (#65) definitives, two hardly noticeable tiny file holes at left not affecting this card, Facit @ SEK35/~$3.25 for these two stamps used on cover, but considerable premium here for the mixed franking. EMV = $40, Starting bid = $10. See scan.
Market Value: 40.00
Lot No.: 68. eleven 1915-1917 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards
Description: eleven 1915-1917 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards, each franked with two or more Russian design Finnish-denominated definitives (one tri-color + seven bi-color frankings, 27 stamps total, Facit #s 59 x5, 63 x6, 64 x6, 65 x8, & 66 x2), from seven different cities/towns of origin to ten different receipt cities/towns, all with clear postmark strikes, eight with full or partial censorship cachets, Facit @ SEK880/~$81 for these stamps used on cover, but premium here for town postmarks, censorship, and combination frankings. EMV = $100, Starting bid = $30. See scan.
Market Value: 100.00
Lot No.: six “lost territory” Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards
Description: six “lost territory” Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards franked with m/17 definitives from and/or to towns and cities in Finland ceded to the U.S.S.R. by 1945: two 1921 5⅜” x 5” from Elisenvaara, Karelia (now in Russia), intercity use and to Kakisalmi (now Priozersk), internal with tri-color franking of horizontal pair of 25p and 1m (Facit #s #91 & 73I) and to Kakisalmi with tri-color franking of 20p, horizontal pair 40p, and 1m (#s 85/90, 71 x2, & 73I), and three 1929 ~4¾ x 4¾” with bicolor frankings of 1m + 1½m (#s 116/128 & 117/129), and one 1929 with single 1½m franking, cards are from Karhula and Matkaselkä (now Matkasel-kya, Russia) to Viipuri (now Vyborg, Russia), Kuolemajärvias (now Pioerskoe, Russia) to Helsinki, and Ruskeala to Sortavala (now both in Russia), 15 stamps total, Facit @ SEK228/ ~$21 for their uses on cover, but substantial premium here for “lost territory” postmarks (consult Helkiö). EMV = $90, Starting bid = $30. See scan.
Market Value: 90.00
Lot No.: 70. twelve 1929-1930 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order
Description: twelve 1929-1930 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards with various frankings of m/17 lion-type definitives (two singles, eight bi-colors, and two tri-colors), 26 stamps total, Facit #s 101/114 x7, 116/118 x5, 117/119 x10, 118/130 x2, 74/120 x2, & 75/121), origin and receipt postmarks are primarily from different towns/cities [note: the headliner in this lot is a card from Ahmovaara to Helsinki for 10,000 mk with a tri-color franking of 1m, 1½m, and 10m (#75 @ SEK600/~$55, but value is substantially more if #121 or #133), an undated 1980s-90s receipt indicated $25 cost], Facit @ SEK1068/~$98 for these stamps used on cover, but premium here for town postmarks and combination frankings. EMV = $140, Starting bid = $35. See scan.
Market Value: 140.00
Lot No.: 71. three Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Tulli-postiosoitus/Tull-postanvisning”) customs (international) money order cards
Description: three Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Tulli-postiosoitus/Tull-postanvisning”) customs (international) money order cards: ● 1929 “lost territory” from Ågläjarvi (now Yaglyayarvi, Russia) to Turku, franked with m/17 1½m definitive (Facit #117/129) [note: Ågläjarvi bridge-type postmark is Helkiö type b, rarity 3 (only 11 to 25 exist), so substantial premium here for postmark (consult Helkiö)], ● 1929 Karhula to Helsinki, franked with m/17 1m + 1½m definitives (#s 116/128 & 117/129), and ● 1930 Kangagasniemi to Helsinki franked with m/30 1½m definitive (#156), four stamps total, Facit @ SEK60/ ~$5.53 for their uses on cover, but substantial premium here for “lost territory” postmark. EMV = $24, Starting bid = $6. See scan.
Market Value: 24.00
Lot No.: 72. five 1930 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards
Description: five 1930 Finnish- and Swedish-text (“Postiosoitus/Postanvisning”) domestic money order cards with mixed frankings of m/17 and m/30 definitives: ● “lost territory” card of Viipuri (now Vyborg, Russia) to Kuolemajärvias (now Pioerskoe, Russia), bi-color franking of m/17 50p and m/30 3m (Facit #s 101/114/ 127 & 158), ● Heinola to Helsinki, bi-color franking of m/17 3m and m/30 50p (#s 106/119/131 & 152), ● Haapavesi to Helsinki, bi-color franking of m/17 1m and m/30 1½m (#s 116/128 & 156), ● Jämsä to Helsinki, tri-color franking of m/17 50p & 1m and m/30 1½m horizontal pair #s 101/114/127, 106/119/131, & 156 x2), and ● “lost territory” card of Salmijärvi to Kavennapa (now Pervomaiskoe, Russia), bi-color franking of m/17 1m and m/30 1½m (#s 116/128 & 156), 12 stamps total, (Facit @ SEK248/~$22, but substantial premium here for town and “lost territory” postmarks (consult Helkiö). EMV = $60, Starting bid = $15. See scan.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 74. Greenland: modern postal history lot of three 2020s priority mail covers
Description: modern postal history lot of three 2020s priority mail covers to Colorado, franked with 16 (11 different) stamps (Scott @ $64.25 as used stamps, list of #s provided on request). EMV = $25, Starting bid = $6. See scan.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 75. Iceland: mint NH October 9, 1938 Leif Ericsson souvenir sheet with three semi-postals
Description: mint NH October 9, 1938 Leif Ericsson souvenir sheet with three semi-postals [Scott # B6 @ $10 / Facit # Block 2 @ SEK80/~$7.76], minor crease at upper left, otherwise pristine. CMV = $9, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 9.00
Lot No.: 76. Iceland / Europa: modern postal history
Description: modern postal history, comprising a 12¾” x 9” tan 2023 commercial registered cover to the U.S., franked with 11 intact + one bisected 2006 Europa sheetlets (Scott #1066/Facit #BL48) tied by 18 “KÓPAVOGUR/17.11.2023” bridge-type cds, Scott @ $109.25 italicized/Facit @ SEK920/~$89 for used sheetlets and stamp off cover. EMV = $50, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 50.00
Lot No.: 77. Norway: Scott Specialty small green 3-ring binder containing pages complete for 1855 through 2007
Description: Scott Specialty small green 3-ring binder containing pages complete for 1855 through 2007, never-used pristine condition, retail @ $114 (Amos Advantage @ $95), pages are also rectangular punched to fit into 2-post binders. CMV = $105, Starting bid = $35.
Market Value: 105.00
Lot No.: 78. Norway: Norway’s first two prestige stamp booklets
Description: Norway’s first two prestige stamp booklets measuring 6¼” x 3¾” in pristine mint condition, Facit #HP1 issued 2012 for the 75th birthday of King Harald V and his wife Sonja, and #HP2 issued 2013 for the 150th anniversary of the birth of artist Edvard Munch, Facit @ SEK510/~$47.50, Scott #s 1665-1666 and 1696a-1700a complete booklets @ $62.50, but presently retailing at $72 for both. CMV = $60, Starting bid = $24.
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 79. Norway / FDCs: 91 (87 different, 89 unaddressed and two addressed) cacheted first day covers
Description: 91 (87 different, 89 unaddressed and two addressed) cacheted first day covers in pristine condition, comprising four 1962-1978, 58 1980s, and 29 1990-1993, Facit @ SEK2340/~$215, but priced to start at 30¢ each. Note that a list of Facit #s and values can be provided on request. EMV = $135, Starting bid = $27.
Market Value: 135.00
Lot No.: 80. Norway / Local Post Office Issued Stamp Booklets:
Description: Beginning in 1991 Norway Post allowed individual post offices to issue their own Lokale Hefter (LH) booklets – specialty items produced in small quantities often in cooperation with a local philatelic club or national exhibition, using either regular issues or personalized stamps, and sold at a premium for fund raising. Approximately 200 LH have been produced now, but are not listed in Scott, Facit, or Norgeskatalogen; however, they are shown in Volumes 3 and 4 of Det Lille Bibliotek. This lot contains in a leather presentation holder 11 different 1991-2003 mint Lokale Hefter (LH #s 1A, 16, 18 right and left mountings, 22, 28, 33, 36, 37, 43, and 51), donor indicates total purchase cost was NOK644/~$60, with catalogue value about twice the purchase price. A detailed list of booklets (that shows the year and quantity produced by which post office, the co-sponsor, and cost) is included with this lot, but also can be provided on request. CMV = $120, Starting bid = $55.
Market Value: 120.00
Lot No.: 81. Norway: 5⅞” x 4⅛” souvenir card for the 1972 Nordic stamp exhibition
Description: 5⅞” x 4⅛” souvenir card for the 1972 Nordic stamp exhibition held May 6-14 in Oslo celebrating the 100 years of Post Horn stamps, shows reproductions of the sans-seif NORGE 1sk green and Roman NORGE 3ø orange & 5ø magenta stamps, with printed “POSTHORNET 100 ÅR / OSLO / 6-5-1972” postmark (only exists with this cancel). CMV = $8, Starting bid = $4.
Market Value: 8.00
Lot No.: 82. Norway: 4⅛” x 5⅞” souvenir card for 1982 Stamp Day
Description: 4⅛” x 5⅞” souvenir card for 1982 Stamp Day, shows reproductions of imperforate pairs of the October 1, 1982 art stamps (Scott #s 810-811), with typography-printed pictorial “FRIMERKETS DAG / OSLO / 1.10.1982” postmark. CMV = $44, Starting bid = $22. See scan.
Market Value: 44.00
Lot No.: 83. Norway: 5⅞” x 4⅛” 1986 souvenir card commemorating 100 years of the Oslo Filatelistklubb
Description: 5⅞” x 4⅛” 1986 souvenir card commemorating 100 years of the Oslo Filatelistklubb, contains an engraved impression of the February 4, 1977 1.35kr Steinviksholm Fort stamp (Scott #690) along with an enlarged illustration of the stamp design, serial number 013851 (of 60,000 printed) at bottom. CMV = $12, Starting bid = $6. See scan.
Market Value: 12.00
Lot No.: 84. Norway: 4⅛” x 5⅞” souvenir card for the NIDARØ 87 national stamp exhibition
Description: 4⅛” x 5⅞” souvenir card for the NIDARØ 87 national stamp exhibition held June 10-14 in Trondheim, shows reproductions of imperforate pairs of the November 26, 1986 Christmas stamps (Scott #s 900-901), with printed pictorial “NIDARØ 82 / TRONDHEIM / 10.6.1987” postmark, serial number 025165 (of 50,000 printed) at bottom, lot also contains two stamp exhibition postcards produced by the Norwegian Post for ROFRIM ’87 held in April 24-26 in Roskilde and HAFNIA 87 held in Copenhagen October 16-25, both bearing 1970 KOV 5kr stamps (Scott #540) tied by special show postmarks. CMV = $13, Starting bid = $5. See scan.
Market Value: 13.00
Lot No.: 85. Sweden: dealer stock of used stamps
Description: collection of 1953-1959 mint NH stamps in complete sets along with first day covers mounted on 24 8½” x 11” album pages in a Beardcraft custom three-ring binder, collection consists of 58 singles, 25 pairs, two slot-machine booklets, and 22 FDCs (range of Scott #s 444 to 543 / Facit #s 445 to 504, Scott @$209.95 and Facit @ SEK4508/~$414 (the disparity here is that Facit values FDCs while my Scott valuations for FDCs are as used stamps), a detailed list of items with catalogue numbers and values are included with this lot, but can be provided beforehand upon request. The FDCs are all cacheted and addressed (nine to Denmark and 13 to Minnesota), nine of which to Minnesota are P.F.F.S. registered covers. EMV = $155, Starting bid = $45.
Market Value: 155.00
Lot No.: 88. Sweden: 14 unused intact 1954-1969 slot-machine booklets
Description: Specialfrimärken 1989, Sweden Post’s 11¾” x 6⅞” illustrated folder and three insert cards, contains the seven 1989 commemorative mint issues (Scott #s 1732a, 1733-34, 1749a, 1760a, 1765, & 1775a @ $32.60) in clear mounts with trilingual (Swedish, English, German) explanatory text. CMV = $33, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 33.00
Lot No.: 90. Sweden: miscellaneous remainders
Description: miscellaneous remainders, comprising four mint 1973 Nordic Museum booklets and two panes in Sweden Post envelope (Scott #1014a), four mint 1973 animals definitives booklets (#1020a), four mint 1983 Sweden-USA relations bicentenary booklets (#1453a) & mint vertical pair, five mint Stockholmia 86 booklets (#1588a), and mint NH 2007 botanicals illustrations souvenir sheet of two stamps (#2561), Scott @ $117.05, includes bonus ten different unused Sweden Post publicity postcards and a Stockholmia 86 souvenir card. EMV $60, Starting bid = $15
Market Value: 60.00
Lot No.: 91. Sweden: two commercial covers
Description: two commercial covers – 1936 envelope from Siri Linen in Stockholm to Ragusa, Sicily, franked with nine definitives to meet the 30-öre rate, Ragusa receipt cds on back along with three cinderella labels, and 1945 registered cover from the Swedish Orienteering Federation in Stockholm to Lielahti (suburban Tampere), Finland, , franked with three definitives to meet the 40 öre rate, front contains registry and Valutakontroll/ Postverket (Currency Control / Post Office) labels and blue Finnish censor cachet, Tampere bridge type cds receipt mark on back. EMV = $15, Starting bid = $3. See scan.
Market Value: 15.00
Lot No.: 92. Sweden / FDCs: 74 (61 different, 65 noncacheted + nine with cachets) unaddressed first day covers
Description: 74 (61 different, 65 noncacheted + nine with cachets) unaddressed first day covers, comprising three 1960s and rest 1970-1986, most after 1968 include PFA explanatory card inserts and are in pristine condition, Facit #s range from 511-512 to 1401-1402, Facit @ SEK949/ ~$89, a list of Facit #s and values can be provided on request. EMV = $45, Starting bid = $14.
Market Value: 45.00
Lot No.: 93. Sweden: smörgåsbord lot of 30 different items
Description: smörgåsbord lot of 30 different items, comprising six postcards and 23 covers with 1952 to 1983 mostly pictorial special event and philatelic exhibition cancellations. EMV = $30, Starting bid = $5.
Market Value: 30.00
Lot No.: 94. Sweden / Stamp Exhibition Ephemera
Description: 6¼” x 9” STOCKHOLMIA 74 numbered souvenir sheet on thin cardstock with an intaglio black print of the four stamps of the 1974 Stockholmia 74 III issue (Facit 883-886 SBL @ SEK 60/ ~$5.66, but try to find one at that price!). CMV = $45, Starting bid = $10.
Market Value: 45.00
Lot No.: 95. Sweden: large cover lot
Description: large cover lot, comprising 188 items (primarily commercial covers from 1950s to 2000 with some postcards, majority addressed to U.S., franked with a total of 346 stamps), nothing special here (perhaps a few sleepers), but otherwise a nice lot for postmark collectors or stamp soakers who want to fill a few empty album spaces, cheap starting bid of <4¢ a cover and 2¢ a stamp. EMV = $28, Starting bid = $7.
Market Value: 28.00
Lot No.: 96. Sweden: bulk lot of 66 commercial 1979-1980 covers
Description: bulk lot of 66 commercial 1979-1980 covers addressed to Postiljonen AB, Malmö, with single stamp frankings of the 1979 and 1980 Inrikes Post discount stamps (18x Facit #1077/Scott #1274 + 48x F# 1122, S #1323), various town & city cds and machine roller cancels, low starting bid of only 3¢ a cover. EMV $16, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 16.00
Lot No.: 97. Sweden / Local Posts: 15 all different modern
Description: 15 all different modern (February to July 1945) local post covers, all are philatelic FDCs (9 addressed + 6 unaddressed) franked with 23 different local post stamps from issuers in Alingsås, Borås, Huskvarna x3, Jönköping, Kalmar, Landskrona, Malmö x2, Norrköping, Skövde, Trollhättan, Upsala, & Östersund, note that all these local stamps and FDCs are listed, illustrated, and priced in Facit Sverige 2019 (pages 283-335), Facit Sverige @ SEK520/~$50. EMV = $25, Starting bid = $13. See scan.
Market Value: 25.00
Lot No.: 98. Sweden / Local Post / Cinderella
Description: Many local post officed have been closed in Sweden; consequently, numerous private local posts were established. The post office in Nye (a small village of some 200 inhabitants southeast of Jönköping) ended in 1983, and one resident was so irritated that he produced 32,000 local post stamps, eight designs in sheets of 16, with inscriptions such as: “Half a million letters mean so little. That's why the post office pulls in the post office in Nye.” “Monopoly sucks” and “When the post office cannot handle what it has a monopoly on, we take matters into our own hands!” This lot comprises one mint 11½” x 7¼” sheet of the Nye local issue along with five photocopies of related contemporary news items from Swedish publications. This item is not listed among local stamps in Facit Sverige, so it is listed here as a cinderella. EMV = $3, Starting bid = $3.
Market Value: 3.00
Lot No.: 99. Sweden (Isö) Cinderellas: 50 different Isö “locals” with various topical motifs.
Description: 99. Sweden (Isö) Cinderellas: 50 different Isö “locals” with various topical motifs. EMV = $5, Starting bid = $2.
Market Value: 5.00
Lot No.: 100. Sweden – United States: 6½” x 3¾” first day cover for the joint September 23, 2005 U.S. and Sweden Greta Garbo
Description: 6½” x 3¾” first day cover for the joint September 23, 2005 U.S. and Sweden Greta Garbo stamps, with a Renata hand-painted watercolor cachet (only one made as indicated by “1/1” under the Renata signature), a unique item for Slania/Garbo/films topical or joint-issues collections. EMV = $35, Starting bid = $10. See scan.
