Harmer-Schau Auctions

Sale 80

APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009


Worldwide Topical Collections
 
 
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Lot 2856

Worldwide Topicals, Earthquake and Volcano Lot, very unusual selection of worldwide labels and covers all relating to these destructive events, noted scarce Chicago Commercial Assoc. label for 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Quetta earthquake covers with h.s. "Postage Free", sheet of labels for Messina 1908 event, postcards, company labels, etc., worth a close look, generally Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 2857
 
Worldwide Topicals, Better Space Cover Accumulation, 100 covers or cards, 1960's to 1980's, majority from U.S. or Russia, about half are autographed, those that are addressed were sent to Milivoj Jugin (Jugoslavian engineer), noted Shirra, Borman, Worden, missions incl. Apollo, Space Shuttle and Skylab, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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Lot 2858
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Worldwide Topicals, Europa Complete to 1992, to 1971 l.h., balance n.h., in 4 White Ace albums, incl. sheetlets, some booklets, etc., lovely collection, Very Fine.
Dallay €8,100+.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Realized
$776
Lot 2859
 
Worldwide Topicals, 1949 UPU Mint Collection, Virtually complete n.h. in mounts on White Ace pages, incl. Commonwealth complete, French Colonies, Italy and Trieste, Germany incl. Zones, Russia incl. imperfs, Vatican, apparently missing one Yemen set, Honduras and few of the souvenir sheets, clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$518
Lot 2860
 
Worldwide Topicals, John F. Kennedy Collection, n.h., collection in 7 White Ace and 3 Minkus albums with a nice range of perf. and imperf. stamps and souvenir sheets from Middle East, Latin America, Africa, British Colonies, French Colonies, etc., a clean collection with very high catalog value, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$460
Lot 2861
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Worldwide Topicals, Large Mint Churchill Collection, In 4 binders and loose, incl. First Day's, binder of locals and private labels, mostly sand dune countries, better countries incl. signed artist proofs, imperfs, Turks & Caicos SG#264a (cat. £120+ with cert.), much more extensive than normally seen, Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$1,208
Lot 2862
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Worldwide Topicals, Disney Mint Collection, n.h. sets and souvenir sheets on black stockpages (to be mounted in albums), plus o.g. collection mounted on pages, good variety of issues and countries from the 1970's to 1990's, no apparent duplication, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$546
Lot 2863
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Worldwide Topicals, Stock Sorted by Subjects, mostly n.h. to o.g. in 2 stuffed #107 sales boxes, various countries and issues by subjects, minimal duplication, generally $1 to $3 retail range (catalog higher), good variety, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$311
Lot 2864
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Worldwide Topicals, Various Mint and Cover Collections, Incl. Australia modern flight covers, European artists, 1972 Olympics, 1949 UPU n.h. almost complete, 1974 UPU, FDR. etc., adhesives n.h., clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$230
Lot 2865
 
Worldwide Topicals, UPU Cover Accumulation, couple hundred First Day's from 1949 and a few from 1974, good variety of countries, noted nice group of British Cols. omnibus sets, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$489
Lot 2866
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Worldwide Topicals, Antarctica and U.S. Bicentennial Collections, n.h. stamps and souvenir sheets, plus covers on 77 custom made album pages carefully annotated for a lovely presentation, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $100-120.
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Realized
$115








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