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Worldwide Philatelic Auction

Anaheim, CA

Topical Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1632		Worldwide Topicals, 41 Volume Modern Aerospace and Related Collection, many hundreds to 1980s n.h. sorted in stockbooks, incl. "Sand Dune" countries with Michel listed varieties, both by country and subject incl. programs, ITU, "Atomic", "sun", physics, virtually all complete sets, sheetlets, perf and extensive imperf matching sets, occasional used, some interesting varieties incl. Brazil #797 with missing red, Poland #B31 on cover, better scattered sets and also earlier period, few deluxe proofs, some scattered still in new issue glassines, sheet folders, etc., also better French Colonies imperfs, etc., clean throughout, overall Very Fine excellent lot for the topical dealer/collector. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1633		/ Worldwide Topicals, Massive Collection, majority n.h. housed in 46 binders, dozens of popular topical are represented, some very extensively, substantial stamps on stamps, lighthouses, trains, plus ships, joint issues, New Years, Zodiac, flags, trees, Sir Roland Hill, London 1980, sports, Olympics, Europa, castles, Columbus, Disney, rainbows, constellations, space, windmills, volcanos, birds, animals, Easter and more, no dupl., ideal for dealer stock, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 1634		Worldwide Topicals, United Nations of the World, hundreds of mostly o.g. sets, singles and souvenir sheets from 1940s to 1960s in 6 binders, commemorating various subjects incl. Human Rights, U.N. anniversary, UNICEF, noted Korea Flag set and souvenir sheets, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1635		Worldwide Topicals, Flowers Never Hinged Collection, In 15 binders mounted on quadrille pages in albums with slipcases, all modern incl. souvenir sheets, very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,800+. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1636		Worldwide Topicals, Never Hinged Latin American Stock, about 60 different complete sets in complete sheets and a few large blocks from Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Peru, very thematic with lots of airmails, plus fauna, insects, transportation, Olympics, scouts, medicine, Red Cross, archaeology and many others, best are Colombia 709-12 + Airs, 713-15 + Airs, 719-21 + Airs, 740-741 + Airs ($4.80), 746 + Airs ($5.60); Costa Rica C378-393 ($28); Guatemala B9-11 + CB15-21 ($18.40), C259-64 ($5.55), C304-309 ($10.15), C328-32 ($5.30); Peru 505-509 ($17.50), B1-5 ($15.35), pristine, only a few selvedge faults, Fine to Very Fine. 2009 Scott $10,600 (Owner's). Estimate $1,400-1,700. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1637		Worldwide Topicals, Birds Never Hinged Collection, In 8 binders mounted on quadrille pages, all modern incl. souvenir sheets, very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,500. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1638		/o/ Worldwide Topicals, Rotary International Exhibit and Collection, hundreds of mint and used singles, sets and covers on printed pages in 4 vols. to 2003, extra binder with covers, plus 2 frame exhibit (32 pages) for first 50 years of Rotary, noted 1927 Rotary Convention postmark from Belgium, Austria #B87-92 l.h. and 2 values on commercial cover, plus values on Zeppelin dispatch, 1955 Korea set of 3 souvenir sheets, several proofs and other archival material for 1955 issues, plus reference material, also duplicates in folders, etc., strong basis for an excellent collection of this popular subject, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1639		/ Worldwide Topicals, Railroad and Aircraft Collection, Attractive, mostly mint group of complete sets and singles from all over the world, much better n.h. material in two separate binders, incl. souvenir sheets, worthwhile Asia and more, clean, fresh and worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1640		Worldwide Topicals, Disney Never Hinged Collection, In 14 binders, mounted, somewhat sparse but incl. souvenir sheets, all in complete sets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,300. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1641		Worldwide Topicals, 3 Stockbooks of Foil, Etc., complete sets of "gold", 3-D, etc., incl. Michel listed, incl. Sierre Leone, Tonga, self-adhesives, "Sand Dunes", Russia #2533-34, etc., popular lot, overall Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1642		Worldwide Topicals, Modern Space Cover Accumulation, thousands of mostly common in 4 full banker boxes, primarily U.S. and Russia, commemorating various missions, events, etc., few surprises might be in here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1643		/ Worldwide Topicals, Madonna and Child Christmas Collection, n.h., few hundred sets and souvenir sheets and First Days in 7 albums on K-Line pages, 1930s to 1960s, organized by countries, noted Portugal & Cols. incl. Macao, interesting collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1644		Worldwide Topicals, 1979 Year of the Child Collection, n.h, hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets in 3 specialty albums, appears complete for issues, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1645		/ Worldwide Topicals, Olympics Collection, hundreds of stamps and covers, mostly up to 1980, adhesives mostly mint, incl. some specialty material, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1646		/o Worldwide Topicals, Ship on Stamps Accumulation, hundreds of mint and used on black stockpages, some better mint sets noted incl. Hong Kong #238-244 n.h., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1647		Worldwide Topicals, Antarctic Covers, Argentina and Chile, base and ship, estimate about 300 addressed and dupl., but not sent, mostly non cachet, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50-70. View details	Realized $69

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