Harmer-Schau Auctions

Striving to be the best, not the biggest!

Sale 108

Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

Colombia to Finland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1557		Colombia, 1859 to 2008 Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1859 to 2008 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2008, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $7,003. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1558		Congo/Zaire, 1886 to 1998 Collection, hinged in Scott album incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1950 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 1998, Fine to Very Fine. 2015 Scott $5,301. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1559		/o Cuba, Mint and Used Collection, 1885 to 1960, clean collection mounted in 2 albums with 1855-60 mostly used, then mostly mint with good run of the Spanish administration, the American issues and later to 1960 well filled incl. Special Delivery and Dues, nice lot worth close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1560		Cuba, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1855 to 1994 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 1994, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $6,700. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1561		/o Cuba, Collection to 1967, mint and used in well filled album with most of the value being in the Spanish period with some multiples and part sheets and a good deal of completion for the period incl. Airmails and back of the book, mint highlights incl. #221-226, 239a, blocks or strips of 227-231, 334-321 perf and imperf, E1-4, E2 plate block of 6, J1-10, with blocks of J5-10, and many blocks, imperfs and gutter blocks for the period, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2012 Scott $14,237 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 1562		Cuba, Mostly Mint Collection to 1962, starting 1855 with classics virtually complete incl. mint #15, mostly complete per Scott incl. some back of the book, also U.S. period, later period complete mint, better than normally seen, fresh throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1563		Cuba, Cover Collection, in two binders from the Spanish period and into independent (many $50 and up), most are commercial covers, interesting mix, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1564		/o Cuba, Revenue Collection, hundreds of mostly used on stockpages incl. some multiples of revenues and some back of the book material, incl. a revenue catalog for identification, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1565		Czechoslovakia, 1918 to 2009 Collection, hinged in Scott album and on pages incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1930 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, high percentage of completion, and incl. Slovakia ($1380), Czech Republic ($848), Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $8,383. Estimate $1,500-1,600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1566		/ Czechoslovakia, Collection 1918 to 1967, Almost complete mint collection in 3 albums o.g. to n.h. with few modern CTO, without music souvenir sheets and many of the 1919 Semi-postal ovpts (we note nice run of the lower values incl. #B21 signed), but most everything else is here incl. Airs, Dues, Officials and 1919-20 Legion Post complete plus 1930s to 1940s issues with tabs/gutter pairs, etc., we also note 3 pages with complete sets of unlisted German Occupation Hitler heads, a nice clean lot., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1567		/ Czechoslovakia, Mint Collection, few thousand o.g. in 2 Scott specialty albums to 1988, excellent showing of issues, incl. National Anthem souvenir sheets (signed), #101A, B, C, scarce early Semi-postals incl. B37-39 signed block with cert., B35, B43, B45 (signed 3x), B57 (signed Mmak), B54 (signed 2x), B59-62 (signed), B66, B69, B71-72, B89 all signed, B137-143, Legion Post 6-14, etc., plus selection of covers and cards, formed by fastidious collector and selected for quality and freshness, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $9,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1568		/o Danish West Indies, Extensive Collector's Stock, mint and used somewhat identified in stockbooks, on sales pages, etc., starting #1 and virtually all #s represented in quantities both mint and used with occasional multiples, some annotated vars., numerous watermark vars. incl. inverted, reversed, split, etc., back of the book complete with #J5-8 plate proof pairs, needs some sorting but excellent lot for expansion, very little condition issues, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $9,200
Lot 1569		Danish West Indies, Group of 46, incl. 14 bisect usages, "Kieldrup" local Copenhagen correspondence incl.1907-08 issue covers with 2 strips of 5, some addressed but with no backstamps, some postcard usages, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 1570		Danish West Indies, Extensive Mint and Used Stationery Collection, about 66, mostly identified on pages, incl. Facit #BK6 used (2000 issued), BK1 mint (3) with various vars. per Higgins & Gage, BK14b used, mint postal reply card starting #BKd6, few dupes and few with foxing, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1571		Danish West Indies, Mint Collection, on stockpage from 1874 to 1915, missing only a few stamps for completion, incl. #5-11 with varieties, 13, 14-22, 27-58, and J1-8, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1572		/o Denmark, Collection of Railway Stamps, over 1400 Danish railway stamps, mixed mint and used, impressive group of these scarce issues collected over many years, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1573		Dominican Republic, 1865 to 2008 Collection, hinged in Scott album incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2008, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $3,988. Estimate $900-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1574		Ecuador, Mint Collection, 1865 to 1980, nicely mounted in 5 albums with very high degree of completeness with nice run of regular issues, commemoratives plus Airmails complete from 1928 onward, with C1-5, C6 (cert), etc., plus other better back-of-the-book items such as CF1-2 (CF1 with cert), CO1-8, O136-55, etc., a clean and carefully put together collection, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 1575		Ecuador, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1865 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2015 Scott $7,149. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1576		Egypt, Collection 1866 to 1984, Extensive mostly mint collection in 3 albums with very high degree of completeness starting with (all mint) 1866 first issue complete (couple stamps no gum), plus sets of the corresponding perf and imperf proofs, 1867 Sphinx complete incl. color varieties, specialized section of 1872-75 issues categorized by paper and perf varieties (often parallel mint and used), then basically complete o.g. or l.h. to the end missing only 1956 Boy Scout souvenir sheet, but everything else is present incl 1879-1902 Sphinx complete, 1926 Port Fouad set (with cert.), 1929 Farouk trial color proof set, 1934 UPU, etc., plus complete Airs (incl 1931 wrong date), Officials and Military issues (incl. 1935 Silver Jubilee), an excellent opportunity to acquire a comprehensive collection from this area, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,500-6,500. View details and photo	Realized $6,038
Lot 1577		/ Egypt, Extensive Collection to 1938, hundreds of o.g. or n.h. (scattered used and some covers) on beautifully annotated homemade pages, organized by issue with many proofs, several items with Hass certs., starts with foreign consular mail covers from France (2), G.B. (2) and Italy, next first issue with imperf and perf proof examples, Riester essays in green and red, Scott #6 (cert.), compound perfs., couple covers, 1865 Prevost envelope essays, Scott 8-15, 19-25, 21n, 25a, 23b block of 4, tete-beche pairs, 29-41, plus blocks of 4 to 5pi (not complete), 50-50 imperf (n.h.), plus proofs on unwatermarked paper, 54a, SG 83b double ovpt. one albino (cert.), 1921 4m proof in red, 74 block of 4 n.h., 92-102, 128-149, Chalhoub D112h, tete-beche perf and imperf, 167 (cert.), 172-76 on FDC, Airs, Dues incl. identified forgeries, 1888 proofs of 2m, 5m and 1pi in blocks of 4, 1927 imperf issues with shades, Officials, Military, Suez Canal L3 block of 4, a wonderful collection to expand, recommend a thorough examination to appreciate, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details and photo	Realized $20,700
Lot 1578		Egypt, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1866 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2012 Scott $6,238. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1579		Egypt, Revenue Collection, 150+ pieces, mostly mint mounted on lovely annotated homemade pages, noted 1887 issue in singles and blocks of 4, scarce 1916 issue used incl. Feltus #12-13 and 15 (less than 10 known of each), proofs of the 1938 and 1939-49 issues, various Salt Tax issues, Cigarette Tax issues incl. Feltus 221 (less than 10 known), Consular Service issues, Citadel issues, lovely collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1580		Egypt, Postal History Collection, over 300 covers ranging from the 1890s to mid-1950s, incl. Zepp flights, special events, first flights, special cancels, numerous pre-WWII FDCs, beginning with #105-07, highlight of the lot is four covers and two postcards (Cat. $700+) of C3 and C4, with various combinations incl. a C3a and C4 on one cover, there are also two binders of mostly FDs, virtually all cacheted unaddressed, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $6,613
Lot 1581		Egypt, Postal Seals Accumulation, few hundred unused, good variety of issues, noted Barbar, Tahta, Ramses, Zagazig, Mellaui, Edfou, etc., few British Forces issues sprinkled throughout, unusual items, seldom offered in quantity, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1582		Egypt, Occupation of Palestine Complete, 1948 to 1967, l.h. collection on 14 album pages incl Airs, etc. as listed in Scott catalog, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1583		Egypt, Never Hinged Stock, from the mid-1930s through the mid-1960s, incl. commemorative issues, definitive issues, souvenir sheets and a number of better items, incl. a sheetlet of the 500m Nefertiti that catalogues $240, quantities generally run from one to three or four, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1584		Egypt, Never Hinged Sets, a small holding of dozens of sets (all identified by Scott number) from the early 1950s to 1960s, quantities generally are in the 15 to 25 range, total 2016 catalogue is $1,460+ (tapes enclosed), Very Fine. Estimate $180-220. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1585		Egypt, Early Postal Stationery, 53 pieces to 1914, mint and used, good variety of postal cards, reply cards, wrappers and envelopes, noted Chalhoub #SPC5a unused and SEN 16-17 unused, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 1586		Ethiopia, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1894 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1950s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $4,369. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1587		Faroe Islands, Complete to 2010, complete in two hingeless Davo albums from 1919-2010, #1 used, 2-40 mint l.h. then appears to be complete n.h. to 2010, one album with booklets and souvenir sheets which also appears complete, nice collection, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 1588		Finland, and Aland Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1855 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1927 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $9,395. Estimate $1,700-1,900. View details and photo	Unsold

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Inc.
1333 North McDowell Blvd., Suite B • Petaluma, California 94954
Tel: 707-778-6454 • Fax: 707-763-6772 • Toll Free 800-378-6454
E-mail: info@harmerschau.com