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Sale 74

ASDA June 24 2007 Mega Event

Worldwide Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 346		/o Worldwide, The World According to Scott's, One man's attempt to collect the world in Scott specialty albums, thousands of mint and used, this lot contains 180+ albums with pages to late 1990's, several countries with pages to 2004, housed in 3 ring binders, a few are in Scott binders with Palo pages (Eastern Europe), no U.S., he never really tackled the early issues, but did spend a lot on new issues, most albums sparse to partially filled, some with a reasonable showing of country, strength in British Commonwealth mint incl. large amount of new issues to 2003-2004 from Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, and Canada, better countries with earlier mint include Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Leeward Islands, Solomon Islands, Trieste Zone A, occasional $100+ catalog items incl. Cocos #O1, Great Britain #1 used, Canada $1 values, New Zealand #B3-B4 mint, Cape of Good Hope triangles used and Mafeking siege issues, nice Latin America in particular Argentina and Brazil, also interesting Korea from the 1940's and 1950's, like new pages and binders, the owner must have paid our "starting bid" on the albums alone, some minor faults on classics, but value in 20th Century mint, overall fine to very fine, allow yourself plenty of time to view this lot. Estimate $30,000-35,000. View details	Realized $36,800
Lot 347		/o Worldwide, One Man's Collection, intact, as received, tens of thousands of mint and used in 90+ albums and binders of various make in 15 banker boxes, better countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France & Colonies, Germany, Great Britain (incl. #1 used (2)), Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Yugoslavia (no U.S.), many better sets and singles throughout, much modern n.h., a true collector collection with very high catalog, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $15,000-20,000. View details	Realized $14,950
Lot 348		/o Worldwide, 25 Volume Scott Internationals, thousands of mint and used on pages to 1987 (no U.S.), most European countries well represented, also Latin America, some areas sparse, others well filled, noted France #21 used (crease, small facial scrape, 4 margins), stamps with Scott numbers noted underneath, Eastern European cto'd not counted, scattered n.h. modern sets, few faults on classics, otherwise clean, Fine to Very Fine. 2005 Scott $60,000 (Owner's). Estimate $7,500-1,000. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 349		/o Worldwide, Accumulation From Our Back Room, when we moved in March, we finally organized our back room material and found some surprises, this is the good the bad and the ugly, collections and balances that just don't make individual auction lots, but still have value, worth a close inspection. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $4,255
Lot 350		/o/ Worldwide, Large Intact Local Estate, tens of thousands in various albums, stockbooks, envelopes, cigar boxes, organized, loose, plus group of covers in 3 full banker boxes, noted extensive Germany with better mint Third Reich, British collection incl. Hong Kong 1935 Jubilee set n.h., U.S. collection with 15¢ Columbian o.g., this needs a close inspection as there are better items throughout, generally Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 351		/o Worldwide, Collections and Remainders, 8 banker boxes filled with various albums from back room of Southern California dealer, noted France with #B66-67 used, C14 used (small tear), Vatican with better mint sets, Israel o.g. with better tab issues, British Europe and Italy in Scott specialty albums, 1937 and 1953 British Coronation sets o.g., 1977 Silver Jubilee issues n.h., 1974 UPU o.g., nice Dutch Indies collection, some France, Australia, and New Zealand new issues, mixed condition, as to be expected, but worth inspection. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 352		/o Worldwide, Large Estate Balance, thousands of mint and used in collections, on pages, in stockbooks, glassines, etc., noted 2 packed Elbe linen stockbooks, modern Mongolia collection in Minkus album, nice European mint in stockbooks with many n.h. sets, better items throughout, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 353		/o Worldwide, Accumulation from Local Antique Dealer, thousands of mint and used in 11 full banker boxes, albums, stockbooks, year sets, glassines, envelopes, stockcards, accumulated over many years and he finally "cleaned out" the back room, noted junk to gems, spend some time and you will be rewarded, mixed condition. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 354		/o Worldwide, Mini Collections, nice smaller selection on stockpages, noted various British areas, Europe, plus album with DDR, priced and ready to sell, few minor faults, generally Fine to Very Fine Owners retail $2779 (low percent of catalog). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 355		/o Worldwide, Country Collections, 2 banker boxes filled with mint and used country collections on album pages and in stockbooks, incl. British Commonwealth, Europe, Asia, U.S. Possessions, Latin America, French Colonies and more, condition mixed, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 356		/o Worldwide, Spring Cleaning Lot, a dealer cleaned out the back room and filled 4 banker boxes with a worldwide assortment of mint and used in albums, binders, stockbooks and glassines, noted Great Britain and Colonies, plating of the Penny Red, 2 vols. of mint Indonesia, many in blocks of 4, earlier Russia, U.N. New York complete to 1980 incl. #38, South America, binder of Ryukyu n.h. imprint blocks, stockbook of worldwide classics, 10 n.h. sets of Costa Rica #201-08 soccer set, Ireland overprints on Great Britain, binder of mint and used Mexico Exporta issues, lots of value in this lot, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 357		/ Worldwide, Mostly Airmail Collection, o.g. or n.h., mostly complete sets organized on black stockpages, noted Greece #C5-C30 o.g., C38-C47 l.h., Canal Zone C7-C14 n.h. blocks of 4, Italy C23-C26 o.g., C62-C65 o.g., Iceland C9-C11 o.g., Liechtenstein C1-C14 n.h., New Guinea C1-C13 o.g., C46-C59 o.g., New Zealand C1-C3 o.g., etc., clean lot, minimal duplication, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 358		/o Worldwide, Priced Mini Collections, priced and ready to sell in envelopes, mint and used, mostly British Commonwealth countries, retail values to $300, most under $100, nice lot overall, generally Fine to Very Fine Owners (discounted) retail $2700. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 359		/o Worldwide, One Owner Collection in 15 Albums, consists of mint and used Ireland, G.B. and Channel Islands, U.S., Israel, Ryukyu, British Europe, also few F.D.'s, best is decent G.B. with face, most countries value in modern mint, U.S. majority used, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 360		/o Worldwide, Collection in Minkus Supreme Globals, thousands of used and mint on pages to 1974 in 5 albums, strength in European, British Empire and Latin America, many better items throughout, some faults on classics, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 361		/o Worldwide, Estate Balance, 3 banker boxes full of stockbooks, binders and a couple albums, noted modern Greece new issues, Austria, France with Red Cross booklets, collection of Ethiopia and Liberia, French Offices collection, Pacific '97 worldwide issues, modern "celebrity" issues, topicals, U.S. used in Elbe stockbook, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 362		/o Worldwide, Collections in Scott Specialty Albums, consists of Netherlands & Colonies, Luxembourg (together), Norway, Denmark (together), Great Britain and British Europe (together), Belgium, New Zealand & Dependencies, Australia & Dependencies, and Vatican City, some better items noted, some faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $920
Lot 363		/o Worldwide, Accumulation from Cover Dealer, many thousands of mint and used in 4 banker boxes, largely in small window envelopes sorted by countries, noted nice group of Asia incl. mint Japan, British Commonwealth incl. Great Britain #1 used, Germany in 2 albums with better mint Third Reich, interesting mint throughout with older catalog values, worth inspection, faulty to very fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 364		/o Worldwide, Albums and Miscellaneous, 19th and 20th Century mint and used in various albums, file folders, stockbooks, envelopes etc. in 3 banker boxes, better mint sets and singles to be found throughout, also covers and misc. items, worth careful inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 365		/o Worldwide, Mixed Accumulation, 1849-1975, thousands of 19th and 20th Century mint and used mostly in plastic bags catalog by owner, incl. Europe and British, much uncatalogued, condition mixed, inspection definitely required. Scott $19,700+ (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 366		/o Worldwide, Estate Balance, thousands of mint and used in albums and envelopes in 6 full banker boxes, incl. 2 Scott Internationals, Minkus Supreme Global and 4 Harris Standards, plus couple stockbooks, and hundreds of glassines in file boxes by countries, some sleepers in here, lots of work, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 367		/o Worldwide, Oldtime Collection in Standard Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1910's, better items sprinkled throughout, noted Great Britain #1 used, U.S. #67, 72, 120, 242 used, Western Europe classics, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 368		/ Worldwide, Mint Accumulation in Stockbooks, few thousand singles and sets, mostly from Germany incl. Berlin, Austria and Spain, with some worldwide sprinkled throughout, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 369		o Worldwide, Accumulation in Binders, thousands of mostly used in various binders, plus one Master Global album, noted 3 binders of China with some better, British Colonies incl. Canada with year sets from late 1970's to early 1980's and Australia, plus Japan and U.S. used, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 370		/o Worldwide, Eclectic Collection in 14 Volumes, thousands of mint and used singles, sets and souvenir sheets organized on black stockpages, most with Scott numbers noted along side, classics to modern, no rhyme or reason to contents, some duplication, especially in modern material, some better items noted, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 371		/o Worldwide, Disorganized Accumulation, tens of thousands in 6 full banker boxes, majority used, from Southern California dealer's back room, stuff he threw in boxes for years, glassines, envelopes, album pages, few small stockbooks, lots of loose on and off paper, anything could be in here, needs a lot of work, mixed condition. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 372		/o Worldwide, Eclectic Estate Balance, few thousand mint and used in various albums, stockpages, plus some covers, noted Germany in Schaubek album, Russia collection and duplicates, U.S. First Day's incl. Colorano cachets, Iran souvenir sheets from 1970's, etc., have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $489
Lot 373		/o Worldwide, Collection in Scott Internationals, many thousands of mint and used in 16 vols. thru 1974, some better mint sets scattered throughout, nice collection to build on, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 374		/o Worldwide, Interesting Estate Balance, Banker box with mint and used on stockpages, album pages and stockbooks, noted Japan, U.S. precancels, small Vatican collection, U.N. mint collection, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, U.S. plate number strips of 3, Scandinavia incl. Sweden #198-211 mint, Canada new issues, etc., worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $604
Lot 375		/o Worldwide, Dealer "Clean Out The Back Room", thousands of used and mint in 24 banker boxes, in albums, stockbooks, on album pages, stockpages, in glassines and envelopes, loose, on and off paper, etc., a real jumbled lot, as received, we didn't look through most of the boxes, have fun! Estimate $500-1,000. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 376		/o Worldwide, Surprise Accumulation, 19th and 20th Century mint and used in albums, glassines, stockbooks and on album pages, surprising catalog value listed on some packages, condition varies. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $834
Lot 377		/o Worldwide, Oldtime Estate Balance, 4 banker boxes filled with stamps and albums, noted group of Scott "Browns" and a "Green" (pretty much empty), plus large group in glassines and on stockpages, faulty to fine, have fun! Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 378		o Worldwide, 19th Century Collection, several hundred mostly used in oldtime Strand album on well filled pages, high catalog in mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 379		o Worldwide, Balance of Local Estate, 5 banker boxes with thousands of mostly used in binders and glassines, also old National album, some worldwide modern new issues, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 380		/o Worldwide, Collection on Scott International Pages, few thousand mint and used in binders, filling 3 banker boxes, occasional better set or single noted, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 381		/o Worldwide, 10 Scott International Albums, few thousand mint and used scattered throughout, somewhat better Latin America and Eastern Europe, no complete runs, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 382		Worldwide, Extensive Cigar Label Stock, 700+ "outer" and "inner" labels, U.S. and foreign, mostly early 20th Century, excellent condition with a wide variety of thematic subjects, seldom seen. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 383		o Worldwide, Huge Used Hoard, tens of thousands in glassines, off paper, on paper incl. Japan, Great Britain Machins, Australia, and China, shoeboxes, envelopes, stockbooks, older to modern in 3 banker boxes, noted nice box of Netherlands, good for checking cancels and approval dealers, never know what you will find, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 384		/ Worldwide, Better Souvenir Sheet Selection, mostly n.h. group on large sales pages in binder, noted n.h. Albania #280, 289, Danzig B21a, DDR 264a, 144a, Iceland B5, Japan 288a, Poland 314-16 (l.h.), and Venezuela C953a (see footnote), couple with minor problems (noted on sales sheets), otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 385		/o Worldwide, Collectors Basement Accumulation, 1850-1970, large accumulation of 19th and 20th Century mint and used, featuring stamps from all regions housed in four banker boxes, a quick review reveals potentially better items throughout, condition varies. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $748
Lot 386		/o Worldwide, Unusual Accumulation, 1848-1980, many thousands of 19th and 20th Century mint and used in glassines and plastic bags housed in 4 banker boxes, accumulated over a 50 year period by an oldtime collector, anything can be here, condition mixed, inspection recommended. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 387		F Worldwide, Forgeries Accumulation, couple hundred "classics" organized in stockbook, good variety of countries, some in multiples, excellent reference group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 388		/ Worldwide, Small Mint Lot, many n.h., stamps and souvenir sheets, many complete sets, all but 2-3 items are mint, good selection of British area especially Hong Kong, noted U.S. #730-31, 750, very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,300 (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 389		/o Worldwide, A-Z in 3 Sales Boxes, hundreds of mint and used singles and a few sets on #102 sales cards, all catalogued and priced, mostly early to mid-20th Century, strength in Great Britain and France (no U.S.), generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 390		/o Worldwide, Intact Estate, mostly inexpensive mint and used in 5 Minkus albums, plus collection of U.S. with some better mint (noted Farley souvenir sheets and a few early commemoratives), few country collections on homemade pages, plus banker box filled with thousands of mostly used sorted in glassines by country or issue, fun lot, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 391		/o Worldwide, Small Estate Balance, value in old Scott Junior album to 1934, noted U.S. #1 used (faults), some better mint Canada, plus some U.S. mint postage in glassines, envelope of precancels, bit of better used U.S. in glassines, mixed condition. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 392		/o Worldwide, Accumulation On Stockpages, thousands of mint and used on 8½" x 11" manila stockpages in two banker boxes, incl. British, Europe and U.S., condition mixed, inspection recommended as better items could be found. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 393		/o Worldwide, Interesting Balance, mint and used in full banker box, noted better mint Benelux, Portugal & Colonies on stockpages, couple oldtime collection, mixed condition, have a look. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $546
Lot 394		/o Worldwide, Collection in Minkus Globals, several thousand used and mint in 13 vols. with pages through 1991, mostly common, good collection to expand, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $776
Lot 395		/o Worldwide, Supreme Global Albums, 1860-1970, 19th and 20th Century mint and used in 6 albums, contains a smattering of sets and singles throughout, condition mixed. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374

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