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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign Country Collections - Switzerland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2851		Switzerland, 1845 to 1974 Mint Collection, In Scott specialty album, classics mostly used incl. #1L4, 2L2, #2 with Friedl cert., 5a with Holcombe cert., 1905 basic issues on complete except #105a, and mint (few cheap values used) from #128 on, Semis complete mint (few cheap values used) with better souvenir sheets n.h., Airs complete virtually all mint, some Dues mint or used, better Officials complete either mint or used except #1Ø6, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century fine to very fine, cat. value overall higher then noted on pages. 2000 Scott approximately $30,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 2852		/o Switzerland, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, Collector's excellent balance to 1960's of collection (Officials separate lot), incl. Zumstein identified, some classics mostly used (few certs), and much above average condition, separate stockbook of mint and used Dues with multiples, also Franco, stockbook of excellent mint n.h. early blocks starting with William Tell, and with strong Semis, strong Airs with some dupl., mint starts with Sitting Helvetias and very complete with considerable n.h., souvenir sheets incl. "Naba", used later blocks, etc., superior condition throughout, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-7,500. View details	Realized $5,520
Lot 2853		Switzerland, Collector's Extensive Soldiers Labels, The most extensive group we have ever offered, many thousands, undoubtedly took many years, contained in 6 binders, 3 stockbooks, on pages, and in cards, all sorted, mostly identified, incl. imperfs, sheetlets, minor dupl. only, separated by category incl. "Kommando", Air, Soldiers, Division, starting with WWI, reasonably complete, few used, excellent lot that would be difficult to duplicate, Very Fine and choice. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2854		o Switzerland, Extensive Used Block of 4 Collection, In 4 stockbooks, on pages, etc., identified per Zumstein, starting #107, virtually all with s.o.n. cancels, most issues well represented with cat. Sfr400+, incl. extensive Semis, Pro Patria and Juvenute, some early F.D. cancels, excellent lot, high cat. Zumstein, Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2855		/o Switzerland, 1850 to 1960's Mint Or Used Collection, Oldtime collection on quadrille pages, starting with Federal Administration, and continuing with Sitting and Standing Helvetias mostly used, 1882 on Large Numerals mint and used with various perfs., also Semis, souvenir sheets, Airs, better Officials, and Dues, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 2856		Switzerland, Comprehensive Mostly Mint Collection, hundreds in Scott specialty album to 1976, 95% mint with some earlies used with a nice selection of mint from 1900 onwards, does not incl. many souvenir sheets or early Semi-postals and Airs, but does have PAX set with n.h. high values, and many n.h. sets throughout, very strong Officials mint and used, very fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine. 1977 Scott $7,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2857		/ Switzerland, Tete-Beche, Se-Tenant, "Ponts" Mint Collection, o.g., hinged or never hinged, In stockbooks, complete virtually all n.h., missing #K25z, incl. few vars., tete-beche missing #Z17z-18z, Z31, Z331-38c complete plus complete sheet, no 1953 Pro Juvenute (part of another lot), Ponts only missing 17 earlies for completion, also excellent grouping of larger tete-beche blocks and panes, incl. Pont blocks, var. Zum. #202y.2.01 in tete-beche block, lovely lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2858		Switzerland, Extensive Official Collection, In 2 stockbooks, used and dupl. s.o.n. collection, very thorough collection missing only the rarer singles or blocks, incl. the perforated and printed cross overprints, difficult to duplicate this very fresh collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 2859		Switzerland, Pro Juvenute and Patria F.D.'s, To 1966 in 2 albums, Pro Patria starting #1 (2 F.D.'s), #3-6 F.D. (cat. Sfr800), many cat. Sfr200+, unaddressed and addressed, few cachet, also Emissions avec Surtaxe with Zum. #23 (3), Pro Juvenute incl. #29-32 (cat. Sfr830), 45-48, 57-60, 77-80, Block #3, and other valuable ones, cachets start in 1948, excellent lot, Very Fine lot. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 2860		o Switzerland, Used Airmail Collection, Blocks of 4 (all n.h. on reverse), incl. #C26 (2 blocks of 4, block of 9), C40, C42, C38 (3), C41, C45, C34, C4//12, C46-48, C19, C24, and C46 sheetlet, few assumed to be cheaper grill versus no grill, virtually all with s.o.n. cancels, Very Fine. Zumstein 4,000+ SFr. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2861		Switzerland, Collector's Labels, Semi-Officials, Proofs, Etc., Interesting mint selection incl. few early Specimens, Standing Helvetia trial color proofs in pairs, essays, early to mid 20th Century labels, cinderellas, fakes of Double Geneva, few "T" Dues, etc., very interesting lot of areas not normally seen, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2862		Switzerland, 20th Century Better First Day Covers, Starting with 1919 Zum. #143-45, then 167-68 (cat. Sfr325), 1938 on mostly complete incl. better souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2863		Switzerland, Extensive Flight Collection, Hundreds in 4 binders to 2002, starts with Pioneer covers with Zum. #II, III, and incl. 1922 Bennett flights (1 with label), 1920's and later Propaganda flights with labels, few incoming from Italy, Erstflug from Zum. #1, many with Airmail adhesives, quite extensive from later 1920's on, some souvenir sheet usages, immaculate group. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2864		Switzerland, Soldiers Label Covers, 88 both addressed and unaddressed, starts with WWI "Schw. Flieger-Abt." (2), mostly addressed to Bern, 1 to U.S., 2 registered, majority WWII, most tied, very clean and desirable lot. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2865		Switzerland, Tete-Beche, Se-Tenant, "Ponts" Used Collection, In stockbooks, complete except few rarities, few blocks, se-tenants incl. #Z2-3, no Z21-22, missing few later issues, scattered Ponts incl. #S16 with cert., few gutter tete-beche, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2866		Switzerland, "T" Postage Due Overprints, Many hundreds in album to 1980's starting 1938 set of 3, virtually all in complete sets and each both types of overprint, to 1982, extra group in 3 ring binder, unusually complete for this rarely seen area, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2867		o Switzerland, 1907 to 1964 Used Collection, On Minkus pages, reasonably complete incl. Semis, few souvenir sheets, 1945 Pax set, Airs, also stockbook with 1920's on with minor dupl., few Officials, very clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2868		Switzerland, Extensive Postal Stationery Collection, Hundreds in 5 binders to around 2000, starting with 1871 usages (mostly internal), some identified by Zumstein, incl. illustrated with 1905 Inauguration issue, 1900 Jubilee usages, Zum. #P38 double card usage, many with mint and dupl. used usage, very clean overall and quite thorough, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2869		Switzerland, Pro Juventute and Pro Patria Cover Collection, 62 covers in binder, starts with Juventute #I, and incl. #1 (2), 4-6 set in pairs and singles on separate covers, #10-11 (2), 12-14, 21-24, 29-32 (2), very complete after that (#98 I-99 I with Zum. #K32y) with Renggli cert., Patria starts with #1, and with 1940's-50's group, rarely seen this extensive, Very Fine lot. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2870		Switzerland, Tete-Beche Cover Collection, Group of 98 mostly later to 2002, value in early incl. William Tell usages, 1920 K1, K12 (2) on cover (with cert.), majority from 1942 on, incl. few F.D. usages incl. 1953 Pro Juventute, several very interesting covers, clean. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 2871		Switzerland, Mint Official Collection, In stockbook virtually all n.h., missing "1Ø" numbers but virtually complete "2Ø65" numbers on, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2872		/o Switzerland, Mint and Used Accumulation, Mostly mint in 3 binders with some dupl., used loose in glassines, n.h. on #102, some classics but value in 20th Century, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2873		Switzerland, Group of Souvenir Sheets, n.h. (couple inexpensive used), 16 different, noted #B105, B116, B143, B144, B178, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,422. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2874		Switzerland, Collector's Balance of Covers, Hundreds, incl. few F.D.'s, Officials from 1920's on, 32 Due covers from 1917 on, better throughout that was not incorporated into to the other collections, better covers throughout, overall Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2875		o Switzerland, Mostly Used Collection, hundreds in Scott album, 1855 to 1978, noted tete-beche pairs, Semi-postals, Airs incl. #C1-C2 o.g., some other back of the book, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2876		o Switzerland, 1936 to 2003 Used Souvenir Sheets, Used selection of 49 mostly diff., incl. #B80, B130-32, B143-44, few dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2877		Switzerland, Group of 8 Varieties, All n.h., #277.2.01 both mint and used blocks of 4, Very Fine. Zumstein #from 1,000 SFr. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2878		Switzerland, Never Hinged Airmail Collection, Blocks of 4, consisting of #C4a, 9, 15a, 16-18, 27-28. 35, 40-42, 45, CB1 and sheetlet of #C46 and Zum. #48. Zumstein 1,050+ SFr. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2879		o Switzerland, Used Collection, many hundreds on homemade pages and on manila stockpages in binder to 1930's, noted early with imperforate Helvetia issues, small Helvetia and later standing issues, some Semi-postals, many duplicates, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2880		Switzerland, Modern Stationery, F.D.'s, Etc., Incl. Maximum cards, loose F.D.'s and commems., modern postcards, clean. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 2881		Switzerland, 1950's to 2000 F.D's, Etc., Hundreds in binders, incl. commem. cancels, cachet unaddressed, incl. 1960's souvenir sheets, etc., clean. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127

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