Public Auction 290 - Status International

891 Switzerland: MUH Charity collection 1913-59 with all better Pro
Juventutes inc 1915 Children 5c & 10c bottom marginal (photocopy of
2000 Wied cert showing blocks from where they came). Then comp to
1959. National Fete & Red Cross issues are comp 1941-51 (10 sets). Pro
Patria 1952-59 is again comp (8 sets). All diff. All VF fresh MUH. Mi
cat €1225+, SG cat £830+ for M, should be at least double for pre 1945
MUH, so £1400+. (265).................................................................$350---$500
892 Switzerland: 1941-60 BIE Geneva (International Bureau of Education)
presentation booklet by Courvoisier with red cover & gold lettering,
many better issues inc 1941 & 1942 BIE sets of 4 for POWs, Romania
1942 sets & M/S, Poland 1946 BIE set plus extra set with BIE imprints,
all MUH (€300+). Then Officials with 1944 "Courrier du BIE" opt sets
to 10Fr both M (€130) & U (€200), 1946 Pestalozzi inc rare special
Maximum Card postally U with extra stamp & BIE h/s on other side
(€200++) & later issues. Superb fresh M/MUH/U. Mi cat €830+++. First
such booklet we have seen. (137 + 2M/S).....................................$250---$400
893 Switzerland: MUH moderns 1960-2008, mainly Special PO Year
books inc 1983 & 93 - 2004. Highly attractive thematics present. VF
fresh MUH. All still valid. FV SFr750 = A$800...........................$400---$600
894 Switzerland: MUH collection 1953-85 in 2 Kabe hingeless albums with
pgs from 1849, with slipcases, exc condition (retail $400+) with 130+
Pic sets, mostly Pro-Juventute or Pro Patria charities. VF MUH. STC
(2003) €550. Reserved at less than the cost of the albums............$275---$400
895 Switzerland: Collection to 2002 in as near Davo one country albums
with 1881 Seated Helvetia (8) to 1Fr gold UN, 1900 UPU set, 1882
Standing Helvetia to 3Fr, 1924 UPU Congress then reasonably comp
1930- inc Charities, Pics & Commems. Clean & fresh G-VFU. Reserved
at retail cost of albums. (1500) ......................................................$200---$272
896 Switzerland FFC & other special flights inc 1924 Romanshorn-Zurich,
1926 Basel-Luze for Basel Fair, 1928 Geneve-Eplatures & 1933 St
Gallen-Altenrhein (all these with special labels), plus 1924 printed card
for Solothurn-Grenchen. Then a range of flights 1920s-60s inc 1919
franked 50c Wings opt, 1926 Africa Flight, 1927 Flug meeting cover &
printed card with label, 1928 Chaux de Fonds-Geneva, franked 35c
Aviator, 1934 "Europa" glider flight, 1939 Balloon Flight, 1940 Red
Cross Flight, 1948 West Indies Flight with Martinique b/s, & many
more. All with special cachets &/or pmks & inc registered, express etc.
Mostly VF. As loose stamps alone SG cat over £900! (50) (P) ....$600- $1000
897 Switzerland: Soldier Stamps WW2 collection in 3 as new Locher
albums. Stamps from various Battalions inc Artillery watchers, Bakers,
Messengers, Airforce, Anti-aircraft, Volunteers, Border Guards, Military
School, Home Guards, Tanks, Cavalry, Infantry, Labour, Pontoons &
Motorcycles. All diff. Almost all VF M/U. Expensive as new albums.
(520) ...............................................................................................$300---$500
898 Tonga: 1936-38 Tin Can Mail covers, mostly to Australia, wide range of
frankings & cachets in a dozen languages. Fair-VF (14) ..............$180---$300
899 Trieste Zone A: Collection 1947-54 on Schaubek album pgs. 1947
Pictorial set to100l (SG cat £225), 1947-48 Air set to 1000L (£275),
1947-49 Postage Due set to 5L (£300), 1948 Cent set (£90), 1949 Roman
Republic 100L (£80), 1949-50 Pictorial set to 100L (£190), 1949-52
Postage Due set to 500L (£80). All other commem, def & Postage Due
sets present plus concessional post sets. All diff. VF fresh M/MUH. SG
cat £2450+. Comp except for parcel posts. (280)..........................$450---$600
900 Trieste Zone B: Collection 1949-54 on Schaubek album pgs. 1949 Air
set to 100L, 1950 Railway set to 10D plus M/Sheets perf & imperf (SG
cat £550), 1950 Pictorial set to 50D, 1953 Congress set (£402), 1954 Air
set to 500D, 1954 Animal set to 100D. Postage Dues inc 1949 opt set to
5Dd, 1950 Fish set to 5D & 1954 Arms set to 100D. All diff. VF fresh
M/MUH. SG cat £1600+. (150 + 2 M/S).......................................$375---$500
901 Trinidad & Tobago: 1938-44 KGVI Pictorial set 1c-$4.80, plus 1953-
59 QEII Pictorial set 1c-$4.80. VF fresh M. SG 246-56, 267-78 cat £148.
(26) ...................................................................................................$60---- $80
902 Trinidad & Tobago: 1938-44 KGVI Pictorial set 1c-$4.80 plus 1953-59
QEII Pictorial set 1c-$4,80. VF fresh M. SG 246-256, 267-278 cat £135.
(26) ...................................................................................................$55---- $75
903 Turkey: Collection 1863-1971 in Scott International album. 1863
Tughra 20pa M (SG cat £80). 1865 Star & Crescent vals to 5Pi. 1876
Surch vals to 5Pi. 1876-90 Empire vals to 5Pi M. 1892 Arms vals to 2Pi
M (£90+). 1913 Sultan Pictorial vals to 50Pi. Useful range of 1915-17
opt. 1916-18 Sultan Pictorial vals to 5p plus 2pa purple right marginal
imperf (est £500). 1920 Pictorial set to 50Pi. Ranges of Postage Dues
from 1865 Postal Tax, 1898 Thessaly Occ set M, 1891 Newspaper opt
vals to 2Pi (£225). 1940-70 inc 30+ comp sets, some 1939 Hatay (10).
Anatolia 1921 Postage due set to 5Pi opt SPECIMEN. All diff. Most F-
VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £3900+. (1450).........................................$500---$800
904 Turkey: Betters range 1863-1943. 1863 Toughra 20pa plus Postage
Due 1Pi. 1905 Toughra 1Pi bisected on piece. 1920 Republic opt
Finance Ministry set to 5Pi (Mi cat €120). 1921 Republic opt Star &
Crescent 5pa (€300). 1921 Republic-Adana opt Postage Due set to 1Pi
(€1400). 1923 Congress opt Pictorial set to 10Pi (€380). BOB inc 1865
Lianos Local post 20pa U & 5pa imperf. Postage Dues 1905-8
Provisional "T" h/s 5pa, 10pa & 20pa. Also 1909 Smyrna opt 5pa-2Pi.
All diff. Almost all F-FV M/MUH/U. Mi cat €2650+. Scarce items! (49)
(P) ...................................................................................................$250---$400
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905 Turks & Caicos: Collection 1867-2003 on pages in binder. 1867-79 QV
range to 1/-, 1881-89 QV key type vals to 5d plus surch 1d/2½d. 1900
Badge vals to 1/-, 1909-11 KEVII Cactus range to 3/-, 1913-21 KGV
vals to 3/-, 1917 War Tax opt blk of 4, ERROR OPT DOUBLE, MUH
(SG cat £720) - Rare. KGV Cactus set to 3/-. 1935 Silver Jubilee set,
1938 KGVI Pictorial set to 10/- (£100), 1950 KGVI Local Views set to
10/-, 1957 QEII Pictorial set to 10/- (£90), 1969 QEII Pelican £1, 1967
Local Scenes def set to 5/-, 1969 Decimal surch set to $2, 1971 Pictorial
set to $2, 1973 Bird set to $2, 1978 Fish set to $5, 1983 Ships set to $5,
1990 Flowers set to $2. Good commems inc 70+ comp sets & 50+ M/S.
Extra sets & vals inc M/U. Generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £2300+.
Attractive thematics. (950 + 50 M/S)............................................ $500 -- $700
906 Tuvalu: Collection/accumulation 1976-80 in large s/book with 45 MUH
& 10 CTO sets inc 1976 opts MUH (2) & CTO to $2, 1979 Fish to $5
(5) inc SPECIMEN opts in gutter prs (these scarce) & 1976 Christmas
set opt SPECIMEN & much more fresh & clean. (380 + 3 M/S)... $80 -- $120
907 Upper Silesia: Collection 1920-22 mint inc 1920 Numeral set, 1920
Surch set plus 5 diff inverted/double opt errors, 1920 View set, 1921
"Plebiscite" opt set, 1922 surch, then 1920 officials CIHS round violet
h/s opts on 7 diff Germania 2pf-20pf (exp on back, but no certs), CGHS
opts range to 5Mk inc varieties. Plus Polish rebel issues inc Green Post
sets both perf & imperf. F-VF M/MLH. Mi cat €10,700+ = A$14,000!
Attractive lot with potential. (87).................................................. $600 -$1000
908 USA PO Year books 1993-2006 as issued. Cost US$40-$60ea (total
cost $600). Rarely seen in Australia. Later years are scarce. (14) $250 -- $350
909 USA: 1857-90 Classics range inc 1857-61 Washington 3c & 10c. 1861-
65 Portraits to 30c inc 1c, 5c brown, 10c, 12c (2), 15c (2) & 30c. 1869
Pictorial 2c & 15c. 1887-88 Portrait 1c, 2c green & 5c blue UN. 1890
Portraits to 30c. 1851 Carriers inc Franklin reprint & Eagle 1c reprint &
original. Confederate States 1863-64 Davis 10c blue perf 12½. 1865
Newspaper large size 5c blue, white border. Typical variable condition,
mostly F-VF UN/M/U. Sc cat U$3350+. SG cat £3520+ (25)..... $400 -- $600
910 USA: Postage 1980s-2000s accumulation sorted by value to 80c. Peel n
stick sheetlets & commem blks (FV US$898), plus no gum (FV $191).
Total FV US$1089 ........................................................................ $550 -- $650
911 USA Hunting Stamps: Ducks 1934 $1 (Sc cat $400), 1938 $1 ($475),
1944 $1 with plate no. ($135+), 1952, 1956-60, 1964-66, 1968-69, 1972,
1974, 1976-84 & 1991 plus Arkansas 1981-83, 1985-86, 1991,
Mississippi 1980 & '83. Also plate no. cnr blks of 4 1975-79. All diff.
Almost all VF fresh MUH. Sc cat $2600+. (32 plus 5 blks) (P) .. $700 -$1000
912 Vatican: 1960s-80 large accumulation of souvenir covers celebrating
various Catholic events, Vatican & other countries, Pope's visits to
various countries etc. Vast variety inc featuring US Presidents, other
heads of state, holy places etc. Very fresh throughout, huge original cost.
Giveaway reserve. (250 Vatican, 250 foreign, 200 maxicards = 700
items) ............................................................................................. $300 -- $500
913 Vatican: FDC collection 1959-2000. Good coverage of 1960s period inc
Airs & M/Sheets, many attractively illustrated. Clean & neat covers,
appear all diff. Many hard to find. High original cost. (420+) ..... $400 -- $600
914 Vatican -Papal Visit Covers: Large collection 1978-80s of Pope John
Paul II visits to a variety of countries, inc special presentation wallets
containing several covers each. Regions visited inc Latin America, North
America, Africa, Asia & Philippines, plus a variety of European
countries. All covers illustrated with special cancels. Appears all diff, inc
many scarce & hard to find. Clean & neat. Huge original cost $3000-
$4000. (900+) .............................................................................. $1000 -$1500
915 Vatican: Retired dealer's stock 1929-2000 in 3 matching Lighthouse
s/books inc 1933 Holy Year set M, Pope Pius XI 2L & 2.75L U (SG cat
£138). 1936 Exhib to 80c U inc 75c (2, cat £170), 1938 Congress set
(£80). Then M/U sets (140) 1940-79 & similar MUH (150). Then MUH
1980-2000 with around 280 Pic/thematic sets. Total FV L$1,461,880 =
A$950+. Plus SG cat £388+ for the 1930s sets & Papal States (31) to
1868 a mixture of genuine & reprints inc 1852 7 diff imperfs on coloured
papers UN/u. (2800) ...................................................................... $550 -- $800
916 Venezuela: Collection 1882-1962 on Scott specialty pages. 1896 Map
set to 1B, 1939 Mendoza set to 1B, 1944 Red Cross M/S, 1950 Census
set to 1B, 1951 Statue set to 1B. Good 1951-53 Arms issues inc 22 sets,
1957-62 inc 18 sets. Airmails inc 1944 Flag set to 1B, 1945 Sucre set to
2B, 1948 Ship set to 5B, Useful 1953 Arms inc 20 sets, 1956-62 inc 23
sets, BOB inc Express & Officials issues. All diff. F-VFM, with only a
few earlies U, all well above average & clean with lots of very scarce
issues. SG cat £3400+. (830)....................................................... $1100 -$1500
917 World off-paper plenty of variety. Mainly U, well worth sorting. 1kg+.
(12-15,000) .................................................................................... $100 -- $150
918 World on stockcards with mostly better issues. MUH/M/U. Total cat
£2315 = A$3500. Highlights inc USA 1901 Commems U (cat £70),
Germany 1872 1/3g Arms U (£33), 1860 Hanover ½g imperf (£170)
toned, French New Hebrides top value U currency change (£25),
Switzerland 1862 Helvetia M 50c (£35) plus heaps of better France,
French Territories, Asia, Europe. Great lot, either ideal internet sales,
small auction lots or collection builder. Few flts, condition generally
good (few 100). ............................................................................. $250 -- $350
919 World surplus to vendor's requirements, worth inspection, inc album
Austria, s/book France inc painting U, 10 various size albums & books
with good ranges & pickings, 2 world album collections plus heaps of
bits & pieces. Value packed lot..................................................... $130 -- $150
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.