Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 18

Philatelic Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1122		Asia collection, 1883-1961. A mostly mint grouping hinged in one Scott album. Includes Cambodia 1952-1960 complete, Indonesia 1943-1960 nearly complete, Korea 1884-1960 with good pre-1945 issues plus nearly complete 1945-1960 mint, Laos 1951-1961 apparently complete mint, Mongolia 1924-1950 about 50% complete, Thailand 1883-1960 about 75-80% complete mint, and Viet Nam 1951-1961 apparently complete. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 1123		Austria collection, 1850-1960. A great lot for the dealer looking for basic stock. A mostly mint collection, over 90% complete for the period, hinged in one Scott album. Note 1850-1867 issues complete used, 1874-1907 regular issues complete mint, 1908-1910 Emperor sets nearly complete, 1916-1938 regular issues complete less only the 5s Dolfuss, 1945-1960 regular issues complete less only 2 Hitler overprints (includes the Costumes set), semi-postals over 90% complete (no Rotary or WIPA), airmail 1918-1953 complete less only the 1952 20s Bird; good Postage Dues, Military and Newspapers, Offices Abroad and Lombardy-Venetia nearly complete, and Bosnia-Herzegovina appears complete. No souvenir sheets. Occasional small faults. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1124		Belgium & Colonies collection, 1849-1960. A mostly mint collection, 80-90% complete for the period, hinged in one Scott album. 19th century complete mostly used less only 2 stamps, 20th century regular issues about 90% complete (80-90% mint), semi-postals over 90% complete (including the Orval issues) and over 90% mint, with some souvenir sheets, extensive back-of-the-book including postage dues and parcel post, also good Belgian Occupation of Germany, Belgian East Africa and Belgian Congo. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1125		British Africa collection, 1853-1961. An outstanding lot for the retail dealer with literally hundreds of better sets and singles in the $50 and up range. Close inspection will prove rewarding. Extraordinarily extensive, mostly mint collection hinged in 2 Scott albums. The late Victorian through 4 Kings issues are approximately 80% complete. Noteworthy are: Ascension complete mint through 1956; Basutoland complete throught 1961; British Bechuanaland with extensive Queen Victoria plus complete issues 1914-1961 including the Seahorses; good British Central Africa and British East Africa with issues to the £1; Cape of Good Hope including some Triangulars; East Africa & Uganda with issues to the 5r; Gambia missing apparently only 5 stamps for completion through 1953; extensive Gold Coast (complete 1928-1953); British Middle East Agencies and Offices in Morocco both apparently complete (a few values used); good Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika including the 1922 set complete; Lagos 80-90% complete; Mauritius from 1849 (complete 1926-1961);good selections of Natal, Niger Coast Protectorate, Nigeria and Northern Nigeria including better £1 values; Nyasaland complete less only 3 rarities; good Orange River Colony; Rhodesia about 80% complete including most of the Admirals and Double Heads; St. Helena is missing only 5 stamps for completion 1871-1961 (a few are used); Seychelles complete 1890-1962 (3 stamps are used); Sierra Leone over 80% complete 1860-1956 including several £1 values; Somaliland Protectorate and Southern Rhodesia both over 90% complete;good South West Africa with about 75% completion on the key overprint pairs; good South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland and Togo; Zanzibar and Zululand both over 75% complete. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details	Realized $16,675
Lot 1126		British Asia collection, 1854-1961. An excellent lot for the retail dealer with many, many singles and sets above $50. A valuable and extensive collection, mostly mint, hinged in 2 Scott albums, with the main value in late Victorian through the 4 Kings issues. Inclused Aden, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat and Qatar over 90% complete; some Bangkok and Batum; Burma nearly complete including Japanese Occupations; extensive Ceylon from 1857 with late Victorian and 4 Kings about 90% complete; G.B. Offices in China complete less 3 stamps; good Hong Kong from 1862 including some excellent Queen Victoria (1901-1961 complete less only 1 stamp); Good India from 1854 including the Gandhi set and a selection of Princely States; excellent Malay area including Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo, Sarawak, Straits Settlements and individual Malay States over 80% complete with many better high values. Occasional small faults on the earliest issues. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $13,800
Lot 1127		British Europe collection, 1860-1961. A great lot for the retail dealer to break down. A mostly mint collection hinged on Scott album pages. Includes Cyprus (1880-1960 complete less only 7 stamps); Gibraltar approximately 90% complete 1886-1960; Ionian Islands complete;Ireland complete 1922-1960 less only the 2nd 1922 Seahorse issue (there are 4 other complete Seahorse sets plus the 1937 St. Patrick issue); Malta over 90% complete including most of the 10s and £1 high values. Quite clean with only an occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1128		British North America collection, 1852-1961. A useful lot with many better items for the retail dealer or small auctioneer to break down. A mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album. Includes Canada 1859 issues perf'd nearly complete, Small and Large Queens nearly complete mint, Victoria Jubilees complete to the 50¢, 1897 and 1898 definitives, King Edward VII definitives complete (20¢ and 50¢ are used), Quebec complete, Admirals complete, 1928-29 definitives complete (50¢ Bluenose is mint but the $1 is used), issues 1930-1960 apparently complete including the key $1 values, back-of-the-book nearly complete, also some provinces including Newfoundland over 80% complete. Occasional minor fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1129		British Pacific collection, 1850-1960. An excellent lot for the retail dealer - packed with better sets and singles in the $50 and up range. Extensive mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album. Includes Australia over 90% complete 1913-1961, with mint Kangaroos to the 10s, KGV heads appear complete mint, also Sydney Bridge and most other commemoratives complete, 1937-38 Robes complete, 1949-50 Arms high values complete; British Solomons over 90% complete 1907-1961; Cook Island and Aitutaki over 80% complete; Fiji about 90% complete 1876-1954 including several better complete definitive sets; Gilbert & Ellice complete 1911-1956; Nauru complete 1916-1954; good New Britain; New Guinea about 90% complete; New Hebrides complete 1908-1956; New Zealand over 85% complete 1862-1961 including semi-postals--lacking B3 (no Postal Fiscals); good Niue, North West Pacific Islands, Norfolk, Pitcairn, Samoa and Tonga; also a selection of Australian States. Occasional small faults (the early New Zealand is mostly faulty) but mostly quite clean. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $8,625
Lot 1130		China collection, 1878-1961. A mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album. Includes a good selection of Imperial issues including some Large and Small Dragons, extensive mint Republic issues through 1945, postwar Taiwan issues nearly complete mint to 1961 (no souvenir sheets), also some Provinces, Shanghai and a nearly complete Manchukuo; no People's Republic. Occasional minor fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 1131		Eastern Europe collection, 1862-1961. Must be inspected for full appreciation. A massive mostly mint group in five bulging Scott albums. Includes Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia with Yugoslav States and Occupations. A huge number of stamps here - the collection is probably over 80% complete for the period, with better early issues, mint commemoratives, topicals etc. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 1132		France collection, 1849-1960. A mint and used collection hinged in one Scott album. Extensive used 19th century appears to be missing only 10 stamps for basic completion (includes the 5fr Napoleon), 20th century regular issues are mostly mint and over 90% complete for the period, nearly complete mint semi-postals including many better Caisse d'Amortissement, the 1938 Louvre issue and the better postwar issues (missing the 1917 Orphans), airmail includes the 1927 First Issue complete, the 1936 10fr South Atlantic Flight and more, also extensive postage dues. Occasional small faults on early issues. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1133		French Colonies collection, 1859-1960. Careful inspection will reveal a wealth of bettere sets and singles - this is a great lot for the retail dealer looking for stock. An extraordinarily extensive collection, mostly mint, hinged in four Scott albums. Includes all the French colonies in Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, also French Offices Abroad and Monaco. Over 80% complete for the period, with catalog values to around $300. Many of the better early issues including the 1890's overprints are present. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $7,475
Lot 1134		German Area collection, 1851-1960. A valuable lot - rich in better sets and singles. An extensive, mostly mint collection hinged in two Scott albums. Includes extensive German States, Empire including most of the Small and Large Eagle issues, Third Reich including some better semi-postals (such as Nürburgring), Postwar including Net and Band overprints complete, also Heuss, Berlin including 1949 UPU, Bell sets etc (Red and Black overprints are mixed mint and used), nearly complete German Democratic Republic, extensive Offices Abroad and German Colonies, also Danzig, Memel and Saar (with some of the better Volkshilfe complete sets). Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1135		Great Britain collection, 1840-1961. A valuable lot with many, many better items for retail or small auctions. Extensive mostly mint collection hinged on Scott album pages, over 90% complete for the period. Better items include1840 1d black & 2d blue (used), 1847-54 embossed issues complete (used), numerous Victorian surface printed including Lilac & Green complete mint, £1 green used (x2); King Edward VII mint to the 5s plus 10s & £1 used; King George V includes nearly all definitives complete mint (Waterlow, Bradbury Wilkinson & Re-engraved Seahorses complete to the 10s mint plus £1 green used), also £1 P.U.C.; King George VI complete mint; early Queen Elizabeth II complete mint (to 1960) including the Waterlow Castles; note also unused 1d and 2d Mulready entires (no other back-of-the-book). A few small faults noted on the earliest issues, but mostly sound attractive examples. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 1136		Greece collection, 1861-1961. An extensive mint and used collection, 80-90% complete for the period, hinged in one Scott album. 19th century is mostly used and includes a nearly full basic range of Hermes Heads, 20th century is mostly mint and includes many of the better commemorative sets (a few are used), also postage dues, occupations, Crete and Thrace. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1137		Independent Africa collection, 1860-1961. A mostly mint collection in one bulging Scott album. Includes extensive Ethiopia and Liberia with better older issues, also some of the early independent period for ex-British and French colonies. Thousands of stamps ranging from better classics to colorful modern topicals. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1138		Israel collection, 1948-1960. A mint collection (without tabs) hinged or in mounts on Scott pages, complete for the period less only the 3 First Coins high values, but including the Tabul sheet and the First Airs. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1139		Italian Area collection, 1851-1960. Rich in better sets and singles catalog $50 and up. An extensive mostly mint collection hinged in 2 Scott albums. Includes a smattering of Italian States, good Italy with 19th century being mostly used, plus better mint commemorative sets from the 1930's-1950's including 1926 St. Francis, 1930 Virgil, 1932 Dante and Garibaldi, 1948 Republic and more, also semi-postals, airmail, special delivery, postage dues, parcel post and Occupation issues, plus Offices Abroad, excellent Italian Colonies, Fiume, Trieste Zone A, also San Marino and Vatican each about 80% complete. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1140		Japan collection, 1871-1960. A mostly mint collection hinged on Scott pages. Includes 48 mon and 200 mon First Issue, also some Cherry Blossom issues,a selection of mint Chrysanthemums, the 1894-1900 commemoratives complete mint, 1921 Battleship set, 1924 5y Empress Jingo mint, extensive mint from about 1936 including postwar definitives, National Parks (without souvenir sheets), 1949 Childrens Day and Communication Week souvenir sheets, 1949-52 Famous Men, 1951-53 Occupation definitives, good airmail, also Ryukyus (missing No. 17 and the souvenir sheets, otherwise appears complete). Occasional minor fault and a few of the earlies are reprints. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $4,600
Lot 1141		Latin America collection, 1856-1960. A massive mint and used collection hinged in five Scott albums. Includes Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Honduras and Nicaragua (no South America). Approximately 75-80% complete for the period, with good representation from classics to modern, thousands of stamps in all. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 1142		Luxembourg collection, 1852-1960. An extensive mostly mint collection, about 80-90% complete for the period, hinged on Scott pages. 19th century regular issues appear to be missing about 6 or so for completion, 20th century is missing the 1951 Europa but otherwise appears nearly complete, semi-postals lack the 1935 Intellectuals set but are otherwise nearly complete, airmail complete including 1952 Stamp Centenary, plus good postage dues and officials. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1143		Middle East collection, 1866-1960. A fairly massive mostly mint collection in two Scott albums. Includes Afghanistan, Iran, strong Egypt, also Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. A huge number of stamps in all with many better sets and singles. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $6,038
Lot 1144		Netherlands & Colonies collection, 1852-1960. A nice clean lot with many better sets and singles. An exceptionally extensive mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album. 19th century regular issues seem to be missing only the 1896 5g high value for completion (mainly used), 20th century is complete mint less only about 4 stamps (some high values are used and there are no syncopated perf vars), semi-postals missing only a few stamps for completion, plus airmail (1951 Gulls are used), good postage dues and officials, strong Curaçao, East Indies and Surinam. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1145		Portugal & Colonies collection, 1853-1960. An extensive mostly mint collection hinged in one well-filled Scott album, over 80% complete for the period. Includes Portugal classics and later 19th century (mostly used), nearly complete mint 20th century, also strong Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Guinea and Lourenco Marques. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1146		Russia collection, 1857-1960. Thousands of stamps. A massive mostly mint collection hinged in one bulging Scott album. 19th century (mostly used) starts with a pen cancelled No. 1 and is over 90% complete to the Soviet period, changing to mostly mint from about 1900 on. The Soviet period is about 90% complete for the period, with about 20-30% used or cancelled to order, with some better commemorative sets and airmail. Also included are good Post Offices Abroad, Armenia, Far Eastern Republic, Georgia, Karelia, North Ingermanland, Siberia, South Russia and Ukraine. A few minor faults. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1147		Scandinavia collection, 1851-1960. A valuable lot with many better sets and singles. A lovely mostly mint collection in one well-filled Scott album, over 80% complete for the period. Includes good Denmark (best is 1890-1920's issues, including the First Airs complete); a nice selection of Finland; Greenland complete mint to 1958 (no Pakke Porto, but includes the 1945 overprints set); Iceland including some better 19th century, the I Gildi series nearly complete, 1907 Double Heads complete, 1911-12 Silhouette and 1920-22 definitives complete, 1930 Parliament Millenium complete (regular, air and official), 1931 Zeppelin airmail and a range of officials; Norway starting with a fine used No. and nearly complete mint 20th century including the North Cape semi-postals; extensive Sweden including most of the commemoratives (UPU high values missing). Occasional small faults. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $3,910
Lot 1148		Spain & Colonies collection, 1850-1960. A mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album, over 70% complete for the period. 19th century is mostly used, main value is in mint 20th century including some of the better commemorative sets including the 1930 Goya Nude perf'd complete and better Airs including 1951 Stamp Day. Also includes back-of-the-book and colonies including strong Spanish Guinea and Morocco. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1149		Switzerland & Liechtenstein collection, 1850-1960. A mint and used collection hinged in one Scott album. Mostly used 19th century includes some Rayons, Strubels, Seated and Standing Helvetias, 20th century issues are generally used to about 1945, then mint, with semi-postals very nearly complete used, also airmail and some officials. Liechtenstein is mainly mint and about 90% complete for the period, including 1930 and 1937-38 Views, 1939 2fr-5fr high values, nearly all the semi-postals and the 1960 Europa, also airmail complete including the Zeppelin issues, also officials. Only a few souvenir sheets in this collection. Occasional small faults (mainly in early Swiss issues). Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1150		Turkey collection, 1863-1960. An extensive mostly mint collection hinged in one Scott album. Includes good Ottoman period and nearly complete mint issues from 1919-1960, plus back-of-the-book, Hatay etc. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1151		Handsome Framed Set of Stamps of U.S. Military Leaders, plus Souvenir Cards. United States, 1936. Attractively framed and matted set of the U.S. Postal issue of Famous Army-Navy Officers, from 1936. Each set contains five stamps, plus specially printed souvenir cards. One frame devoted to famous names in U.S. army history, the other to those of the navy. For the army: Washington & Green (1¢ green); Jackson & Scott (2¢ red); Sherman, Grant & Sheridan (3¢ purple); Lee & Jackson (4¢ gray); West Point (5¢ blue). For the navy: Jones & Barry (1¢ green); Decatur & MacDonough (2¢ red); Farragut & Porter (3¢ purple); Sampson, Dewey & Schley (4¢ gray); Naval Academy (5¢ blue). Stamps and card pristine. Overall frame size: 19-7/8" x 10-1/4". Lot of 2. Fine display pieces. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $109
Lot 1152		United States collection, 1893-1960. A mostly mint collection hinged in 2 Scott national albums. Includes Columbians to 50¢, Trans-Miss. to 10¢ (+ 50¢ used), Pan-Americans complete, Panama-Pacific perf 10 complete, White Plains souvenir sheet, Presidentials complete, Liberty issue complete, Chicago Zepp and much more. A few small faults on earliest issues. Otherwise F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1153		U.S. Possessions collection, 1853-1960. A mint and used collection hinged in a Scott album. Includes useful Canal Zone with catalog values to about $50; Guam mint to the 50¢ plus the Special Delivery and Guard Mail; Hawaii with some Numerals, most of the Bank Notes and Provisional overprints plus the Officials; Philippines with extensive Spanish period, U.S. overprints to 50¢ (both issues) plus later issues nearly complete 1906 to 1956 and some Japanese Occupations. Occasional small fault. Generally F.-V.F. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $2,645