Asia Literature. Mix of handbooks, catalogs & monographs filling large box; includes Woodward Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies (1976 reprint), run of Wertterling Chinese Revenue Stamps supplements, Shimomura 1981 Standard Catalogue of the Japanese Revenue Stamps, I.S.J.P. monographs, Sawa Perfin & Private Control on Koban to Kiku Issues (in Japanese), Frajola Postage Stamps of Siam to 1940, Hellrigl & Hepper Native...
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #3406 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Bechuanaland] Holmes, H., The Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery and Postmarks of the Bechuanalands. 1971, hardbound, 189pgs, edition 366 of 500, like new.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #3407 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Belgium Literature. Group of 5 handbooks and a few monographs; includes Balasse 1940 Grand Catalogue, Bertrand Memorial Philatelique - II La Belgique, Slagmeulder Les Timbres Faux de Belgique and Les Timbres Belges Faux & Truques, etc.
Estimate; $50 - 75.
Lot #3408 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[British Commonwealth] Lowe, R., The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps. 1949-1990, hardbound, volume I 2nd edition, volumes II-VI 1st eds (volume V in 2 parts); earlier volumes normal use, V & VI near new.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #3409 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[British Commonwealth] Wilson, J., The Royal Philatelic Collection. 1952, hardbound, 440 pgs + 66 black & white & 12 color plates, deluxe edition in red Morocco leather with hubbed spine, one of the greatest efforts in philatelic literature; near new.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #3410 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[British Commonwealth] Brown, Mount, Catalogue of British, Colonial and Foreign Postage Stamps. 1862, third edition, morocco leather bound, 66pgs + money table; normal cover edge wear, one of the earliest known priced catalogs.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #3411 - philatelic literature individual country titles
British Commonwealth Literature Balance. Dozens of handbooks, monographs and catalogs filling two large boxes; includes Vernon Philatelic Handbook of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Dalwick The Gambia, Bacon & Napier Grenada, Gisburn & Sanders British Solomon Islands, Shipman Stamps and Postal History of North Borneo, Buckley & Marriot Stamps of the Orange Free State Vol I-II, Rosenthal & Blum Runner & Mailcoach -...
Lot #3412 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[British Guiana] Townsend, W. & Howe, F., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana. 1970, hardbound, 424pgs, illus with many color plates, gilt-edge top, the definitive work on the country, minimal use.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #3413 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Canada & Provinces Literature. Over a dozen handbooks and various monographs and catalogs; includes Boggs Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada - Vol I-II, Argenti Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Pugh BNA Reference Manual of Forgeries - Vol 1-3, Brandon Catalog of Tobacco Tax Paid Stamps of Canada and Newfoundland, Campbell Canada Post Offices 1755-1895, Minuse & Pratt Essays and Proofs of British North...
Lot #3414 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Canal Zone Philatelist. Washington, D.C.: Edward Conger. Vol I#1 Feb 1953 cmplt Vol 26#4 fourth quarter 1990. Nos 1-97 bound in two blue buckram binders with red label, thereafter unbound and cmplt #99-190 Vol 50#1 (99-190) Plus Cumulative Indices 1953-2012 Plus 7 mails sales 2003//2009 Smith #4060.
Estimate; $250 - 350.
Lot #3415 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Canal Zone Handbooks. 5 publications; Haskin, F., The Panama Canal, 1913, hardbound, 386pp illustrated, Evans, W., Canal Zone Stamps, 1st edit., 1911, softbound, 43pp, Plass, Brewster & Salz, Canal Zone Stamps, 1986, hardbound, 345pp, Schwartz, R., The Postal Stationery of the Canal Zone, 1985, softbound, 62pp and Tatleman, E. Canal Zone Postage Stamps, 1961, softbound, 439pp.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #3416 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Canal Zone] Voss, J., Via Panama. 1978, hardbound, 410pp, author's award winning collection limited 100 copies, plus Canal Zone Series, Counterfeits with Conger, Edward S. A Canal Zone Rarity, Canal Zone Study Group (CZSG) Handbook #1. 1952 Pb 17pp. IBID Canal Zone Booklets, included is Conger, Edward S. A Unique Canal Zone Error, CZSG Handbook #1. 1953 Pb 24p.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
Lot #3417 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Canal Zone Literature Group. Includes Entwistle, L., The Postal Markings of the Canal Zone, 1982 Pb 282pp. IBID. Supplement to Handbook #5. 1984 Pb 43p. IBID. Supplement No. 2 to Handbook #5. 1987 Pb 22pp.Second Edition. Handbook #9. 1992 PB 328pp., Weiller, R. Canal Zone First Issues on Cover and Brett, G., Canal Zone Essays and Proofs, 1955, Pb, 27pp.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #3418 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Canal Zone Literature. Includes Karrer, R. Canal Zone Post Office Opening and Closings. Commemorative Covers 1929-1979, Canal Zone Study Group Handbook #10. SC 87pp 1995.IBID US Naval Slogan, plus Gibbs Canal Zone Postal Stationery (2 issues of Slogan Cancels) and IBID CZ Commemoratives plus four CZ supplements.
Estimate; $75 - 100.
Lot #3419 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Confederacy & Civil War Related Literature. 18 hardbound handbooks, a dozen monographs and over 30 special auction catalogs; handbooks including Powell C.S.A. Markings and Postal History of Richmond, Va., Beitzell Point Lookout Prison Camp For Confederates, Bush Straightline, Fancy & Unusual Cancels & Handstamps on Confederate General Issue Stamps, Hubbell Confederate Stamps, Old Letters and History, Monroe Lifetime of...
Lot #3420 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Confederacy] Harrison, G.D., Prisoners' Mail from the American Civil War. 1997, hardbound, 308pp, like new, thorough examination of Civil War prisons & mail; also including the predecessor Civil War Prisons and Their Covers by Earl Antrim, Collector's Club Handbook Number 12, 1961.
Estimate; $40 - 60.
Lot #3421 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Danish West Indies] Engstrom, V., Danish West Indies Mails, 1754 - 1917, Vols 1-3. Hardbound in 3 volumes covering the stamps, postmarks and postal history, volume 2 includes the reprint sheet, the most important work of Danish West Indies philately ever published. rarely offered., Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.
Lot #3422 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Egypt & Sudan Literature. Half dozen handbooks and catalogs and a selection on monographs; includes Stagg Sudan - The Postal Markings 1867-1970 and Sudan - The Stamps and Postal Stationary of 1867-1970, 1998 Balian Stamps of Egypt Catalogue, 1972 Zeheri Catalogue, Gisburn & Thompson Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, etc.
Estimate; $75 - 100.
Lot #3423 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Eastern Europe Literature Balance. Host of publications filling large box; includes various volumes and plates for Ceresa The Postage Stamps of Russia, 1917-23, Barefoot &/or Hall publications including Baltic States Revenues and Georgia, Tann Arms Issues of 1902-20, Roberts & Seichter Trident Issues of the Ukraine (photocopy), Prigara Russian Post in the Empire, Turkey, China, and the Post in the Kingdom of Poland, Bulat...
Lot #3424 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[German Area] Bohne, W., German Philatelic Society Reference Manual of Forgeries. 1975-98, loose leaf in 15 special 3-ring binders, appears complete through release #43; minor use.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #3425 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[German Area] [Germany] Bohne, W., German Philatelic Society Reference Manual of Forgeries. 1975-99, volumes 1-5, loose 3-ring in 5 original binders, the definitive work, near-new.
Estimate; $50 - 75.
Lot #3426 - philatelic literature individual country titles
German Area Literature. Large box filled with handbooks, monographs, catalogs, etc.; includes Poole Germany and Its Colonies, Miller Experimental and Early Machine Postmarks of Germany, Friedemann Die Postwertzeichen und Entwertungen der deutschen Postanstalten in den Schutzgebieten und im Ausland - Band 1-3, Ey Die Briefmarken der deutschen Postanstalten im Auslande und der deutschen Schutzgebiete, mixed run of the INFLA handbooks,...
Lot #3427 - philatelic literature individual country titles
Great Britain Literature. Over a dozen handbooks, various monographs, etc.; includes PJGB journal volume 1-3 (1961-67), Jackson Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles 1891-1971, Robinson British Post Office, Seymour & Hill Postage Stamps of Great Britain - Part One, Stanley Gibbon Great Britain Specialized Stamp Catalogue Volume 1-2, Chandler & Dagnall Newspaper & Almanac Stamps of Great Britain &...
Lot #3428 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Hawaii] Crocker, H., Hawaiian Numerals. 1909, hardbound, ¼ leather binding, gilt-edge, 108pgs + plates with pocket, normal use and wear, with no spine splitting as usually found.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #3429 - philatelic literature individual country titles
[Hawaii] Meyer, H. et al., Hawaii - Its Stamps and Postal History. 1948, hardbound, 412pgs, the definitive work; normal use.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
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