Auction #94 WORLDWIDE AIR POST STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY

OUTSTANDING IMPERFORATES AND ERRORS COLLECTION IN RED STOCKBOOK: 1961-93, 223 items, including 206 imperforated vertical or horizontal pairs (many not listed in Scott), 5 imperforated souvenir sheets (not listed), 12 scarce single stamps or blocks, several with omitted colors, unissued Weight Lifter of 1962 and Chu Van An of 1992, several Military Frank stamps, and many more, generally no gum as produced, NH, VF, C.v. $2,100 for approximately...

GREAT WHOLESALE UNIT OF ENORMOUS VALUE: 1955-68, Ho Chi Minh and Map (No.1-3), perforated and imperforated, Agrarian Reform, Return Government to Hanoi (No.29-31), Ho Chi Minh 50d/5d deep red (No.50a), Ho Chi Minh and Malenkov (No. 61) and some others in complete sheets of 50, large blocks or single sets, as well as Official stamps with Ho Chi Minh surcharges (No. O6-7), occasional flaws possible no gum as produced, F/VF, guaranteed C.v. is...

RED CROSS THEME: 1982-93, six complete issues, singles, pairs and blocks, including Robert Koch in imperforated block of four, perfect quality, no gum as produced, NH, VF, Est. $100-$150

1945, red surcharges on Italian stamps 2L/1.25L and 2L/3L, two singles, horizontal pair and horizontal strip of five, each one has significantly shifted surcharge, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #6dc, 6f, 8dc, 8fa, C.v. €750++, Est. $100-$150

1946, black surcharges 1L, 2L and 4L on 1L green, complete set of three with normal ''P'' and round dot, two different se-tenant pairs and one se-tenant strip of three, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #8a-10a, 9, 10, C.v. €1,440, Est. $250-$300

1946, black surcharges 2L and 4L on 1L green, three se- tenant blocks of four, types 9-9a/9d-9, 9-9b/9a-b and 10a-10a/10-10, full OG, NH, VF, Sassone #9-10, var, C.v. €1,000++, Est. $200-$240

STARTING COLLECTION ON SCOTT ALBUM PAGES: 1921-78, about 1,300 mint and used stamps, starting with Kings definitives and later surcharges, postage, semi-postal and air post issues, some occupations and local issues, nothing very expensive, but generally clean and nice unit, full OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is close to $1,000, Est. $200-$250

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION COLLECTION ON PAGES: 1947-65, 17 items, including pairs, blocks of 4, 6 or 12, representing blocks of issued stamps, several plate varieties, printing on both sides or on gum side only, imperforated pairs and blocks, neatly arranged on exhibition style pages, full OG, mainly NH, F/VF, Est. $300-$400

1928, pre-printed cover in Memory of Roald Amundsen, famous Norwegian Polar Explorer, who tragically died in 1928 while searching for the wrecked the Umberto Nobile Polar Expedition, sent in Oslo, addressed to Jens P. Heyerdahl, well-known lawyer and investor, franked by Arms stamp of 10o green, machine cancellation, opened roughly, still F/VF, Est. $150-$200

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY GROUP: 1918-72, 13 items, 8 representing various research expeditions, including two different postcards of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, U.S.S. Richmond and Lexington North Pole Voyages, Doctor Fridtjof Nansen Committee letter, three German and one Norway items, occasional flaws possible, generally F/VF, Est. $250-$300

1948-54, 18 items, including Monaco – 7 FDC strong with F.D. Roosevelt issue, 8 different maximum cards, two Air Mail FDC from San Marino and Israel mixed franking FDC with Switzerland, fresh and VF, Est. $150-$200

STRONG OLYMPIC GAMES COLLECTION IN LARGE STOCKBOOK AND ON STOCKPAGES: 1924-2000, about 1300 stamps, 47 miniature and 150 souvenir sheets, representing material of over 60 countries and Olympic issues from Paris 1924 to Sydney 2000, strong in Soviet Union, former Belgian, British and French Colonies, Middle East, Albania, Hungary, North Korea, Paraguay, Romania and others, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, owner's retail is over $3...