U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History

1870-1980 Afghanistan to Zanzibar, thousands of mostly better singles and sets, neatly arranged and numbered by Scott in glassine envelopes, housed in five long red boxes, with strong British Commonwealth (with many Queen Elizabeth II definitive sets n.h.), United States including some Classics, Washington-Franklins, Farleys, Airpost, etc., excellent representation of European Countries, with better items from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey and Vatican; Asia with Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc., also some South America, mostly l.h. or n.h., some used, many varieties (mostly not counted), including imperfs, design shifts, Specimen overprints, booklets and others. While occasional faults are noted (on the glassines by the diligent owner), the overall condition is fine-v.f. An excellent and clean lot, cat. $175,000++ (without any problematic stamps that sometimes distort catalogue value in lots). Ready for immediate resale and ideal lot for mail order or internet retailer
Estimate: $25000