James R. Simon Collection
June 12, 2019
The James R. Simon collection is comprised of over 600 volumes, well researched by a historian and student of philately of very diverse areas, starting with Afghanistan and Albania, continuing with extensive Austro-Hungarian Empire, impressive Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro and Yugoslavia, as well as Croatia, Fiume and Trieste. There are specialized collections of Honduras, Liberia, Poland, Russia and Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia and many others. Most of the collections are offered intact and include United States & Possessions, Independent Asia, Benelux and British Commonwealth, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Italy and Italian Colonies, as well as South and Central America, Japan, Korea, Portugal and Colonies, Turkey, Uruguay and many others. Many of the collections are highly specialized and viewing is recommended, either in person (by appointment prior to the sale) or here on our website, where additional scans are added continuously.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #4027 ALBANIA Air Post 1925 Eagle, unissued design in blue, two different, one value tablets blank, each watermarked handstamped "Wertlos", fine and very rare essays, possibly originating from the Adria-Lloyd archives E | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4028 ALBANIA Air Post 1925 5q-3fr, imperforate sheet margin singles, complete set of seven, unused without gum, v.f., only one sheet of 50 printed, (*) Catalog #C1-7var Catalog Value $ 3,000 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #4029 ALBANIA Air Post 1927 5q, 10q (2), 50q and 1fr (2), selection of double and inverted overprints, double one inverted, "Shqiptare" inverted, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., some signed Prindushi, Champion, etc., less than 50 of each printed * Catalog #C8a/12a,12b | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #4030 ALBANIA Air Post 1929 overprints used, complete set, canceled Dec 1929-Oct 1930, v.f., few signed Herbert Bloch, rare, O Catalog #C22-28 Catalog Value $ 1,251 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4031 ALBANIA Air Post 1931 Tirane-Rome overprint inverted, 3fr purple, lower left sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., gum toning (mostly light), also at upper right corner, fine-v.f. Only one sheet of 50 inverted overprints was printed in error, this obviously unique positional piece (catalogued as hinged singles)  **Catalog #C42a Catalog Value $ 1,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4032 ALBANIA Air Post 1950 50q, 2L and 5L small die proofs, marginal thins, otherwise fine-v.f. P Catalog #C54,56,57P | Price Realized $190.00 |
