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 #4061 AUSTRIA Air Post 1918 prepared but not issued 10kr red brown without surcharge, l.h., v.f. (ANK 4C, Euro 1,300) * | Unsold |
 | Lot #4062 AUSTRIA Air Post 1918 prepared but not issued 7k on 10kr red brown, imperforate single, n.h., v.f. (ANK 3B, Euro 1,800) ** | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #4063 AUSTRIA Air Post 1918 eight sets of three on eight covers, Wien-Lemberg (18.5.18), Krakow-Wien (3.4.18), Krakau-Lemberg (8.5.18), Lemberg-Krakow (12.7.18), Lemberg-Wien (4.5.18), Krakau-Wien (16.7.18), Wien-Krakau (15.10.18), also unaddressed Wien (10.4.18) with handstamped "Fliegerkurierline Wien-Kiew-Flugstation Krakau", some filing folds, fine-v.f., with appropriate arrival pmks  Catalog #C1-3 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4064 AUSTRIA Air Post 1922-24 Issue, imperf. horizontal or vertical pairs, first four n.h., others without gum as issued, some marginal creases, otherwise v.f. (ANK Euro 1,400) ** Catalog #C4-11var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4065 AUSTRIA Air Post 1935 Issue, imperforate singles, unused without gum, v.f. set (*) Catalog #C32-46var | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4066 AUSTRIA Air Post 1947 50g-10sh imperf. black proofs, four different, also 2sh, 4sh and 10sh four different large die stage proofs, all dated, with artist markings in pencil, fine-v.f., rare group P | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #4067 AUSTRIA Air Post 1951 Birds, stage proof of 20sh value, handstamped "Schimek" and dated, with "Stadtdruckerei" and signatures on back, very rare P | Price Realized $300.00 |
