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 #4142 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 six different, h.r., first one without gum, others h.r., signed by various experts or with Post Office control marks, last one with Friedl certificate, fine-v.f., (*)* Catalog #C1/13 Catalog Value $ 987 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #4143 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 5c pale blue, position 11 (of setting of 12), l.h., with Post Office Control handstamp on back, also unusual double offset of surcharge on back, signed Champion, with 1998 Holcombe certificate, only 200 printed, * Catalog #C2 Catalog Value $ 300 | Price Realized $175.00 |
 | Lot #4144 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 10c dark blue, red overprint inverted, h.r., v.f., signed Brun, etc., only 12 printed, * Catalog #C4a Catalog Value $ 325 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #4145 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 20c red brown, black overprint inverted, also another example with black overprint doubled, the former used, the latter with some paper backing, signed Elliot N.Y., etc., rare, O* Catalog #C6a,C6e Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4146 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 20c brown, overprint vertical tete-beche pair, fine used, very rare, signed Bloch, O Catalog #C6c | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #4147 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 50c red, black overprint, l.h., fine, signed Bloch, * Catalog #C8 Catalog Value $ 450 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4148 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 1p yellow green, h.r., fine, signed Brun, etc., with 1983 APS certificate, only 100 printed, * Catalog #C9 Catalog Value $ 600 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #4149 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 1p yellow green, h.r., with Post Office Control handstamp on back, only 100 printed, * Catalog #C9 Catalog Value $ 600 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #4150 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 25c black surcharge on 1c chocolate, 25c blue surcharge on 20c brown, both surcharges inverted, unused without gum or h.r., fine, the latter signed Brun, (*)* Catalog #C10a,13a Catalog Value $ 1,025 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #4151 HONDURAS Air Post 1925 25c on 5c light blue, blue surcharge inverted, h.r., fine, signed Sanabria, etc., with 1987 PFC, * Catalog #C11a Catalog Value $ 700 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #4152 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 Servicio Aereo (Official overprints) varieties "Hbilitado" for "Habilitado", four different, one with green overprint inverted, used on registered cover from Tegucigalpa (Mar 11 1932) to France, additional markings on back, with New York transit arrival pmk, v.f., rare cover with unlisted errors  | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #4153 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 5c on 20, 10c on 20c red surcharge and 10c on 20c red surcharge inverted, three different used on registered cover from Tegucigalpa to Puerto Cortes, filing folds away from the stamps, scarce combination franking, with arrival pmk on back Catalog #C22,29c,30 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #4154 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 5c on 10c blue (official), variety "1930" reading down, block of four, upper right stamp the variety, n.h., v.f., signed Eliot. A rarity, Sanabria states only 1 (!) printed (San.40,40a) (catalogued as hinged singles)  **Catalog #C33,33b Catalog Value $ 2,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4155 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 5c on 10c blue (official), variety "1903" for "1930", l.h., v.f., signed "RDM", a rarity, Sanabria states only 1 (!) printed (San.40b) * Catalog #C33b Catalog Value $ 1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4156 HONDURAS Air Post 1930 20c on 50c red, overprint reading up, h.r., pencil signed, rare, * Catalog #C36a Catalog Value $ 350 | Price Realized $230.00 |
