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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #4309
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND
1850-1968 collection in Scott Specialty album, some Rayons and Sitting Helvetia, mostly used, generally unused from 1867 with small and large Numerals (Helvetia), with values to 3fr, including Scott 87,88, 87a,88a, 88b and others, 1909-30 Wilhelm Tell issues, 1914 Pictorials (missing only 181), Naba souvenir sheet (n.h.), many tete-beche and gutter tete-beche pairs of the regular issues, Pax set, Semi-Postals, with all souvenir sheets (mostly n.h.), 1953 Butterflies tete-beche sheetlet of 25, Air Post complete, Officials from 1918 War Board of Trade (1O1-1O16, signed Bloch), 1950s overprints (7O1-20), etc. A very nice collection of Switzerland, mostly fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$1,700.00

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