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 #4203 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, open "0" in "10" at lower left, sheet corner margin example, used, v.f. O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #4204 RUSSIA 1857 10k brown & blue, three ample margins, in at frame-line at right, canceled by "304" in rectangle of dots on cover from DMITROVSK to Porhov, with boxed "Polucheno" arrival datestamp on front and a perfect strike of "Porhov 9 August 1858" arrival on back, also faint "Dmitrovsk Orlov" two-line pre-philatelic departure alongside, wax seal removed with resulting backflap faults, some usual aging spots, rare usage  Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4205 RUSSIA 1863 5k black & blue, cancelled by dots on front of 10k stationery entire envelope, with "11" St. Petersburg-Warsaw Railway cancel and corresponding TPO 1 Aug 1863 pmk on back, addressed to Kamenetz-Podolski, some cover mending, otherwise fine and rare combination franking, Catalog #11 Catalog Value $ 4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4206 RUSSIA 1865 registered value letter from Berdiansk, via Odessa to Cattaro, with "Franco" and Odessa diamond markings at bottom, also "Polucheno" datestamp, with Vienna, Fiume, Zara transit, Cattaro arrival pmks on back, two mostly intact wax seals, fine cover to uncommon destination, with interesting routing. Also included are five additional FLs to Odessa, usually from Berdiansk and Taganrog | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #4207 RUSSIA 1889 3.50r black & gray (horizontally laid paper), sheet of 25, n.h., few toned specks and opened perforations, fine-v.f. and splendid multiple,  **Catalog #53 Catalog Value $ 3,125 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4208 RUSSIA 1902 7k dark blue, printed on gum only, right sheet margin single, fine and very rare * Catalog #59var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4209 RUSSIA 1913 Romanov Tercentenary, 3k rose red, double impression, one inverted, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #90b Catalog Value $ 600 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #4210 RUSSIA 1922 7,500r blue, horizontal strip of three, spectacular paper fold creating a "gutter pair", n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #203var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4211 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (typographed), 4k deep rose, double impression, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #279var | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4212 RUSSIA 1924 Definitives (typographed) 5r upper right sheet corner margin strip of four, perforated Obrazets and with invalidating horizontal lines, fine and attractive positional piece S Catalog #293S | Unsold |
 | Lot #4213 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked), 8k and 1r perf. 14 1/2x15, both n.h., fresh and v.f., rare, ** Catalog #311a,321a Catalog Value $ 1,150 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4214 RUSSIA 1925 Definitives (watermarked), 3r black brown & green, perf. 12 1/2, top sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., rare stamp, especially in this exceptional quality, ** Catalog #324a Catalog Value $ 800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #4215 RUSSIA 1927 Esperanto, 14k Zamenhof, vertical imperforate pair, n.h., folded between stamps, otherwise v.f., with handstamped guarantee marks, ** Catalog #374c Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #4216 RUSSIA 1927 8k Worker & Sailor, misperforated block of nine, n.h., v.f. and impressive **Catalog #378var | Unsold |
 | Lot #4217 RUSSIA 1929 Pioneers, 14k slate, perf. 12 1/2x12x10x12, h.r., v.f., scarce, * Catalog #412a Catalog Value $ 425 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #4218 RUSSIA 1937 40k Lenin, imperforate top sheet margin single, folded at top margin, minute thin specks, v.f., * Catalog #619b Catalog Value $ 375 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #4219 RUSSIA 1949 Lenin Mausoleum imperforate souvenir sheet of four, n.h., usual gum wrinkles, v.f. **Catalog #1327a,var | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #4220 RUSSIA 1958 40k Statue of Lenin, die proof on thin card, v.f. P Catalog #2124P | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #4221 RUSSIA 1983 unissued 4k "Russian Fairy Tales" by A.Kurkin, imperforate sheetlet of 12 different designs showing beautiful lacquerware type designs on red background with simulated perforations, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $260.00 |
