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 #4008
AFGHANISTAN
1877 (dated "1294"), Jalalabad Issue, plate of 40 in ocher, consisting of 25x1sh, 8x1sanar, 3x1abasi, 2 each of 1/2 rupee and 1r, arranged in eight horizontal rows of five (Shahi - positions 16-4; saner - 6-8, 11-5; Abasi - 1,9,10; 1/2rupee -2,3 and 1r - 4,5). Positions 1-5 and 37-40 are dated "1294", others are dated "94", unused, folded between stamps, rare multiple
Box (*)
Catalog #94-98
Price Realized
$575.00

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