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 #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
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold

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