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 #4307
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SOUTHERN EUROPE
1879-1970 large collection in a bulging Scott Specialty album, with BULGARIA, apparently complete unused, with listed stamps and souvenir sheets, including first Issues (Scott 1-18), surcharges (20A used, not guaranteed), few Specimen overprints, complete Postage Dues (J1-17), few errors and varieties (inverted surcharged, part perf., etc.), selection of Eastern Rumelia; also TURKEY with scattered Ottoman Issues, mostly complete from 1926, with 1935 Suffragist's Congress, souvenir sheets, Air Post, Postage Dues, Red Crescent Issues, Turkey in Asia and Hatay. A truly comprehensive and attractive collection of Bulgaria and Turkey
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Price Realized
$3,000.00

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