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 #4265
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1867 Empire 20c blue Laureated, specialized collection of many hundreds of pages, with die proof in black, imperforate trial, varieties from the re-engraved and repaired plates, plate flaws, double-frame line varieties, shades and cancels, stamps on cover, perforation varieties, back advertising, used abroad, unused blocks of four and of eight, retouched and inscription varieties, plus much more, all neatly and expertly written-up on Elbe pages, mixed condition, mostly fine or better. A fine, specialized collection of 20c blue (purchased in 1998 for $2,340)
Envelope *O
Catalog #23
Price Realized
$1,800.00

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