Auction 257 September 2023

Our 257th sale features an impressive Bosnia collection (the D.M. van Gelderen collection including proofs and many variaties). Furthermore we offer specialised and large collections of Italy, Latin America and Poland. An extensive philatelic library is also on sale for collectors of philatelic literature.

For Netherlands collectors and dealers this sale features the 2nd part of Dutch collector C. Avezaat (Netherlands and Colonies single frankings and fdc's). In addition the 2nd part of postal historian C. van Hoek is included. These 2 name sales are supported by a wide and diverse range of single lots, collections and stock of our other consignors.

Lot 839
Opening: 100 €
Sold for: 850 €

Great Britain and Ireland and generic works in English language, over 65 handbooks/catalogues including better works like The Standard Guide to Postage Stamp Collecting - Giving the Values and Degrees of Rarity by Bellars and Davie (1865 - early catalogue!), The Royal Philatelic Collection by J. Wilson (2 copies with minor ageing), The Catalogue of the Royal Collection British Asia and British Africa in 2 boxes, The Line-Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain by E.D. Bacon (1920), A History of the Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles by H.E. Wright and A.B. Creeke Jr. (1899), numerous older catalogues (1880s-1890s) including Colonial Stamps: Also those of Great Britain (G. E. Lockyer, 1887), better 1940s and 1950s handbooks, some 19th century 'Colour Dictionaries' etc. in 4 large boxes