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Switzerland, An Outstanding Comprehensive Mint Collection, 1851-1968, Many hundreds of mint singles, sets, Tête-Bêche pairs, Souvenir sheets, Booklets, Air Mails plus excellent Back of the Book with Semi-Official Air Posts mounted on well described pages or still on the original Dealer or Auction lot sheets on Vario black pages in two well packed albums, No Cantonal issues, it is very solid with an abundance of shades and varieties beginning in 1862 with the Sitting Helvetia including the set to the 1Fr. with a mint 60¢ o.g. but redistributed per the Sismondo certificate, nice section of Standing Helvetia issues including the scarce perf 9 ½ set of five, William Tell to the 3Fr with a selection of tête-bêche pairs and se-tenant pairs, Jungfrau including 3fr. And 10fr. All the souvenir sheets including the NABA with some both mint & used, Pax set, 1949 Grimsel Dam type I regummed with certificate and Scott value of $2000., Semi-Postals complete, Airmail complete, Postage Dues, Solid Officials including War Board of Trade, League of Nations, 2031a-2034a mint, International Labor Board, Bureau of Education, World Health Organization, Franchise stamps. A very nice section of the popular semi-official Air Posts still on auction lot sheets, Mainly Fine to Very Fine with a few faults on earlier issues, however the vast majority are nice quality and the collection overall is above the norm with a large amount of items which catalogue into the hundreds of dollars or more. Certainly, well worth viewing online or in person. The catalogue value reflects the least expensive shades as many are unlisted in Scott and was mainly calculated as o.g. although there is some N.H. throughout, Scott plus the Scott unlisted material will exceed $52,000. ex-Windsor. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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Realized: $11,500