Lot 60
Worldwide Airmail Reference Collection. Over 500 items mostly mounted on album pages and in stockbook including many better genuine items throughout; including a genuine rare Columbia #C1 (type 3) on pioneer flight cover from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia and a few off cover forgeries, Danzig surcharge issues including fake 1923 provisional air cover, Ecuador 1929, 10s forgery including die proof, France 1927 first airmails including genuine set on cover (P.F. cert.) and various off cover fakes, the 1937, 50f Airmail forgeries, Germany with 1927-31 Zeppelins including genuine mint and flight covers as well as forgeries, Hungary including first issues genuine and forged surcharges, similar 1924 issues including a set of forgery sheets, Italy with 1933 genuine triptych mint and a couple forged covers, section of Latvia triangle issues, New Caledonia 1932 Paris-Noumea overprints including genuine (BPA cert.) and forgeries, Newfoundland with various forged overprints and covers, genuine including #C2 mint #C3 genuine first printing on cover, 1933 Balbo surcharges including genuine block of 4 (two stamps n.h.) as well as the St. John's & New York fakes, New Guinea 1939 Cividini engraved forgeries including die proof, Switzerland 1919 first issues including genuine mint pairs, genuine on cover usages and a selection of forged overprints, United States including the $2.60 Zeppelin engraved forgery and a genuine on flight cover, etc.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $17,000