1938 (March 27), The MacGregor Arctic Expedition Promotional postcard, franked by Admirals 4c gray, Reindeer Point Greenland "March 27. 1938" violet marking, Newark"Oct. 5. 1938" arrival ds, VF

75.00

1949-87, Animals and Ships, 6 mint stamps, 6 epreuves de luxe and 13 trial color proofs, representing items from France, Monaco, St. Pierre and Miquelon and French Antarctic, in addition Centennial of Southland of New Zealand in two strips of 4 (former block of 8), fresh quality, full OG or no gum as produced, NH or LH (4 stamps), VF, Est. $150-$200

75.00

1928, pre-printed cover in Memory of Roald Amundsen, famous Norwegian Polar Explorer, who tragically died in 1928 while searching for the wrecked the Umberto Nobile Polar Expedition, sent in Oslo, addressed to Jens P. Heyerdahl, well-known lawyer and investor, franked by Arms stamp of 10o green, machine cancellation, opened roughly, still F/VF, Est. $150-$200

75.00

1918-72, 13 items, 8 representing various research expeditions, including two different postcards of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, U.S.S. Richmond and Lexington North Pole Voyages, Doctor Fridtjof Nansen Committee letter, three German and one Norway items, occasional flaws possible, generally F/VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1957-80, 53 postcards or covers, representing 8 items from French or British Antarctic and 45 from Soviet Union, including 10 Arctic items with 4th-10th North Pole Stations, 8 Antarctic Exploration covers and 27 various postal history pieces with cancellations of Ice-Breakers and Tankers of Murmansk and Vladivostok Shipping Companies, many signed by ship captains, generally fresh quality, mostly VF, Est. $800-$1,000

400.00

1893-1949, about 400 stamps and 1 souvenir sheet, representing issues of Montenegro about 200 stamps, including Italian Occupation of 1941-42, (C.v. $220), Serbia 175 stamps with German Occupation in blocks of four (C.v. $850), plus Bosnia of 1918 and Croatia of 1943-49, occasional flaws possible, generally nice and fresh unit, full OG, NH or hinged, one set - used, F/VF, C.v. over $1,100, Est. $300-$350

150.00

1912, starting from Voronezh in January, went through Haarlem (Netherlands), Montevideo (Uruguay), Asuncion (Paraguay), Vienna (Austria-Hungary) and finished in Voronezh in December, slightly rounded corners, still F/VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1865-2000, about 13,000 mint and used stamps and 180 souvenir sheets, representing issues of Aden and South Arabia (C.v. $550), Afghanistan (C.v. $900), Iran (C.v. $5,700), Iraq (C.v. $1,000), Palestine and Israel (C.v. $1,400), Jordan (C.v. $1,350), Pakistan (C.v. $1,000), Qatar (C.v. $3,000), Turkey (C.v. $4,000), United Arab Emirates with other Trucial States and Yemen (C.v. $1,000), many valuable items, occasional flaws possible, full/large part of OG or used (many CTO), F/VF, great lot for breaking up for individual country collections, total C.v. about $20,000, Est. $4,000-$5,000

1948-54, 18 items, including Monaco - 7 FDC strong with F.D. Roosevelt issue, 8 different maximum cards, two Air Mail FDC from San Marino and Israel mixed franking FDC with Switzerland, generally fresh and VF

75.00

1930-70's, over 1200 mint stamps representing close to 350 different issues, which about 250 complete sets, including stamps of 125 countries all around the World, the unit consists some items, which in addition to Flowers include Animals and Birds themes, generally full OG, vast majority is LH, F/VF or better, Est. $300-$400

200.00

1924-2000, about 1300 stamps, 47 miniature and 150 souvenir sheets, representing material of over 60 countries and Olympic issues from Paris 1924 to Sydney 2000, strong in Soviet Union, former Belgian, British and French Colonies, Middle East, Albania, Hungary, North Korea, Paraguay, Romania and others, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, owner's retail is over $3,600 (beginning of 2000's), Est. $1,500-$2,000

750.00

1980, nine different issues, including three of Central African Republic, Republic of Chad, two of People's Republic of Congo, Ecuador, North Korea and Libya, most units include imperforate set and set of de luxe souvenir sheets, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1951-60, group of ten envelopes, bearing special cancellations of various chess matches - World Chess Match "Botvinnik - Tal", World Cup Championships, Match "USSR-USA", Chess Olympiad, All-Union Championships and etc., perfect quality group, VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1964 (November 2-25), Mikhail M. Botvinnik, the 6th World Chess Champion competed for the Soviet Union, autograph on Israeli FDC issued for 16th All-World Chess Olympiad, were Soviet Union won gold medals and Botvinnik was the captain of the team, VF and guaranteed genuine

75.00

     ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) Items
1974-86, five pre-printed for chess moves postcards sent from Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark and Czechoslovakia to Odessa and addressed to Grandmaster ICCF A. Zilberberg, in addition postcard from Rematch Kasparov-Karpov of 1986, one card with conveyance crease, others mostly VF, Est. $150-$200

75.00

     No. 170
1927, one of 480 produced, gold embossing on cover reads: "Album De Fac-Similes", containing approximately 3,000 items of unused and used singles, multiples, many surcharges and cancellations, presented countries from "A" to "W", most stamps marked "Faux", great references material, excellent quality book in every respect, VF and rare because of outstanding condition, a must for a serious collector or dealer, Est. $8,000-$10,000