The auction of 3364 lots will include the Seymour Gibrick cover collection from Los Angeles; portion of a U.S. and Worldwide collection from an Eastern institution; the stock of "Encino Philatelic Services"; an extensive Helicopter collection, and the Arthur Clime / Alexander Graham Bell correspondence.
The Worldwide auction will be held in 3 sessions.
The 1st session on Thursday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. will contain 1023 single lots of Autographs, Aerospace, Foreign and British Commonwealth. Highlights of autographs will be correspondence of Alexander Graham Bell; Aerospace with rocket flights; Foreign highlighted by Bulgaria; China with P.R.C.; Eastern Rumelia; France with excellent classics; Germany; and Mexico with airmails. Commonwealth includes classic Great Britain with excellent singles and studies of the line-engraved issues Australia & States; Canada & Provinces with modern varieties and Revenues; Cayman Islands; Indian States; and Rhodesia with "Double Heads" including a newly discovered mint copy of SG#143a and Admirals; and South West Africa.
The 2nd session on Friday at 5:00 p.m. will consist of U.S. singles, one of the largest sections we have had in some time. The 1200 lots will be highlighted by rare positional pieces of the 1851-57 Imperforate 1¢ (ex. Scott #5A mint pos. 6R1E, 1¢ Black Trial Color Large Die #5TC1), selective group of the 3¢ Type I and II (ex Hubert Skinner), Scott #19 used pair, Scott #499f AEF 2¢ booklet pane, and extensive "Back-of-the Book" with mint Official blocks, Newspapers, Vending (all certified), "cut squares", Revenues, Telegraphs. Following will be a Confederate section with postal history, and Possessions.
The 3rd session on Saturday at 5.00 p.m. will consist of over 1100+ U.S. and Worldwide Collections. The U.S. "Collections & Various" of 340+ lots features a large groupings of "Back-of-the-Book" with a separate Revenue section, "Possessions", "Postal History" with Civil War, "Postcards", and "Ephemera" sections. The auction will continue with 200+ Commonwealth Country and general collections with Great Britain; Canada & Provinces, and Rhodesia. The Foreign Country collections (350+ lots) are highlighted by Austria; China; France & Colonies; Germany with postal history; Italy & Colonies; Japan; Mexico; Russia; Spain; and Switzerland. This is followed by Foreign general collections. As always, the sale continues with Worldwide collections, a Postal History section, and finishing with topical collections.
You may bid LIVE through the internet at BidStart.
You may also bid directly and receive the following services.
1. Bid online before the auction, and see the results of your bids immediately
2. Revise your bids before the sale, or bid again
3. See the results of your bidding after the auction
Go to our web site at www.harmerschau.com and fill out the registration form under "Client Services". You may also email us at info@harmerschau.com if you would like to receive the Worldwide auction catalog, or have any questions about the auction. Postal Viewing is available.
Chris Harmer & Kurt Schau
Harmer-Schau Auctions
