Lot No. 600
| Auction No. | 36 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $500 |
| Status | SOLD $500 |
Switzerland 1850-1979 neatly arranged in catalogue order with mixed MLH & used noting Charities at the end of collection. Incls 1850/52 imperfs (5) with faults, 1854/62 imperf "sitting Helvetia" sorted by thread colours (15) in respectable used cond with SG 25a orange-brown (Cat. £1900) & 1f lilac with 2 clear margins (SG 41a, Cat. £8500) plus others to 40¢. Also 1862/75 with 2¢ red-brown (Cat. £325), 3¢ black (Cat. £170), 30¢ vermilion & 50¢, 60¢ & 1f (latter blunt corner) all used before 1881 granite paper to 1f MLH, 1882/1903 defins incl shades & perfs (latter incl 1f claret, perf. 7½, Cat. £130) with a total of 54 "cross in oval" & 21 "Greek cross" wmk before later defins with shades & grilled paper. Also 1914/18 & 1930/31 scenes to 10f, 1923/30 Airs on ordinary paper complete & on grilled paper to 2f (missing 35¢, 40¢, 45¢ & 75¢), various tete-beche pairs in defins MUH & commems incl 1938 ILB MUH & 1945 PAX to 60¢ MLH. Noted a good range of Charities both MLH & used with 1940/79 sets nearly all MLH. See separate lot for League of Nations issues. Enormous Cat. val, mainly in pre-1870. (100s)