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- 57%- 57%INTERNATIONAL - Several Hundred Different Mint and Used, Classics to Modern, No Duplication, Worldwide Coverage, VF – 426040
$233.00$545.00This varied lot brings together several hundred different mint and used stamps with virtually no duplication, ranging from classic issues through modern material and covering countries across the... -
- 56%- 56%INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION IN A CITATION ALBUM – ADEN TO IVORY COAST, Several Thousand Different – 426661
$520.00$1,185.00INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION IN A CITATION ALBUM – ADEN TO IVORY COAST – Here is a mint and used collection of several thousand different issues housed in a massive Citation album covering countries in... -
- 56%- 56%VINTAGE SCOTT INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR – 1933 Copyright, Several Thousand Classics, China #3, British Empire, European – 426023
$2,599.00$5,925.00VINTAGE SCOTT INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR ALBUM – PACKED WITH CLASSICS INCLUDING CHINA #3 – Here is an expansive collection of several thousand different early period stamps from across the globe presented... -
- 41%- 41%WORLDWIDE - Several Thousand Individually Catalogued Glassines, Scott CV $45,000, Wide Country Coverage - 900207
$1,200.00$2,025.00This is a genuinely one-of-a-kind lot. Fourteen pounds of worldwide stamps organized across what must be several thousand individual glassines and baggies, each one catalogued individually by the... -
- 55%- 55%INTERNATIONAL - Several Thousand Stamps, Iraq from Mesopotamia, Venezuela, Spain and Topicals, F-VF – 426364
$274.00$615.00This diverse lot brings together several thousand mint and used stamps with a solid core of Iraq material covering the early Mesopotamia period well into the middle of the 20th century - a...
Description
This charming vintage album carries a 1941 copyright and covers worldwide stamps from A to Z up to 1940, making it a classic collecting experience in every sense of the word. The album opens with a dedicated American section running through the Famous Americans series before moving into proper alphabetical order across the rest of the world - a layout that reflects the era in which it was designed and adds to its vintage appeal.
The collection is sparsely populated throughout, but the sheer A to Z scope means there are still a couple thousand different issues dispersed across the pages. The album itself is in very good shape with mostly pristine pages, clean and ready to accommodate additional classic era material. For anyone who has ever wanted to build a classic worldwide collection, this album provides exactly the right framework to do it in - there is something genuinely special about housing classic period philately in a period-correct vintage album that modern albums simply cannot replicate.
Condition on stamps present is generally Very Fine, with mint stamps showing original gum. For the general collector, this lot offers a ready-made foundation for a classic worldwide collection with the organizational work already done. For the accumulator or specialist, the pristine album pages and broad A to Z scope make this an appealing and practical starting point. Only a small sample selection was photographed given how spread out the collection is, but the overview gives a good sense of what is here.
