With over 600 lots described under the heading "Collections, Large Lots, and Remainders" bidders have a very wide choice. There are many lots of intact collections some of which have not been looked at for decades or even as long as a century. There are cartons which include an entire small estate; or the remainders of a large consignment which didn’t fit anywhere else. We often have a scan or multiple scans on our website to illustrate parts of a lot that can not easily be illustrated in the pages of a catalogue. For example, Lot 1880 is a somewhat traditional collection from the Lindhurst consignment and has a total of 20 pages of scans. The Image Gallery can be found by clicking on the link at the right.
To illustrate the diversity we highlight two lots in the first of a group entitled "What appeals to you?"
Lot 1963 — Worldwide: The "I will never get it finished" lot. Imagine a stack of old-time album pages 14-inches (34cm) high. These have been sitting in an estate for about 50 years and came from the U.K. auction house Dowell, Lloyd and Company, from undoubtedly dozens of collections. There are lots of classic issues and some concentration in British Commonwealth. While taking them out of bags and piling them up we didn’t notice anything outstanding but there are many thousands of stamps on what must be at least a thousand album pages. We figured that on average every 10 pages or so could be packaged together and sold retail or on eBay for $25 or more. Based on a projected retail of at least $2,500 this lot has to be right for someone. Also a smaller carton of odds and ends plus supplies. Estimate $500
Lot 2021 — Poland, A large volume full of unlisted labels and unofficial issues 1960s-1980s. Includes solidarity labels, political labels plus many items that could be listed in a specialized Poland catalogue. A great lot for the Polish specialist. Estimate $300