Lot 2506 L

ALL WORLD. ★★/★/⊙. One mans lifetime collection housed in over 40 albums, mint and used, most countries in the world here represented from Aden through to Zanzibar, much is in complete sets especially in the latter part of the 20th century, but also a good range of QV 19th century through to 1945. We found an average of 2500 stamps per album of which, each had several dozen pages from (60 min to 90 max), little duplication, the overwhelming majority being one of a kind. There must be 100,000 stamps, all completely uncatalogued and while we did not see any rarities, there are many 1000s of stamps here cataloguing between €1 to €20 each. We guestimate the catalogue must be in the order of €200,000. If you are looking for a well rounded foundational worldwide collection, including some 19th/early 20th century then look no further, as this is absolutely fit for purpose. The British Commonwealth would be the strongest, followed by Western Europe particularly former European Colonies.


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