March, 2010

SAM HOUSTON PHILATELICS - Mail Sale - March 12, 2010 Sam Houston Philatelics announces their next auction on March 12th, 2010, closing at 2:00pm CST. This sale contains a large variety of almost 1,300 lots of popular and classic material, including the following:

• US GRADED STAMPS with 46 and 108, both grade 85, XF 226, 233-4, 238, 290, plus numerous Washington/Franklins, Ducks, etc.
• CLASSICS ISSUES including unused 64, 67, 70a, 85E, 98, 103, 105, 119, 128, 130 and 132, most with certificates and difficult to find.
• PICTORIALS, RE-ISSUES, BANKNOTES, several with fancy cancels.
• COLUMBIANS 1 cent to $5.00 issues mint and used. In addition you will find Trans-Miss, Pan Americans and Pan Pacific issues
• WASHINGTON/FRANKLINS (many certified) with unused 356 coil single, 364, 386 LP, 391 LP, 419, 423, 449, 456 LP, 467 Error in block of 9, and numerous plate blocks.
• ERRORS, FREAKS AND ODDITIES, a strong selection of imperfs, missing colors and shifts
• FIRST DAY COVERS include early US and hand-painted duck stamps. The autograph section features Clark Gable and J. H. Doolittle, and country music stars. You’ll find collections of cover lots, US and foreign countries.
• FEDERAL AND STATE DUCK STAMPS, Plate blocks of RW4 and5, etc. plus Artist Signed, and Governor Editions with errors and varieties.
• GORGEOUS REMARQUES of original hand-painted artwork by federal artists on federal duck issues. Collectors will also find scarce Wildlife Art Prints of federal, state, and conservation issues
• FISH AND GAME STAMPS PART 2 from the renowned collection of E. L. Vanderford. Mr. Vanderford, a pioneer in Fish and Game Stamp collecting, collected for over 70 years and became the expert in this field. He authored numerous articles for the State Revenue Society which became the bases for his book Handbook of Fish and Game Stamps in 1973. Numerous lots of California Hunting Validation stamps are featured, with many in multiples or full booklets. A full pane of the first state duck stamp, 1971 California, is offered plus large accumulation lots from California and West Virginia.

Darabanth Co Ltd - 126th online auction - March 15, 2010 The auction material includes nearly 5000 philatelic items with a strong focus on Central Eastern Europe: Hungary, Romania, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria. But almost every country of the world is represented in dome cases with real rarities. Postal history of the world is equally accented. Furthermore in the material there are 1500 town-view and thematic postcards, 800 other coolectibles, and nearly 2000 numismatic items. All items with photos (uploaded continously), English website, helpfull staff. Remarkable items, worth viewing! Prices are in Hungarian Forints. Auction closes: March 15, 2010 18:00 (CET) email: info@darabanth.hu

Earl P.L. Apfelbaum Inc. - BUY IT NOW #R157 - March 15, 2010 BUY IT NOW #R157 Consisting of 5645 lots of United States & Foreign sets, singles, collections and accumulations. Beginning Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 the lots will be reduced in price 10% at the end of each business day until the last reduction is taken on Thursday, March 11th, 2010. (Some of the lots will only be reduced to our cost). NO BUYER'S COMMISSION ADDED. First come, first served. Buy them when they seem low enough to you, but don't wait too long or someone else will get them. Complete satisfaction is guaranteed. Items offered for sale until 9:00 AM on MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010 Buy it Now at StampAuctionNetwork.

Sandafayre Ltd - Hunters 7171 - March 16, 2010 a large 3539 lot mail bid sale WITH PLENTY OF BRITISH, OVERSEAS AND USA !, featuring CAPE OF GOOD HOPE with valuable and rare triangulars; classic CEYLON with rarities; MMAURITIUS with early issues incl. rare combination franked cover; NEWFOUNDLAND pence issues; plus the usual ranges of collections, cartons, estate lots, worldwide sets, singles etc. Dont forget to tell them of your buying interests as they keep a really good alert system regularly updated with new stock. Bid online, fax or mail your bids, and all lots carry a full "no quibble" money back guarantee. email: andrew@sandafayre.com

Vance Auctions Ltd. - Auction #273 - March 17, 2010 Vance Auctions has a large auction of over 7,400 worldwide lots on March 17th. The sale offers a tremendous range of singles, sets, varieties & proofs in the $50-$1,000 range. There are strong sections of Canada & Provinces, United States, Gr. Britain, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Danzig, Denmark, Egypt, Falkland Is. including the 1933 Centenary set, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy & States, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saar, Switzerland, and much more. For those looking for larger size lots there are hundreds of lots to choose from. These include collections, accumulations, boxes full and estate lots. The auction also contains many hundreds of quality lots of worldwide covers, postal history and postcards. Bids are accepted right up until midnight EDT on Wednesday March 17, 2010. You can call toll-free 1-877-957-3364 for up to the minute opening bids from March 8th onwards. email: mail@vanceauctions.com

Paradise Valley Stamp Company - Box & Country Lot Sale #F202 - March 23, 2010 NO BUYER'S PREMIUM! Our 202nd Box & Country Lot Auction offers 295 lots of United States and a wide variety of Worldwide stamps and collections. The U.S. section offers many pretty singles in superior quality as well as plenty of collectible fine-very fine condition stamps and sets. Highlights include #27 1858, 5c BRICK RED used with cert., 1909 4c and 5c coil guide line pairs, 1959 7c Postage Due dull gum plate block (Cv $7,500), 1941 1c-80c SILVER TAX in imperforate pairs.

The Worldwide section offers a range of stamps and sets from many different countries in addition to small country collections and balances. The British Commonwealth section offers attractive singles and sets from a variety of colonies and areas. Dynamic Internet Bidding at StampAuctionNetwork.