Zeppelin 1933

Palestinian Authority Collection

Part I:
Includes commemorative issues such as the Jericho Peace Agreement, 50 Years of the Arab League, and First Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections. Features a 1995 Christmas special cover and a set of 6 revenue stamps in various colors. Total contents: 18 covers, 58 sheets, and miniature sheets.

Part II:
Collection of 1990s Palestinian Authority first day covers (FDCs) and blocks. Highlights include one cover sent to an Israeli kibbutz, bearing a Jenin registration label and Palestinian postage stamps, postmarked Jenin with date. Also contains 7 oversize covers, multiple sheets, miniature sheets, 6 Egyptian stamps with overprints, and one 10 mils stamp showing the Gaza map inscribed in English and Arabic as “Gaza Part of Arab Nation.” Total: 23 covers, 22 sheets, blocks, and singles.

Part III:
Palestinian Authority FDCs and blocks from the 1990s and 2000s. Includes oversize covers, sheets, miniature sheets, blocks, and singles. Total: 23 covers, 30 sheets, miniature sheets, blocks, and singles.

Part IV:
FDCs and blocks from 2000 to 2002, including oversize covers, sheets, and singles. Total: 21 covers, 39 sheets, miniature sheets, blocks, and singles.

Part V:
Extensive collection of covers franked with Palestinian Authority postage and revenue stamps, sent from various cities within the Palestinian Territories. Features postmarks with relevant dates and includes covers with violet cachets reading “8 Nov. 1995 First Day of Palestinian Authority Post in the West Bank Area.” Some covers bear “R” registration labels; others include “Return to Sender” cachets. Total: 108 covers.

Part VI:
First day covers, sheets, miniature sheets, and blocks. Total: 9 covers, 13 sheets, with an overall collection including 146 sheets from various series.

Finland – Åland Islands Specialized Collection 1984–2011 Mint Never Hinged Collection in Two DAVO Luxe Albums

A comprehensive and well-preserved mint never hinged collection featuring Åland Islands issues I and II from 1984 through 2011. The assembly includes stamps, booklets, blocks, and gutter pairs, meticulously mounted in two high-quality DAVO Luxe albums.

Highlights include a specialized gutter pair album covering 1984–2006, showcasing very fine and fresh pairs. Each issue with gutter pairs is represented by multiple types: varieties with gutter numbers, without numbers or with emblems, and in some cases, a third type bearing the date.

Notably, the 1999 Lichens issue introduced uniquely decorated gutters for each pair, a design element maintained from 2004 onwards.

The entire collection is mint never hinged, with an estimated catalogue value between €1,200 and €1,800.

Faroe Islands – Comprehensive Collection, 1919–2011

Extensive collection starting with the 1919 2 øre on 5 øre overprinted Danish stamp, single stamp with photo certificate, catalog Scott #1., and continues through to the 2011 issues. The collection includes all stamps from the 1940–1941 series (Mi 2–6), featuring original adhesives. Additionally, it encompasses all stamps from 1975 to 2011, including blocks, sheets, and 43 booklets. The collection is meticulously organized in a Lighthouse album, ensuring easy access and preservation.

This is a magnificent collection, rarely offered in such completeness, with a catalog value estimated between €3,600 and €4,000.

GREECE  - 1896, OLYMPIC GAMES - BRONZE PARTICIPATION MEDAL

Bronze participation medal from the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.

Obv.   Victory seated holding laurel wreath and eagle below. The Acropolis is on top in the background.  ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ 776 π.χ.- 1896  and below ΑΘΗΝΑΙ.

Rev.. Within the laurel wreath, the following inscription.

 * ΔΙΕΘΝΕΙΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΑΘΗΝΗΣΙ 1896.

Bronze medal. Engraver Nikiforos Lytras. Issued by W. PITTNER WIEN.  50mm,   58.59gr.  AU