ALBANY FALL STAMP & POSTAL HISTORY SHOW
October 17, 2021
10 AM – 3 PM
at the Colonie Recreation Center, Thunder Road, Colonie, NY
The Fort Orange Stamp Club of Albany, NY, founded in 1926 is proud to host our semi-annual Stamp, Cover, Postcard and Ephemera show at the Colonie Recreation Center, Thunder Road, Colonie, off of Route 5, just west of Northway exit 2.
The show will feature fun for all:
· FREE HOURLY DOOR PRIZES
· FREE STAMP PACKETS FOR YOUNGSTERS
· STAMP, COVER, POSTCARD, POSTAL HISTORY AND EPHEMERA EXHIBITS
· FREE APPRAISAL OF YOUR PAPER COLLECTIBLES (Did you inherit a stamp collection? Do you need to know the value of any paper ephemera that you might have around the house, including stamps, covers, postcards, postal history, etc.? Dealers will be available to give actual market values for these items at no charge.)
· 20 DEALERS
· FREE PARKING AND ADMISSION
CAPITAL DISTRICT STAMP NEWS
As you can see, we are going to have another stamp show this month. The Fort Orange Stamp Club of Albany, NY will hopefully be sponsoring two of these shows each year – one in April and another in October. Together with the annual Northeast Postal History & Ephemera Show held over a two-day period in July, this gives the area 3 quality shows each year.
The most recent Northeast Postal History & Ephemera Show, held this past July, was the most successful one to date. Well over 200 area collectors attended, and the dealers reported strong sales. In fact, this was the best that Azusa has ever done at these annual shows.
The Fort Orange Stamp Club has resumed a full schedule of meetings & programs. The President is Paul Lyngard, 1st Vice President is Richard Welty, 2nd Vice President is Michael Krug, Secretary is Maris Tirums, and Treasurer is Lou Vasi.
The upcoming programs include “U.S. Transcontinental Airmail Service” by Lou Vasi (Tues. Oct. 12), Halloween Postcards by Tom Auletta (Tues. Oct. 26), Members’ Fall Auction (Tues. Nov. 9), and Philatelic Quiz compiled by Maris Tirums (Tues. Nov. 23). The Club actively recruits and welcomes new members. The dues are only $10.00 each year.
Here at Azusa, we have been pretty busy recently. The Pandemic has apparently enabled many collectors to have more time to sort through and organize their collections. This in turn seems to have resulted in more stamp collecting interest. We have sold more supplies, especially mounts and supplements, than we ever have in a comparable period. Also, we have been offered a large number of collections and estates this past year.
We continue to be active buyers of quality material, and have purchased a number of premium collections within the last few months. 3 recent purchases resulted in the acquisition of over 150 albums and binders, many in Scott Specialty Albums. Some of the collections include:
Austria, Canada, France, French Colonies, French Polynesia, Germany, German Areas, Great Britain, Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, etc. – many other countries too numerous to mention. For the most part, these collections are loaded with hi-value premium singles, sets, and souvenir sheets.
We also have been breaking up a 25 volume Scott International collection. The better stamps have been grouped by country and priced at a small fraction of catalogue value. (See list of countries below.). The lesser value stamps (anything under $1.00 cat. value) have been placed in individual country folders @ 10 cents each.
SPECIAL SHOW OFFERS:
Supplies:
Box of clear mounts- an assortment of Prinz, Lighthouse, Hawid, etc. good value net $18
Box of Hawid clear mounts – 18 unopened packs – mostly #’s 48, 44, 57
retail value $297.15 net $140
Lighthouse #10 cover album – holds 100+ covers retail $50. Net $12.50
Quality stockbook – 8 ½” x 11 ½” red cover, 64 white pages, glassine strips & interleaving used, very good condition retail $40 Net $15
Quality stockbook – 8 ½” x 11 ½” brown cover, 60 white pages, glassine strips & interleaving, used, very good condition. Retail $35 Net $12.50
COLLECTIONS AND MIXTURES
French Southern & Antarctic Territory – Mint, cpl, NH sets in red stockbook c.v. $3233 Net $1200
Worldwide collection in circa 1930’s stamp album, approx.. 1300 old stamps, album has nice
cover graphics. Net $25
U.S. mixture in shoebox on paper, good quality, many commems., close cut Net $40
Foreign mixture on paper – box fille with close cut assortment, many commems. Net $40
Germany 1920’s-30’s used Se-tenant pairs and strips, 170+ items some small duplication.
Current Michel c.v. $1482 Euros. Net $599
EPHEMERA
“Pat Paragraphs” 35 diff. 1930’s-50’s reference library for U.S. Philatelic research, published by Elliot Perry, mini pamphlets, each approx.. 44 pages. Lot net $20
Austria – 1920’s Notgeld local currency banknotes – group of 17, mostly different EX cond. Net $30
The following country lots are from the 25 volume collection breakup and will be available at the show & our office. Each lot contains anywhere from 25-100 different stamps.
Afghanistan c.v. $66.30 net $12
Albania c.v. $358.85 net $65
Algeria c.v. $79.60 net $15
Andorra c.v. $25.85 net $5
Angola c.v. $242.60 net $43
Antigua c.v. $45.05 net $8
Ascension c.v. $134 net $25
Australia c.v. $283.70 net $50
Austria c.v. $547.80 net $99
Azores c.v. $92.70 net $17
Bahamas c.v. $35.70 net $7
Bahrain c.v. $128.60 net $24
Bangladesh c.v. $91.75 net $16
Belgium c.v. $278.55 net $49
Bosnia & Herzegovina c.v. $318.60 net $58
Bulgaria c.v. $115.45 net $19
Ceylon c.v. $337.55 net $60
Chad c.v. $55.80 net $12
Great Britain c.v. $685.15 net $125
Greece c.v. $174.80 net $35
Guadeloupe c.v. $76.85 net $14
Guinea c.v. $294.35 net $55
Iceland 1 c.v. $65.15 net $12
Iceland 2 c.v. $126.75 net $23
India 1 c.v. $349.25 net $65
India 2 c.v. $146.05 net $25
Indian States c.v. $962.65 net $165
Indonesia c.v. $116.05 net $20
Iraq 1 c.v. $44.80 net $8
Iraq 2 c.v. $92.30 net $15
Italy c.v. $237.75 net $42
Ivory Coast c.v. $213.60 net $39
Jamaica c.v. $169.50 net $35
Japan c.v. $344.80 net $65
Jordan c.v. $42.40 net $8
Jugoslavia c.v. $232.35 net $40
Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika c.v. $ 77.25 net $14
Kuwait c.v. $38.70 net $8
Lebanon c.v. $157.60 net $28
Liberia c.v. $147.25 net $27
Libya c.v. $42.75 net $8
Liechtenstein c.v. $71.30 net $13
Lithuania c.v. $25.70 net $5
Luxembourg c.v. $41.95 net $8
Macao c.v. $98 net $18
Madagascar c.v. $104.35 net $28
Malayia c.v. $147.95 net $27
Mauritania c.v. $48.25 net $10
Martinique c.v. $51.40 net $10
Mayotte/Madagascar c.v. $127.20 net $23
Mozambique/Mozambique Co. c.v. $13.10 net $24
Nepal c.v. $107.20 net $19
Netherlands c.v. $194.75 net $35
New Caledonia 1 c.v. $229.30 net $42
New Caledonia 2 c.v. $178.65 net $34
New Hebrides c.v. $56.10 net $10
New Zealand c.v. $203.55 net $37
Niger c.v. $80.25 net $15
Nigeria c.v. $43.85 net $9
Persia (Iran) c.v. $4168.50 net $199
Portuguese Colonies c.v. $185.45 net $43
Reunion 1 c.v. $166.75 net $30
Reunion 2 c.v. $139.05 net $35
Rhodesia c.v. $58.40 net $10
St. Pierre & Miquelon c.v. $65.40 net $14
Senegal c.v. $125.30 net $23
Serbia c.v. $89.40 net $17
Seychelles c.v. $143.90 net $25
Sierra Leone c.v. $68.10 net $12
Southern Rhodesia c.v. $45.35 net $8
South West Africa c.v. $20.05 net $4
Spain c.v. $70.55 net $13
Straits Settlements c.v. $99.25 net $18
Sweden c.v. $81.25 net $15
Sudan c.v. $130.70 net $23
Switzerland c.v. $530.25 net $95
Virgin Islands c.v. $36 net $7
Wallis & Futuna Is. c.v. $82.70 net $15
Yemen c.v. $27.15 net $15
Worldwide Lot 1 c.v. $102.35 net $18
Worldwide Lot 2 c.v. $104.95 net $19