re: Lallier English or French Language Stamp Album from 1860's
Had a chance to go through the links from the posting. Really liked the version of the album with all of the stamps which while not always perfect were beautifully put together in the album. It was amazing to see all of the early stamp issues all together in one compact space.
re: Lallier English or French Language Stamp Album from 1860's
Early this morning I watched a Sandafayre auction online where two Lallier albums were auctioned, the first and second editions for the English language version of the albums. The second edition album which had a large number of stamps in the album sold for 8,750 pounds against a pre-sale estimate of 5,000 to 6,000 pounds and the first edition album with many fewer stamps in the album sold for 3,750 pounds against a pre-sale estimate of 800 to 1,200 pounds! It was very interesting listening to the bids being reported during the live auction with both in-person and internet bids being taken live.
re: Lallier English or French Language Stamp Album from 1860's
Just saw another Lallier stamp album from 1866 come up on eBay today. It is a sixth edition French version album with no stamps included and has a very ornate leather cover but the pages look very worn. It is a fascinating historical item though.
UPDATE: Initially I thought the album included a brass clasp but found I had mixed it up in my memory with a Schaubek Volume II album for up to 1912 (I think) that I saw at a local stamp dealer on the same day. That album was being held for a local collector who collects currently only up to 1915 and buys quite a few older collections in albums from the dealer as they become available.
re: Lallier English or French Language Stamp Album from 1860's
This prompted a memory - and after a brief search, I've found the 1881 SG Improved Postage Stamp Album I bought for a few pennies years ago. It's very battered - front and back covers off, but they're present. Lots of the 200 pages have been cut out - because the stamps that remain are glued to the page, so I guess a previous owner tried to float them off. The remaining stamps - many in poor condition, with tears and bits missing - are from a lot of countries inc German states, Norway, Dutch Indies, India, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, Peru, Sandwich Isles. All firmly glued to the page.
At the back is a catalogue - no sale values, just a listing, then a foreign money table and some adverts for other SG publications.
PS - I tried to attach a scan, but it shows as too big - not sure how to reduce the size. I have managed this before, but can't remember how it's done!
re: Lallier English or French Language Stamp Album from 1860's
Saw another auction from Sandafayre today with two Lallier albums with stamps being offered. One was a 4th edition and the other a 2nd edition. I continue to be fascinated by them.
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