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Absentee Bidder: 1. A bidder participating in a public auction, but personally not present at the auction. 2. Book Bidder. 3. Order Bidder. 4. Bidder represented by an Auction Agent.
AAMC: American Air Mail Catalog (USA) [abbr.].
APEX: American Philatelic Expertizing Service (State College, PA, U.S.A.) [abbr.].
APS: American Philatelic Society [abbr.].
ASDA: American Stamp Dealers Association [abbr.].
"As Is" Auction Lot: An auction lot designated as being sold without warranty, with the auction lot not being returnable to the auctioneer for any reason.
Auction Agent: A representative designated by an Absentee Bidder or a bidder requiring anonymity during an auction (the client), and authorized to represent the client during the bidding procedures.
Bid Book: The auction house data base composed of bids submitted by Absentee Bidders on the lots offered at auction, with the Bid Book being maintained manually or by electronic means.
"Bidding Against the Ceiling": see: "Running Up the Bidder."
"Bidding Against the Curtains": see: "Running Up the Bidder."
Bidding Increments: The series of regularly increasing currency intervals called by the auctioneer during the bidding process for a lot.
Bidding Circle: 1. A group composed of two or more participants agreeing either not to bid against each other during a public auction, or to keep bids below a certain pre-agreed amount. 2. Crossing Off [slang].
Bidding Paddle: The card or similar item with an number assigned specifically for the bidder registered with the auctioneer, and used during the auction to denote active participation in the bidding procedures during the sale.
Bid Rigging: see: 1. Bidding Circle. 2. Crossing Off. 3. Shill.
Book Bidder: see: Absentee Bidder.
Book Bid: 1. Bids entrusted by an Absentee Bidder to an auctioneer. 2. Bids to be executed on behalf of an Absentee Bidder during the course of the public auction.
"Bought In" Lot: 1. An auction lot announced by the auctioneer as remaining unsold because the Stated Reserve or Hidden Reserve for the lot was not received by the auctioneer. 2. an Unsold Lot. 3. a "Returned to the Owner" lot.
Bundesprüfer: see: Expertizer/Expertizing Committee.
Buyer's Fee: see: Buyer's Premium.
Buyer's Premium: 1. The percentage premium added to the Hammer Price of a lot, and retained by the auctioneer as part of the commission for selling the lot. 2. the Buyer's Fee. 3. the "Tip" [slang].
Buy Bid: The practice whereby a bidder instructs an auctioneer or Auction Agent to purchase a lot regardless of the ultimate Hammer Price.
"Cap": The maximum commission an Auction Agent invoices a client for representation at a public auction [slang].
Catalog Number: 1. A designated number or set of numbers from a standard postage stamp or postal history reference universally identifying a philatelic item. 2. Katalog- nummer [Germany]. 3. Nombre d'Catalogue [France]. 4. Numero Catalogo [Italy]. 5. Numero de Catálogo [Spain].
Collection Lot: 1. An auction lot comprising of a mounted or unmounted country, topical, etc. collection, which normally is viewed previous to bidding. 2. Briefmarken- sammlung [Germany]. 3. Collection de Timbres-Poste [France]. 4. Collezione Francobolli [Italy]. 5. Colección de Sellos [Spain].
Competent Authority: see: Expertizer/Expertizing Committee.
Condition: 1. The physical state description of a postage stamp or postal history item offered at auction. 2. Erhaltung [Germany]. 3. Condition [France]. 4. Condizione [Italy]. 5. Condición [Spain].
Conditions of Sale: The "Conditions of Sale" or "Terms of Sale" printed in an auction catalog, and which are the legal documentation binding the buyer purchasing at the auction; terms normally are subject to verbal amendment(s) at the time of the auction.
Consignor's Contract: The legal and binding signed document of agreement between the auctioneer and the owner of the philatelic properties being consigned to the auctioneer.
Crossing Off: see: Bidding Circle.
Estimated Value: The valuation of a lot based on the auctioneer's or consignor's experiences, and not sourced from any catalog or other standard pricing reference. 2. Suggested Bid. 3. Schätzpreis, Bewertung [Germany]. 4. Évaluation [France]. 5. Valutazione [Italy]. 6. Valor Estimación [Spain].
Expertized: 1. A postage stamp or postal history item which has been opinionated by a Competent Authority as being genuine, and which is accompanied by the expertizer's signature on the item, or by a signed photo certificate. 2. Geprüft, Signiert [Germany]. 3. Expertisé [France]. 4. Firmato [Italy]. 5. Periciado [Spain].
Expertizer/Expertizing Committee: 1. The mutually-agreed upon Competent Authority recognized as being qualified to certify the identification, authenticity, quality attributes and/or other status of philatelic materials purchased at auction. 2. Bundesprüfer [Germany]
Extension: The time period allowed by the auctioneer for certification of lots purchased at auction by an Expertizer/Expertizing Committee.
"Fair Warning": A phrase utilized by some auctioneers to denote that a lot will hammered down momentarily; and normally used to alert bidders who may have missed a lot of possible interest.
"Fairy Tales": False entries included in published or verbal Prices Realized [slang].
Final Bid Price: see: Hammer Price.
Finders Fees: Payments from an auction house given to individuals providing means and/or arrangements for the selling of philatelic properties by the auctioneer.
Geprüft: Expertized [Germany]
"Ghost Bidder": see: "Running Up the Bidder."
Hammer Price: 1. The final bid acknowledged and accepted by the auctioneer as the winning high bid successfully purchasing the lot being offered at auction. 2. the Final Bid Price. 3. the Knockdown Price.
Hidden Reserve: 1. The non-stated minimum price the seller of the lot will accept, with bids received below the Hidden Reserve being ignored. 2. the Non-Stated Reserve.
Knockdown Price: see: Hammer Price.
Limit Bids: The maximum amount of money an absentee bidder is willing to spend at any one specific auction. Lot: The philatelic property offered as an individual entity, and numbered as such in the auction catalog.
Lot Description: The auctioneer's identification of the material being offered at auction.
Minimum Bid: 1. The auction catalog stated minimum price the auctioneer will accept for the lot. 2. the Starting Bid.
Non-Stated Reserve: see: Hidden Reserve.
NVPH: Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Postzegelhandelaren (Netherlands Stamp Dealers Association)[Netherlands]
Opening Price: The beginning selling price of the lot as announced by the auctioneer indicating the price at which the bidding commences. The Opening Price can represent a bid one increment over the second highest Book Bid, the highest Book Bid, or the Reserve Price for the lot.
Opinion: see: Expertizer/Expertizing Committee.
Order Bidder: see: Absentee Bidder.
Paddle: see: Bidding Paddle.
"Paralysis of the Arm" Bidding: 1. The floor bidding procedure whereby the participant denotes the intention of bidding by raising the bidding paddle, or equivalent, throughout the bidding process, without lowering the instrument during the calling of the bidding increments. 2. "Statue of Liberty" bidding [slang].
P, PH, Photo: Standard auction catalog abbreviations indicating that a lot or a portion of a lot has been illustrated.
Pass: The auctioneer's terminology designating that a lot has been hammered down, but that the lot remains unsold because the final bid did not reach the Hidden Reserve.
PF: Philatelic Foundation (New York) [abbr.].
PFC: Philatelic Foundation Certificate [abbr.].
Price on Request (POR): 1. Rarely used in the U.S.A., the terminology stated in an auction catalog when designating that a lot's value is sourced by contacting the auctioneer for the estimated price. 2. Preis auf Anfrage [Germany]. 3. Prix sur Demande [France]. 4. Prezzo a Richiestra [Italy]. 5. Precio sobre Demanda [Spain].
Prices Realized: A published listing of the prices realized on individual lots sold during an auction, usually designated as being either the Hammer Price amount , or the Hammer Price + Buyer's Premium amount.
Provenance: 1. The origin and/or previous owner(s) of the philatelic material being offered at auction, usually attributing ownership to a prestigious collector or institution. 2. the designation for this type of philatelic material (ex-Ishikawa, ex-Farouk Collection, etc.).
PSE: Professional Stamp Experts (Miami, FL, U.S.A.) [abbr.].
PSE Certificate: Professional Stamp Experts Certificate [abbr.].
PTS: Philatelic Traders Society (U.K.)[abbr.].
Reserve Price: 1. The catalog stated or non-stated minimum price acceptable by the auctioneer or the owner of the lot. 2. the Stated Reserve. 3. the Hidden Reserve.
"Returned to the Owner" Lot: see: "Bought In" Lot.
"Running Up the Bidder": 1. The practice designed to artificially create higher realizations for an auction lot by "accepting" bids from non-existent bidders. 2. "Bidding Against the Ceiling" [slang]. 3. "Bidding Against the Curtains" [slang]. 4. bidding against a "Ghost Bidder" [slang].
Schätzpreis: see: Estimated Value.
Seller's Commission: The percentage or other pre-determined commission deducted from the Hammer Price of the lot, and retained by the auctioneer as part of the commission for selling the lot.
Shill: A person employed by or representing an unscrupulous auctioneer or owner of the items being offered at public auction, and who creates artificially higher prices for lots sold at public sales.
Sold to the Book: 1. The auctioneer's terminology designating that a lot has been hammered down to an Absentee Bidder represented by the auctioneer. 2. Sold to the Order.
Sold to the Order: see: Sold to the Book.
Spotter(s): Personnel employed by the auctioneer to monitor the public auction floor bidders, and to point out to the auctioneer any active bidder who may have been overlooked by the auctioneer.
Starting Bid: see: Minimum Bid.
"Statue of Liberty" Bidding: see: "Paralysis of the Arm" Bidding [slang].
Suggested Bid: see: Estimated Value.
Tie Bid: One or more identical high bids received for the same lot offered at auction
Terms of Sale: see: Conditions of Sale.
The "Tip": see: Buyer's Premium.
Unreserved Auction: An auction without Hidden Reserves or Stated Reserves selling lots for whatever is offered by the bidders.
Unsold Lot: see: "Bought In" Lot.
VAT (Value Added Tax): The tax payable on the Hammer Price + the Buyer's Premium for auction lots purchased from auctioneers resident within the countries being members of the European Union (EU). VAT is not payable for lots delivered to addresses outside of the EU community.
Withdrawn Lot: An auction lot removed from the sale for reasons that could include, but are not limited to the following reasons: misdescription or misidentification, the lot having been lost or misplaced, or the lot not having realized the reserve price.
S (Superb) Exceptionally large margins with mathematically perfect centering. Ofien noted as being: "a Gem", "Finest copy extant", "perfection", "finest possible for the issue", etc. Items in superb condition command high premiums, usually at a multiple of catalog value.
EF (Extremely Fine) Exceptionally large margins with near perfect centering. Items in extremely fine condition command premiums, usually at a multiple of catalog value.
VF (Very Fine) Normal size margins for the issue and well-centered, with the stamp design just slightly closer to one or more sides.
F (Fine) Smaller margins than usual, and visibly off-center. In the case of many pre-1890 issues, the stamp design may be touched in places.
VG (Very Good) The margins or perforations touch the stamp design in one or more places. In many cases for 19th Century perforated issues, the VG designation should not be used because perforations touching the design are the norm, with wellcentered copies demanding high premiums
G (Good) The margins or perforations are well into the design, and the stamp usually is accompanied by other faults.
DG, DIST GM Disturbed Gum
H Hinged
HH Heavily Hinged
HHR Heavily Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
HRMT Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
IWOG Issued Without Gum
LH Lightly Hinged, being only with a slight impression on a small area of the original gum to indicate a careful removal of the hinge
NG No Gum
NGAI No Gum As Isssued (used only if the stamp is issued without gum)
NGC Natural Gum Crease
NGS Natural Gum Skips
NH Never Hinged (Unmounted Mint), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
OG Original Gum
PAG Paper Adheres to Gum
Part OG, POG Part Original Gum, with 50%-or-more of the original gum being intact
RG Regummed
Small Part OG Small Part Original Gum, with less than 50% of the original gum being intact
UM, U/M Unmounted Mint (Never Hinged), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
VLH Very Lightly Hinged
Argentina
Subastas Filatelica Guillermo A. Jalil
Guillermo A. Jalil
Casilla de Correo 649
Bahia Blanca, RA-8000 ARGENTINA
Estudio 20
Casilla C.C. 3779
Buenos Aires, RA-1000, ARGENTINA
http://estudio.hypermet.net
Australia
Charles Leski
Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
683 Burke Road
Camberwell, VIC 3124, AUSTRALIA
Australia; British Commonwealth; Aerophilately
http://www.Leski.com.au
Rodney A. Perry
Rodney A. Perry Auction Galleries
673 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA
mailto:RAPerry@rie.net.au
Hugh H. Freeman
Stanley Gibbons (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
G.P.O. Box 863J
Melbourne, VIC 3002, AUSTRALIA
Australia & States; Asia; Worldwide
mailto:SGA@StampsAu.com.au
Ian Russell
Stanley Gibbons (Australia) Pty. Ltd
36 Clarence Street, Level 6
Sydney, NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA
Australia & States; Asia; Worldwide
mailto:SGA@zeta.org.au
Austria
Dorotheum Briefmarken-Abteilung
Dorotheergaße 17
Wien, A-1010 AUSTRIA
http://www.Dorotheum.com
Hans-Dieter Rauch
Auktionhaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, AUSTROPHIL-Wien Auktionsgesellschaft
Graben 15
Wien, A-1010 AUSTRIA
Austria; Worldwide; Postal History
Auktionhaus J. Schlosser
Elisabethstraße 6/IV/20
Wien, A-1015 AUSTRIA
http://www.schlosser.co.at
Fritz Püschmann
Öphila-Aukionen Püschmann und Vogel OHG
Führichgaße 12
Wien, A-1015 AUSTRIA
Canada
Ron Leith
Ron Leith Philatelic Auctions
P.O. Box 430
Abbotsford, BC V2S 5Z5, CANADA
Postal History
Gary J. Lyon
Eastern Auctions Ltd., A Division of Gary Lyon (Philatelist) Ltd.
Box 250
Bathurst, NB E2A 3Z2, CANADA
mailto:GLStamps@nbnet.nb.ca
Roman Zrobok
Wild Rose Philatelics
P.O. Box 1442
Edmonton, ALB T5J 2N5, CANADA
Canada; BNA; British Commonwealth; US; Foreign; Postal History
http://www.datanet.ab.ca/users/wildrose
Brigham Auctions Ltd.
1120 Brevik Place
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 3Y5, CANADA
mailto:Brigham@InterLog.com
Claude Champagne
Montréal Timbres et Monnaies
1878, Ste-Catherine Est
Montréal, PQ H2K 2H5, CANADA
Canada; Newfoundland; BNA; Worldwide
http://pages.infinit.net/mtmstore/index
Ian W. Kimmerly
Ian Kimmerly Stamps
112 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ONT K1P 5B6, CANADA
Canada; Newfoundland; BNA; Worldwide
http://www.cyberus.ca/~Kimmerly/
Jim A. Hennok
185 Queen Street East
Toronto, Ontario M5A 1S2, CANADA
mailto:Hennok@sympatico.net
John H Talman
John H. Talman Auctions
Box 70, Adelaide Street P.O.
Toronto, ONT M5C 2H8, CANADA
Canada; Newfoundland; BNA
mailto:Jtalman@interlog.com
William H.P. Maresch
R. Maresch & Son Auctions, Ltd.
330 Bay St., Suite 703
Toronto, ONT M5H 2S8, CANADA
Canada & Provinces; US; Worldwide
http://www.maresch.com
Bill Longely
Longley Auctions Inc
PO Box 620
Waterdown, ONT L0R 2H0 Canada
http://www.longleyauctions.com
Denmark
Thomas Høiland
Thomas Høiland Frimærkeauktioner A/S
Frydendalsvej 27
Frederiksberg C, DK-1809 DENMARK
Denmark; Danish Colonies; Greenland; Scandinavia; Worldwide
mailto:Hoiland@Hoiland-Stamps.dk
Kaj Hansen
Globalia International Friemaerkeauktion APS
Munkehatten 34
Odense SO, DK-5220 DENMARK
England
Apex Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
P.O. Box 434
Kingston, Surrey KT1 3YW, ENGLAND
Great Britain, British Commonwealth and Worldwide Postage Stamps, Postal History. Collections, and Accumulations.
mailto:Tim.Francis1@Virgin.net
Eric Etkin
Argyll Etkin Ltd.
Ramilies Building
1-9 Hills Place
Oxford Circus, London W1R 1AG, ENGLAND
Worldwide Specialized Postage Stamps and Postal History
mailto:Argyll.Etkin@BTConnect.com
James Grimwood-Taylor
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
Cavendish House, 153-157 London Road
Derby DE1 2SY, ENGLAND
Great Britain; British Commonwealth; Worldwide Postal History
http://www.thesaurus.co.uk/cavendish
Robert J. Carr
Cambridgeshire Philatelic Auctions
27 Fore Hill
Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 1AA, ENGLAND
Richard Watkins
Spink & Son Ltd.
5 King Street, St. James'
London SW1Y 6QS, ENGLAND
Worldwide
mailto:RWatkins@SpinkAndSon.com
Giangiacomo Orlandini
Harmers of London Stamp Auctioneers Ltd
91 New Bond Street
London W1A 4EH, ENGLAND
Worldwide; Aerophilately
http://www.Harmers.com
Alexander E. Proud
London Stamp Exchange
5 Buckingham Street
London WC2N 6BP, ENGLAND
Worldwide; Postal History
mailto:Alex@Proud.demon.co.uk
Stuart Billington
Phillips International Auctioneers & Valuers
101 New Bond Street
London W1Y 0AS, ENGLAND
Great Britain; British Commonwealth; Worldwide
http://www.Phillips-Auctions.com
David J Crocker
Stanley Gibbons Auctions, A Division of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
399 Strand
London WC2R 0LX, ENGLAND
Great Britain; British Commonwealth; Worldwide
mailto:auctions@stangiblondon.demon.co.uk
Antonio M. Torres
Antonio M. Torres International Stamp Auctioneers
402 The Strand, 4th Floor
London WC2R 0NE, ENGLAND
Classics; Postal History
mailto:TorresUK@aol.com
Rugby Philatelic Auctions
21/23 Clifton Road
Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3PY, ENGLAND
Dennis Talbot
Warwick & Warwick Limited
Chalon House, Scar Bank, Millers Road
Warwick CV34 5DB, ENGLAND
Wessex Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
Wessex Chambers
92a Mudeford
Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4AS, ENGLAND
Great Britain, British Commonwealth, and Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History
mailto:WessexPhilatelic@aol.com
Finland
Rurik Auktionen
P.O. Box 432
Vaasa, FIN-65101 FINLAND
http://personal.inet.fi/yritys/rurik.html/index.html
France
Alexandre Roumet
Roumet, S.A.
17, rue Drouot
Paris, F-75009 FRANCE
http://www.phil-net/roumet/
Thierry Lallevée
Lugdunum Philatélie
12, place Xavier Ricard - B.P. 87
Ste. Foy-lès-Lyon, F-69100 FRANCE
France; Worldwide Postal History
Germany
Wolfgang Hadersbeck
Hadersbeck Auktionen
Erich-Steinfurth-Straße 8
Berlin, D-10243 GERMANY
http://www.hadersbeck-auktionen.de
Bühler Auktionen
Olivaer Platz 15
Berlin, D-10707 GERMANY
Inh. Volker Parthen
Heinrich Köhler Berliner Briefmarkenauktionen GmbH
Bayreuther Straße 7
Berlin, D-10787 GERMANY
Germany; Europe; Worldwide; Postal History
Walter Kruschel
Kruschel-Auktionen
"Park Bernadotte," Bernardottstraße 9
Berlin, D-14193 GERMANY
Dr. Reinhard Fischer
Dr. Reinhard Fischer Briefmarken-Auktions
Prinz-Albert-Straße 3
Bonn, D-53113 GERMANY
Mirko Franke
Mirko Franke Briefmarkenhandel und Auktionhaus
Postfach 1410
D-22936 Bargteheide, GERMANY
Dr. Michael Nöth
Dresdner Briefmarken-Auktion GmbH
Oschatzer Straße 32
Dresden, D-01127 GERMANY
Germany; German States
Ulrich Felzmann
Ulrich Felzmann Briefmarken-Auktionen
Postfach 10 23 42
Düsseldorf, D-40014 GERMANY
http://www.Felzmann.de
Joachim R. Steltzer
Rudolf Steltzer Briefmarken Auktionshaus GmbH
Postfach 11 17 28
Frankfurt am Main, D-60052 GERMANY
Germany & States; Europe; Worldwide; Postal History
mailto:SteltInter@aol.com
Gerd Ladewig
Gerd Ladewig Briefmarken-Auktionen
Zähringerstraße 349
Freiburg im Breisgau, D-79108 GERMANY
Walter Mönkemeier
A.J.M. Mönkemeier KG
Postfach 2861
Göttingen, D-37018 GERMANY
Thomas Ehrengut
Hanseatische Briefmarkenauktionen OHG /HBA
Postfach 10 30 07
Hamburg, D-20020 GERMANY
Germany; German States; Postal History
Hans-Joachim Schwanke
Schwanke & Sohn Briefmarkenauktionen
Kleine Riechenstraße 1
Hamburg, D-20457 GERMANY
Germany; Foreign; Postal History
http://www.Schwanke-Sohn.com
Gerd Lange
Interphila - Grobe & Lange
Rathenaustraße 13/14
Hannover, D-30159 GERMANY
http://www.Interphila.de
WW-Briefmarken Gernot Roidl
Am Haseberg 21
Herschbach/Oww, D-56414 GERMANY
Klaus Veuskens
Auktionshaus Veuskens
Judenstraße 3/4
Hildesheim, D-31134 GERMANY
Gert Müller
Gert Müller Auktionen
Postfach 4307
Karlsruhe, D-76028 GERMANY
Inh. Bernd Jurkewitz
Pumpenmeier-Auktionen
Bahnhofstraße 11
Kirchlengern, D-32278 GERMANY
Roland Meiners
Dr. Wilhelm Derichs GmbH, BriefmarkenAuktionen
Burgmauer 22
Köln, D-50667 GERMANY
Wolfgang Jennes & Peter Klütterman Briefmarkenauktionen
Clarenbachstraße 182
Köln, D-5091 GERMANY
http://www.JuK.de
Gunter Loth
Briefmarken Loth - Mainz
Postfach 2905
Mainz/Rhein, D-55019 GERMANY
Germany; Europe; Worldwide
Briefmarkenhandel und Briefmarkenauktionen GmbH
Muhrenkamp 36
Molheim/Ruhr, D-45468 GERMANY
http://www.webfabrik.de/rauhut/
Harald Rauhut Briefmarkenhandel GmbH
Werdener Weg 44
Mülheim an der Ruhr, D-45470 GERMANY
Hans Mohrmann
Hans Mohrmann GmbH
Landsberger Straße 480
München (Pasing), D-81241 GERMANY
Exclusiv-Philatelie, Kranich & de Haye GmbH
Postfach 33 01 23
München, D-80331 GERMANY
http://www.Exclusive.Interrob.de
Peter Kirstein
Kirstein-Larisch Briefmarkenauktionen
Landwehrstraße 79
München, D-80336 GERMANY
Jürgen Götz
Auktionhaus Jürgen Götz
Steinhof 12
Oberkirch, D-77704 GERMANY
http://www.Goetz-Auktion.de
Berndt Schlitt
Briefmarkenauktionen Schlitt & Co.
Postfach 2120
Obertshausen-Hausen, D-63170 GERMANY
Karkfried Krauß
Potsdamer Philatelistisches Büro GmbH
Apfelweg 12
Potsdam, D-14469 GERMANY
Hans-Jürgen Steffen
Hans-Jürgen Steffen Briefmarkenhaus Auktionen GmbH, Briefmarken Saarphila
Postach 10 26 11
Saarbrücken, D-66111 GERMANY
Heinrich Lenz
Lenz-Auktionen
Thurgauer Straße 1
Singen, D-78224 GERMANY
Herbert Geier
Herbert Geier Philatelie Fachhandel & Auktionen
Alberadastraße 13
Staffelstein, D-96231 GERMANY
mailto:Geier-Auktionen@lichtenfels.baynet.de
Hans Kleiz
Hans Kleisz Briefmarken und Auktionen
Königstraße 42 (Eingang Kronprinzstraße)
Stuttgart, D-70173 GERMANY
mailto:Kleisz-Briefmarken@t-online.de
Reinhold Lindner
Briefmarken Lindner KG
Postfach 30 02 09
Stuttgart, D-70442 GERMANY
Alfred Höflich
Hobbyphilatelie Höflich KG
Postfach 1202
Umkirch/Freiburg, D-79221 GERMANY
Ireland; Great Britain; British Commonwealth
mailto:HobbyPhilatelie@stepnet.de
Briefmarken-Auktionshaus Christian Zieme
Emmershäuser Hütte 3
Weilrod, D-61276 GERMANY
Inh. Volker Parthen
Briefmarken Heinrich Köhler KG
Postfach 3680
Wiesbaden, D-65026 GERMANY
Germany; Europe; Worldwide; Postal History; Aerophilately
Greece
Argirios Karamitsos
I. Dragoumi Str. 4
GR-54624 Thessaloniki, GREECE
Greece, Greece Errors, New Greek Territories, Levant, Cyprus, General Worlwide
Hong Kong
John G. Bull
John Bull Stamp Auctions Ltd.
P.O. Box 30652, Causeway Bay Post Office
HONG KONG
Hong Kong; China; Asia
mailto:John BullStamps@Hotmail.com
Hungary
Ullysses Gallery
Rakoczi út 7
Budapest, H-1087 HUNGARY
http://www.szvsystem.hu/ulysses/
Ireland
Ian W. Whyte
Ian W. Whyte (Ireland Ltd.) International Auctioneers
30 Marlborough Street
Dublin 1, IRELAND
Ireland; Great Britain; British Commonwealth
http://www.whytes.ie
Israel
Dr. Wallach Public Auctions
Dr. Joseph Wallach
P.O. Box 1414
IL-76113 Rehovot, ISRAEL
Israel and Forerunners, Mandate, Judaica, Jewish National Fund Labels, Revenues, Klussendorf, Israel-Arab Conflict, West Bank, Palestinian Authority
mailto:DWallach@NetVision.net.il
UNISTAMPS
12 Levontin Street (P.O. Box 32120)
Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
http://www.actcom.co.il/unistamps/
Italy
Vacari srl
Via M. Buonarotti, 46
Vignola (Mo), I-40158 ITALY
http://www.vaccari.it
Japan
Michiharu Tai
Japan Stamp Company
Post Office Box 807
Osaka Central 530-8694, JAPAN
Japan Stamps & Postal History
Nobuo Takahashi
Takahashi Stamp Company
Central Post Office Box 949
Tokyo 100-8692, JAPAN
Japan
Liechtenstein
Dr. Med. Jan Huys
Huys-Berlingen AG, Internationale Briefmarken- & Literatur-Auktionen
Lawenastraße 64
Triesen, FL-9495 LIECHTENSTEIN
Luxembourg
Dr. Raymond Goebel
Soluphil, S.A.
Boite Postal 2675
Luxembourg, L-1026 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg; France; Europe; Postal History
mailto:Soluphil@Selection-line.net
Monaco
Maurice Boule
Boule/Monaco-Collections
Boite Postal 282
Monaco Cedex, MC-98005 MONACO
Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; France & Colonies
mailto:Boule-MC@infonie.fr
Netherlands
C. Muis
De Nederlandsche Postzegelveiling BV.
Postbus 3950
Amsterdam, NL-1001 AT NETHERLANDS
Netherlands & Colonies; Worldwide; Postal History
J. L. van Dieten
Van Dieten Postzegelveilingen B.V.
Prinsessegracht 3
Den Haag, NL-2514 AN NETHERLANDS
Netherlands & Colonies
mailto:Ajh@VanDieten.nl
H. Lichtendahl
J. K. Rietdijk B.V.
Noordeinde 41
GC 's-Gravenhage, NL-2514 NETHERLANDS
Netherlands & Colonies; Foreign
mailto:Rietdijk.Auctions@tip.nl
Rijnmond Stamp Auctions
Westewagenstraat 60
Rotterdam AT, NL-3011 NETHERLANDS
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rijnmond
New Zealand
Auckland City Stamps Ltd.
Warwick Delamore
P.O. Box 3496
Auckland 1, NEW ZEALAND
http://www.nzstamps.com
John R. Mowbray
John R. Mowbray (Philatelist) Ltd.
P.O. Box 63
Otaki Railway, NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand; Australia; British Commonwealth; Worldwide
http://www.mowbrays.co.nz
John R. Mowbray
Stanley Gibbons (New Zealand) Ltd.
P.O. Box 80
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand
mailto:Mowbray.Stamps@xtra.co.nz
Norway
Skanfil - Magne Hogneland A/S
Sørhauggt . 217 (Postboks 2030)
Haugesund, N-5501 NORWAY
http://www.skanfil.no/
Kjell Germeten A/S
Gimleveien 2 (Postboks 3088)
N-0207 Oslo, NORWAY
http://www.germeten.no/
Engers Frimerker
Postboks 15
Redalen, N-2824 NORWAY
Poland
Dom Auktcyjny Krzysztof Skwara
Krzysztof Skwara
Skrytka Pocztowa 126
PL-44200 Rybnik, POLAND
Spain
Jose Soler-Antich
Soler y Llach Subastas Internationales, S.A.
Beethoven, 13
Barcelona, ES-08021 SPAIN
Spain & Colonies; Portugal & Colonies; Worldwide; Postal History
Pedro S. Llach
Filatelia Llach, S.L
Ave. Diagonal, 489
Barcelona, ES-08029 SPAIN
Spain & Colonies; Portugal & Colonies; Worldwide
mailto:FiLlach@arrakis.es
Afinsa Auctions
Lagasca No. 88
Madrid, ES-28001 SPAIN
http://www.afinsa-auctions.com
Sweden
Philippa Auctions, Brevsepesilisten Goeran Fredriksson
Vastra Hamngatan 6 - Antikhallarna 2
Göteborg, S-41117 SWEDEN
Claes Arnrup
Postiljonen AB
Box 4118
Malmö, S-20312 SWEDEN
Scandinavia; Worldwide
http://www.postiljonen.se
Frimärkskompaniet
Lennart Axell, Claes Jonason, Göran Reutlert, Lars-Magnus Sjöholm
Birger Jarlsgatan 8, 3 tr
Stockholm, S-11434 SWEDEN
Sweden; Scandinavia; Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Switzerland
Silvio C. Chiani
Chiani-Auktionen
Hochschorenstraße 31
Gossau, CH-9202 SWITZERLAND
Guido Craveri
Harmers Auctions S.A
via Pocobelli 16
Melide (Lugano), CH-6815 SWITZERLAND
David Feldman
David Feldman, S.A.
P.O. Box 81
Onex, Geneva, CH-1213 SWITZERLAND
Rarities; Postal History; Collections
mailto:Admin@DavidFeldman.com
Peter Rapp
Peter Rapp Internationale Briefmarken-Auktionen AG
Postfach 276
Wil, CH-9500 SWITZERLAND
http://www.Rapp-Auktionen.ch
Hans Ruedi Schwarzenbach
Hans R. Schwarzenbach Internationale Briefmarken-Auktionen
Oberdorfstraße 8
Zürich 1, CH-8024 SWITZERLAND
Worldwide Postal History
mailto:Schwarzenbach-auktion@bluewin.ch
Jack Luder
Corinphila Auktionen AG
Zollikerstraße 226
Zürich, CH-8034 SWITZERLAND
Worldwide; Postal History
mailto:Webmeister@Stamps.ch
Wales
Phillip A. Wilde
Western Auctions Ltd.
Bank House, 225 City Road
Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF2 3JD, WALES
United States
Arizona
Michael E. Aldrich
Michael E. Alrich Auctions; ABC Auctions
P.O. Box 5089
Carefree, AZ 85377, U.S.A.
US, Foreign Stamps & Postal History; US Revenues
http://www.aldrichstamps.com
California
I. Michael Orenstein
Superior Stamp & Coin
9478 West Olympic Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-4246
US; Worldwide; Space Aerophilately
http://www.SuperiorSC.com
George W. Holschauer
Colonial Stamp Co.
Museum Square Building, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse 8
Los Angeles, CA 90036-5816, U.S.A.
Great Britain; British Commonwealth
http://www.ColonialStamps.com
Christopher R. Harmer
Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Inc.
617A Second Street
Petaluma, CA 94952, U.S.A.
US; Foreign
mailto:HSAuctions@iscweb.com
Ronald F. Umile
Butterfield•Johnsono•Gillio, A Division of Butterfield & Butterfield
760 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, U.S.A.
mailto:www.butterfields.com
Schuyler J. Rumsey
Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Inc.
11 Tillman Place, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108-4605, U.S.A.
mailto:SRumsey@RumseyAuctions.com
George A. Alevizos
2800 28th Street, Suite 323
Santa Monica, CA 90405-2995, U.S.A.
Worldwide Postal History, Proofs & Essays; Central & Eastern Asia; Topicals
Mailto:GeorgeAlevizos@msn.com
Delaware
Keith I. Marsh
Stamp Center, Dutch Country Auctions
4115 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803, USA
US; British Commonwealth; Foreign; Postal History; Collections
http://www.thestampcenter.com
Florida
David G. Phillips
David G. Phillips Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 611388
North Miami, FL 33261-1388, U.S.A.
US & Foreign Postal History
mailto:DGP3@ix.netcom.com
Michael D. Rogers
Michael Rogers, Inc.
199 E. Welbourne Avenue, Suite 3
Winter Park, FL 32789-4324, U.S.A.
Asia; Aerohilately; US; Postal History
http://www.michaelrogersinc.com
Illinois
James V. Rasdale
Rasdale Stamp Company
228 South Wabash Avenue - Suite 900
Chicago, Il 60604, U.S.A.
US; British Commonwealth; Foreign; Postal History; Collections
http://www.RasdaleStamp.com
Richard E. Drews
Richard E. Drews Philatelic Auctions
7139 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60656-1972, U.S.A.
US; British Commonwealth; Worldwide
http://www.RDrewsAuctions.com
Indiana
Ralph K. Achgill
RKA Covers
P.O. Box 6508
Lafayette, IN 47903, U.S.A.
US Postal History; Aerophilately; FDCs; Naval & Military Covers
http://www.RKACovers.com
Maryland
Harvey I. Bennett
Matthew Bennett, Inc.
601 Washington Avenue, The Penthouse, Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21204, U.S.A.
mailto:Info@BennettStamps.com
Cee-Jay Auctions, Inc.
P.O. Box 1707
Glen Burnie, MD 21060, U.S.A.
US; Foreign; Postal History
mailto:CarlJ07@erols.com
Massachusetts
Stanley J. Richmond
Daniel F. Kelleher Co., Inc.
24 Farnsworth Street, Suite 605
Boston, MA 02210, U.S.A.
US Proofs, Essays, Postal History
mailto:Kelleher@tiac.net
James T. McCusker
James T. McCusker, Inc.
804 Broadway
Raynhamham, MA 02767-1797, U.S.A.
US FDC
http://jamesmccusker.com
Lawrence A. Bustillo
Suburban Stamp, Inc.
P.O. Box 715
Springfield, MA 01101-0715 U.S.A.
US
Michigan
Charles G. Firby
Charles G. Firby Auctions
6695 Highland Road, Suite 107
Waterford, MI 48327-1967, U.S.A.
US; Worldwide; BNA; Literature
mailto:FirbyStamps@Prodigy.net
Minnesota
Gregory S. Kellerman
Bel-Aire Stamp Auction; Bel-Aire Collectibles, Inc.
2575 Fairview Avenue North, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55113, U.S.A.
US; Foreign; Postal History; Accumulations
http://www.stampguyz.com/belaire
Missouri
David M. Kols
Regency Stamps Ltd.
Le Chateau Village #106, 10411 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO 63131-2911, U.S.A.
US; Foreign; Postal History
http://www.RegencyStamps
New Jersey
Raritan Stamp Auctions
P.O. Box 1539
Highland Park, NJ 08904-1503
mailto:RaritanStmp@yahoo.com
Jacques C. Schiff, Jr.
Jacques C. Schiff Jr., Inc.
195 Main Street
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660, U.S.A.
US; British Commonwealth; Foreign; Postal History; Collections; EFOs
Phoebe A. MacGillivary
Victoria Stamp Company
P.O. Box 745
Ridgewood, NJ 07451 U.S.A.
British Commonwealth; Postal History
mailto:VictStpCo@aol.com
George G. Birdsall
Northland Auctions
P.O. Box 34
Verona, NJ 07044, U.S.A.
Scandinavia; US; Worldwide
mailto:NorthStamp@aol.com
Greg Manning
Greg Manning Auctions, Incorporated
775 Passaic Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07006, U.S.A
Collections; Accumulations; Large Lots
http://www.GregManning.com
Walter J. Mader
Ivy & Mader Philatelic Auctions, Inc
775 Passaic Ave.
West Caldwell, NJ 07006, U.S.A.
USA; Foreign; Postal History; Collections
http://www.IvyMader.com
New York
Abraham Siegel
P.O. Box 6603
Long Island City, NY 11106, U.S.A.
Postal History
Keith A. Harmer
H. R. Harmer
3 East 28th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016, U.S.A.
mailto:HRHarmer@erols.com
Bert Taub
Stampazine
119 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
US; British Commonwealth; Foreign; Postal History
Paul Buchsbayew
Cherrystone Auctions, Inc.
119 West 57th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.
US; Worldwide; Postal History
http://www.CherrystoneAuctions.com
Robert A.G.A. Scott
Sotheby's - Rare Stamps Department
1334 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021 U.S.A.
Worldwide; Postal History
http://www.sothebys.com
Michael S.R. Japp
Phillips International Auctioneers & Valuers
406 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021, U.S.A.
http://www.Phillips-Auctions.com
Brian M. Bleckwenn
Spink America, A Member of the Christie's Group
55 East 59th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022 U.S.A.
US; Worldwide
Scott R. Trepel
Robert A. Siegal Auction Galleries, Inc.
Park Avenue Tower, 17th Floor, 65 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022, U.S.A.
http://SiegelAuctions.com/home.htm
Ohio
Bob Patteta
Summit Auctions
P.O. Box 640
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 U.S.A.
US; Worldwide; Postal History; Autographs; Postcards; Ephemera
mailto:SummitAuc@aol.com
Paul J. Fusco
North Coast Stamps
38123 West Spaulding
Willoughby, OH 44094, U.S.A.
http://www.NorthCoastStamps.com
Oregon
Winfield W. Ibert
Heinrich Auctions
735 S.W. St. Clair St.
Portland, OR 97205, U.S.A.
mailto:HeinRo@agora.RDrop.com
Christopher R. Harmer
Harmer-Schau Auctions Northwest, Inc.
7940 S.E. Division - #A
Portland, OR 97206, U.S.A.
US; Foreign
mailto:HSAuctions@iscweb.com
Pennsylvania
William R. Weiss, Jr.
Weiss Philatelics
P.O. Box 5358
Bethlehem, PA 18015-5358 U.S.A.
US; Postal History; Foreign; Aerophilately
mailto:WeissAuct@aol.com
Diane K. Apfelbaum
Earl P. L. Apelbaum, Inc.
2006 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103, U.S.A.
US; British Commonwealth; Worldwide
http://www.ApfelbaumInc.com
Phil Bansner
P.O. Box 2529
2320 Highland St.
West Lawn, PA 19609
http://www.philbansner.com
Texas
Charles F. Shreve
Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc.
14131 Midway Road, Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75244-9984, U.S.A.
US; Foreign
mailto:Shreves@ix.netcom.com
Robert F. Dumaine
Sam Houston Philatelics
P.O. Box 820087
Houston, TX 77282-0087
US; Revenues: Ducks
http://www.SamHoustonDuck.com
Salomon Rosenthal
Springlake Auctions
18160 Highway 281 North, N° 108-132
San Antonio, TX 78232
Virginia
Alan B. Blair
Alan Blair Auctions
5520-A Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228, U.S.A.
US; Worldwide
mailto:AlanBlair@prodigy.net
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