UPDATE: The sale of the Georg von Steiden Collection was very successful with total realization over $300,000, which significantly exceeded pre-auction estimates.
On February 11-13, 2010 Raritan Stamps is holding auction #42 featuring the Georg von Steiden Oustanding Collection of Carpatho-Ukraine. This is the best collection of this region and will offer rare and truly unique material.
Mr. Georg von Steiden, a UPNS member, is the most knowledgeable expert in this field. His monograph on Carpatho-Ukraine stamps (Spezialkatalog Karpaten - Ukraine) issued in 2000 brought him a world reputation as the most competent and trustworthy specialist in this area. Mr. von Steiden received a BPP status of German Expertization Union and is also the Carpatho-Ukraine expertizer for the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society.
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