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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2868		/o Foreign Collections, Mint and Used Retail Stock, few thousand mint and used singles (some sets) on sales pages in 40 small binders, plus numerous black cards and box of souvenir sheets, good variety with European Cols. represented, 2 books of China, no British, mostly older, owners marked retail $92,000 (Scott cat. much higher), fine addition to an established retail stock, generally Fine. Estimate $12,000-16,000. View details	Realized $21,850
Lot 2869		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Mint and Used Collection, several thousand on well filled Scott pages to 1972 in 5 binders, Central and South America, noted classic Argentina incl. various Officials, Bolivia C24-C26 used, Brazil 1-3 used, Cuba 7 used, provisional overprints, U.S. overprints incl. E1 mint, Honduras C13 used, Mexico with various Civil War issues, Peru incl. Provisional issues, Uruguay C27-60A mint or used, Venezuela 35-36 used, 44 used, 66 used, nice collection to expand, some faults on classics, suspect issues not counted, generally Fine. Estimate $5,000-5,500. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 2870		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collection, few thousand on well filled Scott pages to 1972, begins with DWI incl. #1 mint, 2 used, 3-4 mint, 14 used, 14 used, Denmark used incl. 1, 6, 10, later incl. 68 mint, 82 used, 135 used, 138-144 mint, Airs incl. C1-C5 mint, other back of the book, Finland used incl. 4, 6-11, 36, 69, 82, C1 used, Parcel Post mint, Greenland incl. 10-18 o.g., Parcel Post issues, Iceland early mint incl. 1//7, 44B, 98 used, 141 mint, 144-148 mint, 149 used, 152-166 mint or used, 232-235 n.h., Airs incl. C4-6 mint, C9-11 n.h., C12-13 o.g., Officials with O3 used, O29 used, O51 mint, Norway incl. 6-7 used, Sweden incl. 1-3, 5, 7, 14, 197-212 used or mint, 213-228 o.g. or unused, Semi-postals incl. B11 o.g., very high cat., mixed condition on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 2871		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collection, few thousand in 3 Scott specialty albums to 1979, noted Greenland #10-18, 19-27 l.h., Sweden 12 used, 197-211, 213-228 o.g., Faroes 2-6 used, Denmark 3-6, 82, 135 used, Finland C1 used, Iceland 2-3, 7, 8, 14 used, 66-68 used, 85 mint, 107 mint, 152-166 mint or used, C4-8 mint, C12 o.g., O51 used, O53//O67 mint, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $3,738
Lot 2872		/o/ Foreign Collections, Czechoslovakia and Hungary Collections, in 4 banker boxes, loose, on pages, in folders, incl. Czech FDs, WWI postcards and commercial covers, labels, Military Post, collection on homemade pages, Hradcany issue vars., Hungary incl. 2 1931 Zepp flights, early Austrian-Hungarian usages, mint and used better souvenir sheets, Thereinstadt WWII items, etc., lifetime accumulation by collector, better material throughout, needs inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 2873		/o Foreign Collections, Dealer's Stock, in 24 retail books and bundle, 19th Century mostly used, 20th mint or used to 2000, all identified and priced (old), mostly Europe, UN, and Scandinavia, 5 big binders for mostly n.h. recent souvenir sheets, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,500-2,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 2874		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Mint and Used Collection, several thousand on well filled Scott pages to 1972 in 3 binders, noted Albania with early overprints, #C15-21 o.g., C36-42 o.g., Bulgaria mint incl. 237-243, 267-272, 273-276, Hungary incl. #1, 4-5 used, 486 n.h., Airs incl. C24-25 used, C26-34 used, CB1D, CB2 both o.g., Jugoslavia incl. C55 unused, Poland incl. #1 used, various overprints on Austria, 251 o.g., back of the book, Romania incl. classics, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 2875		/o Foreign Collections, South America Collection, thousands of mint and used in 6 Scott specialty albums to 1970s, regular issues, Airs, back of the book, nothing too expensive, but did noted Brazil #1-2 used, better classic Venezuela, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $3,163
Lot 2876		/ Foreign Collections, Mostly Zeppelin Accumulation, group of sets and singles organized on stockpages with some dupl., noted Argentina #C20-24 l.h. (signed), Finland C1 n.h., Germany incl. C39-40 o.g. (h.r.), Greece C5-7 l.h. (2), Hungary C24-25 n.h., Iceland C9-11 l.h. to n.h. (3 sets), Italy C42-47 n.h. (2) and o.g., Liechtenstein C7-8 l.h. (2), C15-16 n.h. (2), Russia incl. C26-29 o.g. (h.r.), C30-33 l.h., San Marino C11-16 o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,600-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 2877		/o Foreign Collections, "Africa" Oldtime Collection, hundreds of mint and used (few scattered covers) on homemade pages from Belgian, French and Italian Cols., plus Ethiopia and Liberia, issues to 1930s for various countries in Africa, noted Belgian Congo #29 used, B26 mint and used, seldom seen early Ethiopia incl. 8-14 mint, Italian East Africa C1-11, classic Liberia, Libya 5 mint, Senegal 35-52 and 57-72 mint or used, Senegambia 1-12 mint, Somalia 10-16 used, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2878		/o Foreign Collections, Africa Related Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on well filled Scott pages to 1972, independent issues of some former Cols. plus Liberia, Ethiopia and Egypt, noted Ethiopia #C18-20 o.g., Egypt incl. #114, 149, 190, 224, C3-4 all o.g., Liberia first issues, Libya 121 o.g., 134 used, O1-8 n.h., Sudan 63-78 o.g. (78 used), Somalia C17-27 used, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2879		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Oldtime Dealer Stock, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on small manila stockcards in glassines, incl. Denmark, Danish West Indies, Greenland, and Faroe Islands, clean, fresh group with better items throughout, nice selection of 1945 Liberation of Denmark overprints and others with good value, careful inspection recommended, generally Fine. Scott $14,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2880		Foreign Collections, Africa Mint Selection, few hundred mostly n.h. sets, singles, souvenir sheets organized on stockpages, no apparent dupl., Algeria to Zambia, plus Bhutan, great topical selection, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $8,570 (Owner's). Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2881		/o Foreign Collections, Middle East Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on Scott pages to 1972, noted Iraq, Lebanon incl. #C36 o.g., C183-192 n.h. and some souvenir sheets, early Saudi Arabia, Syria incl. 232-250 o.g., C57-66 o.g., nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2882		/o Foreign Collections, Central America Collection, several thousand mint and used in 3 Scott specialty albums to 1970s, good showing of issues, regular, Airs and other back of the book, nothing rare, but nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-900. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2883		/o Foreign Collections, Baltics Mint and Used Collection, few hundred on well filled Scott pages, pre-WWII issues, noted Estonia souvenir sheets, Latvia 1930s mint sets, Lithuania with perf and imperf issues, and Central Lithuania, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2884		/o Foreign Collections, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein to 1996, few thousand duplicated mint and used on Scott specialty pages in full album, value in modern mint and better Semi-postals mint, lots of cat. here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2885		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection to 1999, few thousand duplicated mint and used on Scott specialty pages in 4 albums, value in modern mint, lots of cat. here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2886		/o Foreign Collections, Country Collection Group, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on homemade pages separated by country, incl. France & Cols., Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Monaco, Russia, Spain & Cols., Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and misc Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lebanon, Libya and Lithuania, decent material throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2887		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collection to 1940s, On Scott pages, reasonably full with earlier used, later mint or used, nothing expensive but to $200+ cat. values, incl. Semis, Airs, some mint complete sets incl. Denmark 1920s period, Airs complete, Finland C1 used, Norway with #1 used, #7, 13 used, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2888		/o Foreign Collections, Europe and Scandinavia Dealer Stock, Few hundred, mint and used in 2 stockbooks, one for Scandinavia with priced #102 cards, few 19th Century (retail $1992); second Belgium and Luxembourg with few classics (few hundred), pricing 25¢ to $400 retail $2292, total retail $4284, generally fine to very fine, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2889		Foreign Collections, Asia in 3 Small Stockbooks, hundreds of mostly mint, noted China, Thailand, strength in Korea with over 30 souvenir sheets, Japan with some better early sets and first airmail set (duplicated), good Viet Nam and Laos, mostly n.h., worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2890		/ Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Modern Lot, hundreds of mint and FDs mounted on pages to 1980s, consists of Denmark 1971 to 1988 incl. some back of the book, Finland 1958 to 1988 incl. back of the book with #C1 o.g. and Sweden 1982 to 1988, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2891		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collection, several thousand mint and used in 3 Scott vols. to 1950s (no Russia), plus stockbook with cto'd Hungary, value in Albania, Hungary and Romania, mostly common items, but occasional better mint or used item, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2892		Foreign Collections, Varied Mint Accumulation, mostly 20th Century in hundreds of glassines, incl. China, French Area, Laos, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, Philippines, Switzerland and others, better items throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2893		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Accumulation, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on album pages pulled from various collections, strength in classic material, incl. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Greenland, also large glassine filled with additional useful material, mixed condition. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2894		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on album pages removed from various collections and several glassines filled with misc. items, incl. Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Yugoslavia, inspection recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2895		/o Foreign Collections, Collection on Album Pages, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on album pages removed from various collections, incl. Baltics, Belgian Congo, Greece (with 1896 Olympics and some Hermes), Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands and Cols., Iran, Switzerland and some others, mixed condition. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2896		/o Foreign Collections, Asia Collection on Album Pages, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on album pages removed from various collections, incl. Indochina, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines, Ryukyu and Thailand, value in early issues, better items throughout, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2897		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on album pages removed from various collections and a glassine filled with misc. items, noteworthy Panama, early Cuba, Canal Zone, Haiti (varieties), inspection recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2898		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Accumulation, few thousand mint and used in stockbooks, on manila pages, on cards, etc., nice mix of material from several countries, good lot for breakdown, generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2899		Foreign Collections, A.M.G. Collection, mostly n.h. (few scattered used) on well filled Bush pages, issues for Italy, Austria, France, and Germany, noted diff. ink, papers, perfs and gum varieties, excellent for specialist, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2900		o Foreign Collections, Levant Used Accumulation, several hundred mostly Austrian Offices and Ottoman issues, majority used in Palestine (Jerusalem in particular), unchecked, have fun, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242

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