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Foreign Country Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1493		Afars & Issas, Mint Afars & Issas Collection, hinged on Scott pages from 1967 to 1977 incl. back of book, missing only 4 to complete country, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $1,146. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1494		Afghanistan, 1871 to 2009 Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1871 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1950 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $2,925. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1495		Albania, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1913 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2008, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $11,933. Estimate $2,100-2,400. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 1496		Algeria, Mint Collection, complete hinged in Scott album from 1924-2009 incl. back of book, and souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $3,182. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 1497		Angola, Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1870 to 2007 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1950 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2007, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $4,719. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1498		/o Argentina, Collection 1858 to 1945, Extensive mint and used with forgeries noted by expert on early issues, starting with Buenos Aires issues all genuine (1p brown unused & 3p green used both with certs), 5c Cordoba unused with cert, 1856 and 1860 Corrientes used, the Republic starts with nice selection of 1862 Escuditos and 1866-72 Rivadavias, few with certs incl 1864 15c imperf used (#10) which is genuine but with margins skillfully added (very nice appearing), and 1867 15c imperf (#16) unused large margins (small thin), then nice run of mint o.g. (occasional unused) 1884-95 issues, incl. 1891 5p and 20p high values, 1892 5c Rivadavia green color error (n.h.) plus various perf varieties, Officials complete, 1899-1903 to 20p incl 5c and 20c unissued color proofs, 1910 Centenary set, 1930 Revolution set to 20p and 50p high values (plus 50p "Muestra"), then virtually complete from 1908 on with Airmails complete incl. Zepp green ovpt set. A comprehensive intact collection with better items throughout (very high total cat. value), Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $5,500-6,500. View details and photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 1499		Argentina, 1865 to 2009 Collection, hinged in 2 Scott albums incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $9,376. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1500		/o Argentina, Revenue Hoard, thousands in two banker boxes, most are sorted on stockpages and in sales pages, large amount of duplication, must inspect, Fine. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1501		P Argentina, Proof and Specimens, box with hundreds on stockpages and some on album pages, appears to be mostly from the 1940s, some duplication with blocks and strips, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Ex. Connecticut Cinderellas. Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1502		Armenia, Collection in Albums, 7 specialty albums incl. back of the book from 1920 to 2010, complete mint n.h. 1992-2010, incl. full sheets from 1995 to 2006, and FDs from 1992 to 2001, 2 albums have stamps mostly mint from all over the world related to persons or places in Armenia and currency, huge face value, take a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1503		Armenia, Mint Collection, hinged on Scott pages from 1919 to 2007 incl. back of book, and souvenir sheets, appears almost complete from 1992-2007, pre 1992 catalog value is $1243, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $2,360. Estimate $425-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1504		Austria, Nice Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1865 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1919 (no Renner Sheets) then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, only missing about 15 for completion, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $12,700. Estimate $2,500-2,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1505		/o Austria, Extensive Collection to 1959, few thousand mint and used on Lighthouse hingeless and homemade pages in 3 vols., issues to 1884 mostly used, first issue incl. hand-made and machine-made papers, various shades, many Michel listed, noted #1b, 1e, 1h, 3a, 4d, 6a, 8, 8a, 13 (o.g.), 33 (3), 40, 40b, town cancels, Official reprints of early sets, 70-85, 86a-105a, 110-127, 128-144, 164-167, 294a, overprints on Germany issues, Semi-postals only missing a few key items, Airs compl., Dues, Newspaper with cancels and shades, Italian Occupation incl. N15 (signed), N52-N60, Offices abroad incl. Turkey 7j used, 8 used, Military issues incl. M69-M82, a lovely collection, must be seen to appreciate, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 1506		o Austria, Lombardy-Venetia Used Collection, 175+ on annotated homemade pages, paper varieties, shades, town cancels, noted #1 (2), 1a, 1c (2), 3, 3a, 3c, 4c, 5a (3), 8a, 8c, 12a, lovely collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1507		/o Austria, Collection to 1984, several hundred mint and used in Scott specialty album, Semi-postals, Dues, Occupations, Offices, Bosnia & Herzegovina, nothing extremely expensive, but nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,660 (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1508		/o Austria, Mint and Used Collection, Mint and used in Scott album, Austria cat. $3100, strength in Italian Occupation cat. $13,000, also collection of Czechoslovakia mint or used, Fine overall. 2010 Scott $17,000+. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1509		Austria, Postal History, 38+ covers, stationery and postal forms (some with stamps) incl. unusual usages, noted 1890 1kr blocks of 4 on 1893 usage from Przemysl (Poland) and 1892 usage from Platz/Straz (Bohemia), plus bisect of 1890 1kr on 2kr postal card (valid for only a few days due to currency change), also 3 seldom seen modern specimen postal cards with topical interest, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1510		Austria, Offices in Turkey Postal History, 8 covers and 3 postal cards, usages from Egypt, Constantinople, Tripoli, Salonika (6) and Samsum, noted 1884 cover with Alexandrian thimble cancel, 1874 cover with Lloyd/Constantinopoli cancel, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1511		/o Austria, Collection to 2008, couple thousand mint and used in 5 albums, some used classics, mostly mint from mid 1950s, with n.h. modern, Semi-postals, Dues and other back of the book, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1512		Austria, "Paquebot" Usages From Fiume, 3 pieces used from 1896 to 1904, 2h postal card to Trieste, 10h on cover to Trieste and 5h on postcard to Bohemia, all with boxed Paquebot hs. and Hungarian Fiume cancels, scarce, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1513		Austria, Ship Post "Bodensee" Usages, first, 5 country franking on "Gruss vom Bodensee" postcard, cancelled "K.K. Oesterr. Shiffspost/Am Bodensee" 19.9.99, second, same cancel on 1892 5kr letter card, nice pair, Fine. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1514		Austria, Mint or Used Aerogrammes, 23 mint, used or FDs, H&G #FG1//17 and KFG3, destinations incl. South Africa and Denmark, exceptionally clean group with good catalog in Austrian Netto catalog, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 1515		Austria, Cattaro-Fiume Ship TPO Cancels, 3 scarce 1912 usages of the Soc. Ungaro-Croatia Shipping Company on postcards from Gruz and Dubrovnik, postmarks of Line A (2) in use 1908-13 and Line B only in use in 1912, to Vienna, Datschitz and Belgrade, lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 1516		/o Austria, Mint and Used Accumulation, stockbook filled with thousands of used and some mint, running from 19th century to 1960s incl. Occupation, many different cancels, should be some finds for the specialist, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104

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