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Greece to Italy with Trieste & AMG
 
 
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Lot 1575
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Greece, Mint Collection, in two stockbooks hundreds mostly mint o.g. to n.h. running from 1913 to 1996, nice run of better issues incl. #427-436, C38-C47, most early are o.g., nice collector collection with room to expand and many better items, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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Realized
$1,035
Lot 1576
 
Greenland, Group of Covers, Few hundred incl. a mounted town cancel collection, mostly modern but colorful and unusual, Fine overall.
Estimate $250-350.
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$230
Lot 1577
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Hungary, Massive Collection, Two bankers boxes with 3 different collections, three Minkus albums stuffed full from 1871 to 1985 only missing a handful for completion, some better incl. #1-12 mixed mint and used, 13-46 incl. varieties, mostly complete mint thru 1985, BOB incl. B1-34 mint C1-C25, most of the Occupation stamps are there but not signed, three Scott albums from 1871 to 1989 missing only a few for completion for the period incl. mixed mint and used with better items throughout incl. the Occupation #11N1-1N35 with many signed, 10N1-10N41 and many others, third book is Lighthouse hingeless from 1871-1930s and mostly complete for the period, great lot for the specialist or to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$1,840
Lot 1578
 
Indochina, Group of 200+ Covers, Mostly 1920's to 1950s commercial, popular area, Fine overall.
Estimate $400-600.
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$604
Lot 1579

Iran, Collection on Pages, hundreds mostly mint running from 1881 to 1975 mounted on pages, with many $50 to $250 sets, nice lot for expansion or breakdown for retail sales, #94//783 not counted in cat. and could be real plus, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $4,750 (Owner's).
Estimate $700-900.
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$575
Lot 1580
 
Iran, Mostly Mint Collection, on black pages, several hundred, starting 1880 period mostly used to 1939, majority mint after that hinged to 1971, n.h. after that to 1981, also Airs, Officials, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$489
Lot 1581
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Iran, Collection on Pages, couple hundred mint and used mounted on album pages from 1926 to 1952, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,249 (Owner's).
Estimate $200-300.
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$161
Lot 1582

Israel, Collection in White Ace Albums, Thousands in 8 albums to 2006 and complete with tabs except for #7-9, and J1-5 (separate lots), all n.h. with many better items, also new issues from 2007 to 2011 with specialty items that customer paid over $2000, nice collection to complete or break down for retail, huge cat. value and face value, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,840
Lot 1583
 
Israel, Postal History, incl. a nice group of forerunners plus first days, special events, commercial, registered, censored, propaganda, Postage Due usages and a set of 10-14 with full tabs, and similar covers plus a substantial run of first day openings of pioneer Israeli post Offices, incl. a FDC of Nazareth, with a certificate signed by Martin Marco, stating the cover is "in perfect condition in every respect.", Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$253
Lot 1584

Italy, Occupation Intact Mint Collection 1918-1943, Extensive and valuable one volume collection of Occupation areas starting with 1918 Udine 5c tete-beche pair (unlisted in Scott, cat. €1600), 1918 Trentino-Alto Adige incl. N46 (Diena cert), N48 (signed Raybaudi), etc., 1918 Venezia Giulia issues incl Postage Dues, 1919 Trento e Trieste issues with Postage Dues, Moreno, 1919-23 Dalmatia, 1939-43 Albania, 1941 Ljubljana issues incl. several Scott unlisted sets (€1250), "Occupazione Militare Italiana" ovpts on Greece issues, plus 1941 Montenegro issues incl. Scott unlisted items (€1000+), etc., a nice clean collection from this area seldom seen with this high degree of completeness (high cat. value), Fine to Very Fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $6,000-7,000.
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Lot 1585

Italy, Vatican & Roman States Collection, In 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, nice clean collection starts with Roman States complete mint (few used) with couple of better items with certs., this group appears to be fresh and better than normally seen, then Vatican complete mint 1929-2013 with l.h on the earlier issues and n.h. on the later items, generally fine to very fine collection or better. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
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Lot 1586

Italy, Occupation and Related Areas 1944-1954, Croatia, Poland, etc., mint collection in an album containing seldom seen high value items which are mostly unlisted in Scott cat., incl. 1944 Croatian Occupation "U" ovpt. complete n.h. set of 17 stamps with Raybaudi cert. (€2400), North Epirus, Corfu, 1945 Yugoslavian Occupation Istria l.h. (€350), 1946 Istria and Slovenia unissued tete-beche imperf pairs n.h. (€300), 1946 Corpo Polacco group (€1700+) plus many other better Polish materials (additional €3000+ cat.), please take a closer look, Fine to Very Fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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Lot 1587
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Italy, and Colonies Stock, 2 sales books of mint and used all identified and priced running from late 1800s to 1986 (mostly older) with marked retails $18,000, mixed condition.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 1588
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Italy, Exceptional Roman States & Vatican Collection 1852-1998, mint and used collection splendidly laid out on quad pages in eight old Elbe albums, starts with an outstanding group of Roman States incl. 1852 Papal Arms, 1867-68 glazed paper issues, the balance of Vatican issues are mostly complete with many blocks of four, highlights incl. 1934 Surcharged Set complete, hinged, signed Diena accompanied by 1991 certificate, also 1948 Air Post Archangel Raphael and UPU complete n.h., inspection will prove rewarding, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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Lot 1589
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Italy, States Mostly Used, about 40 on a stock sheet, highlights incl. Roman State 7-8, 11, Sardinia 15 (fake cancel), Tuscany 10, 12 (2), 13-15, 22, Two Sicilies 1, 4 (3), 5, 8 (3), 19 and 20, others not counted, please inspect, mixed condition.
Estimate $500-600.
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Lot 1590
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Italy, Interesting Cover Group, worthwhile group of over 20 incl. covers and cards, features Ionian Islands Occupation, registered censored items, also five Rhodes items incl. #7 on censored cover to Portland, OR and various other covers and postcards, good lot for the specialist, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$633
Lot 1591

Italy, POW Cover Exhibit, 83 WWII covers all on pages and written up on pages, nice item, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$748
Lot 1592
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Italy, Better Mint Group, n.h. to o.g., several mint sets incl., #495-506, 488 n.h., C79-83 n.h., C48-C49 n.h, on Vatican set and Socialist set, some toning on back, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $350-400.
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Lot 1593

Italy, on Stockcards, n.h., all worked up and price and ready for resale, with some better items incl. #510-13, 535-36, 549-67, B1-4 and C127-128, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,372 (Owner's).
Estimate $300-350.
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$311
Lot 1594

Italy, Better Mint Group, incl. #359-366, 367-376 and C89-94, Very Fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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Lot 1595
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Italy, Mint Collection, Nice collectors mint collection o.g. to n.h. mounted and identified on stockpages running from 1916 to 1993, incl. better items #400-409, 477, C48-49 n.h. and C62-65, great collection to add to or break down for retail sales, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$196
Lot 1596

Italy; Trieste & AMG, A.M.G. and Trieste Zone A and B Collection 1943-1954, complete mint collection of these areas mostly n.h. (some l.h.), a nice clean lot with many better items throughout, please take a look, Fine to Very Fine lot. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 1597

Italy; Trieste & AMG, Collection in Album, o.g., mounted on Bush pages and appear to be complete incl. BOB, also has many specialty items, gutter pairs, errors, and varieties, high cat. value and nice collection, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$978
Lot 1598

Italy; Trieste & AMG, Trieste Stock on Cards, Stock of n.h. on cards, small amount of dupl., solid run incl., #1-14, 15-17, E1-4, 58-69, and C20-26, great for breakdown or ebay sales as the work is done.
Scott $5,279 (Owner's).
Estimate $600-700.
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$546
Lot 1599
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Italy; Trieste & AMG, A.M.G. Stamps and Cover Collection, 4 albums all on Bush pages, three albums are of covers mostly FDCs, few commercial and mint Postal Stationery, album with stamps has the Military Travel Stamps and Revenues mint and used, nice assortment, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$1,035
Lot 1600
 
Italy; Trieste & AMG, AMG Collection in Album, Well filled Bush album all appear to be n.h., incl. AMG France, AMG Germany, Trieste and varieties, great for expansion, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,139 (Owner's).
Estimate $150-200.
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$184
Lot 1601

Italian Offices & Colonies, Offices in Turkey 1902-1922, Comprehensive and valuable collection mostly mint o.g. consisting of all areas starting with General Issues 1-9, 13-18, then from #20 onward complete mint except for Constantinople J1-6 which is used with normal cancellation, plus all of the following areas are present and complete; Albania, Durazzo, Janina, Jerusalem, Salonika, Seutari, Smyrna and Valona - overall a very useful unit seldom seen intact with high cat. value, Fine to Very Fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
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Lot 1602

Italian Offices & Colonies, Intact Mint Offices Abroad Aegean - Rhodes 1912-1945, Seldom seen one volume complete mint collection of these Offices from Aegean Is., Calchi, Calino, etc. all the way to Rhodes, Stampalia - a total of 14 different areas mostly l.h. with all of the better sets incl. 1930 Ferrucci and 1932 Garibaldi issues, 1932 Rhodes 25L (cert), etc., a fresh clean unit with high cat. value, overall Very Fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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Lot 1603

Italian Offices & Colonies, Offices in China Intact Mint Collection, Powerful collection mostly o.g. with nice range of 1917-18 Peking issues with #'s 1, 3, 5 (cert), 12-21, 22-32, E1-2, J1-4 and J6-8 and Tientsin issues complete less J5, a nice run of this highly desirable area seldom seen offered intact. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
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$3,738
Lot 1604

Italian Offices & Colonies, Offices Abroad Group of 3 Areas, Useful lot containing nice range of 1874-81 General Issues 1-17 complete o.g. (few used), plus complete mint from Offices in Crete (1900-10) and Africa (1901-15), generally o.g. to l.h. fine to very fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $1,500-1,700.
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Lot 1605

Italian Offices & Colonies, Mint Group of 5 Colonies, in an album virtually complete for the period starting with 1932-34 General Issues, 1938-41 Italian E. Africa unissued set of 17, 1922-32 Castellorizo, 1923-50 Cyrenaica incl. Money Order stamps set of 6 (€220), and 1936 Ethiopia set, a fresh clean collection generally fine to very fine. Extensive scans on our site.
Estimate $1,300-1,500.
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Realized
$1,265








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