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Greece through Netherlands Antilles

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1789		/o Greece, 1861 to 1888 Hermes Head Collection, o.g., mint and used, mounted on album pages, fairly comprehensive with some issues running parallel mint and used, a useful group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 1790		/o Greece, Collection 1861 to 1896, small collection of mint and used on quad pages, mostly Hermes Heads incl. used #8 (2), 29, mint 8a, also some 1896 Olympics, clean early group. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1791		/o Greece, Collection to 1960's, mixed o.g. and used, 19th Century onwards in National album, dupl. in stockbooks and stockpages incl. blocks and Cinderellas, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1792		Guatemala, Mostly Mint 20th Century Dealer Stock, #21/RA23, to 2015, virtually n.h. on #102 cards and dealer sheets, all identified and priced, much value in $1 to $50 range, mostly 5 of each item, some 19th & 20th Century hinged or used to 2000, incl. min. sheets, very clean stock ready for selling, inventory incl., Very Fine. Ex Guy Shaw stock. 2017 Scott $6,400+. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1793		Haiti, Mostly Mint 20th Century Dealer Stock, #8a/939, to 2003, virtually n.h. on #102 cards and dealer sheets, all identified and priced, much value in $1 to $50 range, mostly 5 of each item, some 19th & 20th Century hinged or used to 2000, incl. min. sheets, very clean stock ready for selling, inventory incl., Very Fine. Ex Guy Shaw stock. 2017 Scott $5,700+. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1794		Honduras, Mostly Mint 20th Century Dealer Stock, #30a/RA8, to 2016, virtually n.h. on #102 cards and dealer sheets, all identified and priced, much value in $1 to $50 range, mostly 5 of each item, some 19th & 20th Century hinged or used to 2000, incl. min. sheets, very clean stock ready for selling, inventory incl., Very Fine. Ex Guy Shaw stock. 2017 Scott $7,300+. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 1795		Iran, Mint and Used Collection, 19th & 20th Century on homemade pages in a binder, incl. some mint blocks of four, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1796		/o/ Israel, Balance of Collection, Incl. n.h. singles collection in Lighthouse album incl. #7-9, used collection incl. #7-9, modern tab collection to 2002 in 3 Davo albums, used collection with tabs, n.h. plate blocks, mint stock in glassines, and FDC's to 2000, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1797		Israel, Collection With Tabs, Many hundreds n.h. with tabs from 1948 to 1974 in Lighthouse hingeless album incl. #1-6, 1a-3b, 10-14, 17-25, 28-30, 33-34, 55, C1-C6, J6-J11, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1798		/o Israel, Revenue Collection, Few hundred on pages mostly mint plus a few interim period covers, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1799		/o Italy, Offices & Colonies Intact Collection, mint or used on internet pages, strength in Offices starting with the Estero overprints, occasional signed, Levant with Sassone #19 mint with cert., Tientsin #J5 mint signed twice (Raybaudi and Diena), Offices in Turkey #19 mint (signed Oliva), Colonies with Aegean mostly complete mint with some mounted n.h., some used signed, better Rhodes Airs, Occupation of Austria (some signed), Dalmatia, Castellorizo, Corfu incl. Sassone #29 used (cert), "Italian Colonies" mind and/or used complete, Fiume mint or used with occasional expertised, above average condition with rare items throughout, look carefully. Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $9,775
Lot 1800		Italy, & Colonies and Area Postal History Estate, Nice group of 75 with interesting Postage Due, Special Delivery, registered, Postal Stationery and more. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $525-650. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1801		//o Italy, 1947 to 1954 AMG Collection, Overprinted on Italy issues, mostly n.h. to o.g., mounted on specialized album pages, incl. Bari, Trieste, regular and Commemoratives, Airmail, Special Delivery, Postage Due, Parcel Post, Revenues (used), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1802		/ Japan, 20th Century Dealer's Stock, in 15 binders with nice range of better items throughout, some in small quantities, incl. #422 (5), 479 (3), 480-97, 492 (7), 546-48 (5), 568a (14), 1947-48 souvenir sheets, and many others, usual small faults on early materials, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1803		/o Japan, Area Group, mint and used varied accumulation identified on stockcards and pages in a binder, incl. Cherry Blossoms, late 19th and early 20th Century definitives and Commemoratives, Revenues and telegraphs, Malayan Occupation etc., better cancels throughout, some dupl., review recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1804		/ Japan, Estate Balance Lot, Banker box with collection remainders, stockbook and some loose materials, glassine envelopes, etc. with many better mint items mixed in, worth a closer look as there are some surprises here. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1805		Japan, 6 Different Karl Lewis Covers, 6 diff. to Berkeley, CA, all with chops on reverse, couple with small light edge toning at top, one with tear. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1806		/ Japan, Souvenir Sheet Group, attractive mint accumulation identified on stockcards in a binder, incl. National Park sheets with folders, 1949 imperf Smiling Boy sheet of 10, 1950 Tiger New Year sheet, also #1880-81 fluorescent frame blocks of 20, much n.h., fresh, clean and worth review, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1807		//o Japan, Lot in Six Albums, Collection remainders of various kinds of albums, n.h. to o.g. and used with much value of useful materials still present throughout incl better items from 1940's-50's, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1808		/o/ Japan, Accumulation in Banker Box of Thousands, n.h. to o.g., and used, loose, in glassine envelopes, on pages, plus full sheets, FDC's and quantities of early commercial covers, quite a messy lot but with much value when closely inspected, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1809		Japan, Cover Collection 1880's to 1900's, attractive group of early covers mostly from 1880s-90s in homemade album, incl. a nice array of cancels, markings, delivery receipts etc., also some later commercial mail, great lot for the specialist, worth inspection, Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1810		Japan, Mostly Mint Collection in Scott Specialty Album, Clean collection of mostly mint 20th Century with nice range of National Parks sets and souvenir sheets plus other Commemoratives and other useful material from this period. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1811		/o Japan, Collection 1874 to 1960's, mint and used collection on homemade pages featuring attractive group of Cherry Blossoms, incl. #33 Syll. 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11, #34 Syll. 2, 4-7, 9-12, 15-21, 23, #36 Syll. 18, #41 Syll. 12-13, 16-17 etc., slight dupl., very nice cancels, well worth inspection, Fine overall. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1812		//o Japan, Collector's Accumulation, mixed mint and used in manila stockpages, singles, sets, some souvenir sheets and prefectures, most identified, mild dupl., starts at #45, goes to early 2000's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1813		Japan, JAL Flights, 172 incl. matched sets, 1954 to mid 1960's (mostly 1960 on), mostly different, incl. matched roundtrip flights, couple with Foreign adhesives, all identified by flight numbers incl. #23-24 with U.S. adhesives, #26-30 (29-30 with Philippine adhesives), 30-33 matched sets, clean, retail $2662. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1814		Japan, Commercial Cover Retail Group, Mostly 20th Century but incl. late 19th Century stationery usages, related U.S. ship usages, few modern stationery mint with expo cancels, numerous postcard usages, somewhat mixed condition. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1815		S Japan, Mihon Mint Group, n.h., Small box containing well over 1,000 Mihon overprinted stamps mostly on album pages incl few souvenir sheets plus range of Postal Stationery Mihon as well, a nice clean lot. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1816		/ Japan, 20th Century Postal Card Stock, Hundreds dupl. mostly in bundles and identified by unknown numbers showing various commem. cancels, mostly 1911-15, 1925 1½s series and 1930, 1933 1½s series, also incl. 1972 5y registered envs. with adhesives, clean group. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1817		Korea, Mostly Mint Accumulation, mostly mint group ranging from 1884-1970s identified on black stockcards in binder, incl. a few sets of 1884 unissued values, 1950s-70s mint blocks, souvenir sheets etc., nice little lot, mostly clean and fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1818		Liberia, Mint Accumulation, Few hundred pieces in binder for oversized items or sets, on stockcards incl. specimens, trial colors, imperfs, missing colors, few classics with varieties, progressive proofs, etc., clean lot. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1819		/o Liechtenstein, Specialized Accumulation, about 200 on pages incl. 6 Austrian used with Liechtenstein cancels (1890's to 1908), specialized 1920's issues incl. couple proofs, imperfs and part perfs, nice group of better used incl. #90-93, 108 (2), and C1-C6, great lot for the specialists, Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1820		/ Macao, Mint Postal Card Group, dupl. up to around 20 of each Yang #, usual slight toning, consists of Yang #P1 (20), P2 (20), P3 (20), P8 (20), P8A (27), P9 (23), P1a (20), Fine overall. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1821		P Madagascar, 1903 to 1943 Proof Group, Stockbook containing scarce group of Zebu Tree artist's sunken die proofs, imperf plate proof, collective proof sheetlet of 10, etc., plus 1943 Traveler's Tree complete set of 14 artist proof in issued colors, quite an interesting lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1822		Mexico, Mostly Mint 20th Century Dealer Stock, #14a/RA19, to 2016, virtually n.h. on #102 cards and dealer sheets, all identified and priced, much value in $50 and up range, mostly 5 of each item, some 19th & 20th Century hinged or used to 2000, incl. min. sheets, very clean stock ready for selling, inventory incl., Very Fine. Ex Guy Shaw stock. 2017 Scott $47,500+. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details	Realized $8,050
Lot 1823		Mexico, 1960's Olympic Souvenir Sheet Investment Hoard, n.h., investment group of Airmail souvenir sheets from 1960's, all Olympic-related, purchased many years ago, quantities and current cat. values as follows; 1965 C311a (2,883 sheets cat. $9,100), 975a (2,378 sheets cat. $9,512) and C310a (2,600 cat. $9,100), 1967 C329a (1,234 sheets cat. $6,787), 983a (398 cat. $1,990) and 985a (451 sheets cat. $3,157), 1968 1000a (2,200 sheets $55,000), 998a (1,627 sheets cat. $32,000), this lot is being offered at below 1% of cat. value, clean. Scott $127,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1824		Mexico, Incoming Postal History, strong selection of over 40 from all around the world dated 1880 to about 1950, incl. Crete, Poland, Lebanon, New Caledonia, Barbados and more. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1825		/o Mexico, Exporta Cover Accumulation, about 250-300, many to U.K. or U.S., also 150+ mint and used on stockpages. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1826		Monaco, Mint Collection, many hundreds housed in album from 1885 to 1972 mostly o.g. with a few n.h. or used, better items incl. used #9, mint 5-6, B6, B31-B50, and C44a and lots of modern sets, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1827		P Monaco, 1940's Die Proofs, 15 diff. incl. Maury Airpost #18 in 4 trial colors, #2 in 2 trial colors, etc., clean group. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1828		Montenegro, Postal History Estate, Small collection of 17 covers incl. view cards, Postal Stationery registered and more, hard to find. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1829		Netherlands, Mint Stock and Accumulation, n.h., 1st Davo album complete collection n.h. of the various singles, pairs, and blocks from booklets 1964 to 1993; 2nd stockbook 1920's to 1940's dupl. n.h. stock incl. Gull type, Numerals, etc; 3rd stockbook of mostly n.h. Wilhelmina designs incl. #280-81; last 300+ n.h. min. sheets and 100 used incl. Legion sheets to recent, very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1830		/ Netherlands, Mint Stationery Group, consists of 440 and 3 International Reply coupons, plus 255 Colonies, slight dupl., starting from early period to 1980's period, occasional toning but mostly clean and sound. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1831		Netherlands, Colonies Cover Study, value in rubber stamp Parcel Post cancels by town order on pages by island, also incl. Curacao slogan cancels 1949 and later documented on pages, mostly Curacao postage meters 1940's-60's, few recent incoming. Ex Vadheim collection. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1832		Netherlands, Four Zeppelin Covers, 1930 to 1932 flights incl. Uruguay stops, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1833		Netherlands, & Colonies Postal History Estate, Collection of 40 covers incl. registered, censored, Airmail and a cover from a leper colony. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1834		Netherlands, 338 Antilles and Surinam Covers, Antilles 160 FD's and 40 commercial incl. censored, usage to U.S., FD's mostly 1950's on; Surinam 138 FD's, starting 1958 on, Fine lot. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1835		//o Netherlands, 1876 to 1984 Mint and Used Collection, housed in hingeless Lighthouse album, more comprehensive from 1923 to 1970, selection of Postage Dues and Officials, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1836		Netherlands Antilles, Complete Mint Collection, n.h., in 2 Lighthouse albums 1949 to 1999 plus Aruba complete, incl. modern booklets, all back-of-the-book, min. sheets, etc., Very Fine lot. See predecessor lot 1710, Ex Vadheim collection. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431

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