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Orco-Expo Auction, Fullerton, CA

Greece to Hungarian Cities & Provinces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1398		o Greece, Very Large Intact Used Revenue Collection, thousands in albums on homemade pages, with backup stockpages, identified, and by various departments, considerable Consular Service, binder of Documentary Series on manila pages, also Crete, some areas with major dupl., also group of Revenue documents and few stampless incl. Ionian Islands 1820 with seal, largest assortment we have seen, Fine overall. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1399		o Greece, Oldtime 5 Volume Collection, used to 1980 on homemade pages, starts with numerous Hermes Heads identified on stockpages, the main collection 20th Century mostly complete, also few covers, mint older stationery, few French Offices, Crete, Ionian #1-3 mint, some dupl., etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1400		/ Greece, Mint Stationery Stock, 170 mostly classic, identified by Webb numbers, priced and sleeved, minor dupl, few Islands, mostly $5-$20 range, clean, taped with retail total $2400. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 1401		//o Hungary, Extensive Intact Mint Collection, in 8 albums on blank Elbe hingeless pages, some used but mostly n.h. to o.g., incl. many certs and signatures, numerous varieties throughout incl. perf with imperf sets incl. Airs, incl. all back-of-the-book except the Occupation issues (separate lots), some proofs, Fornier and Sperati, Willy Balasse reference collection, classic mint stationery, better souvenir sheets, #657 inverted overprint strip of 3 (Zaborszky cert), very extensive collection, Fine to Very Fine lot, signed Flasch. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,175
Lot 1402		Hungary, Zeppelin Cover Group, 15 mostly diff., 1931-34 flights, Fine to Very Fine lot. 3 alone paid $1,150 hammer in 2005 auction. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1403		Hungary, Mostly Early 20th Century Commercial Lot, few hundred, few better earlier FD's, some identified, few Postal Stationery usages, nothing later than 1950's, mostly used internally. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1404		/o Hungary, Backup Collector's Mint and Used, thousands on stockpages, sorted by the various Occupations, and subsorted by mint, used, some expertised by Flasch and many others, most well represented except Fiume (sparse), fakes identified, no heavy dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Excellent reference collection for this difficult area. Several signed incl. Flasch. Scarce group . Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1405		/ Hungary, Stationery 1873 50k Telegram Receipts, Higgins and Gage #H1, Z2, 1873 Postal Card, and 1873 Receipts, both in 6 packs of 50 each in original bands, clean, retail $5,400. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Michel #TLK-1, TA-2, €11,400 (old pricing). Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1406		/o Hungary, 1871 to 1983 Mint and Used Stock, on stockpages in seven binders, much dupl., incl. Semi-Postals, Airs, Dues and Officials, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1407		/ Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Western Hungary Mint Collection, n.h. to o.g. referenced per Brainard, incl. overprint flaws, shifts, on reverse, inverted, unlisted but certified, incl. back of the book, also Jennersdorf mint or used, some unlisted, fascinating lot, inspect, Choice Very Fine, mostly signed or certified incl. Brainard. A unique collection which would be difficult to duplicate . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1408		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Occupation Cover Group, over 100, incl. Romanian Occupation, Debrecen usages, Fiume, Croatia-Slavonia overprints, good group of Baranya 1st & 2nd issues, Nagyszeben, Temesvar, some identified. Culled from adhesive collection. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 1409		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Extensive Debrecen Issues Collection, several hundred 1st and 2nd issue identified by Brainard/Scott numbers with many signed, overprints incl. shifted, inverted, red and black overprints, also Dues, Semi-Postals, 2nd issue with imperfs, group of trial printings, etc., inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Most extensive collection of these issues we have seen. Most better signed Brainard, Flasch, and others. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1410		/ Hungarian Cities and Provinces, 1st Transylvania Issue (Romanian Occupation) Mint Collection, n.h. to o.g. referenced per Scott and Brainard numbers, incl. overprint flaws, shifts, on reverse, "Ban1" overprint, multiples, fascinating lot, inspect, Choice Very Fine, virtually all signed or certified incl. Brainard. A unique collection which would be difficult to duplicate . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1411		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Baranya (Serbian Occupation) Mint Collection, hundreds sorted by Brainard/Scott numbers in album, many overprint varieties incl. shifts, inverted, flaws, some unlisted, incl. Dues, few used, multiples, also shows the various printers, examples of the "laser" forger, etc., Fine to Very Fine, many signed Brainard, etc. Rarely seen group, tremendous collection . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1412		/ Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Arad (French Occupation) Mint Collection, n.h. to o.g. complete and referenced per Scott and Brainard numbers, incl. varieties only listed in Brainard incl. inverted, double, incl. back of the book, Choice Very Fine, all signed by various incl. Brainard. A unique collection which would be difficult to duplicate . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1413		/ Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Banat Issue (Serbian Occupation) Mint Collection, n.h. to o.g. referenced per Scott and Brainard numbers, incl. basic genuine certified collection with back of the book and very large forgery referenced collection incl. unlisted forgeries, etc., fascinating lot, inspect, Choice Very Fine, virtually all signed or certified incl. Brainard. A unique collection which would be difficult to duplicate . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 1414		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Local Croatia/Slovenia S.H.S. Issues Collection, few hundred sorted by Brainard numbers, consisting of Ada, Balatine, and all other local towns, some unlisted, incl. Dues, few used, Fine to Very Fine, many signed Brainard, etc. Rarely seen group . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1415		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, 2nd Transylvania Issue (Romanian Occupation) Collection, mint, few hundred sorted by Brainard/Scott numbers on pages, incl. Dues, Fine to Very Fine, some signed Brainard, etc. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1416		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Szeged Mint Collection, hundreds sorted by Brainard/Scott numbers in album, many overprint varieties incl. shifts, inverted, flaws, some unlisted, incl. Dues, many signed Brainard, etc. Most extensive collection we have seen and probably impossible to dupl. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1417		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Nagyszeben (Romanian) Occupation Collection, mint, 40 sorted by Brainard numbers on pages, many overprint varieties incl. shifts, inverted, flaws, some unlisted, incl. Dues, multiples, etc., very extensive collection, many signed Brainard, etc. Rarely seen group, difficult to duplicate . Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1418		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Eastern Europe 1918-19 Select Collections, on pages, consisting of Czechoslovakia Semi-postals, Skalitz, Srobar, Hlinka, Orosjeno, also small group of classic Austrian usages in Hungary, 1945 Yugoslavia Occupation of Murska Sobota, eclectic group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 1419		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Full Sheet Occupation Overprint Accumulation, n.h., around 100, incl. Croatia-Slavonia 1918-19 Issues, Western Hungary, Rumanian Occupation, extensive Baranya, few partial sheets, incl. shifts in overprints, some signed incl. Flasch, clean and unusual, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1420		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Temesvar Issues Mint Collection, around 70, sorted by Brainard/Scott numbers on pages, incl. Dues, surcharge varieties incl. inverted, Fine to Very Fine, many signed Brainard, etc. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1421		Hungarian Cities and Provinces, Local Romanian 1919 Occupation of Budapest, mint selection of 19 items incl. 2 used on pieces and 5 certified, also Dues, Fine to Very Fine, several signed incl. Flasch. Scarce group . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $288

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