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Foreign General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2129		/o/ Foreign Collections, Better Group with Covers, about 50 items in binder, about 70% mint and used stamps and 30% covers, mostly Europe and Latin America, largest groups are Italy & States and Austria, a few certs, total retail $30,750, generally fine or better. Estimate $10,000-11,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2130		/o Foreign Collections, Midrange Stock, mint and used sets and singles in 48 counter books in 2 carrying cases, retail $10 up to about $200 with a few higher in Portugal, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Ex Right Stamp Co. Estimate $12,000-15,000. View details	Realized $18,400
Lot 2131		//o Foreign Collections, Diverse Accumulation, in stockbook, noted Belgium #B458a, Italy #2447 value omitted (Sassone 2370Aa - 20 copies), Switzerland #10 (2015 Calves cert.), group of Portugal souvenir sheets, large group of French "sans valuer" test stamps, other interesting items, some suspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,700-3,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2132		Foreign Collections, Modern Mint Collection, hinged on homemade pages in 56 volumes, incl. 15 volumes of France & Colonies and 16 volumes of Scandinavia with much Denmark, rest Europe, Asia and Latin America, no Commonwealth, start and end dates vary greatly, little before 1930's, some go to 2013, best seen in quick look was Denmark #145-54 n.h., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2133		Foreign Collections, Europa Collection 1981-2008, Beautiful and colorful n.h. collection in 11 Safe hingeless albums virtually complete for period from participating countries incl. mini-sheets, souvenir sheets and few specialty items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2134		//o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Accumulation, mint and used Denmark, Faroe, Finland, Aland, Norway and Sweden in 7 bankers boxes, in albums, stockbooks, year sets, glassines, dealer's pages etc., earlier mostly used, much new issues (latest seen 2008), biggest group is Sweden incl. booklets and 1940's Local Posts, also saw Denmark Steamship and Norway Railway issues, condition varies on earlier. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2135		Foreign Collections, Middle East Mint Intact Collection, in 9 Scott Specialty albums, mostly hinged with some n.h. (for souvenir sheets and blocks), Abu Dhabi complete, Iran to 1976, Iraq to 2013, Jordan to 1998, Oman virtually complete to 2008, missing 133A-C, Palestine complete except #1 and a few used, Qatar to 2009, Saudi Arabia to 1998, Syria to 2010, Yemen etc., some later issues combined in a separate multi-country album incl. Lebanon (Aden, Bahrain and Kuwait separate lots), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $8,050
Lot 2136		/ Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection to 2013, in 9 Scott Specialty albums, generally mixed mint and used thru 1930's or 40's, then mostly mint, incl. Aland (n.h.), Faroe Is. (n.h., no overprint set), Finland (weak until 1979), Greenland (n.h. starts in 1956, no overprint set or Parcel Post), Iceland (n.h. starts in 1944), Norway (n.h. starts in 1977), Sweden (n.h. starts in 1967), plus additional Sweden in hingeless 1945 to 1996 Lighthouse album, no Denmark, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 2137		//o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection, Aland, Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Norway and Sweden, mixed mint and used to 1920's or 1930's, then all mint virtually complete to 2001, except Denmark mostly used throughout, plus 2002-09 year sets. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 2138		/o Foreign Collections, 6 Box Accumulation, mint and used, on pages, stockpages, in blue Internationals, in albums, etc., incl. Yugoslavia, Trieste Zone A, Denmark early cancels, Vatican 2 vols., Cuba, mostly 20th Century, Fine to Very Fine. Accumulated over many years. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2139		Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Mint Collection to 2015, Austria, Monaco, Switzerland (earlies used), and Vatican, in 9 Scott Specialty albums, mostly hinged with some n.h. (for souvenir sheets and blocks), mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2140		o Foreign Collections, Baltics Used Collection to 1940, few hundred on well filled Scott pages, dupl. for cancels and multiples, noted Central Lithuania #13-20 (signed), Estonia virtually complete incl. all Semi-postals, Airs only missing C7-8, Occupations incl. N1-2 used on piece (both signed), Latvia regular issues complete, good showing of Back-of-Book incl. Semi-postals, Lithuania incl. #2, 122, assembled by a collector with an eye for condition, clean lot, fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 2141		Foreign Collections, Faroe/Greenland Collections, Lighthouse hingeless album with Faroes starting with used #1 (with cert) and 2-6 mixed mint and used (couple with certs), then virtually complete run n.h. to 2006 incl. lots of souvenir sheets, mini-sheets and booklets, plus Greenland 1938-98 (plus Parcel Post), incl. 10-18, 19-27 (both l.h.), a nice clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,300 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2142		/ Foreign Collections, Country Groups, on album pages, #102 cards and glassines, Netherlands to 2004 is largest group incl. C13-14, other countries incl. Albania, Belgium incl. #221 o.g. and many Semi-postals, France incl. 1952 Red Cross booklet, French Polynesia, Fiume, Greece, Iran, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Netherlands incl. C13-14 n.h. and much modern n.h., Sweden incl. 251-62 n.h., Vatican incl. 155a n.h., and other countries incl. French Colonies, some on album pages, #102 cards and glassines, condition varies. Estimate $1,100-1,400. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2143		Foreign Collections, Asia Accumulation, n.h., Korea group of full sheets and some partial sheets with dupl., starts with #47 but mostly 932 to 1866, group of early 1990's booklets with First Day cancel, plus small box of mint and used in #102 cards, Ryukyus group of full sheets and some partial sheets from #42 to 228 with dupl., Japan used stock in glassines and stockbook and small group of modern mint. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2144		/o Foreign Collections, Western Europe Collection, bit of 19th Century but mostly 20th Century mint or used in 14 volumes incl. 4 volumes of Germany and associated, 3 volumes of Italy and associated, 5 volumes of Benelux & Colonies, plus Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, hinged on handmade pages to roughly mid 1980's with many complete sets and a few souvenir sheets, some modern in mounts possibly n.h., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2145		B Foreign Collections, Large Booklet Lot, several thousand, n.h., mostly modern (1960's-1980's), Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, etc., much dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2146		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia in 5 Albums, Mint/used early to modern with Denmark, D.W.I., Iceland, Norway and Sweden (no Finland or Greenland), with thousands incl. many better, worth close inspection as there is large cat. value here, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $20,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2147		/o Foreign Collections, Europe & Colonies Collection, mint and used collection in a Senf/Schaubek album to about 1930, much value in Germany Offices, Colonies and States, incl. mint Offices in Turkey #24, Marshall Island 1-6, East Africa 1-5, S.W.A. 1-6 etc., also good sections of Denmark, Finland, France, Italy & States, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland etc., cat. of better items alone $11K+, better collection than usually encountered in these older albums, careful inspection recommended, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $800-1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2148		/o Foreign Collections, Europe Collection Group, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collections in three Specialty albums incl. Switzerland 1854-1999 featuring Regular issues and commems. mostly used to 1980 then mint 1981-99 with some booklets, good mint and used Semi-postals and mint souvenir sheets which alone cat. $2500+, also Airmail, Postage Dues and Officials, Belgium 1849-1965 featuring used earlies #1//22, 108-22 etc., also Semi-postals, Airmail, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, Newspapers, Occupation etc., also Scandinavia incl. Aland, Greenland, Norway with #1 and Sweden, three worthwhile collections, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2149		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collections, 19th & 20th Century mint and used in albums, binders, stockbooks and misc., incl. worthwhile Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Poland in albums, also Turkey collection on pages, two additional Poland collections in binders, various Russia, Hungary and Turkey in stockbooks, review recommended, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2150		/o Foreign Collections, Asian Countries Floor Sweeping Lot, Very disorganized group in banker box, anything can be here but we note lots of China, Japan and related areas, along with practically all of the other Asian countries incl. as well as few covers, etc., great variety, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2151		Foreign Collections, Mint Collection, o.g., in 7 counter books, mostly o.g. with some n.h. and unused, formed over 30 years, higher cat. items tend to have issues or are suspect, but sound values up to about $75 were seen with most being $5-$25, Fine overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2152		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia in Scott Album, Denmark, DWI, Faroe, Greenland and Iceland mint/used in partially filled album, contains many better sets/singles incl. Denmark #82, 135, 188, 210-18, C1-5 plus nice Back-of-Book, owner's cat. for Denmark, Faroe and Greenland alone is over $7700, total cat. much more, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2153		//o Foreign Collections, Dealer's Stock in Black Boxes, Thousands of singles and sets mint/used from Eastern Europe areas with few countries being mostly mint n.h. sets incl. Hungary, Albania, Romania, Poland, etc. please take a closer look as there are quantities of glassine envelopes here, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 2154		/ Foreign Collections, Extensive Scandinavia Mint Stationery Stock, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, 2121 mostly early to mid 20th, identified by Higgins & Gage, Michel, Facit and/or "EAPC" numbers, Sweden 991 - $3961, Norway 537 - $3782, Iceland 542 - $3481, all priced and sleeved, minor dupl, large section of Aerogrammes (heavy dupl.), mostly $2-$18 range, clean, total retail $7884. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $600-800. View details	Unsold
Lot 2155		/o Foreign Collections, Pakistan, Bangladesh Collection, Two Scott Specialty albums with mint/used Pakistan and Bahawalpur to 2010 then solid run of Bangladesh (appears to be n.h.) 1971 to 2013, nice and clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2156		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe and Balkans Collection, bit of 19th Century but mostly 20th Century mint or used in 17 volumes incl. 3 volumes of Russia and 2 volumes each of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania, plus Greece, Turkey, Latvia etc., hinged on handmade pages to roughly mid 1980's with many complete sets and a few souvenir sheets, some modern in mounts possibly n.h., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2157		/ Foreign Collections, Latin America Mint Stationery Stock, thousands sleeved, identified and priced in 6 Pittsburgh boxes, almost all early postal cards with dupl., incl. separate boxes of Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador, and Mexico, clean. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2158		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Collection, bit of 19th Century but mostly 20th Century mint or used in 13 volumes hinged on handmade pages to roughly mid 1980's with many complete sets and a few souvenir sheets, some modern in mounts possibly n.h., also incl. one volume of U.N. and U.S. Trust Territories, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2159		/o Foreign Collections, Europe & Colonies Group, 19th & 20th Century mint and used accumulation on stockcards featuring countries from Andorra to Yugoslavia with mint sets and singles and earlier used, incl. Austria, Belgium & Colonies, France & Colonies, Germany, States and Colonies, Greece, Italy, States and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Vatican etc., better 19th Century material to be found, high cat. value, careful inspection recommended, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2160		/ Foreign Collections, Romania and Hungary Group, mixed lot of mostly mint mid to late 20th Century with sets, singles and some Back-of-Book issues, many complete sets, also some classic Hungary with Crown design with various perfs sorted by the various plates, minor dupl., some 1950's imperf sets, along with some late 20th Century Poland cto sets in approval booklets, also postal history with mint and used early Postal Stationery, mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 2161		/ Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Modern Lot, n.h., hundreds of mint and FD's mounted on pages to 1980s, consists of Denmark 1971 to 1988 incl. some Back-of-Book, Finland 1958 to 1988 incl. Back-of-Book with #C1 o.g. and Sweden 1982 to 1988, nice group, fine to very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2162		o Foreign Collections, Large Scandinavia Collection, thousands of mostly used mounted in 6 Scott Specialty albums, incl. Finland/Aland (1859 to 1998), Greenland (1938 to 2009), Iceland (1873 to 2009), Norway (1855 to 2010), Sweden (1855 to 2009), Denmark (1866 to 2010), Karelia & North Ingermanland, plus 2 stockbooks of dupl., all incl. Airmails and other Back-of-Book, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-750. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2163		/ Foreign Collections, Middle East Mint Stationery Stock, Around 500 in Pittsburgh box and small box, all sleeved, sorted, priced and identified by H&G and/or EAPC numbers, many Aerogrammes, dupl., incl. Iran, Afghanistan, and Palestine along with the Gulf countries, mostly priced between $5-$20 with a few higher, clean. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2164		/o Foreign Collections, Iran and Yemen Collection, One fat Minkus album containing mint/used of all areas of Yemen with better sets, souvenir sheets, overprints, etc., plus Iran on Scott pages with better items as well, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2165		/ Foreign Collections, Laos/Cambodia/Vietnam Album, Yvert & Tellier album starting with North Vietnam incl. Indochina and Viet Minh issues with better sets and souvenir sheets, then South Vietnam almost complete to 1961 o.g. or n.h. and Laos/Cambodia the same way, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2166		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Mint and Used Collection, intact in 4 older albums to 1960's, reasonably filled in earlier issues and many complete sets, incl. Airs, separate volume of Uruguay on homemade pages, Brazil with 1st and 2nd issue values, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2167		/o Foreign Collections, Japan, Ryukyu and Manchukuo Group, mint or used collection remainders in Lighthouse hingeless and Scott albums still containing few better items, plus stockbooks containing useful Japan, Ryukyu and dupl. range of Manchukuo (also a partially filled Manchukuo album), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2168		//o Foreign Collections, Dealer's Scandinavia Stock, mint and used to around 2000 on #102 cards incl. Aland, Faroe, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and a bit of Greenland, plus small counter book of Sweden booklets, noted Iceland #6 with favor cancel, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2169		//o Foreign Collections, Dealer Accumulation, mint 20th Century Austria, Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland in various albums, mint Austria, Brazil, Germany, Liechtenstein, etc. in various stockbooks, European booklets and mint sets in glassines, pair of International Junior albums, misc. year sets, sheets and souvenir sheets incl. France #329, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2170		Foreign Collections, 20th Century Dealer's Mint Stock, in 51 counter books, mostly Europe but incl. Columbia and New Zealand, appears to be all n.h., quick check showed range from 1930's to 1980's, nothing scarce, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2171		/ Foreign Collections, Laos and Vietnam Mint Group, album, stockbook and loose pages loaded with mint complete sets (mostly n.h.) plus some imperf sheets and deluxe sheets, many better throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2172		//o Foreign Collections, Laos and Vietnam Dealer's Stock, o.g. to n.h. and used in glassine envelopes and sales cards with mint sets to about 1970's with better items incl. Laos 1-17 (3), 25-26 (2), C13 plus group of 5 presentation folders/booklets and couple of imperf souvenir sheets, Vietnam 39-50 (2), etc., and some Indonesia incl. with few Vienna printing issues, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2173		/o Foreign Collections, 5 Volume Central and South America Collection, tens of thousands in 3 South American albums and 2 Central America albums, mint and used mounted on pages from 1850s thru 1976, wide variety of material, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2174		/o Foreign Collections, Mostly Mint Asia Collection, incl. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Korea, Manchukuo, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, and Sri Lanka etc., bit of 19th Century but mostly mint 20th Century in 5 volumes hinged on handmade pages to mid 1980's or later with many complete sets and some souvenir sheets, plus Thailand mostly used, also mint and used Japan remainders, 19th Century typical condition, 20th Century generally fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2175		/o Foreign Collections, Middle East and Independent Africa Collection, incl. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Trucial States, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Liberia, etc., bit of 19th Century but mostly 20th Century mint or used in 10 volumes hinged on handmade pages to roughly mid 1980's with many complete sets and some souvenir sheets, some modern in mounts possibly n.h., few 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2176		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Two Volume Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on homemade pages in two binders and stockbook with Argentina, incl. Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, many complete sets, worth review, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2177		//o Foreign Collections, Better 1930's to 1940's Souvenir Sheet Group, three France Pexip sheets (one n.h., two show cancels incl. one clear of stamps) plus Portugal #594a and 649a n.h., and 602a and 614a l.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 2178		/ Foreign Collections, Mint Mostly Earlier Airmails, n.h. to l.h., couple hundred in sets on identified stockpages, incl. Mexico with gutters, Syria with miscuts, Reunion Maury #5c (2-cat. €200 each), Madagascar Maury #31b, 35a (cat. €200), Tunisia dupl., Lebanon, Philippines, Australia C3 block of 6, single, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575

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