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Foreign Collections: Argentina through French Area

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2066		/o Argentina Collection and Accumulation to 1970's, On Scott pages, stockpages in glassines, etc., including Confederation mint and used, noted #7H (2 mint), 7C used pair with excellent strike on piece, Rivadavia with duplication, 1873 on mostly complete mint or used, including #30-32, 160-75 (2 sets), 204, 231-46 mint, Airs complete mint except #C29, C37, Officials including O15-17a, some later n.h. issues in glassines, somewhat disorganized, but overall excellent lot and generally fine to very fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 2067		//o Argentina Collection to 1992, Hundreds in Scott album, classics to early 20th Century mostly used, mint and used to 1945, mint onward with some modern n.h., also Airs, Departments, clean, fine to very fine. Owners (2004) cat. $1200+. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2068		//o Austria Extensive Dealer Stock, Thousands organized in 8 large stockbooks, classics to 1990's, 19th Century mostly used including paper and perforation varieties, 20th Century mint and used to 1994, much n.h. after 1960's, also Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Newspaper, Military, extensive U.N. Offices n.h., lovely group of early Bosnia with much catalog value, nice seldom seen Lombardy-Venetia, Occupations, plus 2 stockbooks with cancels and perforation varieties on classics, 3 extra stockbooks with various sets and singles, finally a box of literature relating to early Austria, some faults as with any lot this size, but 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, a great opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing this area. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $3,795
Lot 2069		o Austria Oldtime Used Collection to 1940's, Hundreds on quadrille pages, some earlies identified by type, with many cancels, extras in glassines, few plate flaws, including straightline cancels, few mint reprints, many selected for cancels, freshness and margins, some perforation varieties, 20th Century mostly complete sets with later mint, also Newspapers with #P1 (2), 1863 issue with reprints, many Mercurys with shades, etc., P11 printers waste, Tax with #PR1, Handling, Airs, Feldpost, Occupation, Offices Abroad mint and used including Turkey, attractive Lombardy-Venetia with shades and cancels, very attractive collection for expansion. Owners cat. $5700+ (much higher in Michel). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2070		/ Austria Extensive Mint Collection to 1981, Many hundreds in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, regular issues only missing #142-44 (has reprints), for completion by Scott numbers, mint and used to 1910, balance virtually all mint, with a mix of o.g. and n.h. until 1960's, balance mostly n.h., Semi-postals complete mint except #B111, B185-88, Airs complete mint, Dues mint and used, only missing #J243 and J257, Occupations, Offices, Lombardy-Venetia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, condition much better than usual on classics, balance fine to very fine, lovely collection. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2071		//o Austria Extensive Mint and Used Collection, Hundreds in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums to 1986, good showing of classics used and mint, 20th Century mostly mint, 1960's on mostly n.h., only missing some keys items for completion, plus Airs, Semi-postals and other Back of the Book, few faults on 19th Century, balance generally fine to very fine. Owners cat. $5000+. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2072		/o Austria and Related Accumulations, Few thousand mint and used in glassines, stockbook and on album pages, noted 1930's to 1950O mostly n.h. sets and singles with better Semi-postals, occupied territories and Bosnia collection on pages, primarily pre W.W.II stock, etc., worth a look, faulty to very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2073		/o Austria Collection in Minkus Album to 1970's, Several hundred mint and used (pages to 1989), strength in classics, noted #1-5 used, Newspaper, better 1920's and 1930's mint Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Occupations, nice group of Bosnia, few faults on classics, balance generally fine to very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2074		o [Austria] Lombardy-Venetia Classic Cancel Study, Around 200 1850's to 1860's study mostly of the 15c value showing various town strikes (few on piece), few later reprints including multiples, mostly 2 line cancels, but also ring cancels, including many shades, one cover with Milano cancel, 1502 Venezia stampless, also a few Austria 3k to 9k values, adhesives alone catalog $1700+ for cheapest shades and no better cancels, very clean and attractive group. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2075		[Austria] Lombardy-Venetia Lovely Cancel Group, 8 different town cancels on pieces, including 3 straightline cancels, 4 with multiples, some signed Kohler, outstanding strikes on fresh and sound copies, very fine. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2076		/o Austria Offices Abroad Collection, Nice selection of mint and used organized on pages, noted Austria #131 canceled Marine Detachment Peking, Crete #7 used, 20 used, Offices in Turkey including 1-7 used, 31 mint, extensive Dues including chalky, thin and thick papers (mint), plus several items identified by various city cancels throughout the Mediterranean area, clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2077		//o Austria Mint and Used Collection to 1982, Hundreds in well filled Scott specialty album, classics used, 1959 on mostly mint with much n.h., Semi's mint and used, Airs, Dues, Military, Offices, Bosnia and Herzegovina, better sets and singles throughout, mixed condition on classics, 20th Century generally fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2078		/ Austria Offices Abroad in Large Multiples, N.h. (some o.g. reinforcing), consists of Offices in Turkey #7C (3 blocks of 100), 7D, 9 (3 blocks of 100), 8 (100 in large blocks), 10 (100 in large blocks), 14 (block of 100), Lombardy-Venetia #22 (block of 99), fresh, fine to very fine. Cat. $800++. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2079		o Austria Mostly Used 1945 to 1964 Collection, Few hundred in Lindner hingeless album, some duplicate mint on pages in back, value in 1950's material, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 2080		Austria Mostly First Day Lot, Many hundred in filled banker box, late 1950's to 1980's, with duplication, cacheted and unaddressed, also a scattering of older commercial mail and used stationery, fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2081		Austria Offices Abroad Postal History, On annotated pages, covers and cards, including Albania (Durazzo), Crete (Canea 2, Candia), Greece (Salonica 3, Vathy), Palestine (Haifa 2, Jerusalem), Turkey (Alexandrette, Beyrut, Constantinople 7, Gallipoli, Mersina, Samsun, Scio-Cesme, Smyrna 2, Treizond), fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2082		/ Austria Mint Collection in Lighthouse Album, N.h. or o.g. (few used), 1945 to 1976, plus year sets for 1988-90, few hundred sets and singles in hingeless album, clean, very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2083		Austria W.W.I Poland Feldpost Collection, 38 covers and cards, plus many stamps on piece showing cancels, organized by military post offices on pages, noted Konsk, Kozenice, Kielce, Klomnice, Krasnostan, Lubartow, Krasnik, Kragnostaw, Lipsko, Klimontow, generally fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2084		Austria Empire Stampless Group, 70+ folded letters mostly from Hungary, but noted Bohemia, Moravia, Poland and Austria, good variety, overall fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2085		Austria 60 Stampless Covers, Mostly 1830's to 1840's, many to Linz and Wien, noted 1808 cover, clean group, fine to very fine. Estimate $140-160. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2086		Austria 1960's to 1970's "Sonderpostmarken", Few hundred Post Office stamp announcements in banker box, all different, including 1968 complete, clean. Estimate $20-30. View details	Unsold
Lot 2087		/o Azores Complete Collection to 1932, Mint and used on Scott pages only missing #89, earlies mostly used (#1 forgery), 2 (corner trimmed), 13 and 37 with Sismondo certs., mostly selectively picked over time, Back of the Book complete, better than average condition on earlies, later fine to very fine, rare to find complete. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2088		/ Belgium Mint 1886 to 1994 Collection, In 2 Scott albums, few earlies used, including #68-70, 1896-97 set including #79-80 full sheets of 25, 91 n.h., 121 o.g., 1925 on mostly n.h. (212-14 used), 221, 221a, mostly complete 1944 on, Semi-postals mostly complete n.h. (few hinged), including #B114-22 (high values n.h.), postwar complete, Airs complete, Back of the Book including Parcel Post, few Occupations, a fresh and overall fine to very fine collection. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2089		o Belgium Used 1849 to 1983 Collection, In Scott album, mostly complete with extra pages for first few issues, some interesting cancels, Semi-postals complete to 1915, also Airs, Dues, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2090		o Belgium Mostly Used Collection to 1930's, Couple hundred organized by Scott, 1849-1863 issues with duplication for papers, shades, etc., later issues with tabs to 2fr, 1930's pairs from booklets with advertising labels, precancels organized by cities, few faults on classics, balance fresh, fine to very fine, high catalog. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2091		/o Belgium Mint and Used Collection in 2 Albums, Several hundred on quadrille pages in Simplex albums, 1849 to 1970, including first issues with duplication, shades, cancels, many complete 20th Century sets with some mint, also Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, etc., fine to average, Owners cat. $1496. Estimate $200-220. View details	Unsold
Lot 2092		Belgium 1962 to 1980 Never Hinged Collection, In Scott album, also Semi-postals from 1940 on, no Airs, few Back of the Book, virtually all complete sets, very fine. Cat. (1999) $512. Estimate $130-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 2093		Belgium Postal History Group, Small collection of 39 covers annotated on homemade pages, stampless including Austrian Netherlands 1785, 1786, Anvers 1813, 1848, Bruxelles 1834, 1843, 1849, 1857, Dison 1855, later adhesives to 1918, including censored, registered, several W.W.I era pieces, German occupation overprints, etc., few faults, overall fine. Estimate $120-150. View details	Realized $109
Lot 2094		o Bolivia 1867 to 1963 Used Collection, On homemade pages, including #2 o.g. strip of 5, #14 used (faults), 20th Century virtually complete, souvenir sheets mint, Airs complete except 1930 issue, Dues, etc., overall decent condition, not high catalog, but rarely seen. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2095		/o Bosnia & Herzegovina Large Stock, Hundreds of mint and used organized in stockbook, 500+ early Eagle issues, later including imperforate, high values, etc., inspect, overall fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2096		/o Bosnia & Herzegovina Stationery Collection, 28 mint and 19 used stationery pieces organized by Higgins & Gage numbers on homemade pages including postal cards, letter cards, envelopes, 1879 to 1916, also 40+ Revenues on 2 stockpages, interesting group, overall fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 2097		//o Bulgaria Extensive Collection, Hundreds of mint and used in stuffed Scott specialty album to 1975, many issues with duplication for mint or used, better sets, singles and souvenir sheets throughout, Semi's, Airs, Dues, Officials and Parcel Post, only need some key items for completion, few faults on classics, balance overall fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2098		/o Bulgaria Mint Collection in Stockbook, To 1943, including #1-5 mint (3 used), 74-76, 1920's on reasonably complete, including Semi-postals, Airs, also extra Yvert page with used including #B21-22, Dues, clean, mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2099		Cambodia 1951 to 1975 Never Hinged Collection, In Minkus specialty album, missing only a few sets or souvenir sheets for completion, fine to very fine. Cat. $818. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2100		/ Chile 1853 to 1990 Mint Collection, In Minkus album, in mounts, few classics including 1878-79 issue, 20th Century virtually complete (occasional used), including souvenir sheets, Back of the Book, mostly l.h. (late 1950's on n.h.), also Dues, very clean and fine to very fine collection. Cat. $2522 (non-Scott items cat. at 2/3 of Michel euros). Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2101		/o Chile Collection and Study to 1971, On pages and stockpages, including large selection mostly used of Columbus design including both printings and stages, few mint, 1867 on virtually complete with some duplicate mint and used copies, including #83-97 (2 mint sets), 98-112, Airs mostly complete 1928 on, few Dues, usual condition on classics, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, interesting collection for the specialist. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2102		/o Chile Collection to 1993, Few hundred in Minkus album, mix of used and mint to early 20th Century, balance mostly mint with some later n.h., Airs, etc., clean, good starter collection. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2103		China (People's Republic) Complete Never Hinged Collection to 1992, On Fidelity album pages or stockpages, missing only #95-100, 999a and a few booklet panes, including all reprints, Northeast China including reprints, all Back of the Book including #M1-2, also including most varieties with roulettes, all miniature and souvenir sheets, imperforates including #620a-27a marginal singles and other marginal sets, #278a, missing colors, most strips unfolded, fabulous lot that requires only a few items to complete this country, overall very fine. Cat. (2005) $37,000+. Estimate $21,000-23,000. View details	Realized $24,150
Lot 2104		//o China (People's Republic) 1949 to 1993 Mostly Complete Collection, In Minkus album, first few issues reprints, 1950's to 1962 mixture mint and used, 1963 on mostly mint with many complete sets, 1979 on mostly n.h., including many better souvenir sheets (all n.h.), fine to very fine. Owners cat. $7500+. Estimate $3,000-3,300. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2105		/ China (People's Republic) Mint Accumulation, Mostly n.h., 1949 to 1980, sets, singles, souvenir sheets and booklets, few dubious, inspect, very high catalog, fine to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 2106		/ China (People's Republic) Modern Collection and Stock, N.h., many hundreds organized on stockpages in 2 binders, 1981 to 1999, duplication up to 3 of each set, including some later souvenir sheets, First Day's 1981 to 1995 in cover books, minor duplication, collection in 2 Minkus albums, 1979 to 1999, better items include #1483, 1497, 1540, 1573 and 1617, clean, very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2107		/ China 1878 to 1992 Mint Collection, Hundreds on Minkus pages in binder, few early Imperial issues used, value in Taiwan 1960's to 1970's period, mostly n.h., with a few used, souvenir sheets, etc., clean, fine to very fine. Owners cat. $2800+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2108		China (People's Republic) Mint Stock, In red sales box on 102 cards, few earlies used, otherwise virtually all n.h. complete sets, fine to very fine. Retail $2517 (old pricing). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2109		//o China (Taiwan) 1950 to 1991 Mint and Used Collection, On pages in Scott album, 1967 on mostly n.h., including later booklets, miniature sheets, etc., fine to very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2110		/o China Mostly Pre-1949 Accumulation, Many thousands of mint and used in glassines, identified by Scott numbers, including Airs and Back of the Book, fine, inspect for value. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2111		China (People's Republic)Better Souvenir Sheets, N.h., consisting of #1433 (2), 1483, 1540 and 1541, very fine. Cat. $850. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2112		China (People's Republic) Mostly 1980's and Later New Issues, N.h. on sales pages, including few early sets (some reprints), few souvenir sheets, Northeast China (few reprints), some multiples, clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2113		China (People's Republic) Mint Collection, 1983-1984, Number of never hinged complete sets, including #1904 (2x), 1862-63a booklets (4x), 1955 (2x), 1863 souvenir sheet and more, clean lot, very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2114		China (People's Republic) Mostly 1990's New Issues, Few hundred n.h. including souvenir sheets, booklets, plus a few earlier sets including #612-14 o.g., 1863, C6-9, very fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2115		() China (Taiwan) Souvenir Sheets, Ungummed, #1114a (selvage removed), 1126a (2 copies, 1 selvage removed), 1135-36 (2 sets), 1257 (2 copies, 1 with toned hinge mark), fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $276

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