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Foreign Country Collections-Russia to Yugoslavia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2171		Russia Soviet Field Post of W.W.II, lovely exhibit written up on pages, 128 covers or cards, a study of the workings of the Soviet field post system in the period during and around the war, incl. pre-German invasion, FPO markings in the wartime period, censorship illustrating a variety of censor and control marks and unusual usages of censorship, covers to and from Leningrad during the siege and blockade (1941-42), mail to and from FPO addresses, some illustrating the markings of the VPSP's, types of FPO usages incl. franked military mail, covers from Polish forces in Central Asia, and the "Polish People's Army" in the USSR, FPO covers to the NKVD and covers from Soviet soldiers in occupied Germany and Austria after the war, worth a careful inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2172		Russia 1859/1913 Selection of Covers on Pages, 1859/1913 an excellent group of internal and mail going abroad; covers to Finland, Holland, France, Germany Switzerland, Scotland, money letters, various franking (incl. #2), dot cancellations (9, 38, 24), an attractive assembly, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2173		Russia 1851/1918 Selection of Covers, 24 items with unusual frankings, stampless with various postal rates and transit marks, censored mail etc., worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 2174		Russia 1873/1926 T.P.O Collection on Exhibit Pages, Imperial Railways of Russia on 15 pages, containing 11 Latvian related cards/envelopes and some stamps with Railway cancellations, many good strikes of the oval Railway mark and other interesting covers between 1873 and 1926, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2175		/o Russia 1857 To 1939 Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on oldtime Schaubek pages, begins with #1 (pen cancel), numerous Imperial issues, better early Soviet sets, also some Airs, plus nice selection of Offices and Civil War material, value here, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2176		Russia Modern Mint Commemorative Sheets, N.h., 300 to 400 different totaling approx. 900,000 to 1 million in duplicated complete sheets, circa 1970's-90's, all identified by Scott number, incl. airs, clean, Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2177		Russia 1889 Wenden Group, 3 covers, all with Russian 7kop values in addition to Wenden 2kop issue, all tied by postmarks, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #L11. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $449
Lot 2178		Russia 1862/1867 Selection of Five Covers, all franked with 10kop (#8), perf. 12½ franking from Frauenburg, Polangen, Gazenpot, Pernov, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2179		/o Russia Group of Better Mint and Used Sets, incl. #698-705 n.h., 366-72 in gutter pairs (2), 859 l.h., 1261-64, 1284-88, 1464-68 (n.h., l.h.), 1508-09 n.h., 1532-33 l.h., 1605-09 l.h., C58-67 used, few souvenir sheets, clean group, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2180		Russia 1862/1870 Selection of Mail Going Abroad, nice group of 6 stampless envelopes sent from Baltics to France and Holland with various transit marks and manuscript charge marks, unusual lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2181		Russia 1908/1913 Selection of Parcel Cards With Romanov Franking, One with ruble Romanov stamp, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 2182		Russia 1913/1916 Romanov Franking Covers From Latvia, unusual selection of 7 items with Romanov issues on mail sent abroad, local delivery and printed matter rate for abroad, railway station cancellation, unusual group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2183		Serbia 1840 To 1920 Postal History Group, 30+ pieces on pages, Austrian P.O. at Belgrade, transit mail with quarantine stations cachets, internal and mail abroad, mixed and multiple frankings, parcel cards, stationery cards, parcel mail abroad with revenue stamps, military mail, POW, etc, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2184		Serbia Selection of Prestamp Letters, Array of 27 covers, Quarantine mail, money letters, manuscript annotations from post offices, registered and paid in cash postage annotations, excellent group, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2185		/o Serbia 1866 To 1918 Specialized Collection, few hundred of mint and used, written up on homemade pages, extensive showing of issues incl. perf. varieties, various printings, shades, etc., seldom seen, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2186		/o Spain 1852 To 1991 Collection in Lindner Albums, many hundreds of mostly used in 4 hingeless volumes (some late 1980's mint), classics mostly used, many with punch cancels, sprinkling of better items throughout, mixed condition on classics, balance, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2187		/o Sweden 1850's to 1920's Accumulation of Better Items, classics mint and used, 20th Century mostly mint, singles and a couple sets, selected for centering and condition, plus a few Finland classic proofs, original cost in excess of $6000, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2188		/o Sweden Mint and Used on Pages, several hundred to 1986, organized on blank pages, better classics and modern o.g., also some high catalog back of the book, few faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2004 Scott $3,500 (Owner's). Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2189		/o Switzerland Oldtime Mostly Used Virtually Intact Collection, Majority used in a Muller album to 1963, incl. partial platings of #8, 10, #2L2 with 2 Swiss certs., #7 with Swiss certs., #1-2 nice margins all round, 15r, 15c all three values, #7 with vars., strong "Sitting Helvetias" mostly used, through 1fr with shades, 1867-81 period with mint dupl. examples, and vars., 1882 issue compl. used with some of the different papers, extensive "Standing Helvetias" with perf vars., 1907 on with some dupl. mint and used, good section of tete-beche pairs mint or used incl. most better (Zum. #Z2 mint and used), few dupl., also gutter pairs, also incl. Pro Patria, Pro Juvenute with Naba sheet, Airs virtually compl., some Officials, Dues mostly compl. used, few back of the book, 19th century some mixed condition but above average, 20th Century, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 2190		Switzerland 1970's Intact, Complete Sheets of 50 (Few Smaller), N.h., incl. #383 (3), 384-85, 389 with gutters and the tete-beche examples, clean, total face Sfr2366 not incl. Semi's additional values, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2191		Switzerland 195 Stampless Covers, All 1800's and all used internally, some printed, few with seals, Fine overall. Estimate $500-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2192		o Switzerland Classic Issues With Certs., 1850-1905, an impressive assortment of early issues, most all with Sismondo certificates, features Scott catalog #8, 10 (2), 11, 12, 20, 31, 35, 40, 48 (2), 41-59 without certs., and a few misc. items, condition varies, high catalog value, Fine appearance. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2193		/o Switzerland 1843 To 1950 Group of Better Items, mint and used, incl. classics with certificates, mint PAX set with 2fr and 5fr partial stuck to piece, rare Telegraph stamps (Michel #7-8, 10), etc., have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2194		Switzerland Cover Group, In small box, classics to modern, noted registered, censored, good commercial, section of First Day's, many better items in here, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2195		/o Switzerland Official Mint and Used Stock, organized by Zumstein numbers in 2 stockbooks, incl. general issues, War Board, League of Nations, International Labor Bureau, plus others, some duplication, forgeries clearly identified, overall clean, Fine to Very Fine. 2000 Zumstein 6,500+ SFr (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2196		/o Switzerland 1882 To 1948 Specialized Collection, several hundred mostly used on annotated homemade pages, specialized standing Helvetia's with shades and Scott unlisted type C large oval watermark, over 80 tete-beche, se-tenants and interpaneau pairs, also coil number varieties, an unfinished study of 1908 standing and horizontal watermark varieties, worth a look, a few minor faults, but condition better than usual, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2197		o Switzerland 1850 To 1956 Collection, few hundred mostly used on homemade pages, value in classics incl. #7-8 and Semi-postals, mint Airs incl. questionable C1-C2, occasional fault on 19th century, balance generally sound, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2198		o Switzerland 1854 To 1986, Used Collection in Schaubek Album, few hundred with some classics, strength in 20th Century incl. Semi-postals, noted #B1-B28 complete, few minor faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2199		/o Tannu Tuva Mint and Used Accumulation, attractive group of mint and used on stockpage, album pages and in glassines, some duplication, better items throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 2200		Thailand 1883 To 1955 Used Postal Stationery, 33 pieces, all different types used to various destinations, incl. the rareties of King Rama VIII issue (13, 4 with domestic censor), rarely seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $850-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 2201		Thailand 1883 to Early 20th Century Mint Postal Stationery, 52 pieces, all different types, incl. varieties and rare types, starting with the first issues, incl. the 1899 rejected die postal card, to early King Bhumipol, inspection needed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2202		o Thailand Group of Interesting Cancels, 64 blocks of 4 of King Vajiravridh issues, all with full non Bangkok native cancels (mostly different), incl. small districts and rare provinces such as Tanyaburi, Chaiya, Pakpreo, Makeng, Krabin, Sawankaloke, Raheng, Loey, Nakorn Narn, Ootai, Kalasin, Jayabhum, Mahasarakam, Prapatom and Uttara Dhani, seldom seen in a large group like this, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 2203		Thailand 1910 To 1930 Group of 34, 10 colored, 5 with stamps and cancels, showing King's portrait Royal processions, Royal barges, early street scenes, palace views, countrysides, temple views, etc., seldom seen as group, Very Good to Excellent. Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 2204		Thailand 1948 To 1960 Early King Bhumipol Covers, 28 covers (1 postcard), all commercial with interesting frankings (single, pairs, strips and blocks of 4), incl. local, inland, registered, Air, AV2, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 2205		Thailand 1894 To 1955 Cover Group, 51 pieces (1 postal card, 6 postcards and 1 aerogramme), all periods from King Rama V to early King Bhumipol, starting with the second issue, the first issue postal card, showing a variety of frankings, usages and destinations, all commercial covers, incl. provincial, registered, censored, AV2 and some franked with high values, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 2206		Thailand 1883 To 1960 Large Revenue Accumulation, 964 issues on 50 provincial documents, Court Fee stamps from 1900 first issues in bi-color and green both with surcharges and non surcharges, 1915-45 Elephant types and wartime issues in a variety of denominations incl. 400 baht in large multiples of 82, also various Musicians, Civil Defense, Provisionals, Charity, etc., many multiples with rare types, plus unused sheets of 100 of Civil Defense 10s green with constant variety, 5s shifted perforations, finally 1883 1 Tical with "6" b surcharge block of 4 (toned gum), an unusual lot, generally Fine. Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2207		Thailand 1990's New Issues and Earlier Used, N.h., many hundreds in stockbook, new issues incl. booklets, no dupl., earlier used to turn of century with minor dupl., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2208		/ Thailand Small Group, 7 early Rama V postal stationery mint, plus 7 covers from the 1950's and modern postal cards, plus a few stamps with nice cancellations and Revenues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2209		Thailand Souvenir Sheet Lot, n.h., between #1409a and 1552a, 5 or 10 each (perf./imperf.), Very Fine. Scott $391. Estimate $120-140. View details	Realized $92
Lot 2210		F Thailand 3 Forgeries With Certificates, o.g., Scott #1b, 19 var. (pair, one without surcharge), 19 var. (pair, one double overprint), with Royal or BPA certificates, excellent references, Fine appearance. Estimate $50-75. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2211		o Turkey 1863 To 1980 Used Collection, in 2 albums, value in 19th Century, virtually complete incl. back of the book (except #P1), 1901 to 1910 strong showing of issues incl. crescent overprints, later to 1966 incl. Semi-postals, some souvenir sheets and many commemorative sets, sparse after that, few minor faults, rarely offered this comprehensive, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2212		/o Uruguay 1880 To 1928 Official Collection, couple hundred mint and used organized in small stockbook, incl. numerous varieties of overprints, seldom seen group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2213		Vatican 1929 To 1979 Mint Collection, o.g. (few early used) on Minkus pages, excellent showing of issues, only missing a few items (mostly Airs) for completion, noted #35-40 provisional set, 41-46, 47-53, few Airs, back of the book, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2214		Vatican 1960's First Day Accumulation, About 100 covers and a few cards, good variety of issues, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50-100. View details	Realized $46
Lot 2215		P Viet Nam (North) 1982 To 1985 Proofs, Blocks of 4, 20 incl. progressive, all in complete issues, incl. Franchise, many marginal or corner, all topical related. Owner's retail $12,000, Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2216		Viet Nam 1950's to 1970's Collection and Small Stock, o.g. (few n.h. and used) on album pages, virtually complete for South Viet Nam (cat. $1000+), plus small sales cards with North and South n.h. sets with minor duplication (cat. $1052), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,060 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2217		Yugoslavia Collection, 1970's To 1980's Imperforate Issues, n.h., virtually all in pairs, 35 different, incl. Michel #1427//1506 definitive issues, commemoratives #1818//1900, very scarce group, mostly unlisted in Michel, Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Unsold

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