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United Nations Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3459		/ United Nations, Huge and Very Comprehensive Never Hinged Accumulation, New York, Geneva and Vienna in seven banker boxes, incl. one complete collection from 1951-92 in mint singles and imprint blocks, there is a second identical collection except it is missing imprint blocks of 1-11 (#29 is plain block), both have a n.h. 38, both collections incl. a virtually complete collection of cacheted unaddressed FDC's incl. #38; a set of used singles 1951-92 and virtually all souvenir cards, both mint and used, lastly there is a very large cardboard carton crammed with mint UN, owner estimates entire lot has an overall face value between $2,000 and $2,500, please inspect, Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3460		United Nations, Large Mostly F.D. Accumulation, In 7 full banker boxes, thousands of mostly FD's up to recent period with dupl., also Offices, stationery FD's (also mint), few later Naval, some adhesives mint or used, in albums, small boxes, loose, etc., mostly clean, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3461		United Nations, Better Collection of 3,570 F.D.'s, filling four banker boxes, while there is nice representation of earlier, incl. #38, the real strength is in the later period, especially 1990-2003, the collector collected not only singles, but blocks and even sheets, many sheets on large cacheted envelopes, Forests, Space, Fish, all the Peter Max items (some autographed by Max), also a sprinkling of postal stationery and First Day ceremony programs, truly pristine and eye-catching collection, Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3462		United Nations, 1951 to 1991 Extensive Collection, n.h., in 4 binders on White Ace pages, appears complete for period incl. Vienna and Geneva, noted Flag sheets, later sheetlets, plus some duplicate used, a few First Day's (incl. New York first issues), souvenir folders, Bureau cards, also UNTEA sets and a little bit of Netherlands Court of Justice, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $240
Lot 3463		/ United Nations, Extensive Collection to 1993, hundreds on pages in 8 volumes, many issues with single and plate single, #38 both printings n.h. (2nd with small stain) also stationery, some First Day's and souvenir cards, sheetlets, etc., plus Offices, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $264
Lot 3464		United Nations, Massive Accumulation, 1951-2002, thousands, incl. First Day covers, postal cards, souvenir items, Air letters, Unicef and more, also a collection on Scott album pages incl. #38 FDC, all housed in 5 banker boxes, great lot for the specialist, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3465		United Nations, Postage Lot, n.h., accumulation in glassines, incl. New York, Swiss and Austria issues, high face, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 3466		United Nations, Small Accumulation, n.h., incl. #38, few 1970's year sets, bit of stationery, singles and inscription blocks of early issues incl. Airs, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 3467		United Nations, Commercial Mail Group, 200+ addressed to U.N. personnel (some from the U.N.) in various offices or departments, 1980's to 1990's, good variety of countries, #10 size envelopes, interesting modern postal history group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3468		United Nations, First Day's in 2 Banker Boxes, approximately 3000, 1950's to 1990, good variety of issues with duplication, Offices, singles, souvenir sheets, inscription blocks, different cachet makers, mostly unaddressed, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $403

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