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Foreign Country Collections - Argentina to Bulgaria

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1562		/o Argentina, Revenue Group, large group on stocksheets with several hundred pieces, incl. many long sets with some color shades seen, majority of items are mint and in good clean condition, unchecked for errors or vanities, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $375-450. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1563		o Argentina, Large Revenue Accumulation, few thousand organized in 4 stockbooks with duplication, noted issues from 11 different Municipalities, 7 Provinces, National, locals, Buenos Aires, etc., good variety of subjects, inspect, faulty to fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1564		P Argentina, Revenue Proofs, imperforates on stamp paper, 174 from Buenos Aires (2 different issues) and 12 from Cordoba, duplication on first group, several different colors, nice, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1565		Austria, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, In 11 albums, 1st issue all identified by types, incl. various papers, cancels, 1858 to 1880 issues with dupl. showing cancels, etc., later issues with imperfs, paper vars., perf vars., also Airs, Dues, Newspaper, Lombardy-Venetia with extra cancels and covers, Offices incl. few covers, proofs and essays scattered throughout, commems. in separate album, 1950's and later in Scott albums, lovely collection that has taken many years to complete, missing only a few items (some incl. Military collection separate lots), Fine to Very Fine and attractive needs close inspection. Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details	Realized $14,950
Lot 1566		o/ Austria, 1st Issue Exhibit Collection, 96 page frame exhibit covering cancels and covers of the 5 values, 1st part of the exhibit covers the types of postmarks issued, following with examples form each of the provinces, postmark types incl. registered, railroad, provinces of Tyrol, lower Austria, Styria, Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Carinthia, Carniola, Vienna, Hungary, Bohemia, etc., incl. multiples, value combination, virtually all selected for strike and margins, very clean exhibit overall, needs inspection for a collection that would be difficult to duplicate. Exhibited at Westpex 1961. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 1567		Austria, 1861 to 1936 Stationery Collection, superior group of 350+ used and mint written up on homemade pages in 3 binders, incl. envelopes, Vienna and Prague pneumatic mail, postal cards, letter cards, reply cards, income tax cards, parcel cards, cash on delivery cards and more, lovely group. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1568		Austria, Unsorted Group of Austrian-Hungarian Navy Covers, About 160, some on pages or in envs., all identified and most stating history of ship, incl. various types of vessels, incl. postcards incl. views, noted 72 different Torpedo Boat (SMB) cards between #9 and 99 (one duplicate) with 31 pre-printed to Xaver Wutscher and 3 to Oskar Buchberger, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1569		Austria, Blackprints Accumulation, 1950's-80's group of approx 400 black prints as issued by the post office on official presentation folders, nice and clean lot with many useful topicals, etc. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1570		Austria, Military Post Extensive Mint Collection, Many hundreds mounted on pages, starts with Bosnia & Herzogovina 1915 issue and incl. set complete with "FELDPOST" inverted, imperforate pairs, 1915 unoverprinted issue complete in 5 sets of diff. color trials, imperforate set printed on both sides, 1K FELDPOST double, 1917 issue with vignette prints in the accepted color, imperforate pairs, 1918 issue set, 1918 set of 3 incl. perforated essays perfed. and imperf., Serbia with 1916 issue ovpt. in black and red, Italy complete incl. pairs with and without ovpt., Romania 1917 with "BANI" or "LEI" inverted, set imperforate, 1918 issue, Montenegro, "covers" mostly incomplete sets unaddressed, Autria Michel #222 bisect on Feldpost card, Trieste 1918 issue, excellent very thorough collection, Very Fine and choice. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 1571		Austria, Exhibitor's Accumulation of Hundreds of Covers, In 2 banker boxes, no modern, mostly 19th Century to 1940's F.D.'s, incl. Feldpost, Hospital, stationery (some mint), Romania Military Occupation, also stampless, 1st issue group, some with notes from the owner, great lot for inspection with better items scattered throughout. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1572		Austria, 19th Century Cover Collection, in 5 binders, around 70 stampless in 2 binders (some identified) with 20+ Wien, incl. Official Mail, Bohemia, Tyrol, stamped period incl. 67 from Wien starting with 1st issue, incl. Buenos Aires destinations, additional 34 from 1st issue of non Wien originations, plus a binder of 21 W.W.I era covers, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1573		/ Austria, Mostly Mint and Cover Collection, 20th Century collection on pages, in glassines, few used incl. #127 used, mostly complete sets incl. n.h., few modern but most to 1950's, better F.D.'s, #C1-3 on cover, Rotary set mint and on cover, also Bosnia, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $810
Lot 1574		/o Austria, 2 Volume Mint and Used Collection, 1850 to 1980's mint and used dupl. collection, where dupl. of mint, the used is hinged to the interleaving making the appearance of the collection less valuable then it really is, 20th Century to 1980 reasonably compl with later mint, also Semis with many complete sets, also Airs, Dues, Offices, Lombardy-Venetia, some Bosnia & Herzogovina, clean group overall, Fine to Very Fine overall. 2000 Scott $3,100 (Owner's). Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1575		Austria, Austrian-Hungarian Navy Collection, Exhibit collection of 68, presented by the High Seas fleet, The Danube Flotilla, and the shore-based and auxiliary support units, incl. monitor, mostly cards (some with vignettes), few censored (1 with seal), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,740
Lot 1576		Austria, Administration of Yugoslavia and Italian Territories, 3 volume 1870 to 1915 collection, consisting of over 500 covers, and 400 adhesives on pages in alpha order by town, large majority stationery, some postcards or corner advert., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1577		o/ Austria, 1st Issue Used and Cover Study, Hundreds showing collector's identification, incl. some on pieces, many showing excellent strikes, areas incl. Bohemia, Moravia, various papers, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine items probably removed from this collection for the exhibit. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1578		o Austria, Mostly Classic Used Collector's Accumulation, Many hundreds with emphasis on 1st issue, some with collector's notes, incl. Lombardy-Venetia, better Military imperfs., also Sonderpostmarken, later 19th Century cancels in packets, etc., interesting lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1579		/ Austria, Postal Stationery Early Group, Few hundred in full small box, somewhat in order by H&G numbers, both mint or used, incl. 19th Century, incl. Pneumatic Post, P.O. Abroad, 1920's view cards, etc., minor dupl., very clean group overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1580		/o/ Austria, Accumulation in Box, several thousand used and mint, few covers, on album pages, in stockbook, Kabe hingeless album, Lindner pages, zip bags with loose stamps, etc., great for cancels and varieties, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1581		Austria, Early Charity Labels, approximately 500 different written up on homemade pages, 1903 to 1916, lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1582		/o Austria, 1945 to 2000 Collection, few thousand in 4 Lindner hingeless albums, mint and used, few covers scattered throughout, often many duplicates with cancels, 80% complete for period, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1583		Austria, 1870-1915 Postal Marking Collection, 19 covers, 97 postal stationery and 23 adhesives, showing P.O.W., trains, F.P.O., pneumatic post, traveling P.O., etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1584		Austria, New Issues, Few hundred mostly in original envs., 1980's to 2004 period, incl. few souvenir sheets. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1585		o Austria, 19th Century Revenues, many hundreds identified on pages and in album, good variety of values and issues with duplication, incl. issues for Hungary, great for study, few faults, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1586		/o Austria, Collection to 1976, few hundred mint and used in Minkus specialty album (pages to 1979), incl. Back of the Book and some Occupations, nothing very expensive, nice starter collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1587		E Austria, 8 Different Essays, Consisting of 5gr Flugpost for unadopted adhesive in orange and black, 3 diff. essays on chalk paper for previous example, 25sh Flugpost, and 10gr Flugpost, clipped essay for 1917 Invalid Fund, and 1914-17 Invalid Fund value in green, unusual. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1588		/o Belgium, Scott Specialty Collection to 1981, extensive mint and used collection with nice group of early classics and very complete from 1930 on, strong Semi-postal section, and nice selection of Belgian Congo incl. many items to the $100 range with many better items seen, noted #137, 172-184, B106, B144-150, Fine to Very Fine. 1990 Scott $10,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1589		/o Belgium, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on homemade album pages in 2 binders to 1990, better classics used incl. #1, 3-5, 8, 9, 17, 39, mint incl. 89-91, 108-22, 136-37, modern n.h. sets, Semi-postals incl. B114-122, B123-124, B125-131, Dues, Parcel Post, etc., condition better than usual on classics, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1590		/o Belgium, & Colonies 2 Volume Mint and Used Collection, 3200+ mint or used in 2 Scott specialties to 1995, tissue interleaving where the owner hinged the used if a mint copy existed on the page, as a result the collection is more extensive then first appearance, 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century mint and used, 1881 to 1918 complete, also Semis, Airs, Colonies in Congo, Ruandi-Urundi, generally Fine. 2000 Scott $5,400 (Owner's). Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1591		/o Belgium, 1849 to 1976 Mint and Used Collection, In Scott album with early issues on quadrille pages, 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century mint or used with later mostly mint, incl. Semis, back of the book, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1592		o Bolivia, Mostly Used Collection, In Scott specialty album to 1988, good representation of early issues, tissue interleaving where the owner hinged the used if a mint copy existed on the page, as a result the collection is more extensive then first appearance, incl. Airs, Postal Tax, old pricing in margin, country reasonably represented, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1593		/o/ Bosnia & Herzegovina, Postage Due Collection, superior group of several hundred written up on homemade pages, incl. die proofs of the first issue, issued stamps mint and used, perf. 12½ mint with a few blocks of 4, perf. 12½ x 13 mint and used, 13¼ x 13, other perforations, few covers, cancel study, varieties, second issue mint and used, plus imperf. pairs, lovely collection, difficult to duplicate today, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1594		/o Bosnia & Herzegovina, Superior Accumulation, many hundreds of mint and used to 1918 organized in stockbook, extensive 1879 to 1898 double eagle issues, incl. cancels, multiples, perf. variations, forgeries, reprints, 1906 scenic set with imperf., multiples and perforation varieties, later issues to 10kr mint, Semi-postals with color trials, Dues and early Revenues, lovely group, good basis for a collection of this area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1595		/o Brazil, Collection in 2 Volumes, hundreds of mint and used on homemade pages to 1992, many mint commemorative sets, especially modern, also Semi-postals and Airs, few faults on classics, but overall nice collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1596		/o Bulgaria, Collection in 2 Stockbooks, organized by Scott numbers to 1979, hundreds of mint and used with some minor duplication, better early sets mint noted, modern n.h. mixed in with the cto'd sets, few minor faults on early issues, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489

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