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Foreign Country Collections - Greece to Italy

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1675		o Greece, Mostly Used Collection to 1950, In Scott album, starting with Hermes Heads #2 (nice selection mostly used with few dupl.), mostly used to 1937, mint or used after that with Airs, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1676		Greenland, 1938 to 1994 Mint Collection, On Scott pages, complete to #18 except #8, 32, later reasonably complete, also Thule 1935-36 set, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $144
Lot 1677		/o Iceland, Mostly Mint Collection, In stockbook, incl. #52a, 53 o.g. with certs, also incl. 1980's to 2004 year sets, few 19th Century mostly used, value in 20th Century mint with occasional used dupl. of mint, starting with 1902-03 issue, 1907-08 complete, 1940's and later mint and used sets, later n.h. issues in blocks of 4 to 1989, also Airs #C4-8 (2 mint), C9-11, few Officials, mostly Fine to Very Fine. 2003 Scott $7,600+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1678		Iceland, Mint Dealer Stock, many hundreds of mostly o.g. identified on small sales cards (many without catalog or older catalog values), 1873 to 1960's, good variety with duplication, noted #1 (thin), 14 (2), 86-91, 98, 127-28, 144-48, 150 (4), 181 (2), 184 (2), 186 (2), 187, 232-35, 273 (4 o.g.), Airs incl. C9-C11 (3), few Officials, very high catalog, excellent for retail stock, not much 19th Century (condition mixed), value in 20th Century, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 1679		/o Iceland, Mint and Used Collection, To 1995 in Scott specialty album, earlies mostly used, later mint or used, incl. Semis, Airs incl. 1931 Zeppelin set, Officials, etc, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1680		/o Indochina, Revenue Accumulation, 300+ on stockpages, mostly early 1900's to 1930's, noted locals incl. Hanoi in yellow, black, rose and blue, Haiphong, minor duplication, high retail annotated, inspect for value, faulty to fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 1681		/o Indochina, Related, 1889-1939, Mint or used in 9 Shanghai Philatelic Society approval books, worthwhile assortment of singles and sets in fresh above average condition, worthwhile group from this elusive area, some duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1682		/o Iran, Large Classic Accumulation, hundreds of mint and used in sets and singles in 2 full stockbooks, duplication, many items look genuine (not reprints), a true hoard of this area, put together by a Persian collector (from Iran) over many years, many notations in binders are in Persian, few minor faults, worth a close look, very high catalog if genuine, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1683		/o Iran, Mint and Used Collection, several hundred mounted on homemade pages to 1977, some duplication for cancels, etc., value in 1950's onwards mint sets, high catalog if classics genuine (not counted), few faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1684		Israel, Never Hinged Stock, Better in small binders, later incl. tabs in #102 cards, incl. #1-9, 7-9, tabs incl. #1-6, 10-14, 10-14 tete-beche, 27 (2), 25, 28-30, 33-34, 55 (2), C1-6, some later n.h. unorganized and on pages, F.D.'s, stationery, loose, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1685		/ Israel, Mint Tab Collection, 1948-1985, N.h. to o.g. better items incl. 1948 High Holidays n.h. with tabs, 1949 Tabul sheet, National flag with tab, 1950-54 3rd coin issue, 1951 Officials, early booklets and stockbook with modern mint blocks, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1686		/o Israel, Collection Accumulation, 1948-1999, on White Ace pages, also 2 large binders of modern new issues, full sheets from the 1950's in 4 sheet files and 2 stockbooks contains mint and used duplicates, all in a banker box, some good value throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1687		/o Israel, Oldtime Collection, contains a Minkus album with various early sets with and without tabs, early F.D.'s, forerunners, Palestine issues and other interesting misc. items, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1688		Israel, New Issue Accumulation, mostly later 20th Century accumulation in a banker box, featuring singles, blocks and sheets, generally Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1689		/o Israel, Collection in 3 Volumes, several hundred mint and used, value in scattered early tab issues, noted n.h. #15, 16, 31-32, 35-36, J6-J11, later issues, plus collection of singles in 2 vols., some covers scattered throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1690		Israel, Mint Collection, 1948-1998, N.h. in three albums, appears to be complete, including souvenir sheets, Airs and Dues, #7-9 l.h., #16 no gum, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $800+. Estimate $220-260. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1691		Israel, Never Hinged Tabs, 1952-1996, Three albums, virtually complete, #66//1287, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1692		/ Italy, Mint Stock, many hundreds of o.g. and modern n.h., organized and identified on manila stockpages in binder with duplication, #73 to modern, good selection of 1920's to 1930's, Semi-postals, Airs, etc., great lot for retail, nothing after #600 counted, occasional minor gum problem, but overall clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $15,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 1693		Italy, 1950-58 "Ministero Delle Poste", Complete post office issued book with Sassone #634-52, 710-18, 747-48, Express 25-31, Parcel Post 66-81 (cat. €6150, 100L perf 13¼ by 14), Dues 97-110, Authorized Delivery 9-11, Parcel Post Authorized Delivery 1-4 (cat. €525), rarely seen in original book, Fine to Very Fine. Sassone €8,000. Estimate $2,400-2,600. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 1694		/o Italy, 1862 to 1970 Mint and Used Collection, Mounted in Scott album, earlies used, 1891 on mint or used, 1913 on mostly mint complete, Semis with 1924 on complete, Airs 1926 on mint, missing few better sets, also back of the book, Offices, Colonies incl. Fiume, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1695		/ Italy, AMG Mint Collection, large collection in 4 albums of AMG and Feldpost items incl. many better revenues, sets and singles, noted nice group of covers, large group of paper and shade varieties, #1LC1-7 with broken "G" variety, offered as received., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 1696		/o Italy, Trentino (Italian Occupation) Collection, Mostly mint on pages, incl. Trentino-Alto Adige complete to 1k (no 90h), 1918 issue except Sassone #23, plus cover with Provisional #BZ3/133-35, BZ3/138 on cover, Venezia Giulia Sassone #1-17 complete mint and used (3k, 4k used on granite paper), #19-29 complete mint, Dues #1-5 (2 sets), Express #1, Trento Dues #1-9 (high values signed), also Dalmazia Due #4, etc., Fine to Very Fine rarely seen area. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 1697		/o Italy, Collection in 2 Volumes, hundreds of mint and used on homemade album pages to 1990, no States, 19th Century used, 20th onwards mostly mint with duplication for used, Airs, scattered mostly mint Cols., bit of mint Vatican at the back of vol. 2, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $510
Lot 1698		/o Italy, Mint or Used Collection, 2300+ mint or used in Scott specialty to 1988, 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, some non-Scott pages, 19th Century used, 1920's on considerable mint, incl back of the book, East Africa, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 2000 Scott $2,500 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $480
Lot 1699		/o Italy, States High Catalog Accumulation, few hundred organized in 3 stockbooks, incl. originals, reprints, forgeries, phantoms, shades, cancels, etc., extensive Roman States, better Tuscany and Sardinia noted, very mixed condition, but great lot for specialist, with much potential. Estimate $500-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1700		Italy, Trieste Zone A Mint Collection, o.g. on Scott specialty pages, regular issues complete to #208, Airs to C26 (missing C16), E1-E7, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,220 (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1701		Italy, W.W.I Era Patriotic Defense and Charity Issues, approximately 400 on stockpages in binder, minor duplication, good variety of issues, lovely group of these interesting labels, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1702		/o Italy, Trieste Revenue Collection, on pages and stocksheets incl. many complete sets and better items, incl. some on pieces, and gutter pairs, nice selection of material., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1703		Italy, Commune and City Revenues, many hundred mostly mint, identified on small pages or organized in 3 books, excellent variety, minor duplication, unusual lot, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1704		Italy, Modern Mint Lot, few hundred in small stockbook and on 4 black pages, 1950's to 1970's, good variety with minor duplication, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219

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