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Foreign Country Collections - Korea to Portugal
 
 
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Lot 1726
 
Korea (South), Mint Collection, Scott specialty album containing mint collection to late 1980's with nice representation of mostly never hinged sets incl. 1951 Flags issue, 360a-74A, 756-80 (block), etc., generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$748
Lot 1727
 
Laos, Imperforates in Full Sheets, #298-300, 304-09, 1978-79 n.h. group of 3 different sets in sheets of 20.
Michel €540.
Estimate $200-250.
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$161
Lot 1728
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Liberia, Extensive Mint or Used Collection, On pages to 1970's, starts with "Liberia" type with many examples mint and used, some identified, many dupl. not, later 19th Century with perf vars., imperfs, Feldwich 1880 thin paper proofs (3), inverted centers, proofs, 1909 set of 9 in black imperf. proofs, 1910-12 3c triangle with various perfs, 1906 issue various values in imperf color trials, #157a, Semis with various misplaced surcharges, imperfs, Registration from 1894 on, many misplaced surcharges, 1920 surcharge issue with experimental surcharges (some Ex-Lagerloef), 1920 #176c, 177b, 178a, C111d, O112b cover to Haiti, 1923 issue with both papers, Air sets incl. few covers, 1947 Centenary sheet in various forms, 1949 progressive proofs, etc., 1919 registration with outer color double printed, proofs of 1906-18 Official OS overprints, later imperfs, etc., very interesting collection that needs careful inspection, mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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Lot 1729
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Liberia, Variety Lot, mostly n.h. on small sales cards or stockcards, incl. older specimen overprints, color missing, printing varieties, with duplication, very unusual lot for the specialist or dealer, inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$374
Lot 1730
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Liechtenstein, Extensive Mint and Cover Collection, 2 volume collection, starting with #1-3 mint and set on cover, 1a-3a on cover, 1912 mixed franking #1 with Austria 5h, complete mint after that, #32-46 on 2 Kronik covers, #46 on individual cover (slight soiling), 44-45 on cover, 1921 set, #71a on cover, 1924-28 issue with numerous covers incl. multiples, B1-3 on cover, 72-79, #87 on reg. cover to Luxembourg (cat. Sfr750) plus other values individually tied, May 1930 Zepp. cover to Recife, 1930 set plus covers incl. blocks of 4, Airs complete, 2 1930 Baltic Zepp. covers to Sweden, also 1930 1st flight covers, C7-8 plus both Zepp. flights, Feb. 13, 1933 Glider flight cover, 1931 October 2 Zepp. flights, Officials complete, #114 mint and on cover (cat. Sfr700), #C6 1935 Glider flight, C14 1932 Vaduz-Allenrhein-Innsbruck flight, 1939 on with F.D.'s, later complete, also #188-91 in full sheets of 20, C24-29 in full sheets of 9, B19-21 in panes of 12, 1960's issues in panes, also additional better loose 1930's-50's covers incl. F.D.'s, missing only Vaduz sheet and 5fr single, otherwise very extensive collection, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $4,000-4,500.
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$6,325
Lot 1731
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Liechtenstein, Mint Stock, many hundreds of o.g. and modern n.h., organized and identified in stockbook with duplication, #1 to modern, good selection of 1920's to 1950's incl. #69 n.h., 74-80 o.g., 108-10 o.g., 111-13 n.h., 114 (2) n.h., 116-29 n.h., 130 (2) n.h., etc., Semi-postals incl. B7-10 (2), B11-13 (2) all n.h., Airs incl. C1-6 (2), C7-8, C9-13 (2), C14, C15-16 (2) all n.h., etc., great lot for retail, nothing after #367 counted, overall clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $15,000+.
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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$4,140
Lot 1732
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Liechtenstein, Used Stock, many hundreds organized and identified on manila stockpages in binder with duplication, some scattered mint, noted used #1-3 (4), 68-69, 71a, 86, 93 (2), 107 (2), 111-13, 114, 130, 152, 157-59 (2), 171 (3), Semi-postals incl. B7-10 (3), B11-13, Airs incl. C1-6, C9-13 (2), C15-16, Officials, nothing after #367 counted, good lot for retail, overall clean, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $14,300+ (Owner's).
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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$2,300
Lot 1733
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Liechtenstein, Collection to 1974, several hundred mostly mint (much later n.h.) in 2 Minkus specialty albums, noted #151a, 157-59, 243-45, 266-69, 247-58, 274-76, C24-33 all n.h., clean lot, nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$299
Lot 1734
 
Liechtenstein, Small Accumulation, mint and used in glassines and on cards, mostly souvenir sheets, noted #238 n.h., couple covers, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $717.
Estimate $150-200.
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$115
Lot 1735
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Luxembourg, Collection on Scott Pages, on pages to 1980 incl. many mint modern set with classic material being primarily used, good selection of Semi-postals and Occupation issues, incl. some Officials and some varieties, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-500.
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$489
Lot 1736
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Manchukuo, Mint and Used Collection, on Minkus pages, noted #30 o.g., only missing #89 and 108 for completion, fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-350.
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$489
Lot 1737

Manchukuo, Group of 23 Covers & Cards, 1934/1945 incl. ?Postal War? usages to China with obliterating brush strokes applied to stamps by Chinese postal clerks, FD's, postal stationery, etc.
Estimate $300-400.
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$805
Lot 1738
 
Mexico, 1967 to 2000 Never Hinged Collection, hundreds in 2 well filled Lighthouse hingeless albums, incl. souvenir sheets, some coil pairs and Airs, noted #1550a (2), 1752-57, clean lot, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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Lot 1739
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Mexico, Collections Including Revenues, Intact mint or used in 8 old albums or stockbooks, starting with 1864-66 Eagles with #19, numerous districts of #23, few Maximilian, imperf and perf Hidalgos, 1910 issue to 5p (2), 1913-16 Civil War, #387 double perf var., GCM values, Sonora, Oaxaca issue with #417, #484-94, 495-99, some issues with imperfs, later issues to 5p, few trials and proofs, local ovpt's., considerable revenues (hundreds) with more unusual incl. Public Primary Instruction, Durango, 1897-98 Federal, Hilaza y Tejidos, Metales Gneciosos, Renta Interior (Internal Revenue), another collection starting with few Hidalgos to 1940's plus Airs incl. some better, unchecked for districts, also fakes, one album collection of hundreds of Federal with better (slightly dupl.), incl. re-entry, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$1,898
Lot 1740
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Mexico, Porte De Mar Forgery Collection, nice selection of 108 pieces displayed and written up on homemade pages, forgerers incl. Moen, Spiro, Bonasi and unknown, plus bogus cancels and composite sheets, great reference group, generally Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$403
Lot 1741
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Mexico, 1885 to 1940 Revenue Collection, 2 volume exhibit of several hundred shown in date of issuance, incl. Internal Revenue with tabs, Durango, Documentary, Yarn & Textiles, Official Seals, some with State names, "Contribution Federal", many revenues not normally seen, inspection necessary for this oldtime collection.
Estimate $500-750.
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$518
Lot 1742
 
Mexico, Sonora "White" Issue Group of 7 Covers, two with 5c (#326, 329), one with 10c (#328), 1c single franking, philatelic with three 1c and 2c, 2c (#324) single franking and a philatelic strip of 2½ (2c bisect), typical mixed condition.
Estimate $350-450.
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$360
Lot 1743
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Mexico, 1895 Issues "Specimen" Overprints, in small burgundy album, from the Post Office, consists of 33 stationery items (envelopes, postal cards, paid reply cards and wrappers), 6 stamps and 10 official stamps, all with Muestra overprint, mounted on pages, unusual group, seldom offered, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$431
Lot 1744
 
Mexico, "Sinaloa" Group of 7 Covers, incl. some nice combinations, dead letter office, advertising, few minor faults, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-250.
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$219
Lot 1745
 
Mexico, "Torreon" Cover Group of 9, incl. straightline cancel, Torreon and Chihuahua (rare), horseshoe, advertised, etc., some faults, inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$150
Lot 1746
 
Mexico, "Monterey" Group of 11 Covers, noted Apodaca to Taylor, TX, "Consit" error, various frankings,advertising, unclaimed, few minor faults, inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$138
Lot 1747
 
Mexico, Sonora "White" and "Green" Seal Covers, 3 philatelic covers with combinations of both issues (green is colorless roulette), nice group, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $120-130.
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$132
Lot 1748
 
Mexico, "Denver Revenue" Group of 3 Covers, franked with 5c and 2c, 3c, plus a cover with 10c rejected as postage with oval "Falta de Porte" h.s., nice group, Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$108
Lot 1749

Mexico, 1868 Hidalgo Covers From Vera Cruz, 15 folded letters used in district 2, written up on well annotated pages, all with thick figure of value, few postal forgeries, several boxed cancels, interesting group, generally Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$138
Lot 1750
 
Monaco, Collection to 1970's, few hundred mostly mint in Scott specialty album, noted #5 mint, 27 used, later sets, some Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, plus mint French Andorra at the back, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
2006 Scott $3,900 (Owner's).
Estimate $600-700.
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$575
Lot 1751
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Montenegro, Superior Collection in Stockbook, mint and used, noted first printing #1-7 mint, plus 2nd thru 4th, 31a used, incl. varieties with imperfs., many perf. variations, double overprint (red and black) on 1906 Constitution, 1907 and 1910 with imperfs., also Dues with perf. varieties complete, Constitution issue with overprint varieties, also government in exile issues, lovely group, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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Lot 1752
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Netherlands, Lovely Collection to 1984, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album, incl. early shades, perforation varieties and syncopated perforations, noted used #3 (2), 11-12, 86 (small inclusion), 104-105, 133-34, 148a, mint incl. 226-43 n.h., 336-39 l.h., Semi-postals complete mint or used incl. syncopated perfs, B144a-45a n.h., Airs incl. #C13 n.h., Dues fairly complete, lovely collection of superior quality, Fine to Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate $1,300-1,500.
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$1,783
Lot 1753
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Netherlands, Mint, Used and Cover Collection, To 1930's on pages, later mint and used sets, incl. 16 copies #1 with various cancels, #4, 6 on cover to Vienna, 1932 Zepp. flight, F.D.'s from 1950's, part o.g. #3 and 2 used, #6 no gum, #4 toned o.g., syncopated perfs, mostly used to 1888, 1891-94 mint to 1g, also #51-52 mint, mixed mint or used after that, 1920 both 2.50g mint, 1923 Wilhelmina set mint, also Semis mint, Airs, back of the book, few later n.h. to o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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$2,243
Lot 1754
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Netherlands, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on homemade album pages in 2 vols. to 1993, many pages duplicated for mint and used, used incl. #3, 6, 12, mint incl. 226-243 (mostly n.h.) and used, Semi-postals mint with duplicate used, condition much better than usual, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$920
Lot 1755
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Netherlands Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, many hundreds in Scott specialty album, Curacao to 1980 incl. #208-229 n.h. (229 used), Semi-postals complete mint, Airs, Dues, Dutch Indies with couple pages of early town cancels, Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Japanese Occupation, New Guinea mint with UNTEA set, Surinam mostly mint, nice showing of issues, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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$776
Lot 1756
 
Netherlands Colonies, Mostly Mint Collection, On pages, mostly 20th Century with Surinam old cat. $300+ incl. B34-36, B41-46 F.D.'s, Curacao cat. $1100+ with few earlies on album pages, also Indies with classics used incl. #1-2, 1st flight Indies cover 1930 Batavia-Singapore, 1885-88 mint stationery, most value in 20th Century, #CB9-12, B10-14 F.D.'s, New Guinea cat. $50+, Fine to Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate $600-800.
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$863
Lot 1757
 
Netherlands, & Colonies Cover Group, 28 items with mostly W.W. II era, Netherlands Indies censored, impressive assortment of censored and other markings, incl. Curacao and 2 Mozambique censored, very lovely lot, generally Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$431
Lot 1758
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Netherlands, Mint and Used Collection to 1995, 2000+ in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, early material to 1920's mostly used, after that mint and/or used, few booklets, generally Fine to Very Fine.
1997 Scott $2,600 (Owner's).
Estimate $400-500.
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$518
Lot 1759
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Netherlands, Mostly Used Collection, to 1982 in Scott album on quadrille pages, incl. #1-6, occasional mint 20th Century, also Indies collection, few vars., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$265
Lot 1760
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Netherlands, Duplicates in Stockbook, several hundred mostly used organized on Manila pages, classics to modern, some better noted incl. #100 used, 226-43 (mint/used), 361-64 n.h., few Colonies at back, some faults on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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$138
Lot 1761
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Paraguay, Collection in 2 Albums, 2400+ mint and used, 1870 to 1991, first album Scott specialty to 1980 with good showing of issues, second album 1979-91 with some duplication of other album, nice showing of modern o.g. now listed in Scott, noted 1964 Olympics imperf. pairs o.g., some faults, but good collection to expand, generally Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$460
Lot 1762
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Philippines, Comprehensive Collection, 1868-1948, mint and used collection on album pages loaded with wealth of singles, blocks of four and large multiples, featuring better cancels and varieties throughout, also full sheets multiples of Filipino Revolutionary Government issues, a literal treasure trove of material for the specialist, many under valued scarce items throughout, careful inspection definitely required, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,500.
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$2,875
Lot 1763
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Philippines, Topical Sets in Quantities, Large group of 7 different topical sets all CTO mostly in full sheets, Scott# 1379-84 (fish x 660), 1403-08 (animals x 440), 1425-30 (cats/dogs x 250), 1411-16 (flowers x 4700), 1655-60 (birds x 300), 1693-98 (butterflies x 100) and 1731A-F (trains x 200), Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $20,000.
Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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Lot 1764
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Philippines, Accumulation in Early Approval Books, mint and used accumulation in 6 early California Collectors Club approval books, incl. Spanish, U.S. and Independent issues, better items throughout incl. attractive Spanish issues as well as selection of O.B. Overprint on U.S. issues, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$288
Lot 1765
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Poland, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds of mint, used and some covers on homemade pages to 1993, noted better 1920's to 1930's mint incl. #280-81, 315-16, 333, modern mint sets, Semi-postals incl. B11-14, B29, B35, Dues, General Government, Offices Abroad, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$805
Lot 1766
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Poland, Unusual Accumulation, in stockbook, noted #C26A with various Groszy overprints, few souvenir sheets, Monte Casino overprints on cover (3), numerous Groszy overprints on covers (18), Polish Korp in England labels on piece or cover with G.B. adhesives, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$431
Lot 1767
 
Poland, Interesting Group of Postal History, 37 covers or cards, noted #B31 on registered cover, few flights and balloon covers, Russia used in Poland, Polish forces in G.B., etc., nice group, few minor faults, generally Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$403
Lot 1768
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Portugal, Collection to 1966, hundreds of mint and used on Scott specialty pages, mostly used 19th Century incl. #1, 16, 23 (2), 27, 47, 97-109, 132-146 (145 looks unused), 1926 on mint and used incl. mint 422-36, 437-52, 528-33, 534-39, no Back of the Book, mixed condition on early issues, late 19th Century onwards generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$1,380
Lot 1769
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Portugal, and Colonies Revenue Lot, many hundreds in 2 stockbooks, 19th to early 20th Century, majority Portugal, but noted Azores, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea, India, Macao, Mozambique, Nyassa, St. Thomas and Timor, good variety of issues with minor duplication, faulty to very fine, inspect for value.
Estimate $200-300.
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$1,380








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