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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign Country Collections - Greece to Italy

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2714		Greece, Mostly Mint Extensive Collection, In Scott specialty album to 1977, virtually intact, classics mostly used with no great rarities, value of collection in 1896 Olympic set mint complete, complete 20th Century (virtually all mint with better n.h.), only missing #288B, 276A, 380 (separate lot), Semis, Airs complete mint, some Dues, additional back of the book not counted, decent Occupation with better mint or used sets to $200+, Turkey 1913 set complete mint, Crete 1900 to 1910 complete mostly mint except 1905 50L, Epirus, Ionian Islands complete, few Italian Occupation, Thrace, old catalog pricing by owner (most has gone up), 19th virtually all with margins all round and mostly above average condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, a very attractive collection. Estimate $4,500-5,500. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 2715		/o/ Greece, Interesting Small Selection, Incl. better covers, postcards incl. items on old lot sheets topically related to ancient Architecture, #43 mint irregular block of 14, few reduced Die proofs, some mint stationery, unsealed rate to India cover, also cheaper used in glassines, needs inspection as better postal history incl. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2716		o Greece, Oldtime Collection, 1896 to 1987, worthwhile mostly used collection on homemade quadrille pages in a binder, nice selection of complete sets throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2717		Greenland, New Issue Accumulation, n.h., 1990's to 2003, incl. sets, souvenir sheets, booklets, year sets, etc., plus Christmas Seals in sheets, clean group with some duplication, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2718		Guatemala, Official Group of 40+, 1809 to 1897, mounted and written up on exhibit pages, many with cancel tracings, mostly fronts with Spanish Dominion incl. what is now Honduras and El Salvador, noted 1857 Commanding General of the Department of Chiquezumula (beautiful strike), some complete documents incl. "Municipal de Santa Cruz", 1863 Commander of the Fort Guatemala, some scarce towns incl. Lanquin and San Andreas Sacabaja, few wrappers, Verapaz railroad 1896, San Jose Custom House, few later envelopes, scarce group, few with minor faults as to be expected for age of items, Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 2719		Hungary, 1963 to 1984 Mint Topical Stock, n.h. and mostly identified in glassines, almost all complete sets with corresponding souvenir sheets, no dupl., few early sets hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2720		/o Iceland, Extensive Collection to 2000, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album, used to 1920's, balance complete mint, with much n.h., also duplicate used under mint, noted #1-7, 9-14, 31-34 all used, 40a pair used on piece, 152-66 n.h., 176-87 both mint and used, Airs all n.h., only missing #C12-C14, Officials extensive used incl. #O1-O2, few faults as to be expected on early issues, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2721		Iceland, Virtually Complete Mint Collection to 1920's, mounted on oldtime European pages to 1920's, all spaces filled except #O1, missing a few overprint issues, noted 2 items used (#21 and 27), several extra mint for varieties and duplicates, Airs, Officials, condition much better than usually seen, much "European" quality, inspection will be rewarded, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,500-6,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2722		/o Iceland, Small Better Accumulation, mint and used, noted #B5 n.h. (4) and used, B6 n.h. (several), 153 (13), 155 (24), 156 (11) all n.h., 86-91 on cover, 1 regummed, 213-16 used, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2723		B Iceland, Modern Booklet Accumulation, nice selection from 1980's to 2002, some duplication, plus a few souvenir sheets, Very Fine. Scott $1,361 (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2724		/o Indochina, Small Mint Or Used Collection, On Scott pages, 1889 to 1946, incl. Peace & Commerce, some complete sets, Fine to Very Fine. 2004 Scott $390+. Estimate $120-140. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2725		Iraq, Extensive Collection in Scott Album, Few thousand mostly mint o.g. 1923 to 1979, incl. mint #110-129 plus perf and imperf souvenir sheets, O1-O12, mostly complete mint 1942-1968, plus many later mint o.g. sets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2726		Israel, Covers, Large accumulation of over 800 covers, incl. First Day's, events and some commercial covers, with modest duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $104
Lot 2727		Italian Area, States and Empire Collection, to 1960 in 2 albums, 1 devoted to States, Fiume and Trieste, with all States (majority used) well represented, occasional fakes but many better with considerable cat. value, 19th Century empire mostly used, 20th Century mostly mint with many better complete 1920's-40's sets (occasional n.h.), also better Semis, Airs, better material throughout, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2728		/o Italian Area, 1920's Stamps With Advertising Labels, couple hundred organized on stockpages by Scott numbers, duplication, noted #100d (2 o.g.), 105f (2 used), 105j (4 used), very seldom offered in quantity, much higher catalog in Sassone, generally Fine. Scott $4,169. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2729		Italian Area, Mostly Mint Collection to 1988, In 3 Marini albums, somewhat sparse 19th Century used, 1911 to 1923 majority complete mint or used, 1924 on mostly complete and 1930 on virtually complete mint o.g., some early 20th Century gum toning, also incl. Semis, Airs, and back of the book, some 1930's sets n.h., few Socialist issues, later issues all n.h., also 1 Marini album of mint and used modern Stationery, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2730		Italian Area, Attractive Mostly Mint Collection, mostly mint collection on Minkus album pages, nice showing of complete mint sets from the 1920's through 1950's, some earlier issues as well, substantial catalog value, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 2731		Italian Area, Colonies, Offices and Aegean Islands Collection, In 2 albums on quadrille pages, incl. better Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, Somalia, with mostly complete mint sets from 1920's-40's period, better Airs, also Express, occasional n.h., Offices mint or used, better throughout (ex. Smyrna #7 n.h. corner copy), inspection recommended, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 2732		Italian Area, Italy & Colonies Collection, Valuable collection with useful range of mainly mint sets (many better) in 3 vols., plus nice Colonies incl. Eritrea, Fiume, Tripolitania, Somalia, AMG, Trieste A & B, etc., careful inspection is suggested, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 2733		/o Italian Area, Roman States Collection, about 100 mint and used on album pages and duplicates on stockpages, noted reprints, very high catalog, condition about average for these with some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2734		Italian Area, Classic Group of 55 Covers, Stampless or States, States internal usages incl. Roman, stampless incl. Sardinia, Vatican, Tuscany, Lombardy-Venetia, Lombardy, one cover to U.S. 1872, etc., Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2735		/o Italian Area, WWI Occupation Collection, Collector's unpicked mint and used on pages, consists of Venezia Giulia, and Trentino, incl. mint multiples and we note better ovpt. vars. noted by the collector incl. missing letters and displaced ovpts., incl. Express, "T" overprints, needs close inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2736		Italian Area, Modern Mint Issues, 1962 to 2005, mostly complete collection of issues for the period on album pages, great opportunity to acquire modern sets, singles and souvenir sheets to complete your collection, generally Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2737		Italian Area, Collector's Collection Remainders, In 10 stockbooks, mostly Italy but few Colonies incl. Rhodes, considerable back of the book, 1960's-80's n.h. blocks of 4, used minor dupl. early to mid 20th Century, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2738		o Italian Area, Mostly Used Collection, hundreds in Scott album with pages to 1973, no States, good showing of classics, noted #72, 115-16 (o.g.), few Airs incl. #C42-C47 o.g., some other back of the book, faulty to very fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2739		Italian Area, States Postal History, 26 covers from various States, mostly Sardinia, but noted Two Sicilies, Tuscany, Parma and Roman States, nice variety, generally fresh, Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 2740		Italian Area, Revenue Collection, several hundred written up on homemade pages and on stockpages, noted Comune di Campione, Istria (with postage stamps), Sardinia trial proofs (2), Lombardy-Venetia values (1850's to 1860's), Mantova, Federal issues for passports, match tax, administrative tax, etc., interesting group, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2741		Italian Area, Mint Stationery With Advertising, 16 pieces from the 1950's, noted Da Vinci set of 5, Napoli 1954 Exposition 20L and 35L cards, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $489

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