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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Foreign Country Collections - Italy & Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2513		/o Italy, Powerful Colonies and Offices Collection, mint and used collection in Lindner stockbook with sets and singles from virtually every issuing entity, with many better items incl. Offices in Turkey #6, Aegean 1a and 2a, 12-18, 31-35, 36-46, C15-19 mint and used, C21-25 used, C32-38, etc., high catalog value, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2514		/o Italy, Extensive and Powerful Collection, 2 stockbooks filled with thousands mint and used starting with 1863 first issue (used) then loaded with better items (all mint unless otherwise noted), #35, 39, 48, 117-18 (2 mint, 1 used), 143-46 mint and used, 165-69 used, 171-74 mint and used, group of 40 with advertising labels, then each of the following in mint and used, 232-38, 242-46, 280-89, 290-305 plus these mint sets, 248-56, 324-28, 345-48, etc., substantial Back of the Book incl. C42-47 used, C62-65 mint and used, "D's", "E's", etc., huge catalog value, generally Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2515		Italy & Colonies, Mostly Mint Collection, In Scott album, 19th Century (mostly complete used) incl. 1877 Surcharge set, 20th Century mostly complete mint in sets (incl. 1923 set), 1930 to 1970 complete except few cheap values, also Semis, Airs mostly complete mint, few Back of the Book, Trieste, also Aegeans, Colonies mostly mint incl. Fiume, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Tripolitania with many complete sets, very clean collection; Italy cat. $10, 100+; Colonies cat. $5600+, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $15,700+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,800-3,000. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 2516		/o Italy, Collection on Scott Pages, hundreds to 1940's on duplicated pages, noted interesting high catalog States, noted Sardinia #3 used (repaired), etc., 19th Century unused, #72 used, 1940's n.h. commemoratives, #Q1-Q6 mint, Dues, nice mint Colonies, Fiume incl. various overprints, very high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 2517		/o Italy & States, Mint and Used Stock, In 2 binders priced for retail, priced up to $220, States retail $5893, some better signed, slight dupl. (mostly color vars.), many of the imperfs with margins all round, Italy retail $2203 with few Colonies to mostly 1940's, no modern, retail total $8096, generally Fine. Ex Steed Philatelics. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2518		o Italy, States High Catalog Group, mostly used, organized on stockpages and small black cards, some duplication, many shades, etc., good variety of issues, with the usual suspects, still good value here, inspect, mixed condition. Scott $40,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2519		/o Italy, Mint and Used Stock, 3 Lighthouse stockbooks filled in Scott order with quantities of used early issues incl. few better items, #119-22 (2), 140-42 (2), 248-56, etc., then exceptional range of mint Back of the Book items, C3-9, C62-65, B1-3 mint and used, D1-14, E7 used (4), J21-24 used (2), Q6 used (2), etc., nice lot worth closer inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2520		/o Italy, Offices Abroad Oldtime Stock, hundreds of mint and used organized in stockbook, several items signed, noted Crete 2 used, 6 o.g. (both signed), Bengasi 1 used (signed), Offices in Turkey 6 used, 21 l.h. (both signed), 55 used (signed), lovely group that would be difficult to duplicate today, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Scott $4,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2521		/o Italy, Collection in 2 Safe Hingeless Albums, hundreds of mint and used on well filled pages to 1960, nice classics (no States), many issues with both mint and used, interesting Back of the Book, worth a look, generally Fine. 2006 Scott $9,800+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2522		/o Italy, in Minkus Album, several hundred mint and used to 1971, value in better States with many signed incl. Roman States #9d, 14 and 17 used, Romagna 3 and 5 used, better Sardinia (some signed), jumps to modern mint, then Back of the Book with interesting Offices, Occupations and related material, worth a look, generally Fine. 2005 Scott $8,700+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2523		/o Italy, States Collection, small stockbook filled with mint and used from Modena, Parma, Tuscany, Naples, Sicily, etc., close inspection recommended, very high catalog value, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2524		/o Italy, Collection in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 4 vols. with pages to 2001, classics (no States) to 1930's mostly used, noted #72 (2), balance mix of mint and used with modern n.h. from late 1950's, Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Offices Abroad, one album of Italian Colonies mostly mint incl. Fiume, separate collection of San Marino mostly mint, noted #111-14, 139-42 used, nice collection to expand, somewhat mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2525		/o Italy & Colonies, Collection on Pages, hundreds of o.g. or used, Colonies mostly mint incl. Cyrenaica #C12-C17, CB1-CB10, Eritrea 168-74, CB1-CB10, Italy mint incl. 248-56 C23-C26, 268-79, C42-C47, Aegean Islands C28-C31, Colonies 23-31, C13-C19, C20-C27, Somalia 156-63, few faults on Italy, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2526		/o Italy, Offices Abroad Stock, nice group of mint and used organized in stockbook, noted #N35 o.g., N44 and N44 n.h. (all signed), Offices in China incl. Tientsin 22-23 o.g. (both signed), minor duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Scott $2,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2527		/o Italy, Classics on Pages, group of used and mint, 1850's to 1910's, Italy regular issues appears complete on European pages, noted #33, 51, 72 used, 49, 119-22 mint, also Dues incl. J21-J24 used, Parcel Post Q1-Q6 used, Officials O1-O8 used, plus States at the back, also San Marino mint, some Aegean Island issues, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2528		Italy, 1860's To 1880's Cover Lot, 320+ mostly folded letters opened for display, generally inexpensive regular and Official values, but noted #30 (8), 31 (13 De La Rue printings, 26 Turin printing), 48, interesting group worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2529		o Italy, Colonies Used on Pages, consists of Aegean Islands, Tripolitania, Cyrenaica with 11-15, B26-B28 and Eritrea, cancels unchecked, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2530		o Italy, Mostly Used Collection, oldtime group in 3 Schaubek albums with better early issues, plus stockbook packed with used in heavy duplication, plus a sparse collection in another album, worth look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2531		Italy, Postal History Group, 130+ covers and cards, stampless to mid 20th Century, noted Forces Mail, registered, censored, Parcel Post cards, some interesting items here, inspect, few faults, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2532		o Italy, Mostly Used Collection, 1862 to 1945, on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #33, 51, 72, no Back of the Book or Colonies, some faults, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2533		/o Italy, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1974, noted better 1950's to 1960's o.g. singles and sets, also a few 1930's mint Airmails, no States, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2534		/o Italy, W.W.I Occupation Collection, few hundred duplicated mint and used on homemade pages, overprints for Venezia Giulia and Trentino, noted varieties of overprints incl. broken letters, shifted overprints, multiples, nice oldtime group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2535		o Italy, Accumulation in 2 Binders, many hundreds of mostly duplicated used with scattered mint, to 1960's with no States, noted some mint Colonies in second binder, some surprises in here, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2536		o/ Italy, Trieste Postal History, incl. 8 postal cards and 1 cover used during Austrian control, 5 covers and 1 card from German Occupation of 1944-45, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173

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