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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Foreign Country Collections - Russia to Yugoslavia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2617		/o Russia, Collection to 1960's, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album and envelope, Imperial issues incl. #1 (pen and postmark), 3 pen cancel, 39-40 used, early Soviet era mix of mint and used, noted mint #294-301, 467, 487-88 (used), 519-23, 551-54, 555-558, 666-77, 678-86, several souvenir sheets, 1943 on mostly all mint, Semi-postals incl. B38-B41 o.g., Airs with C15-C19, C30-C33, C34-C35 all o.g., Dues, Offices incl. seldom seen city overprints for Turkey, nice group of Civil War issues plus Mongolia and Tannu Tuva, some minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2618		/o Russia, Mint and Used Accumulations, Minkus album with a few hundred to 1960's, value in used Imperial and hinged Soviet early 1960's sets, 2 stockbooks first with mix of used and mint Imperial and early Soviet, second mostly mint later Soviet sets, few minor faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2619		/o Russia, Collection in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 4 vols. on well filled pages to 1996, mix of mint and used with modern n.h., noted #9-10, 17 unused, 382-400 n.h., several later souvenir sheets, Airs incl. C53-C57 o.g., Dues, bit of Offices and related, nice collection to expand, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2620		/o Russia, Mint and Used Collection, strong collection in 3 Lighthouse stockbooks arranged in Scott order with mainly used to 1950's, with many better sets throughout and nice section of Airs, a worthwhile lot, please inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2621		o Russia, 1868 to 1966 Mostly Used Collection, In Scott album in mounts, strength in Soviet period with many complete sets, mostly complete from 1933 to 1966 period with some mint sets and imperfs 1946 to 1950, also Airs, few Back of the Book, very clean, old cat. pricing, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2622		/ Russia, Modern Overprint Collection, several thousand stamps and covers in 7 vols., overprints on various Russian 1990's issues incl. full sheets for Chess, various local posts, mostly phantom countries, noted Tuva, Eastern Siberia, etc., most unusual offering, excellent topical selection, original cost in excess of $3000, Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2623		/o Russia, Mint or Used Collection, Accumulation, In album (most of value) with mostly complete used 1933 to 1962 with some 19th Century (in album Poland to Russia) with some used Poland, also mint 1970's-80's in glassines, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2624		Russia, Offices in Levant, Consists of 3 covers and 20 pieces (mostly used), cards incl. Odessa 1912 to Jaffa, Kolo 1907 to Jerusalem, Odessa 1909 receipt coupon to Jerusalem, adhesives incl. Michel Jaffa #45IV-47IV used, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2625		Russia, Imperial Stationary Lot, 55 mint cards, envelopes, reply cards, letter cards or wrappers, owners older retail $764, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2626		Russia, 1980 Olympic Cover Collection, complete run of First Day's for various issues, cacheted and unaddressed in special album, also group of maximum cards, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2627		Russia, Mostly Souvenir Sheet Group, N.h. selection of 70+ items mounted, 1937 to 1970 (mostly 1950's-60's period), incl. 1964 Olympic sheet in green, #2631A perf and imperf., #3721-30 in corner singles and complete sheets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $500 (old) (Owner's). Estimate $140-160. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2628		French Polynesia, Extensive Mint Collection, Virtually complete mounted in 2 Palo albums to 2006, virtually all n.h. (incl. pre n.h. period), all complete sets, occasional used instead of or as a dupl. to mint copy, incl. later booklets, min. sheets, also Semis, Airs virtually complete, clean throughout, excellent collection, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,800-3,000. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 2629		/o St. Pierre & Miquelon, Classic to 1952 Collection, On Scott pages mint or used, 1885 on with 1892 and 1900 issues complete, Oct. 1891 issue complete except 35c, many other 20th Century complete sets, most value in classic period, Dues complete incl. #8-9, few signed, overall fine to very fine for this difficult period. Scott $5,636. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 2630		St. Pierre & Miquelon, Mint Collection, Mounted in Davo album, starting 1934 set n.h., 1942 to 1996 mostly complete, few souvenir sheets, virtually all n.h. complete sets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,050 ++ (Owner's). Estimate $800-900. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2631		San Marino, Mint Collection, Lighthouse stockbook filled with mainly mint with some better items incl. #7 and 15 unused, 17 mint, C63-71, J37-51, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2632		Serbia, Postal History Group, 40 covers or cards (few unused postal reply pairs), few registered, plus a passport, interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2633		Somali Coast, 19th Century on Pages, o.g. on homemade pages (couple used), 1894 to 1900, incl. #1-2, 4 and 20-21, few with small thins, couple signed, inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $2,700+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 2634		Spain, 1927 to 1955 Spain Specialized Collection, Balance of mint collection in 2 Edifil albums, all listed and priced per Edifil with numerous vars. and complete sets, incl. Specimens (ex. Edifil #448Ma-53Ma, 490N-98N), imperfs (ex. Edifil #659 used, #671s pair) incl. pairs, blocks, Edifil #517MTs-30MTs, color vars. (ex. Edifil #667cc n.h.), incl. Airs, Officials, many items in the €20-100+ cat. range, Back of the Book, #695s-98s gutter pairs, 1938 45 centimos value with many vars. incl. overprint displaced (ex. 744hhhx block of 4 with 2 diagonal overprints), few expertised, full sheet #744 with diagonal ovpt., and additional with displaced, condition throughout very nice, excellent lot for individuals looking for the varieties, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2635		o Spain, 1851 to 1954 Mostly Used Collection, On Scott pages in mounts, classics used incl. #7, 10 margins all around, #16 marginal copy with large margins all around, #21 margins to touching, #27, 30 margins all around, #52 margins all around (signed Brun), 180, 215 full o.g., 1876 Alfonso set mint, 1879 to 1905 virtually complete used, 1905 Quixote set complete used except 4p, few Specimens "A000,000", some Semis incl. #B122 used, Airs complete either mint or used complete, to 1930 except #C46, CB8-17 used, Back of the Book, etc., incorrect cat. values noted (high and low), 19th Century above average condition and appearance, 20th Century mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,243
Lot 2636		//o Spain, 20th Century Collection, In 3 Sellos albums, little early period and mostly used, 1949 on virtually complete with mixed mint or used to 1975, and n.h. complete to 1984, also 1980's-90's new issues unmounted or in stockbook, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2637		/o Spain, 1851 to 1940 Collection, few hundred mint and used on album pages, noted used #15, 20, 29, 36, 40, 42, 52 (cat. $1100), 64 (mint), 74, 78, 84, 100, 173, 180 (mint), 215, 230 (mint), Back of the Book incl. B1-B13, B74-B105, MR7, MR11 and MR25 all mint, inspect, mixed condition. Scott $6,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2638		o Spain, Mostly Used Collection, 1859 to 1944, few hundred on homemade pages, classics incl. #2, 4, 13, dubious items not counted, no Back of the Book, some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2639		/o Spain, Mint and Used Accumulation, many hundreds in 2 Edifil and Lighthouse hingeless albums to 1980, plus 5 stockbooks with various issues mint and used incl. a bit of Colonies, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2640		/o Spain, Remainder 20th Century Mint and Used Collection, In 2 Safe albums on blank pages, to 1975, early period incl. few Civil War mint or used, 1960's and later n.h. in mounts, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2641		/o Spain, Collection in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 3 vols. with pages to 2001, extra pages for shades and cancels, some modern n.h., Semi-postals, Airs, bit of Civil War at the back, Colonies mostly mint in separate vol., nice collection to expand, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2642		o Spain, Colonies Oldtime Lot, few hundred mostly used with duplication, Cuba, Philippines and Puerto Rico, some U.S. Philippines and independent Cuba, have a look, mixed condition. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folders. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2643		/o Spain, Colonies Mostly Modern Stock, many hundreds of singles and sets organized in 4 stockbooks, value in 1950's to 1960's n.h. issues with duplication, but noted some better early Cuba and Spanish Morocco, also interesting Telegraph issues from Tangier, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2644		/o Spain, Back of the Book Collection, few hundred mint and used Civil War singles and a few souvenir sheets organized by towns, good variety, also group of Spain and some Colonies Revenues (mostly 19th Century), inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2645		/o Sweden, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used on well filled pages to 2001, only missing a handful for completion, classics to 1940's mostly used with extras for shades, cancels and varieties, noted #6-12, 14, 17-27, 197-210, 213-228, mint incl. 197-212, 213-228, balance mostly mint with modern n.h., Semi-postals complete, Airs, Dues, Officials complete, nice collection to expand, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2646		/o Sweden, Collection to 1976, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album, 19th Century to 1920's mix of mint and used, balance mint with modern n.h., noted #6-12 used, 14 used, 197-209 mint or used, 213-225 used, Dues, Officials, LX1-2 used, few faults on classics, but condition better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2647		/o Switzerland, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, hundreds to 1975 in 2 well filled Lighthouse hingeless albums, classics to mid 1960's used (few mint), noted #2L1a (repaired), 2L3, 2L6, 1 other early Federal issues, large and small sitting Helvetias virtually complete, noted 18, 30-31, 35, 60-68, 226 (o.g.), PAX set used, mostly n.h. from 1965, Airs mostly complete incl. #C1 used (not signed), Semi-postals mostly used with souvenir sheets, noted B119, B105 (o.g.), B143, B206 (n.h.), Dues, Officials, some Geneva offices, condition much better than usual on classics, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2648		/o Switzerland, in 2 Lighthouse Hingeless Albums, hundreds to 1959, classics incl. early Federal issues and Helvetia issues mostly used, few scattered cover, good showing of Semi-postals mostly mint, other Back of the Book with Airs, Dues, etc., clean collection and ready to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Scott $10,500 (Owner's). Estimate $1,600-1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 2649		o Switzerland, Used Classics, 150+ organized on stockpages, imperforate large Helvetias (few earlier), shades, cancels, varieties, close inspection is recommended, some faults as to be expected, otherwise Fine. Scott $21,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2650		Switzerland, Oldtime Accumulation, many hundreds of mostly mint in 3 stockbooks, classics used incl. early Federal issues, later in n.h. blocks to 1940's, also tete-beche pairs, Dues, Officials incl. International Offices, nice clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2651		o Switzerland, Mostly Used Collection, 1850 to 1944, on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #8, 10, 12, Helvetia values incl. #30, dubious items not counted, no Back of the Book, some faults, high catalog, mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2652		/ Switzerland, 1900's to 1967 Collection, extensive in 2 Lindner hingeless albums, o.g. to early 1960's, balance appears n.h., noted NABA sheet o.g., PAX set o.g., incl. various souvenir sheets, Semi-postals, Airs incl. #C1-C2 o.g., and Officials, clean collection, ready for expansion, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2653		/o Switzerland, Mint and Used Back of the Book Collection, Mounted in Scott album, consists of Semis, Airs, and few after not counted, n.h. (cat. $784) to o.g. ($1106) and used (cat. $479), virtually all complete sets with few souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,390+ (Owner's). Estimate $450-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2654		o Switzerland, Used Collection, many hundreds (few scattered mint) in Lighthouse hingeless album to 1978, value in used classics incl. #1-2, 7-8, 10, 13 (signed), plus a few fakes thrown in for fun, nice group of imperforate Helvetia with #30-31, Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, missing key items from 20th Century, usual mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2655		/o Switzerland, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used on well filled pages with pages to 1996, classics to 1940's used, noted #304-305, balance a mix of mint and used, Semi-postals mostly used, Airs incl. C1-C2 o.g., Dues, Officials, etc., nice collection to expand, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2656		/o/ Switzerland, Emissions Avec Surtaxe Mint, Used and Cover Collection, In Biella album to 1989 from Zum. #2-4 on incl. souvenir sheets, missing only a few better, and incl. FDC's, Zum. #16 incl. positional blocks, Fine to Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2657		/o Switzerland, Small Group of Better, noted #12 (2 used), 13 red cancel, balance mint incl. 125 o.g., 184 o.g., B2a n.h., B3 o.g. (2) and C14 o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,036. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2658		/o Switzerland, Airmail Collection, neatly mounted and written up on homemade pages, appears complete both mint and used (no grilled gum varieties), nice collection, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2659		/o Switzerland, Airmail Group, mint and used organized on black stockpages, duplication, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,350 (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 2660		Thailand, New Issue Group, n.h. group of material incl. sets, singles, and sheets, better items seen, also noted many imperforate sheets, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2661		/o Tibet, Interesting Older Group, small group of mint and used on stockpages, noted India adhesives on piece (2 pair, 1 single) canceled Gyantse and Yatung, #1 on piece (2), 12-13 mint, 14 pane of 9 mint, also government in exile issues, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2662		/o/ Turkey, Collection to 1973, many hundreds of mint and used, plus some covers in Scott specialty album, some duplicate pages, noted #278-84 used, 575 mint, 634-47 mint, value in 1920's on mint with good mix of n.h., some sets duplicated in n.h. blocks, also noted souvenir sheets mint incl. 841, 915a, 933, Airs complete mint, plus Dues, Newspaper, extensive mint Postal Tax and Turkey in Asia with 90-97 mint, few minor faults, but condition much better than usual, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2663		//o Turkey, Collector Accumulation, hundreds of modern n.h. sets and singles in glassines, many still in original packaging, many n.h. blocks of 4, plus oldtime auction lots, also classics used, noted #284, 315A, 455-58, 625-32, 648-58, 659-72, 765-73 all o.g., 1101a n.h., mint Hatay on pages, foreign Offices in Turkey, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $7,763
Lot 2664		/o Turkey, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used on well filled pages in 2 vols. (pages to 2001), good showing of classics, more modern noted o.g. #648-58, 659-72, Airs, Dues, Parcel Tax, Turkey in Asia, etc., nice collection to expand, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2665		Turkey, Ottoman Posts & Offices in Palestine Collection, Small identified collection on pages with 7 covers or telegraphs and 40 singles or pieces, towns incl. Bir-El-Sibee negative Negev cancel Halil-Ul-Rahman, etc., interesting and scarcely offered with good strikes, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 2666		Ukraine, 1918 to 1919 Postal Stationery, 21 mint entires (plus 2 used), consist of overprints for Kiev with U's, K's, P's and S's (all Michel numbering), Kharkov U's, Podolia K15 cto'd. and 2 Western Ukraine items, some duplication, unusual lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €1,100+. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253

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