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Foreign Country Collections - Aland to France

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1378		Åland Islands, Aland 1984 to 2007 Complete, n.h. in Stender album, also group of frama labels at back, plus envelope with some duplicates and items not mounted, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1379		Albania, Mint Never Hinged Group, Fresh group of n.h. complete sets from 1960's period all in blocks, incl. #C73-74 (10), etc., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,650. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1380		/o Argentina, Revenue Accumulation, 950+ mint and used early 20th Century issues in oldtime American Revenue Association sales books, good variety with duplication, few minor faults, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1381		/ Austria, Mostly Mint Collection to 2001, many hundreds in 4 well filled Davo hingeless albums, some used classics, 1908 to 1937 virtually all mint and only missing a few key items for completion, 1945 to 1953 complete mint with a mix of o.g. and n.h., 1954 to 2001 complete n.h., incl. Semi-postals, Airs and some other Back of the Book, nice clean collection ready for completion, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1382		/o Austria, Collection in Lighthouse Albums, few thousand in 3 hingeless vols. to 1985, fairly complete for period with many higher catalog sets, specialized perf and paper varieties on classics, used incl. #1, 8, 12-13, 39, 61-65, 127, mint incl. 326-39, 378-79, 520-26, Semi-postals mint incl. B1-B99, B132-B137, Airs incl. C32-C46, Dues complete except a half dozen issues, Newspaper, Lombardy-Venetia, Offices in Turkey, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1383		Austria, About 250 Covers, Small box ranging from classics, printed to order stationery, censored and better First Days, retail values to $50, a very nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1384		/o Austria, Group of Better Items, mint and used in small envelopes, incl. used jumbo #2, 7, mint 22, 27, 30, later issues with 538 l.h., Airs n.h., nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1385		o/ Austria, "Presse Und Post" Collection, eclectic group of newspapers and stamps, starts with a couple pre-stamp newspapers (1830 and 1840) h.s. to show payment of postage, next newspapers with postal tax stamps attached (#PR2 (2), PR5 (2) and PR8), another with #12 tied by nice Lemberg (Poland) c.d.s., 29 newspaper wrappers, most imprinted, some with additional stamps, plus 150 additional covers or papers with postage (meter or stamps) attached, also black prints, First Day's and various ephemera, neatly mounted in binder and written up (in German), nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1386		Austria, Mostly Mint Collection, few hundred mounted in Scott specialty album to 1983, scattered classics (used), well filled from 1945 on, value in mint, Semi-postals, noted #B71-B80, B81-B86, B245-B251, B260-B263 and B264-B267, clean lot, ready for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1387		/o Austria, Offices Abroad Collection, Nice selection of mint and used organized on pages, noted Austria #131 canceled Marine Detachment Peking, Crete #7 used, 20 used, Offices in Turkey incl. 1-7 used, 31 mint, Dues incl. chalky, thin and thick papers (mint), plus several items identified by various city cancels throughout the Mediterranean area, finally some mint stationery, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1388		/o Austria, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred on Thorp & Martin pages to 1950's, incl. some better mint Semi-postal sets, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1389		/o Belgium, Mostly Mint Intact Collection, in Scott International to 2000, virtually complete (missing Semi-Postal 1929 set and few others), mixed mint or used to 1960, o.g. to n.h. after that, Semis majority mint, incl. souvenir sheets etc., thorough back of the book with Parcel Post mostly used, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1390		/ Bhutan, Complete Mint Collection, Intact in 2 Scott Internationals to 2000, o.g. to n.h., also sheetlets, imperfs, etc., Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1391		China, 1945 (Oct 30) to 1948 (Sept 24) Postal History, Nationalist Currency group of 121, all on annotated pages, with further notes and translations, wide variety of usages like N.E. Provinces, Foreign Airmail rates, BOAC, UNRRA, Russian Zone addressee, missionary, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1392		/o P.R.C., Intact Collection, thousands in 4 Scott specialty albums to 2007, starts with nice showing of Provinces incl. Northeast China unused, noted #1L150-1L153, 1L157-1L161 ungummed, plus pages for reprints, then Port Arthur & Dairen with 2L72-2L76 ungummed, P.R.C. virtually complete with extra pages for reprints, early issues mix of mint and used, noted 31-34, 35-48 ungummed, 99-100 used, later incl. 716-731, 782 used, 930-35 n.h., 943a and 948a n.h. (light bend on 943a), 982-990 n.h., virtually all mint and n.h. from 1968, missing early souvenir sheets, but noted 1483, 1540-41, 1573, 1617, 1761 all n.h., great collection to complete, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $13,225
Lot 1393		/o China, and Taiwan Intact Collection, few thousand mint and used in 3 Scott specialty album to 2007, starts with classics mostly used incl. #1-3, 5, 7-9, 16-24, 25-27 (mint), 28-37 (missing 35), 47-55, 78 (mint), 80, 107 (mint), mix of mint and used from 1900, noted 122 o.g., 307-10 used, various surcharged issues, 1949 to 1957 virtually all used, balance virtually all mint with a mix of o.g. and n.h. to the mid 1970's, balance mostly n.h., Airs, Dues, Formosa, numerous Occupation issues, Provinces, Treaty Ports, etc., lovely collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $13,800
Lot 1394		/o China, Accumulation in 7 Stockbooks, Stockbooks filled with mint and used, useful range of Imperial China, Taiwan, P.R.C. (incl. Liberated Areas) plus Japanese Occupation issues, Manchukuo and some revenues, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1395		/o P.R.C., Mostly Mint Collection to 1998, hundreds in 2 well filled Scott specialty albums, mix of mint and used to about 1970, balance mint with n.h. after 1979 (few l.h.), nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,972 (Owner's). Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1396		/o China, Mint and Used Accumulation in a Carton, Thousands of stamps in stockbooks, album pages, stockpages, etc. with old China, P.R.C. (lots of liberated areas), Japanese Occupations and a nice revenue collection, many interesting items here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1397		China, Taiwan Year Sets, n.h., 1983 to 2007 mostly complete for period, bit of P.R.C. mixed in, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1398		China, Cover Lot, 165+ pieces from early to mid 20th Century, noted registered, censored, flights, inflation and surcharged issues, Foreign destinations, worth a close look, mixed condition. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 1399		/o China, Mint and Used Group in a Carton, Imperial China on stockpages and binder plus nice range of mint n.h. Taiwan sets and souvenir sheets and group of 400+ P.R.C. stationery and first day folders, useful group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1400		/o China, Accumulation in Banker Box, thousands of mint and used in album, stockbook, on stockpages and in glassines, Imperial, Taiwan and P.R.C. noted, have fun with this lot, needs sorting, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1401		/o China, Mint and Used Hoard, Thousands, mostly 1920's-40's period, heavily dupl., completely unchecked, Fine overall. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1402		/o China, Classic Group of 31, Old lot on stockcard with old cat. prices, incl. mint #36, 33, 31, 27, 10-12, 8 (Ma 8f), 43, used #1, 3, etc., also few Korea, clean overall, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1403		/o China, and Related, mint and used collection in a binder, also Manchukuo on pages and Bruce Lee framed stamp collage, fun lot, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1404		/ China, Accumulation, In ½ full banker box, mostly modern period with F.D.'s, commercial, mint postcards and stationery, show related government issued, 1998 folders with reproductions of the 1960's sets, etc., clean, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1405		Colombia, "Scadta" Cover Group, approximately 200 with extra fronts, 1920's usages to New York, Paris and internal, mostly franked with 30c value, but did note other issues, many with advertising corner cards, some faults, but still nice group, seldom offered in quantity, mixed condition. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 1406		/o Denmark, Mint and Used Collections, Collector's lot with collections bought at auction, later new issues still in their packets, mint and/or used stock in 4 binders with better, excellent mint main collection with early items with certs, incl. Scott or Facit vars., condition throughout above normal, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 1407		/ Denmark, Christmas Seals, apparently complete mint, 1904 to 1951 singles mounted on pages, 1952 to 1980 in complete sheets, nice collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 1408		Estonia, 1920's to 1940 Postal History, 150 covers or cards, incl. registered, Foreign destinations, 1930's airmail usages (15), meter mail (6), railway cancels (17), special cancellations (32), good variety of issues, seldom offered, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1409		Estonia, 1875 to 1917 Postal History, 114 stationery pieces or postcards (10 with railway cancels) and envelopes, noted registered, censored, Foreign destinations, few incoming, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1410		Estonia, 1919 to 1928 Postal History, 110 covers (few cards), noted better frankings, registered, Foreign destinations, etc., have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1411		Estonia, 1940 to 1944 Postal History, 13 covers from first Soviet occupation (1940-41) and 31 covers or cards from German Occupation of 1941 to 1944, nice group, good variety, seldom offered, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1412		Estonia, Postal History, 14 pieces, incl. 9 postcards from the 1920's to 1930's with various town cancels, also 1922 registered cover to New Zealand, 1919 first issue cover to Sweden (correct rate), 1931 single franking registered cover to U.S., nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1413		Faroe Islands, 1975 to 2007 Complete, n.h. in Stender album, plus envelope with some duplicates and items not mounted, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1414		/o France, Collection in 2 Lighthouse Hingeless Albums, Hundreds to 1969, classics mostly used incl. #10, also noted private perfs, 37 with star cancel, varieties and cancels on extra pages, later incl. 90 used, 163 o.g (2 with Mineraline, booklet tabs, cat. €750), 246 used, Semi-postals mostly mint incl. B9, B27, B38, B68-B69, Airs with C2 o.g (signed Calves), C17 o.g., also Dues, precancels incl. 80c on 1fr inverted overprint (2 mint), Railway issues, etc., few faults on classics, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1415		/o France, Intact Mint and Used Collection, couple thousand in well filled Scott album to 2000, classics used incl. #1-2, 7, 9, 17, 21, 37, 38-48, 20th Century to mid 1950's mix of mint and used, noted 329 o.g., later a mix of l.h. and n.h. to about 1979, balance looks mostly n.h., Semi-postals incl. mint B8, B11, B19 (used), B20-B23, B27 (used), B38, B66-B67 (n.h.), Airs incl. C1 used, C2 mint, C15, C17 used, Dues, U.N. Offices, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1416		/o/ France, W.W.II Liberation Collection, mint, used and covers mounted and written up on oldtime pages, various city overprints in 1944, noted Cherbourg, Aigurande set n.h., Measnes set n.h., Tours-Gare 4 covers, etc., very seldom offered, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1417		/o France, Offices in China Mostly Mint Collection, on Scott pages with many sets still on cards for mounting, as received, noted #75-85, J37-J40 all o.g., city issues (most Commerce overprints appear fake), but some better incl. Canton 62-62, 65-81 used, Hoi Hao 49-84 mint, Kwangchowan 18-35 mint, Mongtseu 51-68 mint or used, Yunnan Fou 34-50 mint, various Indo-China issues, needs a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1418		French Colonies, 1939 Bastille Series, N.h., bought as new issues, incl. Airs, Fine to Very Fine. Dallay €3,070. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1419		/o France, Mint and Used Accumulation, few hundred on Scott specialty pages, noted better early mint Semi-postals incl. #B34, B35-B37, B38 and B39-B40, Airs incl. #C14 (regummed), plus hundreds of mostly used on manila stockpages, some better classics noted, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1420		French Colonies, Mint Collection, several hundred organized in stockbook, bit of used scattered throughout, good variety of countries and issues, no apparent duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1421		France, First Day Group, Few hundred, mostly cacheted from 1950's-70's period with some 1940's uncacheted, some better incl. #372, all in complete sets, clean and unpicked, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1422		/o French Colonies, Scattered Mint and Used Collection, Hundreds on blank pages, mostly 20th Century pre-independent period, Fine overall. Estimate $140-180. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1423		/o France, Collections and Accumulation, 2 small collections of mint and used on Scott and Minkus pages, classics to 1940's, plus nice run of mint issues incl. Semi-postals and booklets on sales pages, few faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $253

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