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Worldwide Auction in Santa Clara

Foreign Country Collections - Korea (South) to Romania

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1486		/ South Korea, Virtually Complete Collection, Intact in Scott International to 2000, mint or used to 1903 (Falcon set complete), 1946 on virtually complete o.g. to n.h. with souvenir sheets incl. 1951 Flags complete, some Presentation sheets, Airs complete, also imperfs, reprints, forgeries, Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $4,600
Lot 1487		North Korea, Extensive Mint Collection, Intact in 4 Scott Internationals 1946 to 2000, n.h., virtually complete from 1957 on, incl. imperfs, reprints, virtually all souvenir sheets, clean, rarely see this country so complete, Very Fine overall. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1488		North Korea, 1947 to 1951 Postal History, 13 covers, incl. 1949 1w blue Sung University issue on two covers, 1948 50ch Flag issue pair on cover, 1947 1w dark blue issue on two covers, etc., one lesser issue with small hole, a very scarce group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1489		North Korea, Modern Mint Group, few hundred n.h. sets and souvenir sheets, also some interesting "proof" material, duplication, nice topical selection, high retail noted, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1490		Latvia, 1940-41 Russian and German Occupations, 54 covers or cards written up on exhibit pages, nice selection of rates, usages, Latvia and Russian adhesives incl. mixed frankings, machine and railway cancels, registered, censored, Postage Due, Foreign destinations, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1491		o Luxembourg, Mostly Better Used, in small envelopes, incl. #1-2 (4 margins), 4 (small thin), 5 (o.g.), 7//12, 13, 18//26, 42, 55 (o.g.), 58-59, O4 (signed), O14-O15 and some mint Officials, generally Fine. Scott $3,650. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1492		o Luxembourg, Used Collection, 1852 to 1946, on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #1-3, 59, no Back of the Book, some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1493		o Mexico, Extensive Used Collection, few thousand in well filled Scott specialty to 1955, extensive classics with various cancels, shades, town overprints, multiples (all unchecked, some marked as dubious), noted #163-64, extensive numerals with various perforations, 228, 230-31, loads of Revolutionary issues with overprints, Airpost, Special Delivery, Insured Letter, Porte de Mar, Postal Tax, Officials, some faults as to be expected, but there are some real gems, generally Fine. Scott $59,000 + (unverified) (Owner's). Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 1494		Mexico, 1934 to 1969 Mint Collection, apparently complete for all major Scott numbers except 736 (few rare "A" or "B" items missing) in Lighthouse hingeless album, virtually all n.h., noted University set o.g., 795A l.h., C74 l.h. with Mepsi cert., C76A (cat. $4500, APS cert., corner perf. missing), Officials, Special Delivery, Insured Letters complete, exceptional and overall clean lot, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 1495		Mexico, 1967 to 2000 Never Hinged Collection, complete in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, incl. souvenir sheets, some coil pairs and Airs, noted #1550a (2), 1698 booklet (3), 1752-57, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1496		/o Mexico, Better Accumulation, mint and used, many still on auction sheets or sales pages, noted 1915 era exploded booklet, 1940 Stamp Centenary n.h., #248P//253P trial color proofs, 494 inverted overprint (Mepsi cert.), 173 mint block of 4 (cat. $900+), 365-66 used on piece, 539-49 used, 1885 mint issues, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1497		Mexico, Better Postal History Group, 28 mostly 19th Century covers or cards, noted numeral issue 1894 to U.S., 1900 registered to Belgium (ex. Schimmer), couple 1890's bisects, numeral postal card to France, 1840 stampless, Hidalgo issues, nice group, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1498		/o Mexico, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used to the early 1970's, scattered classics, value begins with mostly mint Revolutionary period with various overprint issues, some to 5p values, continues with 1930's and 1940's mint commemoratives and Airmails, bit of other Back of the Book, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1499		o Mexico, Revenue Collection, approx. 4000 mounted and organized on oldtime pages, duplication, late 19th to early 20th Century, noted Documentary, National and State issues, overprints, Civil War, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1500		/ Mongolia, Mint Collection to 2000, Intact in 2 Scott Internationals to 2000, fairly extensive early period mint or used, 1958 on virtually complete o.g. to n.h., incl. sheetlets, blocks, etc., Very Fine overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1501		Mongolia, Large Wholesale Stock, few thousand n.h. sets and singles in multiples, 1970's to 1990's, great topical selection, high catalog value, Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1502		/o Montenegro, Specialized Collection, few hundred mint and used organized in stockbook, noted various printings and perforations on the first issue, plus a few multiples, later proofs, imperf varieties, cancels, overprint varieties, one of the most comprehensive selections of this country we have seen, inspection will be rewarded, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1503		/o Netherlands, 1852 to 1938 Collection, virtually complete (major numbers) used and/or mint on oldtime Kabe pages, incl. Dues, Semi-postals, noted #124-34 both mint and used, plus extra collection on Minkus pages, high catalog, few faults on classics, otherwise Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1504		Nicaragua, "Seebeck" Covers, 5 commercial pieces with 10c rate to U.S., all addressed to Mrs. J.W. Walker in Washington, DC in 1898 from Rivas or San Juan del Norte, 10c single franking (2); 5c (2); 5c, 2c (2), 1c; and 5c, 4c, 1c frankings, light edge wear, seldom offered, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 1505		/o Norway, Used and Mint Collection, Sorted in 5 binders with earlies used, later mint and/or used with dupl., 1 binder mint collection with later booklets, 1990's to 2001 new issues still in their packets, also back of the book, some better items still on their auction sheets, condition much above normal, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 1506		/o Panama, Oldtime Collection, mint and used on quadrille pages, pre 1906 issues, with duplication for printing varieties, cancels and shades, multiples, etc., nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1507		P Philippines, 1960's to 1980's Specialized Lot, n.h., imperf. sets in pairs, also specimen overprints, photo proofs, die proofs, Revenues proofs on cards from De La Rue variously annotated, very unusual group, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1508		/o/ Philippines, Stamp and Cover Group, interesting accumulation (no U.S. administration), noted #NJ1 double bar overprint on censored cover, group of nice covers, also T-B society proofs in sheets, several unusual items, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1509		Philippines, Cover Group, over 100 covers and postal cards in 5 sales books, mostly Japanese Occupation issues, many varieties and interesting items, inspection recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1510		/o Philippines, Collection in Minkus Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1985, Spanish and American administration, Japanese Occupation and post WWII independence, good variety of issues, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1511		/o Philippines, Accumulation, Eclectic mint and used group on album and stockpages incl. 1925 to 1931 imperforate used in pairs, Back of the Book incl. various O.B. mint sets in blocks of four, #E1 mint and other interesting material, condition varies, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1512		Portugal, 1930's-40's Mint Souvenir Sheets, Bought as new issues, 18 mostly different incl. #586a, very clean group, overall Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1513		/o Portugal, & Colonies in Old Approval Books, many hundred mint and used in 5 books, good variety of countries and issues, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1514		/o Romania, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, Intact in 2 Scott Internationals to 2000, scattered early 19th Century, 20th Century virtually complete mint or used from 1903 on incl. most souvenir sheets, few imperfs, later all mint, also Semis, Airs, some misc.back of the book, clean overall, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,323

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