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Foreign Country Collections - Greece to Korea

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2960		Greece, Attractive Collection, mostly mint in stockbook and 3 Lighthouse albums, lots of $50 to $500+ stamps and sets throughout, most n.h. incl. all of postwar and a large portion of prewar, fabulous collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 2961		/o Greece, Collection to 1990, many hundreds of mostly mint (classics used) mounted on well filled Minkus pages, Hermes heads from 1862 issues, noted #25, 29, 30, 32-35, 56, 65, 87, mint incl. 117-128, 138, 148, 151-163, 164, balance appears complete o.g. (no 276A, 288B, 380), Airs complete, Dues, Postal Tax, nice collection to complete, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2962		/o Greece, Mint and Used Collection, In Scott specialty album, few classics mostly used, 1920s on mostly complete with later complete mint sets, incl. mint better Air sets, few back of the book, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Scott $5,300 (Owner's). Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2963		/o Greece, General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used in a Scott specialty album, incl. Occupation, Crete, Cyprus and Epirus, features Hermes heads, and many complete sets throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2964		/o Greece, and Area, Attractive mint and used collection in Scott specialty album and on stocksheets with many classics, plus later mint and used plus much useful back of book, generally Fine. Yvert €3,000. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2965		Guadeloupe, Mostly Mint Collection, 170+ on European album pages, 1884 to 1947, noted surcharges, Airs and Dues, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2966		/o Guatemala, Collection, mint and used collection to 1940, mostly complete with better items to $200, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2967		Hungary, 1960 to 1989 Mint Collection, n.h. in 2 stockbooks, incl. souvenir sheets, no apparent dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2968		/o Iceland, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred organized in Lindner stockbook, 1873 to 2002, classics incl. #1-2 mint, 3 used, 5 mint, 8 mint, 9 used, 19 used, 34-44B used, 92-98 used, 152-165 mint, plus set with "Specimen" overprint (seldom seen), 232-235 mint, 273 l.h., loads of modern n.h., Airs incl. C4-C8, C9-C11 mint, Officials incl. O4-O9 used, O51 used, some minor flaws on classics and a few "Tollur" cancels, bulk of the material sound, high cat., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,600-2,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 2969		/o Iceland, Collection 1876 to 1998, mint and used (mostly in classics, some classics with mixed condition) and mint (mostly n.h.) after 1950 housed in 2 Davo albums, some better stamps regular issues and Airmail, overall a clean collection with many fine to very fine. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2970		Iceland, Group of Better Mint Sets, n.h. (#195-198 o.g.), no dupl., incl. 213-216, 232-235, 240-245, 273, C4-C8, C9-C11 and C15-C20, also 33 used (not counted), clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,913. Estimate $400-450. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 2971		Indonesia, Postal History, 38 covers or cards, mostly 1920s to 1950s, noted nice group of 1940s independence issues mostly used locally, paquebot mail, censored, UNTEA mint stationery, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2972		/ Iran, 1939 to 1972 Collection, mostly n.h. (early l.h. or used) on well filled Apadana pages in binder, incl. Airs and Semi-postals, nice collection to complete, Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $4,300 (Owner's). Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2973		/o Iran, Mint and Used Stock, couple hundred sets and part sets organized in stockbook, 1950 to 1970, some dupl., noted #935-940 (2), 978-982 (2), B22-27 mint and used, C34-C50, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $3,900 (Owner's). Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2974		Iran, Group of Early Covers, 33 from 1903 to 1930s, mostly internal usage, worth a close look, Fine overall. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2975		Iran, Postal History, 60 covers or cards, late 19th to mid 20th Century, good variety of frankings, noted early used stationery, Airs incl. #C17-21 on cover to U.S., WWII tripled censored (British, Russian and Persian), C65 (cat. $175 used) on cover to U.S., worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2976		/o Israel, Collection 1948 to 1956, Mostly mint (some used) tab collection, mounted in 2 White Ace albums, most early issues present, incl. #1-6, 7-9 (2 n.h. plain singles sets, 1 set matched corner margin singles with star imprint), 10-14, 25 n.h., 28-30, 33-34, 55 n.h., also block of 4 n.h./l.h. C1-6 mint and used, plus much more, very worthwhile, Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2977		Israel, 146 Interim Covers, some identified and individually purchased, also few 1948-51 period FD's incl. #7-9 (2), 1-6, some reg., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2978		/o Israel, Specialized Collection, mint and used, housed in stockbook mostly containing modern issues and 2 White Ace albums 1947-1957, a nice group, starting with a forerunner cover and early issues of Israel, many with tabs and tete beche pairs, many issues are mounted into album, both with and without tabs and mint and used as well as position pieces, a great specialized group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2979		/o Israel, Palestine and Interim Period Collection, attractive mint and used collection, neatly presented on stockpages in 3 ring binder, starts with mint #1 and 1st Dues and continues with interim period and private issued multiples and sheets, fascinating assembly with much seldom offered material, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2980		Israel, Early Judaica Group, 54 covers or cards, plus some labels, noted Mauritius (Bean Basin), Morocco "Mellah" (Jewish Quarter), Transnistria (1942-1945), Poland 1939 to 1945 ghetto, concentration camps, Shanghai, China, etc., must be seen to appreciate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2981		/ Israel, Mint Tab Collection, In White Ace album to 1970, n.h. incl. #1-6, 9 (no tab), hinged #15, 24 n.h. and hinged, 27 n.h., C1-6 hinged, 1951 on mostly complete hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2982		Italy, Extensive Mostly Mint Collection, few thousand mounted in 3 Scott specialty albums to 2005 (no States), complete for regular issues, 19th Century used incl. #17a (sound, Sismondo cert.), balance mint incl. 142B (APEX cert.), Semi-postals missing #B9-B16, Airs complete, Dues complete (19th Century used), Parcel Post mostly complete (no Q76 and a few early), extensive Offices Abroad all mint, noted China 12-21, 22-30, Tientsin 5-14, 15-23, Crete 3-13, Jerusalem 1-8, Aegean Islands 31-35, 36-46, C20-C25, C32-C38, Rhodes 1-13, 15-23, Colonies with 19th Century used, balance mint, only missing a few items scattered throughout for completion, lovely collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details	Realized $16,675
Lot 2983		Italy, 1944 to 1945 RSI Local Overprints, n.h., part sheets, inspect, Fine to Very Fine, signed and certified Dr. Avi. Sassone €67,000. Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2984		/o Italy, Mint and Used Collection, many hundreds in 2 Scott albums to 1984, better items throughout, noted #Q1-Q6 used, Social Republic Q1-Q12 l.h., good selection of Colonies incl. Aegean Is. 31-35 o.g., Colonies C13-C19 n.h., Libya 24 n.h., B38-B47 o.g., Somalia 142, 146 and B38-B51 o.g. and Tripolitania C42 o.g., worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 2985		/o Italy, Collection 1851 to 2002, mint and used, in three Davo volumes, sparse in the classic States era, moderately filled to 1950s and mostly complete after that, previous owners cat. €32,000, but some dubious States counted, should still be approximately €28,000 to €30,000, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 2986		/o Italy, Attractive General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, nice assortment with complete mint sets, 1920s-1960s, worthwhile back-of-book, mostly clean and fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,200. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2987		o Italy, Mostly Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to 1970, Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, etc., mixed condition on early material, otherwise Fine. Scott $4,680+ (Owner's). Estimate $400-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 2988		Italy, Free Frank and Post Paid Stampless Covers, 39 folded letters from 1817 to 1850s, nice variety of government markings, noted 4 ship letters, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2989		/o Italian Colonies, Aegean Islands Collection, good showing of mint and used issues on Scott specialty pages, noted #12-18, 31-35, C20-C25, C32-C38, various overprints for individual islands virtually complete incl. common design sets complete mint, Rhodes only missing 29-37, 72-73, 74-81, lovely collection, seldom seen this complete, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 2990		/o Italian Colonies, Offices Abroad Collection, good showing of mint and used on Scott specialty pages, noted Offices #11 o.g., China 16, 22-30 mint, E2 used, Tientsin 1 used, 5-14 mint, Crete 3-13 mostly used, Tripoli 10 mint, Turkish Empire E4 mint, Constantinople J1-J4 used, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 2991		/o Italian Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album, better countries/areas incl. Eritrea, Libya and Somalia, Offices Abroad, Aegean Is., some States (not counted), inspect, generally Fine. Scott $7,600+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2992		Italian Colonies, Mint Balance, on Scott specialty pages, consists of Castellorizo complete, Dalmatia incl. J3-J4 mint, Italian Colonies issues complete (#C29-C35 used, not counted), Italian East Africa only missing 34-40, Oltre Giuba only missing Q1-Q13, Saseno complete, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 2993		/o Italian Colonies, General Collection, mostly mint collection in a Minkus album incl. Aegean Islands, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Italian Colonies, Italian East Africa, Somalia, Libya, Oltre Giuba, and Tripolitania, better sets throughout, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2994		Italian Colonies, British Occupation Postal History, 16 covers or Telegraph usages, M.E.F. overprints incl. 9d on registered cover from Misurata, 9d usage to Palestine, 5d (looks like type II), O.A.T. from Asmara, Tripolitania 6 mal on 12m issue on A.V.2 cover (cat. €1200+), Eritrea 10/- (4) on Telegraph form, plus 3 early independent Libya incl. a.V.2 usage, nice group, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 2995		Italian Colonies, Postal History, 52 covers or cards, noted Libya, Ethiopia, Offices, Rhodes, Somalia, Br. Occupation of Tripolitania A.V.2 cover and Eritrea, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 2996		/o/ Japan, Substantial Accumulation, mint and used accumulation with covers, in 8 stockbooks, a good lot for variety hunting, huge cat. ¥6,000,000 to ¥7,000,000 by JSDA, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 2997		Japan, Extensive Collection and Accumulation, with lots of $20 to $200+ items throughout, n.h. in quantity incl. better items, careful viewing needed to adequately value this lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. JSDA 4,000,000 yen. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 2998		/o/ Japan, Beautiful Selection of Better Items, mainly with good souvenir sheets, incl. #C8, much n.h. material and good early First Day covers, Offices in Korea complete with rare 1½s and 8s used, some in mixed condition and valued accordingly, this lot needs a careful view to truly appreciate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 2999		Japan, 1872 to 1965 Collection, beautiful mint collection in Lighthouse album, incl. better commemoratives, definitives and souvenir sheets, with scarce 1 yen Telegraph stamp, plus Ryukyus, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,400-2,800. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 3000		/o Japan, Mint and Used Collection, few thousand mounted in 2 well filled Scott specialty albums to 2005, 1876 to 1920s mostly used, balance mostly o.g., appears complete for period (no #158, souvenir sheets, or C8), Airs incl. C1-C2, C9-C13, Manchukuo mint incl. 1-18, 108, Ryukyus only missing #17, clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 3001		F Japan, Forgery Lot, 630 written up on pages and in small stockbook, good variety of classics, with emphasis on first issues, great reference group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 3002		/o Japan, Mint and Used Collection, in clean Lighthouse album with good sets to over $100, some good, and some dubious, still mostly nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-850. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 3003		F Japan, Forgeries Collection, collection of many forgeries on dealer stockcards and homemade album pages, Dragon and Cherry Blossom forgeries and #276 fake, a wonderful collection for reference, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $900-1,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3004		Japan, 1902 to W.W.II "Via Siberia" Cards and Covers, Approximately 88, mostly cards incl. few mint cards and picture, strength in Japan used to and from incl. 1908 reg. to St. Petersburg, 1908 to South Africa, IJPO cancels, few with adhesives gone), handwritten and handstamped in purple, red, destinations incl. Malta, Argentina, all annotated separately, Fine overall. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 3005		Japan, Mint Group, o.g. on stockpages, better late 1940s and early 1950s items, noted #400a, 421a, 422, 479, 479a (First Day cancel), 480-497, few Park sheets incl. 564a and 572a, also 575a, C9-C13, C30-C38, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3006		o Japan, Cancel Selection, Sorted by Scott number in 3-ring binder and identified #57//217 and few later, also incl. mint later, loose incl. better National Parks sheets, Offices in China, some modern used dupl., generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 3007		/ Japan, Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. to n.h. on White Ace pages, 1958 to 1976, plus stockpages of earlier material, noted #397-400, 480//497, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $220-250. View details	Realized $311
Lot 3008		Japan, 1951 to 1953 First Day's, 36 different cacheted and unaddressed, plus large group of New Year's cards from 1951 (mint and used), noted #523-524 (¥7500), 551 (¥6500), 554-556 (¥6000), 561-564 (¥9000), 576 (¥5500), 585-586 (¥5000), nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3009		/o Jordan, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred on homemade pages, noted British Mandate issues with various overprints, independent issues to 1970s, #B1-B12 o.g., Dues, Occupation of Palestine, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288

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