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Foreign Country Collections - Portugal to Surinam

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3070		o/ Portugal, Used Collection, interesting specialized oldtime type collection to modern issues in 2 Scott albums with huge cat. in earlier and good later sets incl. many long sets, some covers and blocks, well worth a careful review, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €25,000+. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3071		Portugal, Attractive Mint Collection, powerful 20th Century, mostly n.h. collection neatly mounted in 2 Scott International albums with a beautiful mix of better sets and souvenir sheets with values to $200+ each, bulk of value being n.h., well worth a careful view, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 3072		/o Portugal, Collection to 2005, couple thousand mounted in 2 well filled Scott specialty albums, only missing #1-5 and 132-146 for apparent completion (only 2 souvenir sheets), classics used to 1905, mix of mint and used to 1926, balance mint, Airs complete, Dues, Franchise Tax, modern Azores and Madeira, clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 3073		/ Portugal, Later Mint, Back of Book and Colonies Collection, In 2 Scott hingeless, Portugal n.h. 1992-2005 apparently complete except one set (earlier sold), back of the book mostly complete incl. Franchise 1927-36 complete, Colonies to 1970s where appropriate, considerable n.h., Mozambique with 1948 to 2000 mostly complete, Madeira 1980-95 complete and some later, others reasonably represented (Timor 1938-1973 virtually complete regular issues), all in complete sets, fresh collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 3074		/o Portugal, Mint and Used Collection, 2 Scott specialty albums, Portugal with considerable classics mostly used, 1920s on some complete sets, souvenir sheets, also back of the book, Colonies incl. India, Quelimane, Tete, Azores, etc., some complete sets, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 2009 Scott $10,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3075		/o Portugal, Mint and Used Collection, Few hundred mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album to 1940, incl. used #17-24, 25-32, 88-96, 97-109, 207-297 mint or used, 346-376 mint, 586a used, back of the book, collection formed over many years, items selected with an eye towards condition, lovely collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3076		/o Portugal, General Collection and Colonies, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in a Scott album, good assortment of complete sets throughout, incl. Angola, Azores, Cape Verde, Macao, Mozambique, Nyassa and others, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3077		/o Portuguese Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, attractive and substantial collection in Scott specialty album with great value in $10 to $200+ items, strong Macao noted, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel approximately €20,000+. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 3078		Portuguese Colonies, Azores, Angra, Horta and Point Delgada, substantial specialized collection on homemade pages with huge cat. on earlier and better later items as well, blocks and other varieties present, good items incl. symphony and Prince Henry, top values, a cover, bisects and more, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €11,000+. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 3079		/o Portuguese Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, in well filled Minkus specialty album, all with lot of $10 to $100+ items throughout, most fine to very fine. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3080		/o Portuguese Colonies, Attractive Collection, mint and used collection in Minkus specialty album with huge number of mint sets and some better earlier with value in $10 to $100 range material, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel approximately €5,500+. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3081		Portuguese Colonies, Postal History, 64 covers or cards (some mint stationery), noted nice group of Macao, plus Inhambane, Mozambique Co., worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 3082		Portuguese Colonies, Steamship Locals, 18 mint copies, inscribed "Cabo Delgado, Companhia do Nyassa, Provincia de Mocambique" most unusual items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 3083		/o Puerto Rico, Complete Mint or Used Collection, On pages, missing only U.S. Provisional Issues, with #130 mint, U.S. Possessions, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 3084		Puerto Rico, Revenue Documents, Approx. 18 mostly used circa 1879 to 1898, usual condition for these, Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 3085		Qatar, Small New Issue Group, Around 1970-80 with sets cat. to $60 (#478-83) and $125 (#290-91), 292-98, 545-48, no dupl., Very Fine. Scott $438. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 3086		/o Romania, Oldtime Group, mostly classic accumulation in small stockbook with dozens of 19th Century in the $20 to $100+ range items and same later mint and used sets and souvenir sheets, many €1000's cat. by Michel with many not counted (reprint, fakes or dubious items), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3087		/o Romania, Mint and Used Collection, In fat Scott album to 1970s, and three ring binder of thousands used incl. 19th Century, collection basically starts with used 1872 issue complete, 20th Century mint and used (few dups.), also Semis, Airs, 1950s-60s dupl. pages, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3088		Russia, Imperial and Early Soviet Postal History, 190 covers or cards, noted military, censored, interesting cancels and usages, Airmail, all pre 1945 items, inflation, Civil War, Offices, steamship, Polar, Siberia, 3 circa 1920's with various Charity labels, etc., close inspection will be rewarded, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $6,038
Lot 3089		Russia, Mint Collection, mostly n.h., from classic era to 1992 with many better sets and souvenir sheets and interesting topical sets, nice collection housed in 4 stockbooks of this popular area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 3090		Russia, Interesting Accumulation, hundreds of mostly mint from late Imperial to Soviet period, from estate with corresponding postal history lot, highlights incl. #CO3 (3 types of "C" overprints), 1949 Lenin souvenir sheet o.g. (tiny thin), charity labels, fiscals, Civil War issues, 1964 Olympics souvenir sheet in green, #859 (8 o.g., 5 used), Used Abroad in glassines incl. China, railway and ship cancels, C40-C44, C45-C49 o.g., imperf. issues, close inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $10,350
Lot 3091		/o Russia, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, from a genuine source, on Scott specialty pages to 1940, starts with #1 and progresses to excellent Soviet period, incl. great back of book, must be seen to appreciate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $11,347. Michel approximately €16,000+. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 3092		/o Russia, States Collection, Excellent collection of mint and used on Scott specialty pages incl. Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, South Russia, Latvia Occupation, Transcaucasian Federated Republics, Czech Legion Post, Ukraine, Ingermanland and Karelia, beautiful array of better items incl. good overprints and inflation items, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3093		/o Russia, 1858 to 1959 Accumulation, oldtime accumulation jammed into stockbook with early issues like #2 used, good Soviet and early post war period incl. back of the book, look carefully as many good sets are obscured by the overstuffed format. Estimate $1,400-1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 3094		Russia, Far East Steamship Group, 11 covers, early 20th Century, franked with Russian adhesives and mostly canceled by various Japanese cities, noted Nagasaki and Tsuruga, also Shanghai, U.S. postage due on cover, very interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,783
Lot 3095		/o Russia, General Collection 1883 to 1960, mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, nice run of complete sets throughout with better items present, usual back-of-book incl. Offices and States, nice group of Ukraine overprints, condition mixed, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3096		Russia, Wholesale Sheet Accumulation, n.h. sets in sheets, Michel #3181-83, 4662-65 and 4648-53, 1,000 sheets of each, great for promotion, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €12,800+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3097		/o Russia, Interesting Accumulation, Rarely seen grouping of full sheets and blocks, singles, etc., incl. Far Eastern Republic, Siberia and more, early Semi-postals in full sheets, esoteric group featuring varieties, high cat., great lot for the specialist, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3098		/o Russia, General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, nice assortment of early issues, mostly complete from 1930s-1960s, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 3099		Russia, Civil War Postal History, 18 covers or stationery from South Russia, Armenia, Trans Caucasian Rep., Far East Republic, etc., nice group, close inspection recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $3,335
Lot 3100		Russia, 1914 to 1957 Cover Group, 70 covers or cards, quite a bit of WWI POW material, 1930s propaganda cards (15 diff. used), WWI and II censored mail (military and civilian), a few nice frankings, virtually all non-philatelic and no dupl., clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3101		/ St. Pierre & Miquelon, Collection, Beautiful, fresh collection on stockpages, loaded with better, more modern n.h. sets and some earlier, much $10 to $50+ material, Fine to Very Fine. Yvert €3,000. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3102		St. Pierre & Miquelon, "Submarine" Group, written up on homemade pages, incl. 1962 500fr deluxe sheet and imperf pair (cat. €765), 1941 Noel overprints in black (3 singles n.h., all signed, cat. €860), plus a couple trial color proofs, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 3103		St. Thomas & Prince, Collection, extensive specialized collection in Scott pages with good earlier into 20th Century, with varieties, blocks, etc., fascinating lot worth attention, generally Fine to Very Fine. Michel €8,000+. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3104		/o St. Thomas & Prince, Collection, mint and used collection organized on black stockpages, 1869 to 1992, noted mint #170-193, 233, 258, 301, Airs, J30 mint, group of modern souvenir sheets, few faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. 2009 Scott $1,400+ (Owner's). Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 3105		/o Saudi Arabia, Collection, Nice selection of mint and used on well filled Scott pages to 1940, noted #L3a, L14-19, L55-60, L58a, L64a, L68, L73 all mint, L79a used, L80a n.h., L123, L125, L127-128 mint (cert. for the 4), L114 mint (cert.), back of the book, collection formed over many years, items selected with an eye towards condition, lovely collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 3106		/o Saudi Arabia, Hejaz/Nedj. Mint and Used Stock, 1916 to 1926 on stockpages, minor dupl., n.h., o.g., and used, listed by Michel #s, Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 3107		Somalia, Mostly Mint Collection, on Scott pages to 1936, only missing 8, 50, 56, 154-155, CBO1, some Dues and Parcel Posts for completion, 104-110, 129-135, CB1-CB10 used (not counted), clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 3108		/o Spain, Collection 1851 to 1980, mostly used to 1939 and mint (mostly n.h.) after that, housed in KaBe and Lighthouse hingeless albums, many nice stamps to be found here, with some mixed condition (mostly in classics), still many fine to very fine, with many better sets and singles to be found. Estimate $1,800-2,400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 3109		/o Spain, Collection 1853 to 2003, used in classics (with some mixed condition in the early issues) and mint (mostly n.h. as you move toward the modern issues) housed in 5 Davo albums, with strength in 20th Century, incl. Cols., mostly sound and overall fine to very fine. Estimate $1,100-1,400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3110		/o Spain, Eclectic Accumulation, mint and used in stockbook with classics to over €100 each, with back of book and locals, Civil War issues, etc., some mint and used multiples, some reprints and fakes and a few faults on the classics, but mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 3111		/o Spain, Mint and Used Collection, value in 20th Century incl. mint souvenir sheets, a few better sets, much in $10 to $100 range, incl. some Colonies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3112		/o Spain, Post Civil War Collection to 1997, used and o.g. in early issues to early 1950s and n.h. after that, housed in 2 Lighthouse albums, 1 Lindner album, and 2 stockbooks, with strength in 20th Century, mostly sound and overall fine to very fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3113		F Spain, Eclectic Collection With Strong Reference Forgeries, 2 volumes of material from early to mid 1960s era, spotty in regular stamps, but healthy quantity of forgeries mostly sorted by issue, also some Revolutionary Period material and accompanying forgeries, a little Philippines, Puerto Rico, etc, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3114		/o Spain, Mint and Used Collection, In album and 3 ring binder of many hundreds mostly used incl. classics, collection with sparse 19th Century mostly used, 20th early mostly used (1930 Railroad set mint), later mint or used to 1954, also back of the book, with 1930 Air set mint, few Civil War, scattered Offices and Colonies, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3115		Spain, Colonies Mint Collection, several hundred sets and singles mounted on homemade pages, 1920s to 1970s, good variety of issues, noted Spanish Morocco #144-157, 214-229, nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3116		/o Spain, Mint and Used Collection, In Scott album to 1962, classics used to 1954, mounted n.h. from 1958, Semis incl. #B137-38, Airs mint or used incl. C12-17 mint, mounted n.h.1960-92, additional back of the book, also scattered Offices, some mostly mint Colonies, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3117		Spain, Civil War Postal History, 50 covers, noted Italian Forces incl. "Black Flame" and "23rd of March" divisions, various censors, few labels, Canary Is., "Sortida" hs. in purple, International Brigade (5), very interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 3118		/o Spain, Mint and Used Collection, in Scott specialty album, with each marked with Scott number and net dealer price, some faults should be expected, mostly on the classics, less so on the modern issues, mostly fine and better. Edifil approximately €3,000. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3119		/o Spain, General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used in a Scott album features general run of Spain as well as Spanish Morocco, Guinea, Sahara, West Africa, etc., condition varies, generally Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $173

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