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Sale 97

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Foreign General Collections
 
 
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Lot 900
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Foreign Collections, Dealers stock of better issues on #102 cards.
Many hundreds majority used, with lots of 19th century plus few 20th century o.g. sets, cat. $30 to many hundreds, better countries incl. France & Colonies, Germany, Liechtenstein, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, incl. few reprints and forgeries but still many useful items with huge cat., should be examined, Average to Fine.
Estimate $2,000.
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Realized
$2,990
Lot 901
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Foreign Collections, Latin America collection in 8 Scott albums.
Thousands, majority mint o.g. with modem n.h. and early used, cat. to $250 from Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, pages to 1975 plus Minkus album with new issues 1975 to 1980, few faults in 19th century but generally very clean collection, mostly Fine or better.
Estimate $1,750.
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$2,645
Lot 902
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Foreign Collections, Sweden and Norway collection.
Mostly used on Scott pages to 1940, Norway incl. #1 and complete with scattered mint except #41, 67-68, back of the book complete except #O37, Sweden scattered 1st few issues, 1876 on complete to 1922 with scattered mint except #90, 92, mostly complete after that, Semis complete mostly used except #B11, B21, Officials complete mostly used, very old cat., 19th century slightly mixed condition, 20th century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,000.
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$920
Lot 903
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Foreign Collections, Denmark and Greenland collection.
Mint and used in well filled Scott album to 2000, incl. extra pages for varieties, Denmark earlies mostly used starting #2, 1854-57 imperfs, 1918 on mint and used, numerous inverted frames, mid 1950s on mostly n.h. to o.g., incl. Semis with B1-5 used, Airs with 1st issue mint, Dues complete, Officials with O3-5 used, few covers, Greenland complete mint or used except overprint set to 1988, scattered after that, no Parcel Post, also Faroes complete 1975 to 1990 mostly mint and scattered to 1998, also few D.W.I., 19th century mixed condition, 20th century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $850.
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$1,035
Lot 904
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia oldtime collection on album pages.
Many hundreds majority used with some o.g. sets to mid-1950s incl. Finland, Norway (with better o.g. semi-postal sets), and Sweden, Fine.
Scott $4,200 (Owner's).
Estimate $650.
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$431
Lot 905
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Foreign Collections, Collection of Argentina and Bolivia.
In Scott album, few thousand 1858 to 1980s mostly used with some o.g. sets, nice group of Argentina Officials, Fine.
Estimate $600.
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Lot 906
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Foreign Collections, Independent Africa collection in Scott album.
Few thousand mint majority n.h. from Somalia (1950 to 1974), Syria UAR 1958 to 1961, Togo 1957 to 1974, Tunisia 1956 to 1974 and Upper Volta 1960 to 1973, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,359 (Owner's).
Estimate $550.
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$575
Lot 907
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Foreign Collections, Latin America collection in 5 Scott specialty albums.
Few thousand majority used with some better o.g. sets, pages to 1960s, Latin West Indies pages to 1977, better incl. Argentina o.g. #C1-19, mostly Fine or better.
Estimate $450.
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Realized
$518
Lot 908
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Foreign Collections, Finland and Faroe Island collection.
Many hundreds 1860 to 1987 in Scott album, majority o.g. with some early used, Fine.
Scott $2,966 (Owner's).
Estimate $450.
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Lot 909
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia in Lighthouse hingeless album.
Many hundreds Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, and Aland, mostly o.g. or n.h. sets with some used Iceland, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,261 (Owner's).
Estimate $300.
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$374
Lot 910
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Foreign Collections, Latin America collector accumulation in 2 stockbooks.
Couple thousand incl. new issues and used 19th century, incl. some better Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia and Venezuela, mostly Fine or better.
Estimate $200.
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Realized
$460








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