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Foreign Country Collections - Dahomey to Gabon

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1141		/o Dahomey, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, On homemade blank pages to 1939, mostly complete with slight dupl. (sometimes used with mint copy), overall very clean with o.g. on earlies, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1142		/ Denmark, Intact Mostly Mint Collection, hundreds in 2 well filled Stender hingeless albums to 1994, classics to 1870's mix of used and mint, balance virtually all mint with much modern n.h., noted used #1, 10, 11b, 12b, 14b and 24, mint incl. 20, 35, 37, 82, 131, 135, 138-144, Airs incl. C1-C5, Dues and Officials, high catalog, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 1143		/o Denmark, Collector Accumulation, several thousand mint and used in various stockbooks and on stockpages, noted book with cancels incl. s.o.n. 1950's to 1960's town cancels, couple 1990's year books, n.h. and used duplicates, n.h. blocks, plate flaws on classics, #82 used with Witt cert., advertising panes used, tete-beche pairs mint and used, binder with mostly modern booklets, but noted Facit #HRE8 (cat. Skr1800), binder with Railway stamps, Revenues and labels, etc., worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1144		Denmark, Postal History Accumulation, hundreds of commercial mail and First Day's in various binders filling a banker box, noted WWII censored, Baltic ferry/ship cancels, registered to U.S., 1930's and up First Day's, noted #C1-C3 to U.S., C3 strip of 3 to U.S., C3 single on postcard to Germany, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1145		o Denmark, Used Collection, many hundreds in 2 Lindner hingeless albums to 1984, noted #3, 65-69, 82, 135, 97-131, modern issues, Semi-postals, few Airs and Officials, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1146		Denmark, Postal History, Large collection in 2 albums, 242 covers from 1860's to 1980's, over 80% are FD's with a good run from 1942, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1147		/o Denmark, Advertising Pairs, 24 mint and used pairs on stockpage, 1930 issues incl. Facit R5 and R9 used, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Michel €790. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1148		/ Denmark, Christmas Seals, n.h. (few o.g.), 1904 to 2009, many hundreds in 2 stockbooks and sheet folder, appears complete, plus progressive trial colors, multiples, booklets, etc., noted 1951 provisional issue for Aalborg (sheet of 50), wonderful holding, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1149		Denmark, Christmas Seals, collection of hundreds, proofs and essays in 3 vols., mostly 1950's to 1960's, plus some earlier issues and labels, excellent variety with dupl., most unusual group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-900. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1150		/o Diego Suarez, Mint and Used Intact Collectiom, On homemade blank pages, complete incl. slight dupl. (sometimes used with mint copy), incl. #10, 21 used, 22 mint and used (mint doubtful), overall very clean with o.g. on earlies (incl. inventory), Dues complete (#J1-2, 12-13 doubtful), generally Fine to Very Fine, checked by French expert for forgeries. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1151		Dominican Republic, Postal History, Collection of 63 different from 1907 to 1980, incl. postal cards, advertising, airmail, FD's, etc., nice variety of collectible covers, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1152		S Ecuador, Revenue Specimen Hoard, n.h., mostly in blocks, about 15,000 copies, sorted into glassine envelopes, dupl. to 100 each, good variety, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. From ABN Co. archives. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1153		Ecuador, Postal History, Collection of over 110 items, incl. postal cards, envelopes and wrappers, registered, advertising, airmail, and censored covers, etc., 1880's - 1970's, few FD's, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1154		Egypt, Mint Stock, virtually all n.h., from 1926 to 1974 with some heavy dupl., housed in glassine envelopes and identified with Scott numbers, consists of many complete sets, some singles, plate blocks and other multiples, Semi-postals, Airs, etc., ideal stock to suit smaller dealer or Ebay seller, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $10,500+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1155		Egypt, Postal History, Collection of 219, from 1890's to 1990 in bulging album, many better sets on FD's from 1927 on, high catalog, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1156		Ethiopia, Modern Covers, Collection of 73 mostly FD's, 1960's to 1980's, many colorful stamps and cachets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1157		/o Faroe Islands, Collection and Accumulation, n.h. in Lindner hingeless album, complete 1975 to 1994, plus stockbook with n.h. singles, multiples and used, booklets and a few Christmas seals, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1158		Finland, Postal History, 154 covers from 1880's to 1980's, incl. registered, airmail, and about ½ FD's, some better, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Unsold
Lot 1159		/o Fiume, Mint and Used Collection, extensive showing on Scott specialty pages, overprints on Hungary, plus Back of the Book,some duplication for mint/used, high catalog if genuine, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1160		/o France, Collection in 4 Scott Albums, several thousand mint and used to 1970's, France with better used classics incl. #7, 9, 37 (interesting "star" cancel), later incl. 226b used, 246 o.g., Semi-postals mostly used incl. B11, B66-B67, Offices & Cols., many countries with 1920's to 1930's long sets with a combination of mint and used, noted Andorra #1-18 o.g., C2-C4 used, better Fr. Polynesia, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1161		/o France, Colonies Dealer Stock, couple thousand mint and used organized in 3 stockbooks, consists of Syria (cat. $1006), Tahiti ($660), Chad ($66), Togo ($3672), Dahomey ($945) and Gabon ($881), good variety of singles and sets with dupl., nice stock, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,231 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 1162		/o France, Mint and Used Collection, many hundreds in Scott specialty album to 1976 (pages to 1986), classics used incl. #1, 7, 9, 37, 46, 48, 1920's to 1959 mix of mint and used, balance mint with much n.h., Semi-postals mint incl. B11, B12-B19, B23 (used), B27, B66-B67, B285-B290, B294-B299, Airs incl. C2 n.h. (signed Calves), C15, C17 used, Dues and Officials, high catalog, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1163		/o France, Collection to 1984, many hundreds of mint and used in Scott specialty album, classics used, 1940's on mostly mint with modern n.h., noted #329 n.h. (cat. $700), strength in Semi-postals o.g. incl. #B11, B20-B23, B27, B38, B42-B43, B66-B67, B285-B290 and B294-B299, Airs incl. C22 n.h., C34-C36 l.h., other Back of the Book, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1164		France, Postal History, Wonderful collection of 532 covers in 3 bulging albums from 1828 stampless to 1980's FD's, incl. registered, airmail, many better stamps, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $900-1,200. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1165		/o France, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in Scott specialty album to 1972, value in classics used, incl. #37 with anchor cancel, extra pages for cancels and shades, 1960's on mint, some Back of the Book, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1166		/o France, New Caledonia, St. Pierre & Miquelon and Madagascar Collections, few hundred mostly mint on quadrille pages, good variety with many sets, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1167		France, Colonies Modern Imperforate Issues, 20 singles or sets from former Cols. or Departments, mostly 1960's Airmail issues, noted F.S.A.T. Maury #19 (cat. €135), St. Pierre & Miquelon Maury 43 (cat. €85), New Caledonia Maury 103 (cat. €60), 105 (cat. €50) and Fr. Polynesia Maury 27 (cat. €115), Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1168		France, 19th Century Cover Group, about 90 pieces, 25c perf. Bordeaux issue and 20c imperf. and perf. Napoleon issues, internal usages, few better cancels, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1169		/o French Congo, Mint and Used Intact Collection, On homemade blank pages, 1891 to 1903, virtually complete with earlies used and later mint, incl. #2-11, 14-17 used, overall very clean with o.g. on earlies (incl. inventory), Fine to Very Fine lot, checked by French expert for forgeries. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1170		French Southern Antarctic Territory., Complete to 1993, n.h., in KaBe hingeless album, plus a few gutter pairs at back, clean lot, Very Fine. Scott $4,083 (Owner's). Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1171		/o Gabon, Mint and Used Intact Collection, On homemade blank pages, 1894 to 1931, mostly complete with earlies mint or used and later mint, forgeries identified (#1-2, 5, 14-15), but also incl. #4 used (needs to be certified), 6 marginal copy used with expertising mark, 8, 11 mint and used, 15 used, overall very clean with o.g. on earlies (incl. inventory), Fine to Very Fine overall, checked by French expert for forgeries. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,323

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