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Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

Italy & Colonies to Japan

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1668		Italy, & Offices Collection in Album, hinged in 2 Scott albums from 1862 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about 1925 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2010 Scott $40,853. Estimate $7,500-8,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1669		/o Italy, Colonies Collection, Highly complete collection of mint and used in a Scott album incl. Roman States, highlights incl. Offices Abroad mint #4, 5, 6, 7, and 11 (2), 7 used, Office in China, mint #1, 2, 21, 29, and 30, Offices in Crete complete mint or used, Tripoli complete mint, Offices Turkish Empire mint 35-43, 44-62, and E4, Janina, Jerusalem, Salonika, Scutari, Smyrna, Valona complete, the rest of the Colonies are mostly complete plus many extras incl. Fiume, Roman States also has a high degree of completion, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $12,650
Lot 1670		/o Italy, Wonderful Collection, Mint and used in two Scott Specialty albums with a large amount of completion to 1987, highlights galore, mint #26, 35-38, 41, 42, 44, 45-57, 76-91, 115-18, 142A-142D, 165-70, and almost complete to mint to 1987, mint B1-4, 6-8, 9-15A, with some inverted overprints, Airs complete mostly mint incl. C27 n.h. and multiples of C48-49, most Es and Qs mostly mint and some used, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,900
Lot 1671		Italy, Ionian Islands Powerful Collection, Mostly mint collection incl. mint #1-3, N1-N17, N4a, N5a, N9a, N11a, N12a, N14a, N15a, 10 different with wrong C font, NC7-NC10, NC8a, NRA2-4, and other mint and used, most are signed on back, hard to find material and huge catalog value, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1672		/o Italy, Mint and Used Collection, On well filled Scott pages to 1940, scattered States, noted #20 used on piece, 51, 72, 117-118 all used, 165-170 mint, 258-264, 349-354 both used, Airs mostly complete incl. C48-49 mint, mostly complete back of the book with Dues incl. J21-24 used, Q7-19 n.h., collection formed over many years, items selected with an eye towards condition, lovely collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $13,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1673		Italy, Colonies Collections, Various countries hinged on Scott album pages, Eritrea ($3152) from 1892 to 2004 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1934 then apparently complete mint thru 2005, Italian East Africa ($528) from 1938 to 1941 mint missing only 8, Tripolitania ($650) from 1923 to 1934 mint missing only 9, Cyrenaica ($595) from 1923 to 1941 mint, missing only 9 and the Postage Dues, and Oltre Giuba ($446) mint, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2015 Scott $5,371. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1674		Italy, Hundreds of Stampless, sleeved in 2 boxes and mostly identified, mostly 1800s but few back to late 1600s, all apparently internal, many diff. elaborate strikes, occasional better, Fine to Very Fine overall. All bought individually on Ebay. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1675		Italy, Collection in Album, Mostly mint on Bush pages, with some better items included, double impressions, Military Permit Travels with certs, group of Bari issues incl. imperfs, double impressions, background omitted and essays, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1676		Italy, Colonies Mint Collection, collection in mounts in a Minkus album, various complete mint sets to $100 throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $2,200 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1677		Italy, Postal History Collection, Group of 29 covers, 12 are stampless, earliest being 1818 thru 1849, 17 from various states a few with multiples, nice group with high catalog must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1678		/ Italy, Venice Republic "AQ" Lettersheets, lot of 6 unused, world's first Officially sold postal stationery, these letter (tagli) sheets were headed with the letters "AQ" were first issued by the Venetian Water Commission, first issued in 1606 under a law which required all Venetian governmental bureaus to pay a fee of 4 sols for every letter sent, which had to be written on authorized printed forms such as there, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1679		Italy, Trieste Small Stock, selection of blocks and singles, also some Italy, condition mixed, some gum toning, generally Fine. Scott $4,300 (Owner's). Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1680		/o/ Italy, Balance Lot, useful box filled with mint postal stationery, group of revenues on pages, page of SCADTA stamps, page with Amunds Nobile Transpolar Expedition, and a couple of rocket mail sheets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1681		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1682		Ivory Coast, 1892 to 1988 Collection, hinged in Scott album mostly complete, incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 1998, section after 1998 not counted, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $4,089. Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1683		Japan, Better Collection, almost complete hinged in 2 Scott albums from 1855 to 2007 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1952 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2007, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $17,299. Estimate $3,250-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 1684		Japan, Expeditionary Force in Siberia Collection, 35 items all written up and identified on pages, running from 1918 to 1924 with different usages to different Corps and Companies of the Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, some with enclosures included, some on Military Post Card views, and incl. a copy of ISJP #12, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1685		/o Japan, Balance of Mint and Used Collection, in Scott album with dupl. mint (virtually all of the value) and used on pages, only a few items removed for individual lots, incl. #1-2, 4-7, all mint are genuine incl. cherry blossoms on 1st pages with nice colors overall, many with o.g. (couple with thins), 1883 on virtually complete, Airs complete mint except #C8, used classics with some fakes and somewhat scattered, National Parks sheets and later, Military complete except M4, attractive Offices, nice revenues incl. Tobacco, few Dutch and Philippines Occupation, much better condition and freshness than normally seen, excellent collection for expansion, overall Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $14,950
Lot 1686		Japan, Mint Stock, about 100 items identified and worked up on sales cards, noticed some souvenir sheets, singles and sets, most $5-$40 items, great for retail or internet sales, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1687		Japan, Mint Collection, large Lighthouse stockbook filled with virtually all n.h. issues from the late 1930s to the year 2000+, the face value of the material from 1955 onward totals ¥92,170, material prior to that date incl. mint #206-09, 223-26, 257-75, 315-18, 367a, 400a, 407, 422 and much more, no duplication, very clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1688		/o Japan, Collection in Scott Album, well filled collection running to 1964, mixed mint and used to about mid 1930s then appears to be all mint ot 1964, noticed used #39 with cert., 154, 166, and many better mint issues, most of the souvenir sheets are here mint incl. Parks, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1689		Japan, Mint Accumulation, n.h., starting with #283a (2) and 311a followed by glassines with multiple copies of pre-WWII Parks, definitives, commemoratives up to 343, plus a few early Semi-postals, very clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1690		/o Japan, Collection to 1995, hundreds in a Scott album, mixed mint and used from classics to 1959 and from there to 1995 appear to be all mint, please inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1691		Japan, Postal History Group, small box filled with various postal cards, FDs, commercial covers, some Revenues etc., Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1692		/o/ Japan, Eclectic Accumulation, organized on pages in binder, noted TB seals in sheetlets, 1961 private commemorative souvenir sheets, 2 aerogrammes with Mihon overprints, classic forgeries on card, large group of Revenues, Occupation issues, old currency, few early covers and postal cards, some modern FDs, have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219

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