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Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

General Foreign Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1813		/o Foreign Collections, Fabulous Country Collections, two banker boxes with better mixed mint and used country collections, appear to have been bought to form complete world collection, lot of French, Italian and German Colonies, Western Europe, Scandinavia, and South American countries, they are highly complete collections and run from classics in to the 1940s, appear to have been formed over many years, and broken down in to individual countries for retail sale, many appear to have had items bought and put in to be mounted with collection for expansion and not counted in catalog value, great for retail sales or for internet, must inspect, mixed condition. Scott $276,000 (Owner's). Estimate $20,000-25,000. View details	Realized $25,300
Lot 1814		/o Foreign Collections, Mint and Used Intact Collection, many thousands mostly on Scott international pages to around 1980, incl. France Specialty album with later period mostly complete, Occupation group, overall value surprisingly in more difficult areas particularly French Colonies incl. classical period, also Airs with Denmark, Egypt, Finland Zepp., Russia, etc., also Iran with 1930s period mint sets and better Semis, Japan, Portugal, need very careful inspection, 19th century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Commonwealth, China separate lots. Estimate $12,000-15,000. View details	Realized $12,075
Lot 1815		Foreign Collections, Baltic Area Virtually Complete Collection 1918 to 1940, Beautiful mint collection in 3 albums starting with Central Lithuania 1920-21 complete incl 1920 surcharge set of 10 (cert., cat $3227), then Estonia nearly complete missing only 1919 handstamped ovpt issue, Latvia complete with many sets in both perf and imperf plus Russian Occupation issues as well, Lithuania complete incl 1919 South Lithuania, a nice clean collection o.g. to l.h. with all better items present, seldom offered intact., Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 1816		Foreign Collections, Mint Country Collections, hinged on Scott album pages and in albums in two banker boxes, most running to 2008 and with high degree of completion, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) incl., Botswana ($2082), Nambia ($897), Zimbabwe ($1351), Rwanda ($2183), Djibouti ($1354), Abu Dhabi ($1286), Cyprus Turkish ($952), Aruba ($980), Zaire ($971) with many items not counted, Equatorial Guinea with some Spanish Colonies ($1810), album wish Ajman, Dubai and more with Scott value of $1462 and Michel of $2424 and much not counted, and album not cataloged with common design U.P.U., Malaria, UIT, etc., most cataloged in 2015-16 and the rest in 2011, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $16,420. Estimate $3,250-3,750. View details	Unsold
Lot 1817		Foreign Collections, Denmark, Faroe Island and Danish West Indies Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1851 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1920s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $14,217. Estimate $3,000-3,250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1818		/o Foreign Collections, Mint and Used Estate Accumulation, hundreds of better sets and singles bought over time and never mounted in collection, many better mint and used items, incl. German Occupation accumulation, Hungary, Netherlands Indies collection, Timor collection, German Colonies mint and used, Italian Colonies, few better items incl. Chile #1-6 used, Italian Colonies #C29-35 mint, South Russia 47-49 mint, Austria N52-60 mint, and Marienwerder 24-31 signed, much more, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1819		Foreign Collections, Norway and Iceland Stock, over 100 items identified on sales cards, most mint with some used, most value is Norway, noticed a few mint blocks #21, 111-114, 132-135, 145-148, and 275-278, Iceland mostly $5 to $100 sets, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,300-2,700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1820		Foreign Collections, New Issue Hoard, in 2 banker boxes, new issues with duplication, 1960-1990 with wide range of countries, must inspect, great for retail or internet sales, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $18,597 (Owner's). Estimate $2,220-2,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1821		Foreign Collections, Mint Post Soviet Union Country Collections, hinged in 3 Scott albums and on Scott pages incl. Belarus (cat. $676) and appears complete incl. souvenir sheets from 1992-2009, Azerbaijan ($1453) from 1919 to 2009 and appears complete 1992-2009, Uzbekistan ($1147) 1992-2008 and appears complete, album with Batum ($273), a bit of early Georgia and then appears to be complete 1993 to 2009, Kazakhstan 1992-2008 appears complete, Kyrgyzstan 1992-2008 and appears complete, Moldavia from 1992-2009 and appears complete, and Tajikistan and Turkmenistan from 1992 to 2003 with much unissued, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $8,641. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1822		Foreign Collections, Dutch Indies, Timor and Indonesia Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1864 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Indonesia only missing about 10 for completion, Fine to Very Fine. 2010 Scott $7,682. Estimate $1,600-1,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1823		Foreign Collections, Costa Rica and Guatemala Collection in Album, hinged in Scott album from 1863 to 2009 incl. back of book, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to about mid 1930s then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Guatemala cataloged in 2010, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,307. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1824		Foreign Collections, Baltics Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1918 to 2009 incl. back of book, and souvenir sheets, incl. Estonia 1918 to 2009, mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1991 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Latvia from 1918 to 2009 mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1991 and appears to be complete from 1991-2009, and Lithuania from 1918 to 2009 mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 1991 and appears to be complete from 1991-2009, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $6,380. Estimate $1,150-1,300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1825		//o Foreign Collections, Europe Mint and Used Accumulation, 15 stockbooks filled with mostly mint (many n.h.) selection from Belgium, Luxembourg, Hungary, Switzerland, etc. plus some Israel, please take a close look as there are better items and numerous useful materials here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1826		Foreign Collections, Romania and Montenegro Collection, to 1985, mostly mint complete sets in Scott album, Romania from 1862 on with earlies used, incl. souvenir sheets, Montenegro virtually complete, clean throughout, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,400. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1827		Foreign Collections, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro Collection, hinged in Scott album and on pages from 1874 to 2009 incl. back of book, Serbia mixed mint and used (mostly mint) to 2003 then apparently complete mint incl. souvenir sheets thru 2009, Montenegro is mostly mint and complete from 2003-2008, and Croatia ($2032) 2016 cat. is mixed mint and used to 1992 and then appears complete mint to 2010, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,424. Estimate $800-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 1828		/o Foreign Collections, Brazil and Latin America Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collection in a Scott album, with Brazil being the most substantial, incl. Brazil #53-60, 54a, 7-10, 21-28, 37-8, 39-40, 42, 44, 47, 48, 68-77, 78, 342-55, 446-49, also Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and others worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $13,840 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1829		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern and Southern Europe Collection, few thousand mint and used in Scott specialty album to 1980s, value in Romania, noted classics from Moldavia-Walachia incl. #16 used, Airs incl. 1959 Bucharest souvenir sheet n.h. (wrinkles), plus Serbia, Thrace and Trieste Zone B incl. 1949 Railroad souvenir sheets o.g. perf and imperf, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $11,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1830		/o Foreign Collections, Belgium and Netherlands Intact Collection, Mint and used in Scott Specialty to 1964 incl. dupl. pages for all of Belgium, 20th Century mostly complete, thorough back of the book, both countries with extra adhesives for early period, incl. better souvenir sheets, 19th century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1831		/o Foreign Collections, Mostly Europe Mint and Used Collections, In 11 Scott specialty albums, stockbooks, etc., with better mostly used Swiss incl. classics, mint Naba sheet, later dupl. mint and used, Semis complete used (few souvenir sheets mint or used), Airs virtually complete (C1-2 used), some Officials, 2 volumes of Italy & Colonies, 1 sparse, other with States, France with 19th Century used, 1937 to 1950 complete sets mint, Semis mostly complete from 1922 on with many mint sets, scattered back of the book, also Sweden, Latin America mint and used stock, Swiss Pro Patria mint and used collection complete with some mint blocks of 4, also "Sitting Helvetica" mint and used stock, etc., 19th century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1832		/o Foreign Collections, Better Box, collections with mint and used, singles, noticed better collections of Denmark, Finland, and Norway, better loose sets incl. Denmark C1-5, Greenland mint 10-18, 19-27, 22a-27a n.h. (toned), Netherlands n.h. C1-3, and much more to be found, huge value, must inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1833		/o Foreign Collections, China and Asia Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used in a Scott album, incl. some early China as well as a nice selection of PRC mint n.h. sets #536-37, 1074a strip of three, 1103, 1232-38, 1354-56, Horses 1389-98, 1501 souvenir sheet, Camelias 1530-39, Qi Bashi 1557-72, Opera Masks 1574-81, Lotus 1613-16, Kites 1603-06, Guilin Landscapes 1618-25, Ancient Scientists 1636-39, Lanterns 1654-59, also some Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Macao, Manchukuo, Mongolia etc., should be carefully inspected, Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1834		Foreign Collections, Mint Macedonia and Slovenia Collection, hinged in Scott album from 1992-2007 incl. back of the book and souvenir sheets, and Slovenia from 1991-2009 with back of the book and souvenir sheets, both appear to be complete, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $2,447. Estimate $450-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1835		Foreign Collections, Mint Europa Collection and More, banker box with Europa collection in 3 albums, stockbook, and file box, also one sheet file loaded with Luxembourg, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1836		Foreign Collections, Better Mint Souvenir Sheets, on sales cards, 25 mostly n.h. from mostly European countries $50 and up, noticed Saar #CB1a, Korea 353b-355b, Monaco 159, Belgium B605a (2), and Portugal 657a just to name a few, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1837		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used in two Scott albums, incl. Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia etc., also a couple folders with Poland and Baltics, better items to be found throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1838		o Foreign Collections, Argentina and Brazil Collection, hundreds of mostly used to late 1960s in Scott specialty album, good variety of issues, some back of the book, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,400+ (Owner's). Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1839		Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Varied Accumulation, mostly mint blocks of four and souvenir sheets in two stockbooks, incl. Serbia #2NB19-2NB22 sheet n.h. (8), 2NB27-2NB28 (4), some stuck down, generally Fine. Scott $3,839 (Owner's). Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1840		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collection in three oldtime European albums, features Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, nice assortment of material with Back of the Book, some varieties, incl. #NB5-NB6 perf and imperf souvenir sheets and other worthwhile material, condition varies. Scott $4,400 (Owner's). Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1841		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Collection, mixed mint and used in large Comprehensive Stamp Album, lots of better classic and 19th Century material and more up to the 1950s, there is especially good representation in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1842		/o Foreign Collections, Accumulation on Pages, two large boxes filled with 19th & 20th Century mint and used on old Scott album pages, sorted by country in manila folders, incl. Austria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and other European countries, also various Belgian, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese Colonies, condition varies, review recommended. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1843		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collections, consists of Hungary 1959 to 1982 n.h. in 2 vols. (not compl.), Hungary mint and used in Minkus album, Poland mint and used on homemade pages, Lithuania mint and used on Minkus pages, some better throughout, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1844		Foreign Collections, Former Soviet Republic Modern Collection, banker box filled with modern stamps and some covers from all of the former Republics, noted many with large retail and sold as errors (?), incl. Latvia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and etc, interesting lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1845		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection, mint and used in a Scott album, lots of mint n.h., especially modern Sweden, also Norway, Finland, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland incl. 1934 Zepp set, review recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1846		Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Accumulation, mostly mint accumulation in a stockbook with singles and souvenir sheets, incl. Yugoslavia #C33-C33a perf and imperf, C43 n.h., also some Montenegro and Croatia, some stuck down, condition varies. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1847		/o Foreign Collections, Accumulation on Pages, mint and used accumulation on old Scott album pages in various folders, incl. early China, PRC, Manchukuo, Korea, Mongolia, Thailand and Philippines, varied assortment, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1848		/o Foreign Collections, Topical and Remainder Collection, four stockbooks with different topics, Minerals, Paintings, Triangles, and Virgin with Child, also incl. Greenland #1-9 n.h., 10-18 (2) one n.h., Austria C54-60 (2) one n.h. and other used, and small collection of Nepal, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1849		Foreign Collections, Remainder Lot, group with 22, mostly souvenir sheets, incl. Belgium B178, Estonia B39a, French Polynesia C47a, Germany #B103-104, Luxembourg 82a, and couple of German covers, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $180-250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1850		/o Foreign Collections, Interesting Africa Collection, mostly 20th Century collection in a Scott International album, incl. a combination of Portuguese, French and Spanish Colonies, as well as independent Africa, features Nyassa, Liberia, Congo, etc., Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1851		/o Foreign Collections, Various Colonies, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on Scott Album pages, incl. various Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Colonies, also Cuba, Philippines and more, interesting group, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1852		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Seal Collection, on pages starting with 1904 Denmark issue mint and used, also DWI with 1908-16 full sheets, small group of Iceland, modern U.S. Virgin Islands, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1853		P Foreign Collections, Deluxe Proofs and Essay Lot, 7 different including, France #C5 (Maury 5) being the best, Argentina, Venezuela (2), Tunisia, and Haiti (2), must inspect, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1854		Foreign Collections, Select Mint Group, Mostly France & Colonies mint group, incl. New Caledonia with 1933 set mint, Airs, France #C15 hinged, Czechoslovakia 1918 Boy Scout set and trial colors, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1855		/o Foreign Collections, Small Collector's Group, couple hundred on stockcards, etc., circuit books, etc., some new issues incl. Faroes, few better incl. Iceland #213-216 n.h., Sweden #332-336 n.h. and some 19th and early 20th Century mint and used, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242

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