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Orco-Expo Auction, Fullerton, CA

Iceland to Japan

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1422		/ Iceland, Mint Stationery Stock, 904 older, identified by Michel numbers, priced and sleeved, incl. Aerogrammes, some dupl, mostly $5-$20 range, clean, taped with retail total $14,500. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1423		/o Iceland, Mint and Used Collection, on homemade pages to 1925, classics mint (all with o.g.) and used with excellent colors, no Revenue cancels, some complete sets used, also Officials with #O2 o.g., O3 used, virtually all sound and fresh, Fine to Very Fine for this. Scott $10,800. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1424		o Iceland, 1873 to 1956 Used Collection, a useful accumulation with much dupl., many items cat. in the $2 to $50 range, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $7,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1425		Iceland, 4 Zeppelin Flight Covers, #C9-C10 on PPC with green flight cachet, C10 on cover with Roessler cachet and green flight cachet, C11 on card with Roessler cachet and green flight cachet, and C1 (block of 10) and 126 on cover with Roessler cachet (no green flight cachet), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 1426		Israel, Mint Collection Four Volumes, immaculate n.h. collection in four pristine Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases, virtually complete from 1969-2009, incl. many sought after modern issues, lovely collection, generally very fine, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1427		Israel, Collection With Tabs, many hundreds n.h. with tabs from 1950 to 1974 in Lighthouse hingeless album, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1428		Italy, Cover Stock, 500, majority pre-1950 commercial with fair amount of 19th Century incl. few States, many to Foreign destinations, priced to $75, mostly $10 to $50, total retail $12,600, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1429		/o Italy, States and Early Italy Selection, on cards, incl. Roman States, Tuscany, Sicily and early Italy, Fine or better. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1430		/o Italy, and Colonies & States, Mint and Used Collection, mint and used housed in seven stockbooks, wide and useful selection, Italy proper is more modern and mint, plus selection of States and Colonies, Fine to Very Fine. Sassone €35,000 + (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1431		/o Italy, States Collection, about 75 in KaBe album, incl. Parma #9 o.g., 11 used, PR1 used (light thins), Roman States 15 unused, Tuscany 6a and 18 used, Two Sicilies 25 n.h. and 26 o.g., all with certs, 1859 Naples cover, above average appearance, some thins noted on uncertified items, otherwise fine or better. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 1432		/ Italy, Colonies Classic Mint Stationery Stock, 208, identified by Higgins & Gage and "EAPC" numbers (minor dupl.), consisting of Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea (142-$1,345), priced and sleeved, minor dupl., retail mostly $5-$15 range, mostly clean, taped with retail total $2,780. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1433		Italy, Castle Series Mint Specialized Collection, n.h., freaks and errors, colors, perfs etc., with 5 certs, an unusual and interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Sassone €3,000 + (Owner's). Estimate $400-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1434		/o Italy, Roman States Mint and Used Collection, over 40, some not counted for value, good assortment, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000 (Owner's). Estimate $200-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1435		Italy, Occupation of the Aegean Islands, 1930, Ferrucci, Complete, all 13 Islands plus Castelrosso n.h. except Caso #4 o.g. Sassone €1,260. Scott $403 as o.g. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1436		/o Japan, 2 Volume Intact Collection, mint or used to 1998 incl. #1-3, 5-6, extensive Cherry Blossoms incl. used #67 (cert), all Offices mint or used virtually complete, 1915 on mostly complete with later all mint, all better souvenir sheets, etc., also separate forgery group, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,900
Lot 1437		Japan, Mint Better Sheets, mostly n.h., value in earlier period incl. National Parks, #422a l.h., slight dupl., 456 n.h., occasional dist. or no gum, few very modern, Fine to Very Fine. 2017 Scott $4,000. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1438		/ Japan, Mint Stationery Stock, 499 singles or packs, older to recent, identified by Sakura numbers, better items priced and sleeved but incl. dupl. extra modern with commem. cancels, also earlier Mihons, mostly $5-$45 range, clean, taped with retail total $8612, 250. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1439		Japan, 1937-1938 Karl Lewis Covers, nine, six are FDC and balance are Imperial Japanese Sea postings and American Mail Liner; few with slight toning, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $650-750. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 1440		/ Japan, Mint Group, o.g. to n.h., fresh and clean group in seven APS circuit books featuring better souvenir sheets, n.h. incl. #456, 521C, Tiger New Year etc., will prove rewarding, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1441		/o Japan, 1871 to 1977 Mint and Used Collection, a useful collection, housed in two White Ace Albums and Scott Specialty, incl. selection of 19th Century, 1938, 1939 National Parks, National Lottery sheets, Nature Conservation sheets, Semi-postal, Airs, Offices in China and Korea, plus a small box of glassines containing mint and used with some light dupl., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1442		o Japan, 1938 to 1961 Used Souvenir Sheets, 36, all cancelled with commemorative cancels, overall Very Fine. Scott $1,599 (Owner's). Estimate $400-450. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1443		/o Japan, Mint and Used Collection, in album in mounts to 1990, earlies mostly used starting 1876-77 issue reasonably complete to 1959, after that mostly mint, separate section of mint National Parks virtually all mint with 1939 souvenir sheet, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 1444		/o Japan, Mint and Used Stock, on #102 cards, few classics used, 20th Century mint or used in mostly complete sets incl. National Parks, all priced, slight dupl., value mostly in early to mid 20th Century, few back of the book, much Fine to Very Fine. 2017 Scott $3,000+. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1445		/ Japan, 1873 to 1958 Stationery Collection, roughly 60% mint, 40% used, on neatly written up pages in 3 volumes, mostly postal cards incl. Offices in China, also letter sheets, stamped envelopes, wrappers, and about 30 covers, some with toning stripe, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 1446		/ Japan, 1914 to 1977 Mint Collection, housed in two Scott International albums, many singles are hinged, souvenir sheets n.h. after 1948, strength in 1950's onward, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,100+ (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1447		Japan, Flight and Event Covers, over 200 mostly J.A.L. commemorative Worldwide flights, plus Tokyo Olympics, Cultural Leaders, 2 1939 National Parks sheets and two tourist stamp sheets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $575

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