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Foreign General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2020		/ Foreign Collections, Balance of Collector's Latin America Collection, n.h. to o.g., plus Mexico virtually all 20th Century with scattered 19th Century mostly used, to around 2012 or 2016 in 44 Scott or Palo albums plus 2 stockbooks, many complete sets plus souvenir sheets, incl. 5 volumes of Nicaragua, 4 volumes of Uruguay, 3 of Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Paraguay, 3 Scott Specialties of Venezuela, cat. value to $200+, quite extensive, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $6,500-8,000. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 2021		//o Foreign Collections, Country Collection Accumulation, in about 135 albums or stockbooks, majority used but with some mint, incl. France, Germany (with much mint, plus modern FDC's), Italy, Greece, Latin America, Russia, Mexico, Israel, Scandinavia, Iran, Turkey, Spain, Scandinavia, and Switzerland, mostly Fine or better. Estimate $3,500-4,500. View details	Realized $5,463
Lot 2022		Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collection, In 11 3 ring binders, all countries represented, scattered 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century mostly mint with occasional dupl., later souvenir sheets, 19th Century above average condition, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 2023		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collection, in 5 Scott albums to post 2000 with either dupl. used under mint or dupl. pages with separate mint and used, consists of 2 volumes of Sweden, and Faroes, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark in 3 volumes, reasonably complete with Semis, Airs, and some back of the book, 19th Century mostly used and mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 2024		Foreign Collections, Europa Collection 1981-2008, Beautiful and colorful n.h. collection in 11 Safe hingeless albums virtually complete for period from participating countries incl. mini-sheets, souvenir sheets and few specialty items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2025		Foreign Collections, European Country Collections, mostly 20th Century mint, consists of Italian Colonies mint collection, in Scott specialty album, mostly hinged with occasional n.h.; Italy mint collection to 1998, in 2 Scott specialty albums; Portugal 2 volumes 1853 to 1992, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collection; and Monaco full mint and used collection to 1998 in Scott album, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2026		/o Foreign Collections, 7 Box Lot of Country Collections, Accumulations, mint and used in albums, few in stockbooks, etc., strength in Europe incl. France, French Colonies incl. a stock, Switzerland, etc. (Germany separate lot), also Scott Junior blue International, couple of topical collections, mostly 20th Century but scattered earlier, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Culled from an Estate of a couple hundred boxes. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 2027		/o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Various, incl. dealer's Scandinavia stock, mint and used to around 2000 on #102 cards; Scott albums of Aland, Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Norway and Sweden, mixed mint and used to 1920's or 1930's, then all mint to 2001, except Denmark mostly used throughout; and collection, thousands of mostly used mounted in 5 Scott specialty albums and backup in two stockbooks, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2028		/o Foreign Collections, Mint and Used Country Collections, etc., in 14 volumes and loose on retail pages incl. Italian area with classics, Turkey, Hungary, Scandinavia, Austria, France, Portugal, Belgium, French Morocco, Finland mint and used in stockbook, etc., better throughout, nothing recent, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th generally fine to very fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2029		/o Foreign Collections, Latin America Country and General Collections, consists of Costa Rica mint and used collection with varieties in album; Peru mint and used accumulation in stockbook with many cat. $10-50 range items; Cuba mint and used collection in 7 volumes and loose; Argentina clean mint and used collection on Scott pages; Nicaragua oldtime collection; Latin America collection (especially early) in 3 Scott albums; Venezuela used collection in 2 volumes; and Latin America collection with some specialized Columbia, Paraguay, Uruguay, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2030		Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Mint and Used Collections, consisting of Norway mint and used on pages, Denmark, Greenland, and Faroes mint and used in album incl. Faroe #1 on cover, 2-6 used, various countries mostly used in album, modern n.h. Finland 1961 to 1995 in binder, and more extensive mint and used countries in album, scattered 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2031		/o Foreign Collections, Luxembourg and Western Europe Collections, consists of Luxembourg mint and used collection in stockbook (cat. Michel €2800+); mint and used accumulation in 8 volumes with 4 stockbooks with lots of mint and used sets; clean mint and used collection in album (cat. Michel €2500+); 2 volume accumulation of mint and used in 2 stockbooks (old cat. Michel Dm17,341); Germany 2 volume collection; and Spain mint and used collection in 2 albums and 3 stockbooks, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2032		/o Foreign Collections, Shanghai and Tibet Mint and Used Collections, part 1 2016 cat. $1497 consists of Shanghai Treaty Port #42//172 plus back-of-book, part 2 cat. $3,846 consists of older Tibet #1//18 incl. two scarce covers and mint block of 11 #18 cat. $198+, slight dupl., incl. inventory, Fine overall. 2016 Scott $5,343 (Owner's). Estimate $500-650. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2033		/ Foreign Collections, Asia Mint Collections, virtually all 20th Century n.h. to o.g. in binder, consists of Japan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, South Korea, North Korea and Micronesia, up to recent period, incl. inventory. 2016 Scott $6,260 (Owner's). Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2034		Foreign Collections, Small Group of Better Sets, mostly n.h., incl. Germany Posthorn set n.h. (90pf possible tiny hinge mark), Vatican imperf varieties, Japan #435 n.h., Kiauchau #30a n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2035		/o Foreign Collections, Mint and Used Accumulation, hundreds of thousands in binders, manila pages, stockbooks, Schaubek album, Scott Internationals, classic to modern, heavy in 20th Century incl. Scandinavia, Italy & Colonies, Africa, Middle East, Russia, Indonesia, North Korea, full banker box of Central & South America (mostly inexpensive), large back-up stock of Germany, 1920 thru 1980s, mostly n.h. with Semis, DDR, Berlin, and back-of-book, good for show or internet stock, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2036		Foreign Collections, Sheets and Partial Sheet Accumulation, n.h., many hundreds mostly late 1960's and 1970's issues incl. Japan, Israel, Liechtenstein, some France and Monaco, few stuck to pages, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2037		Foreign Collections, Trieste Mostly Mint Collection, n.h., virtually complete in 4 Bush albums, Italy incl. perf varieties, gutter pairs, incl. Airs, Dues, complete, Parcel Post 1952-53 period, etc., Austria, France, and Germany (incl. Bizone Michel #22D with cert.) along with Soviet Zone, Zones mint and used stationery, one binder with mint and used Revenues along with Bari, Naples, "VG" complete with overprint varieties, etc., better collection than normally seen. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2038		/o Foreign Collections, Asia Collection in Scott Album, few thousand incl. Japan with early used forgeries and some later o.g. sets, Korea, and Iran with early forgeries and 1950's and 1960's o.g. sets, Fine overall. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2039		/ Foreign Collections, Asia Mostly Mint in 3 Stockbooks, first stockbook containing good showing of Japan mostly mint from about 1900 through 1950's, many better mint sets, sheets and souvenir sheets, the back containing a small group of Manchukuo, second stockbook mixture of P.R.C. on 7 stockpages, also incl. packet of n.h. souvenir sheets, third stockbook consists of 12 pages of Korea with some early misc. items through about 1960 incl. sets, singles, souvenir sheets and several covers, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2040		/o Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Holding, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collections in six stockbooks, incl. Poland three volumes, nice Bulgaria two volumes and Russia souvenir sheets in one volume, worthwhile group, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2041		/o Foreign Collections, Middle East Mint and Used, 20th Century Collections and used dupl. in stockbooks in 3 boxes, mint incl. Jordan collection 1940's to 1988 mostly complete with later in new issue envelopes, Lebanon mostly mint 1961 to 1984 along with sheets and part sheets, Egypt mint 1936 on incl. #224, souvenir sheets, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2042		/ Foreign Collections, Italy, Montenegro and Luxembourg Classic Mint Stationery, few hundred mostly early 20th Century, all sleeved, priced, and identified by Michel and/or H&G numbers, dupl., particularly Italy, also small group of Poland, very clean group. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2043		/ Foreign Collections, Interesting Asia Accumulation, few thousand mostly o.g. or n.h. with few used and covers incl. Taiwan, P.R.C., Ryukyu, Japan, and few Korea, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2044		/o Foreign Collections, Various Mint and Used Scandinavia, incl. Iceland mint and used accumulation, 20th Century collection in KaBe hingeless album to 1999, stockpages, few year sets etc., fine to very fine; modern Sweden and Norway to around 2000 on pages, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2045		/o Foreign Collections, Europe Mint and Used, incl. Israel mint tab collection, scattered new issues, dubious items, Europe & Colonies group, 19th & 20th Century mint and used accumulation on stockcards, and mint collection to 2000 of Austria, also Switzerland, and Vatican to 1999, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2046		Foreign Collections, Europe Collection in Old Schaubek Album, Few thousand to about 1950, majority used with some o.g. sets, better countries incl. Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, and Baltic States, 19th Century mixed condition but still worth a look, Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2047		o Foreign Collections, Benelux Used Collection, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Colonies, used in Scott album to 1960's, classics mostly complete, Belgium reasonably complete Semis, some back of the book, also Congo, etc., Luxembourg 1882 on reasonably full, Netherlands with classics and mostly complete after that, Back-of-Book, also Curacao, Surinam, somewhat filled, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2048		o Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collections, mostly used 19th & 20th Century collections in four large stockbooks, incl. Denmark, Norway, Sweden two volumes, clean and orderly, better throughout, generally fine to very fine, worth inspection. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2049		o Foreign Collections, Western Europe Collections, 19th & 20th Century used collections in four stockbooks and a mailer, incl. Austria in large stockbook, Greece, Luxembourg and Portugal, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2050		Foreign Collections, 1960's to 1970's Europe Mint Accumulation, n.h., in stockbooks and glassines, incl. Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, many dupl. 5 to 10, also bit of U.N. and used, occasional better set incl. Belgium #Q388-406 dupl., fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2051		/o Foreign Collections, Asia Mint and Used Accumulation, used on hundreds of album pages and stocksheets (no China and Japan), strong in Korea plus India, Philippines, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2052		/ Foreign Collections, Lebanon, Syria, and U.A.R. Mint Collection, o.g. to n.h. collection 1920's to 1976 in Scott album, all in complete sets (occasional used) incl. Airs complete, min. sheets, Syrian Arab Republic, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2053		Foreign Collections, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Benelux) Two Volumes, mint collection to about 1970 in two Scott Specialty albums, strength in Belgium and Luxembourg with Semi-postal sets and souvenir sheets, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2054		Foreign Collections, Arab Sheikdoms Issues, n.h., few thousand (no c.t.o.), incl. many souvenir sheets, from Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaima, Fujeira, Dubai, Ajman, and Sharjah, etc., Scott and non-Scott listed, clean. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $460

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