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Sale 62
June 2004 Worldwide Philatelic Auction
Foreign Country Collections - Andorra through Finland |
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Lot 1626 |
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/ Andorra (Spanish): Virtually Complete Mint to 1978, In Edifil album, mint o.g. including 1926 set, 1929-34 sets complete., #13a-22a, 1936-43 mostly complete. without control numbers, 1951 onwards n.h. to o.g., also including pages for French Andorra, usual centering, but fresh and fine to very fine for this. Estimate $400-450.
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| Realized $633 |
Lot 1627 |
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o Argentina: Used Collection to 1976, Several hundred on homemade pages in binder, good showing of issues including Airs, plus large selection of Departmental issues not counted, overall fine. Owners (2001) cat. $3300+. Estimate $500-600.
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| Realized $546 |
Lot 1628 |
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Argentina: Postal Stationery, 1888 to 1918, nearly 200 items on stockpages in binder, features both mint and used postal cards and stationery, nice group of used wrappers and reply cards, attractive items throughout, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $250-350.
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| Realized $403 |
Lot 1629 |
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Argentina: Postal Stationery Collection, Mounted and written up on homemade pages in binder, envelopes, postal cards and wrappers, 1879 to 1939, consists of 27 mint and 50 used pieces, plus some other covers including 1838 stampless to London, overall fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $127 |
Lot 1630 |
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Armenia: 1920's Mint Stock, Few hundred in small stock book by Scott number, duplication, between #1a//387, good variety, noted #126 (6), 146 (3), 152Ab (3), 153 (5), 145a (3), 187 (3), 206 (2), 212, 233A (4), 237, 362a, 387 (3), good lot for study, fine to very fine. Owners cat. $4894. Estimate $800-1,000.
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| Realized $978 |
Lot 1631 |
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/o Austria: Extensive Mint and Used Collection, 1850 to 1980, a comprehensive collection in Scott Specialty album, 19th Century virtually complete. through 1910 (used through 1907), 20th Century features mostly mint sets with strength in Semi's (less only a few items), Airs, Dues less only 1 item, also nice Military, Newspaper, Special Delivery, Offices, and Lombardy-Venetia, worth careful review, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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| Realized $2,300 |
Lot 1632 |
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/ Austria: 1850 to 2002 Mint Collection, Mounted in Scott album, starting with #1, 3 used, otherwise mint from #32 on, large majority n.h., complete from 1883 on except few major items including Dolfuss and souvenir sheets, #127 (APS cert.), 1910 Birthday set complete, Semis complete and mostly n.h. including #B87-92, mostly complete Airs, very clean, fine to very fine. Inventory included. Owners cat. (2003) $8400+. Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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| Realized $2,760 |
Lot 1633 |
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/o Austria: Extensive Mostly Mint Collection to 1968, Classics used with some n.h. and o.g. mixed in, regular issues virtually complete. 1860's on including #127 used, 142 l.h., later virtually all o.g. or n.h. (1953 on mostly n.h.), Semi's complete. o.g. or n.h. except WIPA and Renner sheets, including #B110 used, Dues complete mint or used, Airs complete o.g., Military including M1-21 o.g., Occupation issues, Offices in Turkey, nice collection of Bosnia & Herzegovina at the back, few faults on classics, but condition better than usual, later fine to very fine, lovely collection. Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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| Realized $1,840 |
Lot 1634 |
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/o Austria: Extensive Mint Collection to 1990, O.g. to n.h. (couple classic used), many hundreds on Scott pages, begins in 1890 and only missing a few key items for complete., noted #51-65 with several n.h., 86-105 o.g., 110a-27 and 128-44 o.g., 164-67, etc., Semi's virtually complete. (no #B110a, WIPA or Renner sheets), Airs complete, Dues virtually complete, Military issues, nice showing of other Back of the Book, condition overall fresh and fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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| Realized $1,610 |
Lot 1635 |
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/o Austria: Oldtime Classic Collection, Few hundred 19th Century mostly used on pages from old auction, including few covers, on pieces, various papers, cancels, plate flaws, #40 mint and used, 1890-96, 1899, 1908-16 sets complete mint, also Dues, #P1a, P6, PR4 (4 margins), 1873 Telegraph, Offices with Dues, Lombardy-Venetia, considerable Michel items, intact, fine average. Estimate $400-500.
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| Realized $1,035 |
Lot 1636 |
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Austria: Levant Postal History, 3 stampless covers, 5 used postal cards, 2 Feldpost and 1 cover with adhesive, plus small group of used stamps and 3 receipts, overall fine. Estimate $100-150.
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| Unsold |
Lot 1637 |
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Austria: 470+ Event Covers, 1930's-50's duplicated, mostly mint or cancelled but not sent, clean. Estimate $50-100.
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| Realized $35 |
Lot 1638 |
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/o Azores: Complete Mint and Used Collection, On Scott pages, earlies mostly used (#1 forgery), 2 (corner trimmed), missing only #89 (Cat. $70), #13, 37 with Sismondo certs., most selectively picked over time, back of book complete, few questionable, somewhat average condition for earlies but later generally fine to very fine. Rare to find complete for this popular colony. Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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| Realized $1,438 |
Lot 1639 |
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Belgian Congo: Used Postal Cards, 37 diff photos (private printed to order) on mostly 10c value cards, some 5c, 15c and 45c, addressed to Belgium or France, all circa 1914 usages, overall fine. Estimate $100-150.
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| Realized $109 |
Lot 1640 |
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/o Belgium: Strong 1849 to 1968 Collection, In mounts in Scott specialty album, 19th Century unusually fresh with many 4 margin copies and better cancels, 20th Century virtually complete. less only a few items, including Semi's, Airs, Special Delivery, Dues, German occupation, Officials, Newspaper, Parcel Post, Telegraphs, some Revenues and covers, many items in the $100+ range, including #3-5, 10, 23, 25-26, 39, B9-16, B169, B458, B468A, B521-22, J12-16, classics used, later mostly l.h. with some n.h., few minor faults, but overall fine to very fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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| Realized $1,955 |
Lot 1641 |
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/o Belgium & Colonies: Collection to 1960, Couple thousand in Scott specialty album, classics including #3-5, 8 used, 9 mint, 82-91 mint, 172-84, 229-38 o.g., 435-45 n.h., 1950's Semi's apparently n.h. including B514, B521-22, B561-68, Parcel Post including apparently n.h. Q337, Q338-40, Q341-42, Q361A-B, Q374-77, nice Congo on well filled pages, mixed condition on classics, balance mostly fine or better. Estimate $1,300-1,500.
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| Realized $1,208 |
Lot 1642 |
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o Belgium: Interesting Back of the Book Collection, Hundreds of precancels organized by towns with dates used, some duplication, also national issues, 1941 booklet panes with advertising and tête-bêche pairs, "tax" handstamp on regular issues, Telegraph issues, unusual group, few minor faults, but overall fresh and fine. Estimate $200-300.
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| Realized $115 |
Lot 1643 |
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/o Bosnia & Herzegovina: Extensive Collection, Hundreds mounted and organized on homemade pages, noted "double eagle" issues mostly used, imperf. pairs on later, 1906 set with compound perfs., imperf. pairs or blocks used, "black proof" set, forgeries, later Franz Josef sets complete. mint or used, Semi?s including Assassination set with color trials (4 different), Dues, few covers and cards, extras on pages for cancels, lovely collection of this popular area, fine to very fine. Estimate $500-600.
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| Realized $978 |
Lot 1644 |
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/o Bulgaria: 1879 to 1974 Mint and Used Collection, Virtually complete with 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century early mostly mint with 1955 on virtually all mint and most in mounts, including Semis, Airs, souvenir sheets, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800.
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| Realized $575 |
Lot 1645 |
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Chile: Postal Stationery Collection, Mounted and written up on homemade pages in binder, envelopes, postal cards and wrappers, 1872 to 1916, consisting of 8 mint and 29 used pieces, good variety, some overseas destinations, overall fresh and fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $161 |
Lot 1646 |
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/o China: P.R.C. Dealer Stock, N.h. (few used), mostly 1960's to 1970's singles, sets and souvenir sheets, noted cat. values to $100, minor duplication, clean, high cat. value, fine to very fine. Estimate $1,300-1,500.
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| Realized $1,265 |
Lot 1647 |
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/o China: Mint and Used Dealer Stock, On sales pages, Imperial period generally used, value in 1960's to 1970's n.h. singles, sets and souvenir sheets, with cat. values to $100+, duplication, clean, overall fine to very fine. Estimate $900-1,000.
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| Realized $920 |
Lot 1648 |
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China: P.R.C. Modern Full Sheets, N.h., 1983 era group, including Scott #1832, 1833-37, 1840-43, 1847-49, 1851-52, 1864-71 and 1877-82, very fine. Cat. $3942. Estimate $600-700.
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| Realized $575 |
Lot 1649 |
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/o China: Stamp and Cover Accumulation, In a small box consisting of a stockbook full of early issues (unchecked for varieties), full/part sheets, collection remainders, loose stamps, a nice group of about 100 Chinese covers (most are 1920 to 1945 period), also note a group of Shanghai stationery items, nice lot, worth a look, overall fine. Estimate $300-400.
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| Realized $604 |
Lot 1650 |
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o China: Town Cancel Collection, Over 800 stamps mostly pre 1945 sorted by town name on Hagner pages in 2 binders, couple better 19th Century items noted, some stamps with faults, overall average to fine, worth a look. Estimate $200-300.
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| Realized $489 |
Lot 1651 |
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China: Collection of 1940's Varieties, Blocks, part sheets, etc., showing various varieties including blocks of Sun Yat-sen issues imperf. between, part sheet with drastic misperforation on 1945 Chiang Kai-shek issue, Airs with double overprints, etc., very interesting group, seldom seen, fine to very fine. Estimate $250-350.
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| Realized $299 |
Lot 1652 |
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China: P.R.C. 1981 to 1992 Collection, Few hundred n.h. in Minkus album including sets, souvenir sheets and booklets, clean, very fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $374 |
Lot 1653 |
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/o Costa Rica: Mint and Used Collection, Over 900 stamps from 1863 to 1940, including large group of used duplicates showing various cancels, few better items noted, average to fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $299 |
Lot 1654 |
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o Cuba: Spanish Period Collection of Mostly Used, 1855 to 1883, 200+ on Hagner pages including many used duplicates showing diff. cancels, better items including used #7 and mint 33-37 (gum faults), also including 2 stampless covers, some items with faults, but still an interesting collection, average to fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $460 |
Lot 1655 |
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/o Cuba: 1855 to 1950 Collection, Mint and used on Scott pages including Spanish period (sparse), U.S. including 1899 to 10¢, #J1-4, E1, 1899 to 1929 mostly complete., sparse after that, also Airs, Special Delivery, etc., generally fine to very fine. Cat. $660. Estimate $130-150.
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| Realized $173 |
Lot 1656 |
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/o Denmark: Extensive Mint and Used Collection, Many hundreds in 3 Schaubek albums to 1980's, starts in 1852 with listed (including varieties) by Facit and Scott number, including #11b, Facit 22cv (cert.), mostly used to 1904, mint after that, including #137-37a pair, Christian X set complete., booklet panes starting with #H8, including. advertising labels with #RE1-4 used, booklets 1960?s on, including Back of the Book mostly complete (earlies mostly used), 19th Century with 4 margins, overall fine to very fine, with many listed Facit numbers, excellent lot. Owners (2002, Facit 2001) cat. $12,000+ (exchange rate $1=.15). Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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| Realized $2,645 |
Lot 1657 |
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/ Denmark: 1895 to 2000 Mint Collection, All mounted in Scott album, n.h. to l.h. including #82 and virtually complete from 1915 on, later issues #330 n.h. (some earlier n.h.), Semis and Airs complete, very clean, fine to very fine collection. Inventory included. Owners (2003) Cat. $6300+. Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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| Realized $1,668 |
Lot 1658 |
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/o Denmark: Better Collection to 1940, Substantially complete with majority used, including #6 (4 margins), 11-15, 24 all used, 138-44 mint, Airs including #C1-5 mint, O3 used, overall fine to very fine. Estimate $800-1,000.
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| Realized $661 |
Lot 1659 |
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o Denmark: Numeral and Town Cancel Collection, Over 1900 stamps on Hagner pages in 2 albums, nice variety of numeral cancels including some better stamps, plus 4 vols. of town cancels on 2500+ stamps, sorted by town, some faults on early, but still a very attractive and valuable lot. Estimate $750-1,000.
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| Realized $920 |
Lot 1660 |
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/o Danish: West Indies Extensive Collection, Mint, used, couple hundred including used duplicates showing diff. cancels, better items including mint #1, 4, 14-15, 31-39, used #1, 11 (4), 13, plus 18a on 2 covers, some mint stationery and 7 Great Britain stamps with C51 cancels, some faults, but mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600.
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| Realized $690 |
Lot 1661 |
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Egypt: "Hotel" Covers and Cards, 33 pieces, early 19th Century to 1950's, noted cancels from Hotels Assouan, Aswan, Savoy, Continental, Ghezireh Palace, Mena House (Pyramids), Nile Hilton, Shepeard's, Luxor, Winter Palace, Seamans Home, Cook's, many to overseas destinations, excellent group, seldom offered, overall fine. Estimate $500-600.
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| Realized $374 |
Lot 1662 |
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/o Egypt: Collection on Scott Pages, Few hundred mint and used to 1960, some classics, noted #50-59 o.g., 172-76 o.g., 1950's issues n.h., Semi's including #B6a-b mint, Officials, Dues, Airs, Palestine overprints including #N37-38 n.h., clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $150 |
Lot 1663 |
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/o Egypt: Revenue Collection, Interesting group organized on stockpages, noted general issues, some imperf. or misperf., 4 usages on piece/documents, extensive "salt" issues including imperf. in black, cigarette tax issues many with names of cities, 3 "Russian Office" adhesives, few with minor faults, but overall fine to very fine, seldom seen. Estimate $150-200.
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| Realized $431 |
Lot 1664 |
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Faroes: 1975 to 2002 Never Hinged Collection, Complete mounted on Scott pages except #329, including souvenir sheets, very fine. Inventory included. Owners (2003) Cat. $850. Estimate $250-300.
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| Realized $242 |
Lot 1665 |
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/o Finland: 1856 to 2002 Mint Collection, Mounted in Scott album, #2 pen cancel and Helsingfors cancel, mint #8 on (only early value), 1891-92 set complete, #69, 75, 82, complete 1911 on (missing only few modern), #206 on n.h., also Semis, Airs complete, Karelia complete, Aland virtually complete to 2000, very clean, fine to very fine collection. Inventory included. Owners (2003) cat. $9000 (Finland), and cat. $478 (Aland). Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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| Realized $2,415 |
Lot 1666 |
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o Finland: Town and Numeral Cancel Collection, 450+ stamps on Hagner pages, including #2 on cover front (faults), and some of the serpentine roulette issues, some earlies with faults, balance fine. Estimate $250-350.
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| Realized $299 |
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