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Sale 68

Worldwide Auction During OrcoExpo

Foreign Country Collections-Argentina to Finland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2005		Argentina 1900's To 1950's Cover Lot, 150+ pieces in small box, all sleeved and priced, noted nice group of Condor covers, also censored, registered, few flight, mostly commercial items, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Owners retail $2400+. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2006		o Austria 1850 To Early 20th Cen Tury Used Hoard, several thousand on homemade pages, stockpages, in stockbook, many still intact on old auction pages (Kenedi, Warwick & Warwick), noted some multiples, few covers, much duplication with an excellent variety of cancels, must be seen to appreciate, high catalog, worth a close inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 2007		/o Austria Collection, 1850-1974, mint and used collection in a Scott Specialty album, strength in 19th century and back of book, many complete sets and better items throughout, owners Scott catalog value $4,847, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2008		Austria 1915 To 1917 Galizien/Poland Censor Exhibit, and collection, specialized group of 75 written up (in German) on pages, various censor markings, maps, registered, etc., very unusual group, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 2009		Austria Stampless Cover Lot, 90 mostly commercial correspondence from Bohemia, good variety of cancels, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2010		Austria 1947 To 1960's New Issue Accumulation, n.h., many issues in blocks of 4, good variety of issues incl. some Semi-postals, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2011		o Austria Classic Cancel Group, Few hundred mostly unsorted in glassines, about 50-50 imperforate and perforated issues, quick glance shows Trieste, some on small pieces, few multiples, mint, some with very attractive cancels, needs inspection, mostly fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2012		/o Belgium 1849 To 1980 Extensive Mint and Used Collection, mint and used showing excellent showing of issues, some minor duplication for shades or cancels, noted #22 unused, 121 o.g., 171 (3) mint, 221 o.g., modern mint, Semi-postals incl. B106 mint, B114-22 mint or used, B605a n.h., Airs, Dues, Officials, Railway incl. Q53, Q55, Q58 mint, Q343-61B l.h., second volume with just souvenir sheets, worth a close look, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2013		/o Belgium Collection, 1850-1969, mint and used on album pages, features many complete o.g. or never hinged sets throughout, worthwhile early issues, Semi postals and back of book, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2014		/o Bosnia & Herzegovina 1879 To 1918 Specialized Collection, several hundred organized in stockbook, noted double eagles mint and used incl. some multiples, various perforations, 1906 scenic issue with 90 compound perforation varieties, few proofs, plus nice group of Montenegro at the back, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2015		Bulgaria 1879 To 1983 Mostly Mint Collection, In a Minkus album, mostly complete with early issue mint or used (also Eastern Rumelia), 1938 on complete except 1 set mint (few modern cto), also souvenir sheets, Semis, Airs, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2016		/ Cambodia 1951 To 1974 Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., appears complete in Minkus album, incl. souvenir sheets not listed in Scotts, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2017		/o Chile 1853-1983 Mint and Used on Minkus Pages, on Minkus Pages, few hundred on well filled pages, only missing a few items for completion, Airs incl. #C1-5 used, Dues, Official, nice collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 2018		Chile Modern Chile Accumulation, n.h., incl. blocks of #693 and part sheets of 704-05, 707a, 713-15, 718, 719-20, 771, Very Fine. 2006 Scott $370 (Owner's). Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2019		/o China 1878 To 1968 Extensive Mostly Mint Collection, lovely showing of Imperial and Taiwan issues, 19th Century mix of mint and used, starts with #1-5, 7-9, 10-15 used, 16-24 mostly mint, 25-37 mint and used, 73 used, 78-80, 82 mint (80 used), 97 mint, 98-109 mint, overprints, mostly mint from 1912 onwards incl. 178-89 and 190-201, junk issues to $10, virtually complete from 1928 to 1948, strong Taiwan mint incl. 1012-24, 1025-36, 1037-40 perf. and imperf., 1052-56, 1046-51, appears complete from 1953 onwards incl. souvenir sheets and folders, Semi-postals complete mint, Airs mostly complete mint, good showing of Dues, also Parcel Post, Formosa, Occupations and Offices with good Manchuria, worth a close look, very high catalog, condition much better than usual on classics, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details and photo	Realized $9,488
Lot 2020		China (Taiwan) Taiwan 1920's To 1980's, L.h. to o.g. in #102 cards, 1920's to 1980's, very little dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $1,250 (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2021		China 1920's To 1930's, Mail Sent Via Siberia and Canada To England, To England, selection of 25 covers various frankings, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2022		/o Chinese Local Posts Local Post Collection on Pages, 100+ on oldtime pages and in glassines, with duplication, majority Shanghai, but also noted Amoy, Foochow, and others, seldom seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 2023		China (Taiwan) 1990's Commercial Mail, 500+ covers in banker box, good variety of frankings, correspondence to company in U.S., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2024		o China Binder of China and P.R.C., few hundred mostly used, incl. many from various Provinces, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 2025		China (People's Republic) 1970's Mint Group, n.h., nice group of sets in small stockbook, no apparent duplication, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 2006 approximately $280. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2026		o Colombia 1860's To 1980's Used Collection, many hundreds in Minkus specialty albums, incl. Airs with later SCADTA issues, back of the book, some Department issues, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2027		o Colombia 1917 To 1979 Used Collection, few hundred in 2 volume album produced in Colombia, good collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $69
Lot 2028		Colombia Stampless Group, 6 covers, 1850's to 1880's, noted 1858 to U.S. with N.York steamship h.s., other covers with forwarding agent markings, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2029		Czechoslovakia Select Mint Group, o.g., 16 items or sets, incl. #B123 signed Fischmeister, B115 (expertised twice), B91-95 expertised Fischmeister, B38 and B71 signed Fischmeister, Music sheets singles, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 2030		Denmark Mostly Mint Collection To 1992, In 2 Stender albums, mostly mint early incl. #2a, 3//6, 8, 11-15 full o.g., 1870-95 Bicolors mostly used with inverted frames, #35, 37 mint, 1904 on mint, 1907-12 set n.h. with shades, #82 n.h., mostly complete NEVER HINGED after that with few vars., Airs complete n.h., some Officials all mint incl. #TJ3, Newspapers mostly complete, Dues complete, Postal Ferry, overall fresh, Very Fine and choice throughout, the nicest condition we have seen for this country. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 2031		Denmark Local Seals 1909 To 1970's Collection, Couple hundred Christmas and Tuberkuloses all identified, mostly mint, incl. Jutland, Aalborg, Julemærkesamler Foreing, few used, multiples, imperfs and panes, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2032		/ Egypt 1866 To 1983 Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., many hundreds on stockpages in 2 binders, classics incl. #11, 11a, 15 (unused), 61-74, later incl. 114, 121-23 (signed), 128-49, souvenir sheets, U.A.R., Semi-postals, Airs, Dues incl. J2-J3 unused, Occupations, overall clean and attractive group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2033		/o Egypt 1860's To 1930's Accumulation, organized on stockpages, incl. nice group of Inter-postals (26 diff.), #172-75 o.g., Airs incl. C3-C4 o.g., couple covers, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2034		/o Estonia Extensive Specialized Mint and Used Stock, Many thousands of n.h. to o.g. and used, sorted in 3 drawers in glassines by Scott number, some showing listed and unlisted vars., starts with #1 and showing faked perfs, Tallinn issue values (mostly not expertised), with extensive dupl. on many issues, unlisted vars. incl. plate flaws and other items listed in the Estonia specialized book, also strong Semis, Airs, German Occupation WWII, Pernau, few labels, forgeries identified, no souvenir sheets, excellent lot for a retail dealer, Fine to Very Fine. See Estonia Refernce Book by Hurt. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $5,405
Lot 2035		/ Ethiopia 1945 Victory and 1960 Jubilee Overprints Accumulation, N.h. to o.g., several hundred, mostly in multiples, trial colors, errors incl. inverted and double overprints, high retail potential, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2036		Faroe Islands 1975 To 1994 Complete, N.h., in Stender album, incl. 1st set in blocks of 4, immaculate and Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2037		Finland 1927 To 1987 Mint Collection, n.h. (few l.h.), in Davo album, virtually complete for period, noted #C1, Aunus, N7, etc., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. 2003 Scott $1,850 (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $403

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