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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign Country Collections - Japan

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2742		Japan, Extensive 1871 to 1974 Mint Intact Collection, In Scott specialty album, offered intact and with 1st and 2nd issue complete except #4, mostly used cherry blossoms, 1879 on virtually complete except few cheap values, #253 on mint incl. complete souvenir sheets (both n.h. and o.g.), Semis and Airs complete incl. C8 sheet, some Offices mostly used, Taiwan #1-3, 19th Century above average condition (couple questionable), 20th Century (most of the value) fine to very fine. 2000 Scott approximately $23,000 (Owner's). Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details	Realized $10,350
Lot 2743		/o Japan, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, thousands in 4 Scott specialty albums to 1994, duplicate pages for mint and used, early issues all identified genuine or forgeries, with many excellent reference copies, noted #47 mint, 37 syl. 3 used on piece, 54 and 60 mint, 55-66 used, 91-108 mint (no 102), 154 n.h. "specimen" overprint, all Park sheets mint, complete booklet Sakura B19 (¥25,000), virtually all remaining issues mint, with much n.h., Airs, Offices, etc., condition much better than usually seen, worth a close inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,000-8,000. View details	Realized $9,488
Lot 2744		Japan, 1945 to 1981 Collection, Virtually complete in 3 binders, n.h. for period, incl. souvenir sheets (#422a separate lot, #479a hinged), few missing incl. #425-36, 537-38, C19-24, few better incl. #521A-B, C9-13 hinged, extra binder of dups or blocks, few in glassines, very clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 2745		/ Japan, Mint Collection in 7 Volumes, two Scott specialty and 4 White Ace albums plus stockbook of mainly mint sets (some in blocks) and souvenir sheets with many better useful items, and lots of face value materials, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2746		Japan, 19th Century Postal History, 6 covers and 3 cards, all 1870's usages, noted Otsu, Osaka, Tokyo and others, various markings, local paper used for envelopes, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 2747		/o Japan, Classic Collection, nice group of mostly used organized in stockbook, noted #1-2 mint, 1 used, 6 mint, many 1870's issues with various cancels, mint #47, most look genuine, worth a close look, few minor faults, but condition better than usually seen, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,680
Lot 2748		/ Japan, Mint Collection, in six large binders and stockbooks, mint runs from WWII era to year 2000, incl. sets, singles and souvenir sheets, lottery sheets, etc., little duplication, plus a few used incl., face taped at ¥150,381, equivalent of over $1,400 U.S, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2749		o Japan, Perfin Collection, few hundred early 20th Century to 1930's organized and written up on homemade pages, with tracings and company identifications, duplication, unusual group, seldom offered in U.S., generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2750		/o Japan, W.W.II Occupation Issues, collection of mostly mint on Scott and homemade pages, noted Sarawak #N21-N22 o.g., Malaya States, North Borneo N16-N28 mint, Burma, Philippines, Netherlands Indies, various provinces in China, a very interesting group that will reward inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2751		Japan, Group of Better Mint Items, n.h. or l.h., incl. #385a, C9-C13, 551 sheetlet of 4, 498 sheetlet of 4, C3-C7, 479, 455, 87-90, 323a, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,125 (Owner's). Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2752		o Japan, 19th Century on Pages, nice selection of mostly used on oldtime album pages, noted #1-2, 5-6 mint, 18 used with star cancel, bit of Offices at the back, nice collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 2753		/ Japan, Postal Week Collection, on homemade pages, 1947 to 1962, incl. #422 First Day, 479 n.h., 479a (o.g. in selvage), later issues both mint and First Day's, nice collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2754		//o Japan, Balance of Consignment, new issues still in original packaging, few covers, nice group on small sales cards, stockpages with some better mint, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2755		/o Japan, Two Stockbook Accumulation, hundreds of used organized, classics to modern, plus collection of mint hinged on White Ace pages (owners cat. $789), worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2756		Japan, Souvenir Sheet and Accumulation, clean and fresh group of souvenir sheets, full sheets, multiples etc., incl. group of 10 1949 Yoshino-Kumano National Park sheets with folders n.h. post office fresh, also Olympics issues and some Korea, generally Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2757		Japan, Over 5000 Covers, Two full bankers boxes from the 1950's to 1980's, about half cacheted First Day's and about half postal cards with illustrated commemorative cancels, much potential topical interest, also note a smattering of commercial, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2758		Japan, Cover and Postcard Lot, nice group of 85+ from 1897 to 1950's (later items First Day's), noted used in Korea, postal cards, registered, commemorative items, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 2759		/o Japan, Dealer's Stock, mostly 20th Century, incl. some questionable classics, modern sheetlets, mint and used on binder pages with duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2760		/ Japan, Related Collection, Remainder collection in 2 Minkus specialty albums plus a stockbook incl. Manchukuo and Ryukyu, with value mostly in modern postage material but there are useful earlier items as well, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2761		//o Japan, Miscellaneous Accumulation, Small box filled with mint and used, many in sets (note a damaged mint #154), souvenir sheets, Revenues, covers, postal stationery, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2762		Japan, WWII Army Postcards and Covers, 5 covers all with various censor markings, 18 postcards (2 unused) with various censor and postal markings, nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2763		o Japan, Used Collections, several hundred on various album pages, classics to modern, unchecked for cancels, duplication, have fun, faulty to fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2764		o Japan, Early Used Accumulation, few hundred somewhat sorted in stockbook, 1870's to 1930's, unchecked for better cancels, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2765		Japan, Covers and Stationery Group, Over 200 items in a small box incl. early covers and postcards, WWII patriotic postcards (in packs), F.D.C.?s (many mailed with regular postmarks), etc., a clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2766		Japan, Early Commemorative Cards, 44 lovely early 20th Century cards, mostly used with adhesive showing commemorative cancel for event on card, several might be First Day cancels, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2767		Japan, Better First Day Group, 10 different in special commemorative book, 1949 issues incl. #422 and 479, plus 4 later, all cacheted, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 2768		S Japan, "Mihon" Modern Group, n.h. 500+ in stockbook, some duplication, from 1964 to 1990's, nice group, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2769		Japan, 1959 to 1962 Commemorative Cancel Postmaster's Samples, On apparent sample pages showing the various town sample cancels for the time period, over 50, clean group, never seen by us before. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58

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