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ASDA 2008 Mega Event Auction

Foreign General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2890		/o Foreign, 13 Volume Scott International Collection, 19th and 20th Century mint and used collection housed in 13 blue Scott International (less British), strength in Russia and Asia, also nice showing of Europe and Latin America, inspection will prove rewarding, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 2891		Foreign, Europe and Scandinavia Extensive Collection, Nice clean mostly mint collection in 30+ volumes in 4 cartons with emphasis in complete sets incl. nice Albania, Greenland and other Scandinavian countries, Germany & Colonies (nice 3rd Reich), Netherlands & Colonies, Belgian Congo, Baltic States and other European areas, valuable collection worth careful inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 2892		/o Foreign, 31 Albums of Country Collections, Mostly Scott Specialties, incl. several volumes of Germany, Latin America, Tunisia, Austria, Indonesia, P.R.C. (2 vols.), Japan, 1 stockbook of mostly Asia new issues, couple collections on pages, mostly 20th Century and generally fine to very fine. Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details	Realized $3,910
Lot 2893		Foreign, South and Central America Collection, Extensive and valuable collection in 23 volumes consisting of mostly mint sets with all areas represented plus nice Mexico, Cuba, etc., many better items throughout, nice and clean unit, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $9,775
Lot 2894		/o Foreign, Latin America Collection in 10 Volumes, Mostly 3 ring binders on quadrille pages, all countries incl. Mexico represented, incl. fair amount of classics, also back of the book, better scattered throughout, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 2895		/ Foreign, Mint Collection in 4 Volumes, Nice range of better mint complete sets and souvenir sheets from Portugal, plus the Colonies are well represented incl. Azores, Portuguese India, Macao, Mozambique, Timor, etc., we also noted a group of better Poland and Belgium, a valuable lot with high catalog value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $4,255
Lot 2896		Foreign, A.M.G. Specialized Collection, quality mint original gum collection mounted on Bush specialty album pages in a binder, hundreds of different AMG and AMG-FTT stamps, incl. Fiscals issued for Italy (Bari, Naples, Sicily, Venezia Giulia), Austria, France, and Germany; complete with respect to the basic issues, embellished with scarce Bari and Venezia Giulia printing and paper varieties and the 3 types of printings of the Germany issues, incl. varieties and more; Bush catalogue-handbook accompanies; a beautiful collection of these popular issues, review recommended, generally fresh F.-V.F. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2897		o Foreign, Oldtime Used Europe Collection, few hundred on European pages to about 1914, value in classics, noted better Hungary, Sardinia, Sweden, nice Switzerland and Spain, somewhat mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2898		/o Foreign, Baltic Collection and Accumulation, Mint and used, consisting of Lithuania mint and used collection on quadrille pages (cat. $1228), small mint Estonia collection, Lithuania mint or used collection in Scott album (cat. $356), Lithuania and Estonia older mint or used collection on pages, Latvia and Lithuania mint or used collection in Scott album, and a Latvia and Lithuania mint or used stock in glassines, overall clean, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2899		Foreign, Cambodia and Laos Mint Stock, virtually all n.h., new issues still in glassines, large group organized in glassines in box, hundreds of sets and souvenir sheets, plus some deluxe sheets, noted cat. values to $100+, duplication, clean stock with high retail potential, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2900		Foreign, Mostly Never Hinged Group of Better Items, various European countries incl. France #B38, Switzerland B143, B206 (2), Luxembourg 329-331, Iceland 257-268, Belgium 435-445, B144-B150, B514, B561-B566 (2), Q337, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2901		/o/ Foreign, A.M.G. Collection in 3 Volumes, hundreds of mostly mint on well filled Bush pages, issues from Germany, France, Austria and Italy (Naples, VG, FTT, etc.), noted full panes, printing varieties incl. errors, Revenues, etc., duplication, wonderful lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2902		Foreign, Middle East and Asia Area Collection, hundreds of mint on Scott pages to 1972, consists of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Jordan, Mesopotamia and Yemen, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,865 (Owner's). Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2903		/o Foreign, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Collection/accumulation in 1 carton incl. album pages, 3-ring binders, etc. with many better items throughout; please inspect closely as there are many items with high catalog, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2904		/o Foreign, Mint and Used Country Mini Collections, On pages incl. Scott, Minkus, incl. Slovakia, Angola, Light on Stamp collection, Palestine, Pakistan, Belgian Congo (better), mint Greece 1960's on, Germany, Vatican, etc., mostly 20th Century, great lot to break down for retail, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2905		/o Foreign, Oldtime Collection in 6 Volumes, few thousand mint and used with some duplication to 1960's, mounted on homemade pages with Scott number pencil noted below each stamp, noted Cuba, Haiti and other Latin America, plus Europe (no British), few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2906		/o Foreign, Oldtime Asia Area Collection, few hundred mint and used on album pages to 1920's, noted better Portuguese India, also Timor, bit of Mongolia, early Syria, nice group of U.S. administration of Philippines, also Saudi Arabia, etc., few minor faults, still nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2907		/o Foreign, Scandinavia Mint and Used to 1957, In Scott specialty album, incl. Finland, somewhat sparse but with some used classics, Semis, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. 2008 Scott $2,431. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2908		/o Foreign, Latin America Remainder Collections, many hundreds of mint and used in 7 Scott specialty albums, value in Cuba and Haiti, plus some modern Mexico mint, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2909		/o Foreign, "Sand Dunes" Collections, On Minkus pages, majority used but incl. South Arabia mint with min. sheets, balance of Trucial States mostly used but some mint, min. sheets, imperfs, all topical related, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 2910		/o Foreign, Romania and Yugoslavia Airpost Selection, mint or used on Scott pages, Romania (cat. $355), Yugoslavia (cat. $370) incl. Trieste, noted #C55 l.h., clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Unsold
Lot 2911		/o Foreign, Small Asia Mint Or Used Collection, In 2 binders, predominantly early to mid 20th Century China, incl. few Provinces, back of the book, also Japan and few Hong Kong, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2912		Foreign, Trucial State Accumulation, few hundred n.h., virtually all souvenir sheets, various "Sand Dune" issues, great topical group with no apparent duplication, high cat. in overseas catalogs, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2913		o Foreign, Asia Used Early Accumulation, hundreds in small box, mostly Japan and China, classics to early 1900's, in glassines, unchecked for better cancels, Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2914		Foreign, Asia Mostly 20th Century Mint Accumulation, Miscellaneous from several holdings in a box, incl. China (some used) with few modern sheets, and in glassines, Japan, Laos with used multiples, etc., have a look, Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2915		o Foreign, Thousands of Glassines of Used, in 9 small boxes of Japan, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, etc., all periods are represented, but the strength is in the harder-to-find select modern used to the year 2000, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2916		/ Foreign, Cambodia and Laos Collection, several hundred o.g.or n.h. on Minkus pages and on stockpages in 3 vols., good variety of issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2917		/o Foreign, Indochina Accumulation, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and some French period, many hundreds used, o.g. and n.h., from an oldtime dealer's stock in glassines, identified with 1980's catalog values, note a few dozen Laos and Cambodia souvenir sheets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2918		/o Foreign, Switzerland and Germany Small Collections, In 2 individual stockbooks, Swiss all used starting with Sitting Helvetias to 2000; Berlin mostly used with few n.h., 1948 to 1990, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $63

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