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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Foreign Country Collections - Aland to Finland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2321		o Åland Islands, 1984 to 1999 Complete, used in Schaubek album, with booklet panes and souvenir sheets, Very Fine. Estimate $140-160. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2322		Albania, Mint Lot, Nice group of n.h. complete sets from the 1960's, mostly in blocks of 4, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,140 (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2323		Albania, 20th Century Never Hinged Collection, Mounted on pages, 1961 to 1967, all commems., very clean collection, Very Fine lot. Scott $700 + (old pricing). Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2324		/o Austria, Mint and Used Collection, To 2001 in Scott album, 19th Century complete used with few extra, 20th Century used to 1919, after that mint or used with virtually all in complete sets, Semis mostly complete, some dupl. mint and used sets, also Airs mint, Dues, Back of the Book and Bosnia & Herzegovina mostly used, very clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,900 (Owner's). Estimate $900-1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2325		/o Austria, 1850 to 1994 Collection, mint and used mounted in well filled Scott specialty album, missing only the high value items for completion for regular and Semi-postal issues, incl. better Airs, strong Back of the Book, few minor faults, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2326		/o Austria, Collection in Minkus Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1970, classics incl. Newspaper P5-P7 used with certs. (P5 thin, P6 repaired, P7 sound), early Semi-postal sets o.g., 1950's commemoratives o.g., few Airs, Dues, Offices Abroad, condition better than usually seen, generally Fine. 2006 Scott $3,500 (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2327		//o Austria, Collection in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 2 vols. with pages to 2002, classics to 1940's mix of mint and used, extra pages for shades and cancels, later mostly mint with modern n.h., Semi-postals mostly mint incl. #B87-B92 o.g., Airs mostly mint incl. C12-C31, Dues, Offices, Occupations and Bosnia & Herzegovina at back, nice collection to expand, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2328		o Austria, Mostly Used Collection, 1850 to 1937, on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #1, 7-8, 17-18, 142-43, 167, no Back of the Book, some faults, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2329		/o Austria, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred in Lighthouse hingeless album to 1950, classics mostly used to early 20th Century, mix of mint and used onwards, noted #1, 7, 17-18, mostly mint late 1930's onwards, some better 1930's mint Semi-postals, few faults on classics, nice collection to expand, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2330		/o Austria, Mint and Used Accumulation, incl. Austria issues used in Yugoslavia to 1915 organized by towns on homemade pages, sparse collection in Scott album, and n.h. new issues in small glassines from Scott 600's to 1100's, plus few earlier o.g./used and some Semi-postals, some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2331		/o/ Austria, Offices in Levant Collection, consisting of 6 used cards incl. 2 Gruss-Aus, 6 mint singles incl. 3 Dues, and about 50 used singles 19th & 20th Century, decent strikes, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2332		o/ Belgian Congo, Used and Cover Collection, in 2 binders, starts with mostly used on homemade pages, noted #14-26, 29-30, 31-40, then continues with town cancels with from Aba to Zobia, 150+ covers and cards, plus stamps, mostly more modern periods, nice group to expand, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2333		/o Belgium & Colonies, in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 3 vols. to 2001, virtually complete, classics to 1930's mostly used, extras for shades and cancels, noted #1 (4), 3-5 used, 48, 75, 124-37, 170a, 171 all mint, balance mix of mint and used with modern n.h., nice Semi-postals incl. #B114-B122 o.g. and later better mint sets, Airs, Dues, extensive Parcel Post noted Q310-26 l.h., Q337 n.h., Q341-42 l.h., Q343-61B l.h., Colonies mostly used in separate vol., nice collection to expand, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 2334		/o Belgium, 1849 to 2000 Collection, 2 Scott specialty albums loaded with mint and used, classics mostly used, early 20th Century a mix of mint and used, then all mint with much n.h., extensive mint Semi-postals incl. souvenir sheets, Parcel Post issues mostly used, only missing a few key items for completion on the regular and Semi-postals, condition better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 2335		o Belgium, Mostly Used Collection, 1849 to 1944 on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #5, 39 (roller cancel), no Back of the Book, some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2336		Belgium, Mint Souvenir Sheets, N.h. mounted group of 28, 1930 to 1960's, incl. #221a, B106a, B178-79, higher cat. in Euros, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,475 (old) (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2337		Belgium, Imperforate Issues, n.h., 1960's to 1980's, good variety with no duplication, regular issues and Semi-postals, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2338		Belgium, Wholesale Lot, n.h., #B555-57(4), B558-60 (8), in blocks of 4, Very Fine. Scott $1,160. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2339		Belgian Colonies, Belgian Congo and Ruandi-Urundi Mint Collection, Mounted on pages, Congo 1910 to 1959, Ruandi-Urundi 1924 to 1961, mostly n.h. in mounts, virtually all complete sets, few Back of the Book, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2340		Belgium, Early Postal History, 30 covers (15 stampless and 15 with early adhesives), several addressed to France, various markings noted, incl. #8 single franking, and 21 (3), mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2341		Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cancel Collection, 1000+, mostly on partial parcel post receipts, Arezinbrijeg to Zupanjac, majority on Scott #16, 35 and 70 (10 heller values), with duplication, also glassines with duplicates, nice lot for study and expansion, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2342		/o Brazil, Collection in Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used in 2 vols. on well filled pages to 2001, classics to 1920's mix of mint and used, noted #10, 28, 39-40, later mostly mint with modern n.h., many elusive watermark series, Semi-postals, Airs incl. zeppelin issues o.g., Dues, Officials, Newspaper, nice collection to expand, mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2343		Bulgaria, Never Hinged Collection, Mounted in Schaubek album, staring 1901 to 1965 early period sporadic but incl. n.h. sets in hinged period, virtually complete 1941 on with Semis, Airs, clean collection and much higher pricing in Michel and no cat. adjustment for the early n.h. sets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $984 (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2344		/ China, Mostly New Issue Balance, few thousand mint (mostly n.h.) and some used in various tissue envelopes, stockbooks and year sets, noted 1970's to 1980's P.R.C. in stockbook, incl. souvenir sheets #1483, 1540 and 1573, also Taiwan 1980's in stockbooks, 1950's P.R.C. on stockpages, 1980's to 1990's new issues still in original tissue envelopes, plus hardbound year sets, lots of value here, needs inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2345		/o China, 1878 to 1949 Collection, few hundred mint and used on computer generated album pages, noted #1-2 used, 10 o.g., 1897 surcharge issues, few pages with town cancels, Offices and Locals at the back, noted P.R.C. #30 block of 4 used (cat. $380), few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $850-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2346		China, Mostly Mint Collection, intact except one item, to 1949 in an album mostly on Scott pages, starting #7 with few earlies mostly mint incl. #73, 78, Imperial Post mostly used, some dupl. mint and/or used, #123 on piece, 280-87, few Ma vars., strong 1930's on with 1940's surcharges of various areas, Semis, Airs, Dues, few Offices, Chan #579c, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 2347		/o China, Oldtime Collection, hundreds of mint and used on homemade pages to late 1940's, noted #8 used, 1897 overprints, 78-79 used, 200 o.g., 269 no gum, early commemoratives mint, Airpost, Dues, extensive Provinces, many items stuck to pages, so close inspection recommended, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 2348		China, Liberated Areas Mint Collection, Some hundreds mint on Fidelity and photo album pages, also few Manchuria, all areas represented with strength in Northeast China with reprints, few dupl. pages, #1L176-78 originals, Port Arthur & Darien incl. #2L68-71, etc., nothing expensive but a fresh and attractive collection of this popular area, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2349		/o China, Accumulation in a Carton, mint and used in thousands of glassine envelopes sorted by Scott or Yang numbers starting with coiling dragons, local surcharges, CNC's then Taiwan, P.R.C. with some liberated areas plus other Back of the Book material, worth a careful inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2350		China, Formosa, Occupation, and Provinces Collection, mint collection on Scott pages, Formosa reasonably complete, scattered others, but incl. better Japanese Occupation, decent Provinces, needs close inspection, rarely offered, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2351		/o China, Related Material, incl. a variety of P.R.C. later mint sets, souvenir sheets and presentation folders, incl. eight #2775 (Cat. $32.50 each), also stockpages of modern used Hong Kong QEII used to $50 face values, the best item is a stockbook full of post W.W.II China/P.R.C. material, incl. many from the revolutionary period, also a few cards filled with classic Imperial, worth careful examination, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2352		/o China, Mint and Used Accumulation, thousands in stockbooks, folders, small boxes with old China and Taiwan incl. Revenues, Japanese Occupations, some better used on pieces, Manchukuo Local overprints, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2353		China, Taiwan Modern Cover Lot, couple hundred mostly 1960's cacheted, unaddressed First Day's in 2 binders, plus stationery loose in plastic tub, good variety of issues, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2354		China (People's Republic), 1949 to 2006 Mint Collection, N.h. or ungummed in 4 Fidelity albums, mostly complete and incl. early dupl. issues with original and reprints, few dups., #30 used, incl. min. sheets, strength in 1960's period, few imperf. sets, occasional tone spots or slight gum disturbance on earlier period, later sheetlets, also Airs, Dues, #M1, M4 block of 4, few post 2006, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 2355		China (People's Republic), New Issue Accumulation, 2 bankers boxes of n.h. material mostly from the 1980's to present, incl. sheets, singles, sets, and strips, many with multiple copies, better items seen throughout incl. 2 of the Terra Cotta Warriors booklets, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 2356		/o China (People's Republic), Mint and Used Stock, hundreds in 4 stockbooks, 1949 to 1970's, with duplication, organized on stockpages, good variety of issues, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2357		China (People's Republic), Small Group on Pages, n.h., better sets and souvenir sheets incl. #661-680, 1047-52, 1067-75, 1863 and 1904, Very Fine. Scott $700. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2358		/ China (People's Republic), Modern Lot, small box with n.h. sets, souvenir sheets, First Days, commercial covers plus interesting group of bus tickets from 1960's Shanghai, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2359		/o Colombia, Oldtime Collection, hundreds of mint and used in 2 vols. to 1995, classics incl. #1-7, 11-12, 24, 64-65 and others seldom seen, Airs, Registration incl. F1-F2, "AR" issues, many pages have toning on stamps, but surprisingly most of the better values are unaffected, inspect, Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2360		Costa Rica, Modern Mint Collection, hundreds of n.h. 1970's to 1980's issues on black stockpages, plus glassines and pages with older 1930's onwards mint, noted #C11-C13, C14a block of 4, C57-C66, C94-C102, Sanabria S1-S2, some minor duplication, clean lot, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2361		Cyrenaica, Complete Mint Collection, o.g. on Scott pages, only missing #CO1, lovely group, seldom offer, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,990. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2362		S Ecuador, 1930's to 1940's Specimens, approximately 1100 in multiples from various regular and airmail issues, lovely group on black stockpages from the American Bank Note archives, have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2363		S Ecuador, Revenue Specimens, 200+, lovely group mounted and written up on homemade pages, from the American Bank Note archives, 1930's to 1940's Cerveza Nacional issues, various alcoholic beverages, singles and blocks, have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2364		/o/ Egypt, Postage Due Collection, o.g. to n.h., incl. #J15-J17 in imperforate blocks of 4 on gummed paper, 2 with cylinder numbers in selvage, also shades, blocks and used, noted #J15a (2) on large piece with additional 2m values, plus 7 covers with various values incl. Sudan J1-J4 on philatelic cover, nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2365		o Egypt, Oldtime Used Collection, couple hundred mostly used, 1879 to 1940's, incl. Dues, Airs, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folder. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2366		Equatorial Guinea, New Issue Lot, n.h., many hundreds of sheetlets with heavy duplication, both perf. and imperf., 1970's to early 1980's, great topical selection, noted birds, butterflies, space, stamp on stamp, thousands of dollars in Michel catalog, inspect for value, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2367		o Faroe Islands, 1975 to 1999 Complete, used in Schaubek album, with booklet panes and souvenir sheets, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2368		o Finland, Used Collection, few hundred on Scott pages to 1970's, some better classics, also Semi-postals, Karelia 1941-43 complete, nice group to expand, generally Fine. 1999 Scott $2,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2369		o Finland, Town Cancel Accumulation, several hundred in 4 stockbooks, mostly late 19th to early 20th Century inexpensive Finish and Russian issues for Finland, one book organized and identified by towns, others organized by issues with duplication, very interesting group that is seldom offered in U.S., inspect for value, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546

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