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Foreign Country Collections - Greece to Italy & Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1442		o Greece, Mostly Used Collection, 1886 to 1978 in Scott specialty, incl. better sets, singles, also Airs, few back of the book, Islands, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott approximately $1,500. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1443		/o Greece, Balance of Collection, few hundred mint and used in Scott album to 1975, value in post WWII mint sets, some Back of the Book, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1444		Greenland, Postal History Accumulation, hundreds of covers and cards in binders, noted 1938 to 1972 First Day's with duplicates, variety of cachets, singles and blocks, also flights, expeditions, book of U.S. APO's (mostly #23), autographs, cruises and collateral, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1445		/o Haiti, Oldtime Accumulation, hundreds of mint and used in stockbook, classics to 1960's with duplication, good variety of issues, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1446		Indonesia, 1950's Imperforate Issues, n.h., consists of #401 (marginal single), 402-05 pairs, 406-09 pairs, 418-20 singles and pairs, B77-B82 pairs, high catalog values in Zonnenbloem, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1447		Indonesia, "Vienna" Issues Collection, n.h. in binder, all different sets plus souvenir sheets, few imperf., Airs, Dues and Officials, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $650 (Owner's). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1448		/o Iraq, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on well filled Scott pages to about 1980, virtually every issue duplicated mint and used on separate pages, plus several items duplicate mint, virtually complete on regular issues, only missing #27 and a few modern, incl. #1-13 (2) o.g., 28-43 o.g., 44-60 o.g., 1948 souvenir sheets (4), scattered covers, Officials appear complete except #O38, noted O1-O12 mint and used, finally selection of Postal Tax, lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 1449		Iraq, Postal History Group, 100+ mounted on pages, post W.W.I British Occupation to 1980's, noted #N32 single franking to Turkey, 1930's airmail, later censored covers (6), large group of modern First Day's, have a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1450		Iraq, Mostly Mint Collection to 1980, several hundred mounted in well filled Scott album, begins in 1923, good showing of issues, missing the high values of early sets, noted 1948 perf. and imperf. souvenir sheets (cat. $200), also later souvenir sheets, Airs, Officials incl. #O1-O12 mint, nice clean lot, ready for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1451		/ Israel, Collector Holding, mostly mint in albums, stockbooks, envelopes, many n.h. with tabs, noted 1948 tete-beche pairs, also forerunners, postal stationery, etc., much value throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1452		o/ Israel, Used and F.D.'s to 1980, In 9 binders and loose, 8 of which are F.D.'s from 1st Coin set on, incl. stationery, Airs, etc., album of used virtually complete, few new issues, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1453		/o Israel, Mint and Used Collections, 4 different albums, one features all used incl. 1-9 (no tabs), Tabul sheet on First Day, other collections mint with tabs, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1454		Israel, Never Hinged Tab Collection, in 2 albums, incl. #15, 23-24, 35-37, 46-47, 55, C9-C17, then basically complete from 1955 to 1986, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1455		/ Israel, 1948 to 1960's Collection, n.h. with tabs (no better), no 1-9, Dues, not complete, couple l.h. incl. #16, noted 31-32, plus a few glassines of unmounted, first Airs and Dues without tabs, also 2 cover binders with 1955 to 1974 First Day's, all with tabs, cacheted and unaddressed, clean collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1456		Israel, 14 Volume Mint Collection, O.g. in White Ace albums to 1995, one for tabs, one for singles, no better early, singles complete basically from 1951, tabs from 1960 on, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1457		/ Italy, Extensive Mint Collection, few thousand in 2 well filled Lighthouse hingeless albums to 1979, no States, intact as received, with duplication, only missing key items for completion, noted #34b, De la Rue and Turin printings (mostly no gum), 37-44, 65-66, 76-91, 142A-D, 165-70, advertising labels with cat. values to several hundred dollars, 1930's commemorative sets incl. corresponding airmails, definitives, many n.h., 1940's onward virtually all n.h., Airs mostly complete with C27, C48-C49, CO2, other Back of the Book incl. Pneumatic Post, Dues, Parcel Post, etc., a few faults as to be expected and several early issues with no gum, but overall the colors are fresh and a thorough inspection will be rewarded, nicest collection we have offered of this area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30,000-35,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1458		Italy, Colonies and Offices Collection, mostly mint on Scott pages with duplication (some used), incl. nice group of high catalog States, areas well represented incl. Offices Abroad, Cyrenaica, Eritrea, Libya virtually complete, with duplicate pages, Trieste Zone B, a few faults as to be expected (especially on States), but overall colors are fresh and a thorough inspection will be rewarded, one of the nicest collection we have offered of this area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $20,000-25,000. View details	Realized $18,975
Lot 1459		/o/ Italy, Collector Better Accumulation, hundreds of mint sets, some used, few covers in stockbook, on stockpages, auction lots and sales pages, noted Parcel Post large blocks from sheets with inscriptions, modern new issues, #57 used (Apex cert.), 93b on postcard, 100a imperf. block of 4 on cover, 129 double surcharge used (signed A. Diena), 34b mint with Fiecchi cert., J14a mint pair, E13a mint (signed 2x), Trieste Zone B used on pages, stockbook with loads of mint Colonies with cat. values to several hundred dollars, stockbook with Polish labels issued during WWII, stockpages with n.h. commemoratives, a very nice holding, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $11,000-13,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1460		o/ Italy, Colonies and Offices Collection, mostly used on Scott pages with duplication (some mint), a few covers, incl. some States, areas well represented incl. Italian Occupation of Austria, Cyrenaica complete except #CBO1, Eritrea regular and Airs complete except #80 (plus a couple minor issues) and CBO1, Fiume regular issues complete to 1924 plus mint almost complete for same period, Italian Colonies complete, Libya virtually complete, Trieste Zone A complete (couple Parcel Post missing), a few faults as to be expected (especially on States), high potential catalog, several dubious cancels, a thorough inspection is recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $10,000-15,000. View details	Realized $17,825
Lot 1461		o Italy, Extensive Used Collection, few thousand in well filled KaBe album to 1952, no States, intact as received, with duplication, only missing a couple items for completion, noted #39a, 49 (2), 51, 57 (3), 72, commemoratives incl. 115-18, few BLP overprints, 143-46, 165-70, 174A-G, advertising labels with cat. values to several hundred dollars, 1930's sets incl. corresponding airmails, definitives, etc., Airs mostly complete with C27, C42-C47, C52-C55, C73-C78, CO2, other Back of the Book incl. Pneumatic Post, Dues, Parcel Post, etc., some faults and several dubious cancels, very high potential catalog, a thorough inspection is recommended, generally Fine. Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 1462		/o Italy, Extensive Intact Collection, thousands of mint and used in 3 Scott specialty albums to 2007, only missing a few key early items for completion, starts with extensive States, early Italy used, virtually all o.g. from 1920's with some duplicate used, noted 142A-D, 165-70, page of advertising labels mint or used, mix of n.h. and o.g. from 1940's, n.h. from early 1970's, Semi-postals incl. some "BLP" overprints, Airs complete mint incl. 9 different pilot overprints on #C48-C49, other Back of the Book mostly complete mint or used, plus Revenues, Offices Abroad, extensive Aegean Islands incl. 31-35, 36-46, plus overprints, Fiume, Trieste, mixed condition on the States and early classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details	Realized $12,075
Lot 1463		Italy, Colonies Intact Mint Collection, hundreds mounted in Scott specialty album, scattered used, highlights Cyrenaica almost complete, Eritrea early used, #11 mint, 101 mint and used, Special Delivery, Colonies Airpost complete, Libya mostly complete incl. 14 o.g., extensive Somalia, nice Tripolitania, lovely collection to complete, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $3,795
Lot 1464		Italy, 1950-58 "Ministero Delle Poste", Complete post office issued book with Sassone #634-52, 710-18, 747-48, Express 25-31, Parcel Post 66-81 (cat. €6150, 100L perf 13¼ by 14), Dues 97-110, Authorized Delivery 9-11, Parcel Post Authorized Delivery 1-4, rarely seen in original book, Fine to Very Fine. Similar lot in our January 2008 sale realized $2700. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,760
Lot 1465		/o Italy, Mint or Used in Minkus Album, Several hundred to 1971, value in better States with many signed incl. Roman States #9d, 14 and 17 used, Romagna 3 and 5 used, better Sardinia (some signed), jumps to modern mint, then Back of the Book with interesting Offices incl. Crete #13 o.g. and used (both signed), Turkey E4 o.g. (signed), Aegean Islands #31-35 o.g., Occupations and related material, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1466		Italy, 1921 to 1923 "B.L.P." Envelope Accumulation, 12 with mint or cto'd stamps affixed to advertising envelopes (all different designs), consists of #B7 mint, cto'd (2), B8 mint, cto'd (2) and used cover to Napoli, B9 cto'd (4) and B12 cto'd, seldom offered in quantities, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 1467		/ Italy, Trieste Zone A Specialized Collection, couple hundred o.g. (some n.h.) on Bush pages, many issues in "gutter" pairs, few perforation varieties on 100L and 200L values, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242

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