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Foreign Country Collections - Colombia to Finland

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3064		/o Colombia, States Extensive Collection, mint and used on Scott pages, only missing a hand full of issues for completion, noted Antioquia #97-116 o.g., a lovely showing of under valued and scarce material, seldom seen or offered this complete, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 3065		/o Colombia, Department and Telegraph Collection, mint and used on Scott pages, Department issues complete with varieties of overprints, extensive showing of Telegraph issues from 1881 to 1905, seldom seen, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 3066		/o Costa Rica, Extensive Collection, hundreds of mint and used organized on stockpages in 2 binders, with duplication, nearly complete to 1980's, noted #4 mint and used, 13-14, souvenir sheets, Airs, Officials, Guanacaste issues, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 3067		//o Costa Rica, Collection to 1998, hundreds of mint and used in Minkus album, mostly mint from 1930's with modern n.h., Airs incl. #C11-C13 o.g. (2 sets), C46-C54 n.h., Officials, Dues and Guanacaste issues, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 3068		Croatia, 1941 to 1945 Mint Collection, Mostly n.h. in stockbook, incl. 1941-43 tete-beche pairs, souvenir sheets incl. imperfs, sheetlets, all back of the book, etc., Fine or better. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $276
Lot 3069		/o Cuba, Oldtime Collection, mint and used on well filled Scott specialty pages, noted mint #1-2, 22 (2), 62, 83, 105, 106-20, 132-55, used incl. 7, 15, 57 (2), Dues with J1-J4 o.g., E1 o.g., nice group, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 3070		/o Cuba, Collection to 1995, many hundreds of mint and used in 4 well filled albums, all periods represented, noted #7 used, 22 o.g., modern n.h. and used, Airs, Dues, Special Delivery, Newspaper and Postal Tax, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3071		o Cuba, Modern Collection, cto'd in 2 Mystic albums, 1960 to 2002, appears complete incl. souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 3072		Czechoslovakia, Intact Mint Collection, In Scott album to 1964, virtually complete from #1 (also few private ovpt's), incl. #47a signed, trial color imperfs of Chainbreaker design, complete from music sheets on, also souvenir sheets, scattered Semi-postals, better Airs incl. C1a-3a signed, back of book mostly complete incl. Legion Post, Bohemia & Moravia, Slovakia with #23 signed, Eastern Silesia, etc., Fine to Very Fine. 1993 Scott $3,800 (Owner's). Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3073		/ Czechoslovakia, 1969 to 2003 Mint Collection, l.h. to n.h. in 3 well filled Lighthouse hingeless albums, o.g. to early 1974, balance appears n.h., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3074		/o Czechoslovakia, Small Early Mint and Used Collection, Few hundred in oldtime stockbook, Hradcany values incl. shades, imperfs (#44a pl. # single), and Dues issues to 1926 issue and Eastern Silesia, minor dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 3075		/o Denmark, and Danish West Indies Collection, in Scott album, Denmark 1854 to 2000 with mostly used to 1926, after 1930 all mint and virtually complete, Semi-postals complete mint to 1965, few others, D.W.I. #2 on scattered with mostly used, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3076		/ Denmark, 1940's to 2002 Mint Collection, l.h. to n.h. in well filled Lighthouse hingeless album, o.g. to 1978, balance appears n.h., Semi-postals, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3077		/o Denmark, Railroad Group, Mint and used accumulation of over 350 in a small stockbook, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3078		P Denmark, Christmas Seals Proofs, approx. 110 diff. progressive proofs (scale sheets) for various issues, plus 55 normal sheets incl. few from Greenland, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 3079		/o Ecuador, Collection to 1992, hundreds of mint and used in 2 well filled Scott specialty albums, noted souvenir sheets, imperf and part perf. pairs, Airs, Officials, etc., many modern items that are seldom seen, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3080		/o/ Egypt, Intact Extensive Collection, In 6 homemade 3-ring binder albums, 1863-2004 well documented collection mint and used along with covers, highlights incl. in depth studies of many early issues, particularly definitive issues incl. imperf plate proofs, some essays, shades, watermark and perf. vars. and printing flaws, also tete-beche pairs of 3rd issue and a study of fakes, incl. #15 used (Haas cert.), 103 n.h., 118-20 with F.D. cancel (Haas cert.), 167 mint and used, 177-90 mint and used, 224 mint and used, etc., over 300 covers incl. 1920's F.D.'s, First Flight, postcards, censor and military mail, postal stationery and Dues, some to unusual destinations, impressive Airs, Dues, and Officials, Forces in Egypt (incl. SG#A10 mint and used) with 1930's Christmas Seals, French P.O. in Egypt incl. 1865 cover and 1899-1900 mint set, 1902-03 set mint and used, Semi-Postals, Suez Canal genuine and Spiro forgeries, 180 examples of Interpostal Seals, ends with Revenue section starting with 1887 general issues through Salts and finishing with Tobacco's, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, cat. value is for Scott listed only and doesn't factor in proofs, essays, better cancels, Revenues, postal history, etc., needs close inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2009 Scott $50,000 ++. Estimate $13,000-16,000. View details and photo	Realized $13,800
Lot 3081		Egypt, Printing Varieties Collection, couple hundred n.h. on stockpages, 1914 to 1950's issues, noted many "oblique" perfs., also "cancelled" on reverse, imperf., color trials, proofs, essay, tete-beche pairs incl. gutter pairs, overprint varieties, printing varieties, etc., noted Chalhoub #D102ct (a) and (b), D98i pair, D113g, D113h, D116g, D116h, beautiful lot, seldom offered, worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $9,775
Lot 3082		/o Egypt, Collection to 1999, hundreds of mint and used in well filled Minkus album, only missing some key items for completion, noted #177-90 used, 224 n.h., modern n.h., Airs incl. C3a, C4 used, British Forces issues, Occupation of Palestine incl. N20-N38, N49-N52 and NC13-NC24 all o.g., clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 3083		() Egypt, Interpostal Seals, Over 150 diff., sorted by type, 1865 to 1890 incl. 13 diff. types and colors, mostly unused, no dupl., scarcer group than normally seen, Fine overall. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 3084		Egypt, Postal History, 32 commercial, incl. British Forces SG#A5, stationery usages incl. overseas, cities incl. Bani-Suwes-Caire, Birket El Sab censored, pair SG#47 pair, advertising, 1928 with Official Seals, TPO, nothing beyond 1920's, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $431
Lot 3085		/o Ethiopia, Collection to 1969, 400+ mint and used on Minkus pages, good showing of 1920's to 1930's overprint issues, some modern mint sets, Airs, Dues, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 3086		Ethiopia, 6 Covers 1947 to 1953, All addressed overseas and 5 registered, mostly advert. covers, 1 with custom markings, all commercial, Fine lot. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $109
Lot 3087		Ethiopia, 1930's Imperforate Issues, n.h., consist of #210//216 (missing 213) and 232-241, all with lathework at top, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 3088		Faroe Islands, Large Mint Accumulation, n.h., 1981 (#65) to 2002 complete (no booklets or souvenir sheets) in sheetlets of 20, great for topical stock, Very Fine. Scott $13,100+. Estimate $1,300-1,500. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3089		Faroe Islands, 1975 to 2001 Collection, n.h. (first 2 sets o.g.) in Lighthouse album, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $138
Lot 3090		o Faroe Islands, 1975 to 1999 Collection, complete used in Lighthouse hingeless album, pages to 2005, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $115
Lot 3091		/ Faroe Islands, 1975 to 2002 Complete, n.h. (few early sets l.h.) in Lighthouse hingeless album, Very Fine. Scott $847. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 3092		/o Finland, 1860 to 1930 Collection, nice selection of mint and used on Stender hingeless pages, noted serpentine roulette issues (8) to 1m value, most with good "teeth", #36, 45, 56-58 all used, 75 mint, nice collection to expand, high catalog, generally Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 3093		o Finland, Collection to 1952, mostly used on Schaubek and blank pages, some duplication for mint and used, also noted varieties, Annus, Karelia and North Ingermanland issues, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3094		/ Finland, 1945 to 2002 Mint Collection, l.h. to n.h. in well filled Lighthouse hingeless album, o.g. to 1974, balance appears n.h., Semi-postals, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3095		Finland, WWII Feldpost Cards, 113 propaganda cards showing various military scenes and humor, used during Finno-Russia war and German period to 1944, mostly used with Kenttäpostia cancels, virtually all diff., very interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $920

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