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Foreign Country Collections - Greece to Israel

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3168		/ Greece, Intact Collection, Mostly mint in Scott album to 1971 with few classics mint or used (imperfs virtually all 4 margins), 1896 on mostly complete mint incl. 1896 Olympics set, 1905, 1911, 1923 (both) to 1930 sets, 1932, 1933 sets, #421 on complete n.h., Airs complete mint except #C54, Dues with 1902 on complete, also back of book with Postal Tax vars., Occupation, much above average collection, Fine to Very Fine overall. 1980 Scott $15,000 (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 3169		Greece, New Issue Stock, n.h., from a recently-retired dealer, while a few go back to the late 1970's, the bulk of the stock and the value is in the more desirable time frame of 1990 to 2004, mostly 5-7 each, all are complete as sets or singles, with some sets cataloging to $60 each, Very Fine. Scott $7,800+. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 3170		/o Greece, Collection to 1999, many hundred of mint and used in well filled Minkus album, extensive used Hermes heads incl. #1, 3 (cert.), 5-6, 14, 32 and 55, later mint incl. 159-63, modern n.h., Airs incl. C38-C47 o.g., occupations, better Crete incl. 85-95 used, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3171		//o Greece, Mint and Used Collection, starting with a few used Hermes heads, then 1896 Olympics, 1901 issue, #213-230, 321-24, 344-60, 582-85, C1-4 all mint incl. some earlier, then virtually complete from mid-1950's to late 1970's, majority n.h., incl. 639-48, also some back of the book, plus Thrace, Epirus, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3172		/ Greece, 1960 to 1998 Mint Collection, In 2 Greek albums, mostly complete n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 3173		/ Greenland, 1957 to 2002 Mint Collection, l.h. to n.h. in well filled Lighthouse hingeless album, o.g. to 1977, balance appears n.h., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3174		/o/ Greenland, 1915 to 1970 Collection, mint and used in Stender album, some duplication, plus 1950's to 1960's F.D.'s, noted Thule local set and group of Parcel Post issues, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 3175		Greenland, 1938 to 1985 Collection, complete n.h. (except Liberation sets) in Lindner hingeless album, Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3176		o Greenland, 1938 to 1995 Collection, complete used (except Liberation sets), incl. souvenir sheets on homemade pages, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $120-150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 3177		Haiti, Collection of Official Exemption and Business Covers, 74, 1823 to 1978, six 19th Century with ms. markings and 46 modern from the Roman Catholic Church with special exemption, Average to Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 3178		S Haiti, American Bank Note Co. Specimen Collection, n.h., 260 diff. from 1898 to 1953, incl. some Airs and Dues, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3179		/o Haiti, Collection to 1999, extensive showing of mint and used in Minkus album, modern n.h., Airs and other back of the book, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3180		/o Hungary, Collection in Minkus Album, Some used classic, plus mixed mint and used to the late 1930's, then predominantly mint and 90% complete into the 1970's, incl. some back of the book, many mint have duplicate used sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 3181		Hungary, 1964 to 1975 Collection, n.h., appears complete for period, sets and souvenir sheets, Very Fine. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3182		o Iceland, Mostly Used Collection, few hundred in well filled Stender album to 1981, classics incl. #2-3, 8 mint, 9, 13 used, 1902-03 overprints, 85 mint, 98, 103 used, 152-166 mix of mint and used, later issues appear complete, Airs incl. #C4-C8 used, C9-C11 n.h., Officials, nice collection to expand, occasional minor fault on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $11,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3183		Iceland, Never Hinged Group, all better items, consists of #140-41, 149, 175, 184, 186, 214b, 224b, 232-35, 273 and O9-O11, nice group for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,442+. Facit SKr 42,350. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 3184		//o Iceland, 1876 to 2004 Collection, hundreds of mint and used in Lighthouse album, many better classics, much modern n.h. incl. mini-sheets, Airs, Officials, etc., few faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-450. View details	Realized $345
Lot 3185		/o Iceland, Collection to 1943, mint and used selection in Schaubek album, better items throughout, some duplicated mint and used, noted #C9-C11 o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3186		/ Iceland, 1954 to 2002 Mint Collection, l.h. to n.h. in well filled Lighthouse hingeless album, o.g. to 1977, balance appears n.h., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3187		/o Iceland, 1873 to 1941 Collection, mint and used, nice selection on Lighthouse hingeless pages, incl. Airs and back of the book, some faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253
Lot 3188		/o Iceland, Mint and Used Collection, nice showing of issues to 1983 on homemade pages, incl. some Airs and Officials, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 3189		/ Iceland, Mint Singles and Sets, few hundred o.g. and n.h. on old auction lot sheets, good variety of classics to modern, regular issues and some back of the book, duplication, high catalog, excellent lot for retail, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3190		o Iceland, Used Singles and Sets, few hundred on old auction lot sheets, good variety of classics to early 1950's, regular issues and some back of the book, duplication, high catalog, excellent lot for retail, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3191		Israel, Collection and Stock, few thousand n.h. sets in 2 albums and 2 stuffed file boxes, singles collection complete to early 2001 (no #7-9) incl. Airs and Dues, tab collection complete 1950 to 2001 (no early Airs or Dues), stock in glassines to early 2001 with duplication, great lot for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 3192		/ Israel, Interm Period Collection, 3 vols. of mint interim period issues on well annotated custom made album pages incl. varieties, mini sheets, gutter pairs and many covers, plus one vol. of literature and articles regarding these issues, a nice clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 3193		Israel, Never Hinged Accumulation, Box filled with stamps, mini sheets, souvenir sheets, booklets, etc., please inspect as there is a wide range of materials, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3194		Israel, Cover Group, 170 mostly early First Day's to about 1955, also some Palestine and forerunner issues, noted #1-9 (no tabs, 2 First Day's), several with "short" tab, 10-13 with tabs, many singles on cacheted covers, generally Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 3195		Israel, Mint in Minkus Album, virtually all n.h., incl. tough items like #16 and tabs 10-14, 23-25, 27, 35-36, 48-50, 55, C9-17, 241a and basically complete through 1975, incl. some blocks, tete-beche pairs, booklets, etc., Very Fine. Scott $1,700+. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3196		/o Israel, Collection and Stock, thousands of mint and used in stockbooks, plus o.g. collection in White Ace album, noted stockbook with tete-beche pairs and booklets,value in duplicated new issues to 2008, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 3197		Israel, Interim Period Covers, 24 pieces, consists of 10 registered, 1 express, 7 regular mail and 6 philatelic (unaddressed), noted Bale #JNF 4 (3), 27 and 106, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 3198		/ Israel, Small Group of Better, n.h. or o.g., incl. #16 o.g., 48-50 tabs o.g., 55 n.h. (tiny inclusion on tab), C1-C6 n.h. with tabs, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3199		Israel, Mint Singles Collection, mostly n.h. in 2 well filled Lighthouse hingeless albums, issues to 1981, pages to 1985, noted #7-9 used, some tete-beche varieties incl. #10-14 n.h. in horiz. gutter pairs (Bale cat. $100), clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $173

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