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Foreign Country Collections - Colombia to Fiume

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2847		Colombia, SCADTA Consular Overprints, 8 diff. complete mint sets, mostly o.g. but n.h. #CLB1/11, CFLB1, 1A, CLD35-45, CFLO4 n.h. (except 1p), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,988 + (hinged). Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 2848		/ Comoros, Collection, Lovely mostly mint collection with much n.h., many cat. $10 to $50+ items, Fine to Very Fine. Yvert €2,000. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2849		Costa Rica, Collection, extensive collection in Minkus specialty album, very well filled with good earlier and good mint sets to $150+ incl. back of book and excellent Guanacaste as well, don't miss this one, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 2850		/o/ Croatia, Outstanding Specialized Collection, Attractive collection mounted on homemade Lindner pages incl. sets, singles, covers, Postal Stationery, souvenir sheets and full sheets, many great items throughout, also signed covers, proofs, prisoner of war and censored items, etc., a quality collection which must be viewed, Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2851		/o Croatia, Specialized Lot, 60 singles and 4 souvenir sheets, primarily of Scott #B33-37, trial color and plate proofs in various colors, issued stamps perf and imperf, very interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 2852		Croatia, 1941 to 1945 Collection, mostly mint organized in stockbook, most issues present except Storm Division, plus tete-beche pairs, imperf. singles, pairs and blocks, trial colors, #B65-B68 in full sheets, phantom issues, etc., interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2853		Cuba (Spanish), Classic Collection, nice selection of mint written up on homemade pages, noted shades, sub numbers, multiples, incl. #22 (2), 27-30, 35-37, 62, etc., condition much better than usually seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 2854		Cyrenaica, Mostly Mint Collection, on Scott specialty pages, only missing #CBO1 for completion, CB1-CB10 used (not counted), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 2855		/ Czechoslovakia, 1960s to 1970s Collection, n.h. to o.g., few hundred sets, sheetlets, multiples, etc., several unlisted items, "specimens", inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2856		Danish West Indies, Postal History, 16 covers or postal cards, noted #7c, 8 pair, 44 (4), 50 on registered card, J1 pair and single on postcard from Denmark (stamp damaged), stationery used incl. UX4, UX12 and UY4m, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 2857		o Denmark, Mostly Used Collection, few hundred on Scott specialty pages to 1980s, noted #6, 10 (thin), 11-15, 24, 79-81, 135, 136-137, Officials incl. O3-5, Parcel Post mint P11-P20 (no P18), a few minor faults, but better condition than usually seen, generally Fine. Scott $7,500+ (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2858		o Denmark, Used Collection, excellent showing of classics used on pages in oldtime album, noted #1 (2, both certs, one repaired), 6, 15, 12b, 21 (cat. $3250), some reprints, inverted frames, later issues to 1940s, high cat., mixed condition. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2859		o Denmark, Mostly Used Group, organized on black stockpages by Scott number, better singles and sets, noted #14-15, 65-69, 79-81, 82, 135, C1-C5 (2 mint sets), couple early items (1, 10) not counted, generally Fine. Scott $3,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2860		/o Denmark, General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, incl. some first issues and a fair assortment of mostly complete sets throughout, worthwhile Semi-postals and back-of-book, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2861		Denmark, Early Reprints, 19 copies of first thru third designs, various printings incl. 1886 and 1961 issues, plus apparent essay for reprint, finally couple unadopted essays, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 2862		Denmark, Advertising Panes and Se-Tenants, group of 12 advert. panes incl. car, and 19 se-tenants or normal booklet panes, n.h., incl. #S6, S12, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 2863		/o Eastern Rumelia, Balance of Collection, Couple hundred in old stockbook originating from Europe, incl. better singles not expertized but most likely genuine (only one out of approx. 40 singles were bad that were expertized), many signed or initialed, some better separated by expertiser, dupl. particularly mint, incl. overprint vars., some 1881 "RO" but majority South Bulgaria, few mint multiples, few Turkey overprints, rarely seen lot, needs careful inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Balance from which singles were offered. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2864		/o Ecuador, Mint and Used Collection, classics to early 1990s with much mint, incl. scarcer souvenir sheets, sheetlets and strips, on oldtime pages that have toning that affect some copies, but mainly those of lesser value and being an oldtime collection also means that it is loaded with a lot of shades and varieties that go beyond the Scott cat. and are sought after by specialists, solid collection for the dealer or collector, generally Fine. Scott $4,300+. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2865		Egypt, and U.A.R. Mostly Mint, collection in Scott album, scattered early mint or used, mostly n.h. U.A.R. incl. souvenir sheets, also Palestine overprints, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,186 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2866		/o Egypt, Suez Canal Company Collection, 37 copies mint or used, mostly forgeries, but also some genuine, great lot for the specialist, seldom offered in quantity, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 2867		/o Egypt, Mint and Used Collection, several hundred mint and/or used on homemade pages to 1975, some dupl. for cancels and multiples, souvenir sheets, some Back of the Book, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2868		/o Eritrea, Virtually Complete Collection, mint and used on Scott specialty pages to 1940, only missing #80, CBO1, J12, few early Parcel Post for completion, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 2869		/o Ethiopia, Collection, mint and used collection in Scott specialty album, with useful earlier mint sets, etc. and a lovely set of inverted center (18 values), animal topicals, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2870		Ethiopia, Postal History, 38 covers, 1920s to 1960s issues, registered, Airmail, noted #284 (cat. $95) used locally, surcharge issues, few First Day's, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2871		/o/ Ethiopia, Collection in Scott Album, several hundred to 1964, dupl. for mint and used, and postal history, scatter classics to 1912, balance well filled pages, plus varieties incl. inverts, doubles, etc., Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2872		Far Eastern Republic, Almost Complete, from a genuine oldtime source, with early issues, near complete with much dupl. and many better, a great lot to fill in this area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2873		Far Eastern Republic, Postal History, 3 apparent commercial covers from early 1920s, 2 registered, 1 ordinary mail, variety of adhesives, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 2874		Finland, 1866 to 1980 Collection, lovely, mostly clean and mint collection in pristine KaBe album, with better items such as Zeppelin n.h., and top value of Russian set mint, and complete runs of mint sets incl. Semi-postals, some back of book and scarce 1963 Military, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2875		/o Finland, General Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in a Scott specialty album, some 1866 to 1874 issues present with 19th Century being mostly used, 1917 to 1970 mostly complete sets, also some Greenland, clean and worthwhile, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2876		Fiume, 4 Covers, consists of 1920 postcard used locally, 1920 registered covers to U.S. (2) and 1921 registered cover to Switzerland, lovely commercial group, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold

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