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Lot 3161
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Foreign Collections, Country Collection on Pages, mint and used on album pages, by countries, filling 6 banker boxes, retail from $4 to $925, loads in the $50 to $300 range, noted Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland, no China, ready for show or store, owners heavily discounted from cat.retail $27,472, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $7,500-10,000.
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$5,750
Lot 3162
 
Foreign Collections, Latin America Collection, Mostly mint to 1970s issues in thirteen albums or stockbooks, plus some loose pages, glassines, etc., strongest in 1950s to 1960s mint?and with premium (mint unless otherwise noted) Costa Rica Airmails, Dominican Rep. #407, useful Airmails, Haiti C4A, Honduras Airmails and Officials, Mexico C103-07, etc., nicely augmented with some covers, Postal Stationery, a few Revenues and Telegraph, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly fine to very fine, excellent foundation collection.
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
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Lot 3163
 
Foreign Collections, Middle East Mint Collection to 1990, few thousand mounted in 2 well filled Minkus specialty albums, Egypt virtually complete, only missing #121-124 for completion, 5 o.g. (PF cert.), Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Officials and Occupation issues, Syria virtually complete, only missing some key items for completion, noted #1, 3, 20, 24, 53, 80, Airs incl. C7-C9, C57-C66, Dues incl. J1-J4, Lebanon virtually complete (no souvenir sheets), Airs, plus Alaouites, Alexandrette, Cilicia and Lattaquie, clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $4,000-4,500.
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$6,038
Lot 3164
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection in Minkus Album, few thousand mint and used (no Sweden) mounted on pages to 1990, Denmark classics used incl. #6, 15, 20, 22-24, 68, 81, 82, 135, 136-137, 145-154, Airs complete o.g., Dues, Officials used incl. O1, O3, O4-O5, Newspaper, Parcel Post incl. Q1-Q11 used, Finland with classics used incl. 4, 6-8, 12-13, 16, 24, 45, 69, 82, Airs complete o.g., Greenland complete o.g. incl. Q1-Q11, Iceland classics used incl. 13-14, 19-20, 44B, 71-85, 92-98, 149, mint 152-166, Airs mint incl. C4-C8, C9-C11, Officials used incl. O4-O12, O51, mint O53-O67, Norway used incl. #1, 2, 6-7, 13, mint 218, few minor faults on classics, but condition better than usually seen, generally Fine.
Estimate $4,000-4,500.
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$4,370
Lot 3165
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Foreign Collections, European Collection to 1920, mint and used, oldtime European album with many better incl. throughout, generally Fine.
Michel approximately €40,000.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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Lot 3166
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Foreign Collections, Interesting Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in 2 old style Schaubek albums, interesting assortment of countries incl Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy & Colonies, Vatican, Malta, Monaco, Romania, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey, worthwhile sets and singles throughout, strength in 19th and early 20th Century, decent back-of-book, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,500.
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Lot 3167
 
Foreign Collections, Latin America, excellent mainly mint collection neatly mounted on stockpages in binders, one for each of the following countries; Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama and Peru, all well filled with good mint sets and souvenir sheets with high values and good sets galore, view carefully as better items can easily be missed in this format with stamps so closely arranged, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Michel €13,000+.
Estimate $2,400-2,800.
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$1,840
Lot 3168
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collections and Duplicates, Consists of Denmark mint collection (cat. $3300 - 2009), mint and used D.W.I. collection cat. $1348 (old cat.) on pages, Sweden used Numerals and Oscar Heads study with shades, Scandinavia mint and used collection to 1990 (with dupl. pages) in 2 Scott albums (strength Sweden, Denmark), many complete sets, dupl. mint and used incl. classics, Iceland mint and used collection to 1990 on pages, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$2,070
Lot 3169
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Foreign Collections, Europe and Scandinavia Stamp Lot, better mostly mint material with stockbook loaded with better sets and singles cat. over $7000, and even booklet panes, noted Austria #2c on piece, Belgium 1,2, B34a, B124, B482a, Germany Zeppelins, 9NB1-3, 9N61 and 9N63 very fine used, plus several unexploded booklets, Denmark 223d, 229b, 238A1 (1 n.h., 1 l.h.), rare Romania early semi-postal unexploded booklet, rare set of Belgium Congo booklet panes 60a, 61d, 62a n.h., Netherlands incl. several earlier exploded booklets with all interleaving and covers, better items from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Russia and with a lot n.h., and then a significant holding of several of the better souvenir sheets of the 1930s to 1950s cat. over $3,500 on its own and mainly n.h. with Germany B90 (2), B91-B92 (1 n.h., 1 used), Portugal 586a, 594a (2 n.h.), 602a (1 n.h., 2 l.h.), 641a (2 n.h.), 649a (2 n.h., 1 l.h.), 651a (n.h.), 657a n.h.), 661a (n.h.), Turkey 841 (n.h.), Switzerland B80 used, almost complete set of the 1937 French Expo for the Colonies n.h., several packets and glassines with more material with a lot of value that need to be inspected, a strong holding for a dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,800-2,200.
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$1,725
Lot 3170
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Foreign Collections, Latin America in 6 Volumes, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used in Scott albums incl. Bolivia, Brazil, Canal Zone, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, decent earlies and many complete sets throughout, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,380
Lot 3171
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Foreign Collections, Collection of France, Austria and Switzerland, Switzerland collection used with Pro Juventute, Airmails, Pro Patria, regular issues and more, spans 1930s-50s duplicated sets up to 10 times or more (cat. Sfr 15,000), Austria collection o.g. and used group, cat. €2,500, France collection housed in Schaubek album, moderate to mostly filled, some mixed condition, still many sound with many fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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Lot 3172
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Foreign Collections, Europe 19th and 20th Century Collection, large fat homemade album, primarily used, strong Germany, Saar, France and Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Danzig, generally Fine.
Michel approximately €11,000.
Estimate $1,700-2,000.
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Lot 3173
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Foreign Collections, Group of Collections, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collections, neatly arranged on homemade album pages, incl. France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, many better sets and singles, fresh and clean group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,500.
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Lot 3174
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Foreign Collections, European Oldtime Collection, Nice used collection housed in Schaubek European album with major diversity, some mixed condition should be expected, plenty of better premium stamps present, mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,400-1,800.
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Lot 3175
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Foreign Collections, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, Many hundreds on quadrille pages to around 1960, strength in classics and early 20th Century period, particularly French Colonies and Offices incl. Peace & Commerce (Port Said to 5fr), also G.E.A., good run of Egypt mostly used, #172-76 mint or used, Algeria, Morocco, Cameroons, etc., better items scattered throughout, mostly fresh, generally Fine to Very Fine. Go to www.thehebowenstampcollection.com/index.html to view the intact Foreign section.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,610
Lot 3176
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Foreign Collections, Eastern and Southern Europe Collection, mint and used, 19th & 20th Century in 2 bulging Scott specialty albums, classics to 1996 issues, some dupl. where both mint and used, most all areas strong incl. Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,610
Lot 3177
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Foreign Collections, Central America, beautiful mint and used collection in well filled Scott specialty album with mint sets and better items to $100 plus throughout, best is Costa Rica with good Guatemala, Canal Zone, Honduras and a bit of British Honduras as well, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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$1,093
Lot 3178
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Foreign Collections, Better Europe, Scandinavia Country Collections, Consists of used Sweden to 1989 in one album plus virtually blank 1981-2003 Lighthouse; balance of used Scandinavia in another plus Faroes; Vatican mint in hingeless scattered to mostly complete later to 1997; Switzerland mint in hingeless 1945 to 2004 with later mostly complete, much Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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$1,323
Lot 3179
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Foreign Collections, Latin America, intriguing collection, substantially filled group of album pages (most Minkus) with Columbia, Peru and Mexico (excellent Officials plus a messy envelope), much medium to better interesting to be found in both mint and used, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,300-1,600.
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Lot 3180
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Foreign Collections, Album Pages and Stockbooks, Many thousands of 19th & 20th Century, mint and used in stockbooks and on album pages, most all of Western Europe represented, also incl. Italian and other Colonies, better material throughout, condition mixed, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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Lot 3181
 
Foreign Collections, Indonesia and Philippines Mostly Mint Collection, many hundreds mounted in well filled Minkus specialty album to 1990, Indonesia appear complete from 1949 "Vienna" issues, some souvenir sheets, Airs, Semi-postals and most Dues, Philippines with Spanish issues used and mint, noted #61 used, 140-180 mint, U.S. issues incl. 212 used, 340-353 o.g., modern issues complete, Airs incl. C17 o.g., Dues incl. J5 used, Special Delivery incl. E1 and E4 mint, clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$978
Lot 3182
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Foreign Collections, Benelux Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used mounted on pages in a Schaubek and Minkus album, Belgium contains a nice assortment of 19th Century material and a general run of complete sets and back-of-book, also some Congo, Netherlands and Luxembourg with similar strength, condition varies, well worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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Lot 3183
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Foreign Collections, Eastern European Collection, mint and used collection in 3 stockbooks and 1 Scott specialty album of Czechoslovakia, with each stamp marked with a tab next to it with the Scott number and net price, countries incl. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, generally Fine.
Michel approximately €11,400.
Estimate $1,000-1,250.
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$690
Lot 3184
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Foreign Collections, Latin America Collection Lot, 19th & 20th Century, mostly used (some mint) group of country collections on album pages in file folders, and 7 various stockbooks, incl. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, some better early material throughout, generally Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$575
Lot 3185
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Foreign Collections, Collections and Accumulation, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used on album pages and in stockbooks, most all Eastern Europe present, incl. Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, etc., also very nice Poland collection in a Scott specialty album, condition mixed, generally Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$575
Lot 3186
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Foreign Collections, Europe Oldtime Collection, used to 1930s in 2 Schaubek albums, with most value in used (some mint are stuck, but value of these quite low), lots of $10 to $250 items, incl. Germany Wagner set used, generally Fine.
Michel €10,000+.
Estimate $1,000-1,250.
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$518
Lot 3187
 
Foreign Collections, European Souvenir Sheets Accumulation, mainly fresh in n.h. sheets, some dupl. 3-10+ of each, some with values of $5 to $50 each, be careful to do a careful count of each sheet when viewing, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$518
Lot 3188
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Foreign Collections, Group of Latin America Collections, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used country collections in 6 various albums, incl. Ecuador, Salvador, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica, Guatemala, worthwhile early issues, complete sets, back-of-book, etc., Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$690
Lot 3189
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Foreign Collections, Eastern Europe Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mostly used (some mint) group of collections housed in 2 Scott albums, incl. Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, many complete neat used sets throughout, nice assortment in each country, some good early materials throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$546
Lot 3190
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection, Mostly used (some mint), 19th & 20th Century, housed in a Minkus album, incl. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, nice early to mid 20th Century material throughout, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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Lot 3191
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Collection, mint and used Denmark, D.W.I., Faroe Islands and Greenland collection in Scott specialty album, with each stamp marked with the Scott number and net dealer price, some faults should be expected, mostly on the classics, less so on the modern issues, mostly fine and better.
Michel approximately €7,000.
Estimate $600-800.
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$460
Lot 3192
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Foreign Collections, Southeast Asia Group, mint and used group of collections on album pages, incl. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indo-China, Indonesia, Thailand, better items throughout incl. complete mint sets, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$460
Lot 3193
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia Used Collection, several hundred in Scott specialty album to 1970, noted Denmark #15, 65-69, 145-154, Finland 5, 7 and 10 with full "teeth", 23a, Norway 1 (4 margins), 28, 65-66, Sweden 2, nice collection to expand, generally Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$518
Lot 3194
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Foreign Collections, Central America Mint and Used Collection, In Minkus album and loose, consists of Philippines Spanish period incl. 1898 issue complete mint, U.S. 1899 complete to 50¢ (mint), 1932 on reasonably complete to 1960, Canal Zone incl. mint #4-8, #10a, later overprint issues to $1, Airs, also on pages Spanish Puerto Rico and later, loose in glassines, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$604
Lot 3195
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Foreign Collections, South America Stock, mint and used in stockbook, with each group sorted by country, some mixed condition should be expected, some better to be found.
Estimate $500-600.
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$403
Lot 3196
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Foreign Collections, Scandinavia in Scott Album, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collection in Scott specialty, incl. Iceland, Norway and Sweden, many complete sets throughout, along with some decent early material, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$403
Lot 3197
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Foreign Collections, Mostly Middle East Group, group of 19th & 20th Century, mint and used collections in 2 Scott albums and 2 binders, incl. Afghanistan, Dubai, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, nice section of Palestine, Persia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, also Ethiopia, condition mixed, generally Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$1,150
Lot 3198
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Foreign Collections, Asia Accumulation, mint and used group on dealer stockpages, with each stamp marked with a tab next to it with the Scott number and net price, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Michel approximately €3,050.
Estimate $500-600.
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$288
Lot 3199
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Foreign Collections, Congo Collection, mint and used from Belgium Congo to Zaire on stockpages and album pages, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Michel approximately €2,200.
Estimate $400-500.
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Lot 3200
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Foreign Collections, Latin America Interesting Lot, few hundred mint and used on various pages, noted Official Seals from Mexico, overprint types on El Salvador, Specimen overprints on Costa Rica, various cancels on El Salvador, bisects on piece, numerous errors and varieties, Revenues, must be seen to appreciate, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$460
Lot 3201
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Foreign Collections, 6 European Collections, Group of mint and used collections in a Schaubek album, incl. Yugoslavia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, complete sets and some better items throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$253
Lot 3202
 
Foreign Collections, U.N., Israel, and Miscellaneous, 1 box of mint U.N. in album and later still in new issue envs., Israel in 4 albums and later in new issue envs. incl. tabs, small box of mostly common Foreign but incl. Russia used Air set, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$334
Lot 3203
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Foreign Collections, European Collection, 19th & 20th Century, mostly used (some mint) collection, neatly arranged on homemade album pages in a binder, incl. Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, better items throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$173
Lot 3204
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Foreign Collections, Latin America Locals, nice selection of mint and used on homemade pages, consists of La Guaira (Venezuela), Central American Steamship Co. and State of Guayana (Venezuela), many "reprints", but several look genuine, a most unusual group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$173








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