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Sale 92

Worldwide Philatelic Auction

Foreign Country Collections - Cilicia to F.S.A.T.

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2000		/o Cilicia, Mint and Used Stock, few hundred organized in stockbook by Scott number, overprints on Turkey and France adhesives with dupl., few multiples, Dues, plus a few unlisted items on page, noted #14 (3), 20-21, 60, 63, 68, 85 (3), good variety of issues, seldom seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,750 (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2001		/o Colombia, Oldtime Collection, hundreds of mint and used to 1938 in homemade album, value in extensive showing of classics with dupl. for shades and cancels to early 1900s, noted #13-18, back of the book incl. Registry, few cover fronts, extensive seldom seen States plus early Panama, the nicest collection of this country we have ever offered, generally Fine to Very Fine. Purchased intact several decades ago. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,140
Lot 2002		Costa Rica, Extensive Collection, hundreds of mint on well filled homemade pages to 1978, incl. shades, noted several items with PF certs. incl. #15, 25c, 26a block of 4, 26b, later sets incl. 45-54, 66a (certificate), perf varieties, overprint varieties, 94a mint, Airs incl. C11-13, C46-54, Officials incl. O17 (certificate), clean lot, only missing few items for completion, Fine to Very Fine. Purchased intact several decades ago. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 2003		/o Costa Rica, Collector Collection, few hundred mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album, regular issues to 1990 and Airs to 1983, only needs a few items for completion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2004		/o Cuba, Collector Collection, few hundred mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album to 1960, Airs, Postal Tax, etc., nice selection of Spanish period, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2005		/ Curaçao, Mint Collection to 2006, mounted in Scott album, 1873 hinged mint or used to 1948, 1950 mostly mint virtually complete, 1977 on n.h., Semis virtually complete n.h. to o.g. (1948 set used), Airs and Air-Semis complete, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2006		/ Curaçao, Mint Selection, Couple hundred most selected for freshness and condition, incl. early Dues with n.h., few later n.h. sets to 1970s, also Semis, #174-87 n.h., 110-26 l.h., etc., some complete sets, very clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,690. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2007		/o Czechoslovakia, Extensive Collection, hundreds of mint and used in Scott specialty album, regular issues appear complete to 1947 (missing 239 sheet), extensive Semi-postals mint with numerous overprints on Austrian issues, most key items signed at least once incl. #B21, B26, B37-39, B45-46, B59-60, B70, B90, Airs, Dues, Bohemia & Moravia issues, Slovakia, collection figured low because of lack of certificates for Semi-postals, still good value here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,565
Lot 2008		/ Danish West Indies, Small Mint Selection, 24 n.h. to o.g. items, nothing recent, incl. #1, 2, 2a, Fine to Very Fine lot. Scott $700. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2009		/o Denmark, 2 Volume Stender Collection, Intact with earlies used (incl. #1 large to cutting marginal copy on piece), 2, sparse used after that until 1904 on incl. #85, 132, 164-75 used, 181-91, 210-19 n.h., Airs mint, 1941 to 2000 virtually complete with booklet panes n.h., also scattered Officials, few 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century fine to very fine. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2010		/ Denmark, Mint Select Group, Couple hundred n.h. to o.g. in originally priced sheets and stockcards, many selectively purchased decades ago, incl. some complete sets, advert. panes, no apparent dupl., up to about $100 cat., very clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,200. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2011		Denmark, Select Mint Group, Mostly early 20th Century to 1978 in stockbook, incl. few 19th Century selected for o.g. and freshness, incl. #82, Christian X to 10kr virtually complete, occasional earlier n.h., no dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,860+ (Owner's). Estimate $750-900. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2012		/o Denmark, Mint and Used Collection, organized on black stockpages, incl. various numeral in ring cancels on early issues, between #2 and 156, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $4,385 (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 2013		B Denmark, Group of 6 Booklets, incl. Facit #HRE8, HRE18, all sound, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 2014		/o Ecuador, Collector Collection, few hundred mint and used on Scott specialty pages to 1954, incl. Airs and back of the book, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 2015		/o Egypt, Collection and Miscellaneous, 19th & 20th Century mint and used collection with nice assortment of early issues as well as complete sets and souvenir sheets throughout 20th Century, also second album and stockpages with additional material, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2016		Egypt, 1920 to 2005 Mint Collection, hinged on Scott pages, incl. souvenir sheets, few used, virtually all complete sets and complete from 1955 on, also incl. Semis, UAR, etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,500+ (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2017		Faroe Islands, 1975 to 2010 Complete, n.h. (couple early sets l.h.) only missing #517-18 and 524, in Palo hingeless album, Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2018		Faroe Islands, 1976 to 2002, Nearly complete n.h. in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, incl. most booklets and souvenir sheets, very clean, Very Fine. Scott $1,000+. Estimate $250-280. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2019		Finland, Select Mint Stock, On #102 cards to 1988, majority 20th Century but incl. #5-7 above average condition, attractive Coat of Arms, #46-55 n.h., 63b, few dupl. sets, Semis apparently complete, C1 (2), C9a, M8, Q1-13, etc., fresh throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,480+. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2020		Finland, Mint Stationery Select Group, About 150, 1871 shield to 1950s period (small group of additional modern), most bought individually from dealers decades ago, some identified by H&G or Norma numbers, incl. early wrappers and postal cards, excellent selection of earlies, very clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2021		Finland, Around 100 Covers, mostly bought on an individual basis from dealers decades ago, strong in Stationery (particularly postal card) usages, mostly 1870s to 1940s usages, incl. overseas to U.S., Canada, etc., clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2022		/o France, Extensive Collection in Scott Specialty Albums, in 2 vols., only missing Scott listed 7 regular issue items for completion to 1993 (#4, 8, 49, 71-72, 87 and 254), 19th Century mostly used, early 20th Century mint and used incl. #126 o.g., 1924 onwards all mint with much n.h., Airs complete mint except C3-4 and C14, Semi-postals complete mint to 1993 except B10, better mint Dues, plus Occupation issues, great collection to upgrade, very high cat., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details and photo	Realized $5,175
Lot 2023		/o France, Extensive Mostly Used Collection, on blank pages to 1975 in 3 albums, virtually complete earlies used with dupl., missing #4, 8, 72 (separate lot) incl. #11 block of 4, occasional mint, 55a unused (signed Bloch), Peace & Commerce both types, all souvenir sheets, 1932 on mostly mint, also few 1960s imperfs, plate flaws and missing colors (ex Maury #1458d), Semis complete except #B10 (1927 on split mint or used), with scattered 1955 and later imperf sets, Airs except #C3-4, incl. C14-15 mint, Dues mostly used, German Occupation, Preobliterations, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, inspect. Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 2024		/o France, Extensive Collection, several thousand mint and used in well filled Scott specialty album to 2002 (pages to 2004), 19th and early 20th Century mostly used and only missing a few items for completion, some dupl. for shades, 20th Century only missing a few items for completion, used and mint to 1939, o.g. or n.h. to 1967, then n.h. onwards, Semi-postals complete virtually all mint except #B10, with much n.h., Airs incl. C1-2 o.g. and C15 used, few Dues and Officials, 19th Century high cat. in mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2025		/o France, Oldtime Stock, in 28 binders from classics to 1980s, retail to $100+, incl. better Semis, also Offices, separate book of France imperfs, later complete sets, Colonies incl. fair amount of classics, Madagascar, 19th Century mostly used mixed condition, 20th generally mint fine to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 2026		/ France, Mint Collection to 2000, mounted in 2 Scott albums, 1908 Peace & Commerce on n.h. to o.g., 1935 on virtually complete, 2nd volume #B27-30 (n.h.) on, 1935 on virtually complete, some Airs, Officials, clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2027		B France, Oldtime Booklet Lot, Mounted on blank pages, starting Maury #9, incl. 28, incl. nice selection of 19 of 1920s-30s period, Red Cross from #2 on (panes shown separately from booklet), clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 2028		/o France, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in Scott album to 1958, value in 19th Century classics with some dupl. for shades, also better early Semi-postals, bit of Airs and Dues, high cat., mixed condition. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2029		/o France, Mint and Used Accumulation, thousands on album pages, in albums, on stockpages in old approval books and in glassines, noted better classics incl. #99 unused, few items on Connexus lot sheets, revenues, various Cols., dupl., great lot for breaking down, worth inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2030		France, New Issue Accumulation, n.h., hundreds of sets, singles, booklets, coils, souvenir sheets, filling a banker box in various glassines, stockbooks and on pages, primarily 2000 to 2010 issues, with dupl., very high face, great for retail, Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2031		/ France, Group of Better Mint, n.h. to l.h., consists of #96a n.h., B38 n.h., B66-67 l.h./n.h., B291a, B309a complete booklets, C8-13 n.h./l.h., C17 l.h. (2) and C29-32 n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,969. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 2032		France, 19th Century Postal History, 35 covers or wrappers, 1850s to 1880s, noted #3, 6, 11 (2), 20, 42 all single frankings, plus 41 and 57 (mixed issues) on same cover, 51 (3) on wrapper or newspaper, various Ambulants, destinations incl. Mexico, 1892 Port Said, Egypt to Italy and 1889 Alexandria, Egypt to Russia, 1862 Salonica, Turkey to Italy, worth inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 2033		o/ France, Cancels on 19th Century Issues, specialized collection of 500+ neatly organized and identified on homemade pages, many unusual domestic and Foreign usages, incl. anchors, railways, newspapers, Paris stars in red and blue, maritime incl. anchors, ambulants, China, Shanghai, Smyrna, Jaffa, Constantinople Army of the Orient 1854, etc., inspect for value, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2034		/o France, Mint and Used Collection to 1974, In Scott specialty album, classics to 1963 mostly complete used, mostly complete mint after that, Semis complete mint or used 1936 on, Airs and Dues, 19th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine. Scott $5,400 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2035		B France, Red Cross Booklet Exhibit, 1952 to 1993 complete, unexploded booklets mounted and written up on exhibit style pages, plus several covers, mostly First Day's of corresponding issues, lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2036		French Colonies, F.S.A.T and Polynesia Mint Collection, n.h. mounted on Scott pages to 2005, F.S.A.T from 1955 on with few extra early sets, few early l.h., reasonably complete, Airs incl. #C1-2 n.h. (also Madagascar #C59), Polynesia from 1945 on and virtually complete to 2004 incl. min. sheets, Airs complete except #C2 to 1987 complete, clean throughout, high cat., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 2037		/o French Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, many hundreds in 4 Scott specialty albums, noted some long sets, common design issues, noted better Fr. India, F.S.A.T., St. Pierre & Miquelon, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2038		/o French Colonies, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, to 1950s for some countries, consisting of 1970s for St. Pierre and F.S.A.T., incl. General Colonies issues mint or used (#44) much above average condition, Guadeloupe reasonably represented, also Martinique, Andorra, St. Pierre mostly later period, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2039		/o French Colonies, Oldtime Offices Collection, on blank pages, couple hundred mint or used, strength in China, nothing scarce but cat. value to $100, value to 5fr, few mint complete sets, also scattered other Offices, fresh, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 2040		French Colonies, 1965 ITU Complete, n.h., 8 values, Very Fine. Maury €555 ($620). Scott $436. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $127
Lot 2041		French Colonies, 1937 Colonial Arts Exposition Souvenir Sheets, n.h. (dist. o.g. Wallis et Futuna), set of 24, Fine to Very Fine. Maury €588 ($660). Scott $448. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2042		F.S.A.T., Mint Collection, in two Lindner hingeless albums, all n.h., incl. all better sets, #1-19, 21-30, C1-29 and many sets to 2000, Very Fine. Scott $3,100. Estimate $800-900. View details	Realized $1,093

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