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Lot 317 |
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Afghanistan 1871-1934, unused and used in an Yvert album with excellent ranges of the 1871-1891 Kingdom of Kabul issues, and Kingdom of Afghanistan issues fairly complete except for a few better earlier issues.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 318 |
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Austria, collection of cancellations mainly on 1850-67 issue of Austria and the 1850-54 issues of Lombardy-Venetia with an excellent range of values and cancellation types and many selected strikes, F-VF (139).
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 319 |
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Austria collection, 1850-1982, attractive collection mounted in Lighthouse album, mostly mint with very scattered 19th Century, mainly moderate value items missing the better semi-postals and higher values, does include 1933 WIPA single on ordinary paper, clean album and would represent a great way to start a collection, F-VF, mint og.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 320 |
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Austria collection, 1850-1987, hundreds of mint and used stamps and souvenir sheets mounted in Yvert & Tellier album, earlies somewhat scattered and mostly used to 1910s, later quite complete with many NH plus many blocks of 4, condition mixed on earlies, still many F-VF with later VF, many NH.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 321 |
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Austria collection, 1850-1999, two volume Scott Specialty mounted collection, highly complete including early types and cancellations, highlights include #7-8 used, 427-27a, 428-31 mint, later virtually complete mint to 1990s, semi-postals highly complete including mint B100-09, B112-17, back of the book is solid including M21 mint, almost complete Offices, Lombardy-Venetia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, condition somewhat mixed mainly on the earlies, but overall F-VF with many later NH.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 322 |
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Belgium collection, 1849-1953, several hundred mint and used stamps and souvenir sheets mounted on Scott Specialty pages, earlies complete with some duplicates to 1915 except for #3, later highly complete and includes mint 171 sheet of 4, semi-postals quite complete including (mint) B106 sheet of 4, B144-50, B169, B458a, useful back of the book, condition mixed mainly on some earlies, otherwise overall F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 323 |
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Bolivia collection, 1867-1968, terrific collection containing many better and unusual items mounted in seven Lindner albums, includes singles, pairs, blocks, large multiples and many early covers including bisects. A sample of the highlights starts with numerous 5c (diff. types) including part mint sheet of 51, 3 mint & used, 8 (2 mint), 15 two singles on cover, 10-19 mint, 14 used, numerous values collected for cancels, 39b used block, imperf between horiz., 44-46 mint blocks 9, thin paper, 55-59 mint, 52-68 large die proofs, Airmails include Sanabria 1 mint, 3 on cover, early issues highly complete except for several scarce values, later virtually complete, scattered through-out are various varieties including inverted centers, inverted surcharges, imperfs, part perfs, etc., some small faults but condition is generally F-VF, mint og.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 324 |
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Brazil collection, 1843-1945, powerful early collection of many hundreds mint and used stamps with unusual strength in all the numeral issues, 1st issue includes four 30r, seven 60r & four 90r showing various plate wear from fine to worn, there are over 100 small numerals including pairs, used block of #39, and one cover, while there are some reprints, many are nice copies including many with four margins, later issues including portraits, Southern Cross and Liberty are well represented and many early 20th Century covers, condition mixed as expected, but many attractive F-VF stamps are present. This collection is definitely worth close attention by any serious collector of the area.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 325 |
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China 1878-1954, unused and used collection encompassing most periods and subjects, including 1878-85 Large Dragons (13) with 1878 1ca to 5ca unused, 1894 Dowager 1ca to 24ca unused, 1897 surcharges with 1½mm spacing on 3rd printing 10c on 9ca with surcharge inverted mint, 1898-1900 ½c to $5 unused, excellent Republic with Provincial surcharges, Taiwan, Japanese Occupation and Local Posts, as well as a few covers on cards.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 326 |
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China, mint and used collection with 99% of the value in mint sets of Taiwan, including #1052-56 & 1064-69 (both imperf), 1135-36, 1257a Specimen (plus several other Specimen sheets) and the issues of 1957-94 virtually complete*, all F-VF, lh (souvenir sheets mainly NH).
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 327 |
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China 1965-1994, issues of Nationalist China including a few used, scattered to the mid-'70s and fairly complete (no souvenir sheets) from there on with some sets with specimen overprints, all F-VF, NH.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 328 |
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China, group of 11 albums or stockbooks from various sources, most of which would not stand on their own but, when taken together, form a very interesting lot; includes everything from a few large dragons to some nice Japanese Occupation issues, a little P.R.C., a few dozen Treaty Port Locals, etc., etc.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 329 |
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Colombia collection, 1859-1886, beautiful mounted mint and used collection of the early issue to 1886, most values present in both mint and used with many duplicates collected for cancels, includes die types, paper varieties, shades, plus more. Loaded with $100 to $10 catalog items and a sample of better includes #1 (2 mint, 1 used), 12 (1 mint, 1 used), 19 used, 29 used, 34 used, 40-41 mint, 51 (2 used), 52 used, 64 (3 used, 1 die II), 65 (6 used, 2 ea. die I-III), an attractive, hard to duplicate lot, condition generally F-VF.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 330 |
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Colombia States collection, interesting collection of several hundred mainly mint stamps including numerous pairs, blocks and large multiples including Tolima #54 mint part sheet of 20 badly misperfed both vertically and horizontally, many duplicates often collected for paper, shades, cancels, etc., condition generally F-VF, mint mostly og when appropriate.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 331 |
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Cuba collection, 1846-98, an old-time collection of the Spanish Colonial period with many covers, documents, pieces and the issued stamps with multiples, varieties and cancellations, all periods well represented, an interesting and useful collection which has unfortunately suffered the ravages of this extreme tropical climate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 332 |
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Cuba, collection of several hundred stamps in a Scott Specialty album, fairly complete to 1960 with an unusual number of mint/unused 19th century, a nice showing of the more common Puerto Principe provisionals, and a couple hundred mainly used 1961-70 issues; condition is generally F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 333 |
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Czechoslovakia collection, 1918-1995, hundreds of mint and used stamps mounted in seven Schaubek albums, includes many complete sets, souvenir sheets, booklets and small group of modern 1st Day's. Earlies fairly complete, but missing are most of the better 1919 overprints, includes Sokol semi-postal (2 mint), 1st Airmails (imperf), highly complete stating around 1933 with many covers mounted through-out, condition generally F-VF, mint o.g.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 334 |
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Denmark and Greenland collection, 1851-1993, several hundred mint and used stamps with Denmark & D.W.I. mounted in Scott Specialty album And Greenland in Lighthouse hingeless. Denmark is mostly used to the 1970s, then mixed mint and used, useful back of the book; Greenland almost entirely mint except for a few Polar Bears, includes #1-18, 19-27 except 15o is color error, blue overprint instead of red, balance almost complete with most NH, Bears include two mint and six used singles, condition somewhat mixed on earlies, but overall F-VF, mint o.g. with NH.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Denmark, D.W.I, Faroe Islands and Greenland collection, 1851-1998, several hundred mint and used stamps, souvenir sheets, complete booklets and a few covers mounted in a Scott Specialty album and on pages. Well filled throughout with solid earlies including #2-15 used plus many varieties, mainly used to mid-1920s, then mostly mint including many sets, later issues highly complete with much NH, very complete back of the book including Q7 used; D.W.I. is somewhat scattered; Faroe Islands except for first issue is virtually complete; Greenland is missing the overprint set and Parcel Posts, but otherwise highly complete, condition generally F-VF with some problems mostly limited to the 19th Century issues, mint o.g., many later NH.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 336 |
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Dominican Republic collection, 1879-1975, mostly mint collection of several hundred stamps and souvenir sheets mounted in Yvert & Tellier album, quite complete with many sets, starts with 1879 issue and includes many varieties such as inverted surcharges, partial surcharges, inverted centers, bisects, imperfs, etc., later with most souvenir sheets including 1944 Independence sheet, condition generally F-VF with some small faults mainly on earlies, mint o.g.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 337 |
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Egypt, excellent collection/accumulation in two albums, glassine envelopes on stockcards and loose in a box; all brought together by the owner from various sources, including auction, with the intention of putting it into one coherent collection. Lots of scarce mint singles are here such as #27c, 40, 42a, 86a, 88b, 224 (NH), M9 and O17-20. There are also many commercial covers, a specialized collection of post office seals and more. A great lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 338 |
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Finland 1850-1983, pleasant collection almost complete mint, NH from 1930 on, including 3175 and virtually all the semi postals, also the 1930 Graf Zeppelin #C1 is VF used; prior to 1930 the condition is mixed, though there are several nice $25-$50 stamps; from 1930 on everything is F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 339 |
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France magnificent star collection of stamps and covers, 1849-1876, collection of star ("étoile") cancellations of Paris in two volumes comprising covers (approximately 280), formular post cards (20) and loose stamps (approximately 1225) with an excellent representation of offices, different frankings on covers as well as unusual usages and interesting destinations; among the numerous highlights are the following stamps: 1849-52 Cérès 15c (2, one dark green signed Calves), 40c and 1f dark carmine (signed Brun), 1852 Présidence 10c (thin), all with four margins, and 1863-71 Laureated 5f (21, one on piece with Cérès 25c, two are signed Calves, mixed condition but some of Very Fine appearance), 1863 folded letter to Lima bearing 80c vertical strip of five and single cancelled by "2" in star and one stamp additionally tied by "Conduccion del Cartero Gratis" oval handstamp., 1870-71 ballons montés (5) including 1870 (Oct. 15 to Brussels bearing 30c St. Josse ten-noode transit of 18th) La Dagureee (Nov. 9, 1870) bearing 30c to London (address partly rewritten), Le Vaucanson (Jan. 17, 1871) "Lettre-Journal" No. 21 to Bordeaux bearing 20c and La Poste de Paris (Jan. 17, 1871) to St. Petersburg, Russia bearing 80c, 1873-76 folded letters to Veracruz bearing Siege 40c + Cérès 5c + 15c +80c (2, one defective) respectively, a truly monumental assembly painstakingly formed over many years.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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Lot 340 |
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France collection, 1849-1960, several hundred mint and used stamps and souvenir sheets mounted in Scott Specialty album, many better 19th & 20th Century stamps including (mint unless otherwise noted) #1-2 used, 4, 13, 20c, 21 used, 21c, 27, 41-42, 45-46, 49, 65, 68-70, 72, 79, 93 used, 126, 197 signed Zumstein, 254, C8-14, J24, plus much more.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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Lot 341 |
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France, comprehensive collection, 1849-1985, in two Scott Specialty albums, includes the usual high-catalog off quality 19th century but loaded with better 20th century; both mint and used, including a used C15; condition is generally F-VF with NH beginning in 1962.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 342 |
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France collection, 1849-1992, highly complete collection in a Schaubek album to 1974 and two Safe "Dual" album 1975-85, with the balance being in a stockbook. A few surprising highlights include mint #246, B20-30, B34-38, C1-2, C16-17 and used #10 (VF), #13 (XF), 108, B39-41, and much more. Stamps are mainly used to about 1940 and primarily mint from there on, with condition being generally F-VF (after the typical mixed condition earlies) and the mint being NH beginning with 1975. A nice clean lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 343 |
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France, mint and used collection to 1998 in two Scott Specialty albums, 19th century is used and mixed quality, 20th is mostly used to about 1940 and mainly mint (hinged) and quite complete from there on; also included are a set of deluxe proofs of the 1947 U.P.U. issue (Scott #581-84); a nice starter collection.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 344 |
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France collection, 1853-1980, mainly mint collection mounted in Scott Specialty album, very little 19th Century, mainly 20th Century mint including unused B66-67 on Louvre postcards, block of 329a-d used on PEXIP postal card, mostly moderate value items, attractive clean and F-VF. A good beginning, you can start adding the better!
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 345 |
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France, parallel mint and used collection in a bulging Scott Specialty album to 1995, very little 19th century and nothing high priced but the 1950-95 period is nearly complete mint and most of it is NH. There is also some earlier NH scattered throughout as well as some better used semi-postals; an excellent lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 346 |
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France 1940-87, collection of used stamps virtually complete for the period in Commemoratives and Semi-postals housed in three safe hingeless albums plus a four volume for Airs and back-of-the-book which is mixed mint and used and not nearly as complete; all F-VF and most unusual.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 347 |
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France, fabulous collection covering the years 1950 to 1997 virtually complete both mint and used in seven blank albums, generously interspersed with booklets, covers and "collective proofs", all VF with NH beginning about 1975.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 348 |
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France revenues, collection of over 500 different most used revenues, 1864-1942, in a small stock book, also includes several multiples and two documents; a great lot of this seldom offered specialty.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 349 |
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France & Colonies, accumulation of thousands of mint and used stamps in about 25 mismatched albums or stockbooks filling three cartons. The bulk is lower value material but there are plenty of high-catalog 19th century as well as other worthwhile items mixed in. We note, for example French India "France Libre" souvenir sheet (Scott #140, a bit toned), a PEXIP sheet, nice groups of numeral cancels and of Napoleon color proofs. There is even a brand new "Ka-Be" France album to 1981. An interesting and useful lot.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 350 |
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French Colonies collection, hundreds of mint and used stamps and souvenir sheets mounted in three Scott Specialty albums and on group of pages. Many better items including (mint unless otherwise noted) Offices in Turkey 1, Andorra 20, 22, J9-15, Cameroun B10-13, Castellorizo 10-11 signed Calves, 13 signed Diena, Diego Suarez 21, 22 signed Bloch, Fr. Congo 52-53, Guadeloupe 12-13, J13-14, New Caledonia 19, 180-81 signed Bloch, Obock 21-22 signed Calves, 26, Réunion 11, 12 signed Calves, St. Pierre & Miquelon 59 signed Bühler, J58-67 signed Bloch, Syria 4-6, Tahiti J15-16 both signed Calves, plus more, powerful collection with no post independence, condition mixed, but overall fresh and F-VF, mint o.g.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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Lot 351 |
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French Colonies, several hundred mint stamps, 1940-49, with the best stamps being fairly complete "France Libre" overprints including Fr. India 3184-90, Fr. Polynesia #126-35, New Caledonia #217-51, and Wallis & Futuna #94-126. Also nice French Zone Germany as well as some non-French material such as Germany & Switzerland (the collection is a two-volume Scott Specialty album, but the French is probably 95% of the value). A terrific lot, all F-VF, o.g. and much N.H.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 352 |
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French Colonies, excellent starter collection of a few thousand pre-independence stamps in a Minkus Specialty album, loaded with 1920's-40's complete sets and including a reasonable showing of 19th century as well, generally F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 353 |
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French Colonies, starter collection of a few thousand stamps in a 5-volume Scott Specialty album, includes a few better items like New Caledonia #182-207 and Somali Coast #33E-F, but mostly low value earlies and cheaper 1920's-40's sets, many used (most countries go to about 1960 where possible); useful lot.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 354 |
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French Colonies, excellent starter collection in seven Minkus Specialty albums, there is nothing rare here but it is loaded with $25-$100 sets and singles from the entire spectrum of colonies, with nearly all the value being pre-1950 (except for a nice group of French Polynesia modern deluxe proofs and trial colors!?). Condition is a little mixed and the albums themselves were not in very good shape but if you're looking to begin a collection of this popular area, this is a great lot to start with.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 355 |
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French Colonies, carton containing eight Scott Specialty albums representing four collections from different collectors; nothing high-priced by lots of $10-$25 stamps and sets and some better including many of the elusive mint sets of the 1920's-40's; an excellent selection of the popular collecting area.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 356 |
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French Guinea and French India, interesting collection including imperfs, proofs, a few booklets and covers as well as comprehensive "normal stamps"; an excellent lot for a specialist.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 357 |
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French Polynesia collection, attractive collection of mostly mint stamps and many cover mounted on quadrille pages, starts with 1903 Tahiti cover with 29 (4 singles) & 30 (2 singles), second cover is 1904 philatelic with 29a-29b, Commerce issue with duplicates collected for shades including 15 & 18, many cover to 1950s, from late 1940s to 1950s includes stamps, several large deluxe proofs, trials colors, imperfs, finally 36 postal cards, letter sheets and envelopes, condition F-VF. A terrific lot!
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 358 |
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French Polynesia 1958-2000, collection virtually complete for the period mint never hinged plus some hinged duplicates, many postally used examples, a few FDCs (including C37, C50), and several full sheets and smaller multiples of the late 1990's like sheets of 15 #774-77; a terrific lot of the popular country.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 359 |
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French Polynesia accumulation, small group of three overlapping collections to the 1950s, almost entirely mint and better include #1-20 several used, but 18 mint, 21-54, C17-19, C24-27, etc., condition generally F-VF, mint og.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 360 |
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German States, valuable collection in an album and small stockbook, tremendous cat. value with a surprising number of unused stamps and an equally surprising number of found F-VF stamps, though condition is quite mixed overall as usual, includes duplication.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 361 |
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Germany collection, 1852-1984, mainly mint stamps, souvenir sheets and booklets mounted in Scott Specialty album, almost no 19th Century, mainly 1930s on and missing most better values. However, a nice way to start a collection, you would have the easy part out of the way, F-VF, mint og.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 362 |
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Germany Third Reich collection, beautiful Never Hinged collection mounted in Lindner T album, includes #398-400, B58, B59-67, B68 w/o gum, Hitler semi-postal souvenir sheets, Feldpost Mi 7A, 8B, 11B, 13a, plus most lesser value sets and singles, condition is F-VF, everything appears NH.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 363 |
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Germany better cover assortment, small group of covers and cards beginning with 3rd Reich era, better includes Bohemia and Moravia Mi 41 on Dachau envelope, cancelled Dachau 27.5.41, two Luxembourg Mi 33-41 sets on two covers each with special postmarks, Berlin Mi 140-54 set of first day covers, Feldpost Mi. 10Bc on cover, several Maximum cards, better early D.D.R, generally F-VF, wonderful lot that deserves careful examination!
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 364 |
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Germany, selection of several hundred stamps in two large stockbooks, lots of better singles and sets, many chosen for cancellation including many 1872 Eagles, also better post-war, some Bavarian "mill-wheel" cancels, G.D.R. and more, all apparently pulled together from several different sources, as condition varies from toning or small faults to F-VF and mint, NH; interesting lot.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Germany, collection of more than 3300 19th century official seals, mainly die-cut seals representing various state and municipal officials or offices; moderate duplication but a marvelous group of these colorful cinderellas, rarely seen in such prodigious numbers.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 366 |
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Germany powerful twentieth century cover collection, about 160 covers, mainly post-war, loaded with so many highlights that it's impossible to list them all. We'll give you some of the best and you'll have to extrapolate from there. First, for the Federal Republic we have the 40pf-90pf Post Horns (Scott #680-685) complete on three FDCs (Michel €7.550/$9,330), the 1951 Charity set (B320-323) on FDC (Mi. €1.500/$1,850). For Berlin we have the 1M-5M Black overprints (#14-17) on four matched registered covers (Mi. €16.000/$19,780), two identical registered covers bearing the 2M & 5M black overprints (#18,20) with 100th Day of the Airbridge cachet, both with certificates (Mi. €10.650/$13,160 each), the 3M black overprint (#19) on a similar cover with cert. (Mi. €4.000/$4,940), and an oversize cover with complete 1949 issues (#9N21-67 & 9NB1-3) tied by stamp centenary cancels, Jan. 1, 1950. Michel's price for this is €2.500/$3,080 just as used singles! The total Michel value of these items alone is €52.850 or $65,000! And while these are the best items, they are by no means the only good ones. A tremendous lot.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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