Sale 274

United States and Foreign Large Lots and Collections


Worldwide Collections & Accumulations
 
 
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Lot 547
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Worldwide, 12 Scott International albums to the mid-1960s with mismatched blank pages inserted for some late material to about 1969, many thousands of stamps including plenty of pleasant $10-$25 material.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 548
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Worldwide collection, outstanding, mostly mint collection in 25 Scott Internationals to the late 1970s; tremendous value in the 1950s and 60s from almost all areas but Latin America with particular emphasis on Europe, British Empire and French Community. we not $50 sets from such areas as China, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland to name just a few. A tremendous lot, all F-VF, lh, with a few NH scattered throughout.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
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Lot 549
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Worldwide collection, many thousands of mint and used stamps in 29 Scott International albums, 1940-1994, loaded with moderately priced mint sets from a wide range of countries such as Canada, Germany (a terrific group of post-war sets including N.H.), Ireland and British Oceania, with the bulk of the material in the 1950s-1980s; there is also a surprising amount of used material from the same period. A beautiful lot.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 550
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Worldwide collection, in Scott Specialty pages filling 42 mismatched Specialty album binders; pages are up to 1982 on many countries, others only 1960s or 70s. Stamps are widely scattered and nearly all cheap with the one notable exception being India which has some $25-$50 sets and singles.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 551
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Worldwide collection/accumulation, many thousands of stamps in about 75 Scott International albums of various vintages, probably representing about ten collections, each formed by a different collector (one collection is 33 volumes!). some collections are sparsely filled, others contain thousands of stamps; most are entirely made up of commemorative material, others have some nice surprises. Overall a fun lot for a collector with lots of time on his or her hands.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 552
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Worldwide collection, a surprising collection consisting of pages from two old Schaubek albums combined into one binder; one group of pages is a pleasant early 20th century collection of the Americas, the other is jammed with hundreds of stamps from 19th and early 20th century Europe, especially strong in German Area; the album is not the best, but the stamps are definitely worth a look.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 553
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Worldwide collection, carton containing five albums including a 2-volume 1938 Schaubek album and a jam-packed Scott International Jr. to 1940, nothing rare but lots of worthwhile stamps.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 554
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Worldwide collections, large carton containing seven old albums including a reasonably nice two-volume set of Schaubek albums, ca. 1907, and a bulging Scott International part I, that has lost its cover as it is so fat; we did not note anything of particular value, and the aforementioned Scott album is the one with the real quantity of the stamps, but still an interesting lot, nonetheless.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 555
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Worldwide collection, a couple thousand mostly used stamps in a 3-volume Schaubek album, ca. 1903. The two "overseas" volumes are scattered but the "Europe" is loaded with nice low to medium-range classics in quite reasonable condition; the albums are also in fairly good condition and would be nice for continuing a 19th century collection.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 556
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Worldwide collection, seven old and large Schaubek albums packed with 19th Century and early 20th Century mint and used stamps, solid countries throughout, a sample includes Austria with nice earlies, Belgium very solid with most earlies, Bosnia & Herzegovina quite complete, France, German States mostly moderate value stamps, Estonia, Mexico, useful early Russia, Sweden including J7 mint, Switzerland with 8, 10 & 12 used, many seated Helvetia's, plus much more, condition mixed, but includes many F-VF.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 557
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Worldwide collection, a few thousand stamps in a 3-volume 1906 Schwaneberger album, the strongest volume is Europe, which is loaded with $25-$50 stamps, the weakest is European overseas colonies and the third is independent overseas countries which includes a nice mint 10¢ Columbian; condition is somewhat mixed, but there is a lot to like about this one.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 558
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Worldwide 19th century collections, large carton containing nine vintage albums including two ca. 1895 Schwaneberger, and a two-volume Yvert & Tellier album, lots of scarce material scattered throughout with one album having small specialized Switzerland, Spain and Hungary collections; typical mixed condition (both the albums and the stamps) but a worthwhile lot for the worldwide generalist.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 559
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Worldwide collection, 2-volume Stanley Gibbons New Ideal album for non-British countries "1840 to mid-1936". This one is absolutely loaded with scarce sets and singles from the whole world. The strength is in such countries as Austria, Belgium, Germany and German Colonies, Greece, Switzerland, etc., but there are nice stamps from Asia, Africa and the Americas as well. The best thing we note was Germany Chicago Flight Zeppelins mint, but there are probably comparable items throughout- a true must-see lot.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 560
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Worldwide 19th century collection, 2-volume Stanley Gibbon Imperial Postage Stamp Album containing many hundreds of stamps to 1893, scarcer material throughout since the collection was formed contemporaneously with the album, but the best area is France & Colonies with lots of mint "Navigation & Commerce" types (originals!); a fascinating lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 561
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Worldwide collection, eight Supreme Global albums, updated to 1986, containing thousands of mostly low-priced stamps, with the strength being primarily in the 19602-70s, though with not much of any real value- still a lot of stamps.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 562
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Worldwide, group of collections whose common denominator is that they are all in Yvert & Tellier albums, 25 of them in all; some go to the 1970s, others are mostly 19th century; some contain one collection, others have several collections in the same album; some are clean and F-VF, other are mixed condition or have tropical toning. There is a wide range of countries like Korea, Poland, French Africa, Great Britain, India States, etc. Hours of fun for the lucky winner- but be prepared, the albums weigh about 10 lbs each!
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
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Lot 563
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Worldwide, fascinating worldwide assembly replete with classic and semi-moderns in ten stockbooks including Austria, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, France and Colonies, German States, Great Britain, Greece, Italian States, Sweden and Switzerland, mixed condition but worthy of careful examination.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 564
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Worldwide, stockbook with many better classics and semi-modern issues with a few covers including British Empire with Bermuda, Grenada, Rhodesia 1892 £5 and £10 unused, Belgium 1849 first issue (15, with 10¢ on cover), Finland with serpentine roulettes (11) and 1875 perf 14½ x 13½
32p used, 10¢ on cover), France 1917-19 Orphans set to 1f + 1f mint and Postage Due 1971 40c blue and 60c yellow mint (1998 Ferchenbauer photo opinions), Great Britain line engraved, Italy with 1933 Balbo flight triptychs mint (6), and Spain, as well as a few Latin America, condition varies but many useful and seldom seen stamps and popular sets.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 565
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Worldwide, an interesting assembly of mostly 19th and early 20th century in an album replete with highly catalogued stamps including France and colonies, Greece, Italian States, Brazil "Nulls Eyes", China Large Dragon (2) and Red Revenue (2, with large 4c on 3c unused), Great Britain and Br. Empire with proofs and Specimens including Australia Kangaroo 10/- and £2, the collection also contains highly accomplished forgeries and merits careful examination by serious collectors.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 566
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Worldwide foreign country collections, group of a couple dozen mostly better country collections on various album pages all combined with three Supreme Global binders; incl such diverse areas as Australia & States and Ecuador, Crete and St. Lucia, Ascension and Baltic States; condition is generally, F-VF with the mint being lh- a clean and valuable group.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 567
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Worldwide high value assortment, interesting selection of mostly higher catalog European items, lot should be inspected carefully because mixed in are numerous questionable items, if the majority are genuine the catalog value will be immense, generally clean and F-VF appearing.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 568
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Worldwide, stockbook containing many better stamps and early classics including Bolivia imperf, condors with multiples and postal usages, German States, Great Britain One Penny Black (4, one on cover) and Japan, later issues with France 1927 Air 2f and 5f mint (2 sets) and used Germany Polar Flight 2m to 4m mint, Greece 1900-01 surcharges on Olympic Games complete mint, and Switzerland 1934 NABA souvenir sheet mint (2), mixed condition, nevertheless a most interesting lot worthy of careful inspection.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 569
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Worldwide, stockbook with some better 19th and early 20th century including British Empire, French Colonies, Portuguese Colonies, Roumania and Venezuela, of particular note is Canada 1897 Jubilee $2 to $5 mint (the $3 has P.F. cert).
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 570
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Worldwide consignment remainder, medium carton with a mixed group of stamps, starts with U.S. C12 sheet, both plates damaged, two old worldwide albums (lots of stamps), deceptive 3-ring binder with good early 20th Century U.S. and France, Korea Presentation book, plus more, generally F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 571
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Worldwide accumulation, large stockbook filled with a varied array of countries, the most prominent are Italy & Area with mostly early 20th Century mint and used issues, Tonga with many of the odd shaped modern issues, Peru again mostly around the turn of the century, plus other scattered countries, condition is mixed, overall Fine or better.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 572
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Worldwide, stockbook containing mostly 19th century of which we not two pages of Cape triangulars, France first issue, Finland, Portugal and Sweden 1924 U.P.U. set used, a nice assembly.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 573
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Worldwide stockbook accumulation, large European stockbook filled with several hundred mostly 19th Century mint and used stamps. It appears that many of the stamps were plucked from mounted collections in the attempt to make a valuable concentrated assortment, however condition is mixed and several items appear to be reprints and/or fakes, still does contain useful stamps throughout including group of twelve Cape triangles, French Offices, German States, early Mexico, 19th Century Spain, Trinidad Britannia issues including #12 var. (used, worn impression), plus more, mixed condition, generally Fine or better.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 574
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Worldwide, stockbook with many higher catalogued stamps particularly in the Br. Empire, also forgeries, requires careful examination to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 575
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Worldwide, accumulation strong in classic Br. Empire and Europe, some proofs and fakes but mostly genuine with some possible higher value requiring careful review.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 576
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Worldwide, an eclectic group of mainly 19th and early 20th century Europe with proofs, Specimens, and unlisted items, well worth a closer examination.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 577
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Worldwide unusual assortment, stockbook containing a diverse and unusual mixture, we start with Guinea imperfs, inverted centers, missing centers, Kennedy sheets of 20 (imperf and colors missing), small group of Austria 19th Century identified by perfs, Montenegro 33-38, 40 proof pairs, D.P. Camps 3 sets identified by Stereo #s, Czech Legion in Siberia set, plus more, generally F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 578
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Worldwide, bulging stockbook of primarily mint 20th century from Austria, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, France, Monaco, Scandinavia, China, Canada and a few others; value mainly in mint sets from the 1960s-80s with moderate duplication; also included some used and some earlier mint, generally F-VF.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 579
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Worldwide, small collection of over 800 stamps, mainly with socked-on-the-nose cancels, primarily from Belgium (and Belgium Congo), Germany and Switzerland but including other European countries as well. Condition is mixed but there are many pretty cancels.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 580
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Worldwide, a varied accumulation if 5 stockbooks with European classics, Br. Empire, some Asia, better stamps to be found throughout.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 581
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Worldwide, seven old albums of European manufacture, some with almost no stamps, others fairly full, all pre-1940 and most much earlier; nothing rare but lots of less common early material with $10-$50 catalogue values and perhaps some sleepers.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 582
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Worldwide, seven old albums of both American and European manufacture comprising six different collection balances, none with stamps after 1940, generally more ordinary material, though we did note Saar B16-22, mint, never hinged.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 583
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Worldwide collection, small collection in 7 blank albums with most of the value in used late 19th and early 20th century stamps, appears to have been assembled in the 1950s.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 584
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Worldwide, eight old albums, mostly of European manufacture, all 19th or early 20th century, some with better material, others all ordinary; some fairly full, others nearly empty; some in pretty good condition, others not- you should judge for yourself.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 585
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Worldwide, eight albums of foreign stamps, randomly assembled into a carton just as found, combined to create the value.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 586
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Worldwide collection, many thousands of stamps in nine well-packed blank albums with nice showing of such diverse material as Ceylon "Chalon" heads, German States and newly-independent Soviet republics. Other than the latter, everything seems to be pre-1960 and, while most sets are lacking the higher values, there are a surprising number of medium $25-$50 values and still a number of better sets. We not, for instance, mint Cyrenaica #CB1-10, Newfoundland #212-25, and used San Marino #C1-10, a valuable lot that needs to be carefully evaluated.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 587
  Worldwide, carton of nine vintage albums, none published after 1925, most of European origin; contents vary from "not much" to "quite a lot" with interesting material throughout; though we did not notice anything truly scarce- still a fun lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 588
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Worldwide old-time collection, large carton containing 11 old albums of various foreign manufacturers, all 19th or 19th/early 20th century, some with very few stamps, others quite full, some in good shape, others not quite as nice; the most interesting is an 1886 Schwaneberger album with stamps on the left side, maps and historical data on the right (in German)- a marvelous lot.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 589
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Worldwide accumulation, two cartons containing 12 albums/binders and two folders, about evenly split between stamps and covers, generally F-VF, needs to be inspected.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 590
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Worldwide collection, fabulous old-time collection in 13 spring-back International albums, thousands of stamps to 1925 with some overlap from volume to volume, in addition the collector has inserted other album pages and stock cards of better material throughout, most books are fairly solid, but some really stand out with strength in such areas as Belgium, France & Cols., Germany, Mauritius, Canada and much more; you never know what you will find as you flip the pages. This is a wonderful lot, literally teeming with value.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
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Lot 591
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Worldwide photo album accumulation, three cartons containing 17 large size photo albums with stamp album pages inserted instead of photos, many hundreds of mint and used stamps from a wide range of countries including Austrian group of Newspaper stamps, Indian Convention States: Chamba, Gwalior & Jhind, Italy, Jamaica, many Latin American countries, North Borneo, plus more, condition somewhat mixed on earlies, but overall F-VF, mint og.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 592
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Worldwide collection, parallel mint and used collection of many thousands in 18 volumes (Supreme Global pages in smaller Minkus binders), 12 volumes are alphabetical to 1969 and the other six are 1970-80 issues. Lots of sets in the $5-$25 range, a lot of stamps for the worldwide generalist; virtually all F-VF with the mint being lh.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 593
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Worldwide, two large cartons containing 18 albums or stockbooks, all with either worldwide collections or with stamps from countries; we note a nice 19th worldwide collection, an interesting group of Indian States, some better Italy, several decent "Africa" collections, etc. This lot is sure to provide hours of fun for a worldwide collector.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 594
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Worldwide, accumulation of thousands of stamps in 26 stockbooks of various types from various sources. Some are nearly empty; others are full but without a lot of value- still others have better material. Among the latter, we note some decent Korea, Br. Empire, German States, Japanese "Cherry Blossom" forgeries, Br. and Fr. Antarctic mint sets, etc., etc. A real hodge-podge sure to provide lots of useful material for fun and/or profit.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 595
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Worldwide country lot accumulation, medium carton containing group of country collections on pages including 4 Cape of Good Hope triangles, Denmark, France, Malaya, Mozambique, Norway, Upper Senegal & Niger, Worldwide revenues, interesting mix of countries, condition generally F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 596
 
Worldwide souvenir sheet selection, small but interesting group of 29 mostly European souvenir sheets, better includes Belgium B106, B466A, Germany B103-04, B106, Liechtenstein 159 sheet of 4, Switzerland B143, plus more, a few small problems, but overall F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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