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Lot 93
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Andorra (French & Spanish), nearly complete collections to the mid-1990s including Spanish Admin. #1-24 (mint) and French Admin. #1-63A (mostly used) and J9-15 (mint); F-VF throughout. A fantastic way to start a collection of this popular area.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 94
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Australia Collection, select group of better stamps mounted in a Schaubek hingeless album to 1969, includes mint #95a, 314-31, 365-79, 403-17 (all but 95a NH) and used 1930 £2 Roo (102) and 5/- Bridge (132), all clean and F-VF.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 95
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Austria Collection, 1850-1998, an impressive, nearly complete collection for the period (semi-postals only to 1988), includes the Birthday set (2k-10k used) and the Renner sheets (light tone spots), in fact, the only major holes are the Dollfuss and the WIPA sheet. The semi-postals are virtually all mint LH, as are the regulars from 1945; the airs are mint, except for the 1950-53 Birds, and the dues are used. Condition is F-VF throughout. A great starter collection.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 96
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British Empire "A-B" Countries, small but valuable collection on blank pages comprising Aden, Aitutaki, Antigua, Ascension, Bahamas, Bahrain and Barbuda, loaded with $100- & -up sets and singles like mint Antigua #9, 14a, 17, 21-76, Ascension 1-32, Bahamas 43, 70-84, Bahrain 1-37, etc. F-VF throughout.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 97
 
BRITISH EMPIRE, small accumulation of mainly mint sets and singles in a stockbook. Mainly low-priced, but look carefully because scattered throughout are many better mint KGV sets and singles from Antique, Canada, Falklands, North Borneo, Rhodesia (double-heads to 2/-) and Sierra Leone. Great lot.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 98
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Canada Collection, clean mint and used collection in a Schaubek hingeless album to 1979. 19th century is mainly used including #1, 4, 4a, 4c, 5 (tiny thin), 8, as well as 50¢ $4 & $5 Jubilees ($5 small thin); better mint includes 50¢ #47, ½¢ (NH) & $1 Jubilees, 15¢ Quebec (XF jumbo), $1 Admiral (NH), $1 Parliament (NH), etc., etc. A terrific lot, virtually all F-VF or better.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 99
 
CANADA SELECTION, stockbook of better mint, mainly B-O-B, especially Officials, which are virtually complete and also include a good showing of 4-hole O.H.M.S. perfins as well as some revenues and a few Newfoundland. Nice lot, all F-VF and nearly all never hinged.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 100
 
Canada Airmail Covers, Group of 28 covers, 1928-1931, all bearing Semi-Official Airmail stamps, mostly Commercial Airways, some duplication, all F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 101
 
Canada & Newfoundland, set of about 25 better covers including Newfoundland Do.-X cover and some nice 3¢ Small Queen advertising covers; also includes Nova 12½¢ trial color plate proof on India, imprint block of four in green; nice clean lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 102
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CHINA 1885-1973, unused and used collection with some covers, main strength in Taiwan including 1953 Chiang Kai-shek exploded imperf souvenir folder (#1091a), 1955 1st Anniversary of Pres. Chiang Kai-shek's re-election souvenir sheet unused (#1114a), 1955 60th Birthday of Pres. Chiang Kai-shek's birthday souvenir sheet unused (#1126a) and 1955 60th Anniversary of modern Chinese postal system souvenir sheets unused (#1135-36).
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 103
 
China Postal History 1908-25, selection of approximately 35 covers from the correspondences mainly to or from Szechwan Province, foreign origins comprise Canada (4), Germany (2), and Great Britain (2) with 1917 envelope from Folkestone to Chengtu bearing G.B. 1d with China Postage Due 2c block of six applied on arrival, Chinese origins are mainly Penghsien sent to Canada, mostly Junk issues with a couple earlier, interesting group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 104
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British Post Offices in Egypt, Collection of 66 stamps cancelled in Alexandria (41 singles and 4 pairs) or Suez (17), values from 1d to 5sh (four of the latter) neatly mounted and identified, condition is extremely mixed but many are Fine or better. Owner's Scott value is $5,000+.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 105
 
Egypt Picture Postcards, collection of about 240 cards, nearly all of which are from the 1899-1915 period and about 75% of which are used; includes French Offices, some postage dues and lots of wonderful subject matter, all clean and F-VF.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 106
 
France Collection, 1955-1988, stockbook virtually complete for the period including B294-99, B301a and C34-36, all F-VF NH.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 107
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German East Africa Collection, small collection of 250-300 used stamps with an excellent variety of cancels including about 50 clippings with Usambara railroad cancels (mostly 7½h but one 1r), also includes a group of WWI provisional envelopes comprising three mint and two used entires plus four clippings, one of which is from a 2½h wrapper; also included is a small group of German Seapost cancels including Bombay Line on Nyassa and East Africa Line on Mozambique, both with Pauglik certificates; a most unusual lot.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 108
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German States Collection, impressive virtually complete collection of Baden, Bavaria, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Thurn & Taxis. The only stamp missing of any significance is Saxony #1 (and that is listed separately elsewhere in the catalogue). In addition, there are a myriad of shades as well as used postal stationery. There is also a collection of German Occupation of Alsace-Lorraine complete. And finally, contrary to what we usually see in this country, nearly everything is F-VF and much is expertized. A fantastic lot that would yield numerous individual lots.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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Lot 109
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North German Confederation, Collection of about 250 stamps or multiples with socked-on-the-nose cancels, no high values with the best being the ¼gr and 5gr but a beautiful lot.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 110
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German Area, one album containing a very nice collection of Danzig, a small but quite good collection of German States and a so-so collection of Germany. Condition varies, but other than the Germany, which has some tape stains, is mostly F-VF. Excellent value if you look closely.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 111
 
German Cover Stock, about 250-300 covers in sleeves in a file box. Runs from early 19th century stampless to the 1950s with the best item being Württemberg registered cover from Ulm to Munich bearing an 1863 9kr and an 1865 6kr. This one is priced at $650 with the rest ranging from $5-$275, the vast majority being sub-$20. An excellent range of frankings and usages will be found, as well as a few stamps and some Austrian covers. Owner's marked retail prices total over $8,000.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 112
 
Germany Cover Stock, About 425 covers in six binders, mostly from the 1920s and 1930s with a wide range of frankings and usages, all clean and F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 113
 
Germany Picture Postcards, about 150 cards, mostly World War I era including fieldpost and real photo, the rest being World War II, wonderful variety; all in sleeves with marked retail prices totaling over $2,400.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 114
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Germany - Berlin, comprehensive parallel mint and used collection in a Schaubek hingeless album with used stamps mounted on facing pages, virtually complete mint (99.9% NH) from 1950 onward, mostly used before that including 9NB1-3 signed Schlegel, also includes a mint 9NB3a, NH but faintly soiled; a nice clean lot, F-VF throughout.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 115
 
German Occupation of Russia and Poland, selection of about 120 covers from the 1941-44 period, most with Hitler issue overprinted "Ukraine" of "Ostland", also includes regular Germany of the period used in Polish towns, nice variety.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 116
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Gibraltar Collection, selection of about 50 different QV-KGV issues, mainly mint including #46, 48 (minor gum stain), 59, 63, 66-75, 88 and (used) 95, all mounted in a Schaubek hingeless album to 1979; clean and F-VF throughout.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 117
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An Extensive Mint and Used Collection, with many issues complete, including 1871 Dragon 200m plate I [26] with large blur in center, 1876-92 Kobans and 1899-1907 Chrysanthemum specialized with various perfs, 1894 Wedding mint (2 sets), 1896 China-Japan War, 1914-25 1y mint, 1921 Communications 1½s to 10s mint, 1938-51 National Parks souvenir sheets, 1948 Philatelic Week 5y sheets of five mint (2), 1949 Postal Week 8y sheet of five mint, 1950 Lottery sheet of five unused and Airmails with 1919 1½s mint, 1950 16y to 144y mint, 1951-52 15y to 160y (no 75y) mint, housed in fourteen albums, mainly F-VF.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 118
 
Japan Postal History 1882-82 correspondence to General A.C. Jones, U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, comprising 14 envelopes, four covers are from the U.S.A. bearing Banknotes (11), one cover (part of back missing) is from Hong Kong bearing 5c and the others are from Kobe or Yokohama (8) bearing Kobans, a few faults, mainly F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 119
 
Japan Postal History 1883-1960, an accumulation of more than 100 covers or cards with interesting and unusual usages, including Kobans, 1898 registered envelope from Tokyo to New York bearing Koban 20s, fine array of Chrysanthemum issue usages, 1924 registered envelope (roughly opened) from Tokyo to New York bearing Earthquake 20s pair, mixed condition.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 120
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Korea Collection 1884-1962, mint and used collection in a Korean Stamp Society album, includes scarce overprint varieties of the 1897 and 1902 issues, also #31-33 unused (no gum) though the 1w and 2w have small tears, also #39-51 both mint/unused and used, fairly ordinary after that with no souvenir sheets, but an unusual, generally F-VF collection.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 121
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Korea 1884-1927, mint and used collection, comprising South Korea with 1951-52 Flags mint never hinged (some part disturbed gum) with 41 values (missing Italy 500wn blue), 1958 10th Anniversary of Republic of Korea souvenir sheet mint never hinged (#285a), many other souvenir sheets and a few North Korea early issues, mainly F-VF.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 122
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Mariana Islands, small collection of mainly used comprising #1-2, 11-16, 13a, 14a, 17-29 and mint 30-31; also #17-20 & 23 handstamped "AGANA, GUAM" in blue; generally F-VF. Scott value $2,000+.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 123
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Marshall Islands, 1897-1944, virtually complete collection including used #1a-25; #1a, 2, 5, 6 and 23-25 all have certificates; also includes New Britain 2d on 20pf G.R.I. (33) on cover and several covers cancelled in Jaluit after control was ceded to Japan. Condition, other than a small fault on the #1a, is all F-VF.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 124
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South-East Asia, mint and used collection in two albums and a folder comprising French Indo-China, Cambodia, Laos, North and South Vietnam and Thailand with 1883 unissued 1 fuang mint with usual brown o.g. (slight thinning and creasing), mainly F-VF.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 125
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Switzerland Collection, 1850-1975, fairly complete used collection in a Scott Specialty album, starts with seven different "Rayons", then the "Strubels" are well represented and it goes on pretty much like that the rest of the way. There are no souvenir sheets and some of the "keys" are missing, plus condition is mixed, particularly early, but overall a pretty comprehensive starter collection with high catalog value.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 126
 
Switzerland 1908-53, 43 different tête-bêche pairs (SBK K1//K44), 42 different tête-bêche pairs including K7II, K9 & K11. O.g., some NH. F.-V.F. SBK 806 SFr ($880).
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Lot 127
 
Western Europe Covers, Dealer book of about 135 covers primarily from Austria, France, Hungary and Germany to Switzerland in the WWI period, a large percentage with Swiss postage dues, all F-VF. An unusual group.
Estimate 500 - 750
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