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Auction 75

Collector Series

Europe and Colonies Collections

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 381		/o Austria, 1850-1980, a fairly extensive mint and used collection, hinged or in mounts in a Scott specialty album, with the main value in 19th century used, plus some basic coverage of 20th century issues, also back-of-the-book. No rarities but many hundreds of stamps including some cataloging up to $140. A useful lot for someone beginning in this area, or to add to an existing collection or inventory. Generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Scott $1,500+. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 382		/o Bulgaria, 1879-1971, an extensive mint and used collection, housed in a Scott album and mounted on pages includes many semi-postals, airmail, postage dues, officials and tax stamps, with much value in 19th century issues and extensive modern, generally Fine to Very Fine.We imaged through 1950 to give an idea of the contents of this exceptional collection. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. Scott approximately $1,500. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 383		/o Europe, 1850-1990, an assortment of country collections in albums, including Austria (a nice basic general collection), Germany (Berlin nearly complete used, DDR nearly complete mint from 1985), plus smaller collections of Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. Nice clean lots for the general collector, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 58 lbs / 26.5 kilos. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 384		/o Europe, 1854-1990, an assortment of country collections in Scott albums, including Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Russia (3 volumes), Spain and Vatican. Each album is well-filled, Russia is mainly used or CTO but the others have many mint complete sets and souvenir sheets, there are thousands of stamps in all, an excellent basic coverage of this area and a nice foundation to build on, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 47 lbs / 21.3 kilos. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 385		/o Europe, 1870's-1980, an assortment of country collections in Minkus albums, including Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Russia. Each is well filled, mainly colorful Soviet-area CTO's with some earlier and souvenir sheets, easily thousands of stamps and colorful topicals, the Russia album being the best of the group. A nice way to start this area. Shipping weight 22 lbs / 10 kilos. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 386		/o Europe, 1870's-1980, an assortment of country collections in Minkus albums, including Albania & Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia and Spain. Each is well filled, mainly used or CTO with some mint sets, occasional earlier and many souvenir sheets, easily thousands of stamps and colorful topicals. A nice lot for a young philatelist to start this area. Shipping weight 32 lbs / 14.5 kilos. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 387		/o French Colonies and Offices Abroad, 1870's-1970's, a voluminous collection of mint and used, housed in 2 bulging Minkus Global albums, 3 Scott albums and a collection balance of offices abroad on home-made pages. The offices abroad catalog upwards of $1000, the rest is mainly many colorful but not expensive sets, still a lot of coverage here, with many hundreds or thousands of stamps, a useful lot for the collector to build upon, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 43 lbs / 19.5 kilos. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 388		/o German Area, 1860-1984, an extensive mint and used collection, including German States, neatly mounted on pages and housed in 2 Palo five ring albums with slip cases; some states only have a few items and others are more complete such as Bavaria, Thurn & Taxis, Wurttemberg; German Empire through Federal Republic, neatly mounted on pages and housed in 2 Palo five ring albums with slip cases; still a few spaces to fill but otherwise quite complete in the regular issues, also includes semi-postals, airmail, officials, franchise and a few occupations; only the first album is imaged to give a flavor of the lot; German Democratic Republic, neatly mounted on pages and housed in 3 Palo five ring albums with slip cases; the first 2 pages are overprints issues and are mainly used; there are a smattering of used items throughout mostly which duplicate the mint ones; also present are semi-postals, officials and occupations; only the first album has been imaged to give a flavor of the lot. Mostly Fine to Very Fine condition overall but with occasional faults. An extensive coverage of this area with better sets and singles cataloging up to about $200, and a nice foundation to build upon. Shipping weight 58 lbs / 26.5 kilos. Scott approximately $8,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 389		/o Germany, 1870-2000, a mint and used collection, neatly mounted on pages in three 3-ring binders; Germany proper is about 65% full and mostly used and includes semi-post and airmails, there are a few mint stamps scattered throughout but those are hinged; includes Berlin with some semi-posts and airmails too; the last binder is DDR and is about 50% complete. We have imaged up through about 1960 of Germany to give a flavor of the lot. Scott approximately $2,500+. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 390		//o German Area, 1872-1980, an attractive collection of mint and used, housed in in 6 albums, including Empire, 3rd Reich, Occupations (WW2 and after), Federal Republic, Berlin and DDR. Better items include an OSTROPA souvenir sheet used (small fault), South America Flight, Polar Flight and Chicago Flight airmails mint VLH, Nürburgring Races mint VLH, numerous early Federal Republic semi-postals, Karl Marx souvenir sheets mint VLH and more. Many areas from about 1935 onward are nearly complete. There is clearly much value here - for the collector or the dealer. Nice condition overall, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 32 lbs / 14.5 kilos. Scott approximately $8,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 391		/o Greece, 1862-1970, a mint and used collection, housed on Scott album pages, with value in the early Hermes Heads, the regular issues are predominately used with a handful of mint until about 1920, and includes semi-postals and airmail and a smattering of postage dues and postal tax; this is a lovely collection with many items to add to your own collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 3 lbs / 1.4 kilos. Scott approximately $1,200. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 392		//o Hungary, 1871-1970, an extensive mostly mint collection, in mounts in a well-filled Scott album. Regular and commemoratives only, no back-of-the-book, with a nice representation of early issues used to mint, Soviet period is nearly complete mint, with some imperfs and souvenir sheets. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 7.5 lbs/ 3.4 kilos. Scott $1,500+. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 393		/o Italian Area, 1855-1961, a small mint and used collection, including a few States, Italy proper, Aegean and more, hinged on Scott pages, with better items on dealer's cards, the best being Tuscany #21 used (catalog value $350, faults). In mixed condition, some nice, some faulty. Scott $1,600 (Owner's). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 394		/o Russia and Related Areas, 1866-1970, a very extensive collection of mint, used and CTO, hinged or in mounts in a bulging Scott album, Imperial issues onward with some Civil War republics and Mongolia, lots of commemoratives, mountains of topicals, many souvenir sheets, some imperfs and airmail; later issues are mainly in complete sets. A very comprehensive and attractive collection of this area, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping weight 11 lbs / 5 kilos. Scott $3,150+. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 395		/o Russia, 1915-1984, a mint and used collection, housed in four 3-ring binders and neatly mounted on pages, the first binder is about 20% full and the three remaining binders are about 50% full; has several interesting souvenir sheets throughout and also includes minimal back-of-the-book; a few pages have been imaged for a flavor of the lot. Scott $1,000+. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 396		/o Russia, 1963-91, a magnificent and very comprehensive collection in 16 luxurious volumes, mint never hinged, mint and used (mainly CTO) plus first day covers and postal stationery, all neatly mounted on carefully annotated pages (in German). Appears approximately 95% complete for the period, including many souvenir sheets. Shipping weight 108 lbs / 49 kilos. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $260
Lot 397		//o Scandinavia: Iceland and Greenland, 1876-1999, a mostly mint collection, in hingeless mounts in a Scott album. Iceland has most of the value, with scattered mint and used to about 1940, then mint and very nearly complete for the period to the mid-1980's. Greenland has a small selection of mint and used. Attractive condition overall, no rarities but many useful sets and singles, and a nice collection to build on, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 4.5 lbs / 2 kilos. Scott approximately $2,200. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 398		o Scandinavia: Iceland, 1907-25, a group of five stamps (Scott 85, 98, 140, O50-51. Michel 62, 75, 120. Facit 90, 120, 122), includes 1907, Two Kings, 5kr brown & slate, Crown, plus a mint 1912, King Frederick VIII, 5kr brown (hinge remnant); 1925, King Frederick VIII, Kr. 10 on 50a claret and 1922, 2kr rose and 5kr brown Officials, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $930. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 399		o Scandinavia: Sweden, 1855-1924, a group of 7 better stamps (Scott 3, 4, 7, 6. Michel 3a, 4, 8b, 49a. Facit 3, 4, 8, 60), including: 1855, Coat of Arms, 6sk gray and 8sk orange; 1858, Coat of Arms, 9öre violet; 1900, 1kr carmine & slate (mint - thinned at top and toned gum); 1924, 2kr U.P.U. Congress; 1924, 1kr and 2kr U.P.U. Anniversary, Fine. Scott $3,088. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 400		o Switzerland, 1850-1980, an old-time used collection with high catalog value, mounted in Scott a specialty album, very nearly complete in the regular issues from 1850-1975 and is especially strong in the 19th century issues; also some very nice later items such as #293-305, fair semi-postals, airmails very near complete and spotty postage dues and officials. The 19th century alone cats about $27,000 (the few damaged or fakes have not been counted). This is a neat old-time collection that looks like it hasn't been touched in nearly 40 years! overall Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $35,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 401		/o Switzerland, 1854-1968, mint and used collection, neatly mounted on 1958 Minkus album pages, predominantly used until 1952; a neat little collection worth adding to or pulling things out! Scott $1,100+. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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