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Foreign Country Collections

Lots 4213-4222 Lots 4223-4232 Lots 4233-4242 Lots 4243-4252 Lots 4253-4258

Lot 4213 /o   

British Africa, Collection, substantial mint and used collection on Scott album pages in two albums, with strength in used early material with some pleasant duplication including postmark study, perf and shade varieties, etc. to some good to better early mint, similar variety and later sets; starting with Ascension 1922 first issue complete mint and second complete mint and used, section of the 1938-53 KEVII Views with varieties mostly mint, etc., near complete Basutoland, Bechuanaland with 1889 Protectorate surcharge varieties and good later mint, B.C.A. with some better first issues used and 1895 shilling values */o with latter better, Cape of Good Hope with a few triangles and better mint Hope issues with a strong showing of additional used, E.A. & Uganda including scarce 1912 10r value used, strong Egypt mostly used with good back-of-the-book, nice Gambia with study of the early QV perf'd issues and later mint with better, Gold Coast strong in mint issues and an additional early QV town postmark study and later issues, K.U.T. with a nice showing of early used and later mint, good Lagos mostly used, Mauritius from Britannia */o on with strong used QV's including postmark section with Mauritius used on Seychelles, completion in later, Natal from #1 on with good completion, 1895 surcharge variety study mint, etc., good Nigeria, Orange River Colony approaching completion, good Rhodesia mostly used with some good mint, double heads and admirals with shade and other varieties, nice St. Helena and Seychelles with better, similar Sierra Leone and Southern Rhodesia, etc.; a nice array of issues with much variety throughout, well worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $19,000

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Lot 4214    

Angola, 1945 Emergency Airmail Issue, collection of 35 covers with mostly 90c stamps but also includes 1.80c, 2.70c and a 90c pair use, range of uses and frankings, interesting collection.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $725

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Lot 4215    

Asia, Area Covers, 1880-1970's, mostly Japan with approximately 80 items including commercial mail, early postcards, nice 1940s-50s FDCs with/Moon and Geese, National Parks, etc., plus interesting Japanese Occupation with Malaya, Netherlands New Guinea, Philippines and Manchukuo, careful review recommended, generally F-VF.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 4216 /o   

Asia, Accumulation, mint and used, somewhat messy but still useful collection of mainly 20th century in various formats, near half value in China with bits of Japan, Hong Kong and Korea, most value in $1-$20 range with items scattered throughout; consignor's estimated wholesale value $1,030.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 4217 /o   

Asia, Africa and Middle East Accumulation, mint, used, old-time collector's substantial accumulation of tens of thousands of mostly used and some mint 19th century to 2000's, all arranged in chronological order in over fifty bundles of Scott numbered glassines, mostly fine-very fine with occasional faults in earlier; value is in $1-$20-range items, mostly modest duplication (to 10 or more each though occasionally there are hundreds each suitable for packet making or crafts); no China but much Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Israel, Trucial States, Persia, Afghan, Bhutan, Philippines, Korea, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Liberia, Micronesia, Ryukyu, even some Manchukuo and a bit of Hawaii.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Realized: $600

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Lot 4218 /o   

Asia, Collector Stock, 19th and 20th Century mint and used neatly arranged in 11 stockbooks, one for each country represented, including Mongolia, Philippines, Japan, Cambodia, Nepal, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and Laos, clean and worth review, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 4219    

Australia, Dead Letter Office Mail, 1912-1980s, small collection of 27 covers with various "Dead Letter" markings or seals, majority being 1949-50s, generally F-VF with usual mixed condition due to the nature of these covers.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 4220 /o   

Australia, Collection, 1915-2008, mint and used collection in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, early issues to 1930 mint and used, then mint from 1930s onward, modern issues from 1950s never hinged and mostly complete through 2008, Dependencies sets throughout including Antarctic Territories, Cocos (Keeling) Islands etc., clean and worthwhile.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $600

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Lot 4221    

Australia & States, Accumulation, premium, better mint and used, each $50 and up, a collector/wanna-be dealer's several decades accumulation, all identified by Scott number and cat. value on 102 cards arranged on stock pages for easy viewing, faulty have been removed, modest duplication; excellent internet sales to be had, ready-for-show sales or easy mixing into stock; cat. value exceeds $31,700; well worth consideration.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

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Realized: $5,000

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Lot 4222    

Australia & States, Accumulation, mint and used high-cat. seconds, mostly $100 and up each, very useful group selected from a collector/wanna-be dealer's several decades accumulation, small to moderate faults all identified by Scott number and cat. value on 102 cards and arranged on stock sheets for easy viewing, occasional duplication; ready-for-show sales or easy mixing into stock; cat. value exceeds $19,300; well worth consideration.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,050

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