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3116 
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Albania, An Advanced Comprehensive Collection, 1914-1973, 1914-1973 Collection of mainly mint and some used singles and sets in a large stock book, starting with value typewritten in violet (there are no Double Eagle handstamps), 1914 Prince Wilhelm zu Weid (41-46), surcharges on the Skanderbeg issues, 1920 overprints (120-124, 129-134), subsequent issues, also Air Post, German Occupation and Italian, Semi-Postals, souvenir sheets, etc. Mainly Fine to Very Fine, high catalogue value. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,300
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3117 /o
Australian States, An Important Multi-State Collection, 1850-1912, comprehensive collection, 1,200+ different used and unused, strength in New South Wales, with Seal of the Colony, 10 different, imperf. and perf. Victoria, postage dues and officials, O.S. overprints, Queensland, with values to £1; South Australia Chalon Heads, imperf. and perf., Officials; Tasmania with a good group of commemoratives; Victoria, imperf. and perf., also postal fiscals, postage dues; Western Australia, strong section of Swan perf. And imperf., hundreds of "a" varieties, shades, perforations, printings, etc., mixed condition, some faults noted. Owner's Stanley Gibbons value totaled £63,937 = $77,363. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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Realized: $7,000
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Australian States, A Superior Holding of Mint Singles, 1850-1901, a mint high end accumulation of singles and sets including New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria, several hundred mounted on small cards includes proof varieties, shades, Postage Dues and Officials. A collector's "stash", intact and high quality. A plethora of stamps over $50. Each and many into the $100's, some modest duplication. A great lot for online sales as the Scott value is huge. Take the time to inspect as you will better appreciate its worth, generally Fine to Very Fine with a few faults and occasional without gum but it is a big holding and far above average quality., ex-Windsor. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
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Realized: $3,500
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3119 //o
Austria and Territories, Key Mint & Used Collection, 1850 - 1975, beautiful, front of the book highly complete. MNH, mint hinged and used quality stamp collection in 2 deluxe Lighthouse albums, in which all the toppers are present, such as (Michel #'s): 139-156, 161-177*, 433-441*, 442-446*, 512-517*, 518-523* (Rotary), 524-529*, 545-550**, 551-554, 555A** (WIPA, plain paper), 555A*, 556A (WIPA, fiber paper), 557-562, 563-566* (Dollfuss), 591-596**, 617-622, 623-626**, Va-Vd* (Hitler overprints, signed), 693-696*, 772-775B** in miniature sheets (Renner blocks), 929-932**, 984-987**, souvenir sheet 1** (WIPA), 1, postage dues 156*, 157*, Levant complete including postage dues, Austria field post 1-21, 22-48*/o, Serbia 1-21* (2x), 22-42*/o, plus others, a truly Fantastic collection with a very high catalogue and resale value. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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3120 //o
Austria, Advanced Collection with WIPA + Renner Sheets, 1850-1972, all but a few items in a Scott Specialty album, used to 1908 and mostly mint thereafter, nearly every space in the album is filled or have stamps present ready to be added. Classics offering sharp, clean cancels for the most part (a few stamps reprints), Better include used #10-127 and mint #128-144, 380, B87-B92, C1-C3, C23-C28 and never hinged #B111 and B185-B188, Dues, Military Stamps, Newspapers, Special Handling, Occupations and Offices in Turkey also present. Bonus second binder and pages with selection of used Canada, US and miscellaneous, generally fresh and clean. Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, well worth the time to view. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000.
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3121 /o
Austria, Extensive Back of the Book Collection, 1850-1920, many hundreds of mint and used sets and singles all on Schaubek pages, Including Military Fieldpost issues complete sets (M1/M68) used plus (M69/M82) unused, also various overprints for Italian occupation, Romanian Occup., Serbia, also Austria stamps overprinted for Italian Occupation of Trieste and Trentino with many hi-values, good showing of Lombardy-Venetia imperf and perf issues, Also Austrian Levant and Crete and a solid Collection of Bosnia & Herzegovina with varieties. A bit mixed condition but much is Fine to Very Fine. Well worth viewing as it will breakdown perfectly for online sales, High Catalogue value. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $1,400
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3122 /o
Bechuanaland, Interesting Oldtime Mint & Used Collection, 1885-1925, collection on pages and cards, used and unused singles, better items including unused (slightly creased) £1 Queen Victoria (SG 20, £900), also values to 10sh, surcharges, inverted and double overprints ("Protectorate" on ½ p vermilion, overprints on QEVII and George V issues, with Waterlow and De La Rue Seahorses, also some Revenues, varieties, etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,900
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Belgium & Colonies, Exceptional Old Time All Mint Stock, 1866-1879, about 1000 #4 glassines packed with mint singles, sets and some in blocks with a nice amount in n.h. Superior condition and a plethora of better sets, includes Belgium Congo as well. Highlights of the mint Belgium by Scott include 24-26, 92-102, 221a, B69-B77m, B107-B113, B114-B122, B123-B124 (2), B125-B131, B156-B162, B460-B461, B480-B484 (2), B482a (2), B498-B502, B513a, B515-B520 (2), B561-B566, B605a(4), C12, Q204, Q343-Q361A plus much more. The Congo includes over 100 copies of Scott #1 in n.h. condition much in blocks valued alone at $3,000.+. We urge inspection to fully appreciate the depth of this holding put away decades ago so all are fresh and primarily Fine to Very Fine or better with few faults. Substantial Scott and retail value. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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3124 //o
Belgian Congo, High Quality Advanced Collection, 1886-1960, an extensive parallel mint and used collection in Palo hingeless album with an additional section of Ruanda-Urundi used 1924/57 issues mostly complete, better issues throughout with Used 1-4, 6-30, 31-40 (less 10¢), 41-59, 88-172, B1-9, B26-31, regular issues Q4, complete 1941-60, Mint 1-4, 6-10, 14-28, 31-39, 41-87, 88-113 (some n.h.), 114-29, 130-57 n.h., 159-65 n.h., B1-9, B12-30 n.h., B26, B27-31 n.h., Q6, complete n.h. including most charity and air mail issues 1941- 60 issues, etc., a few bits of gum toning here and there but better condition than usually seen, generally F.-V.F. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $1,800
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3125 /o
Bolivia, Excellent Comprehensive Collection, 1867-1999, collection on well filled Scott album pages, used and unused, 19 th Century imperf., perf. Issues from 1894. Air Post. Souvenir sheets, many better items, mostly fine - very fine with few faults. High catalogue value. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $700