Lot
1724 
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Denmark, Collection, 1851-1940, mint and used on Scott album pages with some pleasant duplication; includes complete 1851-56 Coat of Arms issues used and following Numerals complete mostly used, with later issues complete to near complete, back-of-the-book issues including first airmail issue complete mint, complete officials, newspapers and dues, etc.; condition mixed mostly confined to early issues, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $475
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1725 /o
Egypt, Collection, 1866-98, mixed mint and used housed on Scott pages; with nearly complete issues for the period and some pleasant duplication, includes first issues complete including 5pi used and unused, Sphinx & Pyramid issues complete, dues complete mostly used, sections of stationery cuts and local official seals, also 1c-20c Suez Canal Co. issues with used 1c & 5c used examples with cancels needing to be checked for genuine; condition is mixed, inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $425
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1726 /o
Ethiopia, Collection, 1895-1986, mint and used somewhat specialized collection in 5 albums; first volume goes to 1927 containing a scattering of modestly duplicated, slightly mixed condition items, mostly $1-20 range items with varieties, next volume has used near complete for 1928-86, for sets and singles to $20 each with some specialized showing of the 1928-31 overprint issues, then two volumes with FDCs complete for 1975-86, note over 90 imperf progressive proofs of 1919 pictorials with blue crayon marks (probably printers waste and not counted); early issues here in mixed condition, 20th century F-VF throughout, total cat by Scott about $8,000. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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1727 /o
Europe, Collections, mint and used collections of 1850-1960's in 3 Scott Specialty albums and a Lighthouse hingeless album for Luxembourg, some areas sparse (Belgium) others better filled with main value in clean $5-$50+ items, one Scott has Belgium (1,000+ cat) plus Netherlands and Colonies ($3,500+ cat), another Scandinavia (cat $5,000) and a bit of Mexico ($500+), the third Switzerland and Liechtenstein (cat $3,500) then the hingeless Luxembourg (1,300+); generally clean without a lot of 19th century high cat faulty, owner's total cat. of $14,800. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $675
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1728 /o
Europe (Eastern), Collection, mostly used on Scott album pages with some pleasant duplication; various countries with issues up to 1940 including Albania with first issues Eagles needing to be checked, Bosnia-Herzegovina from complete early Eagle issues on with good basic representation, Bulgaria with near completion of issues including back-of-the-book, useful Czechoslovakia, near complete Crete, Eastern Roumelia & South Bulgaria with overprints needing to be checked, strong Greece with good completion in Large & Small Hermes heads, 1896 Olympic set mint with some additional used, some later surcharges and completion, Hungary with complete 19th century issues on, good Jugoslavia, Montenegro, Poland from #1 on, Romania with much completion, Serbia with better issues, etc.; condition is mixed, please inspect. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,800
Lot
1729
Falkland Islands Dependencies, Collection, 1973-2011, fresh mint n.h. complete 1973-2011 neatly mounted in a Scott Specialty album, also a few earlier (back to 1953, mostly smaller to medium sets); total cat $3,300+. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $325
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1730 /o
Fiji, Collection, 1871-98, mixed mint and used housed on Scott pages; with a nice run of issues for the period and some pleasant duplication, starting with Fiji Times 3d laid paper issue unused, 1871-72 complete and following 1874 first V.R. overprint set complete with some good following issues, complete issues from 1876 on, some revenues and official cuts; condition is mixed, inspect. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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1731 /o
Finland, Collection, 1856-1940, mint and used on Scott album pages with some pleasant duplication; includes couple first issues (10k cut to shape) and a nice showing of 1860-67 Coat of Arms issues, 1875-85 definitives complete mostly used, strong 1891-1911 Russian issues with better high values, and later regular appear complete, back-of-the-book including Zepp issue mint and the Karelia set mostly mint (some toning), etc.; condition mixed mostly confined to early issues, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $575
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1732 /o
Finland, Revenue and Railway Issue Collection, of approximately 790 stamps and 19 documents, written-up on pages in album; includes Helsingfors locals (24), baggage insurance (10), 1876-1956 railway stamps (709), 15 railway documents, cigarette tax (17), stamps for shares (36), stock certificates (4) with share revenues (paid $195); listed stamps catalog $2,671, please inspect. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $575
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1733 /o
Finland, Income Tax Revenue Collection, of over 550 different stamps mounted and written-up on album pages; includes unpriced revenues with #528, 532 (paid $105), 538/546 (7 different, paid $290), 610-620 (4 different, paid $210), 62+624 (paid $150), 632+634 (paid $150), there are 8 documents including one with 500mk, only known use on document (paid $533 for all documents; catalog value for listed revenue $5,328, please inspect. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,300