Lot 2185
Spain 1948-62 First Day Covers. Attractive selection of 30 cacheted covers, including better mid-late 1950's commemorative sets, Franco high values, airmails and Sp Morocco complete definitive set, generally VF, please inspect.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $135
Lot 2186 /o
Spain & Colonies 1850-1996. Neatly mounted in 3 well-filled Scott Specialty albums, mostly used 19th Century classics, some better 1930's-50's mint sets including good Franco definitives complete, early mint Air Post sets, scattered back-of-the-book; better Colonies include Andorra, Cuba */o classics (no post-colonial), Fernando Po, Guinea mint sets, Morocco fresh mint sets; etc.; condition generally F-VF, occasional faults, owner's cat $9,600+.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,400
Lot 2187 P
Spanish Cuba 1878 Giro Proofs. With "MUESTRA" overprints,18 different denominations from 5c to 15 pesos in strips and blocks, enough quantity to form 8 sets with most values.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot 2188
Spanish Puerto Rico Covers, 1850-1870. Group of 38 stampless envelopes & fronts, mostly official, nice variety of postmarks in blue or black from Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Arecibo, Arroyo, Caguas, Larea, Mayaguez, Ponce, etc; many handstamp or manuscript "A", various municipal seals; usual aging, some worm holes or acid ink erosion.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $150
Lot 2189
Suez Canal Co. Reference Collection. 53 stamps,written up on quadrille pages, mint and used, including fancy cancels, lozenge star and Arabic script, as well as standard Port Said strikes, etc., for the 1, 5, 20 and 40c values, some very dangerous examples here. Very interesting.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot 2190 /
Sweden Local Post. 47 stamps, including blocks of four, some never hinged, of the "Malmo Privata Lokalpost" 4ø, 8ø, 12ø & 28ø; also 17 examples of the "Malmo Gamla Stadsbudsexpedition" 10, 25, 40, 50, 75ø and 1kr, some never hinged; also a few "Stockholms Stadpost" 4ø pairs, etc., condition generally VF, unusual group.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot 2191 /o
Switzerland Collection, 1843-1990. Mint with used early issues housed in 2 Muller albums, with strength in early Cantonals including Zurich 6r (1L2), Geneva 5c including 1845 and 1851 issues (#2L7 with cert., cat $4,000), Federal issues including 2½rp & 10rp types, 1858 imperf Helvetia issues and some later perf'd, little sparse to 1940's with some definitive's, strong semi-postals with souvenir sheets missing a few better and near completion in regular issues, later airmails; nice overall condition with 5 certs accompany the early issues, owner's estimate cat $20,000, worth evaluation.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $2,300
Lot 2192 /o
Switzerland Semi-Postal Stock. Arranged in dealer stockbook; from first issues on, attractive used and mint sets, with strong duplication at times with majority in mint n.h., Scott cat value in excess of $18,000; fresh material, worth inspection.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,700
Lot 2193 /o
Switzerland Sundry, 1900-60. On stockcards, Children Allegory set, PAX complete used, much more; please inspect.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $300
Lot 2194 /o
Switzerland Souvenir Sheets. On black stockpages, 1936 B80a used block of 4 sheets of 3, also 1953 Insects sheet of 24 n.h., please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350