Lot 2215 //o
Vatican Stock, 1929-2004. Neatly displayed in 2 binders with slipcases, mostly hinged to 1958, mostly never hinged thereafter, with some early used; moderate duplication, owner's Sassone catalog value about €2,200 plus considerable face value, o.g., hinged or never hinged.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $260
Lot 2216
Vatican Collection, 1929-92. Neatly mounted on White Ace pages, lacking good Airmails & surcharges, but include NH set of 1935 Juridical Congress; fresh and most later n.h., please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot 2217 o/
Vatican Group, 1935-36. Attractive used sets of #1-13, E1-2 (most on piece), 41-46 (bottom margin examples) & 47-54; also on registered cover #43 + 46 bottom margin pair; #44 on postcard & #44 + 25 on cover to Germany; and #51 + 49 pair on cover to Germany; generally F-VF and fresh, Scott catalog value about $700 as used.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $180
Lot 2218
Venezuela Stampless Covers, 1846-68. 4 stampless folded letters, including Jan 20th 1846 from LaGuyra to London with receiver 8th March 1846; Puerto Cabello to Bordeaux, France with rectangular Colony strike; 3rd one to the same recipient, leaving Puerto Cabello, with a rectangular GB 1fr 60cts strike; 4th also to France, same addressee with a distinct turquoise oval company strike "Echeverria & Co"; interesting early group of Venezuelan stampless, fine to very fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $115
Lot 2219
Venezuela Covers, 1892-1903. Well researched collection of 6 covers, inc 1892 registered with 1b and 25cts to Detroit; 1893 25cts magenta with blue fancy cancel to Zurich with French Paquebot cancel; pair of 25cts with fancy star in circle Valencia postmark, with octagonal "Colon A St Nazaire" ship cancel; single usage "1900" overprint on 1b black, registered Caracas to Vienna with additional New York registry label; 2 other covers, inc early 1900 with strip of 4 25cts on dual registration Caracas to Mexico; scarce group, fine to very fine.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $290
Lot 2220 o
Venezuela Collection, 1900-1960. Several 100's mostly used, neatly mounted in Scott Specialty album, scant early but after 1900 fair representation, including the long 1950's Arms regular & airpost sets seemingly complete, clean and F-VF or better.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot 2221 /o
Venezuela 1924-38 Perfin Officials Collection. 75 stamps, neatly mounted & well written up on quadrille pages, all perfins "GN" or "NG", from the 1924-28 officials */o; 1930 airpost officials 5cts to 20b mint (Sanabria #33-48) and 1938 air officials 5cts to 20b (Sanabria #194-211, all with his handstamp, scarce as such); see note in Scott catalog regarding these perfins; seldom offered group, generally VF.Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized: $270
Lot 2222
Yugoslavia Covers. Selection of mainly FDC's including 1953 Esperanto Air C55, also C45-7, B32-7, B102-6, etc., clean, please inspect.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot 2223 /o
Yugoslavia Collection, 1918-1960. Neatly displayed on Scott Specialty pages, from the 1st issue overprints, on through the 1930's including better semipostals, much back-of-the-book and including early Trieste, etc; some much underrated material here, please inspect.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250