Sale 54: The Winter Auction

Lot 2277 /o/   

Papal/Roman States, Collection, 1852-68, arranged on quadrille pages in album with modest to moderate duplication throughout; 1852 issues with ½b with various paper shades mostly used, 1b with a variety of cancels, similar mid-values, 50b including three used dull blue single and one deep blue (worn impression), 1sc used (flaws with cert., Sc. 11, cat. $3,600), scarce 5b & 8b postal forgeries, section of on cover usages include 6b+8b pair on cover to England and second similar usage, 1867-68 issues in similar fashion including section of covers, cover fronts and on piece items; condition varied.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2278 /o/   

Parma, Collection, 1852-59, arranged on quadrille pages with modest duplication throughout; completion on 1852-55 first issues mixed */o including couple 1854, 5c orange yellow issues used (Sc. 6, cat $875 each) among other better, 1859 Provisionals complete including 40c used (faulty, Sc. 15, cat $8,750), better newspaper issues present, forgery section, etc.; condition mixed with high overall catalog value.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2279    

Romagna, Collection, 1859, mint arranged on album pages; complete issues with some duplication including additional 3b block, some forgeries identified; Scott cat $3,100+.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2280 /o/   

Sardinia, Collection, 1851-63, arranged on quadrille album pages; 1851 issue with used 20c-40c values, 1853 issues complete used, 1854 issues used with additional, 1855-63 issues with a study of colors varieties */o, selection of newspaper issues and a section of five on cover items; a nice assembly of the specialist.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2281 /o/   

Sicily, Collection, 1859, arranged on quadrille pages, over 250 stamps with multiple examples of each issue represented by plate and state with virtually every plate position identified; over 35 ½g values (minimum cat $800 each) mixed */o including an unused 4-margin brownish yellow variety (no gum, Sc. 10d, cat $5,000), over 40 1g values including brown and olive shades (plates I-III) with later mint olive shades, 2g issue with over 80 used and 9 mint examples, 5g issues with 27 used deep rose issues and 6 mint, 5g vermilion issues with a dozen used and 4 mint singles, 10g with 19 singles */o and 27 20g singles in shades, 50g with a mint and used single (used with flaws, Sc. 18, cat $4,750), also a few forgeries and a 2gr on cover; condition varies with many nice 4-margin examples throughout, accompanied by 8 certs., inspection highly recommended.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 2282 /o/   

Tuscany, Collection, 1851-60, mostly used arranged on quadrille pages; 1851-52 Lion issues complete to the 9cr with some modest to moderate duplication in issues, including a used 1q black and the scarce 2s scarlet (Sc. 10, cat $10,000), other values in duplication, 1857-59 issues complete with */o 1q black issue (Sc. 10, cat $2,400 & $1,325), 1s yellow (Sc. 11, cat $7,750) and the 9cr value (Sc. 16, cat $7,750), used 1860 Provisional issues complete to the 80c with modest duplication in higher values including three 80c values (Sc. 22, cat $2,000 each), also a selection of 6 covers including bicolored Lion franking to Malta; condition varies, worth evaluation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2283 //o   

Italy, Collection, 1855-1970, displayed in hingeless 2 volume SAFE album, best period post WWII, including some back-of-the-book with airmails, etc; worth a closer look.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2284 /o   

Italy & Colonies, Sundry, 1900-1970, two counter books, wide range of material, some better, slight duplication in places, some need checking, needs to be thoroughly examined for accurate evaluation.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2285 /   

A.M.G., Specialized Collection, 1943-1948, detailed display of U.S. & allied military issues for post-WWII Italy, Germany, Austria & France, largely following the catalog compiled by Joseph V. Bush; what appears to be a complete run of these issues, including paper, gum, perforation, shade, & overprint varieties; considerable duplication in places; scarce varieties included with detailed annotations, many research articles compiled from philatelic publications; a most comprehensive study.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2286    

Trieste Zone A, Collection, 1947-1954, quite complete display in mounts on Joseph Bush pages, all but a very few are never hinged, lacking a few scarcest such as Q10 and a very few others. Scott catalog value $3,500+, please inspect, o.g., never hinged.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $675

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