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Italian Colonies and Offices, A Superior Quality Mint Collection, 1874-1945, An advanced all mint collection of several thousand singles, sets, varieties and more on well described pages in two albums plus an array of better items still on the original dealer or auction lot sheets mounted on Vario black holders. A very comprehensive collection packed with singles and sets into the many hundreds of dollars each or even more in well above the norm condition, Begins with the Italian Social Republic 1944 Provisional issues with Parcel Post, G.N.R. overprints and better items up to 1500 Euros in Sassone, Italian Colonies General Issue commemoratives and Air Post complete, Italian East Africa complete with Air Post and Postage Due issues, also the rare unissued British Occupation with seven different, Sola Italian Offices Abroad starting with the scarce "Estero" overprints Scott 1//17 and thirteen different, followed by Offices in China, Pechino and a great showing of the Tientsin overprints to the $2 on 5 Lira, Scott 22-30, also with Postage Dues, Offices in Crete, Almost complete Oltre Giuba with Parcel Post, Vaglia, Italian Offices in the Turkish Empire contains many scarce high value singles and sets either signed or in some cases with certificates. We note Albania, Constantinople, Janina, Jerusalem, Salonika, Scutari, Valona, and more, Superb Aegean islands virtually complete with all of the different Island overprints, Rhodes is especially strong with key sets including Scott 29-37, Air Posts, Special Delivery, Postage Dues all with some varieties including double or inverted overprints, A perfect collection to add spice to an existing one or to breakdown for online or even Public auction sales, A pleasure to view this is a collection not to miss, Condition is mainly o.g. with some N.H. and Fine to Very Fine with a few faults primarily on earlier issues. Catalogue was mainly based on o.g. as time didn't permit checking all for N.H., although there are N.H. stamps we didn't factor in, Scott plus Sassone for the non-Scott listed came to $61,000 plus whatever the additional N.H. value will total, ex-Windsor. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
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Realized: $14,500