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Sale 20: The Westpex Sale

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Foreign Country Collections

Lot 4217 /o   

Iceland collection, 1873-1990. Comprehensive mint and used collection on Scott album pages, complete missing only some of the rarer 1903-03 i Gildi overprints, including 1873 complete mostly mint (#4 imperf, #6 used, total cat $4,460), unused #8 (cat $500), 1876 set complete used (cat $1,522), 1882-92 set complete, 1897 Þrir overprints complete (need to be checked for genuine, #33, 33A signed Richter), #30 mint (cat $450), 1902-04 King set mint and used, 1902-03 i Gildi overprints including #49 mint (cat $160), #63 mint (cat $850), etc., 1907-08 Kings set mostly mint (cat $540+), 1912 set mostly used (cat $405+), 1920-22 set used, 1921-30 surcharges complete including #140-143 & 149 used (revenue cancels), #150 mint (cat $125), 1930 set mint and used (cat $613), later highlights include 1931-33 set mint and used, better 1939-40 sets, etc., semi-postal complete mostly mint, airmails missing only #C14 and including Millenary set mint, Zepp set mint, #C12-C13 mint, complete officials (#O1 being the imperf #O1a) with highlights including #O2 (Cat $650), 1876-95 set, #O27 mint with Sismondo and Nielson certs (cat $425), #O51 used (cat $240), 1930 Millenary set complete mint (cat $870), etc., Karelia Occupation issues mint; a strong collection with mixed condition mostly confined to early material and overall well above the norm, well worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,300

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