Lot
2240 
Greece, Cover Collection, 1840-88, over 85 covers and a few fronts mounted on pages in album; includes small section of early incoming stampless covers from France and England to Syra showing Treiste and Calais transits, nice range of franked covers with many foreign incoming and outgoing usages, 1865 Trieste to Calamata with 4-color franking, 1864 Messina, Italy to Calamata with 3-color franking, 1863 Patras to Corfu with Sc. 12+14, 1866 Constantinople to Galoxidion via Athens, some nice internal usages including 1871 Leonidion to Sparta, 1874 Partas to Treiste 3-color franking, 1867 Paris to Syros with 4-color franking, 1869 Syros to Marseille, France with 3-color frank, etc.;condition a little mixed with many nice usages throughout. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
2241 
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Greece, Large Hermes Head Issue Collection, 1861-1900, comprehensive collection arranged on quadrille album pages in three albums; starting with a section of essays including the Barre French Ceres "Essai 1858" with "10" control number on reverse (control later used for the 10L Paris Print), other proofs including double impressions and printed on both sides, regular issues with modest to mostly moderate duplication */o the rule with a nice array of variety throughout, starting with 1861 Paris Print issues including 1L with two mint and six used singles including shade variety, 2L with mint multiple and singles in shades, 10L with "0" of "10" inverted on back (Sc 7c, cat $1,850) and without control (proof), 1861-62 Athens Print with selection of 1L issues including mint shades, 5L issue with several doubled control number variety, 10L with many 4-margin mint o.g. examples (Sc. 12, cat $600 each), 40L with mint o.g. (Sc. 14, cat $5,250) and over a dozen used examples, 1862-67 Issues with 1L with dozens of stamps including multiples, 2L with mint blocks including corner margin with control, 5L with a number of mint examples including plate variety, 10L including five examples of the "01" on back variety, 20L with plate variety and better control varieties including without control number (thins, Sc. 20f, cat $5,500), "80" on back (Sc. 20d, cat $2,450) and two examples of the double "20" on back (Scott 20e, cat $1,500 each), 80L with "8" inverted on back (Sc. 22b, cat $550), 1868 Issues with some better varieties including 40L "20" on back corrected to "40" (Sc. 28a, cat $2,750), 1870 issues with 20L "20" inverted on back (Sc. 31c, cat $675) and 20L "02" on back (Sc. 36, cat $600), 1872 Issue includes 10L with over a half dozen 10 inverted back varieties (two are rouletted) and several deep bright purple color varieties (unlisted in Scott, one with Holcombe cert.), 1875 Issue with a nice section of the 1L value with a host of shades, used strips of five and mint blocks of four, many showing plate flaw below head, 10L with various control varieties, 20L with two "2" invert on back (Sc. 47e, cat $3,000 each), 1880-82 Issues with a nice host of mint and used issues including multiples and shades, Athen 11½ unofficial perfs, 1900 surcharges with varieties including imperf between, also a section of forgeries; condition varies, a wonderful assembly of these first Greece issues. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
Realized: $7,250
Lot
2242 /o
Greece, Accumulation/Stock, 1861-1980, mint and used on stock pages in a binder includes Hermes heads and other earlies, then a general run of material with Air posts and other back of book including Occupation, careful inspection recommended as there is better material to be found, some duplication. Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
2243 /
Guatemala, Collection, 1871-1970, beautifully mounted on Scott Specialty pages, good completion including C32-C91, errors not included, total owner's catalog value about $1,700, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210
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Guatemala, Issues, 1878-1886, of mostly used Quetzal and National Emblem issues in stockbook, a little haphazard but much material with a diverse range of cancels; a nice group for the specialist.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2245 /
Portuguese Guinea, 1881-1970, clean display on Scott Specialty pages, virtually all mint, nice back-of-the-book, including large size souvenir sheet, owner's catalog value about $1,960. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $375
Lot
2246 /o
Haiti, Collection, 1881-1971, mostly mint in Scott album; strong completion in regular issues with a nice showing of varieties including 1882, 5c imperf between used pair, 1891-98 Coat of Arms issues including cancellation section, proofs and a selection of imperf in between pairs mostly mint, following surcharges including double and inverted surcharges including in multiples, sideways surcharge, 1902-04 overprints with variety, 1903 Century issue including inverted centers complete, 1904 President issue including imperf blocks and following overprint varieties, excellent completion thereon including airs and other back-of-the-book, postal cards, etc. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,050
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2247 /o
Iceland, Selection, 1870-1975, displayed on dealer sheets in binder, some classics and high catalog later used, some better, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $140
Lot
2248 //o
Iceland, Collection, 1873-1980, neatly displayed in Scott Specialty album, including some mixed condition earlies but thereafter quite attractive and valuable, well filled with used and select mint examples, many complete sets; including back-of-the-book Officials, Airmails, etc; needs to be reviewed closely. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $625
Lot
2249 /o
Iceland, Collection, 1873-1991, mostly used in Lyx specialty album, with duplicate collection on Scott Specialty pages, classic period represented including #1 on piece, etc; quite well filled after 1930, lacking the scarcest, some condition issues in the earlier, inspect carefully. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210