Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 2301    

German Colonies, Covers, 17 covers and cards; includes German New Guinea with near complete 1901 issues (all high value present) on cover from Simpsonhafen, Kiauchau 1905 $½ & $1 corner margin singles on registered and 1910 commercial cover to New York "Via Siberia", G.S.W.A. Herero Revolution feldpost cover, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2302 /o   

Germany: World War II Occupation Issues, Collection, 1939-44, of mostly mint in Lighthouse hingeless album; includes complete issues of Bohmen & Mahren and Generalgouvernment issues, Alsace used, Lothringen & Luxembourg, Kotor issues complete, Lithuania first issues, Macedonia complete both mint and used, Montenegro needing to be checked, Serbia well represented with good souvenir sheets, etc.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2303 o   

Germany: Allied Occupation, AMG Collection, 1945-46, collection and accumulation of AMGs/AM-Post, over 500 AMG stamps on quad and computer printed pages in a binder, almost all used, with duplication for shades, perf varieties, margins, blocks etc. identified for shades and perf varieties by Michel number, includes 3N19 and 3N20 (Michel 34 and 35) used, dozens of stamps in the €10-50 range and about 10 in the €50-100 range, also, an accumulation of many hundreds more used AMGs in two stockbooks, stamps were checked by the owner for perf varieties but not for plate faults that are common in these issues although a few plate faults are identified, also 20 postal history items, mostly with AMGs but also a few stampless from 1945-6 and two Saxony obliterated Hitler Head Provisionals, items includes first/last day of the rate, advertising (scarce in the months after the end of the War), a de-nazified cover and an austerity cover made from a paper bag; stamps generally F/VF with stamps in the stockbook are mixed, owner's Michel catalog value for the stamp collection alone is over €5,000.
Scott No. 3N1-3N20    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2304 /   

German Democratic Republic, Collection, 1949-90, Mint collection of regular issues in three Lighthouse hingeless albums; appears complete for the period including better early sets, and 1950 Debra sheet, 1953-55 Marx & Engels sheets, etc.; hinged in early issues with later n.h.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2305 o   

German Democratic Republic, Collection, 1959-90, used collection in three Schaubek albums; virtually complete for the period with issues hand-selected for neat unobtrusive/complimentary cancels.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2306    

Haiti, Cover Group, 1767-1930, of 19 covers; includes several pre-stamp with 1767 "S. Louis" being the earliest Haitain postmark, 1785/88 2 covers, from Leoganne, 1786 Port Au Pce, etc., some interesting later covers including Lindbergh flights.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2307 /o/   

Haiti, Collection, 1882-1910's, selection of early stamps, some later covers and postal cards; stamps mostly from the 1882 Liberty issue with plate reconstructions of 2¢ & 20¢ plate III, 2¢ block from plate II, near complete reconstruction of 1¢, cancellation study and forgeries including postal forgeries, later with 1898 Simon Sam proofs and postal cards mint and used, covers with couple 1895-190u5 maritime postmark covers, 3¢+7¢ Palm issue cover to Cleveland, 5¢ x2 to U.S. with Jamaica transit handstamp additionally tying, etc.; a nice group for the specialist.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2308 /o   

Iceland, Collection, 1873-1996, comprehensive mint and used collection on Scott Specialty pages, mostly used to 1950s featuring Scott #2, 10-21, 23-29, 86-139, 149, 152-66, 176-86, 216, CO1, O3-8 etc., mint 44B, 71-85, C1-11, O50-1, O53-62, O66-67 then n.h. from 1960 on, owner's Scott $10,500+, clean and worth inspection, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Lot 2309 /o   

Indian Area, Accumulation, haphazard assortment of mostly stock and collection pages; includes a useful range of India with strength in Indian States, also a nice complete mint collection of Pakistan & Bahawalpur issues including Officials; worth review.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $600

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Lot 2310 /o   

Iran, Collection, 1870-1985, mint & used collection in four stockbooks and binders; includes a few good early issues, 1870-80's issues mostly in used condition with completion, the provisionals, highlights in later includes 1933-34 5r mint (cat $225), 1942-46 Shah issue used, 1954-55 Shah issue complete (few used, cat $1,000+), 195556 Shah issue complete mint (cat $492), 1956-57 Shah set complete mint (cat $909), 1957-59 set complete (cat $578), etc., also good airmail and other back-of-the-book, a little stock and additional modern; worth review.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $850

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