Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 2347    

Russia, Covers, over 35 covers and cards; includes 1860-70's 10k single usages with 1862 Kiev to St. Petersburg, 1867 to Warsaw, etc., 1901 Khabarovsk to San Francisco via Vladivostok and Japan, later with some nice flight covers, registered, illustrated ad, etc.; worth a look.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2348    

Ryukyus, Collection, 1948-72, complete mint n.h. collection in Lighthouse hingeless album; includes both first issue printings, #17 and back-of-the-book issues; nice fresh material.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2349 /o   

Scandinavia, Collection, of Denmark & Greenland, D.W.I. & Faroe Islands, neat mint and used collection in a well-filled Scott album ranging from 1850-1990s, Denmark used highlights Scott #2-20, 24-35, 37-78, 82, 85-136, B1-5, J9-24, O1-3, O5-9B, Q1-6, Q8-9, Q12-27 etc., mint C1-5, DWI used 1-2, 16-20, 43-50, mint 3-4, 13-14, 37-39, Greenland mint 1-21, 28-35, 39-40, nice run of mint 1950s-94, Faroes all mint n.h. 1976-97, well collected and worth inspection, owner's Scott $13K+, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

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Lot 2350 /o   

Scandinavia, Balance, of country collections in nine albums; from mixed condition classics to modern mint with some useful to good sets, worth review.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2351 /o   

South America, Covers, 1831-1955, group of over 110 covers and stationery (some mint) including classics, airs, bisect, Boliva 1925 & 14 Cochabamba - La Paz flight, Brazil 1918 Red Cross boxed "Correspondence, Prisoniers De Guerre Au Bresil" cachet, etc., much of interest.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,350

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Lot 2352 /o/   

South America, Better Balance, of various singles, multiples and covers; includes Brazil 1861 issues complete used, mint 1881 50r & 100r values and good airmail issues (Scott cat $1,420), Ecuador 1r first issues on wrapper from Quito with red cancel, Argentina 1862 5c Seal issue with a selection of 6 used and on cover, and better Corrientes issues including #1 on cover & #2 unused (Scott cat $1,475), Columbia 1920 Airmail multiples and seven early Peru covers with single and pair usages cancel by a nice array of town types.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2353 /o   

Spain, Collection, 1850-1949, about 1,200+ stamps and souvenir sheets mounted on hingeless Lighthouse pages in a binder, strong completion with 95% unused except for some early stamps but with choice examples, the owner was a demanding specialist in Spain so expect no forgeries, thins or repairs, from 1866 on practically all is unused, high values are included and many stamps have choice centering. Edifil catalogue is €27,173 or about US $32,000, some high catalogue stamps are missing but there is space for the new owner to fill those blanks, several items are NH, included are some NH complete sheets of the triangular 1930 Columbus Discovery set, many $100-$300+ stamps and sets are present; with condition well above the norm throughout.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

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Lot 2354 /   

Spain, Collection, 1951-1971, almost complete collection of mint (almost all appears NH) in hingeless SAFE album. It starts in Edifil 1092 and ends in 2062. Only missing a 15c variety of the Franco issue of 1956. Includes Edifil 1118-San Francisco Javier (€112), Legazpi y Sorolla Edifil 1124-25 (€630 Hinged), 1958 Souvenir sheets Edifil 1222/23 (€84).
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2355 /o   

Sweden, Collection, 1855-1993, nice mint and used collection in a loaded Scott Specialty album, used features Scott #2, 6-14, 16-38, 40-73, 126-32, 134-38, 197-228, B1-36, J2-3, J5-6, J8-18, J20-22, O1, O4, O6, O28-40 etc., mostly mint from mid-1940s onward, owner's Scott $9,200+, review recommended, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate    $800 - 1,200.

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Lot 2356    

Switzerland, Shooting Festival Stamp Collection, of 58 stamps (17 unlisted) including 1899 Biel (3), 1900 St. Imier (2), 1901 Solothurn (3), 1901 Luzern (16 + 4 unlisted), 1903 Biel (4), 1904 St. Gallen (14 + 6 unlisted), 1907 Zurich (16 + 7 unlisted), 1982 Pen catalog value SFr 714 for listed stamps.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $300

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