Lot
2911 
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Finland, Collection, 1860-2000, housed in three Lindner albums; starting with a selection of 1860 & 66 roulettes with complete to virtually complete teeth, 1875-83 issues mostly complete, 1885 issues complete with some n.h., similar 1889 issues, near complete Russian Arms issues with better high value present and some varieties including a selection of scarce gutter pairs, excellent completion from Republic issues on including Arms issues with varieties, airmails including Zepp n.h., semi-postals with additional imperf marginal sets, military including #M9, etc.; condition well above the norm throughout with much n.h. even in early issues, inspection highly recommended.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $2,200
Lot
2912 o/
Finland, Collection, 1875-1999, housed in three Lindner albums and two stockbooks; starting with 1875-92 Coat of Arms issues with modest duplication and varieties, including scarce Scott #16 and later with value up to the 1m high values, #23 on cover, later issues including 1885 5m x2 and 10m, Arms of Russia issues with better high values present, later Republic issues including some varieties including 1927 25m with cert., later imperf blocks, #C1 including on card and cover usages, good semi-postals, scarce 1963 & 1983 military issues on cover, also includes some useful stock and a section of straight line cancels on and off cover, local worth checking, etc.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $1,300
Lot
2913
Finland, - Russian Area Covers, over 30 covers and cards and a selection of proofs; includes section of 1941 Karelia occupation usages, and five North Ingermanland on cover usages along with nine proof type singles and pairs.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $475
Lot
2914
Finland, - Russian Area Rebellions, 1918-1922, exhibit collection of Aunus, North Ingermanland & Karelia; includes Aunus with five multi issue franked covers, three with the scarcer 50p issue, also a unused cover with correct foreign rate applied and canceled at Witele, North Ingermanland with both 1st & 2nd issue on post office specimen sheets (1st issue overprinted "Malli"), with six 1st issue multi issue franked covers (no high value usages), four second issue covers including full set on next to last day of postal operations, and Karelia with seven covers including two registered and three with Finland issue frankings, several items with certs.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $2,400
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2915 /o
Finland, Revenue Collection, housed on Scott album pages; includes Documentary issues with 1866 issues (281 stamps), 1881 issues including three with rare Mariehmn and Aland cancels (296) and later documentary issues, early revenue stamp paper from 1766 on, also some poster stamps; owner's 1998 Saarinen cat. $11,000+, a nice group for the specialist.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,150
Lot
2916
France & Colonies, Airmails, small lot on special Scott pages; includes better sets, seldom offered, countries like those from Alaouites, etc.; condition is uniformly fresh, pristine and VF, Scott catalogue $1160.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
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2917 /o
French Colonies, Accumulation, haphazard mix of mostly mint on album pages and in glassines; pages including some good New Caledonia sets and a mix of other areas, includes some full sheets, etc.; inspection should prove rewarding.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2918
French Equatorial Africa, Cover Accumulation (The Richard Winter Collection), a fascinating study of a few hundred covers mainly from the 1930's through the 1950's, a wide variety of franking and usages are present, all neatly arranged and many with Dick Winter's detailed notes, many items are WWII era with censor labels and markings, generally FineEstimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $725
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2919 /o
French Equatorial Africa, 1936-1958 (The Richard Winter Collection), three volume specialized collection, which includes mint singles and sets, as well as wide number of varieties including Gutter Pairs, Imperf, Missing Denominations, Overprint Varieties, Die Proofs, Trial Colors, etc., the collection is basically complete mint and almost complete used, better items include Yvert 15a both mint and used, Yvert 32a, Large Die Proofs of the 1941 Phoenix set, CB10-11 mint and used, B12-B 21 mint and used, B22-B35 mint, 1944 Inverted Overprint on Semi Postal (Yvert 195A), Airmails, C9-16 mint, C11 used, C16 used, C10 with Double Overprint, CB6 mint and used, and much more, a lovely collection in outstanding condition.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,000
Lot
2920
French West Africa, Covers (The Richard Winter Collection), nice collection of 35 covers in one album, virtually all registered usages to the United States, very colorful and a nice lot.Estimate $150 - 200.
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Realized: $170