Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

Lot 2491    

Falkland Islands Collection, 1878-1957. Mint and used on album pages; QV's missing only Sc. #1 & 19 and include mint #2-4, 1891-98 issues complete, KEVII set complete mint, 1921-25 set mint, near complete after 1935 including n.h. and some dependency sets; condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 2492    

Fiji Collection, 1878-1951. On album pages; few early mint issues, later sets including Scott #79-92 & 93-104, 1930-40's commemoratives with n.h.; condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $575

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Lot 2493 /o   

Finland Collection, 1856-1946. On album pages in binder with a high degree of completion throughout; 19th century mostly used including 1856 1st issues complete (full margins), 1860-67 Coat of Arms with basic completion and later arms issues to the 1930's appear complete, Russian Arms issues complete, Republic Arms including the occasional variety, etc., semi-postal & airmails present; condition mixed mostly confined to early issues, worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 2494    

Finland Collection, 1875-1999. Mint housed in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums; fresh material throughout (including early n.h.) from 1882 Coat of Arms to the 25p and 1889 set complete, Russian types with 1891 set complete, strong completion in Helsinki issues, later types including booklets, virtually complete to complete issues from later 1920's on, including semi-postals, airs from #C1 on, parcels, military, etc.; worth inspection.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2495 /o   

France Collection, 1849-1973. Well formed collection in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums; strong completion throughout regular, semi-postal and airmails issues with overall condition above the norm and good early mint and later with much n.h.; mostly used 19th century including 1849-52 issues to the 40c, 1862 issues including 5fr, good peace and commerce issues including mint n.h., 1900-26 issues highlighted by mint o.g. Scott #126, Sower issues with many n.h., mint 1917-19 issues with #B3-9, B11-19 and semi-postal complete thereon, #197, 1927 Strausbourg sheet, #246 and regular issues appear complete thereon n.h. including 1937 Pexip sheet, etc., airmails mint with highlights including #C1-2, 1936 set, 1936, 50f Banknote, #C17 n.h., etc., some other back-of-the-book issues include dues; inspection a must to appreciate.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2496 /o   

France Collection, 1849-2004. Mixed mint & used 19th century and mint 20th century housed in 6 Lighthouse hingeless albums; good early issues with complete 1853-60 issues and later including better mint Bordeauxs, good completion in Peace & Commerce issues including mint high values, 1900 issues missing only a couple better, strong Sowers, early semi-postals with complete 1922 & 1926 issues, regular definitives virtually complete from 1923 on and similar commemoratives missing only some of the key issues, airmail lacking the key early issues with completion thereafter, good dues from early issues with completion from 1893, booklet material somewhat comprehensive from 1950's including unexploded, semi-postals, etc.; condition well above the norm overall, worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $6,000

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Lot 2497 /o   

France Collection, 1849-1979. Mint and used in Scott album; mostly used early issues and progressively mint in later, with good early Napoleon issues including 1863-70 issues complete including 5fr used x2, missing only a few basic regular issues from 1877 on with highlights including 1925 Expo sheet, 1929 2fr Le Havre mint, 1937 Pexip sheet x2 and complete mint thereon, better mint semi-postals include 1922 set complete, #B27 and complete mint from 1936-65, airmails from used #C1 and includes #C17 mint; condition mixed with better throughout.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2498    

France Covers, 1853-1949. Small group of 6 mostly better covers; includes Scott #38 (1c Bordeaux) strip of 5 + #57 on 1871 cover, Bordeaux issues #42 + #46, two singles on 1871 cover to U.S. (APS cert), Bordeaux #41 in combination with #57, 1927 Strasbourg pair with label on 40c Exposition card tied by Exposition cancels, 1949 10f Centenary issue on FDC, etc.; condition a little mixed, worth inspection.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $700

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Lot 2499    

France Cover Collection, 1856-77. Approximately 90 covers in cover stockbooks; Ceres and Napoleon issue franking covers including a few early stampless, better covers including mix, combination and high value frankings, maritime mail including packet usage to Yokohama, 1859 to San Francisco, Cal., various rate to New Orleans & New York, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Chile, Bombay, India, forwarder, 1866 cover from Beyrouth, Syrie, Constantinople, etc.; condition varies with many nice covers throughout.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 2500 /o   

France Collection. Mint and used collection, some highlights inc. 1fr 'Ceres', 4 margins (small faults), various imperf Napoleons to 80c, definitives 1870-77 to 80c, good range of peace and commerce issue including various mint, Pexip sheet, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $500

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