Lot
2730 
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Rhodesia Collection, 1890-1959. Nice mint and used collection on album pages with many better singles and sets; with 1st issue Coat of Arms including used pound values including £10, 1891 surcharge set complete mint, 1896 Coat of Arms set used, 1896 overprinted C.G.H. set mint, 1897 set to the £1, etc., nice run of mint double heads and additional color varieties up to the 5sh and 1913-17 Admirals complete mint, some later set; condition well above the norm, well worth careful inspection. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot
2731 /o/
Romania Collection, 1858-99. Comprehensive collection of approximately 80 covers or cards and hundreds of stamps mounted on annotated display pages in 3 binders; starting with a used 1858, 54pa blue on green (Sc. #2, cat $8,000, signed) followed by the 1858-59 5pa-80pa Coat of Arms issues on various papers, 1862-64 issues including various multiples, papers and shades, 30pa on covers, 1865 issue including blocks and used, 1866-67 issues with 20pa types in multiples, 1868-70 issues including postmarks, multiples and covers, similar 1870-71 issues, 1872 issues including proofs and some nice on cover and postal stationery usages, later issues in similar fashion including 1893 25b cliche in 5b block of 9, 1895 registered 3-color franking, some incoming and interesting postal stationery usages, counterfeit section, dues, etc.; a wonderful collection and a must view for the Romanian specialist. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000.
Realized: $6,500
Lot
2732 /o
Russia Collection, 1857-1940. Mint and used on album pages in binder; high degree of completion in regular issues starting with 4 margin #1 (pen cancel), 1858-79 issues complete and later 19th century missing only a few scarcer issues, 20th century in similar fashion missing only the occasional scarcer issue, highlights including 1931-32 regular issue set mint, 1933 Museum sets mint and other occasional better 1930's sets, etc., semi-postals including the 1922 Childrens set (needing to be checked), #B42, etc., virtually complete airmails including 1931 Polar sets and #C68 mint, dues complete, etc.; condition a bit mixed yet well above the norm. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
2733 /o
Russia Collection, 1875-1982. Mint and used in 5 Scott albums, high degree of completion in 20th century issues and mostly parallel */o from 1930's on, useful 19th century mostly used, better sets from late 1920's on present including mint 1931-32 definitive imperf set, 1932-33 Revolution set, 1932 Museum set n.h. (cat. $150) and later better set present, later good souvenir sheets, etc., back-of-the-book including semi-postals, good airmails highlight by a sound large margin 1930 Graf Zeppelin imperforate set (Scott C12b-C13b, cat. $2,000), 1931 Polar Zepp sets, mint #C68 with Soviet Phil. Assoc. handstamp on reverse and all other better set present; condition overall well above the norm with some premium n.h. material among the mint, well worth careful examination. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $17,000
Lot
2734
Russia Group. 611 mint issues in glassine mostly modern, including 77 souvenir sheets, 2006 Scott cat $419. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $20
Lot
2735
Russia set hoard, 1960-80's. Wholesale group of 28 different sets in quantities of 100, mostly in sheet format, with basic inventory, catalog value $4,600. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $100
Lot
2736
Ryukyus Stock. Useful mint stock in glassine, some good early singles and sets, airmails, some modest duplication and n.h., some used; approximately $700 cat value. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $75
Lot
2737 /o
St. Helena Collection, 1856-1959. Mostly mint on album pages with a high degree of completion throughout; mixed mint & used to 1873 and mint thereafter, QV issues near complete missing only a few basis early issues with some additional */o, 1902-08 KEVII issues complete including 10sh, KGV issues with 1912-13 complete, complete issues from 1934 on including 1934 Centenary, 1938 KGVI views, etc.; condition a bit mixed in early issues however well above the norm overall. Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $1,700
Lot
2738 /o
San Marino Collection. Useful mostly mint in Scott album, better issues and high values mostly missing but does include 1945 souvenir sheet perf & imperf (cat $180); worth a look. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $475
Lot
2739
Sarawak Collection, 1869-1963. Comprehensive collection on hingeless album pages with regular definitive and commemorative issues complete for the period; including the better 1888-97 set, later surcharges, 1930-40's long and overprint sets, etc., small selection of additional color varieties and unissued 1899 5¢; bright fresh material with condition overall well above norm. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $900