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Sale 42: Worldwide Stamps & Covers

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Foreign Country Collections - St. Helena to Zululand

Lots 2494-2503 Lots 2504-2513 Lots 2514-2523 Lots 2524-2533 Lots 2534-2543 Lot 2544

Lot 2504 S   

South America, Waterlow Specimen Stock, 1900-50's. Many hundreds in single and block format arranged on large stockcards; various countries and issues including Costa Rica, Peru including 1896-1900 Issue blocks with various specimen overprint varieties, similar Brazil 1906-11 definitives, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador including telegraph issue sheets, Venezuela with airmail blocks, etc.; fresh material, please inspect for full evaluation.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2505 //o   

Spain, Collection, 1870-2006. Neatly displayed in hingeless mounts on Scott pages in 2 albums, rather sparse until the 1950's, still some better such as 1937 2p Toledo imperf souvenir sheet VF NH, some 1940's commemoratives & airmails, country virtually complete for the period after early 1950's including souvenir sheets; many issues present both mint & used; please inspect for proper evaluation.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $900

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Lot 2506 ()   

Puerto Rico, Stampless Covers, 1840-70. Interesting group of 15 items, including 2 stampless folded letters with crown double circle "Paid at San Juan Porto Rico" British postmarks (SG cat £650 ea), the first letter datelined 1847 to Bremen, the other 1863 to Barcelona; both with rate markings in red crayon alongside and other cds's including London transits; also various address panels & fragments, with strikes from Caguas, Arecibo, Guayama, Mayaguez, etc; mixed condition as might be expected, please inspect.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2507    

Puerto Rico, Postal History, 1854-1938. Group of 67 covers & fronts, displayed and described on auction sales sheets,most outgoing but a few incoming, several stampless but most franked with Isabella, "España", Alfonso XIII or U.S. issues, various destinations including London, New York, many local towns; cancels include double circle "Puerto Rico", "Military Sta./ Porto Rico.Wash.D.C." cds's; also note a number of fancy "Aduana" (Customs) seals, plus other ship endorsements, straight line town cancels, forwarders, etc; interesting representation, further study recommended, please inspect.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $725

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Lot 2508    

Puerto Rico, Stationery, 1878-1898. Study of about 150 items in 2 binders, postal cards & reply cards, from 25c green to 3c+3c, most identified by Storer #'s, or Ediphil & H&G, excellent range and worth further study; condition generally F-VF, a few with aging, please inspect.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $240

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Lot 2509 //o   

Straits Settlements Area, Collection, 1880-1961. Attractive representation on Scott Specialty pages, including better Brunei, North Borneo Labuan, Singapore, Straits Settlements, Sarawak, etc; much fresh mint, some complete sets including North Borneo 193-207, KGVI & QEII sets; also some earlier pictorials; Singapore Royal Wedding NH; also some Japanese Occupation, etc; condition generally F-VF, careful review recommended, o.g., hinged or never hinged.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 2510 /o   

Sweden, Collection, 1858-1969. Attractive early material (including 1876 4ø gray used & 1877 6ø lilac mint); both UPU sets used thru 80ø; 1955 Stamp Centenary Sheetlets of 9 mint complete; 1942 20k Airmail perf 4 sides mint; also appears nearly complete after 1932 both mint & used.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2511 o   

Sweden, Used Stock, 1886-1969. Stock of thousands of stamps sorted in envelopes and in a stock book, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $80

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Lot 2512 /o   

Switzerland, Collection, 1849-1930's. In hingeless Linder album; includes Swiss Cantonals with possible genuine including used #1L2 signed Roumet, strong showing of 1850-52 Rayon types with duplication including about a dozen 1850, 10r without frame issues including pair on piece (5 singles with certs), similar imperf Helvetia issues including some moderate duplication, 1862-81 perf'd Helvetia issues including good */o, completion in 1882-99 Numerals, later definitives including tete-beche pairs, completion in semi-postals issues, mint airmails, other back-of-the-book including dues, revenues and some hotel issues; worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 2513 /o   

Switzerland, Collection, 1850-1971. Comprehensive meticulously assembled collection housed in 7 Elbe Roosevelt albums, with issues from 1894 on assembled with parallel mint & used and mint blocks; 1850-52 Coat of Arms issues including "Orts-Poste", "Post Locale" & "Rayon" types all four margin used, imperf seated Helvetia issues nearing completion mostly used, 1862-81 Helvetia issues including 1862, 10c blue mint (cat $725), 1882, 2c & 5c Numerals on white paper mint (cat $.1,390), granite Numeral in mint blocks, Helvetia large and small numeral issues including high value mint blocks, 1907-25 issue complete mint and including later definitive types in blocks, tete-beche blocks, gutter blocks, se-tenant blocks, used tete-beche pairs, etc., with much premium n.h. in mint, all later issue in similar fashion including high value used block in occasion, other later highlights including 1934 NABA souvenir sheet, 1938 Citizens on granite paper in corner margin mint blocks, 1945 Pax set (10fr n.h.), etc., Airmail issue missing only 30c First issue with the later issues appear to be complete with mint and used singles and mint blocks, Semi-Postal issues replete with forerunners and the later again mint and used singles and mint block including additional tete-beche pairs and block, gutter blocks, souvenir sheets with the better present, etc., Postage Due Issue complete mostly used with later mint blocks, strong section of Officials mixed mint and used, later issues with cover and commemorative material, etc.; a truly wonderful collection with condition well above the norm throughout and much never hinged in the later material, well worth careful evaluation.
Estimate    $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $6,750

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