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Sale 81: The Sescal Sale

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Japan to Spanish Antilles

Lots 1919-1928 Lots 1929-1938 Lots 1939-1948 Lots 1949-1958

Lot 1929    

Latin America, New Issue Group, new issue accumulation in glassines from 1990s through about 2015, all fresh mint NH and VF, including sets, singles, souvenir sheets, sheetlets etc., all in original priced envelopes as received from distributor, total original prices $1400+.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1930    

Latin America, NYRBA First Flight Covers, 1930's, 44 covers mostly from Argentina and Brazil with a nice array of airmail frankings, includes a scarce 2/19/30 Buenos Aires to Habana flight (NY6g) with only 11 flown, some oversized and a run of usages from Haiti; condition varies.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1931    

Liberia, Selection, of mostly 1930's issue surcharge varieties including double, misplaced and albino, also 12¢ first and second issue blocks; worth a look.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1932 /   

Liberia, Airmail Issue Collection, 1936-60, housed on pages in album; starting with the 1936 Waco Plane issue with imperf and imperf between sets, vignette proof and vignette printed sideways variety, 1938 issue with lower value specimens, 1941 surcharges, 1942 set complete, 1942-44 issue Specimen set, 1944-45 Surcharges with multiples, later issues with much variety including 1949 issue proof material, 1952 Ashum with a comprehensive section of proof items including large die proofs and a host of trial color sheets (22 different), inverted centers and dramatic vignette shift in block format, specimen blocks and the souvenir sheet varieties including trial color and missing frame items (24 different), later issues in similar fashion; choice material throughout.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 1933    

Liberia, Airmail Cover Group, 1936-46, of 23 covers; includes #C1 on inaugural flight cover (cat $275 off cover), 1936 Waco Plane issues on 14 covers mostly different first flights, 4 combination franking covers bearing the 1938 Airmail issue and four combination covers bearing the scarce 1944-45 Surcharge issues.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $575

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Lot 1934 //o   

Luxembourg, Collection, extensive collection in Scott album, mint, nearly complete 1912-89, many complete sets; condition is uniformly better than normal; fresh collection with a Scott catalog of $4,000+.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1935 /o/   

Macedonia, Stock & Study, specialized collector's holding/study of issues arranged and identified in two stockbooks, includes a holding of modern issues and covers, strength in the study of the 1944 German Occupational issues including 1l on 10st red issue with the very rare green overprint mint and used (with certs), double overprints, pair with one missing overprint, gutter blocks, shifted overprints, etc., other issues in similar fashion with various overprint varieties, sets on cover, etc.; careful examination highly recommended.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 1936 /o   

Mexico, Better Group, better singles and good airmails sets; including Scott #42 used x2 (cat $190 each, both with certs), #284 used (cat $175, cert), #482-483 mint (cat $240, cert), #733B (cat $250, cert), #C93A (cat $425); total Scott cat $1,944.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $550

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Lot 1937 /   

Monaco, Collection, 1855-2008, virtually complete issues housed in two Scott albums; starting with first issue complete to the 1fr and a used 5fr (needing to be checked), regular issues appear to be complete thereafter including 1891-1922 Prince Albert I issues, 1932-37 Views, etc., Semi-Postals missing only Scott B18 & B23, Airs complete and Postage Dues lacking only a couple issues; with overall condition above the norm.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 1938 P   

Monaco, Deluxe Proof Sheets, 1949-64, 8 different sheets; includes 3 1949 UPU sheets, 1964 Olympics sheet of 5, 50c Kennedy & Mercury Capsule sheet perf & imperf and 1956 Wedding set of 8 in two sheets.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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