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Portuguese Colonies, The Outstanding Specialized Mint & Used Collection, 1877 - 1975, housed in two volumes, Volume I to Mozambique including 1877-1885 Crown perf. 13 ½ 20r rose, unused, o.g. and perf. 12 ½ 50r unused without gum and used, and a superb array of blocks of four to 300r with perf. 12 ½ 50r green, unused, o.g., 1886 King Luiz 5r to 300r blocks of four, unused, o.g., 1895 700th Anniv. Of Birth of St. Anthony 5r to 300r used, 1898 surcharges 2 ½ on 20r (both types) and 5r on 40r with inverted surcharge used, 1914-1926 Ceres issue extensive specialized section with varieties unused and used, 1917 "Republica" overprints on 1898-1901 2 ½ r to 700 r unused, 1939 Presidential Visit 80c to 20e, unused, o.g., Newspaper stamps 1893 "Jornales" surcharges in blue 2 ½ r on 40r type a unused, 5r on 40r unused (2, one double) and used (3, one inverted and one in black), and Postage Dues (Scott J1-J30), 1916 "Republica" overprints in sans-serif capitals 5r to 500r unused, o.g. Volume II comprises Mozambique Company with 1917 Semi-Postal Red Cross Fund 2 ½ r to 700r, two sets, unused, o.g. and used, Kionga 1916 surcharges ½ c on 100r to 5c on 100r unused without gum, Lourenco Marques with 1895 70 th Anniv. Of the Birth of Anthony of Padua overprints on 1886-1894 issues complete unused or used and 1886 100r both unused and used, and 1897 50r on 300r used, Nyassa with 1894 unadopted designs for first issue 10r to 50r perf., imperf. and "Provisorio" 5r on 10r and 100r on 50r, 1903 thin figures surcharges 65r on 80r to 130r on 180r (Scott 44-46), o.g., two n.h., 1903 "Provisorio" vertical overprint on 15r unused and 25r used (Scott 47-48), 1918 surcharged locally in red (Scott 83a), unused, o.g., Quelimane, and Zambezia with 1898-1903 2 ½ r to 700r (Scott 13-35), mostly unused and 1917 "Republica" sans-serifs overprints 2 ½ r to 700r. Mainly Fine to Very Fine. An outstanding collection. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Realized: $3,500