Lot
3192 
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Portuguese Colonies, Collection, 1868-99, predominately used 19th century issues on album pages; exceptional completion for the period with Angola missing only the 40r blue error and complete Angra, Azores highlighted by a 4-margin 1868 10r imperf (Sc. 2, cat $10,000, signed Köhler) and complete 1895 St. Anthony set, Cape Verde Islands near complete (couple forgeries identified), complete Funchal and Guinea with genuine 1881 10r-20r & 40r issues amid identified forged overprints (#1A-2, 4, total cat $1,850) and complete later, complete Horta, Inhambane & Lourenzo Marques complete with 1895 Anniversary issues, Macao near complete with better surcharges, Madeira missing only the 1879 150r issue, complete Mozambique, Nyassa, Ponta Delgada & Portuguese Congo issues, Portuguese India with a nice selection of better early issue with types identified on some and better 1883 surcharges including 6r on 200r high values (Sc 111-112, cat $450 & $500), St. Thomas & Prince Islands, Timor & Zambesia complete to near complete; a lovely collection with condition above the norm. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $7,500