Auction 248 of 30 Apr 08

Foreign Collections (1836-1866)
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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1836 na */o CYPRUS, 3/403, 185 different mtd on Scott specialty pages, F-VF . 144.95
1837 na */o FRENCH POLYNESIA, 1832/1970, 78 different mtd on Scott International pages, F-VF . 181.05
1838 na */o GERMANY, lot of 18 varieties, Michel 100a,b / 323 Aa,b, 4 used, balance mint, 6 NH, Michel 263 Euros EST 65-75
1839 na o GERMANY: 3,10,23, 1587/9NB285, + Saxony #12, & Hanover #27, 192 different mtd in small unused circuit book, mostly VF commemoratives . 354.85
1840 na o GERMANY, 1893/9NB252, + Wurttemberg 5,35,37, 192 different mtd in small unused circuit book . 352.50
1841 na */o GERMAN STATES & COLONIES, over 500 different mtd on blank pages, some duplicates & misc, some forgeries noted & marked, very high catalog value, but most better values have varying flts, still a nice representative collection with many sound stamps EST 600-650
1842 na o GREAT BRITAIN, 875/2302 + IRELAND, 151/1160, 192 different mtd in small unused circuit book, mostly commemoratives, VF . 205.00
1843 na */o GREAT BRITAIN, collection / accumulation on stock pages, over 400 different modern commemoratives and machine heads & some regionals + duplicates + over 40 different #33, + 2 pages of cut squares & misc, EST 50-75
1844 na */o ICELAND, 10/967 + a few back of book, over 500 different mostly used on blank pages + duplicates up to 5 of a kind, on stock pages, all w/Scott #'s, #7 space filler not counted EST 125-150
1845 na o IRELAND, 163/1621, 192 different mtd in small unused circuit book, commemoratives & definitives, VF . 331.35
1846 na o ISRAEL, 802/1588, 120 diff mtd in small unused circuit book, mostly commemoratives, VF . 165.00
1847 na o ISRAEL, 1/1585, over 400 different mtd on album pages with up to 5 duplicates on stock pages, values to $20, many commemoratives, nearly all id'd with Scott numbers EST 100-125
1848 na */o ITALY, large packet with over 500 different, 1900's-1960's, collection remainders, mostly used . 180.00
1849 na o KENYA, 1/761, 149 different mtd on blank pages with Scott # & value, F-VF . 137.30
1850 na o THAILAND, 411A/1252, 135 different mtd on blank pages with Scott # & value, F-VF . 124.85
1851 na */o URUGUAY, 441 different to 1982 mtd on Minkus pages, 2000 cv . 94.57
1852 na */o VENEZUELA, 1/1215 + airs to C106, collection/accumulation of a few thousand arranged on stock pages, many hundred different w/slight duplication . 1500.++
1853 na */o VENEZUELA, 506 different to 1982, mtd on Minkus pages, 2000 cv . 140.64
1854 na * WORLDWIDE Collection of 673 different stamps all overprinted SPECIMEN, mostly from Europe and Middle East, but note some South America, China, etc, all early 20th century, no modern issues, mtd on album pages over 30 years ago EST 1500-2000
1855 na */o WORLDWIDE, Consignor balance, large box loaded with covers, stamps in albums, on stock pages, and loose in envelopes, also two large magnifying glasses, misc items EST 75-100
1856 na * WORLDWIDE, mini-collection of 101 different on album pages, Australia to Vatican, incl Romania 469 S/S, Canada 231-236 pairs, Albania C43-45, Spain B74/B82, Brazil 952, Trinidad & Tobago 34-40, etc, most FVF-VF . 149.00
1857 na */o WORLDWIDE, 2 Harris Statesman Delux albums, one with pages to 1970's loaded with stamps, the other album has pages only for 1980's issues, and has very few stamps, EST 75-100
1858 na */o WORLDWIDE, 2 Scott International Junior albums, 1936 edition loaded with stamps, but has no covers and a few pages are tattered, + 1927 edition in very nice condition, but has very few stamps EST 75-100
1859 na */o WORLDWIDE, well filled Minkus album with well worn binder, A thru E countries only, to 1960's, mostly used, could be a few better items EST 100-125
1860 na */o WORLDWIDE, group of 12 different mini-collections on album pages or on stock pages, a total of 977 different stamps from Andorra (50), Ghana (161), Japan (35), Malta (119), Mauritius (77), Morocco (44), Namibia (30), Oman (35), Panama (65), Paraguay (169), Portugal (100), & Tuvalu (92), F-Vf . 646.35
1861 na o WORLDWIDE, 60 different sets for 28 countries, cv $1 to $6.30 each, VF . 131.55

##The following 5 lots of British Colonies are from one man's collection, Each contains many hundred all different stamps , plus duplicates, plus mint souvenir sheets, plus some covers (mostly first day). Some early mixed condition, but generally F-VF.

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
1862 na */o BRITISH COLONIES: Aden / Dominica, large binder with collection / accumulation on stock pages, 19th C to modern, over 800 different plus many duplicates all with Scott #, some high values, but mostly lower values to $20, also some covers, mostly FDC's, & many souvenir sheets, some mixed condition to be expected, but generally F-VF EST 400-500
1863 na (*) ...as above, Jamaica / Mauritius, EST 250-300
1864 na */o ...as above, Namibia / Rhodesia & Nyassaland EST 200-250
1865 na */o ...as above, Sarawak / Swaziland EST 300-400
1866 na */o ...as above, Tanganyika / Zambia EST 175-200