Italian Colonies, Retail Stock. Two counter books of premium sets and singles plus file box with 100s of "102" cards with assorted sets, short sets and singles to about $40 cat value, among the many better are Castellorizo 2 mint (4), 4 mint (3), 5 mint, 75-79 NH (6 incl blocks of four) and used, 80-89 used, Cyrenaica B25-28 mint, C6-11 NH, C18-19 NH, Eritrea 3 mint, 28 mint, 39-41 NH, 44 NH, 47 mint, 47a mint, 58-64 mint and used, 64 NH single (2) and used block, 72 used block, B5-10 NH, E1 NH, J5 NH and used, J5a NH, J6 mint, J7 NH and used, Ethiopia N1-7 mint, Italian Colonies 23-31 mint (all but #24 NH), C26 block NH, Italian East Africa C2 mint, C18-19 mint, Libya 13 mint, 49a mint (2), 53 NH, 62-63 mint, B17-22 mint, B23-29 mint (2), C1-2 mint, Oltre Giuba 5 used block, 13 used, 14-17 NH, 18-19 mint, 20 NH, J7 mint and used, Somalia 1 mint, 15-16 blocks used, 70-77 mint, etc., a few minor faults (or a dubious cancel) here and there but overall quality much better than usually seen, generally F-VF; substantial retail value.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (Image)

Estimate $2,000-3,000