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1361

Collection of Mint and Used Iceland, 1873-2010, with roughly 1,200 stamps in a well organized stockbook. The collection begins with roughly 500 mint stamps ranging from Scott #2/828, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, and officials. A cursory check revealed better items including Scott #s (using 2023 values) 22-29 (m.h., c.v. $208 total), 67-68 (m.h., $115 total), 137-138 (n.h., $310 total), 147-148 (m.h., $145 total), C4-C8 (n.h., $550 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $20 to $60 and up. The collection continues with roughly 700 used stamps ranging from Scott #1/1202, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails and officials. A few of the better stamps include 71-83 ($170 total), 99-107 ($187 total), 144-150 ($195 total), with stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up, including C9 ($160), C15-20 ($88 total). Owner's Scott 2014 catalogue value is in excess of $15,000. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps, including hinge remnants. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,000

SOLD for C$650.00
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1362

Small Accumulation of Mint and Unused Early Iceland Issues, on 5 stock cards, mostly with material from 1902 to 1925, both postage stamps and Officials, including several better, such as #s 74 (x8, $760 total), 126 (x2, $220 total), 149 ($160), O45 (x14, $630 total) and more. Most stamps have no gum, some are mint hinged and we noted a few with toning, still a useful group, all pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 2,664

SOLD for C$120.00
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India

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1363

Group of 142 India States Revenue Stamps, mounted on 20 quadrille pages, all appearing to be Court Fee revenue stamps, from 44 different states (primarily from Feudatory States). All the stamps have been identified and catalogued years ago by the owner using a Koppel & Manners Fiscal Foundation of New York book, noting stamps generally ranging from $5 to $20, with a few cataloguing $50 and up. An interesting group which would serve as a fine basis for a specialized collection. Owner's catalogue value for the lot totals $3,219. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults including some soiling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
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1364

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used India, 1854-1990, with a few thousands stamps, in 5 stockbooks and loose material. The lot begins with roughly 1,500 used stamps in a stockbook and loose stock pages, generally ranging from 1854 to the 1960s, including a few East India Company imperforate stamps ½a (x2), 1a (x2), with the strength of material from 1900 onward. A cursory check noted just a few of the better items with Scott #s 71-73 (c.v. $75 total), 129-134 ($69 total), set of Mahatma Gandhi 203-206 ($217 total), along with stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up, including a 1903 King Edward VII Coronation Dunbar Commemorative card with 9 high values (including 1Rs, 3Rs, and 5Rs). The mint portion of the collection is housed in 4 stockbooks, generally ranging from the 1950s to 1990, containing singles, sets, blocks, plate blocks, with catalogue values ranging from $5 to $20. A nice lot for the India collector noting some nice postmarks (including socked on the nose), along with many never hinged items. Online photos show a sampling. Accumulation up to 10 in some cases. We note a few small faults with a few of the early items. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$425.00
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1365

2/242

Collection of Mint and Used India 1854-1950s, with roughly 250 stamps on 15 Hagner pages. The collection begins with a selection of classic stamps including Scott #s: 2, 4, 5 (used, c.v. $165 total), 50-52 (used, $69 total), 71-74 (used, $125 total), and continues with mint and used sets and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up, including 203-206 Mahatma Gandhi set (m.h., $557 total), and 207-222 (m.h., $348 total). Online photos shows all the pages. We note a few small faults with the early issues, with a spot check indicating a majority of mint hinged and lightly hinged stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$425.00
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Indian Feudatory States

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1366

Bundi

Dealer Stock of Mint and Used Bundi Issues, all neatly identified and sorted on 14 black stock pages, with regular issues as well as Officials, mostly in singles, but does include 4 pages of sheetlets of four. Duplication will vary by issue, but goes to 47 of one, and we note different shades, Types, etc. A very useful lot to the specialist, or dealer, accompanied by a very detailed inventory (with quantity, S.G. number and value), listed page by page. All stamp pages scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

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Stanley Gibbons £ 8,678

SOLD for C$1,350.00
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Ireland

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1367

Accumulation of Roughly 230 Ireland Booklets, 1980s-1990s, including a few pre-1980 booklets. We note booklets containing definitive and commemorative issues, and includes a few prestige booklets, along with topical and thematic potential with flowers, animals, and birds issues. Duplication up to 10 each in some cases. A clean lot that should appeal to collectors and for dealers looking for stock. Very fine.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
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Israel

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1368

Collection of Mint Never Hinged Israel, 1961-2005, in three red Lighthouse hingeless albums with matching slipcases, appears complete from 1961 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2005 most of the larger sheetlets and souvenir sheets are missing. A very fine, clean and fresh collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
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1369

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Israel, 1948-2003, with many thousands of stamps on loose albums pages, and in two thick stockbooks. The lot begins with a collection of primarily mint hinged stamps, ranging from 1948 to 2003 (a few with tabs from the 1980s onward), along with roughly 50 mint never hinged souvenir sheets and sheetlets in glassines. A spot check indicated catalogue value ranges from $5 and up. The bulk of the lot is in two binders containing a few thousand used stamps ranging from 1948 onward, noting some used with tabs, along with possible postmark finds. The lot rounds out with roughly 80 first day covers. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
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1370

Mostly Mint Israel Dealer's Stock / Accumulation from 1948 to the 1990s, in an older Lindner album, on Vario and other pages and in glassines / envelopes, etc. There is a never hinged collection with tabs in the Lindner album from 1970 to 1981, about 90% complete in period. Included are numerous complete sets in full panes / miniature panes, with many of these of topical interest. In all, there are thousands of stamps in this group, including more than 20 souvenir sheets. Some of the material has been prepared for sale, while thousands of stamps are in glassines and envelopes, etc. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
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Italy

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1371

Group of 11 Never Hinged Italy Sets, 1923-1938, in four Vario-Style stock pages, noting better sets with Scott #s 159-164 (c.v. $195 total), 232-238 ($105 total), 258-264 ($210 total), 359-366 ($350 total), 400-409 ($220 total), B30-B33 ($275 total), C84-C88 ($150 total). Scott 2023 catalogue value for the lot totals $1,732. All pages are photographed online. We note a few toning spots on just a few of the stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,732

SOLD for C$180.00
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1372

Collection of Mint and Used Italy, 1862-1985, with many hundreds of stamps, neatly organized in two 64 page stockbooks. The lot begins with a small sampling of 1862 issues, including two mint hinged perforated 5c unissued stamps (Sardinia Scott #10), and continues with primarily used material up to 1985. We note selections of back of the book material including airmail, special delivery, pneumatic post, just to name a few. The collection also includes Italian States, with better representation from Papal States, Sardinia, and Romagna. A cursory check of material indicated a few stamps cataloguing $10 and higher, leaving potential finds, including better postmark for the specialist. Online photos show an overview. We note a few small faults on a few of the early stamps, with mint material being mostly hinged, with a few having hinge remnants. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$80.00
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1373

Collection of Mint and Used Italy, Including States and Colonies, 1862-2009, with roughly 1,350 stamps, neatly organized in two stockbooks. The collection begins with roughly 350 mint stamps, ranging from Scott #19/3017, along with selections of back of the book material including semi-postals and airmails. A cursory check indicated 2023 Scott #s 20-21 (m.h., c.v., $300 total), 27 (m.h., c.v. $3,100 if genuine), 37 (m.h., $180), 81 (m.h., $250), 118 (m.h., $225), 159-164 (m.h., $77 total), 201-210 (m.h., $215 total), B17-B19 (m.h., $97 total), C23-C26 (m.h., $158 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up. The collection continues with roughly 900 used stamps, ranging from Scott #20/3106, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues, etc. A spot check indicated 2023 Scott #s and values 20 ($175), 33 ($90), 51 ($350), 133-135 ($96 total), 168 ($180), 208 ($110), 280-289 ($363 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up, including B4 ($55), C11 ($450). Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $22,588. The collection concludes with two stockbooks of mint and used Vatican (roughly 600 stamps), ranging from Scott #1/938, with owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totaling $3,347, along with several Italy Colonies and States (roughly 600 stamps in total), neatly organized in roughly 30 manilla stock pages, with better representation from Fiume, Eritrea, Rhodes, just to name a few. Owner's 2014 catalogue value in excess of $25,935 for the lot. Online photos show a sampling. A spot check of stamps indicated faults with some of the early mint and used stamps, including disturbed gum, hinge remnants, and other small faults. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

SOLD for C$700.00
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Japan

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1374

Japan 1957 U.P.U. Presentation Book, and Souvenir Booklet, containing roughly 110 mint hinged stamps, and two souvenir sheets, ranging from 1949 to 1957. The 1957 U.P.U. book contains stamps ranging from 1952 to 1957 and includes Scott #s 521 (c.v. $85), C26-38 ($183), along with singles and sets cataloguing $20 and up. 2023 Scott Catalogue value for the book totals $831. The souvenir booklet contains stamps ranging from 1949 to 1951 and includes Scott #s 479 ($150), 517a ($80), along with a few stamps cataloguing $5 and up. 2023 Scott c.v. for the booklet totals $345, for a total catalogue value at $1,179 for the lot. Online photos show a sampling. The U.P.U. book pages have separated from the spine at the front cover, which does not affect the stamps. Clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,179

SOLD for C$170.00
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1375

Collection of Mint and Used Japan, 1871-2009, with roughly 1,000 stamps, including roughly 50 souvenir sheets, in a Scott Specialty album, Scott Postage album, and a stockbook. The collection contains roughly 350 mint stamps, ranging from Scott #10/1420, and 650 used stamps ranging from #1a/3000, with a cursory check of material indicating better items such as 10-11 (mint hinged), 12a, 13 (used, c.v. $71 total), 407 souvenir sheet (m.h., $75), 422 strip of 3 (used, $120), 522 souvenir sheet (m.h., $50), C33 (m.h., $120), along with National Park sheets 283a. 453a, 463a, 545a, 564a (m.h., $332 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $10 to $30 and up. Owner's 2009 Scott catalogue value totaled $3,461. Online photos show a sampling. we note a few small faults with a few of the stamps and souvenir sheets. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$300.00
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Lebanon

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1376

Selection of Mint Lebanon Sets, with Scott #s 69-74 (hinged, $270), 125-129 (NH, $137), 180-184 (NH, $196), 187-191 (NH, $144), J25-J27 (NH, $137) and C1-C5 (hinged, top value NH, $181). An overall fine-very fine and useful group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,066

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Liechtenstein

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1377

Collection of Mint and Used Liechtenstein, 1912-1989, with roughly 350 stamps in four well organized manilla pages and two pages of sheetlets. The collection begins with roughly 160 mint stamps ranging from Scott #1/852, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues, and officials. A cursory check indicated Scott #s 1-2 (m.h., c.v. $127 total), 74-80 (m.h., $155 total), 287-288 (n.h., c.v. $140 total), B1-B10 (m.h., $185 total), O1-O8 (m.h., $448 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $15 up to $40, including C14 (m.h., $40). The used material ranges from Scott #1/1337, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails and officials, with stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up in a few cases, including 1-9 ($102 total). Owner's Scott 2014 catalogue value totals $2,149. Online photos show the four manilla pages. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
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Luxembourg

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1378

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Luxembourg, 1880s-1980s, with many hundreds of stamps on loose album pages, along with roughly 15 manilla stock pages in a binder. The used material consists of a few hundred stamps, generally ranging from the 1880s onward, with a spot check indicating stamps cataloguing from $5 to $10, leaving potential finds (including better postmarks), to the dedicated collector. The lot continues with mint accumulations in manilla stock pages, generally ranging from the 1960s to the 1980s. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
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1379

Collection of Mint and Used Luxembourg 1852-2009, with roughly 800 stamps in a Davo album. The strength of the collection is the roughly 600 used stamps, ranging from Scott #1/1265, along with selections semi-postals, airmails, postage dues, and officials. A cursory check indicated Scott #s 1-3 (c.v. $217 total), 6 ($175), along with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up. the mint material ranges from Scott #4/897, along with back of the book material, with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $10 and up, including 318-320 (m.h., $65 total). Online photos show a sampling. The majority of stamps have been identified by the owner, with a 2014 Scott catalogue value totaling $8,732. We note faults with the early used, along with mint no gum with the early mint stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$375.00
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Monaco

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1380

Collection of Mint and Used Monaco, 1885-1990s, with many hundreds of stamps in 13 manilla and Vario-style stock pages, housed in a binder. The collection begins with roughly 600 mint stamps, ranging from Scott #1/1862, along with a few souvenir sheets, with a cursory check indicating better stamps including Scott #s 2 (m.h., c.v. $57), 7 (m.h., $85), 120, 122-123, 125-126, 128 (m.h., $163 total), B9-B17 (m.h., $340 total), CB11-CB14 (m.h., $82 total), along with a few stamps and partial sets, including back of the book material, cataloguing $10 to $20 and up. The collection continues with roughly 150 used stamps, ranging from Scott #1/2501, with a few stamps and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up, including Scott #1-6 (#6 x2, used, c.v. $288 total). Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $4,851.Online scans show a few of the better pages. A spot check indicated a few small faults with the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$150.00
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