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1381

Mostly Mint Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City, group with stamps in complete and part sheets plus collections for each country. Monaco is the strongest with over $1,300 in Scott value in complete and part sheets alone. We noted over $2,000 catalogue value in total just for the part and full sheets for all three countries. Included are 28 miniature panes of 10 of Monaco Scott # C76 depicting Napoléon. Like this art issue, many of the stamps are of topical interest. There are thousands of stamps in total in this group, with well over 800 complete sets. Overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$120.00
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Netherlands

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1382

Accumulation of Roughly 850 Netherlands Booklets, 1980s-1990s, with a few booklets on either side of the range. A cursory check indicated primarily booklets with definitive stamps, along with some booklets with commemorative stamps, and Red Cross booklets. Duplication up to 20 each in some cases. Online photos are representative of what will be found in the lot, noting four sealed packages, each containing 172 booklets. A very fine lot for collectors, and dealers looking for stock. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$150.00
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1383

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Never Hinged Netherlands, 1920s-1980s, with a few thousand stamps in 5 stockbooks and a few manilla stock pages in a binder. The material generally ranges from the 1920s Queen Wilhelmina issues up to the 1980s, including a stockbook containing roughly 75 booklets from the 1970s and 1980s. The lot also includes semi-postal issues generally ranging from Scott #B102/B618, including some souvenir sheets. The lot is fairly organized with Scott numbers, including some catalogue prices, provided by the owner. A spot check indicates singles and sets cataloguing from $5 to $10, with duplication up to 10 in some cases. Online photos show a sampling of this clean lot. 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$100.00
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1384

Collection of Mint and Used Netherlands and Colonies, 1852-2010, with a few thousand stamps in two well organized stockbooks and a binder. The first stockbook contains roughly 600 mint stamps, ranging from Scott #83/664, along with semi-postals ranging from B6/B625. A cursory check indicated Scott #s 83 (m.h., c.v. $52), 226-243 (m.h., $80 total), B25-B32 (m.h., $52 total), B62-B76 ($147 total), along with a few stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing from $15 to $30 and up. The stockbook continues with roughly 800 used stamps ranging from Scott #1/1387a, along with semi-postals ranging from B1/B757a, with a few stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing from $10 to $30 and up. The second stockbook contains selections of mint and used Netherlands Colonies including Aruba, Curacao. Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands Indies, Netherlands New Guinea, and Suriname with a few stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $10 to $40 and up, including Netherlands Antilles B10-B19 (m.h., $122 total), and Suriname 184-207 (m.h., $257 total). Owner's Scott 2022 catalogue value totals $4,288. Online photos show a sampling. 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) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$180.00
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1385

Large Mint and Used Benelux Countries Dealer's Stock / Accumulation from Classics to the 1990s, on old album pages, numerous Vario and other pages, in a thicker stockbook and in glassines / envelopes. Included are some sets and singles in the $5 to $10 of catalogue value. There are many thousands of stamps in this group, including more than 45 souvenir sheets with good variety plus another 280+ of just five different issues from the Netherlands. Also for Netherlands there are many duplicated folded sheets and part sheets with never hinged stamps from the 1970s and 1980s, with just these totaling well over 6,000 stamps. Staying with Netherlands, there are 45 booklets of the Juliana 1969-75 type in a couple of different configurations. Included also are many stamps from Belgium and some from Luxembourg, with these having quite good variety. Some of the material has been prepared for sale while thousands of stamps are in glassines and envelopes. 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 $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
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Netherlands Indies

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1386

Mint and Used Netherlands Indies Collection in a Specialized Hingeless Davo Album,1864-1949, quite extensive, with most of the Scott-listed material, as well as many shade, perforation and other specialized items throughout, including 12 pages devoted to the King William III issues, plus another 10 pages (195 stamps) containing dotted numeral cancels on the same issues (#s 1-120, on different values), and so on. We also note a good showing of Postage Dues, Airmails, Marine Insurance stamps (complete mint), Officials, inverted overprints, Japanese occupation issues and 3 pages of stationery cut squares. Nice quality throughout, the catalogue value for the items listed in Scott comes to $4978, with non-listed items counted as least expensive varieties, and there are several pages not counted at all, such as for example all of the dotted numeral cancel stamps. Online photos only show a brief overview. (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) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

SOLD for C$550.00
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New Zealand

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1387

Modern Mint New Zealand and Australia 1970s to the 1990s, on stock pages, presentation packs, glassines. This group has good variety for the collector, or will make for useful postage, with most face values in the 10c to 45c range. The New Zealand has a total face value of $526 NZD. Also included is Australia from about the same period, with stamps from some of the territories, which are good to frank Australian mail. The Australia has a total face value of $182 AUD. Overall very fine.

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Face $ 526

SOLD for C$110.00
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1388

Collection of Mint and Used New Zealand in 2 Davo Albums, 1875-1996, with slipcases. The collection contains roughly 1,700 stamps, with a small selection of 30 used pre-1900 stamps, with the majority of material ranging from the 1930s onward, including mint and used sets and partial sets. A spot check indicated a few of the better stamps with Scott #s 77 (used, c.v. $200), C5 (used), C6-C8 (n.h., $95 total), along with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up. Face value totals $275 (counting 10c and up, with the vast majority ranging 30c to $1.80). Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $3,175. Online photos show a sampling. 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) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$600.00
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Norway

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1389

Group of Mint Never Hinged Norway Sheets and Part Sheets, 1929 to 1971, in a sheet file, with many being in blocks of 25 and 15, some complete sheets, as well as other compositions. Includes better items including #s 557-59 (c.v. $250), 560-61 ($360), 562-65 ($200), B2 (block of 25, $875), 149 (sheet of 100, $600), 426 ($450), etc., with a good quantity of different material in the #555/581 range and #416/470 range, plus many others. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 4,990

SOLD for C$160.00
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1390

Large Accumulation of Used Norway,1890s-2000s, with over 50,000 stamps in a stock book, a few album pages, Vario-style stock pages, glassines, with the majority of material loose in boxes. The lot comprises of two parts starting with a few thousand stamps ranging from the 1890s to the 2000s, with the balance of the lot containing tens of thousands of stamps ranging from Scott #s 216/434. A nice lot for the specialist, with potential finds including postmarks (including smaller towns), varieties, printings, etc. Online photos show an overview. 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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Oman

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1391

Group of 4 Better Mint Never Hinged Oman Sets, with Scott #s 94-105 (c.v. $108), 119-121 ($223), 122-133 ($293) and 139-150 ($212), all fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 836

SOLD for C$225.00
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Palestine

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1392

Calendar Collection of Palestine #s 2 and 3 Rouletted Mandate Issues (a.k.a. "The Blues"), mounted on 11 pages by day and month, with some on piece, some multiples (incl. a block of 20 with undated parcel cancels) and many identified by post office. We counted 211 #2 and 23 #3 for a catalogue value of $625, with no premium added for any of the postmarks (Bale suggests 100% premium should be added to clear dated postmarks), some of which are scarce to rare, such as first and second day of issue postmarks (FEB.5 and 6. 1918). A great basis for continuation, perfect for the specialist, scans only show a few example pages. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$1,250.00
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1393

Collection of 189 Turkish Stamps Used in Palestine, a.k.a. Forerunners, in 4 manila pages with owner's notations, with a good variety of different towns / postmarks, some socked on the nose and all identifiable. We note postmarks from Jerusalem, Caifa, Acre, Akkia, Jenin, Jaffa, Nasre, Beni Saab, Nazareth, Bissan and others, some identified by owner as rare "R.R.R.". A great lot for the specialist, not often offered. All pages scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$325.00
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1394

Extensive Plating Collection of the 1922 Second London Palestine Overprints, printed & overprinted by Waterlow and Sons from new plates, with about 5,000 stamps, all neatly mounted on 134 pages in three Lindner albums. All sorted by position, with each of the three line overprint text blown-up and marked for distinguishing factors. We note mostly mint (incl. NH, with some used) singles, blocks of four, plate number singles and other multiples, with what appears to be every denomination. A lovely collection for the specialist, totally unpicked and unchecked by us for better varieties. Online photos show only a tiny sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 1,500

SOLD for C$3,200.00
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1395

Advanced Collection of Palestine Mandate Issues Plate and Overprint Varieties, mounted and annotated (mostly in high detail) by denomination on pages and in black stock sheets (38 in all). This collection has a little bit of everything, with plate varieties (incl. constant ones identified by position), overprint varieties on the London overprinted issues, better and interesting postmarks, mint and used singles and multiples (incl. block of 54, block of 60, etc.). A great collection for the specialist, or collector wishing to upgrade their collection into this fascinating field. Online photos show a sampling of the pages. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$650.00
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1396

Group of Better or Interesting Palestine Material, starting with a used 13m cobalt London overprint with reversed watermark (S.G. 80x, £750, with 2012 Kaufman certificate), a set of NH 1948 "Nahral" local postmaster overprints (Emergency Post, Bale 1-10, a group of 20 A.P.C. perfins, a page of 38 mostly different Palestine Revenues (mint and used), a few stamps with London overprint varieties, a sheet margin pair of imperforate printed on both sides Postage Dues (proofs, with 1983 Society of Israel Philatelists certificate), a used block of four of Scott #1 (c.v. $420), a NH lower left corner block of 16 of Scott #2, with "C18" plate inscription), a sheet margin block of 6 of Scott #2 (one stamp hinged, rest NH) and a few others. A great lot for the collector to expand their Palestine collection with. All pages scanned online. (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 $ 350

SOLD for C$850.00
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1397

Specialized Mint and Used Collection of Palestine, 1918-1922, neatly displayed and written-up in a springback album, starting with the rouletted first issue Scott #1 (x8 mint shades, positions, including one NH, plus 2 used, c.v. $1,730 total), #2 (x4 mint, incl. 3 NH, plus 5 used), #3 (x3 mint, 5 used plus 4 with forged surcharges), followed by 7 pages of mint plus used perforated issues (146 essentially different stamps, with shades, etc.). The second part of the collection consists of 25 pages of overprints (350 mostly different stamps, with different overprint printers, settings, types, plates, perforations, varieties, etc.). Ending the collection are 2 pages (50 stamps) of mint and used Postage Dues. There are also Palestinian town cancels on 4 Austrian and 3 German stamps. The entire collection is loaded with all sorts of varieties not listed in Scott, many are listed in Stanley Gibbons or the Bale Palestine catalogue (a 2010 Bale is included in the lot). The owner catalogued the collection in Bale at $13,046, online scans only show a small portion. (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 $ 1,500

SOLD for C$2,100.00
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Philippines

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1398

Collection of Mint and Used Philippines, 1880-1961, with roughly 600 stamps, neatly organized in a 64 page stockbook. We note a run of early classics with roughly 110 mint and used stamps, ranging from 1880 to 1904, including King Alfonso XIII issues and Philippines overprints. and continues with singles, sets, and part sets up to 1961, including postage dues, airmail, occupation, and officials. A cursory check indicated a few stamps and sets cataloguing from $5 to $25. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults on some of the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$130.00
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Portugal

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1399

Collection of Mint and Used Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, 1853-1938, with roughly 1,000 stamps, neatly organized, in a 64 page stockbook. We note 25 used embossed classics ranging from 1853 to 1864, including Scott #15 (c.v., $77), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. The lot continues with 93-95 (used, $282 total), 97-109 used set ($301 total), along with some stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up including 147-154 (used, $50 total), 315-345 (used, $52 total), 422-436 (used, $71 total). The lot also includes Portuguese Colonies with better representation from Azores, Cape Verde. Mozambique, and Madeira, just to name a few, noting Madeira #2 (used, $150), along with stamps cataloguing $10 and up. The lot concludes with a second stockbook of modern issue from the early 1980s, including roughly 20 souvenir sheets and 40 first day covers. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with the early material. 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$325.00
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1400

Collection / Accumulation of Portugal and Portuguese Colonies, 1853-2009, with many thousands of stamps, well organized in two stockbooks, and roughly 50 manilla stock pages. The collection begins with a stockbook containing roughly 270 mint stamps, along with roughly 20 souvenir sheets, ranging from Scott #18/2463. A cursory check indicated Scott 2023 catalogue #s and values 437-452 (m.h., c.v. $88 total), 453-489 (m.h., $128 total), 605-614 ($69 total), 602a (m.h., $75), 614a (m.h., $125), 682a (m.h., $145), along with a few stamps, and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up. The stockbook continues with roughly 950 used stamps, ranging from Scott #2/3090, with roughly 65 pre-1900 stamps, including Scott #93 ($110), along with stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up. The lot continues with a stockbook containing roughly 800 mint and used Colonies, with better representation from Funchal, Portuguese Africa and India, along with collections of Colonies, in well organized manilla stock pages, with better representation from Azores, Mozambique, Angola, just to name a few. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $5,317. The lot also includes a collection of mint and used Spain and Colonies in a stockbook and album, with roughly 1,000 stamps, ranging from Scott #174/3893, with a few stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $3,553. Total 2014 Scott catalogue value in excess of $8,870 for the lot. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with some of the early stamps, including mint no gum and gum disturbances. 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$650.00
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