Greece, Charming Mint Collection, 1875-1999.In two Scott albums with a multitude of desirable and colorful sets such as 1896 (117-28), 1900 (151-58), 1900-1901 (159-63), 1901 (165-78), 1902 (179-83), 1906 (184-97), 1911-21 (198-213), 1913-23 (214-31), 1916 (233-48B), 1917 (249-59), 1923 (267-76), 1927 (321-34), 1930 (344-61), 1940 (427-36), 1951 (539-44), 1956 (587-600) & 1957 (604-17). The Airmail section includes C1-4, C5-...
Collections, Stocks and Accumulations #654
By: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions
Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Collections, Stocks and Accumulations #654
This is a collections and accumulations sale, with 780 lots of U.S. and Worldwide, including the extensive "Lawrence Hoard".
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Lot #191 - foreign country collections
Greece, Specialized Hermes Heads, 1861-1900.Assortment of about 220 large Hermes Heads and about 130 small, plus about 70 1900 overprints, all mounted by Vlastos number on specially made pages; starts with three 1L Paris prints and includes a good number of better stamps includes a few multiples and more than 20 mint/unused singles; condition is mixed, especially on the best numbers, but there is a huge catalog value and an abundance...
Lot #192 - foreign country collections
Greece, Mint and Used Collection, 1861-1967.Compact, fairly complete collection in a 4-volume Behrens paperback album, each volume containing about 20 pages much like an old approval book, but with printed spaces and descriptions like a normal specialty album; not much in the way of rarities, but we noticed a good number of $100-&-up stamps, the most notable of which was a mint set of 1941 National Youth set overprinted for used in...
Lot #193 - foreign country collections
Greece, Mint & Used Assortment.Several hundred stamps in a stock book, from the early Hermes Heads issues imperforates, both large and small through to modern. Also 1896 Olympics to high values to further Hermes heads overprints, and a large range of 20th Century to the modern era. Plenty of work needed here, yet a useful holding neverthless, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #194 - foreign country collections
Greece, Useful Mint and Used Collection To 1969.Nice representative collection in a Davo album composed of several hundred with plenty of mid-range value and some complete mint sets. Overall very clean and F-VF, viewing invited.
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #195 - foreign country collections
Guatemala, Primarily Used Collection, 1871-1970.Quite comprehensive collection of several hundred with modest duplication neatly arranged in a stockbook; includes #5 used and 6 unused and loads of overprint varieties, plus lots of medium priced stamps that aren't often offered used; also incs somr Revenue & Telegraph stamps. An interesting lot.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #196 - foreign country collections
Guatemala, Mint and Used Collection, 1881-1971.Representative collection of a few hundred stamps on Scott Specialty album pages; value primarily in mint including 1871 20c blue error of color (4b, small thin), 280-291 and C47-91; condition is generally F-VF. A nice starter collection.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #197 - foreign country collections
Haiti, Mainly Mint Collection, 1881-1968.Nice representative collection in two Yvert & Tellier albums and a blank album/stockbook; lots good material, the second Yvert album and the blank album being mostly of a specialized nature with perf varieties, reference material and even a sign B&W photo of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier. An interesting lot.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #198 - foreign country collections
Hungary, Never Hinged Dealer Assortment, 1960s-80s.Two plastic boxes filled with glassines loaded with sets in singles and blocks of four, and a fair number of souvenir sheets. We noted regulars, semipostals & airmails, including many topical stamps (animals, space & sports). An attractive clean lot with many saleable sets, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #199 - foreign country collections
Hungary, Specialized Occupation Issues Collection, 1919-20.A few hundred stamps, all mint housed on album leaves all one of a kind. Highlights include Hungary issued under French occupation 1919 including large letters, thick letters blue overprint and inverted letters, a few empty spaces virtually complete including a few extra pages for the errors. Then Hungary under Romanian occupation with the first Debrechen issue, again with...
Lot #200 - foreign country collections
Iceland, Spectacular Used Collection, 1873-1995.A valuable, virtually intact collection in a Ka-Be hingeless album (pages to 1998); very nearly complete to 1973 then scattered (1990-95 period mint), with the only missing stamps of any significance being #1 & 5, the rarest "Í GILDI" overprints and the "Hópflug Ítala" overprints, we even note #31a, 32b & O1; there are a few early favor cancels and a couple revenue cancels and, of...
Lot #201 - foreign country collections
Iceland, Mainly Mint Collection, 1873-2000.Comprehensive, nearly complete collection in a Lighthouse hingeless album; 19th century is somewhat spotty but 20th includes such highlights as #44b, 71-98, 140-143, 152-166 (5k & 10k NH), 176-187, C3-11, 1933 Hópflug overprints (C12-14) signed A. Brun (regummed); also includes some nice Officials; as for condition, its just about all clean and F-VF. A great collection upon which to build...
Lot #202 - foreign country collections
Iceland, Mint Collection, 1873-1982.Nice collection in a Ka-Be hingeless album; includes a few higher value many mid-value and singles in the 1873-1940 period, but not much in the way of complete sets until about 1942, though we do note mint #86-91 & 92-98; from 1942 onward the collection is basically complete, with NH beginning in 1956; condition is clean and F-VF throughout, though some of the 19th century issues lack gum. An...
Lot #203 - foreign country collections
Iceland, Used Assortment.Several hundred stamps, virtually all postally used, as far as we can see no tollur cancels from the late 19th Century coat of arms ore issues through early 20th Century King Christian IX 1902/04, through gildi overprints, on to the double king portrait issues, again with a similar pattern of many different cancels to explore, ending with Christian X 1920/22 etc. There is also an interesting range of officials/...
Lot #204 - foreign country collections
Indonesia, 2,500Rp "Meterai Tempel" (General Revenue), Accumulation of Sheets, 1967.99 sheets of 100 each. Great opportunity for a dealer at a bargain price, o.g., never hinged.
Barefoot 313; £99,000 as used ($165,820).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #205 - foreign country collections
Iran, Mostly Mint Collection, 1950s-80s.In a three-ring binder, and highly complete for the period, including many (mint unless denoted) sets such as 1951 (941-46), 1951 (947-48), 1951-52 (950-65, used), 1953 (970-74), 1953 (978-82), 1954 (985-89), 1955 (1015-19), 1956 (1042-46), 1957 (1074-76), 1958 (1130-32), 1962 (1209-22), followed by many other regular sets, plus semipostals and some varieties in stock sheets. View to appreciate,...
Lot #206 - foreign country collections
Iran, Mint and Used Collection, 1880-1960.Nice representative collection of several hundred stamps in an album and a stockbook; the album is mostly mint with many of the usual suspects from 1889 to 1933, but with many better stamps including mint #351-362, 493 & 498 inverted centers, 744-759, 760-770 and C22-50; the stockbook is filled with primarily used definitives or airmails in small quanties, many of which catalog $10-$30 or...
Lot #207 - foreign country collections
Iran, Mostly Used Collection.Old-time collection of a few hundred stamps, all one of a kind, housed on large album pages, consisting of stamps issued from the 1880s through to 1921, 95% filled, the best part being the overprints and the high values. Condition overall excellent, an opportunity for the Persian specialist, as finds are highly likely, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #208 - foreign country collections
Israel, Tab Collection, 1948-68.Good property in a Lighthouse album, beginning with the first coin issues of 1948 complete with tabs (250, 500 & 1,000 mls being right hand corner sheet marginals). The rest of the collection is highly complete, and mostly Never Hinged. A fabulous collection overall with many desirable sets. Viewing will be quick! Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Lot #209 - foreign country collections
Israel, Extraordinary Assortment of the First Coins Issue, 1948."When in doubt, take it out", this was exactly what this collector did during many years of collecting Israel. When you first see this wild and crazy lot, it looks like it could be many tens of thousands of dollars. However, there some reference examples present. Yet in our opinion the overwhelming majority are genuine, including those with tabs. Nevertheless on the...
Lot #210 - foreign country collections
Israel, Mint Accumulation, 1951-2000.Useful mint holding with hundreds of singles, tabbed singles, blocks and souvenir sheets, all neatly identified, includes all with tabs unless noted 31-32, 35-36, 46-47, 48-50, 66-69, O1-O4, also includes two binders with souvenir sheets and sheetlets including 16 NH, 187a (x4), 241a (x2), with plenty of other tab sets, a sure fire money maker at our low estimate, a wonderful lot to break down for...
Lot #211 - foreign country collections
Israel, One Man's Postal History Collection.A few hundred covers mostly early housed in four well-filled cover albums with many better items, especially from the issues of the late 1940s. For example various first coins used as postage dues for underpayment, different denominations including registered, as well as postage dues with the overprints used on commercial correspondence. Other better items include double pair with illustrated...
Lot #212 - foreign country collections
Israel, Mint & Used Accumulation.In several binders and some small boxes. We noted many better items such as a group of fourteen booklets, including some better: Bale B.4a, B.5a, B.6 & B.9; three postal stationery items sent from German post office in Jerusalem, three cards sent from Austrian post offices in Jerusalem & Haifa, plus some Russian stamps with "Jerusalem" & "Jaffa" overprints; Israel 1948 1000m Doar...
Lot #213 - foreign country collections
Israel, Never Hinged Collection, 1949-86, tab blocks of four, mounted in eight well-filled Minkus binder, including some earlies such as 1949 (15), 1949-50 (23-24), 1950 Second Coins (38-43), 1950-54 Third Coins (56-61, plus some varieties with inscription at left 11 mm long), 1951 (44), 1952 (C7-8), followed by many others. An excellent foundation collection ideal for continuation, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #214 - foreign country collections
Israel, Collection and Literature Lot.Stuffed in two boxes, includes bound copies of The Israel Philatelist vol 1-23, The Holy Land Philatelist vol 1-7, assorted catalogs, unused pages, first day covers and two White Ace albums with mint & used stamps, covers and postal stationery up to 1980, a great foundation for a collector in this area, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
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