Sale 1287 — Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 May, 2023
Category — Group Lots By Country or Area: Colombia thru Iraq
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1615
Colombia Postal Stationery and Cubierta Group. Over 20 items, mostly mint or used postal cards, including a couple uprated, a few airmail cards or envelopes, two of which are on flown covers, nine used Cubiertas, including two on cover, also one Chile postal card to Calcutta, Fine lot
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E. 200-300
500
1616
Croatia Collection. 1941-45, mostly Mint N.H. in two albums, one is a Schaubek album of singles and souvenir sheet, the other is sheetlets with labels, appears complete less the Storm Trooper issue, but does include the unissued 1941 Semi-Postal set and the Dalmatia (Siebenik) set of five both Mint N.H. and on a first day cover (signed Petric and Rommerskirchen respectively), also Back-of-Book including Feldpost, some covers and varieties, largely Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819559433
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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Czechoslovakia Unused Collection. 1918-2015, in over a dozen binders, generally lacking only the scarcest stamps (mainly from the 1919 Overprints), includes souvenir sheets, some varieties and non-Scott material will be found, extensive group of sheetlets of four, Bohemia and Moravia, Eastern Silesia, Slovakia (WWII and independent), and independent issues of the Czech Republic, nearly all Mint N.H., better overprints usually signed by recognized experts, Fine-Very Fine
E. 2,000-3,000
4,250
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Czechoslovakia Used Collection. 1918-2015, in three Scott albums, seems to be complete except for the scarcer 1919 Overprints, includes Back-of-Book, Bohemia and Moravia, Eastern Silesia, Slovakia (both the WWII and the independent), and some items not listed in Scott, such as the 1918 Scout Mail stamps, both of which are present unused, tied on piece, and on cover (all signed Gilbert), so this is not your ordinary Czechoslovakia collection, Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819565404
E. 750-1,000
1,000
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Czechoslovakia Covers. A few hundred, eight with the 1919 Overprints, some other better early, group of Slovakia (pre-stamp to 1945), first day covers 1930s-1950s, specialized collections of the 1992 Prague Exhibition and 1968 occupation of the Soviet Union, mainly Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819614396
E. 750-1,000
900
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Czechoslovakia - Eastern Silesia Collection. Two binders, one is an exhibition collection of the S.O. Overprints, other is a specialized collection of the Polish occupation of the Tesin district, Fine-Very Fine, should be a useful lot for the specialist
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E. 1,000-1,500
850
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Danish West Indies Covers. Six, three with Great Britain stamps including one with 1sh and one with 4p sent to Jamaica, 1872 stampless to Italy with postage dues tied on arrival, 4c bisect, and 2c on picture postcard to Philadelphia, also some used stamps, largely Fine-Very Fine
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E. 500-750
600
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Europe Covers. About 350, some 19th century, but much is 20th century, including Czechoslovakia and some war-related, mixed condition
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E. 500-750
950
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Falkland Islands Unused Collection. In four albums, from the first issue of 1878 right up to 2020, quite comprehensive, with only a few missing, includes better items such as an original gum No. 2 (which appears to capture a bit of the papermaker's watermark), -1/2p bisect (SG 13, no gum, Brandon certificate), 20th century lacking only the 2-1/2p Provisional and the Tercentenary set for completion, includes Dependencies and South Georgia, also throughout are "extras", varieties, blocks, shades, etc., and there is a run of gutter pairs (including South Georgia) and includes better items from the 1970s, such as the 1977 Silver Jubilee in gutter blocks of four, the early issues are mostly original gum, most are lightly hinged and some never hinged, the King Edward VII and King George V definitive sets are particularly fresh and lightly hinged, it appears to be all Mint N.H. from King George VI onward, Fine-Very Fine and in much nicer condition than usually found
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819616735
E. 2,000-3,000
3,000
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Falkand Islands-Argentina War (1982) Thematic Collection. Five binders with mostly philatelic covers used to show the the build-up, execution, and aftermath of the Falklands-Argentina war, with items from the 1930s-1980s, best is Argentina soldier's mail letter dated April 16, 1982, many Falklands or G.B. with the ships used in the war, a few G.B. field post office cancels (philatelic), some material from other countries commemorating the war, Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819578688
E. 300-400
550
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French Colonies Modern Imperforate Sheets. A few hundred imperforate sheets of former French African colonies that were issued perforated, from the 1970s, many in complete sets and a large number with good topical appeal, Mint N.H., a tiny number with minor selvage flaws, vast majority Very Fine, if broken down, the retail value of these is enormous
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819598175
E. 300-400
700
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French Polynesia Collection. 1892-2020, in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, appears to be complete for both French Oceania and French Polynesia, including souvenir sheets, the first Peace & Commerce set is hinged, the collector tried to (and apparently succeeded) in getting everything else Mint N.H., also a few dozen first day covers, Very Fine collection
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819632734
E. 1,000-1,500
1,900
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French Southern & Antarctic Territories Collection. In two Palo hingeless albums, which cover 1955-2019, and there are some loose stamps from 2020, eight years from 1999 to 2017 were collected in year packs and are not mounted in the albums, one first day cover (No. 32), Mint N.H., Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819559945
E. 1,000-1,500
1,800
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Germany Extensive Collection. 1868-2019, mostly used in six Scott Specialty albums, well-filled throughout, with only a handful of empty spaces, a few better early, including some Mint N.H. "Reichpost" issues, Third Reich includes souvenir sheets, WWII with propaganda forgeries and a few better Feldpost stamps on cover, the post-war issues are particularly strong, with Allied and Russian occupation issues (including souvenir sheets, both Numeral overprints Mint N.H. (signed Schlegel), Federal Republic, Berlin, and DDR are all complete including souvenir sheets, the first ("black" Berlin overprints are all signed and Schlegel certificate for the high values, some "extras" will be found, such as a few unissued stamps and several covers, including early DDR first day covers (Mao set and others), a bit of Allenstein and a few earlier occupation issues, some in the early period may have a trivial fault or two, the collector was condition conscious, and didn't put any clunkers in his collection, 20th Century nearly all Very Fine, overall a very nice collection that generally only lacks the rarities
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819577429
E. 4,000-5,000
6,250
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Germany Unused Collection. To about 1970 in fourteen Lindner hingeless albums, contains just about all aspects of German philately, with States, Germany proper, Colonies, Plebiscites, Occupation, Berlin, DDR, etc., with many useful sets, hinging varies, some pre-war Mint N.H., including on Zeppelins and other better, much of the post-war is Mint N.H., sometimes a used stamp will be hinged under the unused, some minor faults, majority Fine-Very Fine
E. 3,000-4,000
7,000
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Germany Third Reich Unused Collection. 1933-45, in a Palo hingeless album, every space filled, including Semi-Postals, Air Posts, and other Back-of-Book, all of the souvenir sheets, including the 1933 Nothilfe (very slight discoloration of the paper in the top margin), the collector tried to get all Mint N.H., and a spot check from us confirms this, although there could be the occasional faintly hinged stamp, a few varieties and a couple booklets, Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819565757
E. 1,500-2,000
2,800
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Germany World War II Collection. Five albums and some loose, showing Germany's involvement in World War II through stamps, covers, and ephemera, much is focused on occupations, particularly Poland and Czechoslovakia, throughout there are commercial and philatelic covers, with censured, military, puppet regimes, occupations, etc., also postcards, Nazi cards and other propaganda, various anti-Nazi items, and much more, mainly Fine-Very Fine, an interesting collection worth expanding upon
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819575704
E. 2,000-3,000
4,000
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Germany - DDR Collection. In four Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases, all major Scott numbers complete including souvenir sheets, a few varieties such as a propaganda forgery, Officials including Michel-listed ZKD stamps, much of the value in Russian Occupation issues, with singles and souvenir sheets, also some better varieties, a few with certificates, appears to be all Mint N.H. and Fine-Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819582433
E. 1,000-1,500
850
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German Colonies and Offices Abroad Collection. Mostly used, much of the value in Offices in China, Morocco, and Turkey, also German South West Africa, and a little Kiauchau, could hold some cancel interest, largely Fine-Very Fine
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E. 300-400
900
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Great Britain Used Collection. 1840-1952, in a Davo album, Line Engraved includes seven Penny Blacks, including Plate 9, two 1840 2p Blue, and later issues, much of the value in Surface Printed, with shades, varieties, and different plate numbers, includes some high-cataloguing Shilling and Pound values, extensive King Edward VII, with shade and printing varieties, useful King George V, with several different Seahorse stamps to £1, some Officials and Postage Dues, usual mixed condition, but many attractive sound stamps will be found, eighteen certificates accompany
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E. 4,000-5,000
5,000
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Great Britain Collection and Accumulation. Filling a box, much of the value is in one binder, with extensive Line Engraved (mostly from 1841 onward), with unused, used, cancels, plate numbers, varieties, etc., Surface Printed collected the same way, unused King Edward VII and King George V includes better shade and other varieties, a few multiples and covers, some modern (including varieties), postal stationery, and more, mixed condition, worth a careful look
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819608852
E. 2,000-3,000
5,000
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Great Britain 1840 Penny Black Group. Eighteen used stamps and three on cover (one on cover appears unused and may not have originated on the cover), most are defective, though there is one attractive four-margin copy
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E. 300-400
1,100
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Great Britain Postal History to Syria. Fourteen covers from 1851-1902, earliest cover sent stampless to Aleppo, ten are Surface Printed issues to Damascus or Beirut, plus two covers with 2-1/2p Jubilee, one to Damascus and another with Edward VII 1p on Late Fee cover to Aleppo, last is an Edward VII post card from British Post Office in Beirut to London, slightly mixed condition, mostly Fine or better, a scarce group during this period, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 500-750
850
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Great Britain 1860-71 Surface Printed Issues to Syria. Five covers addressed to Alexandrette or Beirut, each paying the 6p rate, three with 6p Victoria and two with 3p Victoria pairs, three routed via the Austrian office in Beirut, couple covers with slight edge wear but mostly Fine-Very Fine, a scarce destination, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 400-500
600
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Greenland Mint N.H. Collection. 1938-2019, in three hingeless albums, appears to be complete for all major numbers (no Parcel Post, but does include the 1938 Thule set), later issues in singles, panes and full booklets, Very Fine collection
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819560477
E. 1,000-1,500
950
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Greenland Parcel Post ("Polar Bear") Group. Thirteen original-gum singles and two on one card, previous owner put Scott numbers below each, but we notice some are misclassified, condition is excellent, with all but two Mint Never-Hinged, Very Fine
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E. 300-400
700
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Heligoland Mostly Unused Collection. 27 genuine stamps and some reprints, includes the 1867 -1/2sch Type II, and a representation from all issues, nearly all with original gum and some Mint N.H., Fine or better and in far better condition than usually found
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E. 300-400
325
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Kosovo Complete Collection. 2000-2019, in a Palo hingeless album, complete for all sets and souvenir sheets, but also Nos. 43-44 in imperforate top margin singles and bottom right corner margins blocks (Scott $375.00 for these), a few first day covers of 2000-2005 issues, Mint N.H., Very Fine
Video of lot https://vimeo.com/819561466
E. 200-300
350
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India Convention States King George V and VI Blocks. Mint N.H. blocks of four, best is Gwalior, which includes the King George VI set to 25r in corner blocks of four and Officials 1r, 2r and 10r in gutter blocks of six, plus definitives from other states, one variety (Jind SG O55w), Fine-Very Fine, Stanley Gibbons about £3,680 (as singles)
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E. 500-750
800
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India Convention States - Travancore Unused Collection. In mounts on album pages, nice representation including SG-listed varieties, a small number with slight overall paper or gum toning, otherwise Fine, SG about £1,900
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E. 400-500
375
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Indian Convention States - Travancore Used Collection. Neatly mounted on album pages, lacking the rarities, otherwise fairly comprehensive, with SG-listed shade varieties including No. O26d which is not priced used, slightly mixed quality, overall Fine, SG about £2,400
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E. 500-750
450
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Italian States Collection. In three large binders, all states represented including Lombary-Venetia, mostly used, but some better unused present, plus some multiples and covers, a large number of stamps cataloguing hundreds of dollars each, and several over $1,000.00, duplication throughout, including on high-cataloguing stamps, with shades, varieties, reprints, forgeries, etc., condition is quite mixed as is typical, the total catalogue value will be enormous
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E. 7,500-10,000
16,500
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Iraq Postal History Accumulation. Over 340 covers on stockpages, ranging from early India used in Baghdad and Basra from the 1870s to 1930s, few later, includes the Baghdad and Basra duplex cancel and Baghdad squared circle datestamps, various Overland mail with etiquette labels and handstamps, even some Ottoman period uses, various "Active Service" covers from the 1920s with scarce cancels, even a letter written by Sir Auchinleck, numerous "In British Occupation, Iraq" stamps with a variety of town cancellations, some noted as scarce, and a couple of Mosul issue covers, we notice registered and air post uses, mostly Fine-Very Fine, a lot worth of close inspection as there is considerable value hidden amongst the pages, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 4,000-5,000
4,500
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Iraq - The Ottoman Period Exhibit from the Pearson Collection. Neatly mounted on informative exhibit pages containing over 150 covers and numerous off-cover singles, multiples, and small pieces, beginning in the 1840s thru the period just after WWI, arranged chronologically featuring an exceptional range of town cancels from the earliest negative intaglio seals thru the various circular datestamps, we notice some incredibly rare cancels, some with ratings as high as Cole/Walker 25 (maximum allowed, "extremely rare to unique") such as the Divanie Fig. 17 on cover, various other towns represented such as Kirkuk, Hanekin, Kerbela, Nedjef, Necef, Erbil, Kiazimie, among many others, even with some bisect uses, strength in WWII including two covers (one to India and other Great Britain) during short period of Turkey's neutrality before declaring war, plus F.P.O. cancels including Nos. 6 (only cover known from Baghdad), 41, 45, 51 (two known), 55 (only recorded), and 73 (two known), ending with a few POW items, seven Nakri certificates accompany, some slightly mixed condition but much is Fine-Very Fine, an exceptional offering which should be carefully studied to fully appreciate the scope and rarity of the material offered, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 5,000-7,500
18,000
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Iraq - Ottoman Postal History, 1850-1917. Over 50 items neatly written up and mounted on exhibit pages, wide range of uses from various towns around Iraq including Mosul, Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk, Kiout-ul-Amara, Erbil, with some very rare markings such as Divanie (negative seal and Coles/Walker Ty. 18 in violet, supposedly unique), Nedjet-Echref (Coles/Walker Ty. 35 in red, unrecorded), and Karargahi No. 1 (Coles/Walker Ty. 104, rated 20), plus many very rare destinations such as Afghanistan, Argentina, British East Africa, Bulgaria, Chile, Sierra Leone, Togo, and others, some slightly mixed condition but much is Fine-Very Fine, a collection worthy of close inspection for the specialist in Ottoman area material, from the Magnolia collection, ex von Uexkull
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E. 2,000-3,000
4,000
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Iraq - Ottoman Period Cancellation Collection. Offered intact, neatly mounted on homemade pages in two volumes arranged alphabetically, we count over 285 items which include singles, pairs, multiples, and complete cancellations on pieces, the collector was intent on obtaining complete and well-struck cancels where possible, plus over 85 covers, among the highlights (Cole/Walker, Rarity) we notice Amara negative intaglio cover (C/W 20), Baghdad negative intaglio (C/W 20), Bakouba intagio seal in blue (C/W 25), Deltave on piece (C/W 20), blue Fao on piece (C/W 20), blue Sidekan on piece (C/W 20), Hille negative intaglio on piece (C/W 20), Hindie black and blue cancels (C/W 20 and 25, respectively), Irak Karargahi violet and black intaglios on pieces (C/W unrecorded and 25, respectively), Rayat violet on piece (C/W 20), among many others, mostly Fine-Very Fine, an essential offering for any serious cancellation collector, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 2,000-3,000
4,000
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Iraq - British Postal Agencies Exhibit Collection Balance. An exceptional collection balance neatly written up on informative pages covering the period from 1847-1950s comprising over 220 covers, begins with 1847 cover from Baghdad to Dutch East Indies, then numerous British Post Offices in Baghdad with "18" and "K-6" duplex datestamps and Basra with barred "357", "1-K-6" and "19" duplex datestamps and barred "B" markings, many with Indian stamps used as postage, a number with various scarce to rare postal markings such as registered, postage due markings on unpaid mail, and official uses, fascinating destination mail such as Australia, Georgia (Russia), Greece, German East Africa, Nepal, Zanzibar, and others, strong section of WWI period mail with uses from Amara, Fao, Naseriyeh, and Suk-esh-Sheyukh, even the reused Basra postal markings after reopening of the post office, inter-war period with British Occupation overprints for the Mosul and Iraq with numerous military uses with censor markings and different censor tapes, some coverage of the 1930s independence period to WWII, many of these items carefully selected over many years with some even bought individually at auction (ex Parsons), some mixed condition especially among earlier period but much is Fine or better, careful inspection is highly encouraged, from the Magnolia collection, ex von Uexkull
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E. 5,000-7,500
6,250
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Iraq -India Used in Iraq, Basra Postal History Group. Seven covers, includes three 1868-70 stampless covers with "Bussorah" cancels to India, plus four India stamped covers including -1/2a (2), -1/2a pair, and 2a on covers to Bombay with either "Busrah" or "Busreh" cancels, some faults though mostly Fine or better, a scarce group, from the Magnolia collection, ex Parsons
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E. 400-500
475
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Iraq - Overland Mail Route Cover Collection. 27 covers neatly mounted on pages in an album from 1924-1941, most originate from Iraq and destined for Europe, each with either a manuscript, typed, printed, or even three with etiquette labels (scarce, around 25 thought to exist) indicating the Overland Route, three are registered, five originate from Iran and even one eastbound cover from France to Iraq, some with mixed condition but mostly Fine-Very Fine, an interesting field of study which assisted in cutting travel time to Europe by as much as ten days, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 750-1,000
600
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Iraq - Overland Postal History Group, 1924-30. Nine covers neatly written up on exhibit pages, some with handstamp, etiquette labels, or manuscript markings indicating overland service, including 1924 "By Overland Mail Baghdad-Haifa" handstamp on registered cover, 1925 Great Britain to Mosul east bound cover, 1925 cover from Riviera Palace Hotel, Nice from the Royal party mail during King Faisel's journey to London, and others to interesting destinations such as Canada and Denmark, slightly mixed condition, Fine or better, from the Magnolia collection, ex von Uexkull
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E. 400-500
650
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Iraq Post Cards, 1900s-30s. Just over 100 picture post cards from around the 1900s-30s, mix between used and unused including some Ottoman period uses and a few real pictures, various scenes and popular areas in Baghdad, Mosul, Basra, etc., some military related, mostly Fine-Very Fine, from the Magnolia collection
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E. 300-400
600
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