Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale

Iceland, Collection, 1873-1947. Housed on hingeless pages in springback album; with good representation of issues after first issues (mostly forgeries) including some useful mint, completion from 1902 on with many sets mixed */o with some duplication, 1920's surcharges */o, 1930 Millenary set mint, 1931 Zepp set mint and some good later sets, food completion in officials including 1930 Millenary set mint.
Estimate; $500 - 750....

India & States, Group. Of items mostly on album pages; includes the 1948 Ghandi set in blocks of 4 (disturb o.g., cat $1,229 for n.h.), states with Kishangarh sheets and part sheets from 1903-18 issues and early issues tied on piece by various town cancels and cover, also a section of Bussahir issues; worth review.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Iran, Stock, 1876-1970's. Neatly arranged in stockbook; includes better values and some good mint sets, more modern with mint blocks; inspect.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

Italian Area, Collection. Of mostly mint housed in Marini album, with many better singles and sets throughout; includes a good showing of occupational issues including Zara, colonies with East Africa first issue mint and general issues including 1934 Soccer set, Aegean Islands near complete mint including the better 1934-35 sets and airmails, the other islands well represented from good early issues with later sets, Rhodes approaching...

Italian Area, Italian & Yugoslavia Area Post WWII Occupation Group. Attractive assortment of various mint sets on Lindner hingeless pages, includes Istria, Albania, Croatia split issues, Montenegro, Slovenia, Yugoslavia-Trieste Zone B etc., some NH, please inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Japan, Accumulation. Mix of collector's stock and collection in 2 large boxes; includes a useful 1876-1980's 5 volume collection with many FDC's from 1950's on, used stock with early issues needing to checked for genuine, mint stock from the 1890's including good sets including 1921 Postal Anniversary set (Sc. 163-66, cat $246), 1927 UPU set (198-201) and the 1936 Kwangtung set (227-229, cat $242), good souvenir sheets highlighted by...

Japan, Revenues on Documents & Bonds. Attractive group of wartime bonds, lottery tickets, Post Office savings account stamps, as well as Revenues on documents including double perforation error, earthcork provisionals, medicine tax, tobacco duty and others, all mounted on exhibit pages, some from K. Furuya collection, inspection recommended.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

Korea (South), Korea Souvenir Sheets, 1959-1964. Dealer stock of at least 31 different issues, from 1-40 of each, in glassines, fresh group, all sheets o.g., n.h., also a Scott 107 included; owners cat $4,500, Very Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

Latin America, Collection. 19th and 20th century collection of thousands to 1970 in a Minkus Supreme Global album, good selection of Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela etc., other countries also represented, generally F-VF.
Estimate; $250 - 350.

Latin America, Assortment. Mix of material on album leaves, cards and loose; with revenues, varieties, forgeries, etc.; inspect.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

Liberia, Covers, 1900-50's. Approximately 85 covers mostly in sleeves; nice range of multi-colored and mixed issue franking, surcharge errors including airmails, officials, etc.; some of the many interesting items include 1915 French Office in China entire from Monrovia with France - Liberia mixed franking, nice showing of 1920 surcharges including double and triple surcharges on cover, strip of the 1915 2¢ on 5¢ surcharge varieties...

Liberia, Specialized Arthur Szyk Ashmun Issue Group. Attractive collection of Arthur Szyk designed Yehudi Ashmun issues, featuring #309-12/C63-4 in mint sheets of 20 (6), each signed in margin by Arthur Szyk (plus one extra 1¢ sheet, also signed), set of 6 mounted on cardboard and signed, other items include mint set and blocks of four with reissue perfs, additional set of sheets of 20 (unsigned), 50¢ Air Mail value with black double...