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Session IV: Sunday, October 6, 2013 Estimate Estimate – RUSSIA – Japan – Foreign Country Collections, cont. 4559 / / / 1870s-1980s JAPAN ACCUMULATION PLUS SELECTED CHINA ........................................... $400-600 4563 / / Many thousands of mostly USED issues from Japan & China with selections from earlies through Taiwan & PRC period, in a variety of binders. Some highlights include: JAPAN Used collection (1870s-1980s) hinged on plain pages in binder with a mix of duplicated older & newer issues including several pairs of butterflies & insects; assorted duplicated inexpensive issues on dealer cards identified by Scott number in 2 counter books & 2 photo binders; binder with duplicated used blocks; binder with mostly Used Japan on stock pages plus some mint & used China; Used duplicated issues sorted in glassines. CHINA: interesting correspondence of 37 covers & letters from son teaching in Fenchow Shansi China to Mother in Iowa, with some 3 color frankings on envelopes. CHINA TAIWAN: 1983 MNH Year set in presentation folder. CHINA PRC: selection of early 1949-59 mint & used reprints, 3 selected MNH Literature sets (Scott #2216-19, 2373-76 & 2449-52), Fleetwood folios with FDCs (by Scott) for 1979 Great Wall #1479-82 & Manchurian Tiger #1484-86 & pack of 2 folios for Pandas #1983-87. Expect some faulty and light to heavy duplication for many issues. Overall fine to very fine. 4560 / 1956-91 FULL PANES ACCUMULATION ............... $2000-3000 Collection of at least 850 full panes of 10 or 20 stamps, in clear mounts or hinged (in selvage only) to homemade album pages in x18 3-ring binders. In chronological order, Commemoratives range from Scott #620//2114 plus Semi-Postals B12-46; fairly comprehensive for years 1960-91. Highlights include Scott #620, 800, Letter Writing, Art, Trains, Insects; plus Specimens for #695 & 1562a. Very fine. Face value alone ¥650,170 (US$6,600)! 4561 A high catalog valuable USED collection in three (x3) Lindner Albums + one stockbook. Stockbook includes specialized collection of Early issues (years 1857-89) with USED (by Scott): #1 (x3, cv $850) & one w/ pen cancel ($675) and select issues through #50 with a variety of cancels, plus 21 covers/ cards including stampless, multiple frankings and postal stationery. The three Lindner Albums (years 1889-1964) have nice range of mostly Used issues, sets & S/S. A few USED highlights include: Peasant 15k #287 (cv $150), surcharged Fine Arts Museum #487-88 ($200), Pushkin S/S #596 ($150), 25th Anniversary Soviet Stamps #108a-82a imperf sheets of 4 ($150), Stalin 70th Birthday S/S #1375 ($250), Tokyo Olympics 1r imperf GREEN S/S ($225, see note in Scott), Zeppelins C15-19 imperf ($200) & C26-29 imperf ($101), Five-Engined Transport C75a imperf sheet ($300), and more including Aluminum issues #2533-34 MNH, several nice covers and 23 additional used S/S through year 1989 on stock pages. Clean material identified by Michel #s. Overall a nice, clean collection. A few flaws, fine to very fine. 4564 4565 4566 1970s-90s MINT SHEET & S/S SELECTION ............. $300-400 – SCANDINAVIA – 4567 / / 1858-2000 MINT & USED SELECTION ................ $250-350 Two stockbooks with mint & used stamps from SWEDEN (x1,550) and ICELAND (x320). Includes 13 S/S, a few pairs, varieties and good selection of Classics and modern. Little duplication, overall fine to very fine. Makes for a good starter collection. – VATICAN CITY – 4568 / / / 1929-90s COLLECTION & DUPLICATES ........ $300-400 Mixed MINT & USED colle