The auction of 1507 lots. It will include the Wallace Rueckel collection of U.S. Possessions and the "Massachusetts" Worldwide Postal History Collection. The 1st section contains individual Foreign, then British Commonwealth and finishes with 500+ lots of U.S. Foreign individual highlights including Germany; and Italy. The 2nd session contains 700 U.S. and Worldwide Collections.
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Japan, 1916 Heir Apparent Complete, Mihon Overprints, #152-154. Unused, Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #C15S-C17S. Estimate$150-200.

Japan, 1916, 10s Heir Apparent, #154. O.g. (h.r.), small black adherences on gum, Very Fine appearance. Sakura #C17 ¥180,000. Scott $775. Estimate$300-350.

Japan, 1935, 1½s New Year's Greeting, sheet of 20, #222a. N.h., crease at lower left, Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #N1A ¥180,000. Scott $700 (o.g.). Estimate$300-400.

Japan, 1948, 5y Philatelic Week, sheet of 5, #422a. N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #C140 ¥90,000. Scott $475. Estimate$250-300.

Japan, 1949, 8y Philatelic Week, sheet of 5, #479a. O.g. (selvage only), corner creases in top selvage corners, Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #C173 ¥125,000. Scott $500 (as stamps). Estimate$200-250.

Japan, 1950, 24y Byodoin Temple Souvenir Sheet, #519a. N.h., 100 copies with original outer wrapper, glassine interleaves slightly adhering to most copies, Fine. Sakura #350 ¥850,000. Scott $3,250. Estimate$300-400.

Japan, Airpost; 1934 Communications Souvenir Sheet, #C8. Very l.h., fresh, Very Fine. Sakura #C56 ¥230,000. Scott $1,400. Estimate$800-900.

Korea (South), 1951-52, Flag Set, #132-173. N.h. to l.h., incl. #154a-155a, Very Fine. Korea P.S.C. #C40-C83 Won 1,200,000. Scott $375+. Estimate$150-200.

Korea (South), 1955, 20h Blue Watermarked, #211. N.h., Very Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate$500-600.

Korea (South), 1957, 2h to 400h Definitives, Presentation Sheets, #249//260 var. N.h., Very Fine. Korea P.S.C. #PS153-PS166 Won 1,400,000. Estimate$400-500.

Korea (South), 1957, Christmas & New Year Souvenir Sheets, #265a-267a. N.h., Very Fine. Korea P.S.C. #N1a-N3a Won 5,400,000. Scott $3,000. , 2000 sets issued . Estimate$1,000-1,200.

Korea (South), 1958, Second Postal Week Souvenir Sheet, #283a. N.h., Very Fine. Korea P.S.C. #C116a Won 3,000,000. Scott $1,900. , 2000 issued . Estimate$600-800.

Korea (South), 1958, 10th Anniversary of Republic Souvenir Sheet, #285a. N.h., Very Fine. Korea P.S.C. #C118a Won 700,000. Scott $550. , 5000 issued . Estimate$200-250.

Korea (South), 1946, 50ch 1st Anniversary of Liberation, #6. Ungummed, scarce item, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate$200-300.

Latvia, 1933 Riga-Gambia Flight Set, Michel #220-224. O.g., margins around, Very Fine, All signed Kessler. Scott #C9-C13 $715. Michel €900 (n.h.). Estimate$200-250.

Lebanon, Airpost; 1946 Allied Victory Sheet, #189-196, C101-C106. Ungummed on thick buff paper with blue inscriptions, scarce, Very Fine. S.G. #MS311a var. £275. Scott $110 (underpriced). 300 issued . Estimate$100-120.

Lebanon, Airpost; 1946 Allied Victory Sheet, #189-196, C101-C106. C.t.o., on cardboard, Very Fine and very rare. S.G. #MS311a var. £275, , 300 issued . Estimate$80-100.

Lebanon, Airpost; 1946 Arab Postal Congress Souvenir Sheet, #C111-C114. N.h., Very Fine. S.G. #330-334 £190, , 500 issued . Estimate$80-100.

Lebanon, Airpost; 1947 Evacuation Souvenir Sheet, #C115-C118. N.h., Very Fine. S.G. #334-337 £130, , 500 issued . Estimate$70-80.

Liberia, 1954, UNICEF Issue, #C77. N.h., sheetlet of 4 plus reproduction sheetlet of 4, Very Fine. Scott $300+. Estimate$75-100.

Libya, Parcel Post; 1915-24 5c to 20L Values, Sassone #1//13. O.g. (h.r.), missing 3L and 10L values, 5c couple toned perf. tips, otherwise Fine. Scott #Q1//Q13 $644. Sassone €1,482. Estimate$150-180.

Liechtenstein, 1930 Scenic Set, Michel #94-107. N.h., Very Fine. Scott #94-107 $1,500. Michel €1,600. Estimate$450-500.

Liechtenstein, 1934 Vaduz Sheet, Michel #Block 1. L.h., Very Fine. Scott #115 $1,200. Michel €2,500 (n.h.). Estimate$500-600.

Liechtenstein, 1935, 5fr Dark Violet, Michel #142. O.g. (h.r.), Very Fine. Scott #131 $275. Michel €650 (n.h.). Estimate$80-100.

Liechtenstein, 1951, 2fr and 5fr, Perf 14½, Michel #304B-305B. Used, Very Fine. Scott #259a-260a $370. Michel €550. Estimate$100-120.

Lithuania, 1935 Vaitkus Flight Issue, Michel #404. Used, Fine to Very Fine, Signed Bloch. Scott #C80 var. $300. Michel €500. Estimate$100-120.

Macao, 1938 Common Design Set, #289-305. N.h., Very Fine. 2008 Afinsa #289-305 €312. Scott $592 (o.g.). Estimate$200-250.

Manchukuo, 1932, ½f to 1¥ Set, #1-18. All tied to page by Shenyang (Moukden) cancels, unusual item, Fine to Very Fine. Sakura #1-18 ¥9,500+. Scott $68+. Estimate$80-100.

Manchukuo, 1932, 8f Ocher, Sheet of 100, #10. N.h. (staining on reverse affecting about ½ the adhesives), several separations, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Sakura #10 ¥250,000+. Scott $1,500+. Estimate$150-250.

Manchukuo, 1939 Karl Lewis Cover, #90, 92, 113. 3 values tied to handpainted cover by 21.8.39 cancels, to U.S., scarce item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate$600-800.

Mauritania, 1967, 10fr to 30fr "Trees" Deluxe Proofs, #225P-29P. On large card, produced by French post office, nice topical items, Very Fine. Estimate$100-150.

Mexico, 1884, 10p Blue, #164. O.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate$150-180.

Mexico, 1895, 5p Scarlet, #255. O.g., Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate$100-120.

Mexico, 1895, 10p Deep Blue, #256. O.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate$180-220.

Mexico, 1898, 10p Deep Blue, #291. O.g. (h.r.), Very Fine. Scott $800. Estimate$250-300.

Mexico, 1915, 15c "Villa" Monogram, #444. L.h., Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate$250-300.

Mexico, 1934, 5p National University, #705. N.h., fresh and Fine. Scott $325+. Estimate$100-120.

Mexico, 1934, 5p National University, #705. O.g. (h.r.), fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $325. Estimate$100-120.

. On paper stock, in 5 different colors, unusual, Very Fine. Estimate$300-400.

Mexico, 1936, 10c Monument, #727A. Used, scarce item, Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate$200-250.

Monaco, 1964 Olympic Sheet Imperf, Maury #BS7. N.h., Very Fine. Scott #592-595 var. Maury €475. Estimate$150-180.

Nepal, 1959-60 UPU Set, blocks of 4, #104-117. N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $519. Estimate$150-180.

Netherlands, 1923, 1g to 5g High Values, N.V.P.H. #129-131. N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #132-134. N.V.P.H. €1,160. Scott $805. Estimate$400-500.

Poland, 1948 Airpost Souvenir Sheet, Michel #Block 11. N.h., Very Fine. Scott #C26Cd $325. Michel €400. Estimate$100-120.

Russia, 1922, 1k Imperf, Second Printing, Short Dash in Front of "8", Michel #185 IIB var. O.g., margins all around, Very Fine, Raritan (2009) cert., signed Soviet Agency. Scott #B29 var. Michel €400+. Estimate$150-200.

Russia, 1930, 40k, 80k Graf Zeppelin Imperf, Michel #390c-391c. O.g. margin copies, few small soil spots on reverse, large margins all around, Very Fine appearance, Both signed Soviet Agency. Scott #C12b-C13b $5,750. Michel €... (Click Title for More Details)

Russia, 1934 Zeppelin Set, Michel #483-487. N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #C53-C57 $505 (o.g.). Michel €700. Estimate$350-400.

Russia, 1949 Lenin Sheet, Michel #Block 11A. N.h., oil spot, 2 corners slight wrinkling from mounts, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1327a $500. Michel €180. Estimate$130-160.

Russia, 1949 Stalin Sheet, Michel #Block 13. N.h., offset on reverse, Very Fine. Scott #1325 $400. Michel €180. Estimate$130-160.

St. Marie de Madagascar, 1894 Set, Maury #1-13. Full o.g., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1-13 $336. Maury €420. Estimate$120-140.
