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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Italy; Trieste Zone A, Parcel Post; 1954, 1000L, corner block of 4, Sassone #26. N.h., Very Fine. Scott #Q26 $700. Sassone €1,400. Estimate$200-250.

Italy; Occupation of Venezia-Giulia, 1918 2k Light Blue, Sassone #15. O.g., Fine to Very Fine, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #N15 $450. Sassone €600. 2000 issued . Estimate$120-150.

Italy; Occupation of Venezia-Giulia, 1918 3k Carmine Rose, Sassone #16. O.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #N19 $650. Sassone €900. 1800 issued . Estimate$180-200.

Italy; Occupation of Venezia-Giulia, 1918 3k Carmine Rose, Sassone #16. Used on piece, Fine to Very Fine, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #N19 $700. Sassone €900. 1800 issued . Estimate$200-220.

Italy; Occupation of Venezia-Giulia, 1918 4k Yellow Green, Sassone #17. O.g. (h.r.), scarce, Fine to Very Fine, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #N16 $1,100. Sassone €1,500. 1600 issued . Estimate$300-400.

Cat Value: Sassone €212 (as used) Italy; Fiume, 1920 Gabriele d'Annunzio Set on First Day, Sassone #113-126, E1-E2. Tied to large registered cover by Fiume 12 Sept 20 cancels, seldom seen, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #86-99, E2-E3, P4 $210 (as used). Sasso... (Click Title for More Details)

Cat Value: Sassone €625 (as used) Italy; Fiume, 1921 Governo Provvisorio Set on Cover, Sassone #149-163, E5-E6. Tied to large registered cover by Fiume 15 Nov 21 cancels (5L not tied), Fine to Very Fine. Scott #134-148, E10-E11 $508 (as used). Sasso... (Click Title for More Details)

Italian Post Offices Abroad, 1874-78, 10c to 20c Values, Sassone #5, 10-11. Unused, #7 thin resulting in internal tear, otherwise Fine. Scott #5-7 $2,385. Sassone €3,090. Estimate$150-200.

Italian Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1908, 4pi on 1L, Second Printing, Sassone #13. O.g., fresh, Fine to Very Fine, Signed twice. Scott #18 $1,100. Sassone €1,600. Estimate$300-400.

Italian Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1908, 20pi on 5L, Second Printing, Sassone #14. O.g., corner fault, fresh color, otherwise Fine. Scott #19 $5,500. Sassone €8,000. Estimate$500-600.

Italian Occupation of Rhodes, 1929 Royal Visit Set, Sassone #3-11. N.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #15-23 $885. Sassone €1,125. Estimate$250-300.

Ivory Coast, 1892-1900 Peace & Commerce Set, Dallay #1-17. O.g. or used plus 40c extra mint (small thin), also #21-24 mint or used, fresh, Fine to Very Fine lot. Scott #1-17. Dallay €645+. Scott $587. Estimate$150-200.

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.
