The Rankin Forgeries Reference Collections continued...

**The Rankin Forgeries Reference Collections continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
3482	F	Iran, a substantial, beautifully assembled mounted collection, well annotated on 59 album leaves. Gegins with a fascinating range of the first issue Lion designs and continues on to excellent 1870's - 80's overprints, complete stamp forgeries, monogram and script overprint types, bogus and fantasy issues, airmails and officials forged overprint on reprint issues and more. Lovely study, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
3483	F	Italy and States, Fascinating and diverse collection, nicely written up and presented, assembled on 77 album leaves. Begins with a representative section of Italy proper, including BLP and 1922 Congress overprint types, plus Aegean Islands, occupations, etc. The States section is both extensive and outstanding, with nice Modena, strong Parma with covers, Romagna, with nice Fournier examples, Roman States, Sardinia, plus excellent Tuscany with numerous completely manufactured covers, Sicily etc. Finally, we also find good Fiume, Libya etc. Specialists delight, F-VF, inspection invited. Estimate $750 - 1,000.	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
3484	F	Latin America, Splendid, beautifully assembled and annotated mounted collection formed on over 100 album pages. Begins with a lovely section of Costa rica and continues on with solid offerings from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, haiti, Nicaragua, honduras, Salvador and panama. Great lot for the specialist, clean and informative, F-VF, well worth inspection. Estimate $500 - 750.	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3485	F	Mexico, excellent and diverse collection of mint or used stamps, manufactured covers, multiples etc., neatly mounted and described on 49 album pages. Begins with a nice range of Hidalgo types, and continues on including Morelia provisionals, extensive mongram overprints, revolutionary provisionals, officials, an Earhart forgery, extensive Porte De Mar with multiples and more. Wonderful specialist lot, F-VF. Estimate $500 - 750.	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
3486	F	Portuguese Colonies, neat and attractive collection keenly assembled on 17 album pages, with coverage from Angola through Timor. Includes nice coverage in the first issue Crowns and includes a nice variety of "Acores" overprint forgeries, various other overprint types etc. Good study group, F-VF, examine. Estimate $250 - 350.	Est. $250-350 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
3487	F	Russia and Area, fascinating and extensive, splendidly presented collection of hundreds of items assembled on 65 album leaves. Includes a good range of 1920's issues including semi-postals and airmails, plus Offices, local issues, occupations, South Russia, a wonderful, extensive section of Tanna Tuva, former Republics and more. outstanding lot of this popular area, Very Fine, examine. Estimate $600 - 800.	Est. $600-800 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
3488	F	South America, Extensive, beautifully assembled and informative collection of hundreds of items well presented on over 100 album pages. Gegins with a wonderful section of Argentina and continues on to include solid selections from Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, lovely Ecuador, paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and first issue Peru. Truly a fascinating lot, quite lovely as is, still well suited for further expansion, F-VF, examine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3489	F	Spain and Colonies, interesting and diverse, nicely written-up collection assembled on 70 album pages. Begins with some classics, and continues through airmails, officials, Carlist issues, Melilla issues, various semi-postals, plus good Andorra, Guinea, strong Morocco, Cape Juby and Fernando Po. Specialists' delight, F-VF, examine. Estimate $500 - 750.	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
3490	F	Switzerland, lovely, well presented and annotated mounted collection assembled on 22 album leaves. Includes a lovely variety of Cantonal issues, including Basel Doves, Geneva's and Zurich issues, plus a sizeable array of Rayon issues, including some high quality examples. We also note airmail and Official issue overprints etc. lovely study, F-VF, examine. Estimate $300 - 400.	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
3491	F	United States and Possessions, extensive, clean and diverse, beautifully assembled and well-annotated collection of hundreds of items housed on over 120 album leaves. Includes some crude, early lithographed forgeries, then onto excellent newspapers, R.F. overprints, plus nice Hawaii, other possessions etc. The largest section is the locals, which is superbly presented and very extensive in composition. A splendid lot in all respects, F-VF, examine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3492	F	Worldwide Reference Collection, All keenly assembled on nicely written up album pages comprised mostly of Western European, Scandinavian and Asian Nations. We note excellent sections of Belgium, Luxembourg and Austria, plus very extensive Japan, good Dutch colonies, Denmark, Finland, Turkey, Egypt etc. Many lovely sections throughout, well worth a careful inspection, F-VF. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
3493	F	Balance of the Rankin Reference Collection, Interesting consignment balance including 2 volumes, text and plates of the Sperati 1955 BPA works, plus a first edition, 86/300, signed "La Philatelie San Experts". We also find sections of japan reference items, Burma Peacocks, Grenada, Oil Rivers issues, Italian States, japanese "tourist" sheets, etc. Useful, eclectic group, F-VF. Estimate $500 - 750.	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction

**U.S. Cover Collections**
LotNo.	Symbol	Lot Description
3494		AC Roessler Cover Accumulation, over 175 covers& cards, the earliest dated 1912, includes airmail covers, zeppelins, catapaults, DOX, 1st days, labels & seals, US & foreign, better includes 1928 SS Aquitania ship to shore air mail cover, 1928 Ile de France ship to shore air mail, two Thomas Edison cacheted cards mailed at the hour of his death, 1918 government flight & 1929 zeppelin mail cacheted card to Germany and return flight, a life time accumulation that would be impossible to duplicate in today's market, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3495		Local Stamps On Cover, 17 covers, includes City Dispatch, 6 Blood's Penny Post, US Mail, 4 Boyd's City Express, 3 West Town & Government City Dispatch, mixed condition, owners prices total around 1,800.00, F.-V.F. Estimate $300 - 400.	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
3496		Stampless Accumulation 1818-1861, extensive group of 200+ stampless covers, great selection of rates, auxiliary markings and destinations, better includes straight lines from New Haven CT, Albany NY, Lawrenceville NJ, Windsor CT & Lansingburgh NY, Moringville NY county, Huntsville Texas NOR, red boxed Haddam CT & Howard Hotel NY forwarded, plus nice group of 37 incoming from Germany, an excellent opportunity for the collector or dealer, owners prices total 20,000.00 +, F.-V.F. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
3497		Wisconsin Territory Stampless, nice group of Wisconsin stampless along with a few other stampless & franked, includes Beloit, Racine Wis T., Plattesville, Summit, Mineral Point Wis T., Southport Wis. T., Prarieville, Burlington, Watertown, & Delavan, generally complete strikes, contents have not been read, also includes a few New England stampless & two Blackjacks on cover, fresh clean lot, generally F.-V.F. Estimate $250 - 350.	Est. $250-350 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
3498		Covers Of The Great Plains, includes Arkansas, Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma & Texas, 85 covers & cards, with ad covers, fancy cancels, stampless & better frankings, better includes 1872 Camp Stockton TX, 1860s Fort Harker KS,1888 letter discussing rained out baseball game & 1856 Council City KS, typical mixed condition, owners prices total 5,700.00+, F.-V.F. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3499		West Of The Mississippi Covers, includes Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, Oregon, New Mexico, California, Alaska & Colorado, 120+ covers & cards, with ad covers, fancy cancels, stampless & better frankings, better includes 1879 illustrated ad cover for wagon manufacturer in Salt Lake City, illustrated ad cover for Atlantic Pacific Tunnel Company Denver CO, 1882 Fort Lyon Co & 1879 Silver Creek CO on postal card, typical mixed condition, owners prices total ABOUT $7,000.00, F.-V.F. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
3500		Covers of DC, Maryland, Virginia & Delaware, 300+ covers & cards, with ad covers, fancy cancels, stampless & better frankings, better includes Warrenton VA fancy, Bedford Alum & Iron Springs allover ad cover, University Of Virginia on 3¢ entire and Baltimore MD fancy, typical mixed condition, owners prices total 5,900.00+, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3501		Covers Of The South, includes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, the Carolinas & Tennessee, 100+ covers & cards, with ad covers, fancy cancels, stampless & better frankings, better includes 1846 stampless Louisville KY with letter complaining about the Xmas season, Oakland College MS on 3¢ entire, ms Pine Bluff LA, ms Plankville LA, 1897 Grimes GA on 10¢ Bureau, & 1884 New Switzerland GA on 2¢ entire, typical mixed condition, owners prices total 4,000.00 +, F.-V.F. Estimate $600 - 800.	Est. $600-800 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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