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  • Lot# : 831 Syria

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    1934: Stunning lot, 'Proclamation of the (Autonomous) Republic', full set definitives + matching set airpost stamps in unmounted blocks of 4. Same set present once more per 4x, but partly split up to singles, pairs and blocks of three - so we are talking about additional 4 full sets, therefore 8 full sets in total. Further the same set in blocks of 4, but this one nicely used (unusual!). There are also four registered covers included, that contain stamps of this issue (not a full set), all four addressed to Austria Scott = $9000+. Two airpost covers from an earlier issue not counted
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 832 Syria

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    Lots & Collections 1919/88: Collection in Yvert album on printed pages, first years used or unused mounted, from about 1945 on only unmounted seen. Many better issues present, particularly souvenir sheets. There is an additional album with a collection UAR in Lindner album with regular and imperforate issues and FDCs (e.g. souvenir sheet 'Damascus Fair' 1958).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 833 Syria

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    Syria Arab Kingdom 1921/25: Collection of the locally surcharged issues on Turkey, with good largely complete range incl. Sultan Mohammed V 50 pi. indigo optd. in red and some multiples, French Occupation and Turkey surcharged for use during Nejdi occupation of Hejaz with 1925 5 pa. bistre (4 different), 10 pa. green (both), July 1925 Pilgrimage 1 pi. on 10 pa. and 5 pi. on 1 pi. bright blue unused and July 1920 Thrace set of nine unused and used.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 834 Syria

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    1924-1980ca: Accumulation containing several better issues, many excellent souvenir sheets, also often more than once. Set 'Anniversary of the Indenpendence' 1942 in full sheets of 50 (Mi = € 2400), three covers with airpost stamps, a few covers and some material from the surrounding areas. Estimated catalog value Michel about € 10'500ca.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 835 Thailand

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    1883/1908: Siam stamp collection, contained within thirteen stock pages, predominately used, comprising many hundred, good run of values including sets, several better values from the surcharged issues, including unused 1899/1904 24 a. brown violet and blue (Scott 87), 2 a. on 3 a. green and blue unused and a number used (Scott 28); also unused block of four 2 a. on 64 a. lilac and orange with 'j' and 'k' overprint (Scott 44 & 44), many more, the odd variety, noted a 4 a. on 24 a. with blue omitted, duplication throughout, overall mostly fine, a decent accumulation.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 836 Tibet

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    1922: Tibet 1/6 trangka olive-green, enamel printing, a fine example marginal from base of the sheet of twelve subjects, used on India 1 a. brown postal stationery envelope addressed to Nepal, tied by "LHASA P.O." datestamp in black, mailed via Pharijong with cds cancelling the indicia, reverse with oval KATMANDU and "Nepal" arrival cds (June 20) alongside. A fine cover.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 837 Tibet

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    1922: Tibet 1/6 trangka olive-green, enamel printing, a fine example used on 1928 combination cover to Nepal tied by "LHASA P.O." datestamp in black, India 1 a. chocolate applied for onward transmission and tied by Pharijong cds (May 17) in black. Oval KATMANDU and "Nepal" arrival cds (May 22) alongside. A fine cover with all markings on reverse.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 838 Tibet

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    1920: 8 Tanka (Tranka), complete sheet of 6 on very thin pergamine-like paper, clean print, which is somewhat meagre one the left half part. The paper contains some natural inclusions and has also a natural accordion fold to the upper left corner. There is a normal pinwhole in the right margin, that originates from previous stapling of sheets. The print is printed slightly obliquely. According to Kurt H. Dahnke 'genuine and flawless'. Certificate Dahnke 1990. Mi = € 6600.-+
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 839 Tibet

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    Lots & Collections, Indian Post Offices 1914/36: Covers (7) bearing India ½ a. green used from Gyantse to Kathmandu, Nepal (4) with earliest example cancelled by "Siliguri Base" cds and another mailed from Lhasa and cancelled in transit, 1936 cover with 1 a. brown usage and a 1½ a. brown postal stationery usage, most with oval KATHMANDU arrivals or "Nepal" cds's, including one cover from Nepal to Gyantse.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 840 Tibet

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    1922/60c.: Combination covers-mail to Nepal, the group of covers (9) and a front, with 1922 1/6 tr. green used on reverse of India ½ a. stationery envelope; 1944 cover from Phari franked by 1933/50 2 x 1 tr. red (shades) and Nepal 1941 8 p. scarlet; 1936 India Jubilee 1½ a. used from Nepal to Lhasa via Gyantse franked by Tibet ½ tr. yellow; 1952 cover front with Nepal 1949 2 p. and 6 p. tied Pharijong cds (rare thus) and pair of Tibet 1933/50 ⅔ tr. indigo-blue applied and tied by "Phari" cds in black; three India combination covers with Tibet 4 tr. green etc. An unusual group.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 841 Tibet

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    1952c.: Covers (5) all with China adhesives used in Tibet with 20 f. blue on registered cover to Kathmandu, single 8 f. orange frankings ex Yatung and Lhasa to Kathmandu, registered cover to Nepal franked on reverse with ten adhesives for 56 f. rate, and 8 f. green postal stationery envelope ex Lhasa to Kathmandu.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 849 Belgium Congo

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    Belgian Congo 1894/1908: Fine group Etat indépendant du Congo, full set + two complete sets with overprint 'CONGO BELGE', mostly unused mounted large part og, but quite a lot of unmounted stamps contained too.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 965 Japan

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    French P.O. in Japan, 1875 (1 Feb): Entire letter from Yokohama to Lyon, endorsed "Via Marseille", bearing 1872/73 Cérès 5 c. green, 15 c. bistre and 80 c. rose, three fine and fresh single examples with good perforation, tied by Gros Chiffres '5118' numerals, "YOKOHAMA JAPN" despatch cds in black and framed PD in red alongside, reverse with "Marseille - Lyon" ambulant (20 March) and LYON arrival (21 March) cds's. An appealing shipmail cover.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 973 Gabun

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    1890-1911: Fine lot 12 items, beginning with 1 Franc General Issue for Colonies 1890, registered cover from LOANGO to PARIS, the remaining 11 are all 'Group Type', with 3 registered covers, each of them circulated inside the colony, one with 35 c. single franking, one 10 C. + 25 c., the third with seven (!) 5 c. stamps, there are picture postcards and letters and last - two postal stationery items, one postcard and one card-letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1112 Ägaeische Inseln

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    Egeo 1945/47: Assembly of 11 covers and 1 piece mostly franked with M.E.F. stamps used in Aegean Island, a few covers are philatelically inspired (e.g. a cover from the last day), others true commercial mail. According to the consignor Sassone € 215'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1116 Libya

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    Libya, 1960/61: Definitive Issue in new colours, the Imperforate Proof sheets of 200 (20 x 10) with full Bradbury Wilkinson imprint in margin at base and all dated at top in manuscript "1/12/59" by the printer - with dates through to 1961; with all low value small format values from 1 m. to 50 m., and large format bicoloured 100 m., 200 m. and 500 m. values each in full sheets of 100 in interpanneau panes of 50 subjects - two sheets of each value are included in the lot. The sheets with some creasing due to size but with full unmounted og. An extraordinary lot Sassone = € 1'600'000.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1117 Libya

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    1969: "Kingdom of Libya" definitive set of 20 values printed by Bradbury Wilkinson from 1 m. to 85 m. in small format and four values: 100 m. to £ 1 in large format, the set was initially printed in circa February 1969 but cancelled due to the September (al-Fateh) Revolution that led to the fall of King Idris and brought Colonel Gaddafi to power; the astonishing sets as listed in Sassone but with additional unlisted values: 2 m. value in pink and a 45 m. value in bright blue. The low values in small format in part sheets of 80 and the top values in large format in part sheets of 40, mostly fresh and fine but for crease affecting two 85 m. values, full unmounted og. Sassone records only 50 sets printed, these sets probably emanating from the Printer's archive. An extraordinary lot Michel = unlisted / Sassone = € 800'000+.
    Starting bid : 8,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1118 Somalia

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    Somalia, 1932/1968: Stock book and one album comprising dealer stock of mainly unused material, from the Italian period onwards, good run of sets and predominately never hinged, condition overall fine to very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1372 Collections/Lots Middle East

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    1882-1999: Near and Middle East, collection in 7 albums, of which 6 stock-books and one for souvenir sheets, several interesting older issues e.g. from Nejd and Yemen, including also French administrated as Syria, Lebanon, Alexandrette, Alaouites and Latakia. with Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Iran and Israel etc. Quite a lot of modern issues never hinged.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1373 Collections/lots Asia

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    1870/2000: Accumulation of various material from Asia. From China PRC presentation-books 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996 'For a better World'; presentation folders and cards from Taiwan, two stockbooks with stamps from China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1374 Collections/Lots Middle East

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    1964/96: Three stock cards with definitives from Bahrain and Kuwait 1964 all unmounted, catalogue value about € 560. Plus an accumulation of 'modern' covers from Bahrein, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and VAR, all sent to IATA organization in Geneva. Commercial un-philatelic mail is not common.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1375 Collections/lots Asia

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    1941/1985, Varied assortment of material, comprising twenty eight Nepal first day covers from 1971 to 1991, a small quantity of used stamps c1965 also from Nepal together with an unused 1941 2p, a quantity of approx. 60 unused/used aerogrammes, predominantly from DPR Korea dated between 2002 and 2018, although some GB, United Nations and others, additionally two 1983 German-American shipping edition first day covers, a selection of six values of 1943 Adolf Hitler German Empire stamps with philatelic cancels three to a piece and two 1969 Czechoslovakia miniature sheets from the World Stamp Exhibition in Prague, condition is very fine throughout, an interesting and useful assembly.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1376 Collections/lots Africa

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    1860/1980ca. Accumulation mostly South Africa and region including several better issues, a collection Orange Free State, some Libya, there are stock-books with British Commonwealth - majority African countries, but also Prince Edward Island, various Caribbean Islands etc. etc. including several covers.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1377 South America

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    1865-1975: Bolivia collection 1867-1975 on blank pages and Ecuador 1865-1982 in two volumes of a Ecuadorian album edition, quite advanced traditional collections with large modern part, which is unmounted never hinged, both weather ideal to break or to continue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1378 Central America

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    1850-1994: Convolute of collections Central America in 3 albums made up on blanko pages. Costa Rica, Honduras, el Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama - Furher  a bunch of old album pages. Each country from the earlier issues on.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1379 Collections/lots Asia

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    1880-1980: Accumulation of material from various Asian countries: A stock-book Hongkong, mostly used from King  Edward VII on, large quantity of stamps, Manchukuo small stock book containing a good selection + two small Manchukuo collections on pages, China overprints in glassines. Singapore a group of FDCs, mostly good topics, some Thailand, some Indonesia etc. Also a few covers.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1380 Collections/lots Africa

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    1892/2000ca.: Collection South Africa and area, collection beginning with 4 album pages South Africa Company and Rhodesia (catalog value from 2002 according to consignor Michel = € 2350), and 5 albums, in one of which some older covers and stationery of the Cape of good Hope, Orange River Colony etc. included and what concerns the stamps, with mostly more modern material, including Homeland countries with many beautiful topical items.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1381 Collections/lots Africa

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    1866/2000ca: Collection of the North African countries, best parts are Egypt with older unused sets contained, including administration of Palestine. Morocco with foreign post offices, both quite advanced what concerns the modern issues, probably from new issues subscription, always never hinged and often seconded by used stamps from postal circulation. There is also some Algeria, Tunisia and Libya - organized in 5 stock- books and in one album for souvenir sheets and covers.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1382 Collections/lots Asia

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    1882/2005: Large accumulation of stamps, mainly on album pages and stock cards, with a few small albums and stockbook pages, comprising Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan, some earlier material such as French Indochina, predominately more 1950's onward, range of unused, some multiples and unmounted, the odd presentation pack or minisheet, good run of values and sets or part sets, mixed in places with many fine, a significant array of material.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1383 Collections/lots Africa

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    1894/2000ca.: Collection of West and East Africa countries in 11 Stock-books and 2 albums for sheets and souvenir sheets, unused and never hinged with quite a lot of beautiful topical issues, particularly from the former French Colonies.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1384 Central America

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    1860/1930: Accumulation of stamps of Latin America, from Argentina to Venezuela, includes all countries, used and unused, some better values and varieties, in the main on stock cards and loose pages with the addition of a small album, a mixed lot, although many fine, valuable assembly. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1385 South America

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    1857/1940ca. AMERICAS - Lot with Argentina 5 c. (Scott nr. 8) with certificate Philatelic Foundation, centenary issue 1910, Scott 160-75 unused, some material from Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile with e.g. a mixed franking 5 c. + 10 c. 1857; Colombia 5 c. 2x on piece and 20 c. (Scott 14, 17, airpost C11) on cover, airpost issue (Scott C55-C67) unused. Mexico, Nicaragua. USA valentines cover with 3 c. Washington imperf. etc. and lastly a 2 Cents from Hawaii blue on bluish paper according to certificate - unused, signed and certificate E. Diena (1979), according to Mr. Diena Scott n° 13, no guarantee for this stamp.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1386 Collections/lots Oversea countries

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    1855/90: Group 6 classic letters, of which 1 Bolivia 1 c. + 10 c. 1890 from COCHABAMBA to HAMBURG, signed Carl F. Lange; 1 Chile with 5 c. and 4 letters Mexico 2 r. Hidalgo grey on rose, 1 r. Empire with fancy cancel from LEON, 12 c. Hildalgo 1868 in pair and 25 c. 1874 with province name DURANGO in red.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1387 Collections/lots Oversea countries

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    1880-1910: Accumulation of picture postcards and photos from old Japan, main part in a Japanese album for postcards, further stereo cards, two from Japan two rare from Sikkim and six from Egypt. Additionally mostly ethnographic photo postcards, six from Egypt twelve other Africa and ten from India. Interesting lot!
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1388 Collections/Lots Middle East

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    Middle East Airmails 1926/51: Selection of 40 covers/cards incl. some interesting items as Grand Liban 1926 flight 'Beyrouth-Damascus', Palestine with1945 cover 'Tel Avivi - New York', Egypt with 1927 cover to Karachi, Iraq with 'Baghdad-Cairo' and Persian Airmails withrn'Basrah - Cairo', 'Teheran-Khanikin (Baghdad), 'Meched-Teheran', 'Teheran-Isfahan-Chiraz-Boushire', 'Teheran-Baku', 'Teheran-Pehlevi' and 'Baghdad-Teheran' First flights.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1389 South America

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    1838/77: Somewhat eclectic group of four South American items relating to Argentina and Uruguay, including 1828 folded letter from Cadiz, Spain to Buenos Aires sent via Forwarding Agent in London with flap endorsed "Ecaminada pr. Lizaur Mariatequi y Ca., Londres 17 Abril 18282" and Great Britain 1856/58 1 d. rose-red on Pricces Current to Buenos Aires or in relation to the latter country an 1859 prepaid cover to Montevideo struck with framed "FRANCA" alongside "ADMON.  DE CORREOS / REP. DEL URUGUAY / PAYSANDU" in bright purple as well as 1877 rouletted 10c. vermilion used on 1877 cover to Genova, struck italic "Da Montevideo / coi Postali italiani" and charged "10" upon arrival. Interesting and in good general condition.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1390 Collections/lots Oversea countries

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    Americas Airmails 1926/41: Selection of 55 covers/cards from USA, Costa Rica, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago as well as mail mail addressed to Sweden from Argentine, Brazil and Chile with 'Via L.A.T.I' usages, further Colombian airmail with CORREO AEREO MANCOMUN and TRANSOCEANICO together with commercial airmail covers from Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay showing diff. rates and routings.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1391 Collections/lots Asia

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    1880/2004ca.:  Fine group covers and cards with China (8), of which internal use of stationery postcard from TIENTSIN to CHEFOO 1897;  from Japan (10), Portugese India (1),  Bhutan (1), Afghanistan (9), India (10), Burma (1) and Dutch India (22) containg also items addressed to Dutch India. In total 62 items.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1392 Collections/lots Asia

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    Asia - Airmail 1922/48: Assembly of 46 airmail covers, incl. two Japanese commemorative postcards of 2nd domestic postal flight service Osaka and Kurume, further Thailand - Siam flights as 1924 Ubol (2), Uttara and Roi Etch. 1926 cover from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, 1928 envelope from Penang by 'First Service from Malacca connecting with Marseille-London Air Mail' as well as 25 covers from India with 1929 'Jodhpur-Delhi' First Flight, 1930 'Reti to Jacobabad Emergency Air Mail', 1932 'Madras-Karachi', 1933 'Trans-Indian', 1936 (Dec. 8) 'India - Ceylon' and 1937 'Delhi-Bombay' First flights.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1393 Collections/lots Africa

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    1865/1939: Fine Assembly of covers, much of Egypt, including French post offices as ALEXANDRIA, PORT SAID or French stamps, some Sudan; Italian Colonies in Africa (6). Gold Coast (10); Mauritius fine letter 1865 with pair 4 d. to Bordeaux, another also to Bordeaux 4 d. + 1 d.; South Africa 6 fine covers (of which 4 registered) with 'VRI' or 'Orange River Colony' overprinted stamps, 1 cover Cape of Good Hope, Rhodesia / Northern Rhodesia (7);  Compania da Mozambique and 1 from Funchal. Collection of 6 different stationery post cards and 2 stationery envelopes from the Seychelles. In total 95 items.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1415 Collections/lots Oversea countries

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