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Sale 49: The Fall Sale

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British Africa to British Central Africa

Lots 1358-1367 Lots 1368-1372

Lot 1358 //o   

British Africa, Collection, 1868-1950, most colonies represented, including fresh mint KGV & KGVI pictorial definitive sets of Ascension, Basutoland; later QV & KEVII sets & singles of the Nigerias; a few South Africa pairs; decent Tanganyika, Transvaal & other South African States; condition generally F-VF, please inspect for proper evaluation.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 1359 o   

British Africa, Collection, 1869-1900, various country issues on pages in springback album; includes Bechuanaland including 1887 issues with 5sh & 10sh mint (cat $340) and other good later issues mostly mint, Gambia with 1869 imperfs including #2-4 used (cat $660) and additional #4 mint (cat $375), Gold Coast with #1 mint (cat $550) and good later issues, few Griqualand West issues, Labuan with good completion in later issues, showing of 4 nice Madagascar issues (cat $465), Natal including used #1, #2 tied on piece (cat $1,500), Niger Coast Protectorate including first issues complete, North Borneo with 1886, 1¢ cliche error in strip of three (cat $300 as single) useful Orange River Colony and Rhodesia, Seycelles Islands near basic completion for the period, good showing of Sierra Leone issues including 1896-97 issue complete mixed */o, Uganda with 1896 typeset issues and 1898 high value mint, Zanzibar with mint 1896 Sultan issue (cat $236) and the 1899-1901 Sultan issue (cat $313), etc.; condition above the norm overall.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 1360 /o   

British Africa, Collection, 1880-1964, displayed in Scott Specialty album, mostly quite sparse, lots of Ghana, various QEII commemoratives, needs more careful examination.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1361    

British Africa, Collection Balance, various countries with issues to the 1950's virtually all mint, includes Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Griqualand West, Bechuanaland, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Zululand, Orange River Colony, Togo, Kenya & Uganda, Madagascar, Niger Coast Protectorate, Lagos, Southern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria, Nyasaland Protectorate, B.C.A. including Sc. 58b pair on piece (cat $440), Southern Rhodesia, South West Africa, Swaziland, New Republic, Transvaal and Union of South Africa; condition varies, high value with owner's cat in excess of $49,279, please inspect for full evaluation.
Estimate    $7,500 - 10,000.

Realized: $8,500

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Lot 1362 /o   

British America, Collection, 1851-1900, various country issues on album pages; includes some useful Antigua, Bahamas with 4-margin mint o.g. #1 pair, Barbados including good early imperfs mostly mint, 1873, 5sh rose (cat $375) and completion on issues from 1882 on, British Guiana with used 4-margin 1853, 1¢ vermilion no line above value (Sc. #8, cat $1,350), good later singles and sets, British Honduras with later mint, Falkland Islands including 1898, 2sh6d mint (Sc. #20, cat $300), useful to good Grenada, some Jamaica, Leeward Island missing a couple stamps for the period, few good issues from Nevis, St. Christopher and St. Lucia, Tobago with good surcharge issues, Trinidad with some good issues including officials, Virgin Islands, etc.; condition above the norm overall.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1363 /o   

British America, Collection, 1859-1989, neatly presented on Scott Specialty pages, including Bahamas, British Guiana, British Honduras & Belize, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Falklands, South Georgia, Leewards, Montserrat, St. Christopher, Nevis, St. Kitts - Nevis, Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago, Virgin Islands; generally fresh mint from later QV through QEII, complete sets including commemoratives, some used classics, should be examined more closely.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 1364 /o   

British America, Collection, 1860-1965, neatly displayed in Scott Specialty album, with good coverage of QV era, KEVII & KGV definitives, usually to 5sh values, and good QEII commems & definitives often to 10sh & £1; fresh & F-VF or better, needs more careful evaluation, please inspect.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $725

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Lot 1365 /o/   

British America, Collection, 1863-1982, attractive fresh country collections on Scott Specialty pages, with Anguilla & Antigua, British Guiana, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Turks, Turks & Caicos; each with representative Queen Victoria issues, some 3 Kings, quite full QEII issues; each country also includes First Day Covers of Disney issues singles & souvenir sheets; please inspect.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1366 /   

British America, Collection, 1870-1967, neatly displayed in Scott Specialty album, best being Canada & Provinces, with fresh mint sets & singles from 1870 Small Queens, 1897 Jubilees to 50¢, Maple Leafs & Numerals; 1908 Quebec complete; Admirals to $1 (lacking 50¢); 1920's commemoratives; 1928-29 Pictorials complete including "Blue Nose"; 1930's-1950's definitive sets to $1; back-of-the-book including Airmails, Special Delivery, used Registration; Dues complete mint; Officials including O1-O10; Provinces including nice Newfoundland; condition generally VF, owners's 2012 catalog value over $15,000 (of which Canada & Provinces totals over $10,000); most of the remaining catalog value in KGVI & QEII sets & singles, much never hinged; inspection will be rewarding.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 1367 //o   

British America, Collection, 1870-1962, in Scott Specialty album, most of value in late QV to QEII sets & singles, sometimes to 10sh or £1, all neatly mounted in hingeless mounts; note some better including Barbuda 1922 set to 5sh; Dominica, Montserrat, Tobago, Turks & Caicos, etc; some mixed mint & used, condition generally F-VF or better, please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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Lots 1358-1367 Lots 1368-1372

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