Sale 74: The Westpex Auction

Lot 2782    

British Asia, Collection, selection of countries mint to 1940 neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; includes Aden missing only three issues, strong Bahrain, useful Iraq & Kuwait, few better Mesopotamia issues, Palestine and Sudan approaching completion, Trans-Jordan including semi-postal sets, etc.; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2783    

British Central Africa, 1891-1907, well formed mint collection (one used) neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; first issue complete to the 10sh with the good following surcharges, Arms issues with some of the better high values present including some specimens, KEVII with a few good higher values, etc.; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 2784    

British Post Offices Abroad, Collection, 1885-1940, well formed mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; starting with good China issues, Morocco issues missing only a dozen issues for completion, Turkish Empire with QV issues near complete with later issues missing only a half dozen issues for completion; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,700

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Lot 2785    

British Pacific, Collection, selection of countries mint to 1940 neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; includes Aitutaki near complete, Cook Islands strong with good early issues and sets, Fiji some good crown issues and nice later selection, Gilbert & Ellice near complete, Nauru missing only a few seahorses, selection of New Guinea issues, Niue nearing completion with some good fiscal issues, N.W.P.I. mostly complete with good high values, Papua mostly complete, Penrhyn, good showing of Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga with good surcharges and officials; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

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Realized: $4,500

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Lot 2786    

British West Indies, Collection, well formed virtually all mint collection to 1940 neatly displayed in mounts on pages in album; includes Antigua with better early QV issues and near completion in later, Ascension missing only two first issues with later variety, Bahamas with good QV issues and later completion, Barbados with better early Britannia issues including Scott #19 with cert (cat $400) and o.g. #27 (cat $1,100) among others, virtually complete from 1882 on, British Guiana with pleasant showing of ship issues mostly mint with some later completion, British Honduras well represented with better high values present, Dominica nearing completion missing only a half dozen issues, Grenada with good QV issues, Jamaica near complete, Leeward Islands with complete QV issues and later approaching completion, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christopher, St. Lucia, etc. all with strong completion; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $11,000

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Lot 2787 /o   

Canada & Provinces, Collection, 1851-1940, well formed mostly mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; Canada starting with 4-margin #4 and some later mint classics, strong large & small Queens mostly mint, Jubilees complete mint; a nice collection with condition well above the norm, basic complete mint thereafter including 1897-98 Widowheads, KEVII, 1908 Tercentenary, KGV definitives, 1928-29 set, etc., back-of-the-book lacking a few War Tax issues for completion, Provinces including Nova Scotia #1 mint and Newfoundland with some early */o and mostly sets complete in 20th century, etc.; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2788    

Cayman Islands, Collection, 1902-43, well formed mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; missing only 4 stamps for completion, with 1907 ½d surcharge with 1948 BPA cert., 1932 & 1935-36 sets present, etc.; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 2789    

Cyprus, Collection, 1880-1944, well formed mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; 1880-81 overprints near complete including key 1sh o.g. (signed Brun & A. Diena), good completion in later QV's as well as the KEVII & KGV definitives, complete from 1928 Anniversary set on, includes the Ionian Island issues; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 2790 /o   

Denmark, Collection, 1851-1940, well formed mostly mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; starting with a good selection of Royal Emblem issues, following Numeral mostly complete, 20th century virtually complete mint missing only a few values and including all Kings sets and surcharges, semi-postals and airs complete mint, due missing only two lesser issue mint and official missing only a couple for completion, etc., also Danish West Indies with good early issues; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 2791    

Egypt, Collection, 1866-1940, well formed mint collection neatly displayed in mounts on album pages; selection of first issues and approaching completion in following Sphinx issues, 1914 set complete, strong showing of 1920's issues including 1927 Fuad set and later issues mostly complete, back-of-the-book with good representation including airs with Zepps, dues, officials mostly complete, etc.; a nice collection with condition well above the norm.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $1,800

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