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British Commonwealth Collections

Lots 2165-2174 Lots 2175-2184 Lots 2185-2194 Lots 2195-2204 Lots 2205-2214 Lots 2215-2224 Lots 2225-2231

Lot 2215    

Great Britain, Cover Group, 1868-1900, of 9 covers, all but one to foreign destinations including six registered; with five uprated entires to New York, Germany, Italy and Sweden, compound entires to Berlin (registered) and Canada, 1868 folded letter to N.Y., etc.; nice group.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $100

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Lot 2216 o   

Hong Kong, Collection, 1862-1954, approximately 140 stamps on album pages; includes S.G. 2/12, 14/17, 19-20, 22, 23/7, F10, 32/6, 37a, 38/41, 43, 45/49, 55, 62/70, 71, 78/86, 89a/92a, 100, 107, 117/129, with complete series 133/6, 137/9, 163/8, 169/0, 173/76; owner's cat £3,534, please inspect.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Realized: $450

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Lot 2217 /o   

Treaty Ports: Shanghai, Collection, 1865-93, treaty port issues on pages, with numerous large dragons (9) (S.G. 11, 13-15, 17, 19, 31), Official Reprints (11) (33a-40a), small dragons (60), postage dues (19) and fakes (15) including three sheets of 16 and a strip "canceled" on piece; owner's S.G. cat £12,064.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

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Realized: $3,750

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Lot 2218    

Ireland, Collection, 1922-50, near complete mint issues for the period on Scott album pages; starting with 1922 overprints complete lacking only a few 2d die type varieties (SG 46 with BPA cert.), all later issues complete; Scott catalog $5,900+, overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 2219 /o   

Leeward Islands, Accumulation, haphazard mix of material mainly on stock cards and album pages; mostly 1930-40's KGVI issue mint material in quantities including mint blocks, does include some used early and later issues, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 2220    

New Zealand, Collection, 1882-1950, mint issues on album pages in Scott album; starting with a selection of 1882-95 QV issues, 1898 definitives near complete, 1899-1900 issues with good high values, complete to near complete 1907-50 issues including the 1913 Expo set, Postal Fiscals including 1931-39 set complete to the £1, 1940-52 issues to the £1 and 1944-46 surcharges complete, Semi-Postals complete, Officials missing only a handful of early issues for completion, etc.; Scott catalog $9,914, overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2221 /o   

New Zealand, Accumulation, haphazard mix of material mainly on stock cards and album pages; mostly 1930-40's KGVI issue material but does include some used early issues, semi-postals, postal fiscals, also some Niue and Cook Islands issues, etc.; please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2222    

Seychelles, Registration Envelopes, 1903-38, 9 different entires from KEVII to KGVI including three specimens, four with flap sealed; still a scarce group.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2223    

South and South West Africa, Collection, of mint issues on album pages, with issues to 1949; with South Africa issues with regular issues nearly complete with highlights including 1913-24 KGV issues complete (cat $1,373), 1927-28 bilingual issues complete (cat $768), 1933-54 bilinguals complete (cat $571), etc., back-of-the-book issues including the scarce #O40 (cat $500), South West Africa with highlights including 1924 bilingual issue complete (cat $602) and later regular issues complete, back-of-the-book with complete semi-postals and airs, and good officials including the scarce #O21 (cat $675); overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2224    

South Georgia, Collection, 1963-87, in two page groups; 1st with complete mint sets (B1/8, SG 1/16-186), and the 2nd a study of the QEII surcharges with almost all varieties of overprints and watermark positions & postmarks, also 9 registered covers addressed to famous stamp collector Mr. Barber, with all surcharge varieties, also blocks, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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