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Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

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British Commonwealth Collections

Lot 2172    

British Africa, Collection, 1886, mint issues on album pages in Scott album, with issues to 1949; a selection of countries starting with complete Ascension and Basutoland issues for the period, Bechuanaland nearing completion missing mostly the rarities, similar Bechuanaland Protectorate issues and includes the 1888 2sh6d and 5sh high values, B.C.A. with 189195 first issues to the 10sh and 1897-1901 Arms issues complete to the £1 value, B.E.A. with 1890-94 issues complete, Cameroons complete, selection of mostly later C.G.H. issues, East Africa and Uganda Protectorate with first and second issues complete to the 10r and the 1912-19 set to the 20r with additional 50r, Gambia and G.E.A. issues complete, Gold Coast QV issues lacking only 5 issues and later complete, K.U.T. with 1921 issues to the 5r and 1922-27 complete to the £1 with complete later, Lagos with first and second issues approaching completion with following 1882-1902 long issue missing only 10sh brown violet, later complete, Mauritius with few early issues with strong completion in 1870-80's QV issues and later completion; Scott catalog $53,235+, overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $10,000 - 15,000.

Realized: $18,000

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