Lot
3271 
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British Asia, Collection, 1867-1970's, substantial semi-specialized collection mostly mounted and annotated on quadrille pages in six volumes. The Malaya and Borneo area plus Hong Kong are presented here, and as this was the collector's favorite area, there is a high level of completion for these countries, including sets and singles mint or used up to over $1,000 each, with a myriad of multi hundred-dollar items, including many scarce varieties seldom seen in most collections. There are also covers, multiples, some specimen overprints (often on the very high values as expected). The collector focused on quality, always seeking clean and attractive examples whenever possible, so there are only occasional small faults to be found here and there. Some high values have fiscal cancels and are counted as such or not at all. North Borneo is the strongest country but also quite strong are Labuan, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei and all of Malaya, including separate states, plus Federated States and Straits Settlements, plus a nice showing of Hong Kong. Highlights are far too numerous to list, but they will be noted easily with a solid viewing, which should be a pleasure for anyone keen on this ever-popular area. This marvelous collection took many decades of search and acquisition by a dedicated collector, and is offered intact, representing a rare opportunity to obtain a comprehensive showing of the area, which is getting more and more difficult of late. Cat value sure to be multiples of our estimate. Estimate $40,000 - 50,000.
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Realized: $35,000
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3272 /o
British Asia, Collection, clean mostly 20th Century collection in a Scott Specialty album, some 19th Century used and 20th Century to early 1950s generally mint including Aden Scott #1-12, 13-46, Ceylon #260-306, Hong Kong #147-53, 154-66A, 163B, 167-83, India #96-98, 150-99, 203-06, 211, 221, Mesopotamia #N28//41, Pakistan #1-46, 47-62 (less 57A), O14-34, Bahawalpur #1-29, O1-28, also Nepal used #2, 8a pair, 14-17, inspection recommended, owner's Scott $10K+, Fine to Very Fine+. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,350
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3273 /o
British Asia, Collection, housed in two Scott albums, some countries sparse with good to better singles and sets throughout; includes useful to good Aden, Bahrain 1933 set complete including 3p-12a in pairs, few Bangkok issues worth checking, Burma highlighted by scarce 1937 first issue Official issue complete mint, Ceylon with mixed QV issues and good KGV issues including 1912 specimen set, other specimens including 1935 View issue, nice showing of Hong Kong QV issues mostly used with some good later mint, better Kuwait with 1923 & 1929 KGV regular & official sets complete mint with varieties, Strait Settlements with useful to good QV issues, KEVII issues including 1904 definitives to the $5, 1907 Labuan overprint set complete, KGV definitives including good high values, etc., Federated Malay States with first issues complete and many of the following high values present including $2-$25 specimens, 1901 Tiger issues well represented, dues, Johore with 1904 definitives complete to the $10 and complete 1918 definitives, Kedah with complete issues 1912 to 1926 and 1937 specimens, some Kelantan, Pahang with a few good early issues and Sultan specimen set, similar Perak, etc., some useful to good Labuan, North Borneo 1899 & 1904 surcharges complete, 1909 set with variety, good 1910 45 high value mint, the scarce 1926-28 set complete with good $2 variety, 1922 Expo set with additional, 1931 set, etc., Sarawak with 1888 brooks definitives complete, 1928 specimens, couple good Jap Occ high values worth checking, some Singapore, other useful countries dotted throughout; worth evaluation. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
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Realized: $6,250
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3274 /o/
British Commonwealth, Collection, housed on quadrille pages; mostly mixed condition classics to useful later with occasional better and some interesting postal history and postmark interest; includes New Zealand including railway issues, British Guiana, Mauritius, Samoa with a few original Express issues, Fiji and a few other countries; inspect. Estimate $250 - 350.
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Realized: $350
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3275 /o
British Commonwealth, Better Accumulation, collector-built accumulation of many hundreds of better British Commonwealth stamps on Hagner pages, gathered by a compulsive but selective buyer. This is an eye-pleasing array of Great Britain and most of the Commonwealth countries, starting with classics of the Victorian period, usually both imperforate and perforated stamps, then some better singles and nice runs of issues through the George VI period followed by some nice sets of the Elizabethan years. All in all, you will see 74 various One Pound and 73 Ten Shilling stamps of the earlier issues here. It starts with Great Britain, showing 6 Penny Blacks followed by a neat, 4-margin used strip of #4, plus an additional used pair and strip of 3 of #4, then a used #5 (CV $900), then several dozen various singles (many wing singles) of QV period, including #13, #53 ($350), #60, #70 ($325), #94-5, and various 4d, 6d, 8d, and 1/- stamps. Also four 10/- stamps, including #74 ($3250), and #109 (3, $550 each). Followed by a few used Sea Horses and one unused set of #222-24 ($630). Then a delightful journey through the Commonwealth starts with a nice range of Australian States and Australia, including a NH booklet pane of 8 of #95, and a #125 gutter block of 8 with the Ash imprint. Nice Barbados, Bahamas, Bechuanaland Protectorate, 21 various Cape of Good Hope triangles plus used #178 with cert., Fiji #131B used block, nice Cayman and Cyprus, Falklands, including #64 used ($425), strong Grenada, Gibraltar, India Gandhi set, K-U-T, Malta, Malaya, Nauru, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Rhodesia including two One Pound Double Heads plus two One Pound George V, plus a used block of the 5d Double Head, St. Helena, strong St. Vincent, and more. Better unused sets including Cayman #69-80, Cyprus #168-82 and 183-97, both NH, Gibraltar #132-45, NH, Singapore #1-20 NH, Solomon #89-105, B.A.T #1-15 NH, PNG #122-36, St. Helena #118-27, St. Vincent #141-52 (2, both NH). Etc. There are also 12 various early complete booklets. It ends with a few Silver Jubilee sets (5 NH, 8 hinged, 4 used), plus some Silver Weddings sets (25 NH, 16 hinged, 16 used.); Enormous catalog value. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $7,500
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3276 /o
British Commonwealth, Accumulation, an attractive mint & used accumulation of Commonwealth material which includes some very nice Omnibus issues, some Bermuda Key Plate stamps including a mint 12sh6p, also noted is some interesting 19th Century material, mainly used, nice range of 20th Century British Africa is present, one binder of 20th Century used India, Pakistan and Burma, mixed condition, please inspect. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot
3277 /o/
British Commonwealth, Accumulation, mix of */o issues mostly on stockcards and a selection of covers and post cards; stamps mostly B.W.I. issues with some sets and high values, with sections of Trinidad, Antigua, Grenada, etc., some Australian Area and N.Z., good showing of postal cards worth checking, covers with early stampless Grenada and Jamaica, a run of early Ceylon post cards most mint, etc.; inspection recommended. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,700
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3278 /o
British Commonwealth, Balance, mix of material in large box; includes Pitcairn Islands collection on hand-drawn/painted pages, other issues on similar pages with better sets including Cyprus and North Borneo, sparse two-volume collection with pocket of useful to good items, various stocks including G.B. from 1840 1d blacks on, some good later mint, Australia and Canada, many isle counties, good stock of Hong Kong, etc.; nice mix of material throughout with good single and sets present, inspection recommended. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,300
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3279 /o
British Commonwealth, Better Group, of mostly mint issues on stockpages in binder; includes some used G.B. with good Official issues, most of balance mint with good to better singles and sets including Cyprus Scott #168-182 n.h., 143-155, Falkland Is. #107-119, strength in Gibraltar issues including Scott #1-2, 26, 35, 36, 36A, 38, 45, 60-61, 62 x2, 74-75, 76-89, 147-160, run of Malta with Scott #9a, 21-27, 30, 40, 42-45, 60, 64, 72, 82-84, 92, 98-114a, 126-129, 141-147, 160-166, 177-182, 208-222, 246-262, also some Newfoundland with Scott #11, 19, 22, 25 & a n.h. C18; majority nice fresh material with a few flaws to be expected, owner's Scott cat. $8,140. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,100
Lot
3280
British Commonwealth, Covers, lot of about 80, mostly early, better covers/cards; includes 7 x 1904-1906 British East African destination postcards with great frankings and postmarks; very interesting usages. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675