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Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

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British Commonwealth - Aden to British West Indies

Lots 498-507 Lots 508-517 Lots 518-525

Lot 498 o   

Aden, 1937, ½a-10r Dhow issue complete. Town cancels, all nicely centered, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1-12    $580.

Realized: $400

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Lot 499 S   

Australia, 1913, 10sh-£2 Specimen overprint set complete. O.g., rich colors, slightly bend in 10sh, F.-V.F.
SG No. 14s/16s    £750 ($1,177).

Realized: $475

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Lot 500 o   

Australia, 1929, 10s gray & pink. Small Multiple watermark, light town cancel, very well centered, bright vivid color, Extremely Fine, choice so nice. SG No. 112 £450 ($706).
Scott No. 101    $600.

Realized: $450

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Lot 501 o   

Australian States Collection, 1850-1912. Neatly displayed on album pages with good basic overall completion for these issues; N.S.W. with 1850 1d & 2d types and a good array of QV's, better later high values including 1885 5sh, 1890 20sh & 1904 10sh values, complete charity & registry issues, #O32, Queensland with fair range of early issues and some later completion, complete semi-postals, South Australia similar with some good later high values, Tasmania with a good showing of early issues including 1857 issues complete and some later commemoratives, much completion in early Victoria with many nice 4 margin issues, later high values with 1902 £2, complete semi-postals and postal fiscals up to the £1, registry & too late issues, Western Australia 1854 imperf issues missing only 6d and good completion in later; condition mixed to be expected yet overall condition a bit above the norm (no photo).
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 502 o   

Australia Collection, 1913-40. Neatly displayed on album pages; strong completion of issues with 1913 to the 10sh, 1915 issues to the 5sh & 10sh respectively, 1924 £1, 1929 Roos to the 5sh and 31-36' up to the £1, 1932 5sh Sidney Bridge and completion in later commemoratives, back-of-the-book with complete airs, official near complete and dues strong with 1902 issue complete and 1902-04 issue to the 5sh, etc.; condition mixed with many better singles and sets throughout (no photo).
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 503 o   

Australia Stock including States Postmark Study. Collector's stock and study on stock and approval pages; with early Australia issues and some later into the 1940's with Roo issues to the low shilling values mostly in modest quantities, some better, small section of postmarks and a stock of perfin official issues, an array of States issues with some nice town postmarks and an emphasis on the barred numeral town killers, much of which was hand-selected for choice strikes; condition well above the norm (no photo).
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 504    

Australia Cover Accumulation. Lot of 170 20th century covers & cards with various frankings & postmarks, included are several first day covers, first flight covers and commemorative items, Very Fine (no photo).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 505    

Australia, 1929-47 Australia & Papua New Guinea Airmail Covers. Lot of 50 airmail covers including several first flights carried on a variety of routes, included is 9 covers with combination frankings of Australia & New Guinea or Papua, generally Very Fine.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 506 o   

New South Wales Collection, 1850-97. Used mounted on quadrille pages in Plymouth album, 1850 issues with selection of 5 or more 1d & 2d types all with clear to large margins, 3d types, 1851-54 QV issues with values represented with many of the shades and papers present, later QV issues in similar fashion with plates and shades noted, 1861-88 5sh with the range of shades and perfs, good showing of later to 1882 issue with some shades and perfs; with condition above the norm (no photo).
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 507 o   

New South Wales, Official, 1887-90, 10sh mauve & claret. "N.S.W." on oval cancels, strong bright colors, small filled thin and central natural paper inclusion, otherwise F.-V.F., a scarce high value official issue. Scott No. O21 $3,250.
SG No. O36    £2,000 ($3,140).

Realized: $725

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