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British Commonwealth Collections

Lots 2677-2686 Lots 2687-2696 Lots 2697-2706 Lots 2707-2716 Lots 2717-2724

Lot 2677 /   

Aitutaki Collection, 1903-83, mint collection in mounts on custom pages (by owner); complete issues for the period including early shade variety, all n.h. after 1927; condition above the norm throughout, owner's 2016 Scott cat $984 (with inventory).
Estimate    $250 - 350.

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Realized: $170

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Lot 2678 o   

Australia, "Roos" Accumulation, 1913-40, all used accumulation of nearly 1,000 stamps neatly arranged on Hagner stock pages, nice selection of more than 200 "Roos" to 2 shilling in quantities of 1-40 each of nine different values (all figured as lowest varieties), also quantities of other definitives, commemoratives, airmail, and postage dues, some blocks of four, great lot for specialists to check for cancels and varieties, owner's 2018 Scott $4,000.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2679    

Australia Used Accumulation, 1913-2000, in 3 stock books and on pages; better value on pages with Roos, KGV with issues to about the 1930s, occasional mint stamp in mounts, stock books filled with jam-packed manila pages from early to later with some heavy duplication, please inspect.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2680 /o/   

British Africa, Protectorate Collection, 1857-1963, in Scott album, hingeless stock sheets encompassing Natal, Niger Coast Protectorate, Oil Rivers, North Nigeria, Nyasaland Protectorate, Orange River, and Rhodesia, replete with better material throughout; highlights include Natal Scott 1 used, 9//17, 33, 36, 56-57 used, 81-93, Specimens 94-100, Niger Coast 1-6 mint, 25 on cover with Royal cert, 1894 QV issues, 54 used, 55//63, Nigeria Scott 12 m.n.h. listed as Die II, Northern Nigeria 37-38 used, 40-52, North Rhodesia 16-17 mint, 25-45, 61-74, 75-88, Nyasaland Protectorate pages of the 1908 issues identified by town cancels, 1913-19 issues majority of higher values with revenue cancels, 54-67, many booklets, Rhodesia 1//1/8, specimens, inverted overprints, with quite a variety of stationery and covers throughout; an interesting album that will definitely yield a good return, inspection recommended.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2681 /o/   

British Africa, Collection, 1878-1950, housed in Scott album with many good to better singles and sets throughout; includes Zanzibar 3-16 mint, varieties that will need checking 7b, 8a, 30-31 pair, mint 48-52, 74-78, many pages of India used in Zanzibar with cancel interest, many Specimen overprints, stationery and covers throughout, with pleasant duplication, Swaziland 1-7 mint, KGVI 27-37, QEII 65-66, Transvaal mint 98, 99, 101 with/imperf fantail, 124-135 mint need checking with pages of reprints, second occupation 252-263 used, some Uganda used 75 (2), 76 (2), Zululand 1-10, 15, couple of pages of Togo, German 3//6, 7-19, some British including 66 block of 6 with top right stamp missing "O"ccupation, possible 86a, 90 used, pages of good French Offices in Zanzibar and China; condition varies with nice material throughout, overall a very well-filled collection that definitely should be reviewed.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 2682 /o/   

British East & Central Africa Collection, 1878-1950, displayed on album pages, hingeless stock sheets, on pages in Scott album, East Africa with lots of value packed material, starting with Coat of Arms and strength in 1895-1898 issues, Scott 38-52, 54//70, 65 m.n.h. block of 6 with cert, 66 on cover to Mombasa with Sismondo cert, 72-93, postal stationery, covers, specimens, strong Central Africa, 1-11, 13, 18-20, used 26-28, 58 used block of 4, 67 used on gun license, KEVII to 1£, postal stationery, covers, specimens, both of these areas with better duplication, also included are Cape of Good Hope, Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, East Africa and Uganda Protectorate, German East Africa and British Occupation all with value; you will be pleasantly surprised if you take the time to review.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

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Realized: $5,750

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Lot 2683 /o/   

British Africa, Accumualtion, in Scott, Barclay, older quadrille albums, on pages, encompassing a wide variety of mint, used, multiples, covers, stationery filling a large box; includes Aden nicely filled from 1937 with 24 vintage photo post cards, older book full of predominately used Transvaal, Trinidad, Zanzibar with Australian States, Scott album with Offices to high values, Eritrea,Tripolitania, Somalia, Morocco with some nice Lagos, Mauritius, an older album of Nigeria nicely presented from 1914 and on, Scott album with good Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Ascension, album filled with South Africa cancel study, a lot of material with quite a few better items.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 2684 /o/   

British America, Collections, 1851-1970, in Scott albums, stock book and pages including British Guiana, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Grenada, and Trinidad & Tobago; Guiana with modest examples 1860-1890 issues, nicer KGV, decent coverage through the 30's with, well-filled Town cancel stock book, Cayman islands basically from 1938, few KEVII, KGV mint 109-111, QEII 153-167, Falkland Islands with a few ear lies, used 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 20-21, 44,44a, Gibbons "paid" handstamp FR1 (needs checking), many mint blocks, 100 mint, 2 sets 107-120 n.h. and l.h., Trinidad with a 3a (needs checking), used 27, 27a, 45//55, used 88, 102 used - revenue cds, b.o.b. postage, war tax etc., Grenada on pages opens with a very strong showing of 1861-1899 issues with many varieties, surcharges, tete-beche pairs, many high value items that should be inspected, quite a few KEVII and KGV, with covers and stationery interspersed, the time taken to review will be well rewarded.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,300

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Lot 2685 /o/   

British Asia, Selection, 1859-1981, on pages including Brunei, Ceylon, North Borneo, Sarawak; No. Borneo mainly from 1887, mint and used with some nicer items, varieties etc., includes Scott 8 used, 35-43 mint imperf blocks of 10, some Japanese Occupation, decent Brunei 1906-81 with Japanese Occupation, a couple pages of Sarawak, 80-93 mint, light Ceylon with 14, 23, 49, 58, some surcharge varieties on card 150a, 151c, 151e., with some covers, please inspect.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2686 /o   

British Asia, Collection, mounted in two large Scott albums; starting with mint Aden lacking only the four 1937 high values, Protectorates complete, Bahrain with good later mint, Batum well represented, Burma with good KGVI sets mint including officials, occupation issues, Ceylon with some useful used early QV's an later completion including surcharge varieties, KEVII near complete mostly mint, KGV issues including 100r specimen (SG 321s, cat £425), completion mostly mint from 1935 on, Hong Kong with good unused 1862 first issues and later QV's including 1863 96c high value mint (cat $1,750), 1882-1900 issue complete mostly mint, later surcharges including Scott 54 mint (cat $300), KEVII & KGV issues up to the better dollar values, mostly used India from 1854 with good representation and high value present, states, etc., Iraq and Trans-Jordan with later mint sets, Israel (no tabs) and useful Kuwait, mix of Malay States with some better high value present, good mint runs up to the mid-values and later issue completion, Nepal with better first issue on, Pakistan near complete, Palestine near complete with better, useful Sarawak, Strait Settlement starting with mint #1-4 and good later QV's, 1907 overprint set complete mint, good KEVII & KGV issues including Expo varieties, etc.; condition above the norm with much value throughout, inspection a must.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,750

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Lots 2677-2686 Lots 2687-2696 Lots 2697-2706 Lots 2707-2716 Lots 2717-2724

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