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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 2185    

British Commonwealth, Balance, a mix of mint issues including small Togo hoard, mix of issues on stockcards including good G.B. high value, Egypt issues, Australia specimen Roo issues, little Canada and Sudan, India, etc.; inspection will proved rewarding.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 2186    

British Commonwealth, Covers, of approximately 75 covers and cards; with strength in British Pacific area including New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon with illustrated 1930's World Cruise covers, 1930-40's registered usages from Zanzibar and St. Vincent, 1939 SWA bilingual pairs on registered first day and first flight, Jamaica, Tonga registered formula entire, Trinidad red cross semi-postal, N.S.W. with Tatersall label, etc.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $750

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Lot 2187 /o   

British Commonwealth, Cover Balance, of approximately 85 items; mostly Falkland Islands with KGVI 1938 issues usages including registered, FDC's, 2d used as revenue, etc., also unused stationary including specimen, some other country usages around the same period including Nyasaland, Trinidad & Tobago, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2188 /o   

British Commonwealth, Collection, including Great Britain, 19th and 20th century mint and used in three Simplex albums and an early Scott International album, also specialized Gibbons Churchill collection and envelopes with some early issues.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2189    

British East Africa, Post Cards, 1904-07, recently discovered correspondence of 44 postcards (16 from British East Africa and 28 outgoing from BEA); cities involved are Voi and Mombasso; fantastic group of markings and frankings.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2190    

British Europe, Collection, 1863-1950, mint issues of Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta on album pages; Cyprus starting with 1880-81 overprint issues near complete (1880 1sh high value sound o.g. with Sismondo cert), completion in later QV's with 1882-84 & 1894-96 sets present, KEVII issues complete and KGV nearing completion missing only a few high values, strong later completion, Gibraltar complete for the period including all KEVII & KGV high values, and Malta with strong early QV issues and near complete (missing one stamp after 1885, including complete dues; Scott catalog $20,494+, overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $6,750

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Lot 2191 /o   

British Europe, Accumulation, haphazard mix of material mainly on stock cards and pages, countries include Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Ireland loaded mostly 1930-40's KGVI issues and beyond, includes multiples, postmark interest, etc., please inspect for full evaluation.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2192    

British Europe, New Issue Group, new issue accumulation in glassines from 1990s through about 2015, all fresh mint NH and VF, including sets, singles, souvenir sheets, sheetlets etc., including Great Britain, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Cyprus, Malta etc., all in original priced envelopes as received from distributor, total original prices $1,300+.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2193    

British Oceania, Collection, of mint issues to 1950 housed in Minkus album; includes Aitutaki missing only a couple first issues for completion, Cook Islands with a good showing of early issues and later completion, including good NZ Fiscal overprint issues including the 1921 & 1931 sets and most of the better 1932-36 set, similar Niue with complete NZ Fiscal issues, good Penrhyn Island, Fiji with some early issues including 1872 surcharges, KEVII & KGV definitives complete, Gilbert & Ellis Islands & New Hebrides complete, Nauru complete, British Solomon Islands lacking the first issue for completion, Tonga with a good showing of early issues and later complete sets, fair showing of Samoa and Western Samoa appears near complete; Scott catalog $15,220+, overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $5,500

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Lot 2194 /o   

British Levant, Registration Envelopes, 6 items; with four used entires (1 QV, 3 KEVII with two uprated), mint KEVII in two different formats.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $140

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