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Sale 19: The Autumn Sale

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Foreign Country Collections (British Africa-Burma)

Lot 2938 /o   

British Commonwealth collection. Mint and used on album pages, virtually all early material from first issues to 1920's with occasional 1930's singles and sets, strong in both early mint and used with lots of better material throughout, Antigua with mint and used QV issues from 1860's on starting with 1863 1d mint (cat $110) and good KGV sets mint to the shilling values, Bahamas from early QV issues on mint and used and better KGV mint shilling values and better 1930 sets, strong Barbados from first issues used including a section of early minor varieties, better later mint sets, etc., Bermuda with better KGV mint sets and high value shilling values including 1925 10sh (cat $150), good Bechuanaland, nice runs of British Guiana mint and used, British Honduras from first issues on including 1880-90 sets mostly mint, strong CGH from 1864 on mostly in complete sets, useful Canada and Provinces with some better, Cayman Islands with KGV mint issues to the shilling values, early use Ceylon and better later issues, strong Cyprus with first issue mint on and better later sets mint and used, good Dominica with QV issues mint and used and a strong showing of 1900's View issues and later KGV including the 1923 set complete to the £1 (cat $354), Falkland Islands with first page cataloging over $800 alone, other highlight countries include Gambia, Grenada, Gibraltar, India & Ireland, Kenya & Uganda with 1925 £2 mint (cat $725), Rhodesia with Admiral and double heads to the shilling values, early St. Helena and better later including the 1922-27 set the £1 (cat $744), St. Lucia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, etc., etc., condition above average with lots of better throughout, a must see to appreciate.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $8,500

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