Auction 58
Collector Series
Collections
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 /oBritish Commonwealth, 1848-1975, a group of mint and used old-time collections, rich in classics through KGV, hinged on older Scott album pages, with a few extras in a stock book. Includes (Scott catalog values are approximate): Antigua ($500), Australia and States ($500), Bahamas ($850), Barbados ($600), Canada ($1600), Cape of Good Hope ($4000), Ceylon ($3600), Great Britain ($2300), Hong Kong ($4200), Ireland ($200), Lagos ($200), Mauritius ($2100), Newfoundland ($2350), New Zealand ($400), Rhodesia ($900) and Straits Settlements ($200). Condition is typical of the period: early imperfs in mixed condition (some with 4 margins, some not), but most of the perforated issues are Fine or F.-V.F., with many very saleable stamps cataloging up to about $500. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 7 lbs / 3.2 kilos. Scott approximately $24,500. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $950 |
Lot 13 |
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/o British Commonwealth, 1850's-1970's, extensive mint and used collection, hinged or in mounts on blank pages, filling a large box. Includes thousands of stamps from dozens of countries, Bahamas to Singapore. Main value is in King Edward VII and King George V issues, plus scattered Queen Victoria and a few mint issues of the 1960's and 1970's, also some postal stationery. A few complete sets but mainly part sets, with catalog values to about $100 on some of the better values. Useful for the dealer building stock or for the general collector trying to fill in a lot spaces, including varieties. Condition is typical of the period, generally Fine for Queen Victoria issues, Fine to Very Fine for the 20th century. A small sampling has been imaged (typically one image per country). Shipping weight 25 lbs / 11.5 kilos. Estimate $500 - 750 Catalog value roughly estimated at approximately $8,000, possibly more . View details and enlarged photo | Realized $550 |
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/o British Commonwealth, 1952-90, a group of modern issues collections, mainly mint, all hinged on Scott album pages, including British Solomon Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands (quite extensive), Cocos Island, Jamaica, Kenya, Pitcairn Island and Tanzania. Attractive and rather extensive mini-collections with appeal to the modern issues collector, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 11 lbs / 5 kilos. Scott approximately $2,000. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $200 |
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/o British West Indies, 1851-1917, a group of collection balances, neatly mounted on hand made pages, with highlights including Nevis, set of proofs of Sc. #1-4, #29 with SPECIMEN overprint; St. Christopher Sc# 19 and a dozen other stamps; St. Kitts and Nevis Sc. #4 mint,#52-60 and war tax overprints; St. Lucia Sc #43-48, Sc #64-72 cats $73, #MR2 sheet of 60; St. Vincent a small smattering of stamps; Trinidad, Tobago and Trinidad &Tobago stamps, features a Trinidad SG #1 on blued paper; postage dues that feature private perfins too; several SPECIMEN and OFFICIAL overprints; Tobago features Sc #1-31 not complete; also included Trinidad & Tobago which features early issues; WAR TAX overprints including a sheet of #MR13; OFFICIAL overprints and finally postage dues; Turks Islands SC #10 (x2), 16, 33, and others; Turks and Caicos Islands early issues, Sc #25 in blocks of 20 and 32, war tax overprints; Virgin Islands MR1 sheet of 60, plus other misc early issues. Not one country is terribly comprehensive but lots of things to add to an existing B.W.I. collection; many pages imaged on the website, o.g., hinged, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $300 |
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o Canada, 1897-2005, extensive dealer's stock of used stamps, neatly organized on stock pages in two large 3-ring binders, many thousands of stamps with considerable duplication, regular issues, commemoratives and some back-of-the-book, generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 10 lbs / 4.5 kilos. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 17 |
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Canada, 1975-90 and 1993-2005, Post Office souvenir year collections, 29 years complete, each as a thick beautifully illustrated book (hard bound beginning in 1990) with all the issues for the year. Immaculate and most are still in the original shrink wraps, unopened. Face value approximately C$570 (= US$415). Would look lovely as coffee table books and would make great presents for beginning philatelists. Shipping weight 45 lbs / 20.5 kilos. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $120 |
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o Great Britain, 1841-64, study of the 1d red, imperf and perf, 258 stamps total, including (Scott #s): 3 (x 31, $97.50), 8 (x 14, $420), 11 (x 3, $240), 14 (x 3, $330), 16 (x 99, $2079), 20 (x 22, $253) and 33 (x 80, $220). Many are plated. Occasional faults as would be expected, generally Fine overall. Scott $3,640. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $200 |
Lot 19 |
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Great Britain, 1952-2000, attractive collection of Queen Elizabeth II mint issues, neatly mounted in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums + a small stock book of new issues and booklets. Commemoratives are nearly complete for the period, plus there are extensive Machins (including high values), a few Wildings and some regionals. Excellent condition throughout, spot check shows all o.g., never hinged, generally Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 16 lbs / 7.25 kilos. Scott approximately $800. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $140 |
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/o India, 1920's-1960's, misc. accumulation of mostly used, with thousands of stamps, hinged on pages, on stock pages, or loose, including King George V, King George VI and independent issues, also a selection of Princely States and even a bit of Burma, with considerable variety and much duplication. A useful lot for the Indian area specialist to rummage through. Occasional faults as would be expected, but generally Fine to Very Fine. A small sampling has been imaged. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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/o Sarawak, 1869-1945, mint collection, with a smattering of used stamps which usually are duplicates of the mint version; lots of overprints; all neatly mounted on 8 pages and imaged on the website, o.g., hinged, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,688. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $220 |
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/o Seychelles, 1890-1980, attractive mint collection, including some duplicates with a smattering of used stamps and a nice more modern postage due section and a few revenue overprints; all neatly mounted on 10 pages and imaged on the website, o.g., hinged, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $160 |
Lot 23 |
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/o Sierra Leone, 1859-1927, mainly mint collection, with a few used examples scattered throughout; a few great early shade varieties; plus a few revenue overprints all neatly mounted on 9 pages, generally Very Fine, all imaged on the website. Scott $2,207+. Estimate $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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//o Sudan, 1897-1906, mint and used collection, all neatly mounted on pages, includes Sc #1 block of 28 where six are showing thick overprint plotted 'S' and broken 'N' varieties, lots of overprints, postage dues, airmails, a neat section of military telegraph stamps; and some postal stationery and postal cards, both mint and used not counted in the catalog value; mostly all imaged on the website, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,103 ++. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
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/o Tonga, 1886-1923, small collection, comprised of mostly the early issues from Sc. #11-66 (not complete), all neatly mounted on 5 pages; all imaged on the website, o.g., hinged, Fine. Scott $1,106+. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
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