Auction 82
Silver Oak Series
British Commonwealth
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Lot 384 |
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 [Australia] White, Alan J. (editor), Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue, 1996 edition, over 600 pages, loose-leaf, amply illustrated in black & white, the standard reference for the myriad of details it covers. Like new. Shipping weight 6 lbs / 2.7 kilos. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $26 |
Lot 385 |
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[Australian States: Victoria] Freeman, Hugh H., The Barred Numerals of Victoria, published in 2018, hard bound, lavishly illustrated in color, a lovely coffee table type book with encyclopedic coverage of the subject. Shipping weight 4.5 lbs / 2 kilos. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $30 |
Lot 386 |
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[Australian States: Victoria] Purves, J.R.W., Victoria: The "Butterfly" and "Barred Oval" Cancellations, 1850-1855, plus The "Beaded Oval" and "Laureated" Issues of Victoria, 1860-1864 by Jones and Kellow; and Victoria: The Travelling Post Offices and Their Markings 1865-1912; Victoria: 1901-12 Issue both by Purves; also includes two guides to the classification of Victoria Half-Lengths and the 192 auction catalogue of the Dr. R. N. Wawn Collection; invaluable reference material for the Victoria specialist! Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos | Unsold |
Lot 387 |
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[British Commonwealth] Lowe, Robson, Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, published 1949-1991, 6 volumes, hard bound, 3128 pages, amply illustrated in black & white, a magisterial and extremely detailed on the subject by a world-renowned philatelist. Slightly worn. Shipping weight 13 lbs / 5.9 kilos. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $170 |
Lot 388 |
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[British Commonwealth] Miscellany, a group of 9 books, including: Bermuda Specialized Catalog; Canadian Flag Cancels 1896-1919; India Used Abroad; The 1929 Airmail Stamps of India; History of the Indian Army Postal Service 1914-1931; Orange Free State Philately volume 1; Pitcairn Islands Postal Markings 1883-1991; The Cancellations of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland; O.A.T. and A.V.2 Markings; and An Illustrated Guide to Imperial Reply Coupons. Shipping weight 12.5 lbs / 5.7 kilos. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 389 |
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[British North America] Boggs, Winthrop S., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada, published in 1974, Quarterman reprint of the 1945 edition, hard bound, 870 pages, well illustrated in black & white. Modest wear, mainly to the cover. Shipping weight 3.5 lbs / 1.6 kilos. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 390 |
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[British North America] Boggs, Winthrop S., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Newfoundland, 1942, 1st edition, hard bound, 186 pages, well illustrated in black & white, an important work on the subject. This is a public library rebinding and a few pages are marked, otherwise it is in good condition for its age. Shipping weight 1.1 lbs / 0.5 kilos. Estimate $20 - 30. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 391 |
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[British North America] Boggs, Winthrop S., The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Newfoundland, 1979, Quarterman reprint of the 1942 edition, 65 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 392 |
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[British North America] Pugh, Kenneth W., Reference Manual of BNA Fakes, Forgeries and Counterfeits, 1977 edition in two binders with black & white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 393 |
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[Great Britain] Jackson, Capt. H.T., The Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles, 1891-1971, 1979, hardbound, 179 pages with black and white illustrations, this lot also includes a softbound copy of Fifty Years of British Airmails, 1911-1960 compiled by N.C. Baldwin, 47 pages with black and white illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos | Realized $20 |
Lot 394 |
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[Great Britain] Kirk & Cattell, British Maritime Postal History, published by Ted Proud in 1981 and later, 3 volumes, hard bound, with a few illustrations in black & white. Also Guide Lines to the Penny Black by P.C. Litchfield; Suffolk Postal History and Postal Markings to 1944, by Thomas Slemons, published in 2017, a thick book beautifully illustrated in color; and Gibbons G.B. Specialised Stamp Catalogue Volume 1, 16th edition, published in 2011. A useful lot for the Great Britain specialist. Shipping weight 12 lbs / 5.5 kilos. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $20 |
Lot 395 |
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[Great Britain] Nissen, Charles, The Plating of the Penny Black of Great Britain 1840, published in 1922, the classic and indispensable work on this subject, in 2 volumes (one of text, the other with plates). The text volume is readable but worn and unbound, the plates have been unbound and put in plastic sleeves in a loose-leaf binder. Shipping weight 5.5 lbs / 2.5 kilos. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 396 |
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[Hong Kong] Sotheby Parke Bernet, The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection: Postage Stamps and Postal History of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports, 257 pages with color illustrations. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 397 |
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[Hong Kong] Webb, F.W., Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, 1994, reprinted with additional material from the 1961 first edition, hardbound, 400 pages + 93 pages of black & white plates + 33 pages of supplentary material. The classic work on the subject, very detailed. In excellent, nearly new condition. Shipping weight 4.5 lbs / 2 kilos. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 398 |
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[New Zealand] Campbell-Paterson, Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, 2001 edition, loose-leaf, well illustrated in color, the standard reference for detailed varieties. Like new. Shipping weight 4.25 lbs / 1.95 kilos. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $28 |
Lot 399 |
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[Orange Free State] A.E. Geldhof, Stamps of the Orange Free State, published in 1938 by the American Philatelic Society; with black and white illustrations. This is number 1 of 200 serially numbered copies and is signed by the author. Also includes The Springbok Half-Penny by Gordon Ward, M.D., F.R.P.S.L. And finally "Philatelic Handbook Magazine" Handbook No. 12 entitled South West Africa: A Check List, 1928. A lovely group of handbooks for the area. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 400 |
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[Orange Free State] Buckley & Marriott, Stamps of the Orange Free State, 1966-76, 3 volumes, hard bound, 282 + 211 + 247 pages, illustrated in black & white. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $60 |
Lot 401 |
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[Sudan ] Stagg, E.C.W., Sudan, The Postal Markings 1867-1970, published in 1974 by the Royal Philatelic Society London, hard bound, 196 pages, with some illustrations in black & white, and very detailed coverage of the subject. Nearly new. Shipping weight 1.3 lbs / 0.6 kilos. Estimate $20 - 30. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $18 |
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