Sale 3

British Commonwealth Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 535		/o Antigua, 19th century, selection of 9 Queen Victoria stamps, 7 unused, on one stock sheet with dealer write up and Scott and S.G. numbers, occasional fault, but generally Fine to Very Fine, excellent for retail or an eBay auction. SG 6//30; £1,500. (Scott 2//19). Scott $1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 536		/ Australia, Postage Dues, 1902-60, remainder collection of 53, on Scott album pages, l.h. to o.g. and some later n.h., very fresh colors, including J13-15, J17, J18, J27, J50-56, J60, J64-80 etc., a truly superior group. SG £1,182. Scott $1,925. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 537		/o Australia, States and Dependencies, 1913-70's, collection of several hundred, in 2 Scott albums. Value in used earlies including Roos to 10s etc., popular sets thereafter, decent States and Islands. Also a fat partially filled Global album with New Zealand and Oceania, 8 photo albums with recent covers and a lot of loose new issues. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 538		/o Australia & States, a selection, including 30 states, 21 Roos plus block of 4, and about 100 middle issues, very eclectic group in much better condition than normal, worth inspection. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 539		o Basutoland, 1938-60's, 107 used stamps, on approval cards, mostly in sets, values to 10s, also 2 covers, Very Fine. SG approximately £500. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 540		/o Bechuanaland, 1888-1952, select group of 27 stamps, including Scott Nos. 24, 69, 79a, 105-114, 124-136 etc (S.G. 26, 70, 99/108, 118/128, 118a, 120a, 124a), lightly hinged (2 used), Fine to Very Fine. SG £740. (Scott 24//136). Scott $683. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $0
Lot 541		Bechuanaland, 1935-61, collection of 58 used stamps, on approval cards, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, mostly sets and S.G. varieties, plus one large cover. SG approximately £367. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 542		/o Bermuda, King George VI key plate issues, excellent stock of 41 o.g. and used stamps on dealer cards identified and valued by S.G. including two examples of #120 (£550 each) with usual colonial gum and adhesions, plus 5 n.h. blocks of 4 of #116c, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG 116//120B. SG £3,604. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 543		F Burma: Japanese Occupation, 1942-45, Peacock Issues reference collection, 265 forged overprinted stamps mostly in blocks of 4, on album pages and small stock book with extensive annotations of types, errors, varieties, unrecorded, etc. Probably a few are genuine. Very useful for expertization and study. Estimate $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $0
Lot 544		/o Canada, 19th and 20th century, collection of hundreds, in Harris Specialized album, sparse earlies, but some very nicely centered more popular items, including Jubilees and later issues, good back-of-the-book and some decent Newfoundland. Worth inspection. Estimate $500 - 750. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 545		/ Canada & Provinces, 20th century, a truly superior collection of hundreds of stamps, in 3 specialized albums, many of the major and popular sets n.h. including the provinces and back-of-the-book. Inspection recommended and worthwhile. Estimate $3,000 - 3,500. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 546		Fiji, 1871-1902, interesting group of 34 proofs and stamps, includes 7 imperf trial printings, 2 blocks of 4 of S.G. 33a unused and used, 1891-1902 19 different o.g., perfs and shades, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 547		Fiji, 1878-1976, collection of couple hundred, on Scott album pages, including few earlies, middle issues to 5s, complete from 1922 on except for 4 stamps, l.h. to o.g., very fresh colors and gum, including back-of-the-book and small extra collection, Very Fine overall. Scott $1,825. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 548		/o Great Britain and British Europe, 19th and 20th century, many hundred unused and used, housed in 2 Minkus albums, some King George V and Queen Elizabeth II part or complete sets. The usual array of Great Britain used earlies. A collection worth digging into. Estimate $500 - 750. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 549		Great Britain, 1856-62, 1s green issues, 10 covers all addressed to Boston, bearing franking of six singles, one pair, two 1s/1d and one 2 single 1s plus 1d, dated 1860 to 1866. Nice selection of markings, all to Elliott Cabot of Brookline, Fine or better. Estimate $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $0
Lot 550		/o Hong Kong: Treaty Ports, 1860's-90's, collection of almost 400 primarily o.g. stamps, on quadrille pages in 3-ring binder, strong Shanghai, Chinkiang, Hankow, others represented including 10 used and unused stationery items, few forgeries identified, worthwhile assemblage, inspect. Estimate $4,000 - 5,000. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 551		o South Africa, 1913-40's, collection of 26 used bilingual pairs, on approval cards, values to 10s, some blocks, also 9 interesting period covers. SG £1,474 without covers. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 552		o South West Africa, 1920's-31, 27 used bilingual pairs, on approval cards, also South Africa stamps used in South West Africa, 7 used pairs and 12 singles on pieces, plus 13 1930's covers, some very good. SG £918 without covers. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 553		/o Tobago, 1879-80, a very select group of only 11 stamps, o.g. to unused to 4 used, condition quite good, 2 varieties, one fiscal, 6 from the Ramkissoon collection. SG 3w, 8, 9 (3), 10 (2), 11, 12 (3). SG £1,420 Estimate $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $0
Lot 554		/o British America, 19th and 20th century, thousands of stamps, in jam-packed Citation album, unused and used, some useful earlies here and there, more recent issues sometimes sporadic, including Canada, worth inspection. Also 4 books of more recent and new issues. Estimate $2,000 - 2,500. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 555		/o British Asia, 19th and 20th century, a small collection of a few hundred, in Minkus Specialty album, some decent Hong Kong, North Borneo, short sets good for filling spaces, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 556		/o British Commonwealth, 19th and 20th century, many hundreds of unused and used stamps, contained in 2 Minkus albums, some earlier sets, sporadic in newer issues, a hunt to find the gems. Estimate $1,000 - 1,250. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 557		/ British Commonwealth, 20th century, collection of many many hundreds, primarily Queen Elizabeth II, in 6 stock books and 1 Silver Jubilee book, vast majority n.h., including sets short sets, some glassines, Omnibus complete or nearly complete issues, Europe, America, better Falklands (back to Queen Victoria). Needs better sorting but much to pull out. Estimate $1,000 - 1,250. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 558		//o British Commonwealth, 19th and 20th century, 27 stamps, on 23 auction lot sheets (Brooks Stamp Co.), majority early issues including strong Great Britain, Hong Kong, Egypt no. 144 n.h. etc. Very useful. Mixed condition to Very Fine. Scott approximately $4,000. View details	Current Bid $0
Lot 559		/o/ British Commonwealth, 19th and 20th century, a very eclectic group of 8 stamps and 12 covers, including £1 Kangaroo, New South Wales imperf 6d (£110), Cape "ONE PENNY" surcharge (2), Canada #4, Great Britain #30, Jamaica S.G. #132a; covers, St. Helena/Caymans combination, Canada multi-colored advertizing and stampless PAID 3 in circle, 1940 New Hebrides set on 8 covers plus a Malinda Protectorate Sea Post. Some faults but useful for small auction or eBay. Estimate $500 - 600. View details	Current Bid $0