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2101

British Africa, Collection. Beautiful Old Time collection on home-made pages; many better include Gambia #2 (o.g.) and Gambia #4 in especially nice condition; condition in general is exceptional!
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $700.00
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2102

British America, Group. 19th and 20th Century mostly mint better singles and sets on black pages, plus two small collections of Bermuda and Cayman on Scott pages, mint highlights including Antigua #3, 6, 17, 21-30, 31-8, 42-57, 67-76, Bahamas 84 used, Bermuda 50-3, 94-6, British Honduras 5-7, 16 all used, 69-70, 81-3, Dominica 20, 24, 25-33, Falkland Islands, 1, 11, 14, 37-8, 73, 84-96, 107-20, Jamaica 15, Leeward Islands 20-8, 82-3, St. Christopher 15-16, 16a, Tobago 4, 12-13 used, Trinidad 15, 17, O2-5, also Canada mint on two stock pages with 161 NH, E4-5, J1-4 (J3 NH), O9, O10, O25 NH, O27 NH, owner's Scott $18K+, fine to very fine, plenty of great material here, worth inspection.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
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2103

British America, Collection, 1865-1950's. Fabulous premium mint and used Semi specialized collection on Scott pages and part broken down onto stock cards with ID and Cat values. This select group is essentially all better items, strong in the late QV to KGVI periods. A solid cache of valuable and very saleable and or collectible depending on one's perspective with many areas represented by both strong used and mint section in mostly excellent quality with little 'chaff' to be reckoned with. Bermuda with KGV sets VF mint to £1, 12sh 6, plus broken scroll var on 2sh, 10sh (£275 and 650 respectively) + extra 10sh shades never hinged and VF used SG 89ge with S.O.N. cds Estimate £600 as more common mint is £400, 1936 pictorials with mint VF never hinged Inscription blocks including the good 2d. KGVI keyplates mint is strong with scarce printings + line perfs in £500-625 range including 116, 116a, 117, 117a, 118 and 18a both n.h., 118b, 119, 119a, 119b never hinged! And another XF mint, 119c, 120, 120a, 120d yellow (1 soiled pf), 120b, c, e all n.h., 121, 1b, c, never hinged, d, e, never hinged, also a few used with a set to £1, early Bermuda with mint 1, 1a, 2, 2a n.g., SG 22 VF mint dull rose, also #12 looks good but valued low as it has no cert; Nice British Honduras with some early QV both mint and used to 500 ea plus mint 38-46, $1, 82 used, and VF $2, $5, KEVII with $2, $5, both KGV sets mint to $5 plus the 1st VF used on piece and a specimen set of the 1st and for the Moire set and B1-5 (also used) SG 66a 'Bevenue' used. Lovely showing of Caymans complete mint but for the 2½d provisional and scarce was tax, including 1907 provisionals plus the unissued 1d on 4d, extra shades of KGV 10sh, a Specimen set to 10sh lightly used, KGV picture mint and used plus never hinged Specimen set, KEVII and 1st KGV definitives also noted VF used to 10sh. Dominica with mint 1 VF + 6 + 7 n.g., 20 mint plus all mint KEVII + KGV to 5sh + £1, plus KEVII Specimen set, KGV Specimen to 5sh, Jubilee Specimen plus some better used. Leewards outstanding complete mint including 5sh never hinged! KGV to £1 + 10sh used and mint with broken crown + scroll flaw, and VF used, there is specialized treatment of KGVI with all SG listed shades including 10sh pale green 113a, £1 114 mint (2), 114a 5 including 2 never hinged, one with corner sheet margin + later £1s including n.h. cover margin block of 114c, many good used including both KEVII to 5sh. ½ d with damaged frame + crown flaw. Nevis including the "old blue papers #1 mint, 3, 4 used, grey papers mint. mint 14 XF, SG21c crossed lines. mint 19-27, 29-30 + some better and St Chris with/ mint 1-7, 15-16, 17c, Antigua 1¢ cancel A12 at St. Chris also used 1-13, 15-22, ST Kitts Nevis mint 1-63, used 1-20, 24-35, 52-61, 63, 79-118 plus SG 77ad 'break in oval' VF €500. Quite an impressive selection of countries with many scarce varieties, Cat (some SG items converted to $) over $74,500.
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000.

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Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $12,000.00
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2104

British Asia, Collection, 1862-1950's. Outstanding Premium mint and some used collection on Scott and Palo pages (most in mounts), with huge focus on late QV to KGVI period. Includes Aden mint complete to 1950 including 1-12, Bahrain definitives complete to 1951. Batum mint 33 signed Brunei 49, Brunei 1906 set mint or used mint 1907 set to $1 plus Specimen overprint set, 1908-21 to $5, 1922 Exhib complete + varieties, 1924-7 complete + scarce 12¢ shades, Burma mint O1-55, N39-40, 46-7. Ceylon KGV pict set mint n.h. 278-89A with 278d, 279e, 286b n.h. (825-) Hong Kong mint 60,66, 69b dues complete, used 1-7, 17, 84, 104, 107-8, 122-4, 123a, GB off China mint 15, 17-27, used 1-16, 26-7, Kuwait mint 1-15, C1-4, 01-14, 017-25, Labuan mint 9, SG 34, 83-97, plus both 4¢ overprint sets complete, Malaya Fed, 36 mint, Johore 24 n.h., J. occ dues complete mint n.h., used SG 17-20, Kedah mint 46-54 n.h. SG 68a mint n.h., Kelantan mint 1-25, Perak SG 119-21 mint Singapore KGVI pf 18 set complete, Trengganu 1-18 mint ($3, 5 n.h.), 38 n.h., Straits Sett. With some good QV and P. dues n.h. 260-74 n.h. mint n.h., BMA set n.h. plus many good early mint better to £600 each (like SG49b) mint (some n.g. counted at ½) and used including QV $5 S.O.N. cds + KGV values to $25 S.O.N. cds, Malacca J. Occ. KGVI 2¢ block (SG £500), North Borneo with fabulous items including mint 6-7, 14, 18, 19, 21-2, 33-4, 44-53, 55-104, plus shade + perf varieties, 120-49, 136a-53c + vars, 165-92, B14-30 complete but for $1, N16-28 also used (postal) 19. P.O.'s in E. Arabia SG 41a XF mint (£400). Palestine mint 15-25, 15c-23c, 37-47, 63-84 plus shades, used 1, 15c-25c, also some control # blocks n.h.; Sarawak mint 8-21, 19 block of 24 with even toning + adhered to backing, 24, 36-106, 77-8 with several mint n.h. blocks of 4 to 18, used 8-21, 109-34, 135-52. Quite a powerful group of slightly disjointed between the Scott + Palo sections and some sparse areas, but many early mint n.h. scattered about mainly (valued at H price). Gem F-VF with occ small faults or n.g. in earlies counted at ½. View this one carefully and note how the value adds up fast! Cat 106,435 (Malaya area + some vars Cat by SG + converted to $).
Estimate; $20,000 - 30,000.

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Est. $20,000-30,000
SOLD for $14,500.00
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2105

British Commonwealth, Reference Balance. Interesting group of 30 items; includes certificate forged overprint/cancel items including Strait Settlement B Bangkok overprints, Niger Coast SG3 with forged surcharge, G.B. 1d QV issues with fake "D48" & "D47" cancels, Newfoundland SG10 with fake cancel, genuine Bermuda SG17 but faulty, K.U.T. 50r fake town cancel, Rhodesia double heads, G.B. propaganda issues, and more.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $220.00
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2106

British Commonwealth, Stock. Wonderful dealer's stock of mostly complete sets and individual values on cards; better sets, too many to mention; a great dealers stock with a huge retail as condition is exceptionally nice; Scott catalog over $20,000!
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.

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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
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2107

British Commonwealth, Holding. 2 small books of better quality items; chosen generally for nice condition, unusual cancels, etc.; includes a beautiful Great Britain #5 used, Uganda #69-76 mint set, a gem Canada #85 n.h., 2 x beautiful Canada #95 mint, etc.; excellent Retail stock with a Scott catalog of over $8,300 for listed material.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $750.00
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2108

British Commonwealth, Accumulation. Old time accumulation of mint and used better in glassines, etc.; strength in King George and King Edward reigns, strength in British Africa; inspection well rewarded.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $200.00
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2109

British Commonwealth, Balance. Mix of mostly used; includes Crete #1, some Qatar, Oman, Palestine, Ireland multiples, Iraq including India used in Bagdad, Pakistan and a little Heligoland; worth a look.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $130.00
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2110

British Commonwealth, O-S Countries, 1901-60's. Mostly mint collection neatly arranged on black stock pages, including Orange River Colony Scott #61-68, 61-73 used, Palestine 4-25, Papua 1//103 mint and used, C1-15 mint, perf "OS" used officials SG #O16//O44, Papua New Guinea 137//224, Pitcairn Islands 1//50, Katar 1-15, 37-41, Samoa 136-53, Sarawak 79-93, 109-19, 121-29, 135-52, 155-75, 180//194, 197-211, Straights Settlements 179-201, Sudan 17-26, 51-59, C17//30, Swaziland 10-37, 67-107 etc., also substantial group of the Rhodesia's, all mint on stock pages highlights including Rhodesia 76-81, 82-99, 101-16, 119-30, 132-36, 138, So. Rhodesia 1-14, 16-30, Rhodesia and Nyassaland 141-55, Nyassaland 1-8, 12-23, 54-67, 68-81 etc., fresh and attractive material, some NH, owner's Scott $10,600.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.

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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
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2111

British Commonwealth, Collection, 1930-60's. Fabulous fresh clean all never hinged collection of only better sets assembled by a highly discerning collector with highest standard for quality with a high degree of completion (up to £1700 each), neatly mounted on Marini hingeless pages in 3 volumes. Everything is a highlight here, with most sets being £100 or more. So we note just a few like Ascension KGVI with all perfs and unlisted perf 13 x 13 ½ or 13 ½ x 13! (£1477+), Bahamas with KGVI 1st printing 5sh and £1. Bermuda KGVI to £1 Cyprus with KGVI + both QE sets + shades like SG 132a + Scout sheet. Falklands + Dep KGVI + QE with some better shades, B.A.T. 1st 2 sets Hong Kong with all good KGVI and QE sets plus good shades, India with KGVI + QE definitives plus Gandhi, Gwalior SG 112-17 Nabha 1938-50 definitive complete (£750) R.U.I. with some better KGVI perfs (£495), Leewards scarce 10sh KGVI pale green + dull red (£850), good Malaysia KGVI + QE including 1937 Kelantan set (£1700), N. Borneo 1938 set (£1400). Straits Settlements + Malaya 1937-41 KGVI sets complete (except for Perak). N Rhod with KGVI set, Papua rare postage due 6d (£850) with cert. Samoa SG 194d (£550) Sarawak 1935 and 1945 sets Singapore KGVI to $5, + QE period with Founders Souv. Sh, Seychelles + Virgin Islands KGVI chalky papers complete (£900 and £244 respectively). Total cat for this Gem of a collection (mostly by SG converted to US $) exceeds $53,400, as all in pristine never hinged.
Estimate; $20,000 - 30,000.

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Est. $20,000-30,000
SOLD for $11,000.00
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2112

British Commonwealth, 1935 British Silver Jubilee Set. Neatly mounted in book, o.g., lightly hinged, generally Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
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2113

British Commonwealth, Modern Booklet Stock. Many hundreds identified in slips in large box; mostly Great Britain and Commonwealth strong in U.K. issues with others including Australia, Isles, some Asia, etc.; lots of material, inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
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2114

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British Commonwealth, Miscellany. Around 180 items on stockpages; includes over two dozen paquetbot and ship cancels on various stamps including Australia (with high value Roos) & States and Caribbean issues, postal used revenue issues, stamps used in other countries, telegraph including the unissued G.B. ½d Army Telegraph overprint issue, N.Z. railway issues, few interesting postal history items; worth review.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
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2115

British Commonwealth, Omnibus Group. Of many dozens of British Commonwealth Silver Jubilee, Silver Wedding, and UPU sets, almost all mint, many n.h., there are 60+ Silver Jubilee sets, and 70+ Silver Wedding sets, including better like Hong Kong and Singapore, also dozens of UPU sets, few extra Silver Jubilee Gibbons-listed varieties like Gold Coast 113c n.h. (cat. £190), Swaziland 24¢ n.h. (£170), and Sierra Leone 181a n.h. (£80); minor duplication, good CV here.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
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2116

British Commonwealth, Revenue Issues. Mix of over 350 stamps arranged on stockpages; nice range of countries including G.B. & Canada, early Nevis, British Guiana with summary jurisdiction issues, Australia Roos used as revenues, Queensland, Victoria including a couple semi-postals, Rhodesia, and many more; inspect.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $220.00
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2117

British Europe, Collection, 1860-1960. Impressive mint and used collection on Scott and Palo hingeless pages plus cards identified with price containing only better items with strength in later QV to KGV periods. Noted are Cyprus Mint 2 (plates 174 and 181 n.g. counted at ½), 2 plate 220, 8 (plates 174, 208, 220), 25, 28-37, 61-71, 89-108, 114-35, used 1 (plate 12), 4 on piece, 5, SG 29b large 1, 28-37, 56-9, 61-71, 84-5, 114-23, Gibraltar Mint 1-47, 49A-145 including the £5 KGV n.h.! #6, 7 with Holcombe cert. Also SG 59a (£650), 60, 60a, 70 shades of 6d SG 121-31 KGVI better perf 14 or 13 ½ (£540) Used 1-7, SG 4a blue black overprint, 8-13, 17-28, 31, 38, 45, 66-74, 92 Malta mint with many shades of 3 to 5 (most counted at ½ due to n.g. or RG), 8-64 with extra shades, 66-256 including extra shades, SG 103e 2 scroll scratch (£400), extra 114 and 114a n.h., SG 238 ca and corner crease plate flaws each in block of 4 n.h. Extra KGVI overprint set n.h. dues complete mint + varieties. Used 14, 17, 18, 84, 98-111, 114, 172 corner margin example. A powerful holding generally F-VF throughout worth a serious look. Cat Val (SG items converted to $) $41,783.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000.

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Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $5,750.00
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2118

British Oceania, Collection, 1850-1960's. Premium mint and some used collection on Scott pages and a stock book with better items in stock cards identified and priced. we note the first highlight New Guinea complete with airmails including officials, including the £2 and £5 gold fields, pristine mint throughout! And there is much more with strength in later QV to KGV Period. Australia with states: NSW mint blocks of 4 (1-3n.h.) of SG 33, 43, 446, Scott used VF 8, 26, Queensland B1-2 (tropicalized gum) Tasmania 16 XF mint, 34 mint n.g. Australia proper mint 1-7, 54 VF, 113-20 + 124 n.h., SG 75 Specimen,+ last Roo Specimen 10sh £2; 142-4 gutter insc blocks SG 168, 8b, c, SG 168b best die n.h. block, 186 insc block n.h. 178-9 blocks (£1 with insc) with 2 n.h., 1st navigators, M1-7 (5sh n.h.). Arms to £2 Specimen, used 54-5 VF, 57 VF, 102 VF, New Guinea used SG 190-203, 225 XF Papua with Lakatois sets + varieties to 2sh 6, 10sh (mc1 on extra mint), good 4¢ overprinted, many present mint and used 35 Jubilee overprints with comma flaw on 1,3, 5d, good 1932 picture set VF used to £1, NWP1 mint 9, 29, 37, used scarce 1d scarlet shade, Br Solomon with 1st 2 canoe sets mint KGV sets to £1 (£1 n.h.), 10sh, with a £1 VF used clean cds, SG 54f mint Cook Is. With early issues mint complete to 1sh + crown overprint 1921 and 1931 set to £1 VF, 1933 to £5 n.h. but for £5, which had PF cert 1943-6 to £5 with £1 and £5 n.h. QE 1st overprints with $2-$10 n.h. Fiji with KEVII complete including extra shade of 1st £1 VF, also 1st 5sh + £1 used, + 2nd £1 Specimen, KGV complete mint both dies of 1, KGVI better 5d. 6d n.h. blocks £1 VF used block, Gilbert + Ellice 1911-13 complete mint with £1 VF plus KGV to £1 specs, 35 Jub Specimen. QE 1st set n.h. pair. Nauru 1st overprints complete to 10sh VF mint + 1b-4d, both printings of Freighter set mint New Hebrides Virt. Complete mint with good 2d. Certified, + postage dues and French issues including France Libre, New Britain mint 30-3, 01-2, NZ with some nice used Chalons to £900 ea, 1st pictorials with 5sh Mt Cook mint and used Dunedin set, KGV to 2, 3sh (3) + picture blocks n.h., 1940 cent. mint blocks 2 n.h., early B3-4 (2, 1 set n.h.), QE 1sh both dies mint, Scott 456c green omitted VF n.h. mint AR25 postal cancel unpriced (Estimate 1000) 1913 Auckland exhibit set mint, mint AR57, 63, 71-3, 75-86, AR 93 mint never hinged. None with Postal Fiscals to £1 (QV + 1931 and 1944, 1945 sets plus SG 79-82 (£750), Samoa with postal fiscals mint to 30sh and £2 (n.h.) mint SG 194a, plus scarce unlisted £10 VF mint! (Est 800). Tonga with early issues + vars used and mint including SG 30a mint, Scott 54a, early pict sets + officials complete mint plus 10d with small O var plus SG 011-16 blocks with Olla £1486 but with gum toning. A highly desirable offering with Cat over $82,400 (some converted from SG values), loaded with premium items.
Estimate; $20,000 - 30,000.

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Est. $20,000-30,000
SOLD for $16,000.00
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2119

British Levant, - Great Britain Used in Constantinople Group. Of 13 stamps bearing the barred "C" oval cancel; with S.G. Z83 pair plate 22 & plate 23 single, Z92 plate 11 pair and plate 13 single x3, Z97 on piece and a pair (faulty), Z98 & Z101; some flaws.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
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2120

British Levant, Collection, 1885-1921. Used identified on stockpages, includes a few better high values including 1885 12pi on 2sh6d, 1903-05 high values, some good later 1913-21 issues, etc.; some minor duplication.
Estimate; $100 - 150.

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Est. $100-150
SOLD for $70.00
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