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British Commonwealth Area Collections British Commonwealth
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 348
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British Commonwealth, A High-End Comprehensive Mint and Used Collection, 1849-2007. An extraordinary, massive collection of thousands of stamps all mounted on quadrille pages in seven packed volumes with dozens of British Commonwealth Countries included from Bermuda to St. Vincent, and many high-value singles and sets into hundreds of dollars each. The quality is excellent with fresh colors and very few faults. The 19th Century is comprised of both better mint and used with the focus on mint after the Victorian era. Bermuda begins with #1 mint Scott $110, 2-3 used, 5 mint, 6 used, 7-9 used Scott $252, 16-25 mint plus shades Scott $357, 28-39 mint Scott $204, 40-52 mint plus shades Scott $316, 55-69 mint Scott $142, 71-79 mint Scott $121, 81-96 mint Scott $491, 105-114 Scott $70, 118-128 mint high-value never hinged plus Types Scott $672, 133-134 mint $47, also note 97 used Scott $425; Botswana flows with 1/891 mint and used; nice section of British Antarctic Territory with 1-15, 24 mint never hinged plus more; British Central Africa 1-12 and 19-20 mint Scott $168, 24-25 and 27 used Scott $117, 59d used $115, 43-45 and 47-51 mint Scott $215 52 used Scott $375, 60-65 mint Scott $96; British Columbia 7 mint Scott $160, 8-9 and 11 mint Scott $860; British East Africa 14/30 mixed mainly mint Scott $156, 42 used Scott $60, 49 lovely used copy Scott $325, 71 mint Scott $50, 88-90 mint Scott $292, 102 mint Scott $95; British Guiana 18-19 and 22 used Scott $450, 24-25 mint Scott $340, plus other better issues pre-1875, 79 mint Scott $160, 92-95 mint Scott $170, 107-108 and 110 mint Scott $226, 112-123 mint except 117 Scott $240, 128 used $450, 130-147 mint Scott $409, 148-159 mint and 159a Scott $300, 160-170 mint Scott $200, 171 used Scott $500, 172-1777 mint, 178-201 mint sets Scott $323, 205-241 mint some high-value never hinged plus Types Scott $409+, O10 used Scott $500. The above detailed country descriptions will give you an idea of the depth and better stamps which comprise the countries in this exceptional collection, so rather than further annotating every scarce single or set, will list the remaining countries: British Honduras, Brunei, Burma, Cape of Good Hope, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, East Africa, Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Fiji, Gambia, German East Africa, Gilbert & Ellice, Gold Coast, Grenada, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya-Uganda, Kuwait, Labuan, Lagos, Leeward Islands, Malaysia, Maldive Islands, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Natal, Nevis, New Guinea, Niger Coast, Nigeria, New Hebrides, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Northern Nigeria, North Borneo, Nova Scotia, North-West Pacific Islands, Nyasaland, Palestine, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Rhodesia, St. Christopher, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. This collection was carefully built up stamp by stamp over many decades and the exceptional quality exhibits that philatelic knowledge, with clean fresh material plus interesting varieties adding to the value (which adds up quickly with so many countries worth in excess of $1000 each). As noted, a few faults and a few cancels need review, but on balance the quality is F.-V.F. or better., Simply a great collection to break down into sets and singles or well above the norm country collections replete with key items from Queen Victoria up through 2007. Certainly one of the finest British Collections that we have had the pleasure to offer and well worth your careful consideration. Shipping charges apply - weight 44.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video10 for this lot) (Video11 for this lot) (Video12 for this lot) (Video13 for this lot) (Video14 for this lot) (Video15 for this lot) (Video16 for this lot) (Video17 for this lot) (Video18 for this lot) (Video19 for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video20 for this lot) (Video21 for this lot) (Video22 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Video5 for this lot) (Video6 for this lot) (Video7 for this lot) (Video8 for this lot) (Video9 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $30,000-40,000
Opening US$ 27,000.00
Sold...US$ 27,000.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:40:09 EST
Sold For 27000
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 349
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British Commonwealth, Sweet and Savoury Stock Sensation. You'll bubble and squeak with delight over this holding, filling four 11-inch-deep card boxes and covering the Empire and Commonwealth from Aden to Zimbabwe; all singles, sets, miniature or souvenir sheets and booklets (!) are on individual cards (102 or black), identified by country, Scott number and gum condition, and carry catalogue values that are refreshingly up-to-date; the overwhelming majority of items are mint, the vast number of those never hinged, generally ranging from late King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, but with numerous Vickies and Eddies showing up regularly, often lightly hinged; immense catalogue value with most items in the $3 to $100+ range; many better (and often surprising) items present, a brief list including (never hinged unless noted) Ascension #23-32 mint, 62-74 lightly hinged (2); Australia #100 used; Barbados #127-137 lightly hinged; Bermuda Gibbons #96m used, Scott #143-162; Canada #41, 90; Cayman Islands #100-111 (#111 lightly hinged), 135-149 lightly hinged; Cook Islands #1305-1322, 1388-1389 (3), O76-O87; Falklands #99-100, 128-142 (lightly hinged); Gibraltar #74 lightly hinged; Great Britain #126, 138, O44 (used); Hong Kong #185-198 lightly hinged; Jamaica #61-70 used, Gibbons booklet #SB10a; Jordan #145-157 and 169-184 (both mint); a beautiful Kenya #58 lightly hinged; Qatar #279-286, 494-499; South West Africa #93; Swaziland #405; Tonga #CO69-CO71; Turks & Caicos #86 & 87-89, and much more besides; useful duplication allowing multiple want lists to be filled; in need of some reorganizing, but the reward will be great, bulk Very Fine, a must-see lot. Shipping charges apply - weight 20.6 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:41:02 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 350
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British Commonwealth, Eclectic Ten Stockbook Diverse Accumulation Almost All Mint, 1905-90. Ten stockbooks with several thousand almost all mint sets and singles, never hinged or o.g. with a range of material, we note strong Fiji with Scott 69 mint $400, 70-77 with 3 mint sets Scott $1800+, 117//131B (7) sets with high-values missing a few low values but duplicates of many better Scott $1600+, plus much more all in one stockbook, New Zealand Smiling Boys B3-B4 appear never hinged $500, Montserrat Tercentenary sets (2, 1 never hinged) $593, British Sudan better mint sets, some 19th century Straits Settlements used, India 207-222 mint $348, a section of Australia mint with pound values, a bit of mint Canada and Newfoundland, a book of 1949 UPU issues mint with duplicates of better colonies and some Silver Jubilee mint sets, the main additional value is in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II mint issues, well worth viewing online or in-person, a great lot to break down for resale as the value is mainly in 20th Century mint sets, some toning, but the majority is Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
Estimate $4,000-5,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:41:47 EST
Sold For 4500
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 351
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British Commonwealth, Big Lot from a Small Island, 1851-1990s. A large lot, the lion's share of which is the British Empire, with excellent 19th-century stock. Numerous albums from a GB Schaubek to multi-volume sets of Scott covering the rest of the world. You'll find an abundance of Canada in the form of covers, lots of mint, much in blocks and a few full sheets, 100's of Newfoundland on stockpages, a couple of Harris Canada albums, some year sets from the 1980s as issued by Canada Post, and better sets & singles, like mint #55, 85-86, C2 and used 40, 46-47, 57-60. The rest of the Commonwealth is also well covered in multiple stockbooks and counter pages, but the jewel in the crown of this lot is the motherland with many choice FDCs from the 1930's thru 1950's and extensive stock of the QV, QEVII & KGV issues with duplicates of many premium items, like #98-105, 107, 139, 179-80, 222-23 and a fantastic selection of plate #'s, many of #33 & 58, as well as plates 8, 9 & 10 of #64. In addition, some items of curiosity, like a very well-filled mint collection of Ghana mounted on White Ace pages, various postal stationery, souvenir cards, a large bag of Wildings & Machins on paper, a pair of Cinderella sheetlets from the 1940 Stamp Centenary Exhibition in London, two old circuit books from the Society of Philatelic Americans, a fascinating homemade collection of GB metered mail in the 1950's annotated on pages, and full sheets of the Courier Service Winnipeg-Pembina in the 1970's. As a bonus, you will also find a U.S. collection on pages, two boxes with 1000's of worldwide, an album of the Allied occupation of Europe with an almost complete collection of mint Venezia Giulia including 1LN13, 1LN19 & 1NLC6 and Trieste (Zone A) complete mint from #58 onwards including 63 & 74-75. As expected, condition varies with the early issues, but for the most part Fine to Very Fine, Some images available online, but if you have the opportunity, we strongly recommend viewing this lot in person. (PDF for this Lot) (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:43:02 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 352
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British Commonwealth, Select Mint & Used Collection, 1862-2000. This impressive mix of mint and used hinged on Minkus pages is comprised of British Asia and the remote outposts of the British Empire in the Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans. Beginning with Asia, all countries here are well represented and include many of the better sets, such as Brunei #62-75 mint and North Borneo #280-95 mint. In addition to these countries, you will also find more-than-adequate collections of Bangladesh (to the mid-90's), Burma/Myanmar (to the mid-80's), Ceylon/Sri Lanka (1972-1999), Hong Kong (1862-2000), India (1855-2000), Labuan, Malaysia (1963-2000), Sarawak and Singapore (1948-2000). What really caught my eye browsing this collection was the numerous scarcer sets of the Straits Settlements. Oodles of higher values will be found here including sets such as the Malayan States of Johore #130-150 mostly mint, Kedah #61-81 & #83-93 mint, Kelantan #50-70 mint, Negri Sembilan #38-58 mint, Penang #3-22 mostly mint and Perak #105-125 mostly mint. The Indian Ocean nations of Seychelles (1890-1990s) and the Maldives (1909-1992) are also well-filled with a mix of mint and used into the early 80's. As if this selection was not enticing enough, we also find some of the most remote places on Earth, which is probably one of the reasons they are so highly collectable. The Falkland Islands is extremely well-filled and mostly mint from 1935 into the mid-90's and includes a mixture of mint and used from its dependencies. St. Helena is a very well-filled mix of mint and CTO's up to 1990, as is Tristan da Cunha. Ascension is also very well represented and runs up to 1988 and mostly mint. Topping off this lot is the British Antarctic Territory from 1963-1999, a collection of mostly mint from the first issue (used) to the 2000 London Stamp Show souvenir sheet and not missing much in between. We encourage everyone interested in British Commonwealth to take a look and see what this lot has to offer., Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:44:18 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 353
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British Commonwealth, "The Union Jack" Accumulation. A little bit of everything from the empire "on which the sun never sets". A couple of albums, stacks of stockpages, hundreds of covers, tons of glassines with sets & singles, Royal Mail Yearpacks and bunches of other commemorative sets from the post office many of which are still sealed, folders with full and partial mint sheets from Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey as well as over 300 presentation packs and additional booklets. You'll find a lot of Australia, both mint and used, stockpages of British revenues and cinderellas, a nearly complete collection of the KGV Silver Jubilee issue in mounts on Scott specialty pages and what appears to be a complete set of the UPU omnibus. Mint/Used Singapore hinged on pages, a stockbook of British Africa, a good selection of Machins, some decent classics and who know what else is buried under the piles. Although primarily British Commonwealth, you will encounter a bit of worldwide scattered throughout. Will certainly require some organization but undoubtedly worth the effort. Another lot where inspection is requisite, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 86.2 lbs. (Image)
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 13:45:06 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 762
Lot No: 354
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British Commonwealth, Valuable Mint & Used Selection, 1881-1966. Only better singles and sets of the British Commonwealth on stockcards or in glassines, and there's a lot of it. To give you an idea of what treasures await, here's a sampling… Mint Ascension 40-49, Australia 179 (2x NH), Basutoland #46-56 NH, Barbados 81-89, Brunei 14b-37a (complete Malaya-Borneo overprints), Canada 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 249-62 (NH), Falklands 2L1-8, 3L1-8, 4L1-8, 5L1-8 (all NH blocks of 4), Gibraltar 32-38, 63, Maldives 20-28 (9 sets NH), Straits Settlements 58, and some nice used too, like Labuan 10, 33-39 (3 sets) and St. Helena 109. View some images online or come in and have a look, but don't let this one slip away! Fine to Very Fine. (Image)
