British Commonwealth Area Collections British Asia
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 101
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British Asia, The Road to Mandalay Collection, 1857-1955, on Vintage reproduction pages in blue International binder, an extensive and deep dive into the Orient with many classics and extremely strong 20th century; both used and mint (some never hinged but most o.g.); earlier issues mainly used; a few issues parallel mint and used; mixed condition as expected on a few earlies, but mainly sound with choice examples, nice postal cancels and varieties; a few highlights are (used unless noted): almost 200 different sound Afghanistan, including some earlies; Bangkok #8 and #19; Burma #1-13 used; very extensive Ceylon with many hundreds of different mainly used, including #55, 56a, 65-71, etc.; major Hong Kong, like #86-104, with especially strong Edwardian and 20th century almost complete; respectable Labuan mainly used; major Nepal, mainly complete, including #11 very fine (with PF Certificate); very strong North Borneo, including eight of the 1887-1890 imperfs mint; Sarawak includes #79-93 mint never hinged; many Straits Settlements, mainly used with nice cancels; many used Tigers run wild in the Federated Malay States; also strong showing of individual Malay States, generally Fine to Very Fine, remains a hot area. View a video of images for this lot Scott $25,000 ++ Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (Image)
Scott $25,000 ++ Suggested Bid $4
Opening US$ 2,500.00
Sold...US$ 2,500.00
Closed..Apr-25-2020, 14:29:38 EST
Sold For 2500
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 102
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British Asia, Stockbook Group of Select Collections, a substantial and valuable holding, neatly arranged in a 16-page (32-side, 31 filled) Lindner stockbook; mint and used throughout, with a substantial portion mint; includes solid sections of Malayan States, including good Johore, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Perak and Trengganu; good Sarawak; lovely Seychelles; nice Tonga and Solomon Islands; strong New Guinea and N.W. Pacific Islands; plus a bit of Africa with strong Transvaal and excellent Nyasaland, including King Edward VII through King George VI pound values; a super lot that extends through the King George VI years with the exception of the Seychelles, which continue with Queen Elizabeth II; fresh throughout, Fine to Very Fine with much better, completely imaged on website. Suggested Bid $2,400-2,800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,400-2,800
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Apr-25-2020, 14:30:25 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 739
Lot No: 103
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British Asia - British Middle East, The Lawrence of Arabia Collection, 1906-1955, on Vintage reproduction pages in folder, both used and mint (some never hinged but most o.g.) with a few issues parallel mint and used; with varieties, shades and nice cancels; runs of sets in later issues; highlights include: Aden almost complete; strong Brunei; Bahrain very extensive, with (used) #12-14, 30-32, 34, 37, and (mint) #33; nice representation of Batum, mainly mint; more than 40 different Hejaz; two dozen different Nejd; nice Iraq with better Officials; strong Kuwait with (mint) #14, 55-56, etc.; three dozen different Mesopotamia; almost complete Muscat; almost complete Palestine mint or used; several hundred Trans-Jordan; over 20 different Yemen, mint or used, generally Fine to Very Fine, very desirable area. View a PDF of images for this lot Scott $6,500 Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
