Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50220
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Cat No: Collection
1937-51, KGVI complete basic mint collection of Aden and the Protectorate States incl. 1937 Dhow set to 10R, very fine (SG £1'700+) (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50221
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1937-1952 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery some with SPECIMEN overprints from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II, showing postal cards, envelopes, registered envelopes and aerogrammes, plus meter markings on fragments, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (23 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50222
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1937-1955 Old-time collection on six large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, plus some Aden Protectorate States, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £2'650+)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Antigua & Barbuda
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50225
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Cat No: Collection
1873-1965 Old-time collection on seven large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £3'250+)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Ascension
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50228
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1938-53 KGVI 1/2d black & violet in mint nh top marginal block of four with one stamp showing "Long centre bar to "E" of "Georgetown" (R2/3) variety, superb condition (SG £325+) (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50231
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1922-1967 Old-time collection on seven large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £4'880+) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Australia » Collections
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50238
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Cat No: Collection
1850-12, AUSTRALIAN STATES, Old-time mint and used collection on 13 large hand-drawn album pages with Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia showing a nice selection of Queen Victoria issues plus Western Australia Swans, from a postal archive, some reprints in all three areas, Specimens, etc., archival fresh colours and very fine
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 4,600.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50239
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1884-1952 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery with fifty-four (54) showing SPECIMEN overprints from various Australian States including New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and New Zealand, showing postal cards, reply cards, letter cards, envelopes, registered envelopes, wrappers and telegraph envelopes, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (230+ items) (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50240
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1913-1965 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery many with SPECIMEN overprints from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II, showing postal cards, reply cards, letter cards, envelopes, registered envelopes, wrappers and aerogrammes, some with cancels, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (89 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50241
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1912-66 Old-time collection on thirteen large hand-drawn album pages, mostly mint, unused or used CTO, many complete sets, with values to Kangaroo £2 CTO, plus a fine array if officials incl. OS perforated Kangaroo £2 used CTO, a few lightly stuck down and rough perfs, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (100's) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5000
Australia » New South Wales
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50232
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Cat No: Collection
1851-1907 Old-time collection on five large hand-drawn album pages showing useful early issues, mostly mint or unused, including a fine array of UPU Specimen overprints, including Officials and Postage Dues with 1891-92 1/2d with Specimen ovpt, the rest 1d to 20s normal (SG , a few lightly stuck down, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £6'250+) (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Australia » Queensland
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50233
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Cat No: Collection
1860-1910 Old-time collection on three large hand-drawn album pages showing useful early issues with a small selection of Chalon Head, some use, mostly mint or unused, including a fine array of UPU Specimen overprints, a few lightly stuck down, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £2'700+)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Australia » South Australia
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50234
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Cat No: Collection
1855-1909 Old-time collection on four large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint including some UPU Specimen and Reprint overprints, some complete and part sets, with values to £20, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £4'440+) (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Bahamas
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50245
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: 5d Black & Orange with type I OVERPRINT INVERTED, mint large part og, very fine and rare as it is assumed that only 30 examples were printed, cert. Sismondo (2011) and BPA (1997) (SG £1'300) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50246
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1863-1967 Old-time collection on eleven large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £5'600+) (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 850.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50247
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1883-1952 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery many with SPECIMEN overprints from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II, showing postal cards, reply cards, envelopes, registered envelopes and aerogrammes, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (28 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Bahrain » British Period
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50249
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Cat No: Collection
1933-53 Old-time collection on four large hand-drawn album pages, mostly mint or unused, many complete sets, with values to 25r, a few lightly stuck down, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £1'800+)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Barbados
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50252
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Cat No: Collection
1852-1967 Old-time collection on nine large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £6'650+) (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Basutoland
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50254
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1938 1/2d to 10s mint nh set in top marginal blocks of four, very fine (SG £440+) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50255
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1933-1965 Old-time collection on four large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, plus some postage dues, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £1'550+)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Bechuanaland » Bechuanaland Protectorate
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50261
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1914-15 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d and 5s Specimens plus 2s6d in sepia-brown and deep sepia-brown and 5s in rose-carmine (heavy gum creasing) and deep rose-carmine, some gum creasing, fine (SG £875) (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50262
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Cat No: Collection
1916-19 De La Rue Seahorses mint group with three shades of the 2s6d and a 5s, mint hr, fine (SG £670) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50264
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1938-52 1/2d to 10s mint nh set in top marginal blocks of four, all from the same position of the sheet with marginal cross at top, fresh and extremely fine (SG £440+) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50265
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1961 QEII 1R on 10s (type I) black and red-brown with "surcharge at base" variety in mint nh left marginal block of 6, superb condition, very rare, cert. KGVI Expertising (2011) (SACC 163, R39,000) (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,400.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Bechuanaland » British Bechuanaland
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50256
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1888 (Jan) Unappropriated Die 1d to 10s mint short set with extras incl. SPECIMEN ovpt (Holmes type 3) on 1d to 10s short set, mostly fine (SG £1'100+) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50257
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Cat No: Collection
1888 (Jan) Unappropriated Die 1d to £1 used selection on two album pages, the £1 with "MARIBOGO / B.B." JA 10 88 cds, minor staining and cert. Brandon (1980), 10s with "KURUMAN" cds with slightly faded colour, 5s block of four with slightly washed colour, etc., slightly mixed condition, plus Senf facsimile of the £5 (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50259
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1888 (Jan) Unappropriated Die £5 with "MOCHUDI / B.B" 2 MR 06 cds, fine and rare, cert. RPS (1980) (SG £1'700) (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Bechuanaland » Collections
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50271
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1886-1966 Old-time collection on seven large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £4'500+) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 950
Bechuanaland » Postal History & Cancellations
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50266
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GUBULAWAYO, KANYE, SHOSHONG and TATI cds (with BECHUANALAND below) on 1888 (Aug) 1d on 1d lilac (3) or 1/2d vermilion (1), all cancelled to order (likely in Vryburg) and dated AUG 21 88, the Gubulawayo stamp with some wrinkling, rare cancellations (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50267
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
KURUMAN: Collection written up on 4 album pages incl. 5 stamps and 3 covers, incl. 1890 cover with 1888 2d tied by crisp cds, 1892 cover with 1891 2d tied by blue "534" BONC with cds adjacent, and the same blue cancels on 1d stationery card to Griqualand West written in Bantu, a nice lot (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50268
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MACLOUTSIE: 1899 (Nov 20) Envelope endorsed "On Active Service / No Stamps available", with Macloutsie Nov 20 cds, reverse with Palapye Nov 23 and Bulawayo Nov 29 cds, probably originating from Fort Tuli and passed back to the logistic staging post at Macloutsi, sent to the UK with "T" and "1D / F.B." tax marks on arrival, minor soiling and wear, scarce Boer War item (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Bermuda
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50273
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1845 (Dec 31) Entire from France, sent under cover or carried privately to England, before being sent to the sender's brother in the Royal Engineers in Bermuda, ms "1/-" rate and London despatch, endorsed "Via Halifax Mail", carried by Cunard's "Hibernia" to Halifax, then "Velocity" to Bermuda, fine
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 50.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50276
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1920-21 1/4d Brown mint left marginal block of 4 with margin showing variety watermark variety missing "A" of "CA" (position marked in pencil), gum slightly toned, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50277
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1922-34 3d Ultramarine mint lh with inverted watermark, fine (SG £160) (Image)
Opening GBP 60.00
Sold...GBP 65.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50279
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Cat No: Collection
1953-66 Group of 3 varieties incl. 1953 6d with "confetti" flaw with 5mm wide circle of missing print with cancel clear of the variety, 1965 Scouts 2s mint nh with inverted wmk, and 1966 UNESCO 2s showing significant perf. shift resulting in the yellow legend appearing partially at the top and bottom, used, very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50286
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1865-1967 Old-time collection on eight large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, plus some postage dues, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, some stuck down & a few rough perfs., very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £7'800+) (Image)
Opening GBP 900.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
British Empire General Collections and Lots
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50197
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Cat No: Collection
1840-1960, Valuable assembly GB & Commonwealth on dealers stockcards, with normal and better sets, often signed or with certs such as 1840 2d used, Yv.6 used, Yv.46a "Specimen", Yv.121 mint, Yv. 154a mint nh, etc., also Leeward Yv.9-16 mint, Tasmania Yv.49-58 used, Canada Yv.13 mint, Malta Yv. 11 mint, etc. (all with Yvert et Tellier catalogue numbers), fine range of material and some better stamps (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 6,500.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50198
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Cat No: Collection
1840-1990, Range of collections with better values incl. first issues, also better sets noted in KEVII period, great lot for the internet retailer
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50199
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Cat No: Collection
1852-1990s, Large extensive mostly mint stock of British Commonwealth in 15 stockbooks with strength pre-QEII, most neatly labelled with the SG number, two large better stock-books showing A-Z with better Antigua incl. 1876 Wmk Crown CC 6d green with wmk reversed, Barbados incl. 1882-86 4d grey, British Honduras, Ceylon, Egypt incl. 1888 5pi Postage Due, etc., two books of Australasia incl. States, ones for Canada, Malaya, India & States, etc., a great lot for a dealer (1000's) (STC SG £100'000+) (Image)
Opening GBP 5,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,600.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50200
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1852-1940s, Mint & used British Commonwealth on leaves and hagner sheets, noted Rhodesia Double Heads £1 used, range of Barbados, Malta mint sets, Hong Kong 25c broken flower SG126a, Madagascar Consular stamps (5), Long Island 1d red, etc., some in mixed condition, useful lot (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50201
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1854-1946 Superb group of mostly high values, majority mint, in fine condition, some classics, noted Falkland Islands, Hong Kong KEVII $2, Nauru 10s Seahorse, St. Helena, Seychelles, Zanzibar, perfect lot for a small auction house (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50202
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Cat No: Collection
1855-1938, British Empire & Americas collection in a half-leather "Facile Oriel" album, mint and used, noted, better West Indies, India, NZ (KGVI 1/2d to 3s mint nh), Canada, USA, etc.
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50203
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1860s-1930s, Comprehensive used and mint collection of British Africa on stockcards with many complete sets, short sets and high values starting with first issue of Egypt, followed by 8 cape triangles, SG42, Nyasaland with 48, 50A, BCA. with 59-66. specimen, Gambia 57-68A, G. Coast 59-68, Morocco agencies incl. SG 38, 122, 123, Natal with 13, 25, 143, Nigeria 34-45, Mauritius with 65, 121c., Rhodesia with 13, 93 admirals up to 5s, Southern Rhodesia 1-13, 15,27, St. Helena with 3, 97-112, Sierra Leone from Victoria incl. 112-127, 131-146, Transvaal with 244-255, 258, 260-272, Tanganyika with 93-106, etc. An opportunity to acquire fine material from this popular area (SG £14'000+)
Opening GBP 1,500.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50204
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1861-1965 Old-time mint and unused collection on 24 large hand-drawn album pages with issues from a range of colonies including Nevis with earlies, Pitcairn Islands, some Ghana/Gold Coast, Gilbert & Ellice with the early overprinted Fiji issues further overprinted by SPECIMEN, also 1912-24 set to £1 with SPECIMEN overprint, also some Tristan da Cunha, BAT, Norfolk and Uganda, archival fresh colours, very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 625.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50205
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1863-1960 Attractive mixed accumulation of a wide variety of various British Colonies neatly housed in six large stockbooks, showing both mint and used, from QV to QEII, mixed to very fine (100s)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,600.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50206
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1880-1960, Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery from early classic period to modern showing a large selection of various areas and territories incl. Togo British Occupation, British Somaliland, North Borneo, Uganda, Tonga, British North America, Ireland, Labuan, Cayman Islands, Malaya, India, Hong-Kong, Morocco, Levant, various Gulf States, Sudan, various Africa with Basutoland, Rhodesia, BEA, also Iraq, etc, with postal cards, reply cards, letter cards, parcel cards, aerograms, envelopes and wrappers, some SPECIMEN overprints, archival fresh colours, a very fine and wonderful assembly (ca400 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50207
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1880-2010, Collection incl. 17 Royal Mail yearbooks plus 5 stockbooks with Australia, New Zealand, plus modern Saint Lucia, Grenadines, Tonga, etc.
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50209
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1891-1913, Old-time mint and unused collection on 6 large hand-drawn album pages with issues from various African territories being Niger Coast and Oil Rivers, British Central Africa with some high pound values overprinted SPECIMEN, Lagos, Southern Nigeria and Northern Nigeria, mostly with SPECIMEN overprints, archival fresh colours and very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50210
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1912-1965 Extensive and valuable range from KGV to QEII, showing an array of mostly clean fresh mint complete sets from almost all the British Empire countries Aden to Zanzibar, mostly middle range sets, but including some highlights with Falkland Island 1933 Centenary set complete to pound and dollar high vales, some of the sets include shades and minor perforation variations, a truly wonderful assembly of these attractive issues (100's) (STC SG £55'000+) (Image)
Opening GBP 12,000.00
Sold...GBP 8,000.00
Closed..Jun-06-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 19SG
Lot No: 50211
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
1916-65, Old-time mostly unused collection on 18 large hand-drawn album pages with Nauru, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Penrhyn, Niue and Aitutaki, showing a good deal of completion, noted good Nauru with 1916-23 set to 10s, the higher values with SPECIMEN overprints, also 1924-48 set used , archival fresh colours and very fine (Image)