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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

762

British Commonwealth and Ireland collection of hundreds of predominantly mint issues, mainly 1930s through 1980s, mounted in seven Scott specialty albums, all inside a large box, comprising Canada, Cyprus, Gibraltar, incl. 1938-39 Pictorials, Great Britain, nearly complete Guernsey, and Jersey, Ireland, incl. 1922-3 and 19401-2 definitive sets, 1937 St. Patrick set, and strong Malta, incl. 1885 and 1903-4 definitives to 1/-, 1922 second "Self-Government" ovptd. set, complete 1922-1930 regular and ovptd. sets, 1925 Postage Due specimens to 6d, and much more, a small box accompanies, full of a mixture of hundreds more mint issues comprising 1970s-1980s Commonwealth singles, sets, and souvenir sheets in glassines, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., h.r, fine-very fine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

763

Canada collection and accumulation of thousands in binder and loose in carton, including used 1851 3d (3), 6d, 12d specimen, 1852-57 3d (5, incl. horizontal pair), 6d (4), 1855 10d, range of 1859 issues to 17c (3), small and large Queens, 1897 Jubilee set with additional $1.00, $2.00 (2), $3.00 and $5.00, 1908 Quebec issue cplt. except 5c, range of later issues, Admirals, 1928-29, 1930-31 sets, issues to around 1935, back-of-the-book, registration, war tax, revenues, also an accumulation of later postage, mostly in sheets from George V through to early Elizabeth, early issues mostly used, later mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., h.r., some faults to be expected in early issues, though much fine-very fine or better; a valuable lot worth careful inspection.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

764

Canada collection and accumulation from 1852-2000 of thousands of mint and used stamps arranged on stock cards, in envelopes, and in a Unisafe mint sheet file with slipcase, all inside a large box, better items include used 1859 12½, 17c, 1864 2c, 1868-76 1c-15c, 1870-89 ½c-10c, 1893 20c, mostly used 1897 Jubilee set, incl. 10c, 50c, $1.00-$5.00, 1900 20c, and others, there is a generous quantity of mint n.h. modern issues to $5.00 face value in block or full sheet form, and well worth checking in itself, the back-of-the-book contains a few semi-official airmails, an attractive grouping of numerous federal and provincial revenues, and a small selection of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, mixed condition among the early issues, however there is much fine or better material, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., h.r., without gum, examine carefully.

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

765

Canada and British North America mint and used collection to 1996, thousands of stamps comprising regular issues, commemoratives, airmails, postage dues, overprinted and perfin officials, even some revenues, housed in 5 binders, most identified by Scott number, predominantly used and well-filled from its start in 1859 to 1978, incl. used 1859 10c, 17c, 1868-97 Large and Small Queens to 15c and 50c respectively, incl. some color shades, 1897 50c Jubilee, 1903-6 Edward VII set, 1908 Quebec Tercentenary set (5c, 15c mint), solid mint n.h. coverage from 1979 forward, with many issues also postally used, a small group of mint 1924-27 airmail semi-officials accompanies, incl. 1926 Patricia Airways Haileybury and Rouyn 10c on 50c surcharge issue tied to cover, British North America comprises virtually complete 1857-1947 Newfoundland, incl. mint 1865 13c Schooner, 1933 Labrador airmails, mixed mint or used 1897 Cabot , 1910 Guy, and 1919 Caribou sets, used 1921 35c airmail, and mostly mint 1860-72 New Brunswick and Prince Edward island, mixed condition among the classic issues, later issues generally fine-very fine, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., h.r., and unused, well worth examining.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

766

China Treaty Ports and Shanghai mint and used collection of over 300 stamps mounted on album page and arranged in stock cards, predominantly mint, incl. Chefoo and Foochow issues complete with respect to basic issues listed in Scott, Ichang 1894 ½ca, 1ca, 2ca, and 3ca irregular blocks of 28 to 38, Kewkiang 1894 ½c-40c, Nanking 1899 5c, and various stamps from Amoy, Chinkiang, Chunking, Hankow, Nanking, and Wuhu, a few pieces of unused postal stationery from Chinkiang, Chefoo, and Shanghai, some Formosa reference copies, and an clean, empty 1926 Thornhill album for Treaty Ports accompany, occasional fault, mint includes o.g., l.h., h.r., no gum, many stamps fine or better, please examine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

767

China valuable collection from 1878-1976 of hundreds of different mint and used issues comprising China Imperial, China Republic, and Republic of China (Taiwan) housed in a Scott Specialty album, accompanied by loose duplicates, etc. in two envelopes, and over 20 pieces of postally used covers, all inside a small box, the album is replete with better issues, incl. used 1878 1c-5c, 1883 5c, and unused 1882 1c, 3c, and 1883 1c (2) Large Dragons, mint or used 1885-8 Small Dragons to 5c, used 1897 Dowagers to 12c, unused 24c, used 1897 2c on 3c Small Dragon surcharge, 10c on 9c, 10c, 12c Dowager large surcharges, 1897 Red Revenues comprising mint 1c, 2c (Scott #80) and used 1c, and both 2c types, mint 1912 $5 Sun Yat-sen, 1912 Yuan Shih-kai 1c to $2, 1928 Chang Tso-lin set, 1929 Chiang kai-shek $1, 1921-9 airmails, Republic of China well-filled and desirable, too, incl. mint 1962 Emperors, 1964 Fruits set, and more, the covers include an attractive red band cover from Peking to Tientsin City franked with 1c Coiling Dragons (3), occasional minor faults among the early issues, mint includes o.g., l.h., generally fine-very fine.

Est. $4,000-5,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

768

China Imperial and Republic collection and stock from 1897-1923 of hundreds of predominantly used stamps mounted on loose album or lined pages, comprising Coiling Dragon regular and ovptd. issues to 50c, postage dues to 10c, and Junk, Reaper, and Hall of Classics to $2, there are pa kua, dollar dater, moon, bilingual, and other cancels to decipher, as well as color shade varieties, inverted ovpt. and other ovpt. varieties, just a few commemoratives accompany, incl. mint 1921 National Post Office blocks of four or six, occasional fault, many fine and better, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., no gum, rather disorganized, so examine closely.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

769

China Republic and Taiwan dealer's postal history grouping of slightly over two hundred covers housed in a medium-sized box, nearly one hundred of which are from China Republic, comprising commercial, missionary, or private covers postmarked between 1918 and 1949, and predominantly franked with diverse, regular or surcharged Sun Yat-sen definitives paying various rates, mainly to the United States, several better espied, incl., registered covers, 1939 airmail cover from Shanghai to Paris, 1941 domestic cover displaying 8c (2) Sun Yat-sen paying 16c rate, 1946 inflation cover from Changshu to the United States, Japanese occupation cover franked with $10 Hwa Peh definitive, and others, the Taiwan covers, postmarked from 1950 through 1970s, are mostly philatelic, however there are several better postally used covers mixed in, incl. 1951 United States Navy corner card cover franked with 1950 40c, $5 Koxinga and 1951 $1 Election, 1953 Chiang kai-Shek first day cover, and more., condition is rather mixed, but many are fine-very fine, most are sleeved and priced, excellent retail potential, so examine carefully.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

770

China (People's Republic) valuable mint and used collection from 1949-1983 of hundreds of stamps housed in a Schaubek album, and in two stockbooks, the album displays good coverage to 1963, incl. mint original 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty, 1951 Mao, and 1952 Exercises sets, also 1958 National Exhibition, 1959 Student Uprising, 1959 Mao, and 1960 Tsunyi Conference sets, and used 1951 $30,000, $100,000 Fifth Issues, and 1960 Goldfish, 1960-61 Chrysanthemums, and 1962 Mei Lan-fang sets, among others, one stockbook contains assorted 1963-1983 commemorative sets, incl. mint 1970 Tiger Mountain set, 1979 National Emblem souvenir sheet, and 1980 Flowers set, and several Cultural Revolution issues, incl. used 1967 Mao Talks (Scott #957), 1967-68 8f Mao's Poems (Scott 973, 974), an unfolded left margin strip of five of 1968 Mao's Directives, and others, the other stockbook comprises assorted Liberation Area issues, a 1959 album compiled by Chinese Philatelic Company with a few stamps within accompanies, occasional fault, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., without gum as issued, used includes cancelled to order, generally fine-very fine, examine carefully.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

771

China (People's Republic) mint commemorative set and souvenir sheet collection from 1973-1982 neatly arranged in a stock book comprising a desirable selection of over 90 different souvenir sheets, incl. 1973 White Haired Girl, 1974 Industrial Products, 1976 4th Five-Year Plan, 1980 Tarrying Garden, plus seven souvenir sheets, incl. 1978 Highway Bridges, Arts and Crafts, and 1979 Camelias, and 4th National Games and Founding of PRC, just a few light bends espied, o.g. n.h., generally fresh and very fine, not in chronological order, so examine carefully. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

772

China (People's Republic) dealer's postal history stock of over two hundred different covers housed in a small box, and comprising postally used commercial and private covers and philatelic covers postmarked from the 1950s through 1980s, most are sleeved and priced, replete with better items, incl. 1953 $800 Women's Day on cover to Macau, 1963 cover to the United States franked with 30f Landscape, 1964 cover to England franked with 1955 2f Airman and 1963 10f (2) Butterflies, several 1970s issues singly franked on native covers, and others, better philatelic items, too, incl. first day covers of 1958 First Five Year Plan, 1984 $2 Beauties, and other better souvenir sheets, very little duplication, somewhat mixed condition, but many are clean, fine-very fine and better, quite disorganized, so examine very carefully.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

773

China (People's Republic) collection to 1990 comprising hundreds of different mint, used, and cancelled to order stamps, with strength in issues from 1970s forward, in mounts inside a binder, and identified by Scott number, contains many complete sets of modest Scott value to $70+ , but better issues espied, incl. mint n.h. 1971 8f Pagoda Hill strip, 1974 Industrial Products set, 1979 Monkey King set, a smattering of early PRC and Liberated Area issues accompany, mint includes o.g., n.h., no gum as issued, occasional mint with gum glazing, or wrinkling, generally fresh, fine-very fine, an attractive collection ready for further expansion.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

774

Egypt virtually complete used collection from 1866-1985 of hundreds of different stamps housed in a pristine Yvert hingeless album, 99% complete with respect to major Scott numbers, many complete sets incl. 1926 "Port Fuad" overprint set with signed 50p, 1953 6-bar ovpt., mint 1956 Scout Jamboree perforated souvenir sheet and a few other scattered mint items, unused 1c to 40c Suez Canal locals to check, and much more, occasional fault among the early issues, predominantly postally used throughout, difficult collection to assemble as such, mostly fine or better.

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

775

Egypt mint and used collection from 1867-1879 with over 550 Sphinx and Pyramid definitives, 130 of which are mint, plus eleven covers, and two cover fronts, neatly arranged on stock pages, includes mint and used 1867 5p (two each), and an array of shade and perforation varieties, and several different cancels, covers include 1868 Cairo-Paris combination cover, occasional fault, mint includes o.g., unused, l.h., h.r., mostly fine or better, an excellent collection for the specialist, please examine carefully.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

776

Egypt mint and used stamp and postal history collection from 1914-1922 comprising well over 1000 regular and overprinted Pictorials neatly arranged on stock pages, includes proofs of 1914 Pictorial set, surcharge and printing varieties, color shades, and cancel types, postal history comprises 48 postally-used covers in mixed condition, mostly commercial mail with domestic and foreign destinations bearing various postmarks and usages, including WW I censored and registered covers, stamps with occasional minor faults, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., unused, many fine or better, an excellent collection for the specialist, examine carefully.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

777

Egypt mint and used collection of stamps and postal history from 1923-1937 with well over 2000 mint and used King Fuad definitives housed in a stock book, incl. retouches, 5m proofs, booklet stamps, types 1 and 2 screenings, inverted watermarks, 48 pieces of postal history in mixed condition accompanies, incl. registered private and commercial covers with domestic or European destinations and displaying various rates and cancellation types, and other interesting covers, also includes a registered and 1m, 10m franked Arabic newspaper postmarked 1933 at Tanta, occasional fault among the stamps, mint includes o.g., n.h., h.r., many fine or better, an excellent collection for the specialist, examine carefully.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

778

Egypt postal history holding of over 750 items, postmarked 1860s through 1960s, with the majority posted prior to 1950, comprising predominantly postally used private and commercial covers and postal stationery, plus a few stampless covers, includes France 40c Napoleon III tied by dotted diamond "5808" cancel on 1870 French Post Office in Alexandria folded letter sheet, paquebot cover, World War I and II censored mail, redirected mail, registered covers, official mail, and many covers to foreign destinations, diverse town and city postmarks abound displaying various types including Egypt's first c.d.s. with the inscription in Italian "Posta Vice-Reali Egiziane" tying 1p Second Issue to 1868 cover, arrival, traffic, airmail, machine cancels, Swiss type cancels, etc., a small quantity of First Day and other philatelic covers accompany, mixed condition, many fine or better, excellent retail potential, disorganized, so examine carefully.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

779

Egypt postal stationery collection from 1879-1966 housed in a Lighthouse cover album, over 350 items, about 180 of which are postally used, comprising postal cards, stamped envelopes, registered envelopes, letter sheets, wrappers, and aerogrammes, with strength in items issued before 1953, incl. unused 1914 5m, 10m Pictorial and 1915 2m/1m provisional stamped envelopes, some shades and varieties also present, many early used stationery addressed to European destinations, incl. registered usages, light duplication, occasional minor peripheral faults and toning, a very attractive assemblage with many fine or better items.

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

780

Egypt mint and used collection of official stamps and postal history from 1893-1938 with over 1000 stamps housed in a stock book, with strength in officials from 1907 onward, accompanied by 14 covers in mixed condition, incl. mail to domestic and foreign destinations, registered usages, also 4 handstamped telegraph or customs receipts, occasional minor faults among the stamps, mint includes o.g., n.h., l.h., h.r., fresh colors, mostly fine or better, unchecked for overprint varieties, retouches, etc., an excellent collection for the specialist, examine carefully.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

781

Postal History

Egypt postal history dealer's stock of over 130 items housed in a small box comprising postally used covers, incl. commercial, registered, WWII censored covers, and used or unused postal stationery and vintage picture postcards, all displaying an interesting array of frankings and rates, and philatelic covers, incl. first day and special event covers, all postmarked 1907//1984, most are sleeved and priced, mixed condition, many fine or better, disorganized, so examine carefully as we noticed several better covers.

Est. $200-300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction