Collection of Mint and Used, 1852-1983, consisting of roughly 200 stamps in black hingeless mounts on quadrille pages. The collection begins with used imperforate Britannia Scott #2 (c.v. $80), #5 (c.v. $230), and continues with a selection of perforated Britannia and Queen Victoria mint and used issues ranging from #14/76. Post Victorian issues include a selection of mint and used Seal of the Colony and Victory issues including mint #149-150 (c.v. $110 total) and #216-227 mint hinged set (c.v. $76). The collection continues with mostly mint issues up to 1983. Scott catalogue value $1,227 (up to 1965 only). Online scans show a representation of this collection which is overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,227

Mint and Used Collection, 1852 to 2006, on older album pages in a binder. This group is comprised of two or more collections spliced together in a fairly even split of mint and used and is fairly complete from about the 1920s to the 1970s. There is much in the way of better stamps included, such as #s 3 (used c.v. $375), 6 (mint c.v. $110), 9 (used c.v. $95) and 126 (mint c.v. $125), with plenty more in the $10 to $50 range. Also included are numerous extras, such as shades, souvenir sheets, gutter pairs as well as date inscription, watermark and overprint varieties. There is a strong representation of the Seal of the Colony issues. We also noted a number of well centered postmarks, especially in the classics. The mint stamps tend to be hinged, however there are some never hinged issues interspersed from the 1970s period through to the end of the collection. With stamps stacked on top of one another in mounts, there is value in this collection which may not be apparent at a casual glance. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300