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Austria

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

1181

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Never Hinged Austria, 1878-1980, containing a few thousand stamps, in over 100 manilla and quadrille pages, housed in four binders. The lot begins with two binders containing material ranging From Scott #35/1146, noting catalogue values in the $5 and lower range, with a few $10 and up. We note a few better stamps including #35 (m.h.,c.v. $65), 43 (x2, m.h., $150 total). The lot continues with a binder of back of the book material including semi-postals, ranging from B1/B353; airmails, ranging from C1/C48; postage dues, ranging from J1/J264, along with accumulations of military, newspaper and offices abroad. Each binder has been organized by Scott number by the owner, and includes some catalogue pricing. The lot finishes with a collection of stamps, in hingeless mounts, ranging from 1919 up to the 1960s. A spot check indicated mint hinged along with mint never hinged stamps. Duplication up to 10 in some cases. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
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Belgium

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Lot Description

1182

E/P

Collection of 59 Different Early Essays, with a good variety of designs, denominations and colours, many of these were printed for an 1864 design competition. Very fine and rarely offered. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$150.00
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1183

E/P

Collection of 42 Different Early Essays, with a good variety of designs, denominations and colours, some of these were printed for an 1864 design competition, but there are also some older / newer designs. Very fine and rarely offered. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
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1184

Collection of Mint Tête-Bêche Pairs and Advertising Tabs, with 26 different tête-bêche pairs plus another 17 stamps with advertising tabs, noting better items throughout, with many items in the €30 to €60 range and some higher. Majority of the items are never hinged, but we counted 14 that are lightly hinged, overall very fine. Listed in Cobb as #s KP3-KP22, KT1/KT19 and PU3/PU115, with a 2023 catalogue value of €880. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$400.00
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1185

Accumulation of Mint and Used Railway Stamps on 8 Stock Sheets, mostly populated with the 1902-1914 issue, but also saw a few other, later ones. There are several large multiples of some issues, including some with sheet margin inscriptions, as well as duplicated singles, both mint and used. A great lot for the online dealer of Belgium collector. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$110.00
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1186

Mint and Used Belgium Collection from Classics to the 1970s, in an older Minkus album with a few Vario pages containing additional material. Although the collection is somewhat less than half complete in period, many of the early souvenir sheets are included. We noted numerous well-positioned cancels scattered throughout. Also included are some stamps from Belgian Congo, Burundi and Rwanda. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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Brazil

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Lot Description

1187

Specialized Collection of the Brazilian "Bulls-eye" Issue, housed in a gently used Safe album with slipcover. This exploration has numerous examples of the anniversary re-prints of this famous series from Brazil, often in both mint and used, stamp-on-stamp examples from both Brazil and other countries as well as representations of the issue on postcards, first day covers and the like. The album has more than 30 pages, many of which have material on both sides. We noted the souvenir sheet of 1943 measuring 103 mm from top to bottom. Of interest among the covers are examples of the 1943 centenary issues on cover, including one that is censored, a 1947 Lion's Club cover with a special postmark and more. Overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$250.00
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1188

Mint and Used Brazil Specialized Collection from Classics to the 2000s, housed in a thicker stockbook. Included are many classics, imperforate varieties, many Semi-Private Airmails, errors such as mis-cuts, gutter pairs, "Folinhas Comemorativas", blocks of four with special cancels, MNH blocks of four, revenues and more. There are numerous covers as well, starting from the classical period and including censored, special postmarks, Cinderellas, as well as advertising covers. Also included are five older catalogues in Portuguese covering a wide area of Brazilian specialized philately. This collection comprises hundreds of items. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$325.00
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1189

Brazil Specimen-Overprint, Proof and Essay Collection, on stock pages with over 200 semi-classic stamps specimen-overprinted along with specimen-overprinted Cinderellas, Cotten's Essays, and other related material. The entire collection is shown online. Overall very fine condition. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$375.00
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1190

Extensive Brazil Cinderella Collection, in three larger stockbooks plus a sheet file quite filled with material from the late 1800s to the 1980s. This specialized collection includes a wealth of Cinderellas of various descriptions, such as poster stamps, hotel stamps, various seals such as officially sealed labels and more. There are many examples on cover as well, including censored covers. Also included are other paper ephemera items such as large luggage labels from hotels, fakes and forgeries of classic stamps and more. A nice group to enjoy as a collection or to sell items individually. There is also photocopied reference material with information on Brazilian Cinderellas. There are well over 1,000 items in this group. See 40 scans in our Image Gallery. Overall fine to very fine.

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$425.00
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British Antarctic Territory

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Lot Description

1191

1-624

Collection of Mint Never Hinged British Antarctic Territory, 1963-2022, in a Davo hingeless album with slipcase, with every space filled up to 2019. We note better stamps and sets with Scott #s: 1-15 (c.v. $172 total), 24 ($160), 25-38 ($133 total), along with some sets cataloguing from $20 to $50. The album also includes roughly 40 souvenir sheets and sheetlets, ranging from 1974 to 2019. The lot also includes a binder with stamps and a few souvenir sheets from years 2020 to 2022. Owner's Scott catalogue value totals $3,240. A lovely complete collection. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 3,240

SOLD for C$650.00
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British Commonwealth

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1192

Accumulation of Roughly 680 British Commonwealth Booklets, 1960s-1990s, with better representation from Channel Islands, British West Indies, Gibraltar, just to name a few. A cursory check indicated primarily booklets containing definitive stamps, along with some booklets containing commemorative issues, noting stapled, stitched and prestige booklets throughout the lot. Online photos are representative of what will be found in the lot, noting two sealed packages containing 290 booklets in total. A nice lot for booklet, topical and thematic collectors, and dealers looking for stock. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$180.00
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1193

Banker's Box of Various Interesting British Commonwealth, includes 3 red boxes with 102 cards containing modern GB, identified by Scott number. Also one red box with mostly GB booklets, some Channel Islands and Isle of Man and a few commonwealth, as well as a 3-ring binder with British Commonwealth booklets, a small cigar box with mostly Channel Islands and I.O.M. booklets plus 6 large GB booklets and a small box with more GB booklets. Very fine and clean material. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$250.00
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1194

Mint Never Hinged Booklets from Ireland, Isle of Man, Singapore and Greece. These are from the period of the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s, with a good proportion of them being the higher cataloguing greetings stamp or prestige-style (large format) booklets. For Ireland there are well over 100 booklets, with about half of these in the Euro period. The Ireland Euro values alone have a face value of €593. For Isle of Man there are over 50 booklets, for Singapore 11 and for Greece 15 (well over €100 face for these alone). Overall fresh and very fine with no duplication.

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$180.00
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1195

Collection of Mint British Commonwealth Sets, 1920s-1950s, with over 50 sets (roughly 750 stamps in total), in 14 Vario-style stock pages. The lot has representation from British West Indies countries with better from Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Leeward Islands, Montserrat, St. Lucia, just to name a few. A spot check indicated better sets with Scott #s Barbados 140-151 (m.h., c.v. $182 total), Leeward Islands 103-115 (m.h., $149 total), Bahamas 132-147 (m.h., $84 total), 158-173 (m.h., $86 total), along with some sets cataloguing from $40 to $80. Online photos show a sampling. A nice lot for collectors and dealers alike. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$500.00
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1196

Accumulation of a Few Thousand Used British Commonwealth, 1860s-1980s, with on and off paper material, in roughly 20 Vario-style stock pages, glassines, etc. A spot check indicated classic Bahamas 1860s issues including 4d (x5), 6d (x7), with a range of rose and violet shades, Great Britain Victoria issues including Penny Reds, and Jubilees, along with better representation from Malta, Ceylon, British Guiana, to name a few. Postmark interest includes a variety of types such as railway, telegraph, duplex, numeral, and c.d.s., including some socked on the nose town cancels. A cursory check of catalogue values indicated a few stamps ranging from $5 to $20 and higher. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with the early material, otherwise fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$275.00
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1197

Accumulation of Thousands of Mint and Used British Commonwealth Stamps, primarily on cards sleeved with plastic, with each card having Scott catalogue numbers and prices by the owner. We note better representation from West Indies and British Africa, with stamps generally ranging from the Victorian era up to the 1970s, with the bulk of material ranging from the 1940s onward. A cursory check of stamps indicated catalogue values from $5 and lower, with a few higher priced items. Owner's catalogue value for the lot in excess of $1,500. Duplication up to 20 in some cases. Online photos show an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$110.00
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1198

Dealer Stock of British Commonwealth in 102 Cards, all 108 of the cards are well identified and have eBay starting prices (totaling over US$2,100) which are mostly a low percentage of catalogue value. Note a good variety of countries, with mint and used singles, sets, etc. All items photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$425.00
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1199

Collections of Mint and Used Oceania Countries, 1870s-2020, with a few thousand stamps, on roughly 100 quadrille pages in 3 binders and an album. The lot begins with many hundreds of mint and primarily used Australia, including roughly 70 used Australian States, a few mint and used Kangaroos, and continues up to the 1980s. A spot check noted mint hinged 5sh Sydney Harbour Bridge, along with stamps and a few sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up. The lot continues with roughly 500 mint and used New Zealand stamps, generally ranging from the 1920s to 1980s, with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $10 to $20, and ends with a collection of mint and used Papua New Guinea (roughly 600 stamps), with primarily mint stamps and sets in hingeless mounts, from the 1950s to 2020. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with the early stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$550.00
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1200

Collection of Mint and Used British Commonwealth, 1900s-1970s, with many hundreds of stamps, on roughly 150 quadrille pages, housed in four binders. We note better representation from the West Indies, British Africa, and Channel Islands, along with Malaysia, just to name a few. The collection has primarily mint material generally ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s, and includes Omnibus sets from 1935 and 1949, and mint sets from King George VI onward, with the used material generally from 1900 onward. A spot check indicated stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up, leaving potential finds to the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$700.00
Will close during Public Auction