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1341

Modern Mint Great Britain 1980s to the 2000s, in a stockbook, presentation packs, glassines, etc. This group has good variety for the collector, or will make for useful postage, with most face values in the 10p to 34p range. There are a number of pre-decimal stamps included, but not counted. There are no Machins in this lot. Overall very fine.

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Face £ 384

SOLD for C$90.00
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1342

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used George V and VI Issues, with many hundreds of stamps in roughly 25 Vario-style and quadrille stock pages, housed in a binder. We note a variety of material throughout, with different watermarks, including sideways and inverted, printings perforations, varieties, etc. The lot includes 40 King George V mint singles with various control numbers in the selvedge, along with used selections of Offices Abroad and postage dues. There is also a good variety of postmarks, including many dated town cancels. The lot includes owner's stamp identification notations and older Stanley Gibbons catalogue values. Online photos show a sampling. Duplication up to 20 in some cases. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
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1343

Collection of Mint and Used Great Britain in 2 Davo Albums, 1897-1998, with slipcases. The collection contains roughly 950 stamps, including some sets, from the 1930s onwards, along with a small selection of Victorian used material. A spot check indicated stamps and sets cataloguing $10 to $30, including Scott #210-220 (m.h., c.v. $56 total). Face value totals £165 (counting 15p and up, with the majority ranging from 20p to 60p). Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$120.00
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1344

1/708

Collection of Mint and Used Great Britain in 34 Hagner Pages, 1840-1970s, with roughly 450 stamps, beginning with Scott #s 1 (x2, Maltese Cross cancels in red, from positions GE, 3 margins, tear at bottom left), IG (2 margins), 3, 4 (used, $122 total), and continues with a small selection of used Jubilee and Edward stamps, along with used Seahorses 173-174 (x2, $1,000 total), 222-224 ($150 total). The collection is primarily mint from 1935 onward, including sets 210-222 (m.h., $220 total), 286-289 (m.h., $80 total), 292-308 (m.h., $101 total), 317-333 (m.h. $177 total). The collection also includes 13 additional pages of mint British Commonwealth noting better sets of Pitcairn Islands 1-8 (m.h., $84 total), Bahamas 158-173 ($86 total), Barbados 216-227 ($73 total), Nigeria 80-91 ($86 total). Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with the early used, otherwise, a fine to very fine collection. (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 $ 300

SOLD for C$225.00
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1345

3/3673

Great Britain Stock of Mint and Used Filling Five Red Boxes, 1841-2017, all neatly sorted in about 4,000 dealer 102 cards with Scott numbers and retail prices shown. Duplication generally ranges from 1 to 10, with the vast majority being used stamps, with some mint stamps scattered throughout. A spot check indicated the majority of stamps retail $5 and under, with a few of the early issues priced $10 and up. The lot includes back of the book issue, including selections of offices abroad. We note a few faults with the early material. Generally fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$250.00
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1346

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Lundy Island

Collection of Lundy Island Mint Curiosities and Covers, 1940s-2000s, in an album, stockbook, and loose material. The stockbook consists of roughly 300 privately printed "stamps" (including SPECIMEN and proofs), depicting Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and British Commonwealth designs from Lundy Island. The lot also includes roughly 175 covers and postcards, ranging from 1940 to roughly 2005. We note singles and sets frankings, along with a variety of pictorial, oval, and c.d.s. postmarks to name a few. An entertaining lot for any collector. The stamps in the stockbook were not issued by the Lundy Island Postal Service and should be considered bogus curiosities. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$180.00
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Great Britain - Offices Abroad

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1347

Group of 8 Used Great Britain Post Offices Abroad, with Malta #s A46 pair on piece (plate 12), A52 pair (inverted watermark, Scott c.v. $460 each, counted as Great Britain Scott #27e); Constantinople #s A96 (plate 12), A105 (x2, plate 8 and 9), A113 ($200), A114 ($145); Rio de Janeiro #A50. All stamps photographed online. Postmarks are fine to very fine, and generally easily identifiable.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$150.00
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1348

Collection of Mint and Used Great Britain Protectorates and Offices Abroad, 1920s-1950s, with roughly 500 primarily mint stamps, in 9 double sided 9-row stock pages. We note representation from Bahrain, ranging from 1933 to 1960; Kuwait, ranging from 1923 to 1933; East Africa Forces, ranging from 1943-1950, and Morocco, ranging from 1907 to 1955. A cursory check indicated better stamps and sets with Scott #s Bahrain 1-13 (m.h., c.v. $284 total), Morocco 201-208 (m.h., $178 total), 219 (x2, m.h., $125 total), 543-545 (m.h., $79 total), along with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up. Online photos show a sampling. A spot check of stamps indicated mint hinged material (including lightly hinged stamps, and a few with hinge remnants). Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$250.00
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Greece

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1349

Accumulation of Roughly 150 Greece Booklets, 1980s-1990s, with primarily Europa, 1984 Christmas, and 1984 and 1988 Olympics booklets, including a few post-2000 booklets (face value in Euros). Duplication up to 10 each in some cases. A clean lot that should appeal to collectors and for dealers looking for stock. Very fine.

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$200.00
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1350

Collection of Mint and Used Greece, 1861-2011, with roughly 1,400 stamps, housed in a Minkus album, stockbook, and album pages in a binder. The collection begins with roughly 650 mint stamps, generally ranging from Scott #56a/2296, along with selections of back of the book material including semi-postals, airmails and postal tax stamps. A cursory check indicated 2023 Scott #s 490-497 (m.h., c.v. $81 total), 539-544 ($227 total), 544-548 (m.h., $88 total), 568-573 (m.h., $144 total), 587-600 (m.h., $119 total), 604-617 (m.h., $121 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up. The collection continues with roughly 950 used stamps, ranging from Scott #1/2499, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues, etc. A spot check indicated 2023 Scott #s and values 1-5 ($1,012 total), 9 ($110), 11 ($135), 12a ($300), 17-23 ($292 total), 126 ($105), 144 ($160), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 and up. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $8,328. The collection also includes selections of mint and used Greek Islands, with better representation from Crete (owner's c.v. $799), and Epirus (owner's c.v. $647). Owner's 2014 Scott value for the lot is in excess of $9,774. Online photos show a sampling. A spot check of stamps indicated faults with some of the early mint and used stamps. 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 $ 750

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1351

Collection of Mostly Used Early Hermes Head Issues, 1861-1895, neatly mounted and described on 12 quadrille pages, includes material from just about every printing in period, for both of the design issues. We counted 17 mint or unused stamps out of a total of 151 mostly different stamps. We note a good amount of different shades, papers, issues without numerals on back, as well as nice town cancels. Overall fine to very fine, all pages scanned online. (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$120.00
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1352

Useful Stock of Mint and Used Greece, 1861 to 1950s, neatly displayed in a 32 page stockbook plus 2 stock pages and 2 stock cards. Items in the stockbook are identified by Michel numbers and we note a very good variety of mint and used (sometimes both), with postmark interest. The first 8 pages, plus the 2 stock pages and 2 stock cards are devoted to the first and second Hermes head designs (1861-1895) with about 1,040 stamps there alone. We also note many better issues and value throughout - our photos only show a small portion of this valuable lot. Overall fine or better, with faults on some of the early material. (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 $ 750

SOLD for C$700.00
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Greenland

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1353

Group of Mint Never Hinged Greenland Sheets and Part Sheets, 1938 to 1970s, in a sheet file, with better items including #s 8 (sheet of 50, c.v. $2,250), 43 (sheet of 50, $200), 45 (sheet of 50, $175), 76 (total of 138 stamps, $310) and more. A fresh and mostly very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 5,801

SOLD for C$300.00
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Guyana

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1354

Interesting Mint and Used Guyana Group, with mint stock in a stockbook, an early collection hinged to black quadrille pages plus additional material on stock pages, etc. Included are more than 60 mint never hinged souvenir sheets from the 1990s, many of which are of topical interest, such as numerous Disney, fairy tales, Lady Diana, space and others. Also included are many, many overprints. We estimate there to be well over 1,000 stamps in total in this group. 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 $ 150

SOLD for C$400.00
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Hong Kong

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1355

Group of 68 Used Hong Kong Victorian Issues, 1863-1891, in a double sided stock page, with the majority being 1882-1902 Watermark 2 issues, noting better stamps with Scott #s 30 (c.v. $65), 32 ($90), 65 (x2, $100 each), 66 ($150), along with a few stamps cataloguing $10 to $40. The lot also includes a few revenue stamps and two stamps with DP overprints (private overprint by the Hong Kong Daily). All stamps photographed online. Fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$250.00
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Iceland

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1356

Group of Mint Never Hinged Iceland Sheets, 1938 to 1970s, in two sheet files, with some half sheets, some large blocks, but great majority are complete sheets. Includes many better items such as #s 281 (x50, c.v. $1,500), 265 (x50, $1,200), C16 (2x 50, $425), 269-270 (x50, $300), 299 (x40, $380), etc. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 4,993

SOLD for C$450.00
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1357

Collection of Early Mint Iceland Issues, 1876 to 1903, with 41 different stamps (#s 9/67, O4/O30), including many better such as #s 9 (c.v. $425), 12 ($140), 14 ($100), 15 (with certificate), 21 ($125, with toning), O4-O9 ($299 total) and more. #59 has an overprint variety (counted as normal), Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,851

SOLD for C$350.00
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1358

Collection / Accumulation of Pre-World War II Used Iceland, Collected Mostly for Postmarks, but includes a few mint issues, all displayed on 21 stock pages, with many hundreds of stamps, starting with 2 pages of the 1911-12 embossed definitives, followed by a good duplication of the 1920 Christian X Scott #120 cancelled with boxed "Tollur" revenue cancel (c.v. $9.50 each as such, for a total of $1,463), a page full of the 1939-45 Statue issues, and the rest of the pages are crammed with various issues on and off paper, many showing town postmarks, with singles, pairs and multiples. For your viewing pleasure, and to better appreciate all that is being offered here, we have scanned all pages online. (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) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$225.00
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1359

Accumulation of Thousands of Used Iceland Stamps, 1920s-1980s, loosely organized into glassines, bags, and in small boxes, with material on and off paper. A spot check indicated just a few better items including Scott #s 142 (x33, c.v. $363 total, revenue cancels), 175 (x54, $270 total, revenue cancels), B6 (x6, $180 total), O70 (x36, $864 total), also noting bridge cancel types, revenue cancels, town cancels, etc., many having clear strikes, leaving potential finds to the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling of the lot. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$475.00
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1360

Mint and Used Iceland Collection on Scott Specialized Pages, 1902-1961, a very clean collection with either mint or used singles and sets (and one souvenir sheet), some sets missing high values, includes some semi-postals, airs and officials. We noted better items such as #s 142-143 (mint, $530), 162-166 (used, $755), 203-208B (mint, $81), and more. A nice collection, overall fine to very fine, and Scott catalogue values are from 2020. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 3,002

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction