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1001

Collection of Roughly 1,100 Primarily Mint British Commonwealth Blocks and Plate Blocks, 1930s-1950s, in two Crown springback albums containing many sets and partial sets, with roughly 90% mint blocks, with material possible on either side of the given range. The collection consists from A to Z countries, with better representation from Australia, New Zealand,. Ceylon,.West Indies, just to name a few. A spot check indicated just a few of the better mint blocks and sets with #s Montserrat 102-103 ($80 total); New Zealand 258-268 ($125 total); Niue 95-103 ($80 total); Sarawak 139-173 ($112 total); Antigua 94-95 ($134 total); India 154-161 ($230 total), along with blocks and plate blocks, including a few sets, cataloguing $10 to $30 and up. Vibrant colours throughout, with the majority of stamps being lightly hinged, along with many never hinged stamps, and a few with hinge remnants. A nice lot for collectors and dealers alike, with online photos giving a small taste. (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$1,250.00
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1002

Dealer Stock of Primarily Mint British Commonwealth Sets, 1930s-1970s, and partial sets, included some used sets and partial sets, neatly arranged alphabetically, in a few hundred 2 and 3-row black dealer stock cards. A spot check indicated mostly mint hinged material from Aden to Zanzibar, with sections for Omnibus sets, including 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1949 U.P.U., Shakespeare, and more. Each card has been identified by the owner using Scott numbers, with older catalogue values, and owner's retail pricing. The majority of cards retail between $5 to $15, with a few retailing $20 to $30 and up. We estimate the lot retails over $2,000. Online photos show a sampling and an over. A nice lot for the dealer or online seller, with ready to sell material. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$500.00
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1003

/CVR

Group of Mint Omnibus Collections On White Ace Album Pages, 1937-1980, with a few thousand stamps, along with roughly 100 first day covers, mostly in hingeless White Ace Album pages, housed in seven thick binders. A spot check indicated 1937 Coronation, 1953 Coronation, 1977 Silver Wedding, 1978 Coronation Anniversary, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday, all appearing complete with mint hinged and never hinged sets, along with selections of first day covers, souvenir sheets, se-tenant pairs and booklets, for some of the issues. The lot also includes 40 mint hinged sets from the 1948 Silver Wedding issue, noting Bermuda, Gambia,Trinidad & Tobago, and Zanzibar, with most sets cataloguing from $20 to $40 each. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. Clean and 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 $ 300

SOLD for C$600.00
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1004

Dealer Stock of Mint and Used British Commonwealth in Three Red Boxes, with roughly 2,000 dealer 102 cards, containing mostly mint and or used singles, and a few sets, generally ranging from the 1860s to the 1960s, organized alphabetically from A to T countries, noting better representation from Australia, India, and Straits Settlements, just to name a few. We estimate 90% of the cards have been identified by the owner using Scott numbers, with roughly two thirds of the cards having older catalogue and retail prices. A spot check indicated the majority of cards are priced $3 and under, with some cards ranging from $10 to $25 and up. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. A few faults to be expected, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$650.00
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1005

Collections / Accumulations of Mint and Used British Commonwealth Stamps, 1880s-1960s, with many thousands of stamps, in a few albums and stockbooks, loose album pages, stock cards, and more. A spot check indicated better representation from Rhodesia, noting a few hundred mint and used 1898-1908 issues, neatly organized on 15 quadrille pages, highlighting various perforation and shade varieties, along with accumulations of generally used Rhodesia, and Southern Rhodesia on loose album pages. The lot continues with a collection of mint and Tristan Da Cunha, New Zealand Health sheets, presentation packs, and more. Online photos show an overview. A nice lot for the British Commonwealth collector, with possible surprises found within. A few faults to be expected, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$375.00
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1006

Oceania

Collection of Mint and Used British Oceania in Two Thick Scott International Albums, 1950s-2003, with a few thousand stamps, including many complete mint sets, with better representation from Australia and New Zealand, along with Christmas Island, Pitcairn Islands, and more. A spot check indicated just a few of the better sets with #s British Antarctic Territory 1-15 (m.h., c.v. $172 total), Solomon Islands 89-105 (m.h., $110 total), Fiji 147-162 (m.h., $105 total), New Zealand 288-301 (m.h., $179 total), along with a few stamps, and some sets, cataloguing $20 to $40 and up. We estimate at least $400 of modern face value from Australia, ranging from 1980 to 2003, and $300 of modern face value New Zealand from 1980 to 2000. Online photos show a small sampling. We note a slight tobacco odor on the album pages. A useful lot, 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) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 600

SOLD for C$750.00
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British Guiana

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1007

76/271

Collection of Mint and Used British Guiana, 1876-1963, with roughly 200 stamps neatly organized on 16 quadrille pages. The collection begins with reprints of classic issues noting #s 6-7 (Ship and Motto of Colony), 8-9, 18, along with 23 primarily used Seal of the Colony issues ranging from 1876 to 1890. The collection continues with mint and or used stamps, sets, and partial sets including #s 152-156 (m.h., c.v. $175), 210-222 (m.h., $174 total), 210-222 (used, $197 total), 230-241 (m.h., $88 total), along with stamps, sets and partial sets, cataloguing $20 to $50 and up, including 253-267 (m.h., $124 total). Online photos show a sampling. We note fresh colours throughout, with a few faults on a few of the used stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$200.00
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British Honduras

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1008

Collection of Mint and Used British Honduras, 1888-1981, with roughly 300 stamps in 25 Minkus album pages. The collection consists of singles, sets and partial sets up to the 1930s, with mint and or used sets post-1935, with a spot check noting #s 29-32 (m.h., c.v. $95 total), 69 (m.h., $80), along with a few singles, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $60 and up. Owner's 2020 Scott catalogue value for the collection $1,032 (includes owner's identification and catalogue values for most of the album pages). Online photos show the first 5 pages only, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,032

SOLD for C$170.00
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1009

28/179

Collection of Primarily Mint British Honduras, 1888-1963, with roughly 200 stamps, with a mint and a used stamp for a few values only (mostly post-1930), neatly organized on 14 quadrille pages. Just a few of the better stamps and sets include #s 28-32 (c.v. $95 total), 38-46 ($162 total), 52-55 ($158 total), 62-70 ($301 total), 75-83 ($190 total, includes 80a, 80b), along with a few stamps, sets and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $60 and up, including 26c, 28 (used on piece, diagonal half used as 1c on cover c.v. $350). Online photos show the better pages. We note the fresh colours throughout the collection, which collectors and dealers will appreciate. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$450.00
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Brunei

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1010

Collection of Roughly 600 Different Mint Brunei, 1906-2004, including selections of souvenir sheets and booklets, neatly organized in 11 double sided Vario-style stock pages. The collection ranges from Scott #s 2/582, with the majority of stamps lightly hinged up to the mid-1960s, and primarily never hinged thereafter. A spot check indicated a few stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $10 to $30 and up. Owner's Standard Stamp Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei, 30th Edition, totals 3,300 Malaysian Ringgit, equivalent to $970 CDN at time of writing. Online photos show a sampling. A clean collection, noting the fresh colours, and ideal lot for British Commonwealth collectors, or dealers looking for stock. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$250.00
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1011

13/96

Collection of Primarily Mint Brunei, 1907-1952, with roughly 100 stamps, with a mint and or a used for a few issues, neatly organized on 6 quadrille pages, with #s 13-33, 35-37 (m.h., c.v. $611 total, 13 (x2)), 43-49, 52-53, 54 (x2), 55, 58 (m.h., $187 total), 62-75 (m.h., $171 total). A virtually complete mint collection for the given years, noting the fresh colours found throughout, which should satisfy both collectors and dealers alike. All stamps are photographed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$180.00
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Burma

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1012

O/CVR

Accumulation of Used Burma, 1930s-1940s, with many hundreds of stamps, in a few Vario-style stock pages, and on roughly 30 homemade pages. The lot consists of singles and blocks, including multiple on piece, Officials, and Japanese Occupations. A spot check indicated #s 14 (x6, c.v. $165 total), 57 (x19, $128 total), along with stamps cataloguing $3 to $10 and up. The lot includes 7 first day cover, leaving potential finds to the dedicated collector. Online photos show an overview. A few faults to be expected, still fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$100.00
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1013

1/171

Collection of Primarily Mint Burma, 1937-1961, with roughly 190 stamps, including 16 different 1937 used issues, neatly organized on 10 quadrille pages, noting #s 1-16 (m.h., c.v. $257 total), 18A-33, $145 total), along with a few mint sets cataloguing $20 and up. The collection also includes high denomination used with #s 13-16, 18 (used, c.v. $698 total, if postally used). A virtually complete mint collection for the years given, noting the fresh colours found throughout, which will make a nice addition for collectors, or dealers looking for stock. Online photos show all the pages. (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$250.00
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Cayman Islands

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1014

Collection of Mint and Used Cayman Islands, 1900-1982, with roughly 450 stamps in 28 Minkus album pages. The collection begins with mint sets and partial sets from the 1900 to the 1930s noting #s 1-5, 8-15 (m.h., $270 total), 21-27 (m.h., $125 total), 47 (m.h., $130), 50-62 (m.h., $108 total), 64-68 (m.h, $98 total), The collection continues with primarily mint hinged singles, sets, and partial sets from the late 1930s onwards, with a few cataloguing $20 and up, including #135-149 (m.h., $125 total). Owner's 2020 Scott catalogue value for the collection totals $1,573 (includes owner's identification and catalogue values for all the album pages). Online photos show most of the better pages. Clean and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 1,573

SOLD for C$275.00
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1015

1/1211a

Collection of Mint and Used Cayman Islands in Two Springback Albums, 1900-2018, with a few thousand stamps in hingeless mounts, with roughly 90% completeness in period for basic issues from 1900 to 1930, and virtually complete from the 1930s to 2018. The collection begins with primarily mint sets and partial sets, ranging from 1900 to the 1920s, noting Scott #s 1-2 (including a 1d with SPECIMEN overprint), 8-12 (m.h., $102 total), and continues with mint or used sets and partial sets from the 1930s up to the 1960s including 69-78 (m.h., $114 total), 69-79 (used, $372 total), 85-95 (m.h., $155 total), along with sets and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $40 and up. The collection post-1970 consists of mint never hinged issues, with the collector adding booklets, souvenir sheets, sheetlets, booklet stamps, in hingeless mounts and selections of modern used hinged onto the back of album pages. A nice clean collection, with only a few basic numbers missing. Online photos show a sampling. A few small faults with a few of the early stamps, including a few regummed mint 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$550.00
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1016

1/168

Collection of Primarily Mint Cayman Islands, 1900-1963, with roughly 180 different mint issues, along with a few used stamps sprinkled within, neatly organized on 17 quadrille pages. Just a few of the better mint sets and partial sets include with #s 1-7 (c.v. $165 total), 21-24, 26-30 ($407 total), 32-43 ($160 total), 50-63 ($180 total), 69-80 ($564 total), 85-96 ($255 total), along with a few singles, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $20 and up. We note bright colours throughout, that will appeal to collectors and dealers alike, with the majority of stamps being lightly hinged, along with a few with hinge remnants. Online photos show a sampling of this very fine collection. (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 $ 250

SOLD for C$475.00
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Ceylon

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1017

25/358

Collection of Mint and Used Ceylon in a Crown Springback Album, 1861-1958, with roughly 500 stamps, with mint and or used singles, sets, and partial sets, on roughly 35 quadrille pages. The collection begins with roughly 30 different pre-1883, ranging from Scott #25/61, with a few stamps cataloguing in the $10 to $30 range, and continues with 56 different mint or used issues up to 1886 noting #s 85-86, 88-91 (m.h., c.v. $102 total). The lot continues with primarily mint and or used sets and partial sets including #s 132-142 (m.h., $125 total), 158, 160-163 (m.h, $185 total), 166-177 (m.h., $202 total), 178-193, 195 (m.h., $162 total), 225-243 (m.h., $130 total), along with singles, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $20 to $50 and up, including 152a (used, $95). The lot also includes selections of officials and postage dues, noting O18 (used, $62). We note bright fresh colours throughout, with the majority of stamps being lightly hinged, with a few having hinge remnants. A nice lot for collectors and dealers alike, with online photos showing a sampling. (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) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$650.00
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1018

445

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Ceylon, 1880s-1970, with roughly 625 stamps, in 9 double sided 8-row Vario-style stock pages, housed in a binder. The lot begins with roughly 80 primarily used Victorian stamps, and continues with used Edwards and George V issues, with a gradual mix of mint material from 1935 onwards, including mint sets of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus issues. A spot check indicated some stamps and a few sets cataloguing $10 to $20 and up, along with selections of revenue and war tax stamps. Postmark interest includes c.d.s town cancels, including a few socked on the nose, along with a small variety of postmarks in the Victorian era. Duplication up to 5 in some cases, with online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$140.00
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China

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1019

Accumulation of Mint China Sets and Larger Blocks, 1940s, starting with Scott #s 886-894 issued without gum, in either upper right or left blocks of 100, or lower bottom / top sheet portion of 100 (20 x 5), each showing two plate inscriptions reading "Printed by Dadong Book Company Shanghai Printing Factory", along with a few plate numbers for a few of the blocks. The lot continues with a few sets and multiples from the 1940s, including South China set commemorating the liberation of Guangzhuo in blocks of 10. Online photos show an overview. We note a few faults with a few of the stamps, with the blocks of 100 folded into quarters, still fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$225.00
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China (People's Republic of)

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1020

Collection of Mint and Used People's Republic of China, all in 51 black stock pages, with about 80% mint never hinged and 20% used (CTO), we note many good singles and sets, as well as a few booklets and sheetlets. A few of the sets are not complete, but we noted better items such as Scott #s 1863 ($105), 1810 ($55), 1840-43 ($40), 1645-46 (in sheets, #223), 1354-56 ($48), 1255-70 ($225)1104-07 ($140), 1215-17 ($61)1080-83 ($107), 1095-98 ($182), 810-17 ($80), 1054-57 ($320), 713-15 ($75), 684-95 ($91), 639-46 ($137), 467-82 ($120) and more. Overall 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) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 5,291

SOLD for C$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction