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1160

Accumulation of British Commonwealth mint and used, 1880s to early 2000s, comprising thousands of stamps in seven stockbooks, with particular strength in George V and George VI period material, emphasis on Bermuda (classics to 1990s), along with Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Swaziland, South Africa/Transvaal/Orange River Colony, and New Zealand (mostly 1970s–2001 mint, much never hinged), as well as Great Britain featuring George VI and QEII mint with much never hinged, and several dozen blocks from the 1980s–1990s, condition generally fine to very fine with faults on earlier issues as expected, likely a dealer’s stock with moderate duplication; online photos provide a representative 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) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1161

Dealer stock of stamps and sets, late 1800s to 1990s, housed in 102 cards and more than 80 dealer stock sheets, featuring Australia, Bermuda, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Gibraltar, Ghana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Tuvalu, Tristan da Cunha (noting used Scott #28–41 and mint #42–54, total c.v. $177), Nevis, New Zealand and others, with many Australian traffic light gutter pairs and numerous complete sets, most never hinged and ready for inventory, overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1162

British Commonwealth collection and accumulation, a small box containing an Elbe album with stamps mounted on pages, two stockbooks, a three-ring binder with stockpages, and various loose items on album or stock pages, with material mostly organised as scattered groupings by country, some semi-organised on a stock page to highlight a few better sets; includes a largely complete run of the 1937 Coronation and 1946 Peace omnibus issues, along with a wide variety of Commonwealth material, plus a small collection of France and Canada in one stockbook with some additional non-Commonwealth content throughout, high cataloguing and broad-ranging lot, mostly fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1163

Group of five King George VI definitive sets, comprising Bahrain Sc. #38–51, Barbados #216–227, Tristan da Cunha #1–12, Trinidad & Tobago #50–61, and Turks & Caicos Islands #105–117, all hinged, fine-very fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Scott $ 425

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1164

British Commonwealth King George VI perforated SPECIMEN group, never hinged, with most of the sets represented complete for the 1938 printings, noting Bermuda, Ceylon, Dominica, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nyasaland, St. Kitts & Nevis, & Trinidad & Tobago, mostly fresh and of good colour, but one or more stamps within each set with some fault or imperfection, yet an uncommon assembly with most stamps included being sound and attractive, overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 800

SOLD for C$850.00
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1165

Peace and Victory issues of the British Empire, 1940–1947, featuring singles and bilingual pairs on a dedicated album page, comprising both omnibus and country-specific issues from British Commonwealth territories spanning Aden to Zanzibar, most never hinged with vibrant colours, overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

CLOSED
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1166

1953, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation omnibus set and nine QEII definitive sets, comprising Bahamas #158–173 and 252–266, Barbados #235–247, Bermuda #175–191, Dominica #142–156, Falkland Islands #122–127, Nyasaland #112–122, St. Christopher, Nevis & Anguilla #120–134, and St. Lucia #157–169, a clean and attractive group of never hinged stamps, fine-very fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

Scott $ 594

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1167

Dealer stock of Elizabethen-era SPECIMEN stamps, 1960s to 1990s, with over a hundred stamps in 102 cards by singles or sets, on 6 Hagner pages and in a sheet protector. An assortment of Commonwealth countries including Australia, St. Lucia, Tuvalu, St. Vincent and Norfolk Islands with some duplication. A very interesting collecting area, all contents shown in the online photos, 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 C$ 300

CLOSED
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1168

British Asia, Pacific & South Atlantic mint dealer’s stock, several hundred mostly mint sets in glassines and 102 cards, covering a wide range from Victorian to Elizabethan issues, with material grouped as British South Asia, British South Atlantic, British Pacific, British Indian Ocean, India & Pakistan, British Middle East, and British Offices, a sampling of representative sets is semi-organised on three stock pages, worthy of close inspection, mostly fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1169

British Africa, British West Indies & British Europe mint and used stamp collection/accumulation, housed in two stockbooks and two 3-ring albums, comprising material from across the British Empire in Africa, the West Indies, and Europe; includes many duplicated stamps alongside occasional better singles and sets, suggesting strong potential for finds; British West Indies section includes Leeward Islands from Anguilla to Nevis in one stockbook and Bahamas to Turks & Caicos in an album; British Europe is sparsely represented, while British Africa occupies the final album; noted items with certificates include Trinidad mint LH Sc. #10, Jamaica mint LH Sc. #20a, and Nyasaland mint LH S.G. #109c ‘break in scroll’; also includes mint LH Stellaland 1884 Coat of Arms set Sc. #1/5 (with extra #3), Bahamas used Sc. #132/147, Cape triangles, Heligoland, Crete, and Gibraltar ‘A26’ cancellations on Victorian GB; an extensive and varied group, worth careful review. (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 C$ 400

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1170

British Europe dealer stock, two stock boxes housing a 1900s to 1990s accumulation organised by country across several hundred 102 cards, comprising Gibraltar, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, and Turkish Cyprus, with strong representation of mostly mint sets from the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in Ireland, a few sets housed on stock sheets, a lot with good potential meriting closer review, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1171

Australia, New Zealand & British Pacific mint and used stamp collection/accumulation, many thousands of stamps housed in two stockbooks and two large 3-ring albums, covering British colonial holdings in the southern hemisphere; typical of this collector’s style, with heavy duplication, occasional better items or sets mixed in, and strong potential for finds; the first volume focuses on Australia, including a decent showing of early Australian States (all shown on video), as well as mint NH plate blocks and related areas such as Papua & New Guinea; the second volume covers New Zealand and dependencies, including Niue, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, and Tonga; better items noted include Pitcairn Islands mint LH Sc. #1/8, Papua New Guinea used Sc. #122/136, and New Zealand imperfs with certificates for used Sc. #5 and #13; a substantial and varied holding, ideal for expansion or breakdown. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1172

British Caribbean, mint dealer’s stock, several hundred mostly mint sets housed in glassines and 102 cards, ranging from Victorian to Elizabethan periods, covering territories from Anguilla to the Virgin Islands, a few sets of note have been semi-organised on two stock pages as a sampling, high catalogue value, an ideal holding for the collector or dealer alike, overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$400.00
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1173

British and Independent Africa mint dealer’s stock, several hundred mostly mint sets in glassines and 102 cards, ranging from Victorian to Elizabethan issues and including material from Basutoland to Zululand, with a sampling of selected sets semi-organised on two stock pages, strong potential for the collector or specialist seeking depth or expansion in this area. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Burma

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1174

35/192, O1/O79

Burma, 1945–1965, mostly mint collection with over 170 stamps hinged on album pages, with regular issues predominantly mint and Officials a mix of mint and used, including better such as Sc. #70–84, 102–115, and 176–187, overall fine–very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 470

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction

Chile

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1175

Chile stamp collection in two albums, 1850s-1960s, mostly used, with the primary collection in a 16-page double-sided stockbook, including an attractive selection of imperforate first issue Columbus heads and a strong run of perforated issues, with some effort made to identify plate varieties, mostly used with some mint throughout the second album, a 3-ring binder with manila pages, contains duplicates from the 1860s to the 1960s, a worthwhile lot for close review, offering considerable potential and hours of rewarding study. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

China

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1176

1981–1982 group of mint never hinged blocks of four, comprising three stock pages of commemorative blocks of four and two stock pages of miniature sheets, clean and fresh throughout, very fine; 2025 Scott catalogue value $1,292. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

China (People's Republic of)

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Lot Description

1177

1/918, 1L121/5L77

Collection of People's Republic of China, used, 1949–1966, neatly arranged by Scott number on Vario sheets in protective sleeves, a well-organised group featuring many complete sets, all used and mostly c.t.o., with an owner-compiled inventory noting catalogue numbers and identifying many issues as reprints; highlights include Sc. #344a People’s Hero Monument souvenir sheet (c.v. $110), #456 (c.v. $75), #620–27 Stage Art of Mei Lanfang (c.v. $340), #655–60 (c.v. $115), #767–81 (c.v. $100), and 1L135 Globe and Hammer (c.v. $575); owner’s total catalogue value $3,306, with complete scans available online in our image gallery, overall fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 750

SOLD for C$800.00
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1178

249/916

Group of eight complete mint sets, 1955 to 1966, most unused (no gum as issued) or never hinged, neatly arranged on black stock sheets, comprising Scott #249–266 (1st Five Year Plan, c.v. $77), 426–437 (People's Communes, c.v. $60), 467–482 (National Sports Meeting, c.v. $120), 506–517 (used Goldfish, c.v. $111), 684–695 (Children's Day, c.v. $92), 810–817 (Chemical Industry, c.v. $80), 891–898 (Children's Sports, c.v. $30), and 907–916 (Women in Occupations, c.v. $28), fresh and clean throughout, overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 598

SOLD for C$275.00
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1179

798a

1964, 15th Anniversary of the People’s Republic souvenir sheet, with mild gum disturbance and some interleaving adhesion or tarnished gilt as typically found and as noted by Scott, mild staining on the reverse, but a rare and popular souvenir sheet of fine to very fine in appearance. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Scott $ 4,250

SOLD for C$600.00
Will close during Public Auction