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British Commonwealth continued...

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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
581   imageBritish Commonwealth, Fascinating Cover Collection, 1871-1921. About 70 covers (a few of them non-British), the bulk of which are registered, and the result of prominent Cincinnati collector, Frederick G. Huntington, receiving stamps that he had ordered from various Post Offices around the globe between 1910 and 1920. And, while nearly all are philatelic usages, there are many colorful and exotic frankings, most of which are rarely seen except as philatelic usages. A cross-section includes covers from Aitutaki, Bahamas (4), Barbados (3), Bermuda (4), Cayman Is., Dominica (2), Montserrat (2), North West Pacific Islands (7, one of them stampless and containing a letter of explanation as to why Huntington's order had been delayed), Penrhyn Is., St. Kitts-Nevis (1903 2s6d single franking), St. Lucia (2), Samoa (4), Southern Nigeria, and Virgin Is. (2, one with 2s6d Edward #61). A truly amazing and most desirable lot.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
582 /o/   imageBritish Commonwealth, Mint & Used Collection, 1880-1975. (38) volumes of mostly mint stamps and souvenir sheets, mint unless noted Australia 159-161, 163-165, Bechuanaland Protectorate 154-169, 169-179, Fiji 139-140, 176-189, Gibraltar 241-272, Maldive Islands 58-68, Norfolk Island 1-12, 29-41, Pitcairn Islands 13-16, 20-30, 39-51, Sierra Leone 195-207, Tristan Da Cunha 55-67, 71-84, and that just scratches the surface of this massive collection, with first day covers scattered throughout, a great opportunity to restock, please peruse, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
583   imageBritish Commonwealth, Roessler Cover Group, 1913-31. Nine covers, better includes 1929 Trinidad to Curaçao with Roessler cachet addressed to East Orange NJ, 1920 Turks Islands cover on Roessler business reply envelope, 1913 Dominica with revenue stamps used as postage on Roessler business reply envelope, and 1914 stamps tied by Samoa duplexes on Roessler business reply envelope, a lovely holding, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
584   imageBritish Commonwealth, Approximately 50 First Day Covers With Roessler Cachets, 1935-37. Includes Bermuda #113-114 first day cover with Roessler cachet, Aden 13-14 with Roessler cachet, Cook Islands 223-234 with Roessler cachet, Falkland Islands 81-82 with Roessler cachet, Newfoundland 230, 233-234 with Roessler cachet, and many more, please review, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
585 /   imageBritish Commonwealth, Omnibus Issues, 1937-53. 1937 Coronation set, 1949 UPU (looks like four sets, one in pairs) plus 1953 Coronation QEII, a useful group, o.g., mostly never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
586   imageBritish Middle East, Impressive Mint Collection, 1929-99. Comprises Aden: 1937-49 virtually complete; Bahrain: 1934-99, virtually complete from 1942; Kuwait: 1929-70, virtually complete from 1939; Oman: 1944-79, #1-78, 94-105, 138 & 153-160; Qatar: 1957-67, #1-98 plus a few later; and South Arabia: 1963-66 complete; condition is F-VF throughout with virtually everything from 1935 onward being NH, plus there are several LH duplicate sets. All are neatly arranged in Scott order on black stocksheets in a large, leatherbound 3-ring binder. A tremendous lot.
Scott $4,500 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
587 /o   imageBritish Oceania, Nice, Mainly Mint Collection, 1886-1954. Small, oldtime collections of Fiji, Nauru, new guinea, North West Pacific Islands, Papua,Seychelles, Solomon Islands & Tonga, with only the Seychelles running beyond the issues of George V; the value is almost entirely in the mint, and though there aren't many complete sets, there are still plenty of good stamps, including such highlights as (all mint) North West Pacific Islands: 28dif including #9-10 (£1 few slightly short perfs), Papua 1-7, 28-33 & 94-108 (2d used) Seychelles 14, 18, 47, 88, 157-171 & 173-190 (last two sets NH); Solomon Is. 1-16; and Tonga 1-7, 10-14, 29-34 & 38-62; and condition is generally F-VF throughout. A very useful lot.
Scott $5,000 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
588 /o   imageBritish West Indies & British Guiana, Interesting Mint and Used Collection. Primarily made up of Victoria through George V issues neatly arranged on homemade pages, laid out with spaces drawn only for the stamps that the owner already had; so that, while there are not many blank spaces, there is also a lack of high values. That said there, there are still a number of better stamps scattered throughout, like (mint unless noted) Barbados 140-150, British Guiana 169, Grenada 114-123, Jamaica 75-86, Turks & Caicos 1-9 & 13-4, Turks Is. 2 (no gum), 41, 42 (used), 43 (used) & 44. Plus there are also a few George VI & QEII issues on blank quadrille pages from a later collection, including (NH unless noted) Bahamsa 132-173, Barbados 216-227, Cayman Is. 135-149 and Turks & Caicos 78-89 (LH) & 105-117. Overall and interesting and quite desirable lot.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
589 /o   imageBritish West Indies, Outstanding Collection Balance, 1861-1935. Comprises Queen Victoria through King George V issues of Bahamas, Cayman Is., Dominica, Grenada, Leeward Is., St. Kitts-Nevis and a little Trinidad & Tobago; loaded with better material, include such highlights as Bahamas used #11a, 13, 20, 23, 25 and mint 14, 33-41, 44-69, 85-96 (beginning here mint unless noted) Cayman Is. 8-12, 13, 15, 21-30, 32-43, 45-47; Dominica 2 (used), 6 (no gum), 20, 24, 29-34, 35-54 less 48; Grenada 26, 39-46 (2d used), 68-90; Leeward Is. 1-8, 20-60; St. Kitts-Nevis 1-35 (a few used). An excellent lot, with virtually everything being clean and F-VF.
Scott $7,500 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

Europe and Colonies

Armenia
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
590   imageArmenia, Collection, 1991-2004. A terrific compilation including singles, souvenir sheets and full panes; panes (some folded) housed in single-pocket stock pages, singles and souvenir sheets mounted on a range of pages; includes full sheets of #430, 431 (2), 431A, 432, 434-439, 452-456, 501-505, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 532; singles and souvenir sheets virtually complete for the period, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, tremendous retail value; examine.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
Austria
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
591 /o   imageAustria and Bosnia, Collection, 1850-1968. Tidy little collection in Scott Specialty album with some decent 19th century with occasional better items, with collectors Scott value of $6,150, but probably closer to $4,000 range as occasional mistakes were made. Worth a quick look, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000 Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
592   imageAustria, Eclectic Contemporary Postal History Collection. Over 520 covers individually mounted on pages housed in four large albums; three volumes are primarily special event cancels and some meter mail, Austrian UN Forces Feldpost (UNDOF) and German and Austrian covers from Austrian Consular Offices and Legations; the fourth volume has a military emphasis with special event cancels related to World War II events, some post-War civil Censored covers including a group of over 30 US First Day Covers with censor markings and other military themes, uncommon material with a low starting bid; be sure to get in on the action early.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
593 /o   imageAustria, Mint and Used Collection, 1850-1937. Several hundred mint and used stamps mounted on Scott pages, fairly complete for the period with newspapers and other back of the book. A bargain at the reasonable estimate, mixed condition, mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
594   imageAustria Used in Italy, Collection, 1830-1950. In a completely filled 3-inch Scott Specialty binder, with all items neatly mounted and annotated on homemade pages; the majority of the collection is covers, but sprinkled throughout are single stamps with socked-on-the-nose cancels from various towns; we find covers, cards, picture post cards, postal stationery, military postcards, with usages in Italy, what became Yugoslavia, and the Friuli Venezia Giulia area; replete with Registered and Railroad usages, Censors, straightline and c.d.s. cancels, etc., etc., etc.; even includes folded letters from 1484 Venice-to-Spalato (with Vollmeier certificate) and 1590 Cattaro-to-Venice, Very Fine, a boon for the cancellation specialist; inspection invited.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
595 o   imageAustria, Magnificent Collection, 1850-1985. Housed in two Lindner hingeless albums, the first mixed mint and used 1850-1937, the second used 1970-85; the early period is substantially complete, missing only a handful of issues, while the recent material is complete (including a few miniature sheets); includes (used, unless noted) watermarked #1-5 and #1 & 3-5 unwatermarked, 7a, 12-21, 33, 110-127, 128-143, 144 mint never hinged; B23-B29 imperforate (unlisted in Scott), B87-B92 each on piece, B93-B98, B100-B105, B106-B109, B112-B117; C1, C2c & C3 on cover (tied by Vienna 1 24.IV.18 bridge cancels, along with #168 [C3 unpriced on cover in Scott]), C12-C31; J1-J9, J114-J131; P6, P11a-P14a, etc.; a great assortment of cancels as well, including a striking red "Recommandirt/16/1/1863/Wien" on #13, Fine to Very Fine, a must-see.
Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12)

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Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
596 o/   imageAustria, Specialized Classic Collection, 1850-72. Mounted in a Scott album, with used includes 3, 5, 5 on cover, 6, 7, 13 on cover, 16, 22 on cover, 23 on cover, 27 on cover, cancel studies and varieties, a magnificent collection for the Austria collector, meticulous examination is due this lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
597   imageAustria, Lombardy-Venetia & Offices Abroad, 1850-1914. Semi-specialized collection of several hundred stamps neatly arranged in a large stockbook; most of the value is in the Lombardy-Venetia including (used unless noted - mint are o.g.) 1850 Issue 5c (2), 10c (7), 15c (30 + one mint), 30c (6), 45c (19); also Scott numbers 7 (4), 8 (2), 9 (4 + one mint), 10 (mint, signed A. Diena), 12 (7), 12a (2), 15 (4 + one mint), 16 (1), 19 (4), 20 (2 + one mint), and 24 (4); includes lots of Offices in Crete and in the Turkish Empire, plus a page of early Austria marked "cancel variations", and a few pieces of early mint postal stationery; condition varies a bit but is generally clean and F-VF and there is, no doubt, a vey high catalog value. A great lot for a specialist.
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
598 /o   imageAustria, Fairly Complete Mint & Used Collection, 1850-1959. Mostly used through the 1940s and 95% mint thereafter, neatly arranged in Scott order on blank quadrille pages in a spring-back binder; value mainly in the mint Semi-Postals, which are missing only the WIPA & Renner sheets and the 1931 Rotary overprints, and the Airmails, C12-60; and condition is virtually all F-VF, with lots of NH, including B66-70, B93-105, B110, B128-41 & C54-60. A great lot.
Estimate $600 - 800. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $600-800
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
599 /   imageAustria, Fresh and Choice Collection, 1883-1985. Housed in three Schaubek albums, with all items mounted; 1850 issues marked as reprints (as are a couple later items), but the collection kicks off in 1883 and runs highly complete through the period; Imperial issues often missing the high denomination (or two), but what is here is clean and generally nicely centered; no rarities here, but anything the collection lacks in star power it makes up for in breadth, offering the collector a century-plus of vast-majority mint Austria, most in full sets; many modern miniature/souvenir sheets included, Fine to Very Fine or better, worth a look.
Scott $13,600 Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
600 //o   imageAustria, Mint & Used Collection, 1894-1987. Presented in two KaBe hingeless albums and a few stock pages, sparsely filled until 1900, includes loads of back of the book, mixed condition, please review, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

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