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Falkland Islands to Transvaal

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2707		/o Falkland Islands, Intact Mint and Used Collection, In Scott album, Victoria issues mostly used, 1904-05 issue complete used, 1933 Centenary with 10/- used, 1938 on dupl. mint and used pages and complete to 1969, used after that to 1979, incl. Dependencies mint and dupl. used, few dups., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 2708		Fiji, Postal History, small correspondence of 125 covers mainly George VI and early QEII, all on pages, Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2709		Gold Coast, Postal History, about 500+ covers in albums and two envelopes, most are written up on pages with postmarks, noticed 74 short paid covers in one album, some better flights noticed, further inspection is needed, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 2710		/o Gold Coast, Cancels and Study, 3 stockbooks and album pages with town cancels, stockbooks also have mint issues and many not yet check for cancels, should be great for the specialist, huge value, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2711		/o Hong Kong, Collection to 1993, hundreds of mint and used in 2 well filled specialty albums, classics used incl. #1-7, 29, 31-35, 50, 52, 54, 57, 66, 67-68, mint incl. 35A-B (regummed), 81, 86-103, 106, 109-122, 128, 144-145, 154-166A, Silver Wedding set n.h., QEII complete (only missing 215b) n.h. incl. definitive sets (216 o.g.), souvenir sheets, Dues, Offices in China mint 1-13, 17-29, few minor faults on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2712		o Hong Kong, Used Collection, few hundred organized on stockpages, QV to 1980, good variety with some dupl., noted #1, 5, 17, 35, 124, 179, have a look, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2713		/o Hong Kong, Accumulation in a Box, hundreds of mint and used with dupl., noted sheet of mint #J1, multiples of 159 and 159a, some used Offices, early Victoria used and cancels incl. overprints, Revenues and much more, must inspect, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2714		Hong Kong, FDCs, about 200 FDs, running from 1980-1985 and a few new issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $70-100. View details	Realized $92
Lot 2715		India, Stampless to Victoria Postal History, 300+ covers or cards written up on exhibit style pages, internal mail, Foreign outgoing and incoming mail, noted 1825 stampless to "Deyrah in the Dhoon", boxed red India hs., SG #6, reg. mail, auxiliary markings, multi-color frankings, owner paid up to $500 individually in this lot, few Edwards, must be seen to appreciate, there is a lot of value in this lot, Fine. Estimate $4,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,900
Lot 2716		India, Convention States Extensive Collection, almost complete, almost all mint, lots of better items, Chamba #1-15 (15 used), mint incl. Gwalior 100-106, 108-117, 118-126, Jind State 108-25, 133-150, 154-64, O55-61, Nabha 11-25, 69-86, Patiala 13-26, 80-97, must see this lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,500. View details and photo	Realized $6,900
Lot 2717		/o India, Feudatory States Collection, mint or used collection of many hundreds, very well represented throughout and neatly assembled in a Palo album, there are literally dozens of better sets and singles throughout, incl. Barwani #17, 26-30, 35-36, 37, extensive Bhopal with regular issues, Officials incl. O37-41, O55-57, Bijawar 1-10, better Bundi incl. 15-30, 34-35, 43-49, O1-9, O11, Charkhari 9-16, 21A, 28-36, 39, 41, extensive Cochin and Duttia, Hyderabad 20-27, 39-46, Idar 1-6 complete, Indore 1D-22, good Jaipur with 24-35, 44A, 45, 46-48, O12-16, O23-29, nice Jammu & Kashmir, Kishangarh 27-35, Morvi 1-4, 5-9, Nandgaow 1-2 and much, much more, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,888
Lot 2718		India, Postal History Collection, 2000+ covers and postal cards mounted and extensively written up on pages, 1880 to 2000's, housed in 10 banker boxes, excellent variety of cancels, usages and destinations, reg., censored, also incoming mail, must be seen to appreciate, Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $18,400
Lot 2719		India, WWII Prisoner of War Collection, 500+ covers and card mostly written up on exhibit style pages, majority to and from Dehra Dun, noted German, Italian and Japanese POW mail, also mail to staff, also mail to other camps incl. Ahmednager, Satara and Deolali, different censor hs., markings, etc., largest selection we have seen, a most unusual offering, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,738
Lot 2720		o India, 1874 to 1939 High Value Used Accumulation, 1r to 25r values with dupl. on homemade pages, noted #52 (55), 73 (23), 74 (39), 75 (40), 97 (80), 98 (76), 124 (39), 125 (51), 166 (36), 167 (10), Revenue cancels, OHMS and Service overprints, very high cat., excellent for cancels and study, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 2721		India, Collection From Dehradun, 600+ covers and cards mounted and extensively written up on pages, 1876 to 1946, excellent variety of cancels, usages and destinations, reg., censored, also incoming mail, must be seen to appreciate, Fine. The collector was from District of Dehradun in the province of Uttarakhand. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 2722		India, Estate Balance, in 4 banker boxes, one box of 5 Year Plan definitive covers, one box with large group in sleeves and Revenues in stockbook and on documents, one box with postcards from Mussooree, Chakrata and the Taj Mahal, plus India postal history literature, finally one box with covers from Chakrata (1940-47) and Garhwal (1926-2005), worth a look, Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2723		India, Expeditionary Force in China, on specialty pages, incl. #M1-20, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 2724		Ireland, Never Hinged Collection, two Lighthouse hingeless albums to 1999 filled, noted, #1-8, 9-11A, 15-22, 25-35, 44-55, 65-76, 80-92, from 1937-1999 appears to be complete incl. J1-27, must see this one, collector was very condition oriented, Very Fine. Scott $5,924. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 2725		/ Ireland, Mint Collection, hundreds on Scott pages in 4 vols. to 2012, virtually complete from 1940 (mostly n.h.), some G.B. overprints mint and used, nice collection to complete, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2726		Ireland, Registered Mail Supporting Documentation, 1858-1867, rare group of 87 items with many diff. types and formats, several with original purchase information provided, many town cancels, some with G.B. stamps, near impossible to duplicate today, Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2727		Ireland, Stampless Covers, 129 items on stockpages of Irish stampless covers and pieces showing better postmarks, examine, Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 2728		Ireland, Stampless With Bishop Marks, 1705-1792 mounted and described collection of incoming and outgoing covers all with Irish Bishop Marks, both small and large types, scarce group with cat. value in Whitney of £1850, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2729		Ireland, G.B. Used in Ireland, mostly Penny Red era cover lot, 118 items, numerous duplex cancels and a few Maltese Cross, generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 2730		Ireland, Dublin Maltese Cross Cancels, specialized study of cancels, both British and Irish types, 21 covers and 4 pieces with Whitney cat. about £900, nice quality for these, Fine or better. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 2731		Lagos, 1904 to 1906 EVII Sets, o.g., incl. SG#59a, 60a, 62a, first 10/- large tone spot in corner (not figured), otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,007. SG £932. Estimate $200-220. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 2732		Malaya, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds organized in stockbook, States mostly mint, noted Johore 1A, 59-72, 76-86, 87-99, 101-122, Kelantan 1-13, Pahang 18, 19, Perak 57, Sungei Ujong issues, Trengganu 20-37, 42-44, Federation issues incl. 8, 11-12, 18a-25b, 34-35, Straits Settlements GV mostly used, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,738
Lot 2733		Federated Malay States, Better Items, o.g., consists of #7 (toned), 11, 13 (small hinge thin), 15 and 75, fresh colors, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,330. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 2734		/o Mauritius, Powerful Collection, mint and used organized in stockbook, starts with 2d Post Paid intermediate impression (thins), Lapirot issues (8 of the 2d, mostly worn impressions, but incl. a few intermediate), 1859 Dardenne various 1d and 2d incl. 2d with retouched "TWO" (cat. £1200), later QV issues incl. imperfs with CANCELLED overprints, thru GVI issues, a few forgeries and reprints, worth a look, mixed condition. SG £38,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,990
Lot 2735		Mauritius, GV Covers With Varieties, consists of SG# 251a on 12 MY 37 First Day, 256ca reg. to London, and a possible partially shaved "S" to U.S., nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Ibbotson. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 2736		/o Nevis, Collection, mint and used selection on pages, between SG #5//34, plus Revenues, couple items with certs., Fine. SG £5,421. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2737		/o New Zealand, Large Collection in Albums, 16 volumes of mint and used mostly from 1950-1989 incl. back of the book, couple of earlier books, with varieties and multiples, most of the time mint with used and FD, huge face value and some better items to be found here, must inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 2738		/o New Zealand, Collection to 1997, accumulation and collection in 10 albums or stockbooks with mint an used until 1930s then mostly mint, also Dependencies (mostly Cook Islands) running for same period, multiple copies of many issues, mixed Victoria issues perf and imperf, #130e-137e mint, 179-181 (mint blocks), B3-4 (2) mint, 145-159 mint, 122-125 mint, 288-301 (block 4) mint, many others to look at, high face value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 2739		/o New Zealand, Intact Mint and Used Collection, In Scott album to 1988, few Chalon heads, otherwise mostly 20th Century and virtually complete, Semis complete, scattered back of the book, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 2740		/ New Zealand, Mint Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album, 1898 to 1997, noted #83, 130-139, 182-183, 185-198, n.h. from late 1940s on well filled pages incl. 320, Semi-postals incl. B3-4, some back of the book and Ross Dep., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2741		New Zealand, New Issues, n.h., huge face value from 1980s and 1990s, incl. FDs, must inspect, Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2742		/ Papua, "Lakatoi" Issues, o.g. to n.h. in stockbook of issues with varieties, imprint strips and imprint blocks, color varieties, noted SG #86w, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 2743		/o Rhodesia, 1896 to 1909 Collection, mint and used, with dupl., incl. #72 (3) with Revenue cancels, inspect, mixed condition. Scott $1,785. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 2744		Rhodesia, FDCs With Military Post Office Labels, 71 covers from 1978 to 1980, no more that 3 of each, also incl. small selection of unused MPO stickers, unusual lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2745		/o Straits Settlements, Collection, mint and used on specialty album pages to 1920, noted #1-9 mint or used (missing 5), 20-21 mint, 29, 31 mint, 32 mint, 38 used, 60 mint, 63 used, 65 used, 70 mint, 88 unused (toned), 93-104A mint, some faults (no gum, etc.), generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 2746		Tonga, 26 Tin Can Covers, 1930 to 1944 with FDC, better cancels, cachets, mostly to New Zealand or G.B. but also Australia, U.S., one 1962 commemorative, Fine to Very Fine overall. All bought individually on Ebay. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2747		Transvaal, 1900 to 1930 Cover Group, 16 diff., some overfranked incl. complete sets, multiple frankings, few commercial, few local, Fine to Very Fine overall. All bought individually on Ebay. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $403

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