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Orco-Expo Worldwide Philatelic Auction, Fullerton, CA

General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1480		British Commonwealth, Mostly GVI Collection, Many hundreds in stockbook, majority sets complete with some better, all o.g. incl. some QEII issues and few covers, countries A - Z represented, noticed many Silver Wedding and up to £ values, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $22,000 (Owner's). Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $6,613
Lot 1481		//o British Commonwealth, Accumulation in 6 Boxes, highlight of this lot is a banker box full of mint n.h. sets and singles from G.B. and present and former Colonies A to Z in glassine envelopes with individual items up to $65, almost all identified, total cat. value more than $10,600, five more banker boxes incl. Scott album G.B. mint and used earlier and scattered mint definitive and commems. sets from 1935 to 1984, Ireland album with few used early overprints and mostly mint Scott 80//1035 plus huge binder holding, variety of booklets, booklet panes and souvenir sheets in multiples and three rolls of coils of #297b, 298e, 348c, two volume New Zealand commem. issues from 1947//87, loose pages, stockbooks, glassines and binders holding stamps from a wide number of present/former Colonies, mint blocks of Canada to the $1 value, plus run of mostly mint Newfoundland, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 1482		/o British Commonwealth, Accumulation of Collection Remainders, hundreds mostly mint incl. Cyprus, St. Helena and St. Lucia with best being Cyprus, which incl. mint #4, 38-46, 48-59, 61-71, 114-123, 125-135 and many other better items, St Helena many classics mint or used and many GV issues mint to 10/- and St Lucia with many classics mint or used and many better items incl. modern issues into the 1980's, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1483		B British Commonwealth, Booklet Accumulation, banker box filled with 600+ from G.B. and many of its present and former Colonies running 1970s to 2013+ few earlier, nice showing of G.B. booklets definitive, commems. and Prestige incl. Wedgewood booklet cat. $150, mostly in the $20 to $40 range, many Machins, others from a wide range of countries incl. Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Channel Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many others, modest dupl., all in pristine condition, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1484		/o British Commonwealth, Oldtime Mint or Used Collection, on blank pages, several hundred, strength in classic Mauritius to 1920's, with GV to 10/-, slight dupl. incl. few shades, various used with unusual cancels incl. Australian States, G.B. Offices Abroad, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 1485		//o British Commonwealth, British America Collection, mostly 20th Century mint collection on stockpages in two binders, nice n.h. QEII definitive sets incl. British Antarctic, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Virgin Islands, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. 2018 Scott $6,200+ (Owner's). Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1486		British Commonwealth, Oldtime Collections on Pages, mint and used on pages pulled from an old collection mostly classic running from 1850's to 1916 better, many better items to be pulled, better counties noted Fiji, Jamaica, Cyprus, Australian States, St. Vincent and many more, take time to look at this one, Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 1487		/o British Commonwealth, Hoard in Box, thousands of mint and used in 8 boxes of glassines, plus large envelopes, stockbooks and a few albums running from classics to about 1970's, noticed many better items throughout with varieties and complete sets, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1488		/o British Commonwealth, Collections in Box, hundreds of mint and used, intact in auction purchases incl., mint Burma Collection 1937 to 1939 with better complete sets, mint Samoa 1877 to 1968 with better sets and singles throughout, mint Nauru 1930's to 1980's, Bahrain Offices lot mint and used, Muscat mint and used, mint Seychelles 1890 to 1950's, mint and used Pacific Islands accumulation, Ceylon T.B. seal collection and old stockbook with mint and used from many countries, worth a look. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1489		/o British Commonwealth, Dealer Stock in Binders, Substantial stock of mint and used stamps of present and former British Colonies on stockpages in 12 large binders, ranging from classic to modern, about an equal number of mint and used with sets, part-sets and random singles, better countries incl. Australia, Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, Canada, Falklands, Norfolk, Nyasaland, Pitcairn, St. Vincent, Tuvalu, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1490		//o British Commonwealth, British Pacific Group, mostly mint collection on stockpages in a binder with some early used, incl. Australia and New Zealand, some Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice, Solomon Islands etc., much nice n.h. throughout incl. QEII definitive sets. 2018 Scott $4,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1491		/ British Commonwealth, Pacific Islands Mint Collection, housed in Lighthouse hingeless album, n.h. to l.h. to 1993, complete consisting of Falklands Dependencies, South Georgia and B.A.T. (no #24), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,027. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1492		British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilees Complete, l.h. to o.g., South Africa set n.h., Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,400. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1493		/o British Commonwealth, 10 Volume Scott Specialized, 1st, Grenada 1970-1982 nearly complete mint, 2nd, used G.B. and New Zealand; 3rd, Channel Islands mint and St. Helena used, 4th, Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda, mint and used, 5th to 7th, three volume British Africa collection lightly filled, 8th, British America with some better sets, 9th, Cypress 1962-2004 mostly mint, 10th, Hong Kong, some early classic, lightly filled, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1494		British Commonwealth, Modern Collections, thousands in 8 albums mostly modern n.h and running to 2007, incl. Machin collection, Ireland, Grenada and Grenadines and useful Falkland Islands, well worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1495		British Commonwealth, Mostly Mint QEII Collection, on old pages, some GV, GVI, occasional used group, incl. Australia SG#179a in positional block and full sheet, other Colonies mint and used sets, few commercial and FDC, Bermuda some vars. per "CW" numbers, Falklands GV to £1 used with shades, K.U.T. 1938-54 set mint and used with vars. and mint multiples, NZ SG#610 pl. study, South Africa, QEII mint Hong Kong incl. listed shades, Jamaica, Malta, Nigeria, etc., interesting oldtime identified study, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1496		British Commonwealth, Estate Collection With Covers, Includes Davo hingeless album of G.B. 1902 to 1970 mostly n.h., 1-4 (used), 1946 Victory & Peace issue (n.h), 100+ Royal Mail presentations packs, FDC and several books of Commonwealth, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1497		/o British Commonwealth, British Africa Collection, mostly mint 20th Century collection on stockpages in two binders, incl. nice QEII n.h. definitive sets and some used from Ascension, Gambia, K.U.T., St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Tristan da Cunha etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. 2018 Scott $4,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1498		/o British Commonwealth, British Asia Collection, mostly 20th Century mint collection on stockpages in two binders and some used throughout, incl. Aden and States, Persian Gulf States, India, Iraq, Jordan, Malaya and States, nice Hong Kong and Singapore with QEII n.h. definitive sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2018 Scott $4,100+. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1499		British Commonwealth, Mint Select Group, few sets and singles, o.g., consisting of New Guinea #18-30, C1-13 (2), C14-27, Caymans 85-96 (missing #93), Cooks 76-80, Honduras SG #21-22, Samoa SG #120-125, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1500		British Commonwealth, Bahamas, Bermuda, and Turks & Caicos Collections, in separate albums, Bermuda scattered mint to GV, later issues to 1983, Bahamas with 1920 issue along with later issues to 1984, Turks & Caicos 1948 to 1984, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1501		/o British Commonwealth, British Europe Collection, mostly 20th Century mint assortment on stockpages in a binder, incl. G.B., Ireland, Cypress, Gibraltar and Malta, incl. nice QEII n.h. definitive sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2018 Scott $3,000 (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1502		/o British Commonwealth, Accumulation and Stock, mostly modern mint and used accumulation arranged by Scott number in glassines in two large file boxes, incl. mint G.B. Commems., Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan etc., some dupl., much n.h., worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1503		/o British Commonwealth, Dealers Stocks in Books, 19 sales books with thousands of mint and used from classics to about the 1980's, most are in short sets and singles with the occasional better items found, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1504		/o British Commonwealth, Box of Country Collections, incl. 2 vol. Scott with few better Falkland Islands, Ghana and Gold Coast in Minkus album, Australia mostly used in Davo album, and mint 1949 UPU collections, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1505		/ British Commonwealth, Accumulation in Binders, Three large binders filled with mint British, mostly post WWII to mid-1950's, very l.h. with many n.h. within blocks, substantial number of Silver Wedding plus other Omnibus issues, Peace, UPU, Coronation as well as a nice run of Egypt from 105-07 (cat. $56) to 392, plus Semi-Postals and Airmails incl. C39-50., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1506		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Accumulation, Group of sets and singles mint and used incl. mint singles from Ceylon 1938 to 1972, Hong Kong mint and used 1863 to 1967, Singapore collection from 1948 to 1967, Burma mint collection from 1940 to 1947 and much more. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $546

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