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Commonwealth Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1630		/o British Commonwealth, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, In 4 Specialty albums by region mostly to early 1970's (few to 1960's), some early classics mint or used, later 1940's and later mostly in mounts and complete sets, scattered earlier 20th Century with occasional used, better countries incl. Brunei, North Borneo, Sarawak, Northern Rhodesia compl. except #17, Seychelles virtually complete, Tristan complete mint, Egypt with many sets complete mint or used, G.B. Offices, BAT complete mint, British Guiana, Falklands and Dependencies, Grenada, Jamaica with early used, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos, very little in 19th Century priced faulty items, old pricing from some years ago, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine, inspect. 2015 Scott approximately $71,000. Estimate $12,000-14,000. View details and photo	Realized $14,950
Lot 1631		/o British Commonwealth, Intact Collection 1847 to 1969, housed in three specialty albums, British Africa, British America and other Colonies and Offices, mostly in mounts, many complete set with the strength in 19th Century, condition is typical for this period, some country highlights incl. Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Falklands, St. Vincent, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, Malta, New Zealand, inspection is a must, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $200,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $15,000-20,000. View details and photo	Realized $40,250
Lot 1632		/o British Commonwealth, Outstanding Accumulation, amazing assemblage of sets and singles on black stockcards and larger pages, mostly mint incl. n.h. and some used throughout, features Straits Settlements KGVI 1¢ Japanese Occupation sheet of 100 (SG cat. £1350) and much more, well worth careful inspection, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1633		//o British Commonwealth, Mint Balance Lot, o.g. to n.h., mounted on album and Vario pages, mostly 19th and early 20th Century, highlights incl. Bermuda #15, British Honduras #26, 28-32, Cayman #43-44, Grenada #10, Hong Kong, Indian States, Ireland overprints (no Seahorses), Malayan States, Malta #14, 114, Montserrat #3, 7, 9, North Borneo #3, Northern Nigeria #8, St. Vincent #116, 131, Tobago #2, Zululand, scattered 19th Century used, etc., inspection is urged, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $12,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 1634		/ British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Complete Collection, mint singles and blocks of each issue neatly mounted in album, blocks n.h. and most single are l.h., incl. common designs, fresh and Fine to Very Fine. SG £7,500. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1635		//o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used A-Z Hoard, many thousands in four cartons containing 30 stockbooks or albums plus one carton with pages stocksheets and Vario pages, with British Africa, Pacific and America incl. G.B. with FDC, noted Canada & Newfoundland, Sierra Leone, Turks & Caicos, South Africa, Dominica, Grenada, India & States, Hong Kong, C.O.G.H. triangles, Antigua, Guernsey & Jersey, British Guiana, Ceylon etc., much cat. value, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1636		British Commonwealth, Oldtime KGVI and QEII Plate Study, n.h. or used with dupl. in glassines sorted by country showing (where identifiable) pos. numbers, etc., incl. occasional identified by SG, old Elizabethan cat., and/or by KGVI cat., also non-constant flaws, watermark vars., countries incl. G.B. with Offices, Hong Kong, Jamaica incl. SG #32y used, Barbados, K.U.T., Nigeria, Bermuda, New Zealand, also incl. cancels incl. a range from Malaya, occasional KGV variety, also mint multiples from which variety was identified, needs close inspection, excellent lot for the specialist, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Excellent and time consuming process identifying the hundreds of positions in this oldtime lot. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $5,175
Lot 1637		/o/ British Commonwealth, 1935 Extensive Jubilees Collection, in 8 binders, all common designs countries represented complete o.g. and/or used, some n.h. (few used) blocks of 4 in mostly complete sets, also each country with cover(s) incl. commercial and FD's, few varieties noted, also few non-common design commercial usages and sets, India, also Offices in Egypt single and used on cover, few possible SG varieties, etc., overall Very Fine. The most extensive collection we have ever seen. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,463
Lot 1638		/o/ British Commonwealth, 1935 Extensive Jubilees Backup Collection, mint, used and covers in cover album and in 3 stockbooks sorted mint and used (some dupl.) by country, about 115 covers both commercial and philatelic, mint incl. multiple sets hinged (occasional toned hinge), occasional n.h., few n.h. blocks, also blocks of 4 multiple sets of Honduras, Dominica, Virgin Islands, few non-common designs, scattered broken set values, 3rd stockbook dupl. used sets up to 9 (Cyprus), Hong Kong (13), also 6 booklet GB Spe #BB16, BB28 (few with issues), unchecked for vars., Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,888
Lot 1639		/ British Commonwealth, America Mostly Mint Collection, lovely collection in 2 Gibbons albums, one volume KGVI and early QEII to 1950s with many definitive sets, also some earlier used mostly British West Indies, some Falklands & Dependencies incl. #IL19-33, and Belize to 1985 n.h., second volume is very clean Bermuda 1935 to 2000, mostly n.h. and fairly complete from 1960, incl. souvenir sheets, generally fine to very fine or better. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1640		/o British Commonwealth, Great Britain and British Europe Collection, mint and used in Gibbons album, G.B. mostly used Victoria through KGVI, QEII to 1970 mostly o.g. with some n.h., also plating of Penny Reds (#33) with 140+ different plates, Cyprus, Gibraltar and Malta with nice KGVI and early QEII to 1950's mint definitive sets etc., generally very fine or better throughout. Scott $6,600+ (Owner's). Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1641		/o British Commonwealth, Africa Collection to 1950's, mostly mint collection in Gibbons album, incl. nice KGVI and early QEII definitive sets, earlier used incl. South Africa to 1940's, Egypt 1879 to 1938, some mint, neat collection, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1642		British Commonwealth, Mostly Mint Diverse Group, accumulation ranging from 19th Century to 1940 in glassines, on dealer cards and auction sheets, incl. Australia #12 used and Victoria AR3 (Revenue cancel), mint incl. Barbados 102-12, 116-26, 140-51, Dominica 65//84, Egypt-Suez Canal L1-3, Gambia 12-27, Ionian Islands 1-3, Malta 18, Nevis 22, Sarawak 67, Sudan 51-9, Tonga 41a, 46-49, 51-2, Trinidad 53, Virgin Islands 21-8 and more, neat lot, should be inspected, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1643		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1644		/o British Commonwealth, Collector Accumulation, Few thousand sorted in glassines 1850's to with some early used and lots of modern mint n.h. sets, cat. values to about $100, better areas incl. G.B., and Channel Islands incl. complete booklets, Br. Guiana, and Guyana, Ireland, and Br. Pacific, owners cat $7000, Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 1645		//o British Commonwealth, Pacific Mint and Used Collection, in Gibbons album, incl. Australia used to 1940's with Kangaroos and KGV, other Pacific Islands early 20th Century mint and used, KGVI to 1950's mint, nice mint Pitcairn Islands 1940-99 with 1950's onward n.h. in mounts, Gilbert & Ellice, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu 1972-80 n.h. in mounts, generally fine to very fine or better. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1646		British Commonwealth, Colonies Mint and Used Collection, 19th & 20th Century mint and used nicely collected in two old binders on homemade pages, earlies mostly used with much nice KGVI and QEII definitives, some high values present, no G.B. but does incl. Australian States, Hong Kong, India and States, Malaya and States and smaller Colonies, review recommended, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1647		British Commonwealth, Omnibus 1946 to 1986 Collection, n.h., in 12 White Ace or quad albums with high degree of completion for each subject, with sets and souvenir sheets as issued, incl. 1946 Peace & Victory, 1951 BWI University, 1953 Coronation, 1963 Red Cross, 1972 Silver Wedding, 1973 Princess Anne Wedding, 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee, 1978 Coronation Jubilee, 1978 Captain Cook, 1980 Queen Mother, 1981 Royal Wedding, 1982 Diana 21st Birthday and Royal Birth, 1983 Commonwealth Day and 1986 Queen's 60th Birthday, all in mounts and very fine, huge original cost for these collections. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1648		//o British Commonwealth, America Mostly Mint Collection, o.g. to n.h., 1865 to 1953 in album,19th Century used, primarily KGVI to early QEII, earlier sets are short higher values, a clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 1649		/o British Commonwealth, Great Britain & Commonwealth Collection With Revenues, interesting collection on pages with good classic GB, incl. #1, 2, 57, 108 (4), 109 and many other high cat. Victoria, also Australian States, Ceylon, Sarawak, Samoa and other small Colonies, mostly pre-1940, enhanced with various Revenues throughout, condition mixed, much value throughout, well worth inspection, Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1650		o British Commonwealth, Revenues 19th & 20th Century Used Collection, several 100 in stockbook, greater portion is G.B. and Ireland, starting with embossed up to the Wildings, balance of collection offers a selection of Colony Revenues from the Carribean, Africa and Pacific, some light dupl., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1651		//o British Commonwealth, Bahrain and Kuwait 1923 to 2006 Mint and Used Accumulation, Mint and used; Kuwait mounted on stock and album pages in a binder plus a collection on album pages, with about half under British control, balance from Independent era mint and used, some heavy dupl. in some areas, cat. value over $3,000, Bahrain mounted in album with majority mint along with a few covers cat. value $1,800, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,800. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1652		//o British Commonwealth, Great Britain & Colonies 1855 to 1970 Collection, mint an used in two 's albums, 19th Century mostly used, also Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Newfoundland, Ireland, New Zealand, etc., worth a look, mixed condition mostly Fine or better. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1653		//o British Commonwealth, British Asia Mint and Used Collection, housed in album containing Aden, Malaysia, Straits Settlements, Sarawak, and Bangkok #12 and 17 (certs.), later n.h., generally Fine to Very Fine S.G. cat. value £6,800 (owners). Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1654		British Commonwealth, Mint Collection Balance, o.g., mounted on album pages, mostly Airmail from Papua, British Africa and Sudan, which incl. booklets, also incl. 1920 to 1937 St. Kitts-Nevis, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1655		/o British Commonwealth, Africa 1879 to 1960 Collection, mint (mostly l.h.) and used in three albums, with cross-section of all Reigns (QV to QEII), with Ascension, Basutoland, Bechuanaland & Bechuanaland Protectorate, British East Africa, Egypt, Gambia, Gold Coast, British Middle East Forces, British Offices in Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, Nyasaland, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Southern Nigeria, South-West Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Tristan da Cunha, Zanzibar, etc., mostly Fine or better. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1656		o British Commonwealth, Tristan and Pitcairn Used Collections, in "KaBe" album, to 1988 complete, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Vadheim collection. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1657		/o British Commonwealth, British Asia Collection to 1950's, mint and used 19th & 20th Century to 1950's on quad pages, features nice mint KGVI and early QEII sets incl. Sarawak and Singapore, best is India Ghandi set to 10r, nice group worth inspection, clean and generally fine to very fine or better. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1658		/o British Commonwealth, Commonwealth Balance, 19th & 20th Century mint and used in five stockbooks with many mint n.h. new issues of G.B., Channel Islands, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Pitcairn Islands, also older mint and used G.B. and Commonwealth and general Foreign, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1659		British Commonwealth, Mostly Mint QEII Collection, on old pages, mostly contains Cyprus, St. Lucia and Bermuda, plus a selection of other countries incl., some commercial and FDC, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1660		British Commonwealth, Selection of 1935 Jubilee Errors, consists of Jamaica SG#116c, Bahamas #143g, Jamaica 116a in block of 4, Ceylon #381f, all o.g., and used British Guiana #301h, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,076. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1661		British Commonwealth, Pre-1940 Mint Group, small group of mostly pre-1940 mint, unfortunately all stuck down, in glassines, stockcards or dealer pages, incl. much Canada best being #176-77, also Labuan 99A-109, Southern Nigeria 1-9, Tanganyika 1-9, substantial cat., condition varies. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1662		/ British Commonwealth, King George Vl Issues, About 200 mint (some n.h.), with dupl. incl., Leeward Islands 103-115 with dupl., Seychelles 125-148, Swaziland SG 28-38a, and Straits Settlements 228-252, Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1663		/o British Commonwealth, Interesting Accumulation, o.g., Few hundred on pages incl. some better single items and booklets, mint Togo, St. Kitts Nevis, postally used Labuan, Used QV issues, Heligoland, Revenues, and mint sets on stockpages, Very Good to Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1664		British Commonwealth, Omnibus Mint Collection, n.h., 1937 KGVI complete Coronation issue in singles and blocks, QEII Coronation in special presentation book (l.h.), Silver Coronation and Wedding issue, Prince Charles Wedding gutter strip collection, plus a handful of FDCs, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115

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