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Commonwealth General Collections
 
 
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Lot 1357
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British Commonwealth, Strong Colonies Collection, primarily 20th Century o.g. in 16 volumes with almost all areas represented, strong in complete sets of Edward VII, George V & VI and early QEII periods with sets all the way to $1000+ incl. Aden #1-12, Antigua 42-57, 67-76, Barbados 70-108, Basutoland 1-10, Bechuanaland 105-16, British Guiana 160-70, 178-89, 205-22, Brunei 13-38, Cameroon 53-65, Cayman 32-44, 50-68, 85-96, Cyprus 89-108 & 114-23, Gambia 70-120, Gold Coast 69-80 (2), Hong Kong 154-66A, K.U.T. 18-37, 46-59, exceptional Malta section, Nauru 17-30, very strong Newfoundland, St Helena 79-93, 101-10, St Kitts 1-21, Sarawak 8-21, 36-47, 50-70, St Vincent 104-31, Seychelles 63-114 & 125-48, Sierra Leone 103-19 & 123-37 and Zanzibar 38-52, 79-93 and used 156-75, an excellent lot with high cat. value seldom offered intact, bit musty odor, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $15,000-18,000.
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$24,150
Lot 1358
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British Commonwealth, Better Mint Stock, n.h. to o.g. on stockcards, mostly sets, priced and identified in alpha order, cat. mostly $100-500 range but few higher, incl. Antigua, Cyprus, Seychelles, etc., all earlier better period, clean lot, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine.
2018 Scott $13,200.
Estimate $2,500-2,800.
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$4,025
Lot 1359
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British Commonwealth, Large Accumulation, mint and used sets and singles in 5 bankers boxes, mostly in remaindered albums or stockbooks, some in sales cards and glassines, wide range of countries, but little G.B., noted some Gibbons listed varieties, very high cat. value, a couple of stockbooks in very mixed condition, otherwise generally f.-v.f.
Estimate $3,500-4,500.
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$3,220
Lot 1360
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British Commonwealth, Accumulation of Collections, o.g., in 5 albums and 15 binders or stockbooks and about 20 mini-country collections, mostly used 20th Century, but some mint and some classics, larger showings incl. India and Cyprus, Fine or better.
Estimate $2,500-3,500.
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$2,990
Lot 1361

British Commonwealth, Clean Early 20th Century Mint Sets, l.h. to o.g., mostly €1 incl. red values, incl. Fiji #69, 78, 91 (2), 91a, Trinidad & Tobago #20 n.h., Samoa 195/202, Dominica 85, St. Vincent 89, N.Z. 46-59, Niue, etc., mostly Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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$1,955
Lot 1362

British Commonwealth, G.B. Offices & Colonies Mostly Mint Album, o.g., Nice range of Offices Abroad incl. better mint Morocco and Turkey with many Seahorses, then a very clean solid collection of different Colonies with good items throughout incl. (all mint), Aden 1-12, Solomon 8-18, 28-41, Gilbert & Ellice 1-7, J1-8, Kuwait 33 & C1-4, Palestine, Nauru 1-30 plus 17a-30a, useful Nepal complete sets, New Hebrides 1-6, 31, 50-61, J1-10, Niue 30-34 with perf vars., nice run of Tonga & Samoa, etc., please take a look as there are other better items.
Estimate $1,500-2,500.
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$4,313
Lot 1363
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British Commonwealth, British Guiana and British Honduras Collection, mint and used collection ranging from 1860 to 1976 in a Scott Specialty album, British Guiana mint incl. #61, 126, 128 and 171, used incl. 72-80, British Honduras mint incl. 48-51, 57, 62-71, 75-84, used incl. 11, 16, 17 and 104, also a bit of Guyana and Belize, owner's cat. not counting reprints or dubious, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $12,000+ (Owner's).
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$2,185
Lot 1364
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British Commonwealth, 4 Volume Collection, mint and used to 1970's, 1 volume of G.B. (some classics used) and Europe, 2nd Pacific plus Australian States, 3rd Australia and Pacific, 4th America to 1950's, most value in 1950's and later but occasional better classics, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$1,150
Lot 1365

British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Sets on Cover, Nice collection of 52 covers with complete sets from this popular area, need only 10 for completion (inventory included), Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$863
Lot 1366
 
British Commonwealth, Mint Accumulation, mostly mint 20th Century accumulation incl. KGVI and QEII sets, part sets and singles on black stockcards and in glassines, some Silver Wedding sets, Canada and Newfoundland, 19th Century used, substantial cat. value, potential here, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$633
Lot 1367
 
British Commonwealth, British America Collection, Many hundreds in Scott album to 1962 mostly o.g. incl. some definitive sets, better items incl. mint Newfoundland #61-74, 78-85, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$460
Lot 1368
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British Commonwealth, "Squared Circle Cancels" Collection, few hundred in 7 volumes and one medium envelope with strength in Canada (3 volumes and envelope) starting with small Queens to Victoria, all identified, also incl. New Zealand with a few covers, also some extra copies on stockpages, Asia, G.B., Cyprus, Jamaica, Zanzibar, few covers scattered throughout, Fine or better.
Estimate $500-750.
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$633
Lot 1369
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British Commonwealth, South Africa and Related Areas, 4 volumes Lindner hingeless albums with o.g. to n.h. South Africa starting with 1930's-50's se-tenant pairs to 5/- and 10/- values and South-West Africa with 1923-37 issues incl. 108-20 set and nice range of Airs, Postage Dues and Officials (both countries to early 1990's), Southern Rhodesia with 18-30 set and Northern Rhodesia with 1-15, 25-35, etc., plus some Transvaal, and few covers, a useful lot with many better items, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$978
Lot 1370

British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Commercial Covers, Approx 100 mostly non-philatelic franked with various Silver Jubilee stamps plus a group of about 30 South African areas covers from George VI and QEII periods, Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$661
Lot 1371
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British Commonwealth, Asia Remainder Collection, in 2 Scott Specialty albums scattered to 1960's, more used than mint, also incl. some Israel, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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$575
Lot 1372

British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Mint Collection Incl Egypt, Complete o.g. collection on stockpages incl. Egypt, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,680.
Estimate $500-600.
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$575
Lot 1373
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British Commonwealth, Colonies Aden to Zululand to 1935, Scott International Part I album pages with countries usually from beginning to 1935 Silver Jubilee, all are fresh with good colors, however these pages do not have spaces for everything, but are filled with very nice showing of the low to mid-range items with occasional high values, please take a close look., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$1,955
Lot 1374
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British Commonwealth, Colonies Balance of Consignment, Album pages and stockpages filled with mint and used with many better mint such as Barbados 140-51, British Guiana 152-56, Brunei 13-37, Tasmania 86-93, Tonga 38-52 plus a few Tin-can mail covers, strong Turks & Caicos 1-9, 13-70, etc., plus other useful areas, worth a closer look, Fine or better.
Estimate $500-700.
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$690
Lot 1375
 
British Commonwealth, Oceania Collections, mostly n.h. in Seven Seas hingeless albums to 1993 or 1994, Cocos Is. complete to 1984 then spotty, Christmas Is. complete thru 1989 then spotty, Nauru complete 1935-1990, spotty before and after, earlies o.g., Norfolk complete to 1994, Papua New Guinea complete 1952-1977 except #J6, then spotty, o.g. thru 1971, Pitcairn virtually complete to 1993, also few AAT sets and modest used Australia, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $450-550.
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$431
Lot 1376
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British Commonwealth, Eclectic Collection, on handmade pages, noted Silver Jubilees o.g. complete, Canada #149-59 and 162-77 mostly o.g. (158 thin, 176 used), 5 Cape triangles mint or used, misc. other items, condition varies.
Estimate $450-600.
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$575
Lot 1377
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British Commonwealth, Asia Mostly Used Accumulation, many hundreds from 1880's Straits Settlements to recent, dupl. Singapore on stockpages, strength in classic Settlements and Brunei incl. few Japanese Occupation, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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$460
Lot 1378
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British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Unusual Assortment, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, 9 'Specimen' perfin o.g. sets (SG cat. £1140), plus a specialized study of 49 G.B. and Morocco Agencies of mostly n.h. cylinder or arrow blocks of 6 or 4 and some used G.B. perfins, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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$978
Lot 1379
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British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Used Collection, Almost complete lot except for Egypt and South Africa, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $400-500.
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$546
Lot 1380
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British Commonwealth, Small Mostly Used Accumulation, About 100 on sales cards, majority used with a few o.g. better items incl. used G.B. #1, 109, 175, Trinidad & Tobago B1 on piece, mint Falkland Islands #48, New Zealand #97, plus QV used issues from G.B., Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon, Fine or better.
Estimate $300-400.
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$1,035
Lot 1381
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British Commonwealth, Two Collections, British Africa mint and used 1856 to 1986 in 2 Scott Specialty albums with blocks, stationery and covers, also used collection to 1920's on handmade pages that also incl. some Foreign, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$690
Lot 1382
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British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Group, accumulation in glassines incl. sets, singles, souvenir sheets, a few booklets, much with topical appeal, also some 19th and early 20th Century material incl. Penny Black and Egypt first issue proofs etc., much n.h., good selection, worth inspection.
Estimate $300-400.
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$311
Lot 1383
 
British Commonwealth, Australia and British Antarctic Territories Collection, n.h. collection in mounts in a three-ring binder ranging from 1957 to 2011, AAT virtually complete for period, BAT well-filled 1980 to 1994, Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$219
Lot 1384
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British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Accumulation, 19th & 20th Century in small collections from various auction houses, features Palau and Marshall Islands incl. item signed by designer, Gibraltar, Aitutaki, Gilbert & Ellice, Gold Coast and Niuafo, generally Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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$173
Lot 1385
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British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Grouping, mostly used slightly dupl. group of few hundred, mostly common designs, occasional complete sets, not checked for varieties, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $150-200.
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$150
Lot 1386
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British Commonwealth, Africa Oldtime Circular Cancel Collection, few hundred 19th Century to 1930's on quadrille pages by country, incl. Cape of Good Hope, some towns identified, K.U.T., Natal, Niger Coast, B.C.A., Nyasaland, Orange Free State, Transvaal, etc., mixed condition on the adhesives but nice cancels.
Estimate $150-200.
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$299








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