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Commonwealth Collections-St. Helena to Zanzibar

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1951		o St. Helena 1856 To 1927 Used Collection, nice selection of classics organized on black stockpages, numerous surcharge issues, GV issues to 1/-, minor duplication for shades, generally Fine. 2005 Scott $4,127 (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1952		St. Helena 1902 To 1960 Cover Group, 22 covers and 6 1d red postal cards (1 used in 1898 to Germany), earliest cover (front) with 4d QV surcharge to Canada, later incl. registered, censored, C.G.H. cover to P.O.W. (Boer War), few later First Day's, interesting group, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1953		St. Helena Eclectic Mint Collection, To 1974 in 3 ring binder, few earlies mint or used, incl. #1 mint, surcharges, 1890 on mostly compl. incl. Badge to 10/- incl. shades, 1938-44 to 10/- in mint multiples, 1934 set compl., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1954		St. Helena 1910's To 1920's "Government House" Cover Group, 6 pieces, all registered, 5 to England (Wilson covers), 1 to Germany, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1955		St. Helena 1920's To 1930's "Badge of Colony" Covers, 6 pieces, 4 registered, to Canada, England and U.S. (2), 2 to U.S., various frankings, couple commercial, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1956		St. Kitts, Nevis Mint 1903 To 1978 Collection, o.g., in 3 ring Lighthouse album, few Nevis but value in 1903 to 1960's period with SG#1-35, 1935 on dupl. mint and used with some mint George VI and QEII multiples, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1957		/o St. Lucia Eclectic Mint and Used Collection, To 1990 in 3 ring binder, few 19th Century mint or used, 1902 on mostly compl. with later mint and used dupl. sets, and mint blocks, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1958		/ Seychelles 1890 To 1932 Mint Accumulation, N.h. to o.g., several hundred singles, part sets and sets, values to 5r, on sales pages and stockcards, duplication, much of the material is n.h. in blocks of 4, excellent retail stock, high catalog, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1959		/ Seychelles Mostly Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., few hundred organized on black stockpage, scattered used, QV issues incl. overprints and specimens, Edward and GV small key plates, extensive GVI issues, duplication, clean group, unchecked for varieties, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1960		Sierra Leone Eclectic Mint Collection, To 1980 in Lighthouse 3 ring binder, many compl. sets, 19th Century sporadic mint or used, mostly mint 1921 on and mostly compl. with values to 10/-, later sets dupl. used, George VI with perf vars., few later blocks, later mint multiples, Airs, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1961		/ Solomon Islands Eclectic Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., to QE II period, 1913 to £1, 1922-31 mint to 10/-, George VI and QE II mint and used with mint multiples, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1962		South Africa Collection, 1900's Boer War Cancels and Covers, 5 covers with various APO cancels to United Kingdom, plus 38 pieces with various APO's identified on homemade pages, unusual group, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1963		South Africa and Homeland F.D.C.'s, Approximately 7000 in 5 banker boxes, circa 1970's-80's with dupl., incl. sheetlets, panes, etc., clean, Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1964		/ South African States: Ciskei 1981-82 1st Day Issues, Duplicated in over 50 Official Volume 1 albums, incl. the First Day cover, unissued black print, set, control number strips and sheets, also 95 1986 Haley First Day's, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1965		/ Straits Settlements 1880's To 1930's, Extensive Mint Stock, N.h. to o.g., several hundred singles, part sets and sets, values to $5, on sales pages and stockcards, duplication, much of the material is n.h. in blocks of 4, excellent retail stock, high catalog, few minor faults, but better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1966		Togo 1914 To 1916 British Occupation Issues, nice selection of mostly mint on homemade pages, interesting overprints on German issues incl. varieties and multiples, also overprints on Gold Coast to 20/- mint (both types), oldtime group, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1967		/o Trinidad & Tobago Eclectic Mint Collection, To 1970's on pages, strength in early period with Tobago mint with surcharges, also Trinidad early used, Trinidad & Tobago George V, also early Dues, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1968		Tristan da Cunha 1930's To 1960's Cover Group, 12 pieces, incl. 4 franked with Great Britain adhesives and canceled Edinburgh Settlement (2 circular c.d.s., 2 boxed cancel), 1950 cover with oval c.d.s. and Cape Town paquetbot cancel tying Great Britain 1d, 1937 Coronation cover to South Africa with 1d Postage Due, 1950 stampless to U.S. with boxed Edinburgh cancel and due markings applied in U.S., few First Day's, interesting group, worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1969		/ Tristan da Cunha 1936 To 1990 Collection, covers and mint sets in 2 volumes on homemade pages, noted 1936 cover with Great Britain Dues, 1937 Coronation cover, boxed Edinburgh cancel on 1951 cover, balance of covers mostly First Day's, mint sets to about 1970, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1970		Tristan da Cunha Group of 10 Covers, Consist of SG#C8 (2), C9, C10 (2), C11 (2), C12 (2), and GB adhesives on "HMS Carlisle-March 1937" posted at sea, to US, Britain or South Africa, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1971		/ Turks & Caicos Eclectic Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., to 1981 on pages, some compl. sets, few 19th Century sporadic mint or used, mostly mint 1900 on and mostly compl. with values to 3/-, 1928 set to 10/-, few later sets, War Tax, strength in George period, few shades, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1972		/ British Virgin Islands Eclectic Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., to 1990 in 3 ring binder, few earlies, strength in 1899 on with later sets mint and used dupl., also mint George VI-QE II mint blocks and multiples, few earlies mint, 1899 set on virtually compl. mint, War Tax multiples incl. control #'s, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1973		Zanzibar Mint Collection, o.g., organized on black stockpages, incl. #3-17, various 2½a surcharges, 38-52, 62-78, 134 (tone spot), 141-55 (no 146), 175, etc., nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $2,013

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