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Commonwealth General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1974		/ British Commonwealth Pacific Mostly Mint Collection To 2002, N.h. to o.g., incl. souvenir sheets, highlights incl. Tonga mint #1-5, 10-14, 25-28, 36 (tiny thin), 38-52, Samoa G.R.I. overprints to 6d, fiscal overprints to £2, Papua large and small overprint sets to 2/6, #60-73, some used at back incl. 94-109 (no 104), Solomon Islands 1-7 (2 sets, couple of forgeries), 8-18, 43-56, Samoa 49-52, Cook Islands 1-7, 9-14, 15-24, 26, 67-71, 80-83, 124A-26C, Pitcairn incl. modern error, Fiji mint incl. 15-17, 18-20 mint and used, 49-52, 70-77, B.A.T., B.I.O.T., Gilbert & Ellice 31 mint, Nauru 14 mint and used, 16, 17-30 mint, Aitutaki 1-18, New Guinea mint 1-13, 31-45, C1-C13, C28-C43, O1-9 (used), O12-22, O23-35, plus German issues and Dutch New Guinea, New Hebrides 1-6, 31, 50-61, J1-J5, N.W.P.I. 9 mint, 21, 27, 28 mint and used, 37 mint, early issues to early QEII generally o.g., later n.h., occasional minor fault, but condition much better than usually seen, collection formed over many years, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,500-8,500. View details	Realized $14,950
Lot 1975		/o British Commonwealth Extensive 19th & 20th Century Mint Collection, Mint or used in 6 Scott albums, no Africa except Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya, Northern & Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Somaliland, and Swaziland, broken down into regions incl. Oceania, some countries strong others virtually no singles, strong Gilbert & Ellice complete to 1927 mint and on to 1979, Pitcairn complete mint, strong America with Antigua 1903 issue complete, 1932 Tercentenary, Barbados 1892 on complete mint to 1921, Barbuda complete, no Bahamas, Bermuda with SG#1, 3, 8, 17, multiples n.h. of control blocks, gutters of SG#8, 20th Century virtually complete to 1979, incl. George VI key plates in singles and blocks of 4 to £1, some later sets dupl. used, decent Caymans incl 1st two issues complete, many extra singles and sets used, Falklands, Leewards with 1890 issue, mostly complete 1903-28 incl. strong selection of Key Plates, Montserrat 1932-78 virtually complete, also Maldives, better early Seychelles almost complete with dupl. used, Malta, Gibraltar, and Cyprus well represented with extra copies used, weak Asia, excellent lot overall, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 1976		/ British Commonwealth 20th Century Mint Collection, N.h. to o.g., several thousand, mostly sets, in Scott specialties, value in QEII issues (l.h. early, n.h. later), also noted several 1948 Silver Wedding sets, clean collection, ready for expansion, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 1977		/o British Commonwealth Dealer Stock of Better Singles and Sets, few hundred on cards and sales pages, incl. mint multiples, noted classic Trinidad, Bahamas, early New Zealand mint, Palestine #1 mint, Virgin Islands #14 used, Gold Coast 1935 1d with extra flag staff in pair, Great Britain #122 o.g., Zanzibar 32-37 mint (small faults), Tasmania #86-93 o.g., Malta 28-45 o.g., Virgin Islands GV issues in blocks of 4, Turks & Caicos sets, mint Brunei, nice group of mint multiples from the Nigeria area, seldom seen New Britain, Southern Rhodesia GV issues to 5/- in n.h. blocks of 4, plus better perf. varieties on sales pages, Sudan sets, Bahrain with modern mint set, Offices in Morocco with duplication to 5/- values, high catalog value, few minor faults, but a much better stock than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 1978		/o British Commonwealth Albums, 1850-1970, 19th and 20th century mint and used housed in 1 hefty Scott International album and 3 Minkus albums of British Africa, America and Europe, a wealth of material throughout with strength in early issues, worthwhile Straits Settlements Cypress, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Leeward Island, also other worthwhile non-British countries present, worth careful inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1979		/o British Commonwealth Country Collections on Pages, hundreds of mint and used in oldtime country lots, noted Zululand, Norfolk, Niger Coast, N.W.P.I., Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Christopher, Great Britain penny reds, New Hebrides, Orange River Colony, New Guinea, Labuan, Straits Settlements, Samoa, etc., many better items throughout, needs a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1980		/ British Commonwealth Extensive Middle East Mint Collection To 1980's, N.h. to o.g., to 1980's, many hundreds organized on stockpages, with many n.h. sets throughout, Abu Dhabi #15-25 n.h., Aden, good Qatar, Oman, Trucial States, Bahrain with 14 used, 20-37 used, Kuwait incl. 17-35 mint (15r tone spots), excellent showing of issues with many long sets and souvenir sheets, worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1981		/o British Commonwealth Rhodesia's Mint and Used Collection, hundreds of mint and used organized on stockpages, incl. British Central Africa, Northern Rhodesia with #16 used, 25-45 mint, QE II sets mint, Nyasaland with mint 7-9, 12-23, 25-37, 54-67, Rhodesia incl. 16 mint and used, 17 used, mint 42, 43-49, 73, 76-81 mint and used, Double Heads to 10/- mint and or used (shades), Admirals to 2/6 mint and or used, Southern Rhodesia 1-14 mint, 16-30 mint and used, few minor faults, but a very attractive collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1982		British Commonwealth 1900 To 1950 Mint Collection, o.g., several thousand written up on homemade pages in mounts (many sealed), many short sets for GV and GVI, but looks like complete 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1948 Silver Wedding (no Canada or Newfoundland), fresh colors, occasional fault, high owners catalog, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 1983		/o British Commonwealth Africa Old Time Collection, 1864-1970, 19th and 20th century mint and used in a fairly well filled Minkus album, good value throughout with strength in Cape of Good Hope, Gambia, Mauritius and Sudan, condition a bit mixed, Fine appearance. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 1984		/o British Commonwealth Stock in 4 Boxes, hundreds of mint and used singles incl. some full sets, many 19th Century classics, 20th Century through 1950's, both Scott and Gibbons numbers and older cat. values on cards, strength in Bahamas ($860), Ireland ($475), Papua New Guinea ($796), Sierra Leone ($500), Straits Settlements ($780), inventory included, condition much better than usually seen on classics, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $13,000 (older) (Owner's). Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1985		/o British Commonwealth 1840 To 1970's Eclectic Group, mint and used accumulation of singles and a few sets, incl. Great Britain #1 (2), 2 used, classic Canada incl. #1, 4 used, British Guiana #8, Mauritius #17, P.E.I. full sheet of #9, high catalog, but conditions varies, careful inspection recommended, Fine appearance. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1986		o British Commonwealth Colonies Used Selection, mostly 19th Century, incl. Mauritius (cat. $284), Bahamas (cat. $765), Ascension (cat. $193), St. Vincent (cat. $510), Straits Settlements (cat. $2250), Malaya States (cat. $1975), Iraq (cat. $251), Aden (cat. $226), Gold Coast (cat. $1131), Hong Kong (cat. $700), Ceylon (cat. $2800), some duplication for multiples, shades, some faulty, otherwise Fine. 2005 Scott $12,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1987		/o British Commonwealth Intact 4 Volume Scott Collection, Mint or used to 1990's, some countries only to 1970's, no E-H, U-Z, incl. Aden 1937 on mostly complete to 1960's, Ascension incl. 1934 set mint, 1960's on n.h. to 1990's, India with classics used, mint Kiribati, Mauritius with later n.h., modern Nigeria, St. Helena with modern complete mint, better Seychelles with modern complete, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1988		British Commonwealth Pacific 1990 To 2003 New Issue Hoard, n.h., hundreds of sets, souvenir sheets and booklets in full banker box, from New Zealand, Australia, and Papua New Guinea, plus a smattering of other Colonies, quantities of 2 to 4 of each, depending on country, excellent way to catch up on this popular area, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1989		/o British Commonwealth Accumulation, 1860-1980, interesting and varied on homemade pages, album, stockpages and 3 stockbooks, some better 19th century as well as early to mid 20th century mint sets, condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1990		/ British Commonwealth Mint Collection and Accumulation, N.h. to o.g., mostly Cooks 1892 to 1977 on stockpages and album pages, incl. SG#99-105 blocks of 4, early issues with shades (few used), 1919 issue compl., virtually compl. 1960's on, also only early Aitutaki, Penrhyn, and Niue mint on stockpages, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1991		British Commonwealth 1960's To 1970's Never Hinged Collection, n.h., several hundred sets from all Colonies, definitives and commemoratives, plus souvenir sheets, in 3 Minkus specialty albums, clean group, excellent collection to expand or for stock, Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1992		/o British Commonwealth Europe & Australia, 1841-1974, mint and used in a Scott Specialty album, incl. Great Britain, Gibraltar, Heligoland, Malta, Ireland and Cyprus, also, a second album of Australia, collection seemingly sparse but does contain value throughout, owners Scott catalog value $11,960, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1993		/o British Commonwealth Europe Collection, 1850's To 1989, many hundreds on Scott specialty pages in 2 binders, some better classics, especially Cyprus, mix of mint and used to 1960's, balance mostly n.h. with good showing of modern issues, good collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1994		British Commonwealth Wholesale Modern Souvenir Sheet Topicals, n.h., mostly 1970's incl. Barbuda, Cooks, Cyprus, St. Lucia, Tristan, few foreign incl. Jordan, incl. quantities up to 40, also incl. some single sets not inventoried incl. Newfoundland with used, souvenir sheets cat. $10,000+ (some years ago), overall Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1995		/ British Commonwealth Group of Better Mint Sets, N.h. to o.g., incl. Australia with #394-417 n.h., Bahrain 72-80 n.h., British Guiana 230-41 n.h., Brunei 62-75 n.h., Fiji 147-62 n.h., Grenada 151-63 blocks of 4 n.h., Jamaica 159-74 blocks of 4 n.h., Trengganu 53-73 n.h., Somaliland 84-95 n.h., fresh group, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,725. Estimate $400-450. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1996		British Commonwealth 1935 Jubilees, N.h., 60 sets plus Forces in Egypt SG#A10 n.h., uncommon designs incl. South Africa, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1997		B British Commonwealth Pacific 1920's To 2002 Booklet Accumulation, unexploded, Australia incl. Canberra (2), GV 2/- (pen mark on cover), better GVI and early QEII incl. Defense Forces (4), New Zealand 1970's onwards, Pitcairn (#301b, 306b), early Samoa (2), and many others, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1998		/o/ British Commonwealth 1900 To 1960's Malaya Area Collection, many hundreds of Federation, States, Straits Settlements and Malaysia in 7 small album, early issues mostly used with many high values (mostly revenue cancels), Japanese occupation, modern mint sets, many in blocks, also First Day's, mixed condition, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1999		British Commonwealth 1890's To 1930's, Control Number Group, Blocks of 4, n.h. (few o.g.), good variety of countries and issues (mostly lower values), mostly in blocks of 4, seldom offered, excellent lot for the specialist or retail, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2000		/ British Commonwealth Small Estate Balance, N.h. to o.g., collector duplicates of mostly Oceania with modern n.h., noted Australia £1, £2 with Specimen overprints, GV mint low values, Great Britain #140 mint, some French area, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2001		British Commonwealth 4 Omnibus Collections, N.h., consist of 1953 Coronation, 1981 Royal Wedding, 1937 Coronation (2-one with different designs), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $730 (Owner's). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2002		British Commonwealth Mint Omnibus Issues, o.g., never hinged, couple hundred on pages and stockcards, incl. few 1948 Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1953 Coronation, few used, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2003		British Commonwealth 1949 Upu Complete, n.h., Fine to Very Fine. SG £275. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2004		British Commonwealth B.A.T. and A.A.T. Sets, n.h., #1-15 n.h. and #L8-L18 n.h., Very Fine. Scott $230. Estimate $70-80. View details	Realized $92

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