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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

Commonwealth Country Collections - Australia to B.I.O.T.

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3506		Australia, 1930's Issues in Multiples, n.h., consists of #113 (42), 114 (42), 115 (45), 116 (42), 117 (40), 118 (42), 120 (4), 139 (6), 142-44 (44), 147-49 (47), 150-51 (9), 152-54 (8), 157-58 (98), 159-61 (56), 163-65 (98), C1 (50), C3 (49), C4 (10), several with imprints, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $22,370+. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $8,050
Lot 3507		/o Australia, Large Australian States Stock, hundreds of mint and used organized on stockpages by State and Gibbons numbers, some duplication, few multiples, many better items noted, quality much better than usually seen, very high catalog, inspect for value, generally Fine. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 3508		/o Australia, Collection in 2 Scott Albums to 2004, few thousand mint and used to 2004, noted "Roos" used to 10/-, George heads mint sets to 1/4, loads of modern n.h. material, nice mostly mint Dues, Officials, Japanese Occupation set mint, few covers, plus small group of States at the back, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3509		o Australia, Western Australia Swan Cancel Study, Many hundreds in 3 stockbooks, mostly of the early 20th Century period, 1 book has towns listed in alpha order with few multiples or on pieces, incl. smaller towns not normally seen, 2nd book shows different cancels of the bigger towns incl. Perth, Fremantle, Bridgetown, Bunbury, Geraldton, Kalgorlie, 3rd book with 19th Century adhesives mostly of the 1864-79 issue but with a fair amount of earlier period, through the 1/- and all sorted by numeral and alpha cancels and then by bars, also PO, GPO, occasional toning, needs inspection, generally Fine unusual lot that would be difficult to duplicate. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 3510		Australia, 1980's to 1990's New Issues, n.h. sets in multiples in stockbook, noted gutter blocks, several with "traffic light", good variety with duplication, clean lot, Very Fine Face AUS $842. Estimate $400-450. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3511		o Australia, Tasmania Used Collection to 1882, Approx. 40 items on Yvert pages, incl. SG#8 with clean Buhler 1987 cert., SG#17 with Ferchenbauer 1985 cert., few with ms. cancels, above average freshness Fine overall. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 3512		o/ Bahamas, Lovely Cancel Collection, organized and extensively written up in 3 volumes, first book is out island (small villages) cancels organized by reign on adhesives, begins with QV and goes to 1950's, noted Spencer's Point on #45 (with cert.), Rum Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Gregory Town, Governors Harbour, Inagua, Rock Sound, Spanish Wells, Bimini, The Bight, Berhring Point, Grants Town, Eight Mile Rock, Arthurs Town, Landrail, Knowles, Greys, Hope Town, Cherokee Sound, The Ferry, True Blue, Orange Creek, Lower Deadman's Cay, etc., other 2 volumes are Q.E.II era covers (to late 1970's) with out island small village cancels, a wonderful collection to expand, must be seen to appreciate, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 3513		Bahamas, 20th Century Mint Accumulation, Mostly n.h. George V and QE II mint multiples, on stockpages, incl. 1942 Columbus Issue, few to 1970's or used, War Tax, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3514		/o/ Barbados, Lovely Collection, hundreds on well written up homemade pages in Scott specialty binder, noted #2 used, 4 mint, 17 used, 27 used, 43 (small tear) used, plate proofs of ½d, 3d and 4d in black, few multiples, many duplicates for cancels, reverse watermarks, noted specimen overprints, 116-126 o.g. and specimen overprint set, later extensive showing with multiples, some covers, great collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3515		/ Batum, 1919-1920 Occupation Issues, o.g. or n.h., not signed, sold "as is", Fine to Very Fine Cat. as geniune $8200+. Scott #N27-N33, N33-N49. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 3516		/ Bermuda, GVI Key Plate Group, majority l.h. (few o.g.), some n.h. (especially £1 values) and a few used organized on stockpages by Gibbons numbers, some duplication, highlights SG#116, 117 (2), 118, 118a (used), 118d, 118e (3), 119, 119a, 119c (2), 119d, 120, 120a, 120b (2), 120c (2), 120d, 120e (3), 121, 121b (2), 121c, 121d (3) and 121e, excellent reference group, Fine to Very Fine. SG £5,300 + (n.h.). Estimate $2,200-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 3517		o Bermuda, Classic Group of Watermark Inverted, SG #3w, 7w, 19w, 24aw, 27aw, 5 values mint or used, SG#3w s.e. at left, #27aw rounded corner, Very Good to Fine. SG £860. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3518		/ B.A.T., 1963 to 2003 Complete, On Scott pages, n.h. to o.g., incl. n.h. #1-15, 24, 25-38, incl. souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,300+. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3519		B.A.T., Mint Collection, few hundred mostly n.h. on Scott pages to 2000, complete to 1994, #1-15, 24 l.h., plus South Georgia complete to 1979 (missing #44-47), 1-15 l.h., balance n.h., Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3520		o/ B.I.O.T., Used Complete to 1974, on homemade pages, plus several First Day's, also noted Norway adhesives on 1970 cover with "Lindblad Explorer" cancel, plus 3 commercial covers sent from Diego-Garcia, Desroches Island and Faro(?) Island, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $81

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