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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

Commonwealth General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3604		/o British Commonwealth, Powerful Collection in Imperial Album to 1920's, an unbelievable array of mint and used singles and sets on filled pages, only missing the scarcest items for completion, starts with Great Britain, large selection of line engraved used, noted #1 (2), 2 (2), shades, plate numbers, etc., #5, 6 (2), 7 (2), QV high values to £5 orange (couple values mint), good £1 watermark orbs used, Edward to £1 mint or used, Seahorses to £1 used, extensive Officials with QV to £1 used or mint, Edward to 1/- used or mint, Offices incl. Turkey #25 used on piece, also overprints for Solonica mint, Cyprus to £1 mint, Gibraltar mostly mint to £1 (several), Ireland overprints to 10/- mint, lovely classic Ceylon, Offices in China to $10 mint, extensive Hong Kong to $10 values mint or used, extensive Indian Convention States mint, plus nice Feudatory States, Straits Settlement with surcharges, Bangkok overprints, strong Malaya States, Bechuanaland #21 mint, Cape of Good Hope with several Mafeking siege items, seldom seen Griqualand West, Niger Coast incl. several provisional overprints to 1/-, Rhodesia Double Heads and Admirals to £1, St. Helena Badge of Colony 15/- mint, Southwest Africa GV mint pairs to £1 (both), Mafia Island overprints on India mint, Zululand complete except £5, Canada incl. Jubilee complete to $5, lovely British America with many mint £1 values incl. Falklands #40, Australia with Roos to £2, extensive States and Pacific, a few faults on classics as to be expected, but the condition is much better, the colors fresher, than usually seen, the finest British Empire collection we have ever offered, generally Fine to Very Fine needs careful inspection. Estimate $100,000-125,000. View details and photo	Realized $253,000
Lot 3605		/o British Commonwealth, Africa Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mostly mint singles and sets to 1960's, incl. Bechuanaland #1-20, 26, 63, 65 all o.g., later mint incl. 92-95, 105-16, various Cape of Good Hope triangles used, Mafeking overprints incl. #165 on piece, East Africa mint to 3r, Gambia incl. #20-27, 70-86 o.g., Gold Coast 1-3 used, 10 o.g., K.U.T. 18-37, 46-59, 66-85 o.g., Nigeria 38-49 o.g., Nyasaland 9 o.g., extensive early Sierra Leone mostly mint incl. 6- 8, 10, 34-46, 77-89, 90-102, 137, 140-52 all o.g., Somaliland 27-39, 51-63, 64-76 o.g., O15 o.g., Rhodesia with Double Heads and Admirals, Tanganyika 1-7, 10-28, 29-44 o.g., Togo overprints to 10/- mint, Zululand incl. 11 o.g., condition much better than usually seen, especially on 19th Century, a lovely collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-6,500. View details	Realized $14,375
Lot 3606		/o British Commonwealth, High Value Mint Or Used Selection, consists of #'s Barbados 43 unused, British East Africa 25a unused (single stamp with paper maker's watermark, faults), British Guiana 6 (small thin), 7 (extensively repaired), Cyprus 6 unused, New Zealand 3 (with 1999 APES Certificate), 6, Mauritius 14B (wrinkle), Natal 6 (favor cancel), Nova Scotia 6, Rhodesia 138 (several nibbed perfs), Western Australia 1 (tiny pinhole) and 16; about half are VG centered, the other half Fine, sound unless otherwise indicated, mixed condition. Scott $41,000+. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3607		/o British Commonwealth, Collection Victoria to George V, Mint or used, few hundred in old Schaubek album, incl. G.B. with 2 Penny Blacks, B.C.A. to 4/-, decent Western Australia, key plates to 10/-, Rhodesia 10/- Double Head and others, great collection to break down, Fine overall. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details	Realized $4,830
Lot 3608		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in 3 Volumes, few thousand mint and used mounted in Scott albums with issues to the late 1960's, singles, part sets and sets, organized alphabetically, better countries incl. Australia (cat. $1145), Bahamas (cat. $690), Bermuda (cat. $815), Falkland Islands (cat. $1733), Gibraltar (cat. $645), Ireland (cat. $660), Jamaica (cat. $520), Malta (cat. $577), St. Helena (cat. $510) and South Africa (cat. $607), clean collection, excellent for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2007 Scott $19,300 (Owner's). Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 3609		British Commonwealth, Dealer Cover Stock, Nice group ranging from the 1800's to 1960's, group incl. many early Great Britain, nice selection of South Africa, Canada, and fair representation of British Africa, some better covers throughout worth a close look, owners retail value $24,777, generally Fine. Estimate $3,700-4,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3610		/o British Commonwealth, Intact Commonwealth Collection in 8 Volumes, several thousand mint and used to 1975 in Scott specialty albums, as received, consists of Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Australia & Dependencies, better classics throughout, noted good early Hong Kong used, Australia with "Roos" to £1 used, #365-174 n.h., various GVI key plates to £1, mix of mint and used through early Q.E.II, balance mostly n.h. with many sets and souvenir sheets, condition much better than usual on classics, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 3611		/ British Commonwealth, Lovely Mint Malaya States Stock, hundreds of o.g. and n.h. sorted on stockpages by Gibbons numbers, many blocks, several items with cylinder numbers, noted Johore SG#97-100 in pairs with cylinder numbers, Selangor 58 block of 4, Trengganu 17, Perak 121 n.h., Federation #25, etc., freshness and quality much better than usually seen, inspect, high catalog value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 3612		/o British Commonwealth, Better Accumulation, in banker box, better individual items incl. Antigua #3 used, Niue 116a-119a (6 sets n.h.), Canada 7 pen cancel, Rhodesia high values to £10 (no certificates), British Guiana #160-170 used, early Pakistan in approval books and on cards with better Service overprints, 100+ copies of Hong Kong $2 Churchill used, South Africa revenues to £10 on documents, modern proofs and specimen overprints, nice n.h. from Carribean area on stockpages, etc., much value here, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 3613		/o British Commonwealth, Asia in Scott Album to 1970's, few hundred mint and used, better countries incl. Labuan, North Borneo, Sarawak and Straits Settlements, noted specimen overprints, good singles and sets, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3614		o British Commonwealth, Interesting Cancel Collection, several thousand organized by country and cancel type in 24 binders on black pages, noted many small towns, better countries incl. Barbados, Bermuda, Ceylon and British Africa, many common stamps, but some better cancels will be found throughout, many years putting this together, lovely group which would add to any collection, generally Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 3615		British Commonwealth, Mostly Modern Sets, On black stockpages, some hundreds in the 1960's-80's period mostly, incl. Antigua, Kenya, earlier Gambia, B.E.A., South West Africa, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Solomons, Antigua, most with earlier sets incl. 1935 Jubilees, and earlier short sets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 3616		/o British Commonwealth, Interesting Group of Collections and Accumulations, incl. Pitcairn Islands between #1 and 51 o.g. on pages, stockcard with better n.h. incl. #11-12 (2 sets and extra 12), 20-30 (2), 35 (2), 56-59 (2), etc., Tonga sheet accumulation, St. Kitts-Nevis and Virgin Islands mint collections on homemade pages, Tonga virtually complete mint to 1948 (partially stuck to pages), couple Canada used collections, worth a look, Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 3617		British Commonwealth, 3 Stockbooks of Modern Mint, n.h., hundreds of mostly n.h. sets, singles and souvenir sheets from numerous countries, noted some blocks and gutter pairs, good variety of issues with minor duplication, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3618		/o British Commonwealth, Collection of Mint and Used, few thousand organized by country mounted on homemade pages in 6 vols., many modern mint sets, better countries incl. Canada, Gibraltar, Fiji, some surprises in here, few faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 3619		British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Sets in Multiples, n.h., consists of British Guiana (12), British Honduras (15), Barbados (41), Bahamas (40) and Bermuda (42), extra values not counted, Very Fine. Scott $3,559. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3620		/o British Commonwealth, America Mint and Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to early 1960's, value in 19th Century material, noted Bermuda #13 and 15 used, better Canada incl. large and small Queens, Newfoundland, St. Vincent #54 used, condition much better than usual, most items selected one at a time, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,200. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3621		/o British Commonwealth, Malaya States Mint and Used Collection, several hundred in Scott specialty album to 1960's, noted some better early issues, 1940's to 1960's long sets mint, Silver Wedding sets mint, better States incl. Johore and Kedah, etc., clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3622		British Commonwealth, New Zealand Dependencies Mint Collection, l.h. to o.g., 1902 to 1969 on Scott pages, consists of Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue, Norfolk and Tokelau, 260+ in mostly complete sets, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,900. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $633
Lot 3623		o British Commonwealth, Estate Balance, several thousand mostly used in 2 full banker boxes, housed primarily in stockbooks and on album pages, noted interesting South Africa and New Zealand, plus a group of recent new issues from Australia, New Zealand and Canada, hours of fun and a few surprises, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3624		o British Commonwealth, Asia Mostly Used Collection, hundreds in Scott specialty album to 1949, consists of India with classics incl. QV to 5r, Edward VII to 10r, 77a mint pair (toned gum, signed) cat. $1700, GV to 25r, Officials, Convention and Feudatory States, Burma and Pakistan, some faults on early issues, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3625		/o British Commonwealth, Accumulation, 19th and 20th Century mint and used, incl. Canada in a Scott album, India in a Minkus album, various 20th Century mint sheets, some Australia, mint sets and singles, mostly n.h. in a stock box, review recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3626		o British Commonwealth, Europe Used Collection, hundreds mounted on Scott specialty pages, 1930's to 1970's, Cyprus 1934 to 1964 complete, later well filled pages to 1979, Gibraltar incl. #96-99 and perf. varieties, 122, 132-145 and many later issues, Ireland with overprints on G.B., better commemorative sets, Malta complete from 1935 to 1964, later issues on well filled pages, clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3627		British Commonwealth, Modern Error Lot, n.h., double overprints, inverted watermarks, all identified on stockpages, noted B.A.T. SG#99w (cat. £200), Kiribati SG O24a (cat. £110), also dozens of oddities (imperfs., missing perfs., etc. not counted in catalog), interesting group, Very Fine. SG £1,040. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3628		British Commonwealth, Modern New Issues Accumulation, hundreds of n.h. sets, souvenir sheets and booklets, sheetlets, about half Channel Islands, good variety of issues, noted Europa, nice thematic selection, excellent lot break down for retail, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3629		/ British Commonwealth, Omnibus Issues, n.h. and First Day's, on homemade pages in 5 binders, incl. 1960's issues, 1977 Jubilee, Princess Diana, Queen Mother, etc., Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3630		/o British Commonwealth, Odds & Ends, thousands of 19th and 20th Century mint and used on black 8½" by 11" stockpages, mostly Commonwealth, sets, part sets and singles, as well as a bit of U.S. and foreign, nice assortment with enough better items to make worthwhile, condition varies, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3631		British Commonwealth, Middle East Mint Collection, mounted o.g. on Scott specialty pages to late 1940's, consists of Aden, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mesopotamia and Palestine, nothing too expensive, nice variety, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3632		British Commonwealth, Malaya Area Mint Collection, mounted o.g. on Scott specialty pages to 1940's, consists of Brunei, Labuan and North Borneo, nothing too expensive, nice variety, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3633		British Commonwealth, Malaya Area Mint Collection, mounted o.g. on Scott specialty pages to 1940's, consists of New Guinea, Papua and Sarawak, nothing too expensive, nice variety, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3634		British Commonwealth, Australian Dependencies Mint Collection, mostly n.h. sets scattered in 2 Scott albums with pages to 2000, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. 2006 Scott $1,100 (Owner's). Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 3635		/o British Commonwealth, Oceania Collections, 19th and 20th Century mint and used on album pages from "City of London" auctions, incl. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Australian States, Papua, etc., also some Rhodesia, a few better throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 3636		/o British Commonwealth, Malaya Area Mint and Used Collection, mounted o.g. on homemade pages to 1950's, consists of Brunei, Sarawak, North Borneo and Malaya States, nothing too expensive, nice variety, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 3637		British Commonwealth, Mini Collections, few hundred mint mounted o.g. on Scott pages, late 1940's to early 1950's, consists of Bahamas, Gibraltar, Brunei, Somaliland, Hong Kong, Norfolk Is., Singapore and Maldive Is., complete sets and singles, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 3638		/o British Commonwealth, Asia Collection in Minkus Album, several hundred of mint and used from India, Ceylon, Nepal and Pakistan to 1967, also some States, nothing too expensive, but a nice collection to expand, condition better on classics than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $403

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