Harmer-Schau Auctions

Sale 80

APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009


Commonwealth Country Collections - Great Britain
 
 
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Lot 2123
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Great Britain, Oldtime Auction Lot, couple hundred used with duplication, 1880 to 1952, noted #52-53, 57 (5) plus block of 4, 74 (2), 90, 90a (2), 109 (2), Dues, Officials with extensive duplication and varieties, unchecked for plates, cancels, etc., huge catalog, must been seen to appreciate, mixed condition. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folder.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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$6,325
Lot 2124
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Great Britain, Oldtime Used Collection to 1951, hundreds on annotated homemade pages, classics incl. #1-2, 5-7, penny red plates and other values with plate numbers, 57 (plate 1 and 2), 74-75, 90, 109, 123, 124, Seahorses to 10/-, PUC £1, unpicked, as received, worth a close look, mixed condition.
Scott $32,000+ (Owner's).
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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$4,140
Lot 2125
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Great Britain, High Catalog 19th Century, wholesale lot of used (small group of unused noted), with duplication, unchecked for cancels, plates appear to be noted, inspect, mixed condition.
2006 Scott $89,000+ (Owner's).
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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$2,645
Lot 2126
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Great Britain, Collection in 2 Lighthouse Hingeless Albums, several hundred mint and used to 1985, 19th Century mostly used, noted #1, penny red plates both mint and used, 28 (2), 53, 108-09, 1887 onwards all mint incl. 111-22, Edward various printings and shades to £1, Seahorses to 10/-, GVI values to £1, QEII sets and definitives, Dues, few Officials (used), occasional minor fault, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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$3,795
Lot 2127
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Great Britain, Extensive Mostly Modern Collection, In 4 albums or binders, in cover folders, and loose, incl. 2 penny blacks (1 in album, margins all around), scattered surface printings used, penny red plating, 2d blue platings, later platings, SG#159, 162, 1883-84 2/6, 5/-, SG#212, 1934 on mint or used to QEII, QEII on mostly mint (sometimes dupl. used) and virtually complete to 1980, incl. gutter pairs, Machin vars., 2 binders of booklets 1960's to 1990's, also recent new issues with FD's to late 1990's period, 19th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 2128
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Great Britain, Collection in Safe Hingeless Album, hundreds to 1937, extensive classics mostly used incl. #1 (4), 2, 5, 7, 53-54, 57, Dues, Officials, various plates on extra pages, usual mixed condition on classics, otherwise Fine.
2007 Scott $20,300+ (Owner's).
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$1,725
Lot 2129
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Great Britain, Mostly Used Collection, 1840 to 1942, on well filled homemade pages, classics incl. #1-2, 5-6, 33 plate 225, 57 plate 1 and 2, 109, 142, Seahorses to £1, various plate numbers on early values, no Back of the Book, some faults, high catalog, mixed condition.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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$1,840
Lot 2130

Great Britain, Mulready and Related Collection, incl. #U1 and U2 unused, a print of the original design, Southgate's Pickwickian envelope (proof on india paper?), print of Leech's smaller caricature on light white cardboard, U3 (8) used, 1 with advertising, various comic caricature cards (Southgate, Fore's), later propaganda cards, very unusual lot, worth a close look, mixed condition.
Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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$1,438
Lot 2131
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Great Britain, 1953 to 2000 Mint Collection, In 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, virtually complete n.h. to 1988 incl. 1955-58 2 sets (1 identified as De La Rue), incl. watermark and paper vars., commems. incl. phosphors complete excellent selection of Machins with 1981 to 1993 Lighthouse examples filled, 2nd album complete used 1988 to 2000 plus Regional issues used, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $4,325 ++.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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Lot 2132
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Great Britain, Modern Mint Collection, few thousand o.g. sets in 4 albums and n.h. on stockpages, mostly 1930's to 2006 (some scattered older used), incl. modern souvenir sheets, booklets, sheetlets incl. "Smiles", high face value, overall Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$978
Lot 2133
 
Great Britain, 1820's to 1840's Group of Stampless, 40 folded letters from Scotland and England, noted 16 "Stagecoach" covers, also 2 trans-atlantics, several to France, 1 to Italy, nice group, generally Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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Lot 2134
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Great Britain, Collection on Stockpages, select group of used and mint, noted #1, 6, 46, 73, 96 (2), 108 all used, 173 o.g., 268 (2 n.h.), modern high values mint, some faults on 19th Century, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Lot 2135
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Great Britain, Oldtime Classic Group, on small pieces or pages, hand annotated, noted #1 (4 used) incl. plate 10, 2 (2 used), 3 full o.g., also used with blue "263" cancel, 4 pair (2) and strip of 3 used, perf. 1d reds mint and used, also perf. 2d blues used, some faults, but many nice copies, inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$575
Lot 2136
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Great Britain, Used Collection on Homemade Pages, few hundred to 1950, value in classics incl. #1-2, 5-7, various QV issues to 5/-, noted 28, 57, 65, 96, 98-107, 108-09, 139-41, Seahorses to 10/-, Dues, Officials, bit of British Europe at the back, very high catalog, mixed condition.
Estimate $700-1,000.
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$920
Lot 2137
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Great Britain, Used Mostly 19th Century Collection, In Gibbons album, incl. #1, with cat. up to $375, some mint 20th Century, incl. shades, 19th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $6,100+ (Owner's).
Estimate $500-600.
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Lot 2138
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Great Britain, Collector's Mint and Used Accumulation, in stockbooks and binders, incl. several binders of modern town cancels in Northern Ireland, few covers incl. Paquebot from 1920's-30's, better early mint Dues, virtually no 19th Century, also incl. some Guernsey, Jersey, value in mint, generally Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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Lot 2139
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Great Britain, APS Approval Pages, few hundred mint and used 19th Century in sales books, good variety from penny reds to late QV period with duplication, plus one book with covers, usual condition for early, but several sound attractive copies, mixed condition.
Scott $10,000 (Owner's).
Estimate $500-700.
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$403
Lot 2140
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Great Britain, QEII Used Accumulation, few thousand in various stockbooks, noted nice group of Machins, extensive £ issues incl. several £10 values, commemoratives, with duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine.
2005 Scott $6,700+ (Owner's).
Estimate $500-700.
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Lot 2141
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Great Britain, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1993, classics to early 1950's mostly used, noted #1 (2), 96, 108-09, QEII mostly n.h., some Back of the Book incl. Offices, 19th Century to early 20th mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$403
Lot 2142
 
Great Britain, New Issue Lot, n.h., hundreds of sets and singles in glassines and on cards in half full banker box, issues to early 2000's, face values to £5, many premium items, high face, unpicked, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-700.
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$719
Lot 2143
 
Great Britain, QEII Collection, mostly n.h., 1953-85, in Lighthouse hingeless album, incl. numerous Gibbons listed varieties as provided on the album pages, plus Regionals and few First Days, high face value total on the modern sets, Very Fine.
Estimate $500-600.
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$403
Lot 2144

Great Britain, 5 Letters from H.M.S. Ardent in Brazil, written in 1842 and 1843 at Rio de Janeiro and Para (or Belem), 2 dealing with anti-slavery patrols, 4 stampless and 1 franked with 1d red imperforate, 4 with transcript of letters, very interesting historical items, generally Fine.
Estimate $350-450.
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Realized
$518
Lot 2145
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Great Britain, Modern Group, stockbook with 100+ modern booklets incl. several prestige (we notice the first Wedgewood), plus 2 other stockbooks with misc. Machins, Channel Is. Occupation, etc., high face value, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$489
Lot 2146

Great Britain, W.W.II Movie Star Fan Mail, 16 censored covers to various stars incl. Ronald Reagan, Robert Stack, Bud Abbot, Sonia Henie and Betty Grable, fun lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Lot 2147
 
Great Britain, 1840's to 1950's Postal History, 52 covers or cards, plus a few other foreign, noted group of imperf. and perf. penny reds with several from Scotland and 3 to U.S., few later registered and a couple First Days, few faults, otherwise Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$81








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