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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Commonwealth Country Collections - Cape of Good Hope to Zanzibar

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2202		o Cape of Good Hope, Mostly Used Collection, On 4 pages/stockpages, value in triangles (25 examples), incl. SG#6 strip of 3, some mint examples from 1864 on and mostly complete, triangles usual mixed condition, balance after that mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2203		o Cape of Good Hope, Used Collection, couple hundred used with duplication, 1864 to 1902, noted Mafeking issues, cancels, varieties of overprints, worth a look, mixed condition. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folders. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2204		o/ Cayman Islands, Oldtime Auction Lots, couple hundred used with duplication, each lot for an issue, 1907 to 1937 incl. several blocks of 4 and covers to 5/-, cancels, War Tax issues, nice lot, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folders. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2205		/o Ceylon, Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used, with pages to 2001, value in QV and early 20th Century, noted Chalon heads used, overprints, Edward and GV mint to 5r values, virtually all mint from 1935 to 1972, bit of Sri Lanka, also Officials used, mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2206		Christmas Island, Complete to 1999, n.h. on Seven Seas hingeless pages, incl. souvenir sheets, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2207		Cocos Islands, Complete to 1992, n.h. on Lighthouse hingeless pages (pages to 1999), incl. #225-236 and O1, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2208		/ Dominica, Mint Collection to 2004, many hundreds of sets, singles and souvenir sheets in 5 Scott specialty albums, QV to early QEII mostly o.g. (few n.h.), 1960 onwards appears complete n.h., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2209		/o/ Falkland Islands, Oldtime Auction Lots, few hundred used and mint with duplication, plus a few covers, each lot for an issue, 1884 to 1940's, early QV with shades, some multiples and several watermark varieties, GVI issues on covers, cancels incl. Fox Bay, South Georgia on Silver Jubilee issues on cover, War Tax issues in blocks of 4 used, Falkland Dependencies with varieties in map design, nice group, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folders. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 2210		Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Mint Collection, o.g. on stockpage to early QEII period, noted #1-7, 14-25, 31, 61-72 (l.h.), J1-J8 (2 sets l.h.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $900+ (Owner's). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2211		/o Hong Kong, Powerful Intact Collection, mint and used on album pages and stocksheets, pages for QV which is virtually complete and mostly mint, noted #1-4, 7 mint, 12-13 mint, 17 used, 19-21 mint, 23 used, 24 mint, surcharges with 31, 33 mint, 35B on card mint, 42 mint, 66 and 66c mint, 70 mint, Postal Fiscals incl. Scott 26-28 (28 cat. $8250, looks regummed), 50 (2), 57-58 (2 each), 60 all mint, some QV blocks of 4 mint, few covers, page of used, QV mint postal cards, very high catalog, some faults noted, still worth close inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $12,000-13,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2212		Hong Kong, New Issue Group, box full of sets, singles, and sheets from the 1950's on incl. many long definitive sets, presentation packs, with material to 2007, many with multiple copies, high catalog lot, inspect, unpicked, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2213		o Hong Kong, Used Stock, Mostly George VI and later with some dupl. in QEII on, few mint sets, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Scott $6,452. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 2214		Hong Kong, 1926 to 1948 Revenue Lot, Stamp Duty issues on 17 documents/receipts, also 5 on documents with French Indo-China issues, very unusual group, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2215		/o Hong Kong, Mint and Used on Stockpage, select group, noted #5 used, 20 mint, 30 used, 145-46 used (bit faded), 179 o.g., nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,400+ (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2216		Hong Kong, Older First Day Cover Lot, 55 cacheted from 1937 to 1973 with some duplication, early covers addressed, modern unaddressed, plus 9 flight covers from 1936 to 1938, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2217		S Hong Kong, GVI Stationery with Specimen Overprints, consists of Yang #P38, P39-P41, EN22 and registry envelope #57, fresh, scarce seldom seen group, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2218		Hong Kong, Mostly Modern Mint, In photo album to 2006 with the quantity in the China period, some early incl. 1935 Jubilee set, few used, modern sheetlets, #490-504, 202-24 n.h., 71-81 used, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2219		Hong Kong, GVI Never Hinged Group, 36 organized on stockpage, 1c to $10 values with duplication for shades and printings, missing key 1938 issues, but noted 165A and 166A, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2220		India, Specialized First Flights, Group of 25 incoming, internal and outgoing, covers on annotated pages, starting with 1st flight 30 DEC 29 5am (2); 7-5-33 Bahrain to Calcutta (signed and addressed to Stephen Smith); 7-8-33 G.B. to Allahabad; some addressed to Cooper, etc., interesting collection, generally Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 2221		India, Field Post Offices in Palestine Covers, 5 covers from 1919 to 1922, written up on pages, noted G.B. registry envelope used in 1919 to London with FPO 83 cancel, 2 Postage Free, h.s. from FPO 20 and 69, mixed franking of O.P.D.A and overprinted Palestine issues from FPO 18, generally Fine. Estimate $180-220. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2222		/ Ireland, Better Mint Collection, hundreds on White Ace and homemade pages to late 1990's, overprints on G.B. mostly complete (missing #37-38, 56-58, 77b-79b and 93-95) incl. Gibbons listed SG#8c and 18 and Hibernia listed varieties, noted #T48k, etc., other overprint varieties incl. Scott #44b in block of 6, long "1" in coil pairs incl. #61a n.h., mostly o.g. to 1970, balance appears n.h. and complete, incl. modern souvenir sheets, plus many newer booklets, also Dues and Airs, very clean collection, Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2223		/ Ireland, Mint Collection To 2000, o.g. and n.h. on White Ace pages in 2 albums, nice showing of overprints on G.B. to 10/- o.g., later issues mix of o.g. and n.h., noted some early coils, modern n.h. incl. sheetlets, etc., nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2224		//o Ireland, Mostly Mint Collection to 2001, mix of o.g. and used to 1930 incl. overprints on G.B. to 1/- values, virtually all n.h. onwards and mostly complete (no Seahorses or first St. Patrick set), Airs n.h., Dues complete o.g. or n.h., clean collection ready for expansion, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2225		/ Ireland, Modern Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. sets in 2 albums and n.h. on stockpages, 1960's to 2006, incl. souvenir sheets, some booklets, sheetlets, high face value, overall Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2226		o Ireland, Used Collection To 2001, several hundred on White Ace pages, nice group of overprints on G.B. to 5/-, later sets and singles, few with minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2227		Ireland, Mint 1922 to 1979 Mint Collection, Mounted on pages, incl. #12-14, 1937 to 1949 virtually complete, some gaps, few Dues, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $808 (Owner's). Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2228		Kiribati, Specialized Collection, clean extensive n.h. collection in 3 binders with sets, singles, blocks (some duplicates) incl. paper varieties, overprints varieties, specimens, etc., seldom seen lot, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2229		Malaya Area, Postage Dues Covers, 11 covers, 6 with Malaya, 4 with Straits Settlements, 1 with combination of both, 1930's to 1950's, few faults, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2230		/o Mauritius, Mint and Used Collection, on oldtime album pages, 1859 to 1920's, good showing of QV issues, few minor faults, still worth a look, generally Fine. In original H.R. Harmer 1952 auction folder. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2231		/ New Zealand, Modern Mint Collection, many hundreds of o.g. sets in 3 albums and n.h. on stockpages, mostly 1930's to 2005, incl. souvenir sheets, booklets, sheetlets, Ross Dependency, noted #2082-86 in imperf. sheets, high face value, overall Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2232		New Zealand, Mint Collection, nice group of o.g. on Scott pages from 1900 to 1961, noted #94, 107-118, 126-28, 130-39, 182-83, 1936 on complete incl. 320, Semi-postals complete to 1959 except B3-B4, very clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2233		New Zealand, Cinderella Lot, few hundred on pages, several in multiples, 1930's to 1950's, noted 1954 Antarctic Expedition labels in sheets of 20, 1930's Tourism labels, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2234		New Zealand, Semi-postals in Sheets, n.h., consists of #B7, B11 (2), B13, B16 (4), B17 (3), 14 stamps on B7 toned (not figured), otherwise Very Fine. Scott $4,700. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2235		o New Zealand, Collection to 1996, several hundred mostly used in Scott specialty album with pages to 2001, nothing too expensive, clean collection, ready for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2236		New Zealand, Used Stationery, nice group of 11 classic postal cards or envelopes, 1876 to 1923, apparently all different, incl. 1897 color "view" card, 1901 letter card, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Unsold
Lot 2237		Norfolk Island, Complete to 1999, n.h. in Seven Seas album, incl. souvenir sheets, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2238		/o/ Palestine, Mint, Used, and Cover Collection, on pages, starting #2 with inscription block of 6 with earlies mint, 1918 typographed issue with missing perf var., shades, blocks with minor vars. incl. "spider web", later issues with shifted ovpt's., better perfs incl. #22d, some used, few multiples, 1927-42 to £1, plus blocks of 4, minor vars., Dues mint or used, few early used in Syria, interesting lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2239		Palestine, 1936 "Arab Rebellion" Covers, 12 covers, plus some on piece and selection of just cancels, noted Tul Karm, Sarafand, Haifa, Jaffa and Jerusalem, couple from 1937, very interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $325-400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2240		Palestine, Group of 14 Covers, Etc., Incl. 2 telegrams, 2 OPDA and Hedschas adhesives used with fingerprint cancel, Red Cross Commission of Palestine, gutter pair #75 used on registered commercial cover, 1945 Phila Expo advert. cover with control no. block #75, #2 on censored cover with Army P.O. cancel, etc., Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 2241		/ Papua New Guinea, 1952 to 2001 Collection, o.g. to n.h. in 2 Seven Seas albums with pages to 2003, appears complete to 2001 incl. Provisional overprints (no #860-871), and no J6, incl. #878A-878D with thick surcharge (reportedly 3200 sets issued), early issues mix of o.g. and n.h., balance n.h., J7-J14 used, plus 210+ First Day's from 1958 to 1990, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2242		Papua New Guinea, Never Hinged Collection, in Seven Seas album, 1952 to 1985 complete incl. souvenir sheets and Dues (missing #J6), clean lot, overall Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2243		Papua New Guinea, Year Sets, n.h. in original books, 1985-1996, incl. #876-878D (cat. $125), Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2244		S Papua New Guinea, 1952 to 1964 Specimens, n.h. high values, #135-36, 162-63 and 198, Very Fine. SG £330. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 2245		/o Rhodesia, Intact Extensive Collection, Mint and used oldtime lot on quadrille pages, all issues well represented through high values (Revenues identified), virtually intact with better items throughout, incl. dupl. mint and used 1905 Victoria Falls issue set, excellent Double Heads to the £1 with many shades, cancels, few perfins, perf 15 to 2/-, excellent Admirals to £1 with various Dies, perfs, few Arms multiples, etc., some mixed condition but many fine, needs close inspection. Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2246		St. Helena, Specialized Cover Study, 1896 to 1911, first postal card and reply card on exhibit pages, 14 items incl. 3 specimens, 4 mint, 7 used (incl. 2 different Boer War usages), nice material, well represented, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2247		St. Lucia, Postage Dues Covers, 13 covers mostly from the 1960's to 1970's with various frankings, noted internal, arriving from U.S., G.B. and Trinidad, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2248		B Samoa, Complete Booklets, consists of SG #4-6, 4a-6a and 11-12, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. SG £410. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2249		Sarawak, Mostly Mint Accumulation, On pages in binder and in APS approval book, starting 1889-97 issue mint to $1, 1932 issue to $1, to 1965, approval book starting 1875 issue, and incl. 1889-97 mint and used to 50¢, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2250		Sierra Leone, Early Postal History, QV period, 13 envelopes and postal stationery used to England, Germany, France and U.S., plus 1812 letter written in Sierra Leone, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2251		Sierra Leone, Registry Envelopes, 8 GV usages from the 1920's, all addressed to England, noted Bontne, Bo, Makene, Pendembu, etc., few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242

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