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APS AmeriStamp Expo/TEXPEX 2009

Commonwealth General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2262		/o British Commonwealth, Extensive Dealer Stock, tens of thousands of mint and used sets and single on small white sales cards in 66 red boxes (Scott 2006 cat. $234,000), counter books (Scott 2008/09 cat. $241,000) with higher catalog sets and singles (to $200+), plus 3 ring binders (Scott 2006 cat. $33, 200+) for souvenir sheets, large pieces and booklets, also tera-fold (Scott 2006 cat. $4800+), not overloaded in 19th Century, strength in late GV to QEII mint sets to 1990's, incl. numerous long definitive sets (mix of n.h. and l.h.) with duplication throughout, some faults as to be expected, but overall a very salable stock, ready for retail, housed in 22 banker boxes, you could literally set up at show and be a Commonwealth dealer, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $513,000 (Owner's). Estimate $80,000-90,000. View details	Realized $69,000
Lot 2263		/ British Commonwealth, Africa Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. and n.h. sets and singles in 4 Scott albums to 1970's, countries can be sparse to well filled, highlights Ascension #10-21, Basutoland 1-10, Bechuanaland 105-16, Gambia 1-2, 11, complete from 20-131, Gold Coast 2, 7, 25, 35, Nyasaland 12-23, Orange River Colony 61-69, Rhodesia 1-16, 20-23, 41-42, 73, Double Heads to 5/-, various Admirals to 10/-, St. Helena 60, 79-93 (no 85), Seychelles complete to 1952 (no 144), Sierra Leone 5, 11-20 (no 17), 34-46, 50, 55, Somaliland 14-20, 64-74, Tanganyika 29-44, plus envelope with better items to be mounted, a very clean collection, put together piece by piece over many years, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details	Realized $12,650
Lot 2264		British Commonwealth, New Issue Accumulation, massive n.h. group of material spanning until 2007 in 3 full banker boxes, thousand of sets, singles, and sheets many still in the packaging from the new issue service, better items seen throughout with many long sets, better countries incl. Fiji, Samoa, Malaysia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, massive potential for the retail dealer (no G.B., Canada, Hong Kong or Australia), unpicked, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-8,000. View details	Realized $9,775
Lot 2265		/o British Commonwealth, Unusual and Valuable Estate Balance, mint and used somewhat organized in small white envelopes, loads of value in Australian States (many mint), noted early imperforate issues (mostly used), Victoria #B1-B2 used, Canada #50-60 mint, 62 used, 5, 8-9 used F3 mint, G.B. Edward to 10/- used, Seahorse mint to 10/-, extensive Officials used, #2 used pair, Newfoundland classics mint, also Airs with #C3 and C13-C17 mint, Nova Scotia 1 used, New Zealand Chalon heads, some faults, worth a close look, generally Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 2266		/o British Commonwealth, Africa Collection in 2 Volumes, hundreds of mint and used on Scott specialty pages to 1960's, noted Central Africa #52-55 o.g, East Africa 24, 26 and 72-87 o.g., nice early Egypt incl. 224 o.g., K.U.T. and related, early Natal used, Rhodesia 76-81 with Victoria Falls cancels (81 tear), double heads used to 5/-, 125a o.g., early St. Helena, better South Africa, Southern Rhodesia 16-30 used, interesting Transvaal, Zanzibar 141-55 o.g., few minor faults, revenue cancels noted counted, nice collection to expand, generally Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,945
Lot 2267		/o British Commonwealth, America in Scott Specialty Albums, hundreds of mint and used to 1970's in 2 vols., noted better QV singles throughout, plus early QEII definitive sets mint, noted Bermuda key plates to £1, catalog adds up, even without any really high individual items, nice collection to expand, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $32,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 2268		/o British Commonwealth, High Catalog Accumulation, only better mint and used singles and sets organized in stockbook, QV to GV (few later), noted Antigua #9 unused, 21-30 o.g., Australia 101 used, Bermuda 96 used, B.C.A. 68 o.g., Cayman Islands 85-96 used, Gambia 117a o.g., Gibraltar 8-21 mint, various £1 values mint or used, most items with small (usually unapparent) faults, i.e. no gum, light crease, tone spots, weak or short perforations, etc., excellent for bargain boxes, worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $30,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $7,763
Lot 2269		/o British Commonwealth, Asia in 2 Scott Specialty Albums, hundreds of mint and used to 1970's, noted better QV singles throughout, plus early QEII sets mint, noted early Ceylon, Hong Kong incl. mint QEII, interesting Malaya States, catalog adds up, even without any really high individual items, few faults, nice collection to expand, inspect, otherwise Fine. Scott $26,000+. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 2270		/ British Commonwealth, Europe Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. and n.h. to early 1980's (pages to 1988) in 2 Scott specialty albums, noted Cyprus #1, 4, 7 (pl. 217), 11, 28-37, 48-59, complete from 1934 with modern n.h., Gibraltar with 3, 22-28, 39-47, GV values to £1 (2), complete from 1930, Malta with 14, 18, condition much better than usually seen, lovely collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 2271		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in Scott Specialty Albums, few thousand mint and used sets and singles mounted and organized alphabetically in 11 albums to 1970, values in o.g. QEII early long definitive sets, but there is some earlier GVI long sets and GV mint issues, excellent collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 2272		/o British Commonwealth, Dealer Stock in 2 Red Boxes, hundreds of mint and used, value in 19th Century, better areas incl. Canada, Hong Kong, Australian States, no G.B., some GV and early QEII mint sets noted, inspect, mixed condition. 2007 Scott $21,000 (Owner's). Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 2273		/o British Commonwealth, Priced Collections, mint and used, Aden to Zanzibar on various album pages, noted Br. East Africa, Offices in Morocco, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Malayan States, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, some duplication on countries, good retail potential, generally Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 2274		/o British Commonwealth, Various Scott Specialty Albums, few thousand mostly mint in various albums filling 4 large boxes, with pages to late 1990's or in some cases 2001, value in mint QEII issues with a mix of o.g. and n.h., noted Aden #1-11 o.g., 36-46 n.h., Oman 1970's to 1980's n.h., India with a bit of States, better mint Hong Kong with catalog of $400+, Channel Islands in 3 vols., Malayan States, Europe in 3 vols., Caribbean area incl. Virgin Islands and Bahamas, Falklands with interesting Dependencies, New Zealand, Australia and Oceania with better Fiji, also some Africa pages, nice group to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 2275		British Commonwealth, America A-C and Canada Mint Collection to 1970, Mounted mostly n.h. in Scott album, value mostly in 1930's on period, with George VI sets n.h., early QEII sets n.h., B.A.T. 1963 set, some early Canada used and mint, George V on mostly mint, Dues complete mint, some Back of the Book, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 2276		British Commonwealth, Postal Stationery Mint and Used Collection, 4 volume collection to 1971, 1st vol. G.B. with all early issues incl. Printed to Order, #U2, postal and postal reply cards, used early usages with France and Italy Dues, compound usages, balance of collection incl. interesting usages, Australia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, New Zealand, most countries represented, some toning but interesting collection worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2277		/o British Commonwealth, Oceania Collection in Scott Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1970's, noted better Fiji incl. mint QEII, nice Labuan, early Niue mint, early North Borneo, better mint Samoa to £1 values, mint Tonga, nice collection, ready for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2278		S British Commonwealth, Specimen Accumulation, mostly sets organized on stockpages, good variety of issues and countries, noted Aden #1-12, Ascension 40-49, G.E.A. overprints to 20r, British Central Africa #69, some with no gum, also a few with minor faults, worth a look, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. SG £8,296 (Owner's). Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 2279		British Commonwealth, Arms Topical Mint Collection, Virtually all n.h. in 2 binders, incl. cat. sets to $230+, countries incl. G.B., Australia with #218-21, incl. George VI sets, few souvenir sheets, virtually all complete sets, Falklands with #84-96 l.h., North Borneo, Sarawak, Singapore, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,816. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 2280		/o British Commonwealth, Accumulation in 12 Binders, several thousand mint and used, sorted by countries on manila and black pages, value in QEII n.h. sets, especially Caribbean area, also multiples of 1937 Coronation sets mint, some long sets for GV, needs some sorting, but a lot of value in this lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2281		o British Commonwealth, 1940's to 1950's Used Definitives Collection, many sets on homemade pages in Scott binder (couple minor values missing), value in 1950's QEII definitive, but better earlier items noted, scattered mint sets, incl. Aden #2-12, 48-61A (n.h.), Bechuanaland 154-65, Bermuda GVI to £1 with both perforations, B.A.T. 1-15, Falklands Dep. 1L19-1L33, Fiji GVI to £1 with perforations, Gibraltar 132-45, Hong Kong with GV values to $2, GVI set, older Malayan States, Northern Rhodesia 61-74, Solomon Is. 89-105, lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2282		o British Commonwealth, Africa Used Collection, several hundred (some scattered mint) in 2 Scott specialty albums with pages to 1975, value in British East Africa, noted #72-87, Gambia with 1-2, 9-11 unused, Gold Coast, early Mauritius, Natal and St. Helena, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 2283		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 2284		/ British Commonwealth, Mint 20th Century Stock, o.g. and n.h. on small black sales cards, good variety of countries and issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $8,100 (old pricing-gone up). Estimate $1,100-1,300. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 2285		/o British Commonwealth, Asia Collection, many hundreds on homemade pages to 1993, value in used early Hong Kong, noted QV #1-4, 24, plus duplicates, 31, 35, various surcharges, 66 mint and used, GV values to $10 used, later QEII incl. 197-98 l.h., also plate number blocks of 1962 issue to $2, 275-88 n.h., group of Singapore, also Straits Settlements with better early used, noted 10-18, 33-35, surcharge issues mint, Edward to $2 mint or used, GV to $5 mint or used, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2286		British Commonwealth, 1948 Silver Wedding Complete, n.h., incl. South Africa and South West Africa issues, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,800. Estimate $800-900. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2287		British Commonwealth, Mint Collection on Minkus Pages, several hundred o.g. sets from several areas, 1930's to 1970's, noted Channel Islands, Ireland (better 1930's to 1950's), Cyprus incl. #125-35, 143-55, 183-97, 226a, Gibraltar 107-18, 132-45, Malta 246-62, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Christmas Island, etc., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2288		/o British Commonwealth, Consignment Balance, mint and used auction returns and unsolds, incl. British Guiana #144a block of 6 l.h./n.h. (gum bend on 2), Zululand 10 used pair on piece (crease), Dominica 11 block of 6 l.h./n.h. (crease center pair), New Brunswick 5P (thin top edge), Br. East Africa 14a o.g. (rejoined pair), Bechuanaland #64 dist. gum, G.B. 105 dist. o.g. (and inclusion/mark), 141 used (tiny corner fault), Canada 92 o.g. block of 4, 128a n.h. block of 8 and 71 n.h. block of 10 (average), worth a look, Fine appearance. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 2289		S British Commonwealth, GVI Stationery with Specimen Overprints, 76 pieces, postal cards, registry envelopes, envelopes, good variety of countries (no Hong Kong) with no duplication, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 2290		/o British Commonwealth, Various Collections, consists of Australian States and Tokelau (complete n.h. to 1985) in Scott specialty album, noted nice selection of Victoria incl. #1-8, F1-F2, 11 used, J9 o.g., Tasmania 2 used, Western Australia 1, 3 used, Guyana orchid issues (192 stamps and 8 souvenir sheets), Christmas Island n.h. collection to 1992 with various souvenir sheets (appears complete), plus Papua New Guinea mint and used on pages, some faults on Australian States, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2291		/o British Commonwealth, Various Albums, many hundreds of mint and used in 2 Scott specialty albums, pages for Anguilla to British Honduras and Grenada (noted #114-28, 132-41 o.g.), Channel Islands n.h. collection to 1970's in Lighthouse hingeless album, plus Oceania collection in Minkus album, noted Australia "Roos" used to 5/-, later mint, also nice group of islands incl. New Hebrides #50-61 l.h., few faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2292		/o British Commonwealth, Group of Better Mint and Used, on cards and sales pages, noted Canada large Queens 1¢, 6¢ used, #39b mint, Ireland 44b in block of 4, St. Vincent 6-7 mint, British Honduras 2 mint (light crease), St. Vincent 31 o.g., Newfoundland mint incl. 30, C2-C3, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2293		o British Commonwealth, Asia Used Collection, several hundred (some scattered mint) in 2 Scott specialty albums with pages to 1975, value in Aden, Ceylon classics, with Chalon heads incl. watermark varieties, noted #10-12, early Hong Kong with 1-6, group of Treaty Port cancels, India used in Zanzibar, Bussahir, Aden and Baghdad, Straits Settlements, etc., inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2294		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Collections, Accumulations, In Africa album, stockbook, 3 ring binder, stockcards from few $ cat. to $20+, etc., Africa mint or used to 1960's, better mint earlier 20th Century on pages, used Newfoundland collection, etc., Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 2295		British Commonwealth, Mostly Never Hinged Collection, N.h. in glassines mounted in 5 albums, G.B. mint or used collection in Windsor album, and used 20th Century collection to mostly George V on pages, n.h. items mostly 1970's-80's period, few earlier, much Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 2296		/o British Commonwealth, Africa in 4 Scott Albums, hundreds of mint and used, pages to 1993, value in mint QEII, but noted better Cape triangles used, K.U.T. GVI set mint, early Mauritius, St. Helena SG #105c o.g. (cat. £170), nice collection to expand, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 2297		/o British Commonwealth, Dealer Stock in Red Boxes, 4 stuffed #107 boxes, couple thousand mint and used sets and singles, good variety of mostly 20th Century, nothing too expensive, mostly in the $1 to $5 retail range (catalog higher), with occasional duplication on same card, few surprises, occasional fault, generally Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 2298		/o/ British Commonwealth, Postage Dues Accumulation, from various Colonies and former Colonies mint and used, many in large blocks, noted South Africa, Malaya 8c and 50c and British Guiana 1c, 2c and 12c with perf "specimen", Jordan SG#PD25-PD29 used inverted overprint, Transvaal in large blocks incl. Bekker Express sheet of 60, modern South Africa with varieties, plus 17 1950's to 1960's covers from various countries, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2299		/o British Commonwealth, Group of Better Mint and Used, noted New Zealand #203-16 o.g. plus virtually all perforation varieties listed in Gibbons, Bahamas 8 mint, G.B. used in Ireland (#103 in diamond), Australia 76 and 126 l.h., Sierra Leone 5/- on 1/- used (see footnote in Gibbons), die proof of the seal of EVII for Sierra Leone, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2300		/o British Commonwealth, Great Britain Offices and Hong Kong Collection, stockbook with nice run of mostly mint, Eritrea, Somalia, Tripolitania, Morocco, etc., plus Hong Kong mostly used collection with many better items incl. #2-5, 22, 25, 29, 82, 105, 122, 145-46, etc., plus few modern sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2301		British Commonwealth, Oceania Sparse Mint Collection, few hundred in 2 Scott specialty albums to 1977, occasional used, noted Fiji key plates to 5/- mint and GVI set, Gilbert & Ellice #1-7, 31, Pitcairn complete to 1972, Tonga 1950's to 1960's sets, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2302		British Commonwealth, New Zealand Dependencies Mint Collection, L.h. to o.g. on well filled Scott pages, 1902 to 1960's, consists of Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue noted #30-34, 49-52, 86-89 o.g., Norfolk and Tokelau, very clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,477 (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2303		British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Complete Mint, In Scott album, mostly o.g. but few n.h. incl. Hong Kong, incl. non-common designs, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,000. Estimate $450-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2304		British Commonwealth, Asia Sparse Mint Collection, few hundred in 4 Scott specialty albums to 1960's, scattered sets and singles, occasional better incl. Malacca #3-17 n.h., Singapore 28-42 n.h., early Ceylon, Hong Kong incl. 81, GVI to $10, 185-98 o.g., other commemoratives n.h., nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2305		/o British Commonwealth, Consignment Balance, several thousand used and mint in albums, glassines, loose, on stockpages, etc., noted G.B. early cancel group, 1970's to 1980's n.h. Australia in album, new issues in glassines, bit of better Canada, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2306		British Commonwealth, Mostly George VI and Early QEII Mint Collection, Oldtime n.h. lot of 690+ in mounts, to 1954, incl. Canada, 1948 Wedding incl. Hong Kong, Caymans, Egypt, Falklands, K.U.T. to £1, mostly short sets, few blocks incl. better Ireland, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2307		S British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Specimen Sets, o.g., 16 different sets, all perf specimen, incl. Falklands (cat. £400, 4d thin), few no gum copies and a couple minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. SG £2,035 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2308		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Accumulation, few thousand duplicated issues in 8 stockbooks, QV to QEII, good variety of countries and issues, nothing too expensive, but a few surprises to be found, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2309		/o British Commonwealth, America Mint and Used Collection, few hundred on Scott pages, noted Antigua #30 o.g., early British Guiana incl. 10 used, early Bahamas mint, Bermuda GVI key plates to £1 n.h., few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2310		/o British Commonwealth, Malaya Area Mint and Used Stock, hundreds in 2 stockbooks, 19th to mid 20th Centuries, with duplication, organized on stockpages, good variety of issues, noted States, Singapore, North Borneo, Sarawak, Straits Settlements, few faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $276
Lot 2311		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Group on Stockpages, selection of singles and sets, QV to QEII, highlights Falklands #17 used, 60 o.g., Fiji 45 o.g., 260-76 n.h., Hong Kong 24 used, Newfoundland 183-99 used, St. Helena 95-97 o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,200 (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $253

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