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Commonwealth Individual Lots - Ascension to Cameroons

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 434		Ascension, 1924-33 Seal of Colony 4d "Torn Flag", SG #15b, N.h. in marginal block of 4 (selvage with crease), rich color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #15 var. SG £350+. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 435		Ascension, 1924-33 Seal of Colony 5d "Broken Mast", SG #15da, L.h., gum bend, well centered, Very Fine. Scott #15 var. SG £190. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 436		Ascension, 1924-33 Seal of Colony 5d "Cleft Rock", SG #15dc, O.g. (small h.r.), well centered, Very Fine. Scott #15 var. SG £180. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 437		o Australia; New South Wales, Officials: 1887-90, 10/- Perf 10, SG #O37b, Used, weak perf. lower left, fresh color, scarce item, Fine. Scott #O23a $3,750. SG £2,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 438		o Australia; Tasmania, 1853, 4d Orange, Plate I, Second State, SG #8, used, margins all around, lovely copy, Very Fine, Signed A. Diena. Scott #2 $750. SG £425. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 439		Australia; Tasmania, 1853, 4d Orange, Plate II, on Cover, SG #10, Touching to large margins, tied by barred numeral 10 in black, to Sydney, N.S.W. with Hobart Town "crown" c.d.s. in red, Ship Letter MA 3 1855 crown cancel on reverse, stamp and cover a bit soiled, still rare item, Fine. Scott #2 $825 (used). SG £2,000+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 440		/ Australia; Tasmania, 1871-91, 6d Dull Reddish Lilac, Perforate 11½, Block of 6, SG #139, Perf 11½, 4 full o.g., 2 n.h., fresh, lovely multiple, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #32 var. SG £660+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 441		Australia; Tasmania, 1892-99, £1 Green & Yellow, SG #225, l.h., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #85 $600. SG £375. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 442		Australia, 1929, 10/- Gray & Pink, Small Multiple Watermark, SG #112, l.h., very well centered, Extremely Fine. Scott #101 $675. SG £400. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 443		o Australia, 1934, £2 Black & Rose, C of A Watermark, SG #138, registered corner cancel, Fine. Scott #129 $675. SG £450. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 444		Australia, 1940's Red Cross POW Cover to Capt. George Cousens, addressed to him in care of 19th Battalion, AIF, captured in Malaya, Melbourne censor markings, Fine to Very Fine. George Cousens was taken to Japan where he and other Allied POW's worked with Tokyo Rose under threat of death to make propaganda broadcasts, released after the war, he was not prosecuted by Australia, he was a well known Australian radio personality before and after the war. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 445		o Australia, Postage Due: 1909-10, 1d Rose & Yellow Green, Perforate 11, SG #D74, Perf 11, used, scarce, Very Fine, Sismondo (2009) cert. Scott #J40a $1,500. SG £1,000. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 446		Australia; New Guinea; N.W.P.I., 1918 Registered Cover, SG #102//113, Complete 10 different values to 1/-, from Rabaul reg. Jan. 1918 to Melbourne, receivers on reverse, Very Fine. Scott #29//34, 40//49. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 447		Australia; New Guinea, 1925-28 Native Hut Complete, SG #125-136, O.g., Fine. Scott #1-13 $479. SG £400. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 448		o Bahrain, 1948-49, 10r on 10/- Ultramarine, SG #60a, used, blocks of 4 and 12, lovely multiples, Very Fine. Scott #61A $1,080+. SG £960+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 449		Bermuda, 1910-24 GV Set, Watermark MCA, SG #44-55, L.h. to o.g., 2/6 tiny thin, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #40-54 $1,341. SG £642. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 450		Bermuda, 1918, £1 Watermark MCA, SG #55, N.h. marginal copy, Very Fine. Scott #54 $400 + (hinged). SG £325 + (hinged). Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 451		Bermuda, 1918, £1 Watermark MCA, SG #55, L.h. control # copy, well centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott #54 $400+. SG £325+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 452		Bermuda, 1922-34, ¼d-12/6 George V, Mult. Script CA Set, SG #76b//93, o.g., complete per Scott (missing SG #79), 10/- dist. gum, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #81-97 $703. SG £455. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 453		Bermuda, 1932, 12/6 Gash in Fruit & Leaf, SG #93g, L.h., centered, Very Fine. Scott #97 var. SG £800. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 454		Bermuda, 1941, 2/- Purple & Blue on Deep Blue, Line Perf 14¼, SG #116b, L.h., Fine or better. Scott #123 var. SG £300. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 455		Bermuda, 1942, 2/6 Black & Red on Gray Blue, Line Perf 14¼, SG #117a, N.h., perfectly centered copy, virtually Extremely Fine. Scott #124 var. SG £550. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 456		Bermuda, 1945, £1 Deep Reddish Purple & Black, Perf 14, Broken Lower Right Scroll, SG #121be, N.h., pos. R 5/12, corner selvage from position intact, well centered, except for one slightly short perf, a fabulous example, Very Fine. New find from the same owner of SG#F1a. Scott #128b var. SG £1,900 + (hinged). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 457		Bermuda, Postal-Fiscal: 1937, 12/6 Gray & Orange, Break in Scroll, SG #F1a, N.h., pos. R1/12, corner copy showing complete selvage, very well centered copy, a Superb example of a very scarce stamp, as good as it can come. A new find. Scott #AR1 var. SG £4,000+. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 458		Cameroons (Br. Occupation), 1915, 3/- on 3m, "S" Inverted, SG #B12a, complete 9.8.15 cancel, tied on piece, rare variety, Very Fine, Brandon (2008) cert. Scott #64a $3,000. SG £3,000. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 459		Cameroons, 1960-61, 3d, 6d, 1/- on Registered Cover, SG #T5, T7-T8, tied by Njinikom PA UUKT MY 19 1961 cancels, to U.S., various transit and receiving cancels on reverse, scarce modern commercial mail, Very Fine. Scott #70, 72-73. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Unsold

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