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APS AmeriStamp Expo

Commonwealth Country Collections - Ireland to Trinidad & Tobago

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2969		/o/ Ireland, Collection to 2003, hundreds of mint and used in Scott album, plus 1999 to 2003 items still in postal agency envelopes, plus corresponding modern First Day's, plus mint duplicates in glassines, noted G.B. overprints to 5/- mint or used, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2970		Ireland, Postal History Accumulation, approximately 500 covers, virtually all commercial from the 1950's, but did note a few G.B. used in Ireland, couple overprint issues, registered, censored, flights and stationery, interesting small town cancels, some faults, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2971		Ireland, 2000 to 2008 Collection, n.h. in Davo album, looks complete incl. souvenir sheets and booklets, clean lot, Very Fine. Scott $1,246 (Owner's). Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2972		Ireland, Never Hinged Stock, in small stockbook and small box, 1940 to 1990's, very minor duplication on sets, modern booklets up to 5 each, Very Fine. Scott $1,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2973		/ Ireland, Mint Stock, N.h. to o.g. in Elbe stockbook identified, value in early period, scattered later, also Airs, Dues, minor dupl., all fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1//584, C1-6, J4//34. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2974		/o Jamaica, Complete to 1999, in Minkus album, classics to 1940's mix of used and mint, QEII period n.h., noted #14 o.g., 30 used, 54 o.g., 75-87 o.g., few minor faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 2975		Labuan, Oldtime Collection, o.g., nice selection of mostly overprinted issues on album pages, noted #22, 26-27, 58-65, 81, 99A-109, J1-J9, plus a group with specimen overprints, fresh color, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 2976		Malta, Collection to 1999, extensive showing of issues, only missing #2, 65 and 73 for completion, few early used, then mint from the 1920's, QEII virtually all n.h., noted 1 used, 3-5 mint, 14 o.g., clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 2977		/o New Guinea, Small Selection, 100 plus mint or used on stockpages, incl. #C46-C59 set mint, C13 mint, Officials, lower values used, toning issues, Fine overall. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2978		/o New Zealand, & Dependencies Collection, hundreds of mint and used in 4 Scott specialty albums to 1998, few Chalon heads used, noted #98 used, 122-25 o.g., 182-83 o.g., modern o.g. (some n.h.), Semi-postals complete, Dues incl. J1-J11 o.g., J15 used, Officials, Aitutaki, Cook Is., Niue, Penhryn, etc. all mint, few minor faults on classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 2979		New Zealand, Mint Collection, 2 volume Begelman albums and Lighthouse pages, scattered early 20th Century with Edward VII perfs incl. SG #395-99 (cat. £170), 401-04, GV with perf. vars., 466-67, 469-70, some Airs, 1936-41 definitive issue with various perfs, 1936 to 1951 incl. Semi-postals complete, Dues from 1902, Officials with same completeness for the various issues incl. 1910-16 to 1/- diff. perfs, GV perfs to 1/-, 1953-58 definitive issue, later sheetlets, scattered to 1983 with some of the perf. vars. (pages to 1990), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2980		/ New Zealand, 1920's to 2003 Mint Collection, in four Lighthouse Hingeless albums, vast majority n.h., highlights incl. #165//70, 185-98, 203-16, 229-41, 288-301, B1-8, C1-8, virtually complete from 1960's through 2002, definitives, commems, Semi-postals (incl. sheetlets), souvenir sheets, etc., also booklets, back of the book, etc., additional material in large stockbook, very clean, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2981		New Zealand, Modern Stock, n.h., organized in stockbook, good variety, duplication with some blocks of 4, face NZ$989, Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2982		New Zealand, Railway Group, 19 mostly diff. perf. or city, rarely offered, Fine overall. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2983		/o New Zealand, Mint and Used Collection, starts with over a dozen classic Chalon heads and continues with used 19th and earlier 20th Century material, occasional faulty, mixed mint and used onward to earlier 1950's, then close to complete, both mint and then a duplicate run used, to late 1980's, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2984		New Zealand, 1931 to 1957 Wage Tax, 66 all diff. to £4 values, Barefoot up to £20 each, fresh group rarely seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 2985		New Zealand, Collection to 1984, mostly mint in 2 sparse Scott specialty albums, some scattered better items, noted #C1-C3 o.g. and C4-C6 n.h., Semi-postals mint, scattered mint Dependencies in second vol., nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2986		o Orange River Colony, Revenue Accumulation, several hundred used organized on stockpages by Barefoot numbers, duplication, noted 1878-82 issues to £5 incl. "hyphen error" on £4, V.R.I. overprints to £5 with various settings, 1903-05 issues to £10 with some on piece, B.D. overprints (12) incl. 2 thick "V" and 2 small B.D., plus BW overprints, nice lot, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2987		/ Rhodesia, 1965 to 1978 Collection, n.h., occasional used and some covers (with "invalid stamps" markings and Dues affixed from G.B. and Canada), both printings of the overprint issues, plus several varieties of overprint or basic stamp, also a couple inscription blocks, nice collection, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2988		/ Singapore, Mostly First Day Group, 8 covers incl. #101-106, 142-143 and 221a, plus presentation pack containing 279a-281a (cat. $255 as n.h.), plus 1962 Kelantan First Day, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $554. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2989		o South Africa, Massive Used Stock, thousands organized on manila stockpages in 4 stuffed binders to 2003, duplication, noted GV to 10/-, pictorial pairs to 10/-, tagged issues, Dues, Officials, etc., great lot for specialist of this area, generally Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2990		/o Tonga, 1886 to 1895 Mint and Used Study, Few hundred on quadrille pages, majority used, incl. various town cancels, various types and perfs, shades, surcharges with no stop var., 1892 issue with 1d. bisect on piece (2), 1894 and 1895 issues with missing surcharge letters and vars., SG#32a on piece, etc., excellent study of this time period, above average freshness and quality for this, Fine to Very Fine for this. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 2991		/o Trinidad & Tobago, Collection to 1999, mint and used in Minkus album, Trinidad used incl. #4, 8, 16, 37, 41-42, 63 and 89-90, no Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago only missing a couple modern issues, J1-J8 and B2-B3 for completion all mint with modern n.h., few minor faults on Trinidad, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $1,035

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