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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2992		British Commonwealth, Very Extensive Africa Collection, In 3 full Scott Specialty albums to 1970, virtually intact, all countries well represented, mostly mint, Ascension complete except #9, plus vars., Basutoland complete plus 1961 surcharge vars., strong Bechuanaland with vars. 38a, 39b, QEII surcharge vars., Cape of Good Hope with triangles used, 1884-87 issue on complete mint, East Africa & Uganda with Specimen ovpt. SG14-16, and 60-61, Egypt complete to 1958 with earlies used except no Fouad set, and couple other minor values, Airs virtually complete plus few unlisted, nice Dues, Officials complete, Gambia complete 1880 on except 1898 6d, 1/-, 1906 ½d, K.U.T with GV incl. vars., Lagos with 1887-91 set mint, Madagascar incl. SG55a, Mauritius with few classics, 1885 on mostly complete mint, Natal with few early used, later mostly mint, Nigeria all mint with 1927 on complete except one, also GV vars., Nyasaland mint with SG67 Specimen, 1921 on complete mint, Orange River Colony with used 4 on 6d Provisionals (3), Fiscals 1/- to £5 mint, Rhodesia with mint doubleheads incl. rare 6d (RSC I), 5d. Roman ochre (RSC B), Admirals incl. SG274b, 279a, strong St. Helena and complete 1864 issue on mint or used, except 1912 3/-, 1922-23 7/6, 15/-, Seychelles complete mint except 4, classic Sierre Leone complete mint or used, 1933 Wilberforce set mint, Somaliland complete mint 1905 on except 1912-19 3r, South Africa mint incl. 1913-22 £1, Southern Rhodesia complete mint, Sudan complete mint except 1902-08 2pi, Officials not quite complete, scattered 19th Century Transvaal, few early classics mixed condition, but overall a very fresh collection and fine to very fine, old catalog values. Scott $70,000 + (higher today) (Owner's). Estimate $16,000-20,000. View details	Realized $39,100
Lot 2993		British Commonwealth, Very Extensive America Collection, In 2 full Scott Specialty albums to 1970, virtually intact, all countries well represented, mostly mint, Antigua 1882 on complete and 1903 on mint, Bahamas 1875 on complete except #43, 82, Barbados with classics mint or used, 1892 on complete mint, Bermuda with 1880 complete except 1926-34 £1 (separate lot), and 1884 on mint, incl. few key plate shades, British Guiana with mostly inexpensive 19th Century used, complete mint 1891 on except 171, incl. GV vars., Cayman Is. mostly complete mint, Dominica complete 1923 on mint, Falklands with few classics (mostly mint), later all mint, Grenada with scattered 19th Century, 1891 on virtually complete mint, GV vars., Jamaica complete mostly mint, Leewards all mint, Montserrat 1916 on complete mint with GV vars., St. Kitts-Nevis complete mint, St. Lucia 20th Century complete mint, scattered St. Vincent classics used, 1892 on mint, Turks & Caicos complete mint, Virgin Islands 9 on complete except 1899, 1904 5/-, few early classics mixed condition, but overall a fresh collection and fine to very fine, old catalog values. Scott $50,000 + (higher today). Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details	Realized $18,975
Lot 2994		/o British Commonwealth, Oldtime Holding, Valuable accumulation of mostly 19th Century, used and mint on early approval pages, incl. G.B., India, Indian States, Canada, Straits Settlement, Australia and States, Hong Kong, and many more, an incredible old holding with most identified, many varieties, shades, etc., virtual treasure trove, great lots for the specialist, mixed condition. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $4,715
Lot 2995		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in Master Global Albums, several thousand mint and used in 5 vols. to 1970's, noted better mint Newfoundland, British Carribean, mint QEII Hong Kong, G.B. with #1 (2 used), QV used to 5/-, Seahorses to 10/- used, Canada with large and small Queens, Jubilees mint to 50¢, etc., worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $3,000-3,200. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 2996		/o British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Collection and Accumulation, hundreds of mint and used sets and singles on stockpages and homemade album pages, complete set n.h. plus duplicates, quick review noted Dominica SG#95h (cat. £160), Jamaica 116a (cat. £180), Malta 212a (cat. £180) and other varieties, G.B. booklets and cylinder singles, South Africa pairs n.h. and o.g., extra Hong Kong set, South Africa "Cleft Skull" set o.g., worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 2997		British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Group of Covers, 18 diff. in complete sets of blocks of 4, all reg. and common designs except Niue and Cooks (showing narrow "K" in "King" var.), all addressed to N.Y. except Mauritius F.D. cancel, Turks & Caicos showing minor vars., along with other countries, few with minor spots, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,300. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 2998		/o British Commonwealth, Small Mint and Used Collection to 1956, On Scott pages, just a few countries with main value in Europe incl. Cyprus (#8 pl. #128 part o.g.), Victoria mostly complete, 1904-07 issue complete mint, Ireland mostly used, Malta with 1935 to 1956 virtually complete, higher cat. value now, much Fine to Very Fine. 2007 Scott $5,360 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 2999		o British Commonwealth, America Used Collection, several hundred in 3 Scott specialty albums to early 1990's (pages to 2000), value in 20th Century issues, especially Bahamas, Cayman and Falkland Is., condition much better than usual, nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,100+ (Owner's). Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3000		British Commonwealth, QEII Mint Collection, n.h. sets and singles on homemade pages, countries A-G (not complete) with issues to 1966, noted numerous long sets, omnibus issues, incl. Bahamas, Bermuda, B.A.T., Falklands, Grenada #199, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 3001		British Commonwealth, Modern Mint Collections, hundreds of n.h. sets and souvenir sheets in Kabe hingeless or Scott specialty albums, consists of Nevis to 1992, Vanutu to 1998, Papua New Guinea to 1998 with some better 1960's, Tuvalu to 1995 and Solomon Islands to 1996 with some better 1920's to 1960's, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $776
Lot 3002		British Commonwealth, GVI, QEII Collection, Mostly mint on quadrille pages, majority of value in Jamaica GVI used and mint with various perfs, extensive study of GVI KUT issue to 10/- with various used perf. vars., mint blocks incl. pos. pieces of 1c incl. retouches in both shades, detailed study of 30c value in mint multiples showing various pos. retouches, etc., Mauritius with 1949 UPU in n.h. corner blocks of 4, Rhodesia & Nyasaland QEII set with pos. varieties, Sarawak GVI, Singapore GVI with used blocks to $5 with SON cancels, etc., interesting collection, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3003		British Commonwealth, Better Mint Sets, virtually all o.g., overprints on G.B. GVI and QEII issues for various Offices Abroad, plus Bahrain and Kuwait issues of GVI and QEII, no duplication, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,726 (Owner's). Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3004		/o British Commonwealth, Collector Duplicates in 3 Binders, few thousand mint and used organized on manila stockpages, many better items scattered throughout, noted Br. East Africa mint, several Cape triangles used, St. Helena QV mint and used, Offices in Morocco, New Zealand Chalon heads used, inspection recommended, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 3005		/o British Commonwealth, Various Collections, Etc., On pages, stockpages, stockcards, etc., 20th Century mint, incl. Leewards GVI, Gambia mint or used, majority of value in West Indies mint or used, also QEII sets from various countries, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3006		British Commonwealth, Various Omnibus Issues, hundreds of n.h. sets, souvenir sheets, booklets and sheetlets, noted 1937 Coronation, 1977 and 1978 25th anniversary issues on pages and loose with duplication, nice lot for stock, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3007		/ British Commonwealth, Mint Mostly Complete Sets, George VI or QEII n.h. to o.g., few hundred in stockbook, incl. St. Helena, Ascension, Tristan early sets complete, Falklands with 1935 Jubilee set, Wedding, South Georgia, etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine. 2008 Scott $1,630. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3008		/o British Commonwealth, Colonies Collection in Minkus Album, Mint and used, running from 1850's to 2001, strong areas incl. Barbados, Falklands, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 3009		British Commonwealth, GVI Mint Accumulation, Nice group incl. Bermuda keyplates and a specialized range of St. Kitts-Nevis issues with Gibbons listed varieties, etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3010		British Commonwealth, Great Britain and Omnibus Mint Group, Stockbook filled with n.h. G.B. singles and sets incl. Machins, commemoratives (lots of face value), plus several omnibus issues incl. a complete set of 1966 Churchill, clean group, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3011		British Commonwealth, 1948 Royal Wedding Mint Selection, 22 diff. n.h. issues in singles or blocks of 4, incl. Nyasaland (single, 2 pairs, block of 4), Gilbert & Ellice (3 sets), Turks & Caicos (4 blocks of 4), few with high values only, few with tone spots, few blocks marginal or with plate numbers, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,245+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 3012		British Commonwealth, Pacific Collection, n.h. in KaBe album with pages to 1987, consists of B.A.T., Cocos and Christmas Islands and B.I.O.T., virtually complete, clean lot, Very Fine. Scott $1,450 (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 3013		/o/ British Commonwealth, Malaysia 1963 to 1970 Collection, n.h. and used sets (usually duplicates), 1960's issues, plus First Day's and some commercial covers mounted on pages in binder, general issues, few States incl. Sabah #1-16 n.h. and some Singapore (noted 101-106 on First Day), nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 3014		o British Commonwealth, G.B. and Ireland Used Stock, Mnay hundreds sorted on stockpages to 1960's, dupl., G.B. incl. #1, Dues, Officials, Ireland incl. early surcharges, fine overall, Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3015		/ British Commonwealth, Modern Accumulation, couple hundred covers in various binders, G.B. 1970's First Day's, 1970's Canada unaddressed First Day's incl. Colorano cachets, value in Canada and G.B. n.h. new issues, also 1953 Coronation and part set of 1946 Peace issue mint, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 3016		British Commonwealth, New Issue 1970's to 1990's Group, n.h., few hundred dupl., all identified, all oversized incl. sheetlets, booklets, with G.B. machins, all topical related, Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $219
Lot 3017		British Commonwealth, 1953 Coronation Mint, N.h., complete set of singles and blocks of 4 except Canada block and Ceylon single, all common design blocks with marginal pl. #'s, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $600 -. Estimate $150-200. View details	Unsold

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