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Commonwealth Country Collections - Cape of Good Hope to Virgin Islands
 
 
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Lot 2643
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Cape of Good Hope, Intact "Triangle" Collection, oldtime used collection of 125 singles and pair mounted by issue, better colors, and cancels (incl. rollers) on pages, all identified, incl. pairs, better colors, Dies identified, SG#7a, 3 4d woodblocks incl. SG#14c, usual mixed condition but very attractive study.
SG approximately £40,000.
Estimate $4,500-5,500.
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Realized
$4,600
Lot 2644
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Cape of Good Hope, "Triangle" Accumulation, An oldtime holding of triangles, over 49 singles and 2 blocks on black stockcards, all values represented, a number of 4 margin examples, condition varies, condition mixed, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $18,000+ (Owner's).
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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Realized
$1,725
Lot 2645
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Cape of Good Hope, "Triangle" Group, incl. SG #5a mint, 6 used, 19 part o.g., 19d used pair, 20 o.g., 21 used, several with certs., most with small faults, but margins around, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,900+.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$489
Lot 2646

Ceylon, QV Numeral and Letter Exhibit, 76 pieces of used Postal Stationery and numerous adhesives mounted and written up on pages, between numeral #1 and 93, noted Pelmadulla, Hikkaduawa (#22, on adhesive), various postal markings, excellent study of this area, ready for expansion, generally Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Q. Fernando.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$1,150
Lot 2647

Ceylon, Revenue Accumulation, hundreds of singles, some on documents, QV to early 1900s issues with dupl., noted Barefoot #1-13 plus £2 used (Barefoot unissued), 14-15, needs organization, great basis for exhibit or study, generally Fine. Ex. Q. Fernando.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$3,565
Lot 2648
 
Ceylon, Postal History Accumulation, 50+ covers and cards, QV to modern, good variety of cancels, markings and usages, plus envelope with various adhesives, balance of the estate from a longtime collector of this area, inspection recommended, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Q. Fernando.
Estimate $150-250.
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Realized
$633
Lot 2649
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Falkland Islands, Mint Collection, mint on Scott specialty pages (few scattered used), 1884 to 1966, noted QV to 1/-, #36, QEII sets, Dependencies, 16 modern covers incl. Occupation by Argentina, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$460
Lot 2650
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Falkland Islands, QEII Mint Collection, 1953 to 2005 mostly complete in Lighthouse hingeless album, mostly l.h. with a mix of n.h. to 1994, balance appears n.h., incl. souvenir sheets, some modern Dependencies, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $250-350.
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Realized
$633
Lot 2651
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Gibraltar, QEII Mint Collection, complete in 2 Davo hingeless albums, 1948 to 2005, mix of l.h. and n.h. to 1960, balance appears n.h., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$575
Lot 2652
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Hong Kong, Collection on Cards, couple hundred mint and used on small manila cards, QV to GV mostly used with values to $10, noted Silver Wedding set o.g., QEII n.h. with better 1960s and early 1970s issues incl. souvenir sheets, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,800.
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Realized
$1,150
Lot 2653
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Hong Kong, Collection on Pages 1862 to 1956, Clean assortment mounted on Scott quad pages, used #2, 7, 21, 22, 30, 31-35, 55-56, 66, etc., mint #2, 13(2), 37, 39, 64, 65, etc., valuable group, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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$1,150
Lot 2654
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Hong Kong, Mint and Used Collection, in Scott album, some classics used with few additional cancels, 20th Century mint or used with scattered later mint sets to 1999, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $4,489 (Owner's).
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$460
Lot 2655
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Hong Kong, Collection in Scott Specialty Album, mint and some used, plus stockbook with values in £5 to £50+ items from QV to earlier QE and a few modern as well, generally Fine to Very Fine.
SG £2,800 ++.
Estimate $500-700.
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Realized
$460
Lot 2656
 
Hong Kong, Modern Souvenir Sheets, n.h. mostly dupl. in stockbook, majority of value in 96 each of 651a1 and 651Bm and 92 of 650a, face HK$6200, also some Chinese New Year not counted, clean, inventory incl., Very Fine.
Scott #628e//1172b $3,611.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$345
Lot 2657
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Hong Kong, Used Collection, on quadrille Pages, nice collection of various issues, great for retail, Fine to Very Fine.
SG £3,200 (Owner's).
Estimate $500-700.
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Lot 2658

Hong Kong, Postal History Group, 29 covers or cards, noted QV Treaty Port usage from Shanghai with Chinese adhesives, Edward and GV usages from Canton, Amoy and Foochow, GV registry envelope used, GVI censored, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$4,255
Lot 2659
 
Hong Kong, Modern F.D. Cover Group, 32 with dupl., value in 1970s-90s definitive sets, incl. #275-88, 775a (2), 388-403, etc., addressed and unaddressed, clean, Very Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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Realized
$115
Lot 2660
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India, Extensive Collection, many hundreds mounted in Minkus specialty album to 1990, India classics used incl. #6, 29-30, mint from 1902 and only missing 76 for completion, Military complete o.g., Officials complete used or mint, missing O3 and O112A-D, O12-O14 reprints, Convention States mint incl. Chamba 89-100, O36-O45C, O55-O65, O66-O69, Gwalior incl. 35-48, O30-O39, Jind incl. 45-48, O4-O6, O36-O48, O55-O61 (small stain on 10r), O62-O75, Nabha incl. 4-5, 51-59, 68-86, 87-90, O40-O51, good showing of Native States incl. Bamra 1-6, Barwani 1, Bhopal 19, 84-90, Bijawar 1-10, Bundi 28-29, O29-O30, Bussahir 9-16, Charkhari 22-27, 38, 39-43, Duttia 6-9, 10-13, Indore 15-30, Jaipur 1, 24-35, 45, Jind 1-5, Kishangarh 40-48, O9, Soruth O9, O20-O25 (used), condition better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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Realized
$10,063
Lot 2661
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India, Feudatory States Collection, hundreds of mint and used in glassine, in old approval books, on sales sheets, noted Cochin SG#109b (Die II) sheet of 48 (cat. SG £5280), collection on Scott specialty pages, some better items throughout, inspection recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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Realized
$2,128
Lot 2662
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India, Mint and Used Accumulation, nice selection from dealer who "cleaned house" of all his stock, high value GVI Convention States, noted Nabha #85 n.h. and o.g., Jind O74 used, Chamba 84-85 n.h., India mint and used on black stockpages, better sets and singles on sales cards, inspection will be rewarded, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Lot 2663
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India, Mint and Used Collection, curiously mounted collection (starting at the rear to the front of the album) with better incl. earlier to 25r, Gandhi 10r mint, scattering of States, etc., generally Fine.
Estimate $600-700.
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Realized
$518
Lot 2664
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India, Attractive Little Collection, Hundreds of 19th & 20th Century, mint and used, neatly mounted on Scott quad pages, a nice showing of early issues of 1854-56, also worthwhile States, clean, fresh and worth inspection, condition mixed, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500-750.
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Lot 2665

India, Small Group of Better States, n.h., consists of Chamba #O50 blocks of 6 (4), O60 block of 4, Patalia 115 and Cochin O72A, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,369.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$374
Lot 2666
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India, Convention States Collection, couple hundred mint and used on Scott pages, some better rupee high values noted, no Jind, clean lot, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,066 (Owner's).
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$288
Lot 2667
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India, Cochin Used Officials, 112 diff. per Gibbons, organized and annotated on homemade pages, Fine to Very Fine.
SG £600+ (Owner's).
Estimate $150-180.
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$138
Lot 2668
 
India, Postal Stationery Lot, couple hundred mint or used, QV to GV issues (few more modern), good variety, minor dupl., inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$311
Lot 2669
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Ireland, Intact Mint or Used Collection, On pages to 1973, missing only #37, Seahorses mint or used, few dupl. incl. #1-8, 77, 78 mint and used, later mostly used to 1965, mint after that, also Dues mostly mint complete except #J5, panes incl. #107a-111a, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Realized
$1,610
Lot 2670
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Ireland, Mint and Used Collection, On pages to 1997, 1st couple issues mostly used, 1929 on mostly o.g. with 1982 on n.h., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $4,000 (Owner's).
Estimate $700-900.
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Lot 2671
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Ireland, Collection in a Stockbook, Fresh and attractive mostly mint group, neatly housed in a Lighthouse stockbook, quite a few early singles and later sets are n.h., worth a look, Very Fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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Lot 2672

Jamaica, QV Postal Stationery Exhibit, 26 unused and 37 used postal cards written up on oldtime exhibit pages, 2 with specimen overprints, some interesting cancels incl. squared circles, A75, destinations incl. Denmark, Colombia, Bohemia, etc., lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Q. Fernando.
Estimate $150-250.
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Realized
$374
Lot 2673
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Jamaica, Mint Postal Stationery, 28 postal cards, 13 unsevered postal reply cards, QV to early QEII, incl. a couple of specimen overprints, good variety with minor dupl., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $75-100.
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Realized
$104
Lot 2674
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Jordan, 1920 to 1944 Used Collection, lovely selection of early issues on Scott specialty pages, noted #12-19B, 23A, 25a (perf. 14), 30-50A, 53-63, 73-83 (missing 80), 156, 184, Dues incl. J1, nice collection to expand, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $6,500+.
Estimate $1,600-1,800.
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Realized
$2,530
Lot 2675
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Malta, Collection, mint and used on pages, with many better values to 10/- from classics to modern with Dues virtually complete, generally Fine to Very Fine.
SG approximately £3,000.
Estimate $600-700.
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Realized
$719
Lot 2676
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New Hebrides, Collection to 1965, mint, used and covers on Scott specialty pages, incl. #17-25 mint and used, 10-16 used, Dues incl. J1-J5, J6-J10 mint, plus 24 covers from 1938 to 1968, lovely group to expand, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-600.
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Realized
$345
Lot 2677

New Zealand, Imperf 1855 to 1861 Chalon Head Collection, 85 singles, pair, strip of 3 on identified pages with town cancels, shades, and flaws identified, incl. scarcer towns, couple on pieces, better incl. SG#4, 6 (2), 1858 Richardson print with various shades and 3 unused, interesting SG#10 greenish blue shade with dry printing due to improper cleaning of plate (see Postage Stamps of New Zealand page 58), 6d with various shades, 2d roulette used (SG#23), 1/- (11 copies) in various shades, mixed condition but some with 4 margins. Probably purchased 1976 or earlier.
2010 Scott $66,000 ++ (most cheaper shades) (Owner's).
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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Lot 2678
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New Zealand, Collection to 2006, few thousand mint and used in 2 Scott specialty albums, virtually complete from 1874 (missing #122-125), used to 1909, balance o.g., incl. 121a and 131d, Semi-postals complete o.g., plus Airs, Dues (missing J8-J11), Life Insurance, mint Dependencies at the back, clean collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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Realized
$1,380
Lot 2679
 
New Zealand, Mint Accumulation, Deceptively valuable group in glassines, cards, album pages with good sets (early to 3/-, later to £1), souvenir sheets, better GV to Elizabeth II sets, good Officials, value is disguised by its company with cheaper sets, generally Fine.
SG approximately £5,000.
Estimate $1,000-1,250.
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Realized
$748
Lot 2680
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New Zealand, Mint 1898 to 1987 Collection, Mounted in Scot album, incl. 1906 Christchurch set, 1936-87 complete n.h. to l.h., Semis mostly complete incl. souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$604
Lot 2681
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New Zealand, Used Collection, Starting with some nice four-margin Chalon Heads, both imperf and perf, with cat. to $300+, a number of shades and varieties to 1/-, nice representation of later 19th Century and onward to 1970s, good Officials and back of the book, also some Aitutaki, Ross Dependency, Tokelau and Samoa, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$518
Lot 2682
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New Zealand, Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to 1970, noted Chalon heads, #98 (Revenue cancel), 145-159, some Semi-postals and Officials, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Lot 2683
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Northern Rhodesia, Complete Collection, On pages mint and used, complete mint and used except SG#45 used to 1949, also n.h. control # blocks of 4 SG#8, 9, 11, incl. Dues, 1935 Jubilee incl. control blocks of 4, used, and on cover, SG#19g used in block of 15, attractive, Fine to Very Fine. Go to www.thehebowenstampcollection.com/Africa_Nrhodesia.html to view the collection. SG#15 block of 4 is a separate lot. Stamps identified by owner.
Estimate $700-900.
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Realized
$1,093
Lot 2684
 
Palestine, Official Telephone and Telegraph Documents, 1920s-30s group of over 60 items incl. wires, "Palestine Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones", also over 20 other Official documents incl. Notary, inspect, generally Fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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Realized
$230
Lot 2685

Palestine, Mandate Postal History, 52 covers or cards, noted WWII Polish Red Cross, censored, registered, advertising, labels, slogan cancels, 1941 Australian Forces in Palestine Base P.O., 1924 Revenue usage as postage, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $150-250.
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Realized
$776
Lot 2686
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Rhodesia, Extensive Mint and Used Oldtime Collection, Formed decades ago overseas, starting with 1892-93 issue (used complete, fiscal cancels), mint to 5/-, incl. many used with cancels, multiples, etc., SG#35 used on back of "Civil Commissioner, Bulawayo / Please pay in cash to the person producing this card the face value of the stamp….1st October, 1900" (Boer War period), 1896-97 both issues complete mint and used, 1896 overprint set complete and used, 1898-1908 specimens to £1 and to £5 perfin, also 1/- imperf marginal at top, numerous used incl. multiples of 1898-1908 issue (mint separate lot), 1905 Victoria Falls complete mint, also used (5d mint), 1909-12 to 10/- mint, also SG#100a, 101a used, and many shades used, strength in "Doubleheads" to 3/- with numerous shades, cancels, "RSC" numbers, postmaster plate markings, 6d with "gash in ear", few multiples, perf 15 4d "RSC E", four £1 with fiscal cancels, Admirals to 2/- mint (½d imperf marginal copy), also many used with cancels, few multiples, SG#207 mint corner block of 4, 258, 306 mint singles, £1 used (4 fiscals), SG300 used block of 8, some toning issues, still overall a fine to very fine lot that needs inspection. Go to www.thehebowenstampcollection.com/Africa_RHODESIA.html to view the balance of the collection. The 1892 redirected cover; SG#75-91; 107a; 119-121 ½d blocks of 4; 132-33 multiples; 134 var.; 143a; 155; 156a; 157; 159 var.; 160b var.; 164; 165; 188ba imperf vert. strip of 6; 208b (2 used); 216/247; 278 are separate lots. Stamps identified by owner.
Estimate $5,000-7,500.
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Realized
$7,188
Lot 2687

Rhodesia, Mostly Mint "Double Head" Accumulation, nice selection of ½d to £1 values on stockpages with dupl., some shades, cancels, 7/6 and £1 Revenue cancels, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500-1,800.
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Realized
$1,840
Lot 2688

Rhodesia, Mostly Mint Admiral Accumulation, nice selection of ½d to 10/- values, dupl., shades and types, incl. #136 (cat. $150) and 137 (cat. $225), clean lot, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $550-650.
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Realized
$834
Lot 2689
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Rhodesia, "Arms" Accumulation, nice selection on stockpages, between #26//98 with dupl., high values with Revenue cancels not counted, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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Lot 2690
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Rhodesia, High Values With Revenue Cancels, 13 diff values, excellent way to fill some tough spaces, Fine to Very Fine.
Barefoot £400+.
Estimate $150-180.
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Realized
$150
Lot 2691
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South Africa, & States Intact Collection, to 1970s on pages, incl. all States, South and South West Africa mint or used, incl. Cape triangles, South Africa #B1-4 mint strips of 4, B5-11, South West Africa #B1-11, some dupl. used, mixed condition to fine.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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Realized
$575
Lot 2692
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Southern Rhodesia, Extensive Collection, Intact in Godden album, incl. mint and used sets, mint multiples, FD's, etc., incl. 1924-29 set mint and used incl. shades, blocks of 4 mint to 1/-, numerous cancels incl. multiples, South Africa cat. #2c, 1931-37 set mint and used, perf 11½, SG#23b used, 1935 GV with FD, control blocks of 4 mint and used, and n.h. blocks of 15, 1938-41 Falls incl. control blocks of 4, later mint and used multiples to 1949, very clean collection overall, rarely this extensive, Fine to Very Fine. Go to www.thehebowenstampcollection.com/Africa_SRHODESIA.html to view the collection (SG#2a pair, 15-27 pairs and 17-18 part panes of 60 are individual lots in the auction). Stamps identified by owner.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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Realized
$2,760



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