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Commonwealth General Collections
 
 
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Lot 1933
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British Commonwealth, Mostly 20th Century Mint Stock, Intact group of thousands of Gibbons identified and priced, majority n.h. to o.g. items from few dollars to $500++ identified in binders, countries incl. India, Pakistan, G.B., complete sets and individual items or short runs, Asia with Malayan States, Brunei, North Borneo, Canada with classics used, GVI, also £ reds, some cheaper material in stockbooks and binders not counted, some dupl. on cheaper sets incl. multiples, a little Foreign, a few questionable, mostly fresh group, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Scott $288,681 + (high exchange rate) (Owner's).
Estimate $30,000-35,000.
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$41,400
Lot 1934
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British Commonwealth, Extensive Mint and Used Collection, several thousand on lovely collector made pages in 6 well filled vols. to early 1950s, no Malaya area or Canada, highlights are Ascension #1-9 mint, Bechuanaland 92-95, 105-116 mint, BCA 26, 54 mint, BEA 54-71, 72-87 mixed mint and used, East Africa 11-13 mint, Gambia 5-11 mixed mint and used, Gold Coast 3 mint, Lagos 33 used, Nigeria 1-12 mint, Nyasaland 23 mint, Rhodesia 42 mint, Admirals to 5/-, Sierra Leone 119, 137, 152 mint, Somaliland 18-19, 64-76 mint, SWA 108-120 mint, Tanganyika 44 mint, Zanzibar 3-17, 134 mint, Zululand 1-10 used, Cyprus 71 used, Gibraltar 8-21, 29-38 mixed mint and used, 75 mint, Malta 85, 98-114, 131-147 mint, Antigua 1 unused, 17, 30 used, Bahamas 56, 84 mint, Br. Guiana 80 used, 171 mint, Caymans 30, 69-80, 85-96 mint, Dominica 24, 25-30, 35-49 mint, Falklands 28, 36-39 mint, Grenada 67 mint, Montserrat 3 mint, St. Helena 1 used, 79-93 mint, St. Kitts 52-63 mint, St. Lucia 2 used, 5 mint, 19-23 used, Virgin Is. 7 mint, 18 used, Newfoundland 5 used, 87-97 mint (87 used), 104-114, 115-126 and other long sets mint, Papua 8 mint, 18 used, New Guinea 18-30 mint, Cooks 67-71 mint, 103-108, Niue 30-34 mint, Tonga 38-52 mint, Hong Kong 17, 57, 66, 83 all used, Straits Settlements 1-4, 6 mint, some high values with revenue cancels (not counted) and a few faults on classics, but overall very fresh collection, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $30,000-35,000.
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$37,950
Lot 1935
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British Commonwealth, Virtually Intact Asia and Africa Collection, In 2 Scott albums to 1968, scattered throughout but better earlier period, no 1960s and later, incl. Hong Kong with earlies used, #60 mint, 66 mint, 1903 to $5 used, 1904-07 to $3 used, Gambia mostly complete mint to 1948 (#1, 3 used), decent Northern Rhodesia, St. Helena, mint Zanzibar with early 20th Century complete sets, 2nd volume incl. Basutoland complete to 1963, British Bechuanaland to 1888 issue to £1 mint, Bechuanaland Protectorate mostly complete mint, Cape of Good Hope with triangles used, better used Mafeking, early Mauritius with 1848 1d early impression (repaired), 1878 on complete mint or used to 1928 except #200 (separate lot), Rhodesia virtually complete mint incl. Doubleheads, Admirals, Southern Rhodesia complete except #J5-6, Zululand complete mint except #24, Gold Coast mostly complete, fresh throughout, much Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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$14,950
Lot 1936
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British Commonwealth, Stock in 18 Red Boxes, Incl. mint and used commemorative and definitive sets and singles to $20, exceptionally clean material, nicely balanced among the countries, with strength in G.B./Channel Islands, Canada, Malaya & States, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, Australia, Cyprus, Ireland and New Zealand, good run of modern n.h. sets throughout, cat. tapes in each box, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $64,454.
Estimate $7,000-8,000.
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$6,900
Lot 1937
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British Commonwealth, Collector's "Want-to-Be" Collections, In 3 boxes, in 10 Scott Specialty albums, and 8 three ring binders and stockbook (mostly mint), also few on pages, incl. mint better QEII sets, Ceylon, Channel Islands, some albums cat. 2011 incl. 2 in excess of $5000 each, G.B. and Canada collection cat. $16,000, some much older cat., 3 ring binders sorted mostly used by country, mostly 20th Century, no heavy dupl., clean overall, inspect, higher cat. for 2012, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $4,500-5,500.
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Realized
$5,405
Lot 1938
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British Commonwealth, Dealer's "Want-to-Be" Retail Stock, In 33 binders on Harco or Hobby sales pages, old pricing, countries incl. Australia (3 binders-cat. $4900+), New Zealand (2-cat. $1800), Malta (2-cat. $3000+), Hong Kong (2-cat. $6200), Papua New Guinea (cat. $1500+), Cooks (cat. $1200+), Malaya (cat. $300+), individual cat. few dollars to $200++, complete sets and individual values, scattered 19th Century with no expensive "sliders", higher cat. for most for 2012, scattered 19th Century faulty cat. reduced (sometimes drastically) to take into account condition, cat. to few hundred, very few questionable, generally Fine.
2011 Scott $33,815 (Owner's).
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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Realized
$4,485
Lot 1939
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British Commonwealth, Mostly 20th Century "Dealer Want to Be" Stock, In 5 boxes in about 32 three ring binders sorted and identified, cat. $23.000 (2011 - higher for 2012) and 9 binders not cataloged, strength in New Zealand (cat. $2800), Ireland (cat. $5100), Malayan States with Straits Settlements (Straits cat. $3761), no heavy dupl. to 1970s, all binders incl. additional loose material and on pages not counted, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
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$4,600
Lot 1940
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British Commonwealth, 3 Volume Mint and Used Collection, Somewhat sparse to 1957 in 3 Scott Specialties, 19th Century to GV mostly used, GVI mint, incl. some later complete sets, incl. G.B., Australia, most countries represented, higher cat. 2012, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
2011 Scott $22,800+ (Owner's).
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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Realized
$3,450
Lot 1941
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British Commonwealth, Malayan Area Collection, hundreds of mint and used on homemade pages, several long sets both mint and used, Straits Settlements used incl. #1-9, 20, various surcharges, 88, 104, 202, Federated States used incl. 8, various Tiger issues to $2, Dues mint, various States incl. Johore 130-150 o.g. and used, Kedah 46-54, 61-81 mint, Pahang 17, 18A used, numerous Perak overprints, unchecked for varieties like inverted watermarks, etc., worth a close look, very high cat., generally Fine.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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Realized
$3,795
Lot 1942
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British Commonwealth, Large Modern Issue Accumulation, 2 banker boxes filled with n.h. singles, sets, souvenir sheets, year sets, covers, and more from all regions, many worthwhile topical issues, and a fair amount of postage, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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$2,300
Lot 1943
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British Commonwealth, Wedding Mint and Used Sets, n.h. to o.g. and used, with dupl. up to 5, around 140+ sets or high values, incl. G.B., Hong Kong, etc., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$1,495
Lot 1944
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British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Oldtime Stock, in 27 binders to 1980s, mint and used, old pricing, incl. G.B., Ireland, Canada, Australia, Newfoundland, complete and incomplete sets, retail pricing to $65+, classics mostly used, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,200-1,500.
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$3,680
Lot 1945
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British Commonwealth, Used Collection, Oldtime collection mounted on quadrille pages in 7 ancient springback albums, from earliest to mid-1950s, strong in classics, vast majority in unusually nice condition, decently centered, light cancels, strength in Malta, Natal, Malaya & States, India, Australia and South Africa, incl. some unlisted by Scott, but with Gibbons numbers, very high cat., generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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Realized
$2,415
Lot 1946
 
British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Mint Sets, L.h. to o.g., incl. Falklands (5), Hong Kong (2), 120 with few non-common design, with dupl. up to 5, clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Realized
$920
Lot 1947
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British Commonwealth, Accumulation in Banker Box, thousands of mint and used on album pages, in albums and on stockpages, noted 2 vol. G.B. QEII mint collection with early tagging issues, interesting Southern Africa collection, Ionian Is. #1-3 mint, Malayan area collection, Indian States, Bahamas #21 unused (toned, faded with certificate), G.B. #57 used (2 pl. 1, 2 pl. 2), dupl., worth inspect, mixed condition.
Estimate $750-1,000.
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$2,185
Lot 1948
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British Commonwealth, Various Collections and Stocks, thousands of used and mint, incl. Canada in Lighthouse hingeless album with large Queens, later $ values used, Ireland in stockbook with some early overprint values, lots of modern used G.B., modern East Africa mint, etc., generally Fine.
Estimate $700-800.
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Realized
$633
Lot 1949
 
British Commonwealth, Australia and New Zealand New Issues, n.h., hundreds of blocks, souvenir sheets, gutter strips, full sheets and more from about last 10 to 20 years, with about 10 each on many issues, premium items throughout, great topical appeal, high face value, Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$1,495
Lot 1950
 
British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Mint Sets, n.h., 66 sets incl. non-common design, slight dupl., also Hong Kong SG#133 block of 4, Solomons SG#56 pair, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$489
Lot 1951
 
British Commonwealth, Omnibus Sets, n.h., incl. Victory & Peace issues complete (less Canada) and UPU Issues complete less Palestine on White Ace pages in 2 binders, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $400-500.
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Lot 1952
 
British Commonwealth, Antarctic Related, n.h., large stockbook of Australian and B.A.T., virtually complete to 2000, very clean lot, Very Fine.
Scott $1,400+.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$604
Lot 1953
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British Commonwealth, Collection Balances, hundreds of mint and used singles and sets in old albums, plus group of modern First Day's, modern n.h. sets in stockbook incl. Australia and Canada, filling a banker box, fun lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$546
Lot 1954
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British Commonwealth, Caribbean Mint Collection, B-J countries (not complete), n.h. and o.g. sets and singles, primarily GV to QEII (up to 1980s) with value in later definitive sets, noted Bahamas, Bermuda, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$518
Lot 1955
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British Commonwealth, Retail Lower End Stock, Many hundreds on #104 cards, complete sets and individual values n.h. to o.g., few Foreign, few earlier used, virtually no 19th Century, majority 1940s and later period, priced to around $25, occasional dupl., clean overall, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300-400.
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$489
Lot 1956
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British Commonwealth, Europe Mint and Used Collection., to 1970s on pages (no Gibraltar), Malta mostly 1935 Jubilees on with later mint, Cyprus some earlier, scattered later mint, generally fine to very fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$184
Lot 1957
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British Commonwealth, Mostly Modern Accumulation, many hundreds of mint and used in stockbook and on pages, plus G.B. collection with modern mint, New Zealand and Dep. mint, West Indies, errors on sales pages, etc., generally Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$219
Lot 1958
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British Commonwealth, Australia and New Zealand Used on Cards, hundreds of 20th Century issues on small black cards, noted large group of Australia used in New Guinea in 1940s and early 1950s, many issues in blocks of 4, some Gibbons paper varieties, great for cancels, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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$230
Lot 1959
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British Commonwealth, Victoria to QEII Small Mint Selection, n.h. to o.g. complete and short values, incl. Leewards #103//115, 133-47 n.h., 90-101 o.g., Sierra Leone 34-44, Bahamas 116-129 n.h., clean, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $878.
Estimate $200-250.
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$219
Lot 1960
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British Commonwealth, Mostly Mint Accumulation, n.h. and o.g., singles and blocks incl. Australia, New Zealand and Canada, also a few strays from other countries, generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200-300.
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Realized
$276
Lot 1961
 
British Commonwealth, Wholesale New Issues, n.h., 10 sets of Sierra Leone #1167-1171 (Mars), 10 sets of Grenada #1999-2005 (Mars), 11 sheets of Guyana #3027 (UNICEF), clean lot, Very Fine.
Scott $2,792.
Estimate $150-170.
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Realized
$138
Lot 1962
 
British Commonwealth, Princess Diana Omnibus Collections, n.h. on specialty pages, Wedding, 21st Birthday and Royal birth, appears complete for issues, Very Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$115








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