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Falkland Islands to South Africa

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2587		Falkland Islands, Mint Collection, to 1949 on Scott pages, starting 1891-1902 issue to 1/- with better shades, also #20-21, 28, 37, 38, 1921-29, 1938-46 issues complete, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2588		/o Falkland Islands, Dependencies GVI Group, organized on stockpages, noted mint overprint sets for various areas, map sets incl. blocks of 4 mint, plus used set, South Georgia SG#Z78 used block of 20, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG £470+ (Owner's). Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2589		Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Town Cancels, 27 diff., all GVI era frankings, Abaiang to Vaiatupu with type 28 cancels, noted a few registered, internal and overseas usages, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $316
Lot 2590		Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Censored Group, 10 covers, WWII era, noted Censor #1 (Fanning Is.), 2 (Canton Is.), 5 and 8 (Tarawa) and others, all franked with GVI adhesives, nice lot, Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2591		o Griqualand West, Oldtime Accumulation, about 120 on stockpages and in envelopes, incl. group of forgeries, seldom seen in quantity, worth inspection, generally Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2592		/o Hong Kong, Collection in Stockbook, several hundred mint and used organized first by commemoratives, then by regular issues, usually dupl for mint and used, noted #6-7 used, 29 used, 57 mint, 66 mint and used, Edward values mint to $2, GV to $3, also 123 and 127 used, GVI to $10 mint, numerous QEII sets n.h., otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 2593		/ Hong Kong, Massive New Issue Accumulation, 4 large boxes filled with thousands of items featuring every type of new issue imaginable from 1970s through present, incl. year sets, souvenir sheets, postal cards, First Days, promotional items, investment items, some dupl., pockets of better material throughout, please allow enough time to view this worthwhile holding, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 2594		Hong Kong, 20th Century Collection, clean and fresh collection in two Lindner hingeless albums in slip cases, ranges from 1946 to 1996, mostly complete and n.h. for period, with exception of a few items, great opportunity to obtain an attractive intact collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2595		/o Hong Kong, Mint and Used Collection, selection on homemade pages, QV to early QEII issues, noted Edward values to $10, GV to $5, GVI to $10 and first QEII definitive set o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 2596		o Hong Kong, Oldtime Used Accumulation, couple hundred on pages in glassines or envelopes, noted #31, 34, 60, 66, QV to KGV issues, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2597		o Hong Kong, Mostly Used Collection, few hundred tucked into pages in Scott specialty album with pages to 2002, noted some better QV used, GV to $2 used, occasional mint QEII set, ready to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2598		/o India, Better Collection, 19th and early 20th Century of much better quality, housed in Stanley Gibbons album, strong showing of mostly mint British India, wonderful selection of States, better items to be found in Bundi, Bussahir, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Jind, Las Bella, Nepal, Rajpipla, Sirmoor, Soruth, well worth careful examination, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $15,842 (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 2599		/o India, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on Scott and computer generated pages to 1972, noted 29-30 used, 76 telegraph cancel, 206 o.g., Officials, Convention States incl. Chamba 84-85 o.g., 89-100 o.g., 105 o.g., Gwalior 83 used, O48-51 o.g., Jind 145-150 n.h., scattered Feudatory States, mixed condition, worth inspection. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 2600		o India, Accumulation in 2 Stockbooks, hundreds of mostly used, QV to GV issues with dupl., some Officials, high cat., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2601		India, Interesting Collection, mostly mint collection in Stanley Gibbons springback album, incl. British India from 1937-1946, also Independent issues with Ghandi 10 rupee #206, also features worthwhile selection of Indian States, a few stuck down, still clean and attractive, generally Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2602		/o India, Collection on Album Pages, mostly 19th and early 20th Century from various collections, nice selection of early QV material incl. Officials, cut squares, Revenues, also very useful selection of Feudatory States, surprising little group worth inspection, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2603		o/ India, QV Security Overprints, incl. 15 covers and 150+ stamps (several on piece) with various company hs. to prevent fraudulent usage, noted cover usages to Aden, U.S., England and internal, an unusual offering, have a look, generally Fine. Ex. Tilles. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 2604		o India, Revenue Collection, hundreds on homemade pages in binder, nice assortment of issues from QV to GVI, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2605		/ Ireland, Mostly Mint Collection, o.g. to n.h. (few early used) in Scott specialty album to 1981, G.B. overprints incl. #12-14, 56, 77-79, 93 (used), nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000 (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 2606		/ Ireland, Mint Selection, o.g. to n.h. sets and souvenir sheets organized on black stockpages, between #1 and 1769, no apparent dupl., noted #1-8, 23-35, 39-43, 65-76, 106-117, 161-162, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2607		/ Ireland, 1950 to 1993 Complete, on Lighthouse pages, o.g. to 1990, balance n.h., incl. Dues, clean lot, Very Fine. Scott $2,000 (Owner's). Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2608		/o Ireland, Collection to 1995, few hundred duplicated mint and used on Scott specialty pages in album, modern mint, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2609		Jamaica, Stampless Covers, 27 pieces, 1803 to 1850s cancels, majority Kingston, but noted St. Anne's Bay, Montego, May Hill, Mandeville, Rodney Hall, Morant Bay, internal and foreign usages, have a look, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 2610		Madagascar, 3 Mint Items, consists of #20, 36 and 53, usual small faults, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $910. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 2611		/ Malayan Federation, 1965 Orchid Collection, Identified on cards, under 200 singles and blocks, many showing varieties SG listed and unlisted (most listed in Malaysia spec. cat.) incl. missing colors, color shifts, incl. Johore SG166 (Malay #172j), Kedah SG121 (Malay unlisted), Kelantan SG105 (Malay 102g), Negri Sembilan SG82 (Malay 83c) and other imperf pairs, Kedah SG115a (cat. £250), SG117c, Penang SG86c pair, Penang 20c (Malay 71b), 15c with partial black omitted, Sabah 5c black omitted (unlisted both cats.), Sarawak SG212c, Trengganu 10c black omitted (unlisted), Malay 225d, and others, occasional gum toning but otherwise fine to very fine, very unusual lot and never seen before this extensive, excellent collection also for the flower collector. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 2612		/o New Zealand, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds on well filled Scott pages to 1972, numerous Chalon heads used incl. #2, 4, 5, 9e (2), 60, 70-83, 86C-98, 125 mint, 128 mint, Semi-postals incl. B3-4 used, Officials incl. O29 (2 used), Life Insurance, extensive Postal Fiscals incl. AR71-74 used, mixed condition on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $2,415
Lot 2613		New Zealand, Never Hinged Collection, in mounts on black pages, 1960s to 2003 (some earlier used and mint not counted) in 2 vols., sets, souvenir sheets, booklets, high face, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2614		/o New Zealand, Collection to 2003, hundreds of duplicated mint and used on Scott specialty pages in album, value in modern mint, nice collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2615		/o Orange Free State, Exhibit Balance, selection of mostly mint mounted on pages, organized by issue and printings, 1868 to 1897, many unlisted varieties, noted SG#1-9 mint with various printings, 10-13 used or mint, interesting perf freak of 4d in mint block of 12, 38-42 mint, earliest usage of 2d on 3d (strip of 3), 1d on 4d double overprint used (2), wide spacing of 1d on 3d in block of 4, 2½d surcharge with no stop and printer's quads both mint, combination ½d and Halve Penny surcharges incl. double overprint, Halve Penny double overprint, one inverted (2 mint), block of 12 mint of the 1/- brown, high cat. by Gibbons, great addition for the collector of this area, seldom offered, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 2616		/o Orange Free State, Telegraphs, mounted on exhibit pages, 55 diff., from handstamp issues to 7th setting, incl. varieties, noted "FT" error, overprint inverted, broken letters, V.R.I. overprints incl. SG#T37b (V.R.I. double overprint), thick "V"s, also AT overprints, nice group to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 2617		/o Papua, 1907-1939 Mostly Lakatoi Specialized Collection, Oldtime mint and used lot on quadrille pages still in auction lots, mint and used, one lot of the Airmails and one of the Officials incl. perf initialed, incl. mint multiples incl. imprints, control #s, plate flaws, SG116a, scarce cancels incl. Tamata, Kanosia, "Ship Mail Room", SG#56, some gum toning as usual, generally Fine, 5 intact separate lots from H.R. Harmer 1962 and 1964 auctions! . Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 2618		Papua, Oldtime Auction Lot, 3 sheets showing various varieties incl. "rift in clouds", "white leaves", re-touches, etc. (#37-38, 41), large group of perf "OS" on various Lakatois to 2/6 values, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. From 1964 H.R. Harmer sale. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $4,313
Lot 2619		Rhodesia, Mostly Mint Collection, good showing of issues organized on black stockpages, £1 and up values used are revenue cancels (figured at £10 each), noted #1-16, 26-39, 43-49, 76-81, Double Heads to 2/-, Admirals to 2/6, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 2620		o Rhodesia, "Admiral" Accumulation, hundreds of used in stockbook, ½d to 2d values with a lot of dupl., great specialist lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 2621		St. Helena, Mint Collection, Couple hundred 1856 to 1985 in a stockbook, mostly o.g. with some modern n.h. sets, better incl. used #1, o.g. 118-127, mostly fine or better. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2622		Seychelles, Postal History, 4 early used postcards with QV or Edward issues, 3 to France, plus 5 early unused postcards, finally 1890s envelopes (2) with specimen overprints and 7 used envelopes from 1890s to 1900s, 4 local, 1 each to U.S., England and Germany, nice group, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 2623		Singapore, Mostly Mint Accumulation, n.h. (envelope with used, not counted), identified in glassines, sets, souvenir sheets, minor dupl., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2624		South Africa, WWII German Internee Correspondence, 8 covers sent between Sept. 10, 1940 and Aug. 20, 1945 from Carl Wilheim Becher to Eugen Becher in New York City, 7 originate in South Africa, last from Southern Rhodesia (3 diff. camps in total), an excellent showing of the progression of postal, military and civil markings of the period, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242

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