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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2624		/o Great Britain, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in 3 albums, and stockbook, some dupl., classics used incl. #1-2 (1d thin), 7-9, 15, 22, 24-25, 40, 46, 56, 57, 65, 98-107, 109, 123 (repaired), 124, mint incl. 73-87, 94-96, 98-108, 111-122, 127-141, 142, QE II issues mostly n.h. to 1970s with all phosphor sets, Dues mint incl. J1-54 complete o.g., Mulready 1d letter sheet unused, Regional definitives mint, very high cat., mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 2625		/o Great Britain, High Catalog Accumulation, primarily 19th Century used lot in 1 album and 4 stockbooks, some better incl. #1, 5-7, 57, 90, 96 (13), 108 (8), 109 (4), 140 (6), 141 (2), Seahorses to 10/-, issues running through QEII incl. n.h. phosphor sets, mixed condition. Scott $75,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $3,000-3,750. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 2626		/o Great Britain, Hingeless Albums to 1985, 19th Century mostly used, 20th Century mostly mint in 3 Lighthouse hingeless albums, somewhat sparse, but with better items, noted SG#48 plate 9 used, Scott 93 cancelled in Belfast, 96 (2, one mint), 108, 109 (2, one mint), 110 used, 124 used, 140-141 mint, 142 used, and modern phosphors, must see to evaluate, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 2627		/o Great Britain, Collection on Pages, mint and used to 1920s, incl. some unused, notably #51-55, 57, used #127-142, 175, 176, has nice selection of Offices mint and used, very high cat. value, worth a look, mixed condition. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 2628		Great Britain, Mostly Mint Select Group, around 50 from #4 to 169, few earlies used but some surface printings, #124, 140-142 mint, some questionable gum but overall fresh, high cat., Fine appearing. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 2629		/o Great Britain, Interesting Collection With Varieties, lots of better items in an album, starts with early used with many better cancels, incl. #33 study, then a mint study of GVII SG 215-259, 287-295, 297-301, 311, 313-314, plus singles of SG 260 and 266 (£ issue), a few pages of town cancels and a couple pages of control numbers of GV, must see to evaluate, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 2630		/o Great Britain, Accumulation and Collection Thru 1996, 6 albums and binders to 1996, mint and used early and then mostly mint starting in 1950s, very high cat. and some better used incl. #1 (17), 108 (3), 109 (3) 124, 142 (2), Seahorses in multiples to 10/-, mint incl. 127-138, 179-181, book of Machins, lots of face value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 2631		/o Great Britain, Offices in China Accumulation, mint and used up to $10 incl. cancels, noted mint #15, 16, 26, 27, 15 used and many others, must inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 2632		B/o Great Britain, GV Booklet Pane Collection, 32 mint and used, between SG NB6//NB15, incl. watermark inverted, punch and cancelled overprints, 1½d pane with advertising, lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG £5,350 ++. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 2633		o Great Britain, Used Stock and Collection, heavily dupl. stock with #117/172, later 20th Century used on manilla stockpages, value mostly in classic collection with #4 plate 3 - over 260 with pairs and 3 strips of 3, and #33 plating incl. #225, also photo essays of Edward VIII, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2634		/o Great Britain, Intact Mint and Used Collection, on Scott pages to 1969, starting #1 but mostly used from 1860s on, 20th Century mint or used with later mint sets, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2635		/o Great Britain, Collection to 2008, few thousand mint and used in 6 Safe hingeless albums (incl. one with Machin), QEII and appears n.h. and relatively complete, classics used incl. #1, 28, 52-53, 96, 108-109, 139-141, Seahorses to 10/-, some faults on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2636		B/ Great Britain, GV Photogravure Booklet Pane Collection, 15 panes o.g. or n.h., various watermarks, perfs., advertising, formats, some with cylinder numbers, 2 overprinted Cancelled, lovely group, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG £3,000 ++. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 2637		Great Britain, Telegraph Collection, 20 items, between SG L201//L235, value in specimens and color trials, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. SG £2,950. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 2638		/o Great Britain, Mint and Used Accumulation, several hundred on stockpages, mostly common QEII used, but did note #1 used (3 margins), 173a o.g., PUC £1 l.h. (cat. $800), early QEII mint sets incl. phosphor, mint block of 80 of ½d Army Official, worth a look, Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2639		Great Britain, 1864 to 1880 Postal History, 22 covers, all international mail, destinations incl. Germany, Portugal, U.S., Austria and India (several), good variety of adhesives, noted Scott #42, 48, few minor faults, but condition better than usually seen, high cat., Fine or better. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2640		/o Great Britain, Collection on Pages, 19th & 20th Century mint and used on 8½ x 11 black stockpages in a binder, incl. Penny Black, 1884 10/- with sock on the nose cancel, 1903 Half Crown, Penny Red plate study, Back of Book etc., condition mixed, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2641		o Great Britain, Victoria High Catalog Group, all used, consists of #1 (4 margins, sound), 34, 96, 108 (2), 109 (2) and 124 (few short perfs top and tiny nick), otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,960. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 2642		Great Britain, Channel Islands Mint Collection, n.h. (couple o.g. and used sets noted), Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man complete to 1997, clean lot, Very Fine. 2013 Scott $3,463 (Owner's). Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2643		Great Britain, Machin Collection, n.h., hundreds on specialized pages in 3 vols. to 2003, noted shades, printings, phosphor varieties, booklet panes, gum types, high face, excellent collection to expand, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2644		Great Britain, Offices Abroad Collection, couple hundred mint sets and singles on stockpages, Offices in Turkey complete (6 signed, but no cert.), missing #25, Morocco incl. 12-19, 201-208, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 2645		/o Great Britain, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in Scott specialty album to 1995, classics used incl. #1 (tear), 5 (2), various other line engraved, 57, 90 (cat. $5000), 96 (mint), 108-109, 140, mint from 1960 with modern n.h., 19th Century to early 20th Century mixed condition, QEII fine to very fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 2646		/o Great Britain, Offices Abroad, mint and used in an album, incl. multiples of many different issues, all areas are represented here, must take time to look at this one, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 2647		Great Britain, Mint Revenue Group, group of 12 issues between SG F1//F23, mint plus one cover, incl. perf and imperf color trials, Fine to Very Fine. SG £3,290. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 2648		Great Britain, Officials Mint Collection, 43 mint copies on homemade pages, incl. #O5-6, O27, O33, O44, O46 and O77 all with certs. (APS or Sismondo), fresh colors, high cat. if genuine, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Markowitz. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 2649		Great Britain, Channel Islands Collection in 5 Albums, hundreds of n.h. in Davo albums, Guernsey to 2007, Alderney to 2009 and Jersey to 2006, no Isle of Man, virtually complete, plus booklet panes, sheetlets, and other varieties, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2650		Great Britain, 11 Crimean War Covers, 1850s group stampless and stamped, addressed to and from G.B., one to Ireland, one 1855 sent to Veterinary officer, some folded letters with interesting contents, incl. to France stampless, generally Fine to Very Fine. All bought individually on Ebay. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 2651		Great Britain, Isle of Man Complete to 2009, n.h., in 3 Lindner hingeless albums, clean, Very Fine. Scott approximately $2,200 (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2652		Great Britain, GVI Coil Leaders, group of 11 diff., rarely seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 2653		Great Britain, 1800s Stampless Fronts, Few hundred, mostly free fronts with better signatures, some line cancels, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. All bought individually on Ebay. Estimate $300-500. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2654		B Great Britain, QEII Booklets, complete, between #BK102 and BK1201, plus some MH numbers, good variety, minor dupl., clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,750 (Owner's). Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2655		Great Britain, 1961 to 1981 Collection, several hundred n.h. in 2 Safe hingeless albums, virtually complete for period, plus some phosphor sets, scattered Dues and some Regionals, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2656		Great Britain, Postal Stationery, about 300 mint and used items, incl. a batch of mint printed to private order issues with two franks, lot of reg. mail, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $374

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