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Cayman Islands through Nigeria

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 261		Cayman Islands, 1907, King Edward VII, ½d on 5/- Salmon & Green, SG #18, full o.g., fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine, 2007 Sismondo cert. Scott #18 $325. SG £300. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 262		Cayman Islands, 1935, 1/- Silver Jubilee, Dot By Flagstaff, SG #111h, n.h. top left in block of 4, Very Fine. Scott #84 var. SG £450+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 263		Ceylon, 1859, Queen Victoria, 6d Brown, Imperf, SG #6a, "o.g." (remnants of gum in our opinion), 3½ margins, excellent color, Fine for this, 1982 Friedl cert. Scott #7 $10,500. SG £11,000. Very rare mint . Estimate $1,400-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 264		Ceylon, Booklets; 1935, 6¢ and 9¢, SG #SB13a, SB14a, n.h., black on blue, and black on green covers, intact panes exploded with interleaving, Fine to Very Fine. SG £2,000 as unexploded. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 265		Cyprus, 1928, King George V, £5 Black on Yellow, SG #117a, o.g., bright fresh colors, lovely example, Very Fine, 1995 B.P.A. cert. Scott #109 $3,750. SG £3,750. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 266		Gibraltar, 1937 1d GV Postal Card Usage, SG #97/120, 7 diff. values in Higgins & Gage, Gibraltar to London, England. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Scott #82/106. Higgins and Gage #31. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 267		Gilbert & Ellice Islands, 1924, King George V, £1 Purple & Black on Red, SG #24, l.h., watermarked Multiple Crown CA, strong colors, Very Fine, signed Calves. Scott #26 $600. SG £550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 268		Gold Coast, 1883-1891 Victoria Full and Part Panes, SG #11a, 12a, 13, 13b, 14, 15, 16a, 17a, n.h., three full panes #14, 15, 18b, plus part panes of #11, 13, 14 (one stamps missing from pane), 16, 17a, all with control #s, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott #11/18b $6,000 (o.g.) (Owner's). SG £8,400 + (o.g.). Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,738
Lot 269		Hong Kong, 1861 Stampless to U.S., via London to Fall River, Mass with London/Hong Kong Paid markings "16 Cents" in red oval and "N. York", faults, very scarce usage . Estimate $150-250. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 270		Hong Kong, 1935, 3¢ King George V Silver Jubilee, Lightning Conductor Variety, SG #133c, o.g., pencil notations, Very Fine. Scott #147 var. SG £400. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 271		Hong Kong, British Offices in China; 1922-27, King George V, 1¢-$2 Complete, #17-27, Multiple Script CA watermark, o.g., Fine to Very Fine. SG #18-28 £425. Yang #BP17/27. Scott $458. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 272		India, British P.O. in Nepal; 1891 Kathmandu to Guatemala City Cover, Nov 23 Squared circle Nepal British Office Nov 1891 postmark on 2a6p India postal entire used to Guatemala, endorsed "Via Brindisi through United Kingdom" at top, Bombay and London transit and arrival backstamps, some adherence toning on reverse from mounting. Ex Singer. Illustrated on page 31 in Singer where he states, "the only recorded nineteenth century cover from Nepal to Latin America" . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 273		India, British P.O. in Nepal; 1891 Kathmandu to Germany Cover, Sep 14 single small circle Nepal British Office Dec 1891 postmark on 2a6p India postal entire used to Germany, Seowlie and Bombay transit backstamps, "Sea Post Office" datestamp and Erfurt arrival, Fine. Ex Singer. Illustrated on page 32 in book where he states, "one of three examples of this tiny Nepal datestamp used as a cancel" . Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 274		India, British P.O. in Nepal; 1921 Two H.R.H. Hunting Camp Covers in Terai, Nepal, 1st Dec 1921 India 9p and ¼p surcharges tied to imprint cover to Ratnagiri, India by "HRH The Price Of Wales' Camp P.O." fancy postmark, arrival backstamp; 2nd 17 Dec 1921 to Bombay, arrival backstamp, Fine. This marking used at hunting camp on Terai district of Nepal, Ex Singer, illustrated on page 35. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 275		Ireland, 1922, Thom Provisional Govt. Overprints on King George V "Seahorses", 2/6 to 10/- Complete, SG #44/46, l.h., nice colors, overall Very Fine. Scott #36-38 $2,290. SG £1,400. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 276		Leeward Islands, 1897, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 5/- Green & Blue, SG #16, l.h., well centered, Very Fine, 1978 Brandon cert. Scott #16 $525. SG £450. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 277		Malaya; Straits Settlements, 1892 Singapore Registered Cover to Thailand, Scott #45, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82 Singapore registered to Bangkok, philatelic. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 278		Malaya; Straits Settlements, 1905, KEVII, $5 Dull Green & Brown Orange, SG #138, l.h., ordinary paper, watermarked MCA, Very Fine. Scott #127 $325. SG £350. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 279		Malta, 1900 Paula Postmark to Netherlands Cover, 1900 Paula printed matter to Arnhem, Netherlands, very scarce postmark. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Higgins and Gage #B1. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 280		Malta, 1922, St. Paul, 10/- Black, Multiple Script CA Watermark, SG #104, o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #73 $400. SG £350. Estimate $160-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 281		Mauritius, 1935, 12¢ Silver Jubilee, Dot to Left of Chapel, SG #246g, o.g., Very Fine. Scott #205 var. SG £350. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 282		o New Zealand, 1856, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d Blue on Blue Paper, Strip of 3, SG #5, horiz., Auckland printing, unwatermarked, used, nice margins all round, middle copy vert. crease, attractive Very Fine appearance. Scott #5 $975+. SG £900+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 283		o New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1d Carmine Vermilion, Imperf, SG #35, used, large star watermark, nice margins all round, Very Fine, 1998 Royal cert. Scott #11d $300. SG £300. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 284		o New Zealand, 1862, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d Pale Blue, Rouletted 7, SG #51, used, large star watermark, large margins all round but "left margin reinforced", Extremely Fine appearance, 1997 Royal cert. Scott #12c var. $500+. SG £600. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 285		o New Zealand, 1862 Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 1/- Deep Green on Pelure Paper, Perf 13, SG #94, Dunedin cancel, unwatermarked, usual ragged perfs, repaired tear, scarce, Fine. Scott #25a $2,100. SG £2,000. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 286		o New Zealand, 1864, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 6d Red Brown, Imperf, SG #99, used, nice margins all round, N Z watermark, excellent color, Choice Very Fine. Scott #29 $750. SG £700. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 287		o New Zealand, 1872, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d Vermilion, Perf 12½, SG #142, Lozenges watermark "In" of "Invita", used, nicely centered and very fine, Fine to Very Fine for the issue. Scott #50 $750. SG £500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 288		o New Zealand, 1913 Auckland Exhibition Complete, SG #412/15, used, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #130e-137e $1,000. SG £600. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 289		New Zealand, Postal-Fiscal: 1906, 7/6 Olive Gray, SG #F84 var., o.g., single NZ & star watermark, Fine. Scott #AR39 $1,500. SG £1,400. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 290		New Zealand, Pigeon Post; 1898, 1/- Blue, Full Pane of 18, Campbell Paterson #VP1, o.g. (h.r.), 17 n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Campbell Paterson $3,600. Scarce as complete pane . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 291		Nigeria; Niger Coast Protectorate, 1901 Registered O.H.M.S. to U.S., SG #51, 55, tied with 1894 ½ (strip of 4), 5d 1901 registered, Calabar to Minneapolis, Minn. corner card O.H.M.S., via Liverpool. Ex Ernst Sielaff Estate. Scott #43, 47. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $115

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