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Commonwealth Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1261		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1262		British Commonwealth, Carribean Mint Inverted Centers, n.h., 24 different modern sets all with inverted centers, from Nevis (8), Montserrat (2), Grenadines (2), St. Vincent (6), St. Lucia (4), British Virgin Islands (2), Fine to Very Fine, 2011 Calves certs. Michel €33,300 (Owner's). Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1263		British Commonwealth, QV to KGV Higher Value Mint Accumulation, o.g. (some h.r.), 35 singles or sets with better cat. values, noted Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Gold Coast, Rhodesia, a clean and useful group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $8,500+. Estimate $1,700-1,900. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 1264		B British Commonwealth, Intact Early Booklet Collection, seven early booklets comprising Australia 1942 2/6 unexploded booklet SG SB28a (cat. £250); Fiji 1939 SG SB3a, two unexploded booklets (cat. £1200 each), exhibiting some toning and rusting at stamps as normal, with advertising panes intact; India 1937, 1 Rupee unexploded booklet, SG SB22 (cat. £500) plus extras; New Zealand 1938, 2/3 unexploded booklet SG SB19 (cat. £400) some rust spots at staples; very scarce and unlisted South Rhodesia 1938-45 2/6 unexploded SG SB4 variety handstamped CANCELLED on inner front and back covers; and 1945 2/6 SG SB4b inside front cover blank (cat. £350), Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1265		/o British Commonwealth, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, housed in four albums ranging from 19th Century to 1930's, with most value in £5 to £100 range, good selection from many countries, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG £27,600 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1266		British Commonwealth, Europe Mint Collection, mostly o.g. (few n.h.) on album pages incl. Cyprus 1904-10 5p to 45p, 1938 set, 1960 set; Gibraltar 1889 SG15-21, 22-33, George V to 8/-, 1938-51 set with perf varieties, 1953-57, 1960 sets; Malta SG30, 34, 38-44, 121, 143-56, 217-31, all with Silver Jubilees, occasional minor toning or small faults, Fine to Very Fine. SG £4,200+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1267		British Commonwealth, 1900 to 1935 Mint Accumulation, mostly n.h. housed in identified envelopes, dupl. from 5 up, many hundreds of envelopes, Fine to Very Fine. SG £19,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1268		//o British Commonwealth, 1880's to 1950's Mint and Used Collections, housed in 10 binders and albums, plus hundreds of glassines, vast majority from 19th Century to mid 20th Century, wide and diverse range of countries, group of modern Malaysia and Hong Kong with souvenir sheets, a useful group, generally Fine to Very Fine. SG £3,100 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1269		//o British Commonwealth, 1840 to 1977 Collection, mint and used, housed in two Scott International albums, G.B., British Europe and Oceania, most mint is hinged and random check revealed some stuck down, fairly full albums with strength in later QEII and 19th Century G.B., plus QEII Silver Jubilee collection (n.h.) in album and modern Canada singles and blocks in a binder, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $19,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $900-1,000. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1270		British Commonwealth, Country or Area Collections, Accumulations, consists of oldtime British America on pages, mint Ireland in album, Zanzibar mint and used on pages, scattered Pacific mostly mint collection, 1937 Coronation complete, and mostly GVI and QEII mint and used on pages, also Omnibus full sheets, QEII sheets or part sheets incl. 1965 ITU, Churchill, QEII sheets incl. Dominica SG#171a (cat. £125), SG#173 sheet (cat. £450+), 1963 Red Cross sheets, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $700-900. View details	Unsold
Lot 1271		/ British Commonwealth, Mint Accumulation, group of sets on White Ace pages incl. B.A.T. #1-15 and 24 n.h., Falklands 128-42 n.h., group of mostly mint Canadian Provinces on #102 cards, group of mostly n.h. Pitcairn to 1994 in glassines, Provinces mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1272		British Commonwealth, Oldtime Revenue Collection, Accumulation, in 2 albums, stockbooks, old glassines, loose in small wooden box, etc., many hundreds, incl. G.B. unsorted and collection, Egypt with Tobaccos, Australian States, Cape of Good Hope, hoard of India in glassines, etc., needs close inspection, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $8,625
Lot 1273		/o/ British Commonwealth, General Mint and Used Collection/Accumulation, oldtime collection on Thorp and Martin British album pages and homemade pages in seven binders, incl. a binder with some nice GB early mint issues and then general mint and used Commonwealth in six binders, also various mint sets and singles in glassines, a misc. cover group and a mostly complete 1949 UPU collection, deserves careful inspection, condition varies, better throughout, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1274		//o British Commonwealth, 1880 to 1935 Old Time Stock, mint and used, housed in two stockbooks separated mint from used, wide range of useful countries represented, some light dupl., mostly Fine to Very Fine. SG £21,500+ (Owner's). Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1275		/o British Commonwealth, 1841 to 1980 Mint and Used Collection, housed in 5 Scott International albums, some representation from each country, not heavily filled, noted better G.B., South Africa, Canada and Newfoundland, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1276		British Commonwealth, Japanese Occupation of Asia Intact Collection, few hundred on pages mostly mint with Burma, Brunei, North Borneo, Malaya & States (most of the value), small group of Sarawak, also Occupation of Philippines, rarely seen material from this popular area . Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 1277		/ British Commonwealth, Mint Aerogrammes, couple thousand, in 3 full Pittsburgh boxes, some with cto's, nice mixture of many countries incl. Australia, Canada, Cyprus, etc., mostly mid 20th Century, some sleeved and prices and many with some dupl., clean group. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1278		British Commonwealth, Channel Islands and Ireland Group, majority n.h. clean postage lot period of primarily Channel Islands issues with some Eire, housed in albums or binders and 3 cigar boxes, useful range of gutter blocks, se-tenant pairs, blocks, booklets plus a useful selection of single sets on cards, some postage, dupl., lots of clean material. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1279		British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee Set, 245 mounted in a nice presentation book, o.g., no Egypt, Very Fine. SG £1,400 -. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1280		o British Commonwealth, Asia Used Collection, in old Scott album to 1970, value in India early 20th Century and classic Ceylon, incl. few Indian States, also Burma, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1281		/ British Commonwealth, Better Mint Selection, 16 items from 1892 to 1982, G.B., Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Ireland, Niger Coast, South Africa, etc., a diverse and useful group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1282		/o British Commonwealth, Great Britain & Commonwealth Group, 19th & 20th Century mint and used in 19 circuit books, incl. nice mint Ireland, Australia and other British Pacific, a couple Cape of Good Hope triangles and Penny Black noted, also some covers, better items throughout, review recommended, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1283		/ British Commonwealth, 20th Century British Pacific Accumulation, 9 albums/binders containing n.h. Papua New Guinea (1952 to 2001), Nauru (1935 to 2000), Norfolk Island (1947 to 1996), Christmas Island (1990 to 1992), Tokelau Islands (1966 to 1985), Niue (1950 to 1977), plus Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, etc., mostly used New Zealand (1882 to 1999), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1284		/ British Commonwealth, 1948 Silver Wedding, complete, majority n.h. but key issues o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1285		/o British Commonwealth, Interesting Balance of Estate, few thousand in albums and stockbooks incl better o.g. QE2 issues and earlier used, mint collections of Turks & Caicos and GB Offices in Turkey, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1286		/ British Commonwealth, Country Collections, mostly n.h., Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Norfolk Island and Guernsey to early 1990's in 3 Lindner hingeless albums, plus some German Guernsey issues incl. few covers, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1287		/o British Commonwealth, Europe Mint and Used Collection, on Scott pages, somewhat sparse but incl. up to cat. £, strength in Gibraltar with SG#121-131, Heligoland, Ionians 1-3 mint, Malta with SG157-172, 195-209, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1288		o British Commonwealth, Used Accumulation, housed in identified envelopes, dupl. from 5 up, many hundreds of envelopes, Fine to Very Fine. SG £11,000 (Owner's). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1289		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in 11 Binders, few thousand mostly used with pages to 2007, incl. G.B., Channel Islands, Australia, and Br. Honduras, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1290		British Commonwealth, 1935 Silver Jubilee, o.g., complete, few with small tone spots on gum, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1291		British Commonwealth, New Issues Accumulation, many hundreds mostly 1991 to 1995 incl. Channel Islands, British Pacific, plus some earlier issues from Pitcairn Island, mostly n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1292		//o British Commonwealth, 20th Century Accumulation, roughly 70% mint and 30% used, many sets and singles from early 20th Century to 1970's in 5 stockbooks incl. many long QEII sets, back of the book etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1293		/ British Commonwealth, Omnibus Issues, o.g. or n.h., many hundreds in 4 albums from 1937 to 1978, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1294		/ British Commonwealth, Modern Priced Mint Stationery Stock, unsorted but priced, sleeved and identified in full banker box, considerable G.B. also Channel Islands, also Commonwealth with Christmas Island, etc., clean. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127

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