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Orco-Expo Auction, Fullerton, CA


Aden through Brunei
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 367
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Aden, 1937, Dhow, ½a-10r Complete, SG #1/12, used, 2r corner crease, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1-12 $593.
SG £650.
Estimate $250-300.
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Realized
$253
Lot 368

Ascension, 1924, Badge of the Colony, 3/- Gray Black & Black on Blue, Broken Mainmast, SG #20a, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #21 var.
SG £900.
Estimate $300-350.
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Realized
$403
Lot 369
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Australia; Western Australia, 1858, Swan (Litho), 2d Brown Black on Red, Imperf, SG #15, unused, just clear to just in at top, Fine to Very Fine rarely seen mint, 2019 Royal Society of Victoria cert.
Scott #2 $4,000.
SG £9,000 (with o.g.).
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$1,553
Lot 370
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Australia, 1913, Kangaroo and Map, 10/- Gray & Pink, SG #14, Kidston, Queensland centered cds, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #13 $800.
SG £700.
Estimate $300-350.
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$253
Lot 371
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Australia, 1915, Kangaroo and Map, 2d Gray, Inverted Watermark, SG #35daw, used, "trimmed perfs" (shortened), Fine to Very Fine centering, 2019 Starling cert.
Scott #45 var.
SG £10,000.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$1,380
Lot 372
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Australia, Official, 1915-28, £1 Chocolate & Dull Blue, Perforated "O.S.", SG #O52, used, short perfs at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #OB56 $5,750. ACSC #52b $4,000.
SG £5,500.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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Realized
$1,150
Lot 373
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Australia; B.C.O.F., 1946-48, ½d-5/- Collection, SG #J1-7, oldtime annotated collection, 4 complete mint sets (2 n.h., 4 o.g.), plus extra mint and used and 8 covers (one with complete set), few OHMS Army env. usages, Fine to Very Fine lot. Ex Winnipeg collection.
Scott #M1-MR7.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$604
Lot 374

Australia; B.C.O.F., 1946-48 Cover Group, SG #J1-7, oldtime annotated collection of 4 covers, all franked with various values, one reg. to Sydney with APO #214 October 18, 1948, 2 are 1947-48 to New Zealand from same APO, last cover to Ceylon with Fieldpost #O80 (Tokyo) July 28, 1947, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Winnipeg collection.
Scott #M1-MR7.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$230
Lot 375

Australia; New Guinea, 1914, G.R.I., 1/ on 1m, SG #59, o.g., "pos. 3 of third setting", tiny thin at top not mentioned on cert, Fine to Very Fine appearing, 2012 Holcombe cert.
Scott #39 $4,100.
SG £4,000.
Estimate $600-800.
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Realized
$1,438
Lot 376
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British Guiana, Aerogramme, 1960, 6c Green, Black Printing Omitted, Kessler #14b, mint, only stamp design printed, normal incl. for comparison, very fine, few examples known .
Estimate $200-300.
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Lot 377
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British Solomon Islands, 1914-23, KGV Set, SG #22-38, 33a, 36a, used, incl. all shades, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #28-41, 28a-39a $691.
SG £556.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$173
Lot 378

British Virgin Islands, 1861 "Paid At Tortola" Cover, SG #CC5, folded letter to Colon (Panama) with red "Paid At Tortola" (SG type CC5) cancel, "10" in red, manuscript "Paid", via St. Thomas with transit handstamps in red, fine. Never before offered at auction, similar cover and the most recent we could locate realized £17,000 (plus buyers premium) in the 2011 Chartwell sale.
Scott #A2 $22,000.
SG £22,000. 2nd most expensive "Paid At" after "Paid at Macau" in SG catalog, according to Robson Lowe there are less than 6 known, the key item for the collector of this area .
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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Lot 379

Brunei, Japanese Occupation; 1942-44, 1c to $25, SG #J1, J3-19, o.g., complete except 2c green, Fine to Very Fine, 1993 Holcombe certs. for 6c, 8c, $5, $25.
Scott #N1, N3-N19 $4,463.
SG £3,842.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Realized
$2,300








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