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Portland Fall Auction

British Commonwealth Country Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 578		o Great Britain dealer's stock on sales pages. Few hundred mostly used stamps, value mainly in 19th century issues with a few modern mint sets from Channel Islands, better items including used 22-23, 28 (4), 73, 90 (3), 96 (5), condition is mixed, many stamps with faults, should be examined, Avg. to F, owners cat. $27188. Estimate $1,300. View details	Realized $949
Lot 579		/o Great Britain dealers stock on stock pages. 1840/1980's, many hundreds majority used, including some better classic issues and some modern mint sets, QV issues are in mixed condition, balance mostly F or better owners cat. $6806. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $570
Lot 580		/o Great Britain collection in Minkus album. 1841/1960's, few hundred mostly used stamps, value mainly in QV issues including used 48, 52, 57 (x2), 107, 108-9, 127-141, 179-181, some with faults, a few stamps are space fillers, Avg. to F owners cat. $7000. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 581		/ Great Britain collection in 2 Scott specialty albums. Virtually all mint (n.h. to l.h.), better mint including #100, 275, 267-68, 286-89, 292-308, 317//32, J65-75, J79-91, plus most regionals, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man complete to about 1980, overall F to VF cat. $1700+. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $506
Lot 582		Great Britain - Channel Islands collection. Complete to 1990 in 2 Lighthouse hingeless albums, including the German occupation issues, almost all n.h., F to VF. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $411
Lot 583		Great Britain - Jersey massive collection. Including n.h. stamps, complete booklets, stationery and some covers, to 1994 in 3 Lindner hingeless and 2 other albums, F to VF. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $443
Lot 584		/o Great Britain collection in Scott album. 1841/1990, album has pages to 1996, many hundreds mostly used with a few mint singles or sets, few better QV stamps, and lots of later used sets, earlies mixed condition, balance mostly F to VF. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $140
Lot 585		Great Britain fascinating Lundy local post collection. 1929/1977, collection of few hundred n.h. with some duplicates, plus 19 covers (from 1939 on), F to VF. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $506
Lot 586		/o Great Britain large accumulation of Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Alderney. Couple thousand including n.h., stationery and few covers, F to VF. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $506
Lot 587		/o [Australian States] Western Australia extensive collection. Hundreds of used and mint on well annotated homemade pages and on stockpages, noted shades, cancels, multiples, high catalog, condition better than usually seen, fresh and overall F, worth a close look. Estimate $1,500. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 588		/o [Australian States] Tasmania collection. 1855/1880, over 300 mostly used stamps on pages, much duplicates of the early issues showing shades and cancels, also some multiples, better items including used #12 strip of 3, 15 strip of 4, 34 strip of 4, mixed condition but still a useful lot, Avg. to F owners cat. $7000. Estimate $600. View details	Realized $917
Lot 589		Australia First Day collection. 1936/1980, 120 covers including #159-165, 365-379, 508, plus some booklet panes on FD's, cacheted, majority addressed, F to VF. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $278
Lot 590		Australia new issue accumulation. From 1986 to 1990 mostly in n.h. blocks of 4, VF. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $120
Lot 591		/o Australia collection in Scott album. Including few States and Papua New Guinea, few hundred mostly used stamps with a scattering of mint singles and sets, F or better. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $120
Lot 592		Barbados massive cover accumulation. 4300 covers from the late 1960's and 1970's, mostly internal mail, nice variety of stamps, Avg. to F. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $342
Lot 593		/o Bermuda extensive collection on Scott pages. 1865/1980, many hundreds majority used with a nice group of mint sets, better items including used 9, 12 (no cert.), mint 6, 49-54, 96, 118-128 (plus some "a" numbers), and many later mint or used sets, few faults in early stamps, but mostly F or better collection of this popular area. Estimate $450. View details	Realized $1,076
Lot 594		British Solomon Islands on Scott pages. 1907/1979, country mostly complete including mint 1-2, 6-7, 8-18, 41, used #3, 5, balance of collection all mint, couple stamps with faults in first set, balance F or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $696
Lot 595		Brunei collection on Scott pages. 1895/1977, couple hundred stamps including #7-12, N1-7, N10-17, complete mint from 1924 to 1977, later sets n.h., also 6 stamps from the 1895 Gibbons listed set (SG 1-10), mostly F or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $886
Lot 596		/o Canada powerful collection in Scott album. 1852/1988, few thousand stamps mostly used to 1940, mint from 1950 on including nice group of Newfoundland and Provinces, better items including Canada used #4-5, 17-20, 46-7, 56-65, 95, 99-103, 158-9, F3, mint 50-55, 268-272, New Brunswick mint 6-11, Nova Scotia mint 8-13, Newfoundland mint 64-74, 128, 145-159, used 12A, 26-30, few faults in early stamps, but mostly F or better. Estimate $2,500. View details	Realized $3,416
Lot 597		Newfoundland award winning collection. 1857/1947, few hundred mostly mint singles and blocks of 4 on exhibition pages in 2 albums, better items including mint 3, 5, 8, 11, 17-23, 27, 61-74, 76, 87-97, 104-126, 131-270, C6-11, C13-18, and C12 used on cover, mint blocks of 125-6, 131-144, 163-270, C9-C11, C13-C17, few early stamps are no gum or with gum faults, balance mostly F or better (some blocks are 2 o.g./ 2 n.h.), offered intact as received. Estimate $2,000. View details	Realized $2,657
Lot 598		/ Canada mint collection to 1960's. In stockbook, n.h. to unused, Jubilees on with strength in Victoria and George V period, mostly clean, minor duplicates, mostly F to VF cat. $8000+ (no gum cat. as used). Estimate $1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 599		/ Canada powerful mint accumulation. 1882/1945, few hundred stamps in glassines and on stock pages with some duplicates, better items including #55, 59-60, 81-2, 84, 93 (x2), 96-103, 104-122, 131-4 pairs, 136-8 pairs, 158 (x2), 159, 177(x2), 227 (x3), Officials complete (mostly n.h.), a few stamps with gum faults, some later stamps n.h., very useful stock, F to VF. Estimate $1,000. View details	Realized $1,645
Lot 600		/ Canada mint collection late 19th century to 1970's. On stockpages and Minkus pages, few Queens, value in Jubilees (to 50¢) on with Edward, George V, also Airs, Dues, etc., very fresh and o.g. to n.h. (couple unused) collection, F to VF. Estimate $800. View details	Realized $1,012
Lot 601		Canada mint collection in Lighthouse album. 1868/1956, 200 plus stamps including #42-45, 50-60, 66-73, 96-103, 217-228, E1-2, O27, few early stamps with gum faults, but mostly F to VF owners cat. $5000. Estimate $750. View details	Realized $854
Lot 602		/o Canada mint and used collection to 1997. Hundreds in Minkus album and new issues in envelope, noted #18 used, large Queens to 15¢, small Queens including 46-47 mint, Jubilees complete mint to $1 (except 10¢), Quebec issues mint to 15¢, Admirals mint and used, later issues mostly mint including many $1 values, Airs, Dues, BOB, plus nice group of mostly mint Newfoundland, mixed condition on classics, but many attractive copies, balance mostly F to VF. Estimate $700. View details	Realized $917
Lot 603		/o Canada 1870 to 1982 collection. Many hundreds in Scott album, mostly used to 1960's, mint from 1962 on, better items including used 100-102, 158-9, mint J11-14, also a small collection of Newfoundland and other Provinces, earlies mixed condition, balance mostly F or better. Estimate $425. View details	Realized $380
Lot 604		Newfoundland fascinating cover accumulation. Over 750 covers mostly mid to late 1940's sorted by town name, including few registered,RPO's, and ad covers, mostly common stamps but a great variety of cancels, some covers are just fronts and many have been split open, still a useful accumulation, Avg. to F. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $917
Lot 605		Canada large postage accumulation. 1937/1990's, few thousand stamps mostly imprint blocks sorted in glassines with duplicates, F to VF. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $696
Lot 606		/o Canada collection in 3 binders. 1868/1990, couple thousand stamps many both mint and used of each set on handmade pages, better items including used 47, 100, mint 268-273, 302, and lots of modern sets with coils and some booklet panes, earlies mixed condition, balance F or better. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $266
Lot 607		Canada postage accumulation. 1940's/1980's, mostly in full and partial sheets and booklets with some higher values, F to VF. Estimate $350. View details	Realized $538
Lot 608		/o Canada remainder collection in White Ace album. 1870/1967, couple hundred stamps mostly mint, including 55, 58, 245 (thin) and used 159, also some mint coils and OHMS perfins, few earlier with faults, mostly F or better, some n.h., owners cat. $2750. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $304
Lot 609		/o Canada collection on Minkus pages. 1859/1960, couple hundred stamps mostly used including #89-95, 96-103, mint 50, 53-57 (all regummed), and 209 n.h. block of 6, high cat. value, but should be examined, F. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $304
Lot 610		/o Canada collection in Harris album. 1859/1970, few hundred mostly mint stamps including mint #99-101, 119, 159, 249-262, plus lots of modern mint sets and small Newfoundland collection, some better mint stamps with faults, Avg. to F. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $278
Lot 611		Canada postage accumulation. 1950's/1991, few thousand stamps mostly in imprint blocks, high face, F to VF. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $601
Lot 612		Newfoundland cover accumulation. Over 1000 commercial covers from the mid to late 1940's, including few registered and COD covers, nice variety of cancels, some covers are split open. Avg. to F. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $1,139
Lot 613		o Canada used collection in 2 albums. 1897/1995, collection of hundreds including 50, 57, 66-84, 95, 99-101, 158-159, Officials complete plus few revenues, mostly F or better. Estimate $250. View details	Realized $253
Lot 614		Canada First Day accumulation. 1939/1988 over 1300 covers, early with a nice variety of cachets, later covers either Colorano or Official cachets, also few Newfoundland and event covers, majority unaddressed, F to VF. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $342
Lot 615		/ Canada dealer backup stock. Virtually all mint (most n.h.), runs from #51 to O49, housed in hundreds of #4 glassines, including Nova Scotia #2, overall F to VF. Estimate $180. View details	Realized $443
Lot 616		/o Canada collector stock. Many hundreds sorted by Scott number in glassines, mostly used with a scattering of mint sets, better items including Canada mint #245, and some Newfoundland revenue stamps, Avg. to F. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $108
Lot 617		Canada small cover accumulation. 1910/1940, majority are first flights from the 1930's, also some OHMS and registered covers, plus group of 25 Newfoundland covers, Avg. to F. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $601
Lot 618		/o Canada collection in Harris album. 1870/1990, many hundreds mostly used to 1950, mint form 1953 on, better items including used 47, 158 and lots of modern postage, F to VF. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $190
Lot 619		Canada accumulation of mostly modern issues. 1940's/1998, including small collection, year sets, and group in glassines, high face value, F to VF. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $304
Lot 620		o Canada used collection in Harris album. 1859/1980's, few hundred stamps including some Newfoundland, few Large Queens and lots on modern used stamps, F. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $108
Lot 621		o Canada study of 5¢ Beaver issue. 13 copies of #15 with identified plate flaws, including frame lines doubled, dot in "c", etc., fresh, clean group, F-VF. Estimate $120. View details	Realized $127
Lot 622		Newfoundland town cancel collection. Of over 150 covers mostly diff. towns and cancels mounted in 2 albums, including couple ad covers, registered and RPO's, most of the covers have been split open, F. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $854
Lot 623		o Canada used accumulation in glassines. 1870's to modern, thousands of stamps with duplicates plus small collection and group on stockpages, mostly F or better. Estimate $100. View details	Realized $108
Lot 624		/o Cape of Good Hope collection. Nice selection of used and a few mint on homemade pages, strength in triangles with much duplicates, also interesting page of Griqualand West, usual mixed condition, high catalog, inspect. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $791
Lot 625		/o Ceylon collections on pages. Few hundred used and mint on album and homemade pages, strong showing of Chalon heads, some better later Victoria and Edward issues, duplicates including shades and cancels, high catalog, usual mixed condition, inspect. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $538
Lot 626		Falkland Islands collection on Scott pages. 1878/1984, couple hundred mostly mint stamps including mint 3-4, 14, 21(thin), 28, 39, 41-48, 73, 77-121, 1L1-1L79, few early stamps no gum or gum faults, balance F to VF. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $727
Lot 627		Falkland Islands in Lighthouse hingeless album. 1953/1986, couple hundred mint stamps with pages to 1991, including #129-142 and complete from 1962 to 1982, some later sets n.h., F to VF. Estimate $200. View details	Realized $317

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