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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1918		/o Australian States Collection in 2 Albums, Hundreds of mint and used on Seven Seas and homemade pages, good showing of basic issues with specialized material on certain issues, N.S.W. used including #12, 17, 31, 34, 72, mint including 60, 85, Dues including #J10 used, Registry, Officials, Queensland mostly mint including #52-53, South Australia used including #9, also Officials, Tasmania used including #1-2 (small faults), shades and cancels on Chalon heads, 76-84 o.g., Victoria with extensive first issues in various printing states used, later including #19 used, "reprint" overprints, 121, B1-2 mint, F1, I1 used, Dues to 5/- mint, Western Australia "Swans" including 1-2, 4-5 used, later with many mint, better than usually seen on centering and condition, many fresh and fine or better copies. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1919		/o Australian States States Mostly Used Stock, Hundreds in 3 stockbooks, generally organized, noted N.S.W. values to 5/-, few "specimens", Queensland, Tasmania including #2 used, South Australia including mint blocks of 4 to 2/-, Officials including a few Department overprints, Victoria "Stamp Duty" values to £1 used or mint, Western Australia with several "Swans" and some Revenues, mixed condition, high catalog, inspect for value. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 1920		//o Australia & Dependencies Mint Collection, In 2 full Scott albums to 1997, mostly n.h., early Australia sparse mostly used, 1936 on complete virtually all n.h. to 1994, including souvenir sheets, also Airs, few Dues, "Frama" labels complete, second album has complete n.h. collections to 1994 for A.A.T., Christmas Island including later plate blocks of 4, Cocos, fresh, fine to very fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1921		[Australian States] New South Wales 1850's to 1870's Correspondence to California, 23 covers, all addressed to F.W.H. Aaron in Gold Springs or Marysville, various frankings including multicolor, very interesting stampless cover apparently carried by express companies, m.s. "paid per Adams Express, 5", oval Adams & Co.'s Express, San Francisco in blue, oval "Forwarded by Browns Express" in blue (cover soiled), very mixed condition overall, but a few that are fresh and fine, close inspection a must. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 1922		Australia 1981 to 2003 Year Sets, In original binders, 23 sets, all different, also folder for 100 year Centenary of Australia football with booklets, very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1923		/o Australia Used and Mint States Collection, Couple hundred on homemade pages, New South Wales strongest section, with some nicer used classics and better values scattered throughout, noted many perforation varieties, faulty to very fine, needs careful examination. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1924		Australia 1953 to 1995 Mint Collection, Hinged in Lighthouse album, virtually complete including strips, very clean, fine to very fine. Cat. $1200. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $360
Lot 1925		Australia 1945 to 1990 Never Hinged Collection, In stockbook, including #197-99 in imprint blocks of 4, noted miniature sheets, strips, few booklets, fine to very fine. Cat. $660. Estimate $180-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1926		Australia 61 Piece 20th Century Cover Group, Including "Roos" on cover with 9/23/14 oversized to Honolulu, #50 on registered oversized to California, used stationery, #3, 19 on advertising cover to N.Y., 1923 Darwin Northern Territory to N.H., 1930's and later First Day's including 163-64 on individual covers, etc., interesting group, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1927		[Australian States] Victoria Perforate "OS" Multiples, 6 n.h. blocks of 4, ½d to 4d values, fresh colors, fine to very fine, unlisted. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1928		/o Bahamas Mostly Mint Collection, On pages to 1952, including some early used including #26, 1912 on mint (#55 used), including 1912-19 on complete, Special Delivery, War Tax complete, fresh and fine to very fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1929		Bahamas Collection of Town Cancels, Plus first flights and ship covers in binder, 1930's to 1970's with most 1960's, about 160 items in all, value in older material, generally fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1930		/o Bangkok Mint and Used Accumulation, 62 copies between #3//19, all inspected by Richard Frajola, including #3, 4 (3) o.g., 5 (2), 6 (2) used, 15 (2) and 19 (2) o.g., plus page of forgeries for reference (47 stamps), seldom seen in this quantity, some with minor faults, inspect, overall fine. Cat. $7500. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 1931		Bermuda George VI 10/- to £1 Values Mint, L.h. to o.g. (SG#119e n.h.), consists of perforate 14 10/- (3), perforate 14 12/6 (2), perforate 13, perforate 14 £1 (3), fresh, overall very fine. SG cat. £1063. Estimate $450-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1932		British Antarctic Territory 1963 to 1998 Complete Never Hinged, On pages in mounts, including extra gutter pairs, few varieties including watermarks (1980 Curzon cat. £85), clean, very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1933		//o Canada Mint and Used Retail Stock, In 2 full red sales boxes on 102 cards, 19th Century mostly used, 20th majority n.h. to o.g. including Admirals, also mostly mint Back of the Book, few Revenues, etc., 19th Century usual mixed condition, later mostly fine to very fine. Retail $15,363. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1934		//o Canada and Provinces 19th & 20th Century Collection, To 1991 in Scott specialty album and 3 binders, starts with #4, then 1859 on earlies mostly used, with large and small Queens, including perforation varieties, Jubilees to 50¢ mint, 1898 on virtually complete mint or used, Admirals with coils, 50¢ Bluenose, booklet panes, 1930's on with n.h., also Back of the Book mostly mint, Officials mint to 1953, Provinces including New Brunswick #1, Newfoundland including 1897 Cabot, 1928 on complete mint, few Airs, Dues complete, few Canadian revenues, 19th Century mixed condition, later mostly fine to very fine. Owners cat. (2004) $19,000. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 1935		/o Canada Classic Accumulation on Cards, Used (few mint) in various quantities, 1852 to 1908, noted used #4 (8), 15 (2 unused), 14 (14), 17 (11), 18 (1 unused, 12 used), 19 (7), 20 (5), large Queens used including 22 (3), 23 (4), 24 (6), 25 (unused), 26 (4), 27 (8), 28a, small Queens mint to 50¢, Jubilees mint to 8¢ (duplication), plus 50¢ used, 66-73 mint, 74-84 (2 sets mint), 89-95 mint, mixed condition, inspect for value. Owners cat. $23,000. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1936		/ Canada Mint Collection to 1943, On stockpages, starting with #14, large and small Queens, #41-47, Jubilees to 50¢ complete, #66 to 122, later issues complete, also Back of the Book, early values regummed or unused, later mostly o.g. with 1930's on n.h. sets, few with faults, but very fresh colors and mostly above average centering, fine average. Cat. approximately $17,000. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1937		Canada 1972 to 1997 Matched Plate Block Collection, N.h. in 2 full Scott albums, in mounts, including high denominations, clean, very fine. Face $2899. Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 1938		/o Canada Mostly Mint Collection, In 2 Scott specialty albums, mint including #50, 52-53, 73, 141-48, 203-23, 231-43, 263-73, 302, C1 to O1, plus decent run of virtually all mint Newfoundland, generally fine. Cat. $3100+. Estimate $650-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 1939		//o [Canadian Provinces] Newfoundland Mostly Mint Accumulation, O.g. to n.h., few hundred on black stock pages, 1910 to 1940's with duplication, noted many complete sets including Caribou, 131-44, few Airs, also Dues, plus mint and used stationery and some better mint Canada, postcard, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1940		//o Canada Mint and Used in Scott Specialty Album, Incl. l.h. or n.h. #50-54, 57, 59, 238-45, 249-62, 268-73, 302, C1 to O2, E3, E7-9, EO1-2, O1-49 (no O7, O9, O28), used including a few early Queens, plus 49, 58, 66-73, 89-95, 104-22, 149-83, clean, fine to very fine. Cat. $2600+. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1941		/o Canada Extensive Federal and Province Revenue Collection, Hundreds organized on homemade pages, noted 1864 1st Bill complete to $3 with perforation varieties, 2nd Bill to $3 (mint, no $2) with paper varieties, 3rd Bill complete used or mint with shades, Q.V. and George V Supreme Court, Weights and Measures to $2 in red and blue, Gas to $10, Electric, Customs Duty, War Tax including overprints on Admiral 5¢, 20¢ and 50¢ mint, Unemployment, Postal Note, Provinces including New Brunswick Probate to $10, also several pages of Telegraphs, generally fine, worth a close look. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1942		Canada Commemorative Mint Collection to 1956, Complete mounted, mostly o.g. except #56, 61-65, fresh and mostly fine to very fine. Cat. $1846. Estimate $450-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1943		o Canada Used 19th to Mid 20th Century Collection, Sorted on stockpages, including Newfoundland, minor duplication, noted small Queens with shades, Admirals, some later mint including $1 Ferry, also Dues, Airs, Officials, some precancels, mixed condition to fine. Owners older cat. $4190. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $390
Lot 1944		Canada Postage Lot, Large accumulation of singles, souvenir sheets, booklets, full sheets and more, generally mid to late 20th century, including premium items, worth inspection, overall very fine, high face. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1945		Canada Small Group of Better Mint, Consisting of Newfoundland #8, 25, Nova Scotia 10, Canada 38, 39b, 45, 95, 103, all with minor problems (regummed, unused, small thin, offset, etc.), mostly well centered with good color, fine. Cat. $2800. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1946		B Canada Modern Booklet Accumulation, Complete, in limited quantities (most 2 to 5 each), most from the 1980's to 1990's including a couple Wildlife stamp issues, very fine. Face Can$610+. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1947		Canada Arctic Area Covers, Many hundreds in banker box, mostly 1950's to early 1990's, but including over 50 mainly different 1929-37 first flights, collected for town cancels from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and northern Maritimes, including some events (e.g. dog races, flights, ships, etc.), ideal for breaking down by area with enough duplication to form 2 or 3 large collections, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,980
Lot 1948		/o Canada Mint and Used Stock, Few hundred priced in 3 binders, few classics mostly used, value in 20th Century including Admirals to $1, coils, few booklets, Back of the Book, plus a few Provinces, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1949		Canada Never Hinged 1937 to 1983 Collection, In Lighthouse hingeless album, including #249-62, 268-73, also Airs, no Officials, Dues, fine to very fine. Cat. $720. Estimate $180-200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1950		/ Canada Mint Admiral Blocks, Consisting of n.h. blocks of 4 of 105, 107, 115, o.g. blocks of 4 of 107 (2 n.h.), 109 (2 n.h.), 126a (2), 128a (2) and 184 (plate block of 8, counted as singles), fresh, fine to very fine. Cat. $665+. Estimate $180-200. View details and photo	Realized $156
Lot 1951		Canada Matched Plate Block Collection, N.h. in 2 albums, 1952 to 1966, including #O31, O33-37 and O39a, very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1952		/ Cayman Islands Caymans Mint Collection, 1921 to 1998, in Scott album, few earlies mostly o.g., 1949 on complete mostly n.h., few blocks of 4, booklets, clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1953		Christmas Island "A" Bomb Test Covers, 21 covers, all official, canceled B.F.P.O., Christmas Island, in 1956 and 1957, all addressed to Hickman Air Force Base, Honolulu, correspondence from supply officer, very fine, a rare find in such quantity. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1954		//o Cyprus Extensive Cyprus Mostly Mint Collection, In Lighthouse album, 1888 to 2000, mostly o.g. with a few earlies used, later n.h., missing only #8, 14, 15, 26-27, 87-88, 123 and one Europa set, few extra earlies for plate numbers, also Crete #1-4, many later specimens, Turkish Cyprus, few earlies mixed condition, later mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 1955		//o Cyprus Mostly Mint Collection to 1996, Few hundred in 2 Schaubek hingeless albums, pages to 2002, 19th and early 20th Century mix of mint and used, George V values to 90pi, 1934 on o.g. to n.h., 1962 on mostly n.h. and complete, including George V and George VI sets, Boy Scout souvenir sheet, condition on 19th Century better than usually seen, later fine to very fine. Owners cat. $3800. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1956		Cyprus 1960 to 1975 Never Hinged Collection, In Safe album, only missing Europa #219-21, 225-27, 226a, 240-42, 258-60, also including duplicate sets n.h. and used from 1968 to 1977, clean, very fine. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1957		o Dominica 1903 to 1990 Mint Collection, In Scott album, mostly mint and sparse to 1935, onwards complete n.h. (no 1948 10/-), clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1958		//o Falkland Islands Mint and Used Collection to 1997, Several hundred in mounts in Scott specialty album, 19th Century mix of mint and used, noted #1-4 used, 2/6, 5/- Q.V. mint, GV mint to 5/- (2), Penguin and Whale issue complete to 10/- mint (4d used), 1935 on mostly n.h. including GVI and early QEII sets, Dependencies complete o.g. or n.h., couple minor faults on 19th Century, balance fresh, fine to very fine. Estimate $550-650. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1959		/ Falkland Islands 1891 to 1998 Mint Collection, Few earlies mint or used, including #41-48 l.h., 1935 on complete with 1960 on n.h., including booklets, watermark varieties, few blocks of 4, gutter pairs, Dependencies complete including extra gutter pairs, clean, very fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1960		Falkland Islands Modern Covers, Well over 250, 1950's to 1990's, including First Day's, ship mail, Antarctic exploration events, OHMS, registered and much more for the collector or dealer, nearly all very fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1961		/ Gambia 1880 to 1979 Mint Collection, On Scott pages, 1886-87 complete mint or used, 1898 on complete mint (no #65), some later n.h., very fresh and fine to very fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 1962		/ Gibraltar Better Mint Collection, Mounted on pages, 1886 to 1997, complete mint (few used) except #7, 46, 48, 64, 74-75, 92-93, few better SG numbers including #125a (cat. £130), later issues n.h., including booklets, souvenir sheets, overall decent condition on earlies, balance very fine. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 1963		/ Grenada Mint Collection, Several hundred sets, singles and souvenir sheets to 1997 in Scott specialty album, some early used, strength in n.h. QEII period material, appears complete from late 1970, overall fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1964		o Hong Kong 1862 to 1976 Used Collection, In Yang album, mostly complete per Yang including many shades, missing only #1a, 42-42a, 44, 53, 54, 54b, 59, 89, 98, 114, a, b, and a few minor later values, no 1948 Wedding $10, but Offices in China first issue complete, 1922-27 issue missing #B20-21, 23-24, 26, few fiscals, Dues complete, few extras, fine average. Cat. $15,700. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,910
Lot 1965		/ Hong Kong Mint 1882 to 1996 Collection, On Scott pages, starts at #44 (unused), Yang #46a (HK$500), 1912-21 to $2 (unused), SG#108 l.h., George VI to $1, 1949 Wedding l.h., 1954 on mostly n.h. with 1962 complete n.h., 1973 set n.h., #308a, 316-27 and other scattered sets and souvenir sheets, very clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1966		/ Hong Kong Modern Accumulation of First Days, Presentation Packs, etc., Nice range of approximately 500 First Day's and souvenir/event covers including a few better, plus a group of about 150 presentation packs, year packs, booklets, etc., plus a collection of about 80 unfolded aerogrammes in a special album, clean lot, overall very fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1967		o Hong Kong 1863 to 1938 Mostly Used Collection, On old Schaubek pages, earlies including SG#14 with blue OS1O cancel, 19 with OS1O cancel, #F1, 1880 surcharges, Amoy c.d.s. on SG#37, #40-42, 51, Edward mint and used to $1, George V used to $10, attractive, mostly fresh and fine to very fine oldtime group. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374

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