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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1495		British Commonwealth: Approximately 35 Albums, Mostly Scott Specialties, mostly mint o.g. 1940's to 1985 period and mostly complete for many countries with later unorganized new issues, also topical collections, some earlier mint or used but many with pages only for 20th Century, considerable value in new issues, great lot for expansion, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,000-9,000. View details	Realized $12,650
Lot 1496		/o British Commonwealth: 1851 to 1990 Collection in 6 Binders, interesting 19th and 20th Century group of collections from all regions, neatly mounted on homemade pages in 4 binders, incl. British Asia with Hong Kong, Africa and America, worthwhile material throughout, inspection should prove rewarding, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1497		/o British Commonwealth: Great Britain and Europe Collection, In 3 Scott Specialty albums and binder (mostly for later period), G.B. incl #1 and 20th Century mostly used to 1940, mostly mint and complete 1965 to 1983, also incl. few Dues, Regionals, also separate album for Channel Islands and virtually complete to 1983, 1 album of Europe mostly 20th Century mint with n.h. or l.h. Europa, later period virtually complete, also 1 binder with mostly later n.h. sets but also earlier G.B. used, mostly Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1498		o British Asia: Used Collection in Album, few thousand on pages in Minkus album to 1981, noted India classics incl. 4a carmine & blue (2), Edward to 15r, George V to 25r, nice selection of States, also selection of Burma, Nepal, Pakistan and Ceylon. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1499		S British Commonwealth: 1890's to 1920's Specimen Group, small group from various Colonies on black cards, mint singles and some broken sets, minor duplication, high Gibbons catalog, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1500		/o British Commonwealth: Collections and Accumulations, several hundred mint and used on stockpages or album pages, noted British Guiana, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Falklands, Gibraltar, Papua, Singapore and Straits Settlements, few faults, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1501		British Commonwealth: Small Group of Better Mint Sets, o.g., consists of Johore #J1-5, Montserrat 43-53, Bahrain 38-51, 72-80, Brunei 43-58, Morocco Agencies 235-43, Sudan 17-27 and Turks & Caicos 1-9, Fine to Very Fine Cat. $841. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1502		/o British America: Mint and Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to 1940's, value in used Canada and mint Newfoundland, plus a few GVI sets, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1503		/o/ British Commonwealth: Mixed Bag, 1851 to 1990, banker box filled with mint and used stamps and some covers, incl. Windsor album, album pages, glassines and stockcards, with an assortment of material from G.B. and British Colonies, incl. small stockbook of G.B. perfins, a number of worthwhile items to be found, condition mixed, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1504		British Commonwealth: Attractive A-B Mint Q.E.II Collection, 1950's-60's on pages, mounted on homemade quadrille pages, incl. booklets exploded, with Bahrain, Australia Dues, much is Very Fine Cat. $1000+ (2006). Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1505		British Commonwealth: Small Group of Better Mint, consists of G.B. #173a (1mm tear at top), Rhodesia 57 with Brandon cert. (tiny thin spot not mentioned), Australia £1, £2 with specimen overprints (cat. approx. £185), J32 (soiled perf. tips) and Niue 89A-D l.h., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $196

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