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ASDA June 24 2007 Mega Event

British Commonwealth Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 172		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in 2 New Imperials, lovely group of a few thousand mint and used on fresh pages to 1930's, extensive Great Britain incl. used #1 (2), 2 (2), various platings of line engraved issues, QV and Edward green £1's used, Canada incl. used 4, Jubilees mint or used to $1, nice early mint Ireland, better British Africa, lovely collection to expand, few minor faults, but condition and colors better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 173		/o British Commonwealth, Better Mint and Used in Stockbook, few hundred somewhat organized in small book, GVI Silver Wedding high values mint, classic Hong Kong used, GVI long sets mint incl. Northern Rhodesia, Falklands, Ascension, Canada large and small Queens used (some mint), Jubilees to 50¢ mint, few with minor faults, high catalog, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,700-2,000. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 174		/o British Commonwealth, Collection in Paragon Album, hundreds of mint and used to 1920's on quadrille pages, noted better Australia with "Roos" to £1 used, West Indies, British Guiana, early Rhodesia, Cyprus, Indian States, and Gold Coast, occasional soiling around stamps, few classics with faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 175		/o British Commonwealth, Oldtime Collection on Homemade Pages, couple thousand mint and used on quadrille pages to 1930's, noted better Malta, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Australian States, North Borneo, Rhodesia, South Africa and Straits Settlements, worth a look, some faults on 19th Century, otherwise Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 176		o British Commonwealth, Large Accumulation, thousands of mostly used in collections, on pages, in stockbooks, glassines, etc., noted India & States, early South Africa in pairs, nice small Transvaal collection, some modern mint sets and souvenir sheets, large amount of used Australia and Canada off paper, New Zealand in stockbooks, Australia mint and used collections, etc., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 177		/o British Commonwealth, Accumulation in Banker Box, hundreds of mint and used, noted Isle of Man mint collection in hingeless album, N-P countries in Scott album, binder with better New Zealand Dependencies and Offices in Morocco mint, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 178		/o British Commonwealth, Pacific Collection on Homemade Pages, few hundred mint and used on well organized pages to 1920's, value in early Tonga, Samoa with Express issues identified by original, reprints and forgeries, and Fiji, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 179		/o British Commonwealth, Malaya Area Collection, couple hundred mint and used on homemade pages to 1930's, incl. North Borneo, Labuan, Sarawak, Straits Settlements and Malaya States, several better singles noted, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $776
Lot 180		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used Accumulation, few thousand in various binders in full banker box, value in Great Britain incl. #1-2 used in special folder, mint Machin issues, modern Davo album for Great Britain, collection on homemade pages with various 1935 Silver Jubilee sets mint, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $776
Lot 181		British Commonwealth, Australia and New Zealand Modern Mint, n.h., many in blocks of 4 or larger, New Zealand 1960's to late 1980's, Australia & Dependencies mostly 1980's, good variety of issues, clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $489
Lot 182		British Commonwealth, Modern Special Edition Packs, in original packaging filling 3 banker boxes, mostly from New Zealand, noted progressive color trials with issued stamps, plus Great Britain, Australia, and Canada, mostly early 2000 and upwards, Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $518
Lot 183		/o British Commonwealth, Mint and Used in Banker Box, mint and used, incl. 3 collections in binders on homemade pages, plus glassines and #102 cards, old approval book, finally 50+ covers and cards from British India (1920's to 1940's), generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 184		/ British Commonwealth, Modern Accumulation on Stockpages, mostly mint, featuring later sets and booklets, also incl. some Canada, Falklands, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand etc, a fair amount of Great Britain postage, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 185		/o British Commonwealth, Asia Mint and Used Collection, several hundred in Scott specialty album, incl. India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Singapore, Nepal, and Burma, some better items scattered throughout, some faults on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $431
Lot 186		/o British Commonwealth, America Collection to 1951, few hundred mint and used on pages in Scott binder, noted Barbados #38 used, some 1935 Jubilee sets mint, collection doesn't look like much, but there are several $25-$75 cat. items throughout, nice lot to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219
Lot 187		/o British Commonwealth, Middle East Collection, couple hundred mint and used on homemade pages, consists of early issues for Palestine, Transjordan and Mesopotamia, clean lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $403
Lot 188		/o British Commonwealth, Collection Balance on Pages, mostly mint selection to 1920's, incl. Niger Coast, Canada, Cyprus, Offices in Morocco, Newfoundland, Malta and Gibraltar, few minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 189		/o British Commonwealth, Mish Mash in Small Box, mint and used on small sales cards from various countries in singles, part sets and sets, plus a few old approval books for Trinidad & Tobago, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $460
Lot 190		British Commonwealth, Churchill Omnibus Complete, n.h. on stockpage, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $81
Lot 191		/ British Commonwealth, Omnibus Issues, n.h. and some First Day's in 5 binders, incl. some 1960's issues, 1977 Jubilee, Princess Diana and Queen Mother, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $58

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