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Commonwealth Country Collections - Great Britain

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1290		//o Great Britain, Intact Collection to 2000, several thousand mint and used in 2 fat blue Scott binders, incl. Channel Islands, classics used start with #1-2, 5, 22, various penny red plates, 98//107, 109, 124, PUC £1, Seahorses to 10/-, early QEII o.g., later n.h. and complete, lots of collateral material, Officials, Dues, Offices Abroad, Channel Islands appear complete, very high catalog, 19th and early 20th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 1291		o Great Britain, Used Collection, couple hundred on Scott pages to 1955, classics incl. #1, 5-7, 28, 53, 65, 70, 73, 78-87, 94-95, 96, 98-107, 108-09, 127-42, Seahorses to 10/-, Dues, Officials, Offices in Turkey, some faults on classics as to be expected, but overall condition is much better than usually seen on 19th Century with many sound stamps, generally Fine. 2008 Scott $11,500 (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 1292		//o Great Britain, Extensive Mostly Modern Collection, In 4 albums or binders, in cover folders, and loose, incl. 2 penny blacks (1 in album, margins all around), scattered surface printings used, penny red plating, 2d blue platings, later platings, SG#159, 162, 1883-84 2/6, 5/-, SG#212, 1934 on mint or used to QEII, onwards mostly mint (sometimes dupl. used) and virtually complete to 1980, incl. gutter pairs, Machin vars., 2 binders of booklets 1960's to 1990's, also recent new issues with F.D.'s to late 1990's period, 19th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1293		/ Great Britain, 1887 to 2008 Collection on Homemade Pages, hundreds of o.g. and n.h.sets in 2 binders on well annotated pages, noted #111-122, 127-138, 146-50, no Seahorses, QEII onwards mostly n.h., mid 1960's on appears complete, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,937 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1294		Great Britain, Classic to 1940's Cover Group, About 80 incl. stampless, 2 mint and one used Mulready, 1840 1d black usage, 1868 to Royal Captain in Alexandria, 1878 to Wisconsin, 1848 to New Brunswick, 1st flights, 1902 "Privy Post Buckingham Palace", WWI stationery usages with various APO's, 1916 reg. censored to Havana, mixed condition on earlier items, otherwise Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1295		/ Great Britain, Postal Stationery and Cut Square Collection, mounted on well annotated quadrille pages, great assortment of mint and used cut squares and entires, nice array of cancellations and destinations, great oldtime lot, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1296		Great Britain, Guernsey & Jersey W.W.II German Occupation Cover Collection, Cover collection, in an album with F.D.'s in various combinations, Jersey and Germany mixed franking, internal usages, Guernsey G.B. Spec. #GW7, GW9 incl. F.D. usage, commercial used with red "Jersey Paid", machine cancels, to Isle of Sark, "Return to Sender", printed paper rate env., Red Cross usages incl. internees, letter created from tomato box! usage from Biberach Camp where married couples from the Channel Islands were interned, stationery usages, also incl. 1947 Liberation F.D. and mint copies showing flaws, also examples of the mint Arms issue in blocks of 4, paper and shade vars., Jersey 1943-44 issue gutters, etc., nice study of this period, Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1297		/o Great Britain, Collector's Mint and Used Accumulation, In stockbooks and binders, incl. several binders of modern town cancels in Northern Ireland, few covers incl. Paquebot from 1920's-30's, better early mint Dues, virtually no 19th Century, also incl. some Guernsey, Jersey, value in mint, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1298		/ Great Britain, Guernsey & Jersey Collection, In 8 binders, 7 of which Guernsey with separate binders for covers, singles, and gutter pairs, 1 binder of Guernsey and Jersey, incl. few 1941-44 Arms, also Gibbons spec. vars., etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1299		/ Great Britain, Channel Islands to 2005 Mint Collection, In 9 White Ace albums, o.g. (souvenir sheets, sheetlets, booklets n.h.), clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1300		Great Britain, W.W.II Field Post Offices, Box of about 500 covers, interesting group, numerous units, censor markings, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1301		Great Britain, Perforate Penny Red Covers, approx. 80 pieces, noted better cancels, plates, Foreign destinations, some letters incl., inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1302		o Great Britain, Used Accumulation, many hundreds on stockcards, etc., 19th and 20th Century, with some duplication, generally Fine. 2002 Scott $2,000 (Owner's). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1303		Great Britain, Postal History Accumulation, over 500 covers from all periods, highlighted by a group of GV Airmail uses to Australia and GVI Airmail uses to India, many useful items, mixed condition. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1304		Great Britain, W.W.II Field Post Offices, Box of about 250 covers, interesting group, numerous units, censor markings, etc., generally Fine. Estimate $150-250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1305		Great Britain, Imperforate Penny Red Covers, approx. 50+ pieces, noted better cancels throughout England and Ireland, some letters incl., inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1306		o Great Britain, QEII Used Accumulation, Few thousand in various stockbooks, noted nice group of Machins, extensive £ issues incl. several £10 values, commemoratives, with duplication, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $115
Lot 1307		Great Britain, QV Mint High Values, consists of #96 (faded), 108 (horiz. crease, faded), 109 and 122 (cleaned), Fine appearance. Scott $3,545 (as mint). Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $207

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