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Commonwealth General Collections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1359		/ British Commonwealth, Oldtime Mostly 1920's to 1950's Mint, in old glassines (Ireland separate lot), identified, very little dupl., with sets up to $500+ cat. with a good portion n.h. in the hinged period, sets n.h. to o.g., mostly in full sets, George V mostly hinged to 1920's, 1930's on mostly n.h., some 19th Century mostly used incl. Australian States, but other countries better represented, starts with G.B. mostly 20th Century incl. PUC £1 and Offices, Aden & States, better Antigua, Ascension complete to #74 with 2nd issue blocks of 4, Australia, n.h. blocks of 4 scattered throughout incl. better, Bahamas, Bahrain with n.h., Canada with Jubilees, #104 on nearly complete, strong Newfoundland, Caymans, Cyprus with multiples incl. 1928 to £1, Dominica, Gibraltar, Gilbert & Ellice #14-31, etc., India & States, Jamaica, K.U.T., Leewards, strong Malta with #114-205 complete, extensive New Zealand, St. Helena incl. Seal of Colony blocks of 4 to 7/6, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, Sierre Leone with Wilberforce set, Straits Settlements (and Malaya), Zanzibar, occasional toning or stuck to each other, mostly unchecked for vars., occasional dupl. particularly in War Tax, £1 reds scattered throughout, needs very careful examination, we rarely have a lot like this, generally Fine. See Latin America and Foreign lots 1566 and 1568. Estimate $12,000-16,000. View details	Realized $41,400
Lot 1360		/o British Commonwealth, Intact Caribbean Collection, thousands of mint and used in 20 Scott albums to 2000, couple countries missing, 19th Century tends to be used, early 20th mint or used, 1930's onwards mint with a mix of n.h. and o.g. to mid 1970's, balance tends to be n.h., incl. modern souvenir sheets, booklets, a lot of value in modern new issues, starts with Antigua incl. #21//30, 31-38 mint, Barbados #4 mint, 116-26, 127-39 o.g., Leeward Islands mint incl. 1-8, 29-40, 61-83, Montserrat 31A to 84 o.g., St. Vincent 62-70 (63 used), 71-79, South Georgia 1-15 l.h., Tobago 1-2 mint, etc., few minor faults on 19th Century, but nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details	Realized $8,913
Lot 1361		British Commonwealth, 1948-49 Royal Weddings, N.h., complete except Malayan States and Singapore, in marginal blocks of 4 and singles, some with more; South Africa 25, Malta 10, Trinidad & Tobago 10, Barbados 10, Grenada only 4, occasional tone spots or few with light overall aging, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. SG £7,500+. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $4,600
Lot 1362		B British Commonwealth, Australia, and New Zealand Modern Booklets, 4 albums of over 1000 items; 1st Australia virtually all different ATM or Prestige, very recent, mostly Australian football related, cat. $950; 2nd all 2000 and newer, mostly Australia 2000 Olympic Games, all different, also Christmas Island, and few New Zealand, cat. $1118; 3rd recent New Zealand booklets (some dupl.) with self-adhesives, mostly 1980's-90's, cat. $2173; 4th Australia booklets (some dupl.) mostly 1990's to recent, cat. $4345, as new, great topicals, Very Fine. Scott $9,329 (total). Estimate $2,000-2,400. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1363		British Commonwealth, 1935 Jubilees Never Hinged, N.h. in blocks of 4 plus 1-3 additional sets, does incl. larger groups, Hong Kong 7, G.B. 13, Br. Honduras 8, Bermuda 8, Australia 10, Papua 12, Jamaica 10, Niue 10, New Guinea 14, Offices in Morocco 8, Straits Settlements 10, Newfoundland 17, Swaziland 10, scattered listed errors up to £150 all in blocks of 4, not all checked, slight overall aging, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. SG £6,000 ++. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1364		British Commonwealth, New Issues, In 3 boxes, mostly G.B. and Oceania (no Australia, New Zealand - separate lots), also Caymans, Pitcairns, Channel Islands, large majority 1990's to around 2001, incl. blocks, sheetlets, etc., clean, Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 1365		/o British Commonwealth, Mostly Oceania Collections, In binders, incl. better Fiji to £1 reds, Gilbert & Ellice to £1 reds, also Caymans, B.A.T., B.I.O.T., Aitutaki, Pitcairn, Kiribati, Norfolk, scattered others incl. Bermuda mint and used, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, scattered better hidden throughout on original auction lot sheets, overall, clean, fine to very fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 1366		/o British Commonwealth, Better Mint and Used Sets, on small cards and stockpages, noted Canada #217-27 n.h., Malta 246-52 n.h., Falklands Dep. 1L19-1L33 n.h., Cyprus 183-97 n.h. and o.g., 143-55 n.h., Gibraltar 107-18 o.g., Ascension 40-49 o.g., couple high catalog G.B. Seahorses used, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,938 (Owner's). Estimate $850-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1367		/o British Commonwealth, Collector's Accumulation, mint and used 19th & 20th Century, incl. singles, collections, stocks, etc., noted Canada, Rhodesia, Newfoundland, Australia and Ireland, goodies to be found throughout, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1368		o British Commonwealth, Oceania Mostly Used Collection, hundreds in Scott album to 1950's, noted Australia "Roos" to 5/-, interesting early Fiji, 67, Labuan with mint and cto'd, 87-94 mint, North Borneo 207, New Zealand Chalon heads, B4, nice showing of various Australian States (high catalog), worth a look, some faults, otherwise Fine. Estimate $700-1,000. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 1369		British Commonwealth, 1949 UPU New Issues, Complete in corner blocks of 4 and singles, also additional set of Malaya & States, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,500+. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1370		o British Commonwealth, Europe Mostly Used Collection, few hundred in Scott specialty album to 1970's, noted Cyprus #1, 7 plate 201, 16-17, 106, 143-55, Gibraltar 3, 27-28, Ireland overprints on G.B. incl. #34, 56, some modern mint sets, Malta with 41, 64, nice collection to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1371		British Commonwealth, 1937, 1953 Coronations, Etc., N.h. bought as new issues, 1937 probably complete in blocks of 8, blocks of 4, 1953 singles and some blocks, also 1946 Peace, Royal Visit, University, Fine to Very Fine. SG £2,300+. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1372		/o British Commonwealth, Group of Better Mint and Used, Noted New Zealand #203-16 o.g. plus virtually all perforation varieties listed in Gibbons, Bahamas 8 mint, G.B. used in Ireland (#103 in diamond), Australia 76 and 126 l.h., Sierra Leone 5/- on 1/- used (see footnote in Gibbons), die proof of the seal of EVII for Sierra Leone, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1373		/ British Commonwealth, Mostly Mint Sets, N.h. to o.g. on stockpages, mostly QEII period, 2 German sets, one used G.B. set, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,200+. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1374		/o British Commonwealth, Collector Accumulation, Bankers box with an Australia collection and stockbooks, a small box of mint and used singles from various Cols. on small manila stockcards, many useful items, generally Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1375		British Commonwealth, New Issue 1970's-90's Group, Few hundred dupl with few earlier, all identified, all oversized incl. sheetlets, booklets incl. G.B. Machins, all topical related, Very Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $200-250. View details	Unsold
Lot 1376		o/ British Commonwealth, Town Cancel Collections, housed in 4 binders, organized by various towns, covers generally 1950's to modern, stamps 1920's to modern, consist of New Zealand & Dependencies (35 covers), St. Lucia (52 covers and on piece), Jamaica (42 covers and 1000+ stamps on/off piece), and Dominica (27 covers and on piece), interesting group, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1377		/o British Commonwealth, Mostly 20th Century Accumulation, mint and used in small box, incl. G.B., Ireland, Canada, Australia on stockpages and in envelopes, noted 1937 Coronation set mint, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $115

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