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Commonwealth Country Collections - Great Britain

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2852		/o Great Britain, Extensive QV Collection, few hundred mostly used on oldtime homemade pages, few Penny Red (imperf. and perf.) covers at front, noted #1 (6), 3 mint (2), 5 (2), 6 (2), 7, 13, 14-15, 22, 24 (2), 33 pl. 184 block of 9 (8 n.h., 1 l.h.), 40 (2), 46, 53 (2), 57, 71, 74 (perf. faults top), 75 (repaired), 88 mint, 91a, 96 mint, 110 (faults), 111-22 mint and 124 (2), some faults as to be expected, but overall condition better than usually seen, many fresh and sound copies, very high catalog, generally Fine. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,715
Lot 2853		Great Britain, Fascinating Exhibit Collection of Registered Covers, 130, majority well annotated on exhibition pages, 1841 to 1912 with forerunners; 1797 and 1822 money letters, incl. nice variety of usages and stamps with #5-6 on two covers (stamps faulty), 1858 letter with experimental green tape, overseas 19th Century usages to India, Egypt, Victoria, B.C., 1862 to Nova Scotia, also Malta registered to Austin, Texas, 1882 U.S. to Brazil, 1729 Government Penny Post, 1909 to Northern Nigeria, 1898 to Bluefields, Nicaragua, letter receipts, some with the 1847-54 embossed issue, mixed condition but an unusual opportunity to obtain a well researched collection intact. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,715
Lot 2854		/o Great Britain, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in Lighthouse hingeless album to 1969, classics incl. #1-2, 5, 7 (2) used, 28 unused and used, 37, 43, 70 unused, numerous plate number duplicates, 46, 57, 69, 70, 73, 98-107, 108-09, 123 (perfin), 141-42 all used, 127-38, 145-50, 159-72, 176, 213b, 222-24, 249-51A all mint, QEII mostly n.h. to 1969, few Officials, very high catalog, usual mixed condition on 19th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 2855		/ Great Britain, Oldtime Mint Stock, In Elbe stockbook, other than used #1, all mint with dupl. sorted, value from #111 on with GV, QEII, strength in 1920's-70's period, also Dues, booklets, Islands, nice group of MEF, Offices, very fresh colors throughout, excellent stock for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 2856		o/ Great Britain, Interesting Balance of Collection in 4 Albums, in 4 albums, "Gems & Curiosities", few hundred items (majority covers), 19th & 20th Century mounted on well annotated pages, incl. mint and used stationery, first flights (incl. 1911), registered covers, POW and War, 1890 Guildhall Penny Post card (small faults), postal money orders, Revenues and labels, auxillary markings, perfins, slogan cancels, some adhesives with interesting cancels, Newfoundland to Glasgow stampless, Tangier 1911 to London, 1910 registered to Canal Zone, worth a close look, Fine overall. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 2857		/o Great Britain, Collection in 2 Gibbons Albums, many hundreds of mint and used, 19th Century mostly used incl. #1 (2), 2, 33 (plate 225?), 57, 96, 108-109, later mint incl. 111-122, 127-138, 140-141 (used), many pages duplicated mint and used, QEII o.g. to 1980, Dues, second vol. Channel Islands o.g. to 1980, usual mixed condition on 19th and early 20th Century, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 2858		o Great Britain, High Catalog Mostly Used, collection in Scott specialty album to 1995, noted #1 on piece, QV to 5/-, Seahorses to 10/-, 19th Century group on stockpages (owners cat. $16,463), plus album with exploded Machin booklets, mixed condition. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2859		o Great Britain, High Catalog Classic Group, used in small stockbook, with duplication, noted #26 (2), 27, 28 (2), various 2d blues, 42 (3), 52-55, 57, 65, 70, 73, 87, 96 (2), 108 (3), inspect, mixed condition. Scott $24,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2860		/ Great Britain, Mostly Mint GVI and QEII Collection, In 4 Lindner hingeless albums to 1998, few 1930's period just used, also 1937 Coronation, 1940 Anniversary, 1948 Wembley, 1949 UPU and later F.D.'s and booklets, mostly n.h. to o.g., some used, some identified by G.B. Spec. numbers, incl. phosphor, machins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,090 ++. Estimate $700-900. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2861		/o Great Britain, Mint and Used Collection to 1999, hundreds on Scott specialty pages in 2 binders, noted scattered classics incl. #1 used, PUC £1 l.h. (small stain at left), 222-24 used, lots of QEII n.h. sets, incl. some presentation packs and booklets (mostly Machin issues), faults on early issues, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2862		Great Britain, Postal History Group, varied group of 195, mostly pre QEII and back to stampless, with usages, destinations, military, etc., good variety of mainly $10 to $25 items, owners retail $3130, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2863		Great Britain, Channel Islands Collection and Stock, n.h., incl. collection to late 1980's in 2 Davo album (cat. $1300), stockbook and binder with sets, booklets and souvenir sheets, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 2864		/o Great Britain, Collection in Scott Specialty Album, Starts with used Penny Black and incl. decent run of classics and into the 20th Century, generally used to the 1950's, then almost solid n.h. to 2003, many have dupl. used, incl. some Channel Islands, Offices and Revenues, mixed condition. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2865		o/ Great Britain, Perforate Penny "Star" Accumulation, 400+ used or on piece, plus 20 covers, mounted on oldtime ledger pages, intact, numerous shades, noted perforate 16 and 14, bluish and white papers, various cancels with an emphasis on Scotland, high catalog in mixed condition, great lot for the specialist or cancel collector. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2866		/o Great Britain, Modern Mint and Used, several hundred sets and singles on small sales cards, some duplication issues between 1969 and 2000, clean group, ready for retail, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,950 (Owner's). Estimate $400-450. View details	Unsold
Lot 2867		o/ Great Britain, Penny Red Covers and Adhesives Study, 30 covers plus about 50 adhesives showing various cancels, platings, Ivory Heads and other specialties, both imperf and perf. issues, incl. circular to Austria, covers incl. 1842 plate 8 printed from black plate (not tied), plates 9-11 tied, cancels incl. Ireland, district post, duplex, inland section (incl. SG #13, 2 copies), vars., blue cancels, few surface printings with Military cancels, Office cancels, worth inspection, mixed condition. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 2868		/o Great Britain, Collection in Davo Albums, few hundred mint and used in 3 hingeless vols. with pages to 1991, classics used incl. #1-2, 96, 108, 139, QEII mint sets, nice collection to expand, 19th Century mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2869		Great Britain, Channel Islands Collection, hundreds of n.h. in 4 albums to 1988, incl. W.W.II issues, Dues, Herm Island and Lundy locals, gutter pairs, sheetlets, Alderney, etc., nice collection, Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2870		Great Britain, Modern New Issues and Stock, Hundreds of sets, unidentified mostly in stockbooks, in new issue packets, etc., incl. £ values, 1960's to recent, few earlier, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2871		o Great Britain, 1840 to 1850's Used Group, written up on homemade pages, incl. #1 (2), 2 (plate 2), 3 strip of 3, 3a, 4 pair and strip of 3, 29 (plates 7, 8 and 12), inspect, generally Fine. Scott $2,335. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 2872		/ Great Britain, Interesting Postal Stationery Accumulation, Mostly mint, few hundred 1870's to modern incl. aerogrammes (mint and used), wrappers, postal cards and envelopes, nice variety incl. some military, some used 19th Century to about 1910, 1924 mint UPU 1½d postal cards (3), Fine and interesting group. Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 2873		/ Great Britain, Mulready Caricature Envelopes, 6 diff. incl. Christmas by Fores, Intemporance, Valentine, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 2874		/o/ Great Britain, Collector Balance, hundreds of mint and used on stockpages, modern new issues still in Post Office packaging incl. £10 value, few First Day's, noted #96, 108 (2) used, mint Machins, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2875		Great Britain, Channel Islands Mint Collection, n.h. in Lighthouse hingeless album, issues to 1982, pages to 1986, fairly complete for Guernsey and Jersey with Dues, no I.O.M., clean lot, Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2876		o Great Britain, Mostly Used Balance of Collection, Many hundreds incl. classics picked for unusual cancels, mostly definitive issues, with few o.g. back of the book incl. SG#O43a, 1937 Coronation mint and used group with flaws (some listed cat. £10+), cylinder numbers, few non G.B., hundreds of used SG#172 with various square circled cancels, used Wildings, Average to Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2877		Great Britain, Channel Islands Never Hinged Stock, couple hundred sets and souvenir sheets organized on stockpages by Scott number, no dupl., Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. 2007 Scott $613 (Owner's). Estimate $130-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2878		/ Great Britain, 1971 Postal Strike Collection, few hundred stamps and covers in stockbook, various designers and values, noted issues for London parcel delivery, international delivery service, Europa mail delivery, public mail, airmail to U.S., Germany, Israel and Channel Islands, few commemorative covers, interesting "local" group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details	Realized $115

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