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Commonwealth Country Collections - Canada & Provinces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2609		o Canada, Intact Better Precancel Collection, Many hundreds in 2 three-ring binders, on preprinted pages by Robert Lee identified by Walburn numbers and sorted by general Type Bars and by town, many individually purchased by retail or auction, starting with small Queens, showing many of the different styles, occasional multiple, incl. T-45-V strip of 4 (paid $500 2001), Jubilees to $2, numerous copies on stockpage 1898 Maps, Calgary #2-104 block of 9, very little after GVI, Winnipeg 4-119-I 20¢ block of 4 (paid $650), excellent lot in an area we rarely offer, Fine to Very Fine, 2 invoices alone come to over $11,000 purchased years ago. Estimate $10,000-15,000. View details	Realized $13,800
Lot 2610		/o Canada, Extensive Collection to 2000, mint and used in 3 well filled Scott specialty albums, 19th Century mostly used incl. #1, 4, 14-20 (no 16), extensive large and small Queens with shades, paper and perf. varieties, Jubilees complete mint or used ($1 o.g., $2-$5 roller cancels), later issues a mix of used and mint until 1950s, noted nice selection of mostly n.h. booklet panes from Admiral issues onwards, extensive modern mint, Airs, Special Delivery, Dues, plus Officials complete o.g. or n.h., nice section of Newfoundland mint or used with many long sets, clean lot overall, very few faults, considerable face, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $3,680
Lot 2611		/o Canada, Accumulation in 5 Stockbooks, with modest dupl. arranged chronologically, value in singles and sets, $20 to $2000 cat., with high degree of completion incl. Jubilees to 50¢ with dupl., all sets to $1, Admirals, some nice booklet panes incl. GV, Back of Book, occasional n.h. with cat. figures as hinged, etc. Many $50 to $500 items, albeit in mixed condition, much fine to very fine to be found throughout. Scott $48,000 (Owner's). Estimate $4,500-5,500. View details	Realized $3,795
Lot 2612		/o Canada, Mint and Used Stock, each sorted by issue and into mint and used condition, many better, vast majority of value mint, with values from $20 to $300 each, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $36,000 ++. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2613		/o Canada, Collection to 2006, thousands of mint and used in 2 Scott specialty albums, virtually complete for major numbers from #15 (missing 31-33), classics to 1925 used, balance o.g., Jubilee $1 to $5 roller cancels, Quebec set mint, Airs, Special Delivery and Dues complete mint, F3 used, no Officials, condition better than usually seen, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 2614		/o Canada, Collection on Pages, 19th & 20th Century, mint and used on Scott specialty pages, also better duplicates on quad pages incl. numerous high cat., highlights are (mint unless noted) Br. Columbia 7-8, Newfoundland 1 (2), 5, 11A (2 used), 12A, 33 (x2), 59 (3), 76, C2, C6-11, O77, etc., condition is a little mixed, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,128
Lot 2615		Canada, 20th Century Accumulation, Wonderful group, mostly n.h. selection on stocksheets, couple used and a few hinged, but great quality, many jumbos, choice group with a good look, Extremely Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 2616		/o Canada, Interesting Oldtime Collection, on quadrille pages starting with an excellent range of large Queens specialized for shades, pages, etc., then nice Admirals with much n.h. through back of book with Officials and Private Air, booklet panes, cancels, etc., great lot for specialist, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $14,980. Estimate $1,500-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 2617		/o Canada, 1859 to 1962 Collection, mint and used collection in Scott specialty album, with strength in classics with many cat. up to $300, some faults should be expected especially in the classics, and less so as you move to modern issues, still mostly fine and better with plenty to be pulled out for breakdown, total marked dealer net prices from several years ago ($4,141 for Newfoundland and Provinces, $13,218 for Canada). Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2618		/o Canada, Mint and Used Collection, on homemade pages to 1976, classics used, noted #20, large Queens to 15¢ with shades, later virtually all mint incl. 66-72, Jubilees complete to 50¢ (20¢ used), 91-93, Quebec set, Admiral set incl. coils, 158, 162-177, all other $1 sets, Airs, Special Delivery, few minor faults on early issues, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 2619		Canada, Mostly Mint Accumulation, with some used housed in Lighthouse hingeless album, and album pages and stockbook and dealer pages, lots of $20 to $100 value material, some mixed condition, mostly fine to very fine. Scott $15,000+. Estimate $1,200-1,800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 2620		o Canada, Oldtime Mint and Used Stock, Many hundreds in old Elbe stockbook to 1960s, starting #15 but picks up with small Queens, incl. some mint incl. Jubilee to 8c block of 4 up to 50c, some Edward, GV to 50c, dupl. used up to 15+ copies, also Airs mint and used, Dues, War Tax, etc., mostly clean and fine group. Scott $24,000+. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2621		/o Canada, Mint and Used Accumulation, nice selection on sales pages, in glassines and in stockbooks, QV to QEII, incl. values $1 from the 1920s and 1930s, pages of better blocks and plate blocks, used blocks, back of the book incl. glassines of Revenues, Provinces, pages of precancels, etc., worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 2622		/ Canada, Mint Collection, In 2 Scott hingeless albums, 1927 to 2005, 1979 on virtually complete, scattered back of the book, also decent Newfoundland with 20th Century virtually complete to 1937, some Airs, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2623		/o Canada, Premium Selection, of mint and used on stockcards, most cat. $25 to $700 range, some mixed condition, most fine to very fine. Unitrade C$10,000. Estimate $900-1,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 2624		/o Canada, Revenue Balance Collection, On pages, stockcards, stockbooks, etc., incl. Manitoba Law 1877 issue; better singles incl. #QR27 n.h.; FB40c; Manitoba Telephone and MV1a, scattered New Brunswick Law; dupl. group of Great North Western and Canadian National; panes in incomplete booklets of Pacific Railways 1887, 1890, 1893; Federal Supreme Court #FSC21-26a used; British Columbia Telephone; SL9 used, ML61; FX139a; TNR9; BC, small Telephone 1910-20 complete; Bell Telephone, etc., inspect, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 2625		/ Canada, Premium Mint Selection, n.h. to o.g., clean selection of sets and singles, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Unitrade C$8,700 (Owner's). Estimate $800-1,200. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2626		/o Canada, Mint and Used Selection, with items to cat. $500+ incl. $2 Jubilee, some slight mixed condition. Scott $11,150. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2627		/o Canada, Intact Revenue Collection, Few hundred of Federal, Quebec and Ontario mint and used on pages, starting with Federal 1864 Bill, incl. items cat. $100+, good showing of Weights and Measures, etc., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2628		Canada, Small Queens Mint Group, o.g. (h.r.), #34-47 on album page (37-39, 43 no gum), fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,152. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 2629		/ Canada, Mint Collection to 2006, few hundred sets and singles, o.g. to n.h., organized on black stockpages by Scott number, no apparent dupl., noted #96-103 (20¢ no gum), 162-177, 195-201, 217-227, 241-245, 249-262, modern postage, no Back of the Book, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,275 (Owner's). Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2630		Canada, Mint Collection, beautiful, clean collection, from Admiral to 1945 with great GV booklets (cat. $1604), back of book virtually complete for Airs, Dues and Special Delivery, Admirals with 3 diff 10¢, 4 good to $1 mint sets and mint commemoratives, all clean and fresh with no faults, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,370. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2631		o Canada, Used Collection in Minkus Album, several hundred to 1992, classics incl. #1 (4 margins), 5 (4 margins, thins), large and small Queens, Jubilees to $2 (roller cancel), 1920s to 1950s sets to the $1, Dues, Special Delivery, Officials, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2632		/o Canada, Mint and Used Collection, to 1959 on homemade pages, starting #15 used, small Queens used, Jubilees mint, Tercentenary set complete mint, also back of the book, incl. perf Officials, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $5,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2633		Canada, Precancel Collection, Mounted in a Lee album, decent starter collection for this fascinating and elusive area, older Can cat. $4343, very suitable for expansion with most items under $1 cat. not counted, generally Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2634		o Canada, Primarily Used Collection, in 3 stockbooks with modest dupl., most value in $10 to $200 range material, rather mixed condition, with some fine to very fine, but much, especially in earlier is off center or faulty, a good bargain opportunity here. Scott $15,000+. Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2635		/o Canada, Specialized Selection, incl. a lovely card of very fine, jumbos (some colossal!), large Queen selection, small Queens cancel group, 2 large plate blocks GV with pl. varieties, and a lovely large die proof of Princess Elizabeth, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2636		/o Canada, Provinces Collection, mint and used collection of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, a nice starter collection, generally Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $374
Lot 2637		Canada, State Tobacco Accumulation, Disorganized accumulation of couple hundred strips, on pages and loose, some identified, usual condition but some very fine, mostly diff., inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2638		/o Canada, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds in Scott album to 1986, duplicated pages, QV incl. numerous small Queens used, Jubilees mint and used to 8¢, modern postage, Airs, Special Delivery, Officials all used, page of Revenues, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2639		Canada, Small Never Hinged Accumulation, noted #217-27, 249-52, 302 block of 4, plus various early commemoratives and some Special Delivery, good clean retail group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2640		Canada, Small Semi-Official Mint Group, About 30 singles, pairs and 1932 Newfoundland Wayzata block of 4, n.h. to o.g. incl. #CLP5 n.h. (cat. $650); various Sioux Lookout overprints, CL49 (2); CL11a; CL14; Cl2, Cl5, etc., clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 2641		o Canada, 1870 to 1953 Used Collection, few hundred mounted on homemade pages, noted small Queens to 10¢, #89-95, Admirals to $1, 1930s-40s sets to $1, Airs, Special Delivery, Dues and some Officials, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $100
Lot 2642		B Canada, Booklet Lot, consisting mainly of GVI and earlier QEII items, mostly clean with a few stains and minor faults, generally Fine. Unitrade C$817. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104

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