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Commonwealth Country Collections - Cape of Good Hope to Sudan

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1912		o Cape of Good Hope, Used "Triangles", used, selection on page between #1 and 15 with minor dupl., usually for shades, usual high cat. in mixed condition, Fine appearance. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1913		/ Falkland Islands, Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. and n.h. sets and singles in Scott specialty album to 1999, early Falklands mint incl. #22-29 o.g., 65-73 and 75 (cat. $725), 84-95, B.A.T. and Dependencies, clean lot, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $6,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1914		Falkland Islands, Mint Collection With Dependencies, in two Davo hingeless albums, virtually all n.h., better sets (all n.h.) incl. Falklands #100, 128-142, 485-500, Dependencies 1L19-33 and South Georgia 1-16 l.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,450. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1915		/o Hong Kong, Extensive Intact 19th Century Collection, mint and/or used on stockpages, incl. #1-6 used, 1-4, 7 mint, 16, 18-20, 23 (cat. $85,000!) mint (regummed), 32-33, 35A-35B all mint, 50, 55-56, 60, 60B, 63, all mint, some dupl. used and mint, seldom offered so complete, worth a close inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $40,000-45,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1916		Hong Kong, Full Sheets, n.h. accumulation of hundreds ranging from 1998-2002 housed in 2 binders, Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1917		/o Hong Kong, Mint and Used Stock, On stockpages mostly identified, incl. 19th Century with unchecked cancels, mostly used, reasonably represented to #286, sparse after that, also extra and some uncounted, higher cat. for 2012, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2011 Scott $3,600 ++ (Owner's). Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1918		Hong Kong, Postal Cards, 17 unused and 3 used QV cards (incl. Canton and Shanghai), GV registry envelopes used to Canada and U.S., "clipper" flight cover, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1919		India, QV to GVI Cancel Lot, approx. 400 postal cards, covers and a few stamps, all identified by town cancels, good variety, nice lot for specialist, generally Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1920		/ Ireland, Mint Collection, in two hingeless albums, scattered overprints, noted #65-76, 106-117, and many sets to late 1950s, then substantially complete n.h. to 2004, incl. many booklets, souvenir sheets, etc., very clean, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,200+. Estimate $800-900. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1921		/ Ireland, Collection in 2 White Ace Albums, o.g. to n.h., nice representation of overprints, incl #23-35 (no 27), 44-58 (no 57), 65-76, substantially complete from there, generally l.h. to late 1970s, then n.h. to 1995, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,600. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1922		/o/ Mauritius, 19th Century Collection, about 150 mint and used on well filled album pages, incl. much better material particularly on the worn an late impressions of the various post paid types, noted #5Bc used, 9 mint and used, 11 (2 used, 1 mint), 14-14B and 15 used, specialized grouping of 7 two pence "Dardenne" types incl. "Pencf" variety, good range of Britannia issues incl. cover with later QV 2d in combination, some small faults as to be expected, but definitely superior collection with very high cat. value, Fine appearance. Bought intact several decades ago. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 1923		New Zealand, Mint Collection, in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, virtually all n.h., starts with GV issues, incl. #203-216, 229-241, 288-301, Officials incl. O61-71, O76-86, O92-99, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $2,600. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1924		/o Palestine, Mint and Used Collection, On Scott pages and additional on stockpages, mostly mint, mostly complete incl. #1 used, complete mint sets, Dues complete, also 1927-42 Issue to 90m with various "No" to Zionist sets in 4 languages, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1925		o Papua, Cancel Accumulation, 130+ in stockbook organized by issues, noted Papua New Guinea cancel on Queensland 1d, variety of towns and other markings with dupl., stamps as used cat. $800+, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1926		Singapore, Never Hinged Collection, in four Lighthouse hingeless albums to 2007, incl. better sets such as #107-111, 142-143, many better souvenir sheets plus booklets, varieties, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,100+. Estimate $650-750. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1927		/o South Africa, and Related Collection, hundreds of mint and used in Scott specialty album to 1986 (pages to 1998), first issues incl. #16 (2), also 15 o.g., later mostly mint incl. 32 o.g. horiz. pair, some varieties on various issues incl. JIEX souvenir sheets, modern n.h. sets, SWA mint incl. pairs 93, 105 and 108-120, modern n.h. sets, some States incl. Cape triangles used, nice collection to expand, generally Fine. 2011 Scott $8,390 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1928		/o Sudan, Balance of Collection to 1930s, mint and used lifetime accumulation (better singles in auction), incl. items bought retail or through auction domestically and overseas, incl. specialist items, mint and used sorted stock with probable better items unidentified, little beyond 1935 Air issue (few new issues) incl. extensive Army incl. perforated, Officials, 1st issue in multiples (some identified by type), used with possible better cancels, etc., needs inspection, best group of this difficult country we have offered, Fine to Very Fine lot. Estimate $2,500-3,500. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 1929		Sudan, 19th Century to 1940s Covers, approx. 270, oldtime lot purchased decades ago, excellent cross-section from 1st issue on with many overseas usages, strong grouping of stationery, virtually all individually purchased retail or through auction, paid $100+ for some, incl. censored, few advert., commercial flights, Official usages, needs careful inspection, rarely seen group of this volume, original amount paid in the many thousands, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $8,338
Lot 1930		/o Sudan, Collector's Mint and Used Stock, Many hundreds to 1940s identified in Harco pages, 2 binders are used with heavy dupl., other mint, incl. 1st issue identified by types, possible better cancels, incl. better Military with flyspeck vars, also perf initials, Officials, etc., some better cat. to $75, rarely seen in this quantity, much Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1931		Sudan, Early Mint Stationery, oldtime lot of approx. 106 pieces, most sleeved and identified and bought individually decades ago, mostly postal cards but incl. registered, etc., incl. scarcer, few Specimens, some noted prices paying up to $25 decades ago, overall clean with slight dupl., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1932		/ Sudan, 1927 to 1946, 5 Blocks, Misplaced Centers, n.h. to o.g. except SG#37 unused, all with shifts, up to 10p value (marginal n.h.) and #037, unusual, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115

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