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Cape of Good Hope to New Zealand

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2496		Cape of Good Hope, 16 Stampless Covers, 1850 to 1870s black and red oval cancels, best are Kalk Bay 1859, Alexandria 1876, couple circular, all addressed to Postmaster General in Cape Town, very clean group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 2497		/o Ceylon, QV Collection, 78 mint or used copies on homemade pages, 1857 to 1900 issues, no apparent dupl., good variety of issues, inspect, mixed condition. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 2498		P Cook Islands, 1920, 1924-27 Rarotonga Issue Proofs, o.g. or without gum, Perkins Bacon printings on exhibit page consisting of imperforate plate proofs in issued colors on unwatermarked paper comprising ½d, 3d, 6d singles, 1d, 1½d blocks of 4, 1/- pair plus 1924 2½d, 4d singles, also proofs of vignettes only for ½d, 1d, 1½d (perfed corner block of 4), gummed or ungummed, clean, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 2499		Gibraltar, Cover Group, 14 pieces, stampless to early QEII, noted 1868 stampless to Malta, 1941 cover to England with scarce censor #7 tape, 1954 FPO cancel to U.S., plus 4 Offices in Morocco pieces, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2500		Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Postage Due Covers, 4 items, 1952 incoming illustrated Pan-Am from Fiji franked with GVI 6d Die II cancelled SUVA 7 AU 52, red ms. "T12c" and 2d scarlet (2) affixed, cancelled Canton Island 7 AUG 52, cover fault at left; 1954 incoming from U.N. franked with 5¢ UNICEF, cancelled Jupper left 8 1954 with red ms. "T6d" at upper left; 1d and 5d Dues cancelled Tarawa 23 DEC, 1963 6d on small reg. cancelled ARORAE and matching boxed reg. hs. at lower left, the 4d blue Due affixed and cancelled Tarawa 23 JAN with similar strike of previous day on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2501		/o Hong Kong, Banker Box Accumulation, stuffed with mint and used in binders, incl. better n.h. sets and souvenir sheets, also presentation packs, plus an accumulation of modern covers in binder and loose, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $719
Lot 2502		Hong Kong, 1935 to 1941 Airmail Covers, 13 incl. AAMC #1324 Around the World flight and five 1st flights plus some lovely commercial, worth careful inspection, Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details	Unsold
Lot 2503		Hong Kong, Group of Edward and GV Mint Singles, o.g., incl. #76, 81, 100, 103, 144 and Offices in China 26, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $784. Estimate $300-350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2504		Hong Kong, Postage Due Covers, 1956 to 1976 collection of 15 covers and 2 postcards bearing various Dues, virtually all commercial with values to $5, origins incl. U.S., Australia, France, Germany and Japan, the rest being local usages, interesting lot worthy of inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2505		Hong Kong, Airmail Covers, 9, 1930s to early 1940s, destinations incl. Austria, G.B., Germany, Australia, Canada and U.S., noted reg., Clipper, nice commercial group, generally Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 2506		/o/ India, Bhopal 20th Century Collection, couple hundred mint, some used and covers/postal cards on lovely annotated homemade pages, with Gibbons and Scott numbers, starts with 1902 series, some multiples, noted Scott #83, printers samples, reprints, imitations, Officials, plate proofs, various printings, worth inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 2507		India, Convention States GVI High Values, n.h., consists of Patiala SG #93-94, Chamba 94, 98, 102-105, Gwalior 112, 114-117, O91, O93-94, Jind 121-125, O83-86, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,400+. Estimate $650-750. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 2508		/o/ India, Hyderabad 1869 to 1947 Collection, about 300 mostly used, with some mint and 6 covers, perfs., shades, plus selection of 44 postal stationery pieces, all written up on lovely well annotated homemade pages, annotated with Gibbons and Scott numbers, strong Officials, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2509		/o India, Convention States Collection Balances, few hundred mint and used on Minkus pages, consists of Chamba, noted #12 o.g., 14 fiscal cancel, 84 o.g., 89-100 o.g., Gwalior with #63 o.g., 83 used, Jind with #133-145 o.g., Nabha with #22 o.g. (h.r.) and Patiala with #80-91 o.g., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 2510		/o India, Feudatory States Collection Balances, few hundred mint and used (few covers) on homemade and Minkus album pages, consists of Barwani, Cochin plus dupl. on stockpages, noted SG cat. values to £50, Indore, Jaipur and Travancore, inspect for value, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2511		/o India, Intact Mint or Used Collection, In Scott album to 1961, strength in States and 19th Century, somewhat scattered with some 1930s and later complete sets, incl. Officials, Revenue cancels, Conventions reasonably represented, few Feudatory mostly used, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. 2009 Scott $3,300 (Owner's). Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 2512		India, Airmail Covers, 51 pieces, 1930s to early 1940s, destinations incl. Australia, U.S., Kenya, Germany, G.B., France, New Zealand and Canada, noted censored, reg., nice commercial group, generally Fine. Ex Helbock. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 2513		/o India, and States Collection, several hundred used and mint on album pages, India mostly used to 1940s, Convention States mix of mint and used, value in mint Feudatory States, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2514		India, Postal History, 430+ pieces in small box, QV to GVI usages of stationery and adhesives, good variety of cancels, many identified, generally Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2515		/o Ireland, Mint and Used Accumulation, hundreds of sets and singles, many still on oldtime auction sheets, noted overprints on G.B. incl. #1-8, 12-14, 23-35, 44-58, later incl. 65-76, 91-92, 106-117 (o.g.), later commemorative sets, J1-4, used stock on pages, collection on Scott pages, bit disorganized, but a lot of better material, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Realized $748
Lot 2516		/o Ireland, Mint and Used Collection, few hundred on various pages, noted numerous G.B. overprints incl. Seahorses to 10/- mint (3), plus dupl. on stockpages, also couple coil leader pieces, few Revenues incl. 2 railway items, mint commemoratives to 1950s, interesting group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 2517		Ireland, 2 Volume Collection 1929 to 2008, almost all n.h. plus booklets and big chunk of n.h. recent issues, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $4,300+ (Owner's). Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2518		Ireland, Postage Due Covers, 1929 to1992 collection of 32, incl. first issue 1927 stampless, incoming from U.S., nearly all commercial, metered, stampless, extensive range of Due markings and nice variety of Dues affixed, examine, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 2519		/o Ireland, Various Collections, several hundred used and mint on album pages and in 2 Scott albums, dupl. to 1990s, noted better early commemorative sets mint, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2520		Malaya, Trengganu, Small Mint Collection, o.g., on album pages, noted #42-43 o.g., fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $417 (Owner's). Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2521		/o Malta, Mint and Used Collection, nice selection on Minkus pages to 1969, starts with G.B. #26 used on cover to Italy, later mint incl. #3, 3a, 14, 18, used incl. 28-45, 61, 64, 72, 82-84, 86-93 (92 o.g.), 113-114, modern mint and used, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2522		Malta, Postage Due Covers, 1925 to 1995 collection of 32, mostly incoming and nearly all commercial usages representing second issue through decimal issue Dues, incl. Refused, Compulsory Registration, Returned Letter Office, Printed Matter rate, 4d reg. env. to England with 2d (9) and 3d (8) G.B. Dues in blocks affixed, wide variety of Due hs., some village postmarks, origins incl. Libya, Italy, France, U.S., England, some internal usages, etc., worthwhile lot, examination suggested, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $863
Lot 2523		/o Nevis, Classic Collection, selection of mint and used on Scott album page, noted #1, 17, 22, 26 and 30 all mint, 3 used (pen cancel), generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,600+. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 2524		New Guinea, Officials, o.g., #O1 to O34 (missing O35), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $524. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 2525		New Hebrides, Postage Due Covers, 1951 to 1970 group of 9 short paid incoming from England (3) or Herault, France (3), Iraq, Norfolk Is., all with Dues affixed, covers from France with Fr. New Hebrides Bues 10c to 40c values, a nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 2526		/o New Zealand, Oldtime Collection, in 2 albums on quadrille pages to 1970s; 1st value in classical period mostly used, incl. #2, 4, 9f, 12c, 24, 25a, 26a, 29, 30, 30C (all bought individually and still on priced sheets), also #24, 28, 41, 1898 on mint or used incl. 5/- Mt. Cook copies, 1906 Christchurch mint, Fiscals incl. higher denominations unpriced, Semis complete mostly mint, back of the book; 2nd Dependencies somewhat sparse, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,565
Lot 2527		/ New Zealand, Mint Collection, several hundred o.g. to n.h. in Scott album from 1898 to 1980, noted #122-125 l.h., 130-138, 130e-137e, complete from 1915 with most QEII issues n.h. incl. 320, Semi-postals complete, Airs complete, Officials incl. O33-37, O51-53, O56, O57, Ross Dependency, Niue and Norfolk Is., clean collection, ready for expansion, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-1,800. View details and photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 2528		New Zealand, 1931 to 1940 First Flights, 15 incl. AAMC #1151,1203, 1206, 1210a, 1292 (2, plus 2 round trips), 1292a (4) and 1344 (2), on annotated quadrille pages, difficult lot to assemble, Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 2529		New Zealand, Postage Due Covers, 1900 to 1951 collection of 13 items, with 5 covers and 7 postcards all bearing first or second design Dues, mostly 1d denomination but values to 3d, origins incl. Germany (with contents), Uganda, Canada (2) and G.B. (2) and NSW, rest all local, extensive range of Due markings represented, plus 7 covers and one business reply card all franked with third design Dues incl. incoming long Pan-Am from Gilbert & Ellice with 1d and strip of 3 of 3d, U.S. 3¢ Jefferson used from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 4 locally used items and FDC from Australia, some mixed condition, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $546
Lot 2530		New Zealand, 1980s to 2000s New Issues, Two banker boxes filled with year sets in original post office packaging, some dupl., high face value, Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2531		o New Zealand, "Ad Backs" Collection, 79 copies sorted on pages, minor dupl., various company ads, with articles and plating information about these fascinating issues, several better stamps noted, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $150-180. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2532		/o New Zealand, Accumulation of Hundreds, modern mint and older used on small sales cards and on album pages, good variety, value in modern mint, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $173

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