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Public Auction #402

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COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1224*oA mixed group with many better items. Strong Victorian period, especially Barbados. Also worthwhile for Egypt and a little Indian States. Sprinkled throughout are overprint varieties, sideways watermarks, etc.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
1225*oA predominately mint stock of Commonwealth in five small counterbooks. Each stamp or set is identified with catalog value so much of the work is done. Loaded with good material with most of the items from George VI or Elizabeth II. About half is hinged or used, the rest is NH. Some of the better we spotted includes Ascension 33-36 (NH), Canada blocks of four MR1-MR2 (NH), Bahamas 100-113 (LH), Cayman Islands 135-148 (NH), and Tristan 14-27 (NH). Set up for easy processing, just pick your percentage and start selling.Cat. Value: $9,500.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
1226*oBritish colonies material from all eras worked up on “102” size cards and dealer salespages. Includes full sets, part sets, and singles comprising a collector’s duplicates and a few triplicates. There is little minimum value material in the red box, and a surprising amount of better material throughout the three salesbooks. However, the owner’s catalog value needs some discounting for a few fiscal cancels and a few possible forgeries. That said, there is much saleable material.Cat. Value: 2007 cat. 11,400.00
Price Realized: $1,600.00
1227*oSeveral thousand mounted on homemade pages and housed in twenty-one 3 ring binders. On a quick perusal it looks to be mainly used short sets, but on closer inspection many moderate values are apparent along with a good amount of mint sets and souvenir sheets. A great lot for someone to fill the pesky lower valued holes and to get worthwhile better.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,400.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
1228*oA small six ring salesbook of better values and sets. Some of the highlights are (mint OG unless noted) Australia 54 used, 178a gutter block NH, 184-187 blocks NH, 218-221, Newfoundland 61-74, 104-114, 172-182, Canada 4 used, 7 used, 23 used, 28 used x 2, 46 used, 56 x 2, 59, 60, 72, C2 NH, Cape of Good Hope 63-71, 178 used, Great Britain 109 used, 180, 311 NH, Ireland 250-265 blocks NH, J14 block NH, Malta 259-262 NH, Papua 122-136, St. Vincent 131 and Trinidad and Tobago J1-J8 (last two sets toned). Good lot for mail sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
1229*oMany hundred medium to better values and sets plucked out of stocks and collections, then arranged as they were received on black stockpages. Includes a couple dozen different countries with Great Britain and Canada the most valuable but also useful for the Straight Settlements, Mauritius, Malaya States, Sudan, Ireland, Tasmania and Nauru. Some faults but mostly selected for Fine or better.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
1230*oAccumulation with several country collections. Better include Australia and Great Britain. Also a few glassines with more G.B. stockcards with Canada and a stockbook with mint from various other British Empire. Includes much useful material.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $650.00
1231*oAn accumulation on stockcards, glassines and album pages with Malaya. The rest of the material is from all over the Commonwealth. Spotted a few mints OG sets from George VI period. A clean fresh looking lot with good pickings.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $2,100.00
1232*oSeveral hundred mostly different mixed up in a small carton. They are mounted in collection remainders, in stockbooks, stockcards, and in glassines as purchased. Many medium level values and sets spotted as it was sifted through. Especially inviting are all the contemporary mint NH sets and souvenir sheets.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $800.00
1233*oA three-part accumulation in a box. The first part is a mostly used collection of Great Britain on Scott pages to 1978. This features a number of higher catalog Queen Victoria issues, and Scott 224 and 140. The second, and most interesting, part is an album with an odd mix of Ascension, British Indian Ocean Territory, and Cocos Islands. Most of this appears to be mint OG and has an owner’s catalog value of $1400.00. The final part is Tuvalu mounted on Scott pages and said by the owner to catalog $197.00. Good lot to breakdown and sell by the country.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $375.00
1234*oFour stockbooks with country collections. Better noted are India, Kuwait, Ascension, St Helena, Seychelles, Swaziland, South Africa and more. Many complete NH setsCat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $650.00
1235***British Area gathering of about 20 country folder lots, plus assorted pages and six binders. Strongest are Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and Pacific Islands. Fresh useful material can be extracted.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1236*oAccumulation with older British Empire material containing country collections, glassines, “102” size cards, quadrille pages and miscellaneous. Stronger countries are Newfoundland, New Zealand , Australian states and India. Lots of pickings or good to sell by the country.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $900.00
1237*oAccumulation mostly in folder lots, plus a Malta remainder collection in specialty album. Also some in glassines, etc.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $425.00
1238*oBritish Africa a really exciting mostly mint collection in mounts on clean Scott Specialty pages to the late 1980’s. Includes several thousand different that is somewhat spotty during the Victorian period (which is where most the used resides) but then really improves from the KEVII to the end where the later parts are virtually complete. The catalog value stated is the owner’s, which should be discounted some for a few fiscal cancels, possible forgeries, removed pen cancels, etc. Overall a gorgeous collection worthy of careful study.Cat. Value: 2007 cat. 46,000.00
Price Realized: $12,500.00
1239*oBritish Africa a clean three volume collection mounted on Scott Specialty or International pages. Consists of three dozen countries with (as they come) Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Mauritius, Rhodesia, St. Helena, Seychelles, S.W. Africa, S. Africa, and Zanzibar the more valuable. Mixed mint and used with some countries running to the 1980’s. Good values throughout plus many sets.Cat. Value: $9,700.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
1240*oBritish Africa collection/accumulation of almost 200 dangerous fakes, forgeries, and reprints. Many are mounted on pages and annotated. About half are Sierra Leone, with Lagos, Sudan, Swaziland, Zanzibar, Zululand, and a few others. Very informative.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $850.00
1241*oBritish Africa two Scott Specialty albums containing a number of useful items from this popular area. As you review, ignore the owner’s catalog values as they include everything including condition problems and revenue cancels. Our evaluation takes these into account and still finds numerous worthwhile value. Among the better are eight Cape triangles in various states of condition, early Gambia, interesting Rhodesia, and more. A nice little lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1242*oBritish America accumulation of country collections. Better are Canada, Falkland Islands, Turks and Caicos, St Lucia, Antigua, St Vincent, Virgin Islands plus much more. Lots of mounted NH sets throughout. Great lot to build up your collection or for a dealer to sell by the country.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,400.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
1243*oBritish Antarctic Territory collection in a Scott Specialty binder running to 2005. Needs only Scott 20-23 to be complete from the beginning to 1989. Highlights include (all mint) 1-15; 24 (NH); and 25-38. After 1989, the issues are more scattered but still of value. Easy to review and easy to figure so take a look.Cat. Value: $1,370.00
Price Realized: $425.00

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