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Public Auction #420

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 16, 2014 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 16, 2014 at 6:13pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1163*oDynamite collections from the 1880s to 1990s in six cartons. Thousands of mostly different mint and used stamps in singles, sets, souvenir sheets, and booklets presented in Minkus, Scott Specialty, KaBe, White Ace albums as well as stockbooks. Includes fascinating Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, Grenada, St. Vincent, Antigua, Channel Islands, St. Helena etc. Also entails general collections from the Caribbean and Oceania. Readily saleable.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
1164*oA quite attractive grouping of mainly mint in three counterbooks as assembled by a collector while he dreamed of becoming a dealer. Contains a large number of less commonly seen stamps and sets along with several scarce specimen issues. Best areas appear to be New Guinea, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain with much of value from other colonies as well. Generally clean and unduplicated, this one’s a gold mine for your British stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,700.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
1165*oAccumulation from the 1870s to 1970s in a thick blue stockbook. Almost 2,100 mint and used mostly different stamps in singles and sets. Includes Antigua, Dominica, Jamaica, Mauritius, Fiji, Samoa, Tasmania, and St. Vincent. Good lot for filling holes in your British colonies collection.Cat. Value: $19,700.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
1166*oAccumulation from the reigns of King Edward VII to Queen Elizabeth II. Over 900 mostly different mint and used stamps in singles and sets on black stockcards and quadrille pages arranged and organized neatly. Highlights includes mint Cyprus #114-123, Cayman Islands #69-80, Barbuda #1-10, Lagos #50-59, Kenya and Uganda #18-37, Fiji #79-91, and Mandated Territory of Tanganyika #29-44. Also involves an often not seen completed 1949 UPU used set on stockpages. British specialist please be on alert, do not miss out on this.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,200.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
1167*oFour stockbooks loaded with better British Empire sets and singles many that catalog into $100.00 plus range. Includes issues from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II era. Also good topicals. All identified and priced. Take a look, easy one to integrate in your stock or collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
1168*oCountry collections from a collector that is narrowing his interests. Each country is accurately cataloged and with a price he thinks it’s worth. Stronger countries include Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Clean lot with abundant of mint sets.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00
1169*Collection of C-V countries from 1940s to 2009 in 13 mostly Lighthouse stockbooks. Hundreds of mainly different mint stamps in singles, sets, and souvenir sheets organized nicely. Owner’s older catalog value of $7,547.00. Includes Canada, Christmas Island, Sierra Leone, Singapore, and Southwest Africa. New philatelic material coming onto the market. Excellent opportunity; so do not let this one slip by.Cat. Value: S.B. 1.500.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00
1170*oSmall box with stock tightly packed in small glassines identified and priced. All mint NH sets with modest duplication from the 1950s-1980s. Over 2/3 of the value in British Caribbean with the rest Oceania. Needs careful viewing to discover the full potential.Cat. Value: $7,300.00
Price Realized: $900.00
1171*oA most delightful accumulation of 42 old auction lots from an area estate. Consists of several hundred mostly different mint stamps from 1886 to 1982 in singles and sets. Strengths include Canada, Hong Kong and North Borneo. Some highlights include Canada #104-107, 112-113, 184, C1-C9, CE1-CE4, 195-201, 149-159, Hong Kong #178-179, 306-308a, North Borneo #202-222. A very interesting and comprehensive selection needing viewing to fully appreciate.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
1172*oAccumulation from 1840 to 1990s in five binders. Hundreds of mint and used stamps having a multitude of backup. Highlights are used Great Britain #1 and 124 as well as colonial omnibus issues from 1935 to 1965. An attractive lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00
1173*British A-C selection circa 1910 to 2009 in five Lighthouse stockbooks. Hundreds of mostly different mint stamps in singles, sets, and souvenir sheets arranged neatly in order. Owner’s older catalog value of $4,964.00. Includes Cocos–Keeling, British Antarctic Territory, Bermuda, BIOT, and Bahamas. Fresh material to the philatelic market ready for integration into red box stock or internet sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00
1174oA mounted cancel collection of about 640 entries. Everything was hand picked over many years to only use clear readable strikes. Sometimes this necessitates employing better stamps. So, consequently there are several scattered throughout. Many smaller towns, unusual usages, TPO’s, ships, etc. with a wide variety. The scans may not show the scarcest examples but should give an idea of the magnitude.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $850.00
1175*oEclectic collections on Minkus pages in manila envelopes. Embraces hundreds of mint, used stamps nearly all different in singles, sets, and souvenir sheets. Involves Hong Kong from 1880 to 2004, Singapore from 1948 to 2001, Brunei from 1910 to 2000, Solomon Islands from 1907 to 1990, Cook Islands from 1900 to 1984, KUT from 1921 to 1988, plus South Africa, SWA, with Homelands from 1923 to 1999. Please inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. 7,350.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1176*oCollections containing Canada, Newfoundland, and British Oceania from 1868 to 1978. Several hundred mint and used mostly different stamps in singles and sets. Consists of a Newfoundland and Provinces in a Lighthouse two post hingeless album and slipcase having an owner’s catalog value of $1,500.00. Highlights include mint #1, 172-82, 212-225 and J1-J6. Also contains Canada mint collection from 1868 to 1971 in a ledger book, on neat homemade pages and in black mounts. Highlights include #50-54, 56. Rounding out this offering is a Minkus British Oceania album from 1899 to 1978 with useful, New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. A nice lot ideal for breakdown into red box stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1177*oPhenomenal selection from the 1850s to 1950. Around 160 mostly all different mint and used stamps in singles and sets organized neatly on black stockcards. Includes Leeward Islands mint #103-115 having variety of printings, New Guinea C46-C59, Cyprus #114-123 and used Malta #148-166, Gambia #41-64 and a British Bechuanaland 1901 cancelled postal card to Mafeking. Duplicates of better material from a very advanced collector. Please inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
1178*oSelection from the 1880s to 1950s in a red stockbook. Roughly 225 mainly different mint and used stamps in singles and sets. Entails Niger Coast, Bechuanaland, British East Africa, Australia, and New South Wales. If you specialize in this area we especially recommend.Cat. Value: $4,770.00
Price Realized: $850.00
1179*Collection containing St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha from 1952 to 2009 in four Lighthouse stockbooks. Hundreds of mostly all different mint stamps in singles, sets, and souvenir sheets arranged meticulously in order. Owner’s older catalog value of $3,563.00. A very attractive lot from these two popular South Atlantic colonies.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
1180*oAccumulation from the 1880s to the 1970s. Incorporates hundreds of mint and used stamps in three stockbooks, in manila envelopes identified by colony on album, sales pages, stock, salescards, and glassines. Highlights are mint Seychelles #125-148 and Cyprus #168-182. Also includes fascinating Bermuda, St. Helena, Aden, and India. Original selection that has not seen the light of day since the 1980s. Well worth a bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1181*oCollection on clean Scott Specialty pages from 1880s to 1994. Contains hundreds of mostly different mint and used stamps. Mainly British Middle East and Europe. A nice lot to build upon by just purchasing an album.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $400.00
1182*oAggregation with several countries and loads of value. Ceylon is the best. Also included South Africa, Isle of Man and Grenada. Needs careful viewing to discover the full potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $400.00
1183*Accumulation on black salecards and glassines from the 1930s to 1984. Encompasses Ascension, Falkland Islands, Falkland Dependencies, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and Gibraltar. Roughly 300 mint stamps some sorted by perforate varieties and some in complete sets having enjoyable duplication. Easily set up for instant sale.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00
1184*oCollection from 1840s to the 1940s in a Scott Specialty album. Hundreds of stamps having useful duplication. Although somewhat remaindered still contains very high catalog and good British Offices. Also includes mostly British Oceania. Beneficial selection.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $425.00
1185o1935 complete Silver Jubilee set used. Arranged neatly in order on pages and in a binder. Not often seen so worth exploring.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $325.00
1186*Complete mint King George V 1935 Silver Jubilee collection. Neat original selection mounted in clear mounts on quadrille pages and in a period album. Do not miss out on this fabulous buy.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $950.00
1187*oAccumulation from 1860s to 1997. Comprises hundreds of mostly different mint and used stamps in singles, partial, full sets, souvenir sheets and BOB. Strongest is New Zealand organized neatly in a red stockbook and the other red stockbook covers the Bahamas. A nice lot for internet sales.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $290.00
1188*1935 complete Silver Jubilee mint NH set. Arranged pleasantly in order in clear mounts on original Thorp and Martin Co. pages plus binder. If you specialize in this area we especially recommend.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $600.00
1189*oHomemade collection in five 3 ring binders and a stockbook. Custom organized by geography includes a couple thousand stamps mainly in complete sets neatly sorted into country groups on black stockpages. Enough value 1960-1980 to make viewing profitable. Will take some work with a catalog to mine the many intermediate sets in this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $450.00
1190*1935 complete Silver Jubilee mint OG set. Organized and arranged nicely in order in black mounts on White Ace quadrille pages and in a binder. Readily saleable.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1191*1948 Silver Wedding complete high value stamp set. Also includes complete low value set. Please inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: 2011 cat. 2,026.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
1192*o19 counterbooks filled with over 600 salespages from a long dormant stock. Organized A-Z and covers the entire commonwealth with a mint or used sets, short sets, or singles on each page sometimes with duplication. Good values still remain with some pages cataloging up to $40.00 each. From classics to around 1977, this cruise of the British area is sure to please.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $325.00