| COLLECTIONS & ACCUMULATIONS — Dr. Charles Rothwell Collection |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| | | Lots 872-1024 are from the collection of Charles E. Rothwell. Dr. Rothwell built his collection over the past 25 years primarily through purchasing large stocks, advanced country collections and smaller lots with specialty items from auction houses in Chicago, Detroit, and New York. To display his collection he constructed his own pages using country specific specialized catalogs and literature obtained from the APS library. These pages run to 1960 and have the look and feel of a Scott Specialty Album page, but contain spaces for shades, paper and perforation varieties, overprint errors and varieties, etc. as per the specialized catalogs. To help ensure consistency of presentation and to facilitate the incorporation of new material, Dr. Rothwell cut mounts for most spaces, whether or not he had the stamp. Please keep in mind while viewing these lots that empty mounts do not necessarily indicate incomplete sets, as they are commonly placeholders for minor varieties and they do not indicate removal of a stamp as these collections are being offered intact. Dr. Rothwell was a stickler for quality, constantly upgrading the centering, freshness and NH condition of his stamps so NH will be found for many of the best values and even in the 19th century. The result is advanced, nearly all mint, collections of exceptional quality. Dr. Rothwell did not finish making albums for the entire world and there are a few used stamps or faulty items. These exceptions will be by and large denoted in the description.
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| 872 |  | British Africa a conglomeration of 20 smaller African colonies each with good value throughout. Basutoland appears complete except for the officials. Madagascar has nice Consular Mail stamps and the 1895 Inland Revenue set. The colonies that now form Nigeria have strength throughout as does Natal, Transvaal and the other short lived South Africa Republics. Northern and Southern Rhodesia are largely complete as are Swaziland and Tristan da Cunha. Turn the pages slowly because there are numerous varieties in shades, overprints, etc. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $4,750.00 |
| 873 | | British Asia several smaller colonies not quite valuable enough to make up single lots. The Sarawak and Pakistan are most valuable followed in descending order by Napal, Labuan, Maldive Islands and Bangkok. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $1,400.00 |
| 874 | | British Caribbean conglomeration of seven colonies that couldn’t quite stand on their own. Approximate order of value are St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Island, Grenada, Virgin Islands, St. Vincent, Turks and Caicos plus Montserrat. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,800.00
Price Realized: $4,000.00 |
| 875 | | British Middle East solid units from seven colonies. Aden appears complete. Jordan and Palestine have some nice overprint and perforation varieties. Jordan also has some imperf sets. Also good value in Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $2,600.00 |
| 876 | | British Oceania group with Cook Islands being the most valuable due to its high degree of completeness and multiple paper types of overprinted postal fiscal stamps. New Guinea is powerful with complete sets and the £2 and £5 Bulolo Oil Fields airmails. Pitcairn Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, New Hebrides, Tonga, Samoa, Norfolk and Papua all have good value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,250.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00 |
| 877 |  | Great Britain collection is rather evenly mixed mint and used until 1883 then virtually all mint thereafter. Condition is also a little mixed on the earlies with many exceptional copies, but some like the 1882 £1 and £5 values not so great. Many shades, paper, perforation and watermark varieties for those who wish to collect according to the Stanley Gibbons catalog. | Cat. Value: S.B. 10,500.00
Price Realized: $11,000.00 |
| 878 | | Great Britain (Offices) Offices in China go up to $2.00. Offices in the Middle East and Africa are basically complete less the postage dues. Morocco Agencies issues are quite extensive with several minor varieties present. Turkish Empire is more sparse but still holds good value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,100.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00 |
| 879 | | Antigua appears to have all major numbered items as listed by Scott and additional shades as well. Only three stamps are used. Some of the better items such as #1 and #64 are NH. Also present is Barbuda 1-11. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00 |
| 880 | | Ascension collection complete for period, including the minor variety perf and shade stamps for KGVI definitives. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 881 | | Australia desirable lot that starts with solid kangaroos and George V definitives, including die types and shade varieties. The George VI and Elizabeth II issues are nearly complete and a nice representation of airmails, postage dues, officials and military stamps. | Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $1,900.00 |
| 882 | | Bahamas exceptional collection has some really nice Queen Victoria issues (Scott 22, 24, 25, are NH) and nearly complete 20th century. Plenty of shade varieties are here for the specialist. | Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $1,300.00 |
| 883 | | Barbados powerful collection that begins with some very attractive imperf Britannias, a few used 1860 pin perfs, then a solid group of perforated Britannias including #43 and 57 used plus 56a mint . Basically complete for major numbers from 1882-1960 with additional shade, paper and perforation varieties present. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00 |
| 884 | | Bechuanaland begins with some interesting 1885-1887 stamps. A half penny black may or may not be #4a and the £5 value has a revenue cancel. The seahorses are complete and one has a major reentry of the shield (S.G. 85a, £1100). The 1926 three pence with additional albino overprint is also present. | Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00 |
| 885 | | Bermuda impressive collection that lacks very few stamps after 1874. The Queen Victoria issues are highlighted by #10 (used), 12 (with RPS cert), and 13-15. The Georges have interesting shade and perforation varieties, especially in the high values. | Cat. Value: S.B. 3,500.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00 |
| 886 | | BCA/ Nyasaland superb representation of this popular colony. Begins with the 1891-1895 “BCA” overprints to £10. Every subsequent set is complete through the £1 value and the 1919 £10 value is present. Rarely offered this complete. | Cat. Value: S.B. 5,000.00
Price Realized: $7,500.00 |
| 887 | | British East Africa small collection with nice sets of 1890-1895, 1895-1896 issues and a nice grouping of the 1896-1903 issue. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00 |
| 888 | | British Guiana a rather sparse collection that would be great for expansion. There are a couple of 1853-1856 stamps that are questionable and appear faulty. Good value is found in the issues of 1888-1954. | Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00 |
| 889 | | British Honduras very attractive collection that would be great to finish off. The country appears to be 75-80% there but needs the 1866-1887 issues plus some later high values to really fill it out. | Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $650.00 |
| 890 | | Brunei the river scene issues are quite extensive and largely complete. The Japanese occupation issues are highlighted by the $25 black on red which is signed and appears to be NH. | Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $1,050.00 |
| 891 | | Burma the regular issues are nearly complete from 1940 and the officials are quite nice. The Japanese occupation issues are sparse but still contain good value. | Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $850.00 |
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