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Public Auction #409

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 26, 2011 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 26, 2011 at 6:36pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS BRITISH — General British
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1129*oLarge accumulation of material sorted into areas. Thousands of singles, sets etc. mounted in albums, sorted into glassines and in year sets. Includes several Minkus collections of British Africa, British America, country collections on pages, country accumulations in boxes etc., along with some better Australia. Nineteen separate groups in all. Would easily break down into stock or retail units. Offered reasonably.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,750.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
1130*oCollection in six Minkus albums up to 1980. Well represented throughout. Strongest through the period 1936 to 1964. Many strong countries including Bahamas, Falkland Islands, Pitcairn Islands, etc. Mostly mint sets including many that are seldom seen such as Falklands 84-96 and 128-142 mint. Definitely suitable for continuation or breakdown.Cat. Value: S.B. 3,750.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
1131**oSix clean Davo hingeless albums each starting with NH sometime in the 1940’s to 1970’s and continuing nearly solid through the 1990’s. Includes Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Bermuda. Mostly sets, souvenir sheets and booklets, value also resides in three binders of assorted worldwide topicals that the collector found interesting. Productive to either expand or extract.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,200.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
1132*oTen red boxes loaded with several thousand stamps. Organized by country in glassines, well balanced with little duplication. Time frame runs from the classics to the 1960’s. Mostly mint with better sets throughout. Check it out to see the value.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,000.00
Price Realized: $6,000.00
1133*oAccumulation in five small dealer counterbooks. Extremely high catalog value in mint and used sets and singles. Many high ticket items in condition varies so offered at a low fraction of catalog value. Will jump right into a world stock or is easily plugged into a better collection. Great for internet sales, too.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
1134**oCollections in seven Scott Specialty albums to the mid-1980’s. Includes Great Britain and Dominions plus over a dozen of their dependencies. Each have scattered mixed used and mint OG to the 1960’s, than fairly solid NH sets and souvenir sheets thereafter. A lot of material to remount or restock.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
1135*oCollection in three “homemade” albums. Starts with a presentable Great Britain #1 and progresses into the mid 1960’s with huge catalog value but in mixed condition. Also includes a selection of colonies from the same time period. All are cataloged by the owner who has included a detailed catalog breakdown. Some better Hong Kong with a quick look. The bulk of the value is in the early Great Britain, so be sure to spend some time investigating.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $800.00
1136*oAccumulation in four stockbooks and 15 counterbooks. Mostly mint, predominately complete sets, mostly QEII. Manageable duplication especially in the lower valued sets. Some better items throughout. Easily marketed because it’s in Scott order and clean. Good lot for the British area collector or dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
1137*oUnusual mix of country collections in three albums. Strongest in Egypt and Malay states/Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Aden, then a few others. All contain mint and/or used sets and singles, with a few scattered NH. Includes a number of stamps that could have made individual lots, but we left them for you to find.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $1,500.00
1138*oAccumulation in a small carton. Starts with a decent collection of Jordan on homemade pages. Next is a fine group of British Europe and Caribbean on Scott pages, mainly in complete sets and mostly modern. Next up is an impressive study of Great Britain #3 including many examples of plate 20 through 74. Tremendous amounts of annotated work went into this two volume presentation. All three parts make up a great group for the savvy buyer.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $750.00
1139*oAccumulation from the Empire in a stockbook from a wide variety of the colonies. Fine or better appearing with some faults. Spotted several better singles and sets. Worth a good look.Cat. Value: cat. 9,000.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1140*Small accumulation found in a tiny dealer counter salesbook. Appears to be mainly mint NH or mint OG complete sets of higher ticket items. Almost all are $25.00 and up. Some better Falkland Islands and Malta with a quick peek. High catalog value. Set up well for easy figuring and processing.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $800.00
1141*oAccumulation of country collections from all over the area in four large cartons. Plus bunches of country accumulations often with duplication. Mixed condition. Not a lot of power, just a lot of stamps mounted on pages and roughly sorted by year. Starts early and highlights the more modern mint material. Good coverage of the area.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $2,200.00
1142*oCollection in two red 3 ring binders on pages. The Great Britain begins with two penny blacks and then well represents the classic period. Noted #108-109 used. Also included is a helpful group of Canada that includes several #158’s. Finishes with a better than average bunch of Australia. All organized and ready to go in a small box. Good value to be mined from this odd assemblage.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $950.00
1143*oCollection in a clean Scott Speciality hingeless album. Includes British Antarctic Territory, Australian Antarctic Territory and British Indian Ocean Territory. Each from their beginnings up into the 1990’s. Nice, clean and colorful, ready for your album shelves, or would easily break down into component parts for stock.Cat. Value: cat. 3,350.00
Price Realized: $950.00
1144*oPile of old Scott Specialty pages in a small carton. Hundreds of stamps. Somewhat remaindered. Plenty of better sets still included, running from as early as 1933 up to more modern. Noted a nice pocket of Bahrain while repacking. Perfect for incorporation into a stock or collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $350.00
1145**Unique mix of Dominions material overflowing a small stockbook. Primarily 20th century NH singles, sets, and multiples with duplication, there are also worthwhile earlier mint OG items and items from other colonies. We suggest checking out everything stuck in the binding as you figure this.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $425.00
1146*oAccumulation of several hundred stamps on Scott Specialty pages, in an old stockbook, on stocksheets and “102” size cards. All eras from classic to modern are included. Some manageable duplication. Strong in Australia and Canada. Take a close look, you may be surprised.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $425.00
1147*oSelection of 15 better stamps. Includes Malta #3f unused with BPA cert, Ceylon #19 appearing unused and various used Cape of Good Hope triangles such as 1d x 3, 4d x 7 and 6d x 3. Generally presentable copies.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $210.00