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Public Auction #412

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 18, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 18, 2012 at 6:12pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — British Area
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1001*oBritish Area huge stock of thousands of stamps sorted in Scott order in seventeen stuffed three ring manila stockbooks. Includes stockbooks of Great Britain, Isle of Man, Canada related, Ireland, several other British Colonies, etc. packed in five large cartons. Mixed mint and used with the bulk of the value split between used classical material and more modern complete sets. Moderate to heavy duplication in places often obscuring the value. Needs a thorough and careful evaluation as the stockbooks themselves are fragile and well used. Useful for lists or as back up stock with plenty of saleable sets.Cat. Value: S.B. 13,000.00
Price Realized: $8,500.00
1002*oCollection from 1840 to 1936 in two very useable Gibbons New Imperial albums. Material is predominately bright mint OG and has been cataloged after various items were removed and others marked N/C. Not many long sets are complete and Great Britain represents about a sixth of the catalog value, but there still is a wonderful cross section of earlier material to extract or build on. Quite a nostalgia trip for collectors of a certain age.Cat. Value: S.B. 8,500.00
Price Realized: $7,000.00
1003*oSeven volume Scott Specialty album collection in two cartons. Five volumes of British America and one each British Africa and British Oceana all to around 1983. Packed with many mint apparently NH sets. High catalog (owner’s cat. $17,938.00) and good coverage after the classical period. Better countries include Grenada, Montserrat, Antigua, Jamaica and South Africa. Pleasing profit potential packed into a shelf worth collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 4,000.00
Price Realized: $3,500.00
1004*Accumulation with a few thousand stamps identified in glassines, sales cards, and stockpages. Runs from the 1960’s-1990’s with strong topicals. Better areas include Norfolk Islands, Pitcairn and Nauru. Manageable duplication and loads of catalog value. A wealth of fresh material to recycle to collectors.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $1,100.00
1005*oNine stockbooks with better material. Stronger areas include Cayman Islands, Canada, Cyprus, Papua New Guinea and Cook Islands. Most start in the Queen Elizabeth period. Many complete mostly NH mint sets. Worthy lot for input into your collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
1006*Group of all different medium to better retail material. Vast majority are complete sets running from the Victorian period to early QEII. Some NH, some hinge remnents or no gum. Mostly F-VF.Cat. Value: cat. 15,050.00
Price Realized: $2,900.00
1007*oCollection/accumulation in eight binders. All stamps are in sheet protectors on attractive homemade pages identified and priced. Well balanced, with only a few classics. Most of the value dates from the 1950’s-1980’s. Many mint sets which catalogs about $9,900.00. Viewing recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,600.00
Price Realized: $900.00
1008*oCollection of several countries and loads of value. Stronger areas are Cape of Good Hope, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Hong Kong and Leeward Islands. Time frame runs from mostly from the classics to the 1940’s. Many incomplete sets however still spotted pockets with complete sets. Viewing recommended.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,400.00
Price Realized: $3,750.00
1009*Collection in mounts on Scott pages. Several hundred stamps from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Mostly NH complete sets. Better areas are Leeward Islands, Cayman Islands, Singapore, Swaziland and Virgin Islands. Clean fresh lot.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,350.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
1010*oAggregation of collections on various pages. Includes a two volume Gibbons album of England 1952-1996 mainly mint, New Zealand on Lighthouse pages 1967-1993, a 1935 Silver Jubilee collection on black quadrille pages and small folder collections of Malay States and Bermuda. Huge catalog with great profit potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $950.00
1011*oCollection as received from an estate with P-Z countries. Stronger areas include Papua, St Helena, Sarawak, Straits Settlements and much more. Clean fresh material, mostly mint from the King George period and earlier. Could be broken down by country.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,150.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
1012oAn all used mounted collection of several hundred different in an old springback album. Runs from the 1st QEII issues to about 1970. Mostly complete sets and includes a few covers. Very clean.Cat. Value: cat. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
1013*oCarton of country collections. Australia and New Zealand are the best. Also includes Cook Islands, Ireland, Christmas and Norfolk Islands. Plus a little Egypt is tossed in. Needs careful viewing to discover the full potential.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $700.00
1014*oCVLarge carton lot containing six interesting semi related collections. Three are in expensive KABE albums, 1952-1996 Tristan Da Cunha, 1940-1996 Pitcairn Island, and 1947-1994 Norfolk Island. Also includes a Gibbons used New Zealand, a Barbados collection on computer pages and a disorganized Scott Papua New Guinea. Many mint sets to be harvested for stock or marketable as stand alone collections.Cat. Value: cat. 6,900.00
Price Realized: $850.00
1015*oConglomeration of many sets and singles in stockbooks, glassines and album pages. Mostly Great Britain with a smattering of the Empire, Coronation issues and over $300.00 in high value Canadian face. Considerable value here with most of the material from the 1950’s-1970’s.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1016*oCollection in an old Scott spring back album with stamps from T-Z countries going into the 1930’s. Better areas are Tonga, Transvaal, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos plus Zanzibar. Mostly mint with plenty of sets. Nice lot for this popular area.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $950.00
1017*oAccumulation/collection in a small pizza size box. Stockcards, a couple exhibit pages and a few dozen Scott Specialty pages are featured. Includes some interesting Virgin Islands multiples and printing varieties along with some “better” Canada. Worth a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $475.00
1018*oCounterstock of a long departed dealer that has been hidden away for the last 30 years or so contained in 27 small and 11 large ringed counterbooks sorted in Scott order. Remaindered just before concealment, this stock has plenty more to offer than the hundreds of relatively common sets and singles noted at first glance. Highlights include mint Malaya Kedah #20, North Borneo 48, Bahamas 132-147 along with used India #4, 203-206, Brunei 58, etc. plus a few useful Canadian Revenues. Condition and accuracy of identification varies so a complete perusal is required.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
1019*oBritish collection that includes Silver Jubilee, Coronation and both Peace issues. Appears complete. We looked at a few and they were OG. Good opportunity for an addition to your collection or stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $325.00
1020**Mint postal stationery accumulation of just over 120 pieces. Best are the four Gandhi commemoration cards from India and the smattering of specimens found throughout. Covers all eras from late 19th century through the late 1960’s. Take a good look for there are finds to be made here.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $300.00
1021*oCollection of nearly 9,000 stamps from 16 countries mounted in three volumes on quadrille pages and one book of specialized Australia pages. Typically mixed mint and used with mint NH in mounts, some start with a few QV, and all end with many modern topical issues. Take a look to see what you can use.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $280.00
1022*oBritish Africa collection of several hundred stamps mounted in a stockbook, some Fiscal cancels, however still a good deal of value. Stronger areas; Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland Protectorate and Rhodesia going to 1990. Needs a close look for the hidden value.Cat. Value: S.B. 1250.00
Price Realized: $2,800.00
1023*Collection in a Stock Stamp Album with British Antarctica Territories in mounts. The British Antarctic Territories starts with 1-15 NH then mostly complete mint to 1998. The British Indian Ocean Territories is also mint complete to the 1990’s. Includes three stockpages with very useful material including several sets in blocks. Clean lot, inspect and enjoy.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $550.00
1024*oBritish Caribbean collection with Bahamas and Jamaica. Starts with Queen Victoria period and goes up to the 1980’s. Mostly mint with better sets including Bahamas 70-84 OG. Will fill many holes in your collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
1025*oBritish Europe accumulation of several country collections with mostly mint sets with much NH. Better areas include Great Britain, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Channel Islands and Malta. Inspection recommended for full appreciation.Cat. Value: cat. 3,590.00
Price Realized: $450.00
1026*oBritish Honduras/Belize collection in a Scott album with pages into the 1980’s containing several intermediate OG sets. Highlights include 115-126, 144-155, 167-178 and more. Good lot to build up.Cat. Value: cat. 1,340.00
Price Realized: $220.00
1027**oBritish Oceania collection in four Scott Specialty albums, apparently complete mint NH to the early 1980’s, except for much of the International Part I era. Also includes additional souvenir sheets, booklets, gutters, etc. from many countries mounted on blank pages. A reservoir of popular topicals from many remote places. Half of the lot is other British (not British Oceania).Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $1,450.00
1028*oBritish Oceania powerful mostly mint accumulation with country collections priced and identified on Scott pages. Better countries are Niue, Tonga, Papua and Penrhyn. Contains many pockets of good material. Ready for resale.Cat. Value: cat. 6,200.00
Price Realized: $900.00
1029*oBritish Oceana collection mounted on Scott pages. Includes North West Pacific Islands, Aitutaki, Cook Islands and Niue. Good value from 1915-1935 in each of the countries with many complete mint sets. Could be broken down by country or a dealer’s stock. An appealing collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $850.00