Lot
1529 
British Commonwealth, Postal History, of over 350 good to better items from all over with each item selected by a very knowledgeable postal historian over a long period with coverage primarily from the QV to KGVI period, but with some QEII all unusual or with better town cancels, contains many better town usages, mourning covers, destinations (Montserrat to Gilbert Ellice, Malta to Taiwan, S Rhodesia to Vietnam, etc.), OHMS, postage dues, nice official cancels (mainly early), registered, misc. handstamp (several better), paquebot, multi-frankings and mainly commercial mail; a specialized hoard that dealers dream of, but rarely find in today's market. Needs to be viewed.Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $1,050
Lot
1530 
British Commonwealth, Dealer's Stock, of 56 KGVI S.G. listed varieties mostly mint; includes Ascension 4d Mountaineer flaw, Bahamas 2d gray short "T" in block of 4 and pair, Fiji 3d spur on Medallion (2), Gibraltar 2d grey Ape on Rock and 6d New Constitution overprint double, Jamaica 1sh extra chimney in block of 4 and pairs (2), KUT 1sh mountain retouch (position 6/7) and damage on mountain used, Leeward Islands 5sh broken "E" and 10sh missing pearl, etc., also Australia, Malta, Mauritius, So. Africa, SWA, etc., a few with certs., S.G. £28,900+ ($36,400).Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $3,500
Lot
1531 /o
British Commonwealth, Stock, thousands of issues mostly housed on dealer's cards in stockboxes & in stockbook and binders; virtually all useful to good issues including Br. Mediterranean & Area with strong sections of Cyprus, Ireland and Malta, Br. Atlantic & Indian Ocean Areas with better sections of Falkland Islands, Ceylon, India & States and Mauritius, section of Canada & Province, useful collections of Malta & Churchill topical, also modern British Solomon sheet hoard; owner's catalog value well in excess of $16,160, condition a little mixed, please inspect.Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot
1532
British Commonwealth, Postal History, accumulation of about 500 items from all over with main focus on KGV to KGVI period, but also with a wide variety of interesting and unusual QEII, includes postage due, mourning, OHMS, official mail, censors, destinations, unusual usages and ads, misc. handstamp, heavy areas of British Africa, B.W.I., Malta, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Mauritius, and several other uncommon areas with many better village cancels, one of the focuses of this postal historian; nice lot that must be inspected to appreciate the value and diversity of this original holding.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $850
Lot
1533
British Commonwealth, Collection, mix of a handful of countries in Scott album; countries include Jamaica, Newfoundland, St. Lucia and more, mostly mint spotted throughout; owner's Scott cat $5,255, inspect.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1534 /o
British Commonwealth, Collection, collection/accumulation housed in 8 Scott albums and 8 stockbooks; albums with mostly useful issues including British Africa, Asia, Oceania & America, and some useful stock including some better items on stockpage, some India revenue, Omnibus, etc.; with much fresh mint throughout, worth review.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $375
Lot 1535 o
British Commonwealth, Maritime Markings Collection, voluminous collection of many hundreds of Maritime markings from across the Commonwealth mounted on album pages, many on piece, large section of Br. America, numerous foreign origins, ship markings used as cancellations, Sea Post, Paquebot, TPOs including Canadian section, etc. An excellent basis for study, classification and hours of fun.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
1536 o/
British Commonwealth, Balance, includes Straits Settlements used issues identified on stockpages; with QV issues from Sc. #1//91, KEVII #92//154 & some later (95 stamps), plus selection of blocks and a Australian air letter to Kuala Lumpur; some modest duplication, British Offices in Cyprus, Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½ rose red, plate 13, full strike of barred "975" oval handstamp of Limassol, SG No. Z28 £450 ($550), covers with 1846 Gibraltar to Oporto, Spain, South Africa 1900 Stellenbosch to Gibraltar, soldier's cover, four Gibraltar 1939-45 WWII censor covers, Ionian Islands 1847 Zante to Venice, Italy, and two Cyprus 1941-44 WWII censor covers and a fake "Paid ar Havana" crown circle handstamp cover.Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $280
Lot
1537 /o
British Commonwealth, Accumulation, a mish-mash of issues on album and stockpages with useful to good issues; with nice range of issues on Junior world pages, some Canada ($215 in modern postage) & Province, Jubilees, Australia with Roos, Gibralter including later high value including £1, C.G.H. triangles, run of Jamaica issues, Bermuda high values, Falkland Dependency & Omnibus sets, etc.; lots of material, worth proper review.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $280
Lot 1538 o
British Commonwealth, Dealer's Stock, of King George VI era Br. Commonwealth varieties retail priced on black stock pages, Australia through Sudan, mostly mint. An amazing range of the interesting and unusual with sections of Australia including sheets, Brunei blocks, Burma, Newfoundland including imperfs, Falkland Island Map issues, Grenada, Hong Kong, KUT including large blocks, a nice range of Malta including blocks, Mauritius, NZ, South and South West Africa, Sudan etc. An excellent opportunity for the astute retail or Ebay dealer. Condition F-VF throughout with only one or 2 minor exceptions. Most NH, some LH and a few used. Examination a must. SG probably more than £60,000.Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
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