Lot
2177 
British Asia, Collection, of mint issues to 1950 housed in Minkus album; starting with Aden complete with Protectorate issues, Bahrain issues complete, Batum well represented with complete 1920 issues needing to be checked (not counted), good Brunei including the 1907-21 long set complete, some good Iraq and Jordan, Kuwait complete including airs and officials, Labuan with later QV issues and good following sets including the 1898 Jubilees and first issue Dues, Malaya strong starting with early Strait Settlements issues including first issues Scott #1-4 & 9, strong later QV issues including good surcharges abound, KEVII & KGV issues near complete, 1907 Labuan overprint set complete, etc., Federated Malay States issues with completion up into the dollar values, similar States with completion into the high values including Johore, Kedah virtually complete, Ketlantan with 1937-40 Sultan Ismail set complete, Negri Sembilan virtually complete, Pahang with better first issues and later completion, Perak with much of the early overprints and surcharges present, Selangor in similar fashion, Trengganu with better, North Borneo with few good early issues and later completion including the 1918 & 1919 Semi-Postal sets, some Palestine and Sarawak mostly complete in sets; Scott catalog $52,550+ with much not counted due to later hinged (and Scott catalog for n.h.), overall condition well above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
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Realized: $20,000