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Collections and Lots British Commonwealth General Covers bulk lot

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth Afrika

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth General Covers bulk lot

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth Afrika

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth General Covers bulk lot

Lot 975

100.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1945/2000s, aerogramme collection, diverse assembly of 100 different aerogrammes with particular strength in African

British Commonwealth, 1945/2000s, aerogramme collection, diverse assembly of 100 different aerogrammes with particular strength in African territories and New Zealand, together with a broad range of countries including Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Ceylon, Cyprus, Ghana, Gold Coast, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, L.U.T., Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, Rhodesia, St. Lucia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Georgia, Sudan, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, chiefly commercial and social usages rather than philatelic creations, showing a useful variety of frankings, rates, uprated examples including some with multiples, meter frankings, and interesting postal markings, many retaining original contents and offering excellent scope for postal, social, and thematic study, with potential for scarcer printings and illustrated types throughout, expected occasional creases or light transit wear, otherwise fine-very fine.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth Afrika

Lot 1088

80.00 CAD

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British Africa, mint and used collection in three three-ring binders, on homemade pages, volume one covering Northern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe,

British Africa, mint and used collection in three three-ring binders, on homemade pages, volume one covering Northern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia; volume two Southern Rhodesia, Malawi, and Nyasaland; volume three Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika (K.U.T.) with Scott #93 (NH), Bechuanaland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, with numerous better definitive sets including King George VI and Elizabeth II issues continuing through the 1990s, many countries concluding with duplicated material on Vario pages, condition varies, generally fine or better.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Collections

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Lot 1089

100.00 CAD

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British Caribbean, mint and used collections of Anguilla and Dominica, on Minkus pages, stamps neatly identified and annotated by the

British Caribbean, mint and used collections of Anguilla and Dominica, on Minkus pages, stamps neatly identified and annotated by the collector, hinged to pages or in mounts, Anguilla beginning with #17–31 and fairly complete through 1985, Dominica including early mint and used issues then mint sets and souvenir sheets through 1985 with #97–110 (mixed hinged and never hinged) and #143–156 (never hinged), both collections with a wealth of topical material, earlier issues fine or better, modern material predominantly very fine.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Collections

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Stamp booklets

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Collections

Lot 1090

200.00 CAD

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British Caribbean, 1852–1958, mint and used collection of several hundred stamps in three stockbooks, meticulously organised with

British Caribbean, 1852–1958, mint and used collection of several hundred stamps in three stockbooks, meticulously organised with strength in the reigns of Queen Victoria, King George V, and King George VI, comprising Bahamas (1863–1954) with 1938 King George VI pictorials and 1948 300th Anniversary; Barbados (1852–1958) with 1906 Nelson Centenary, 1916 New Colonial Seal, 1920 Victory, 1921 Seal of the Colony, 1950 King George VI pictorials, and 1953 Queen Elizabeth II pictorials; British Guiana (1876–1954) with 1898 60th Anniversary of Queen Victoria's Accession; British Honduras (1872–1953) with 1922–33 King George V and 1938 King George VI pictorials; British Virgin Islands (1867–1956) with 1922–23 King George V and St. Ursula, 1952 King George VI pictorials, and 1956 Queen Elizabeth II pictorials; Cayman Islands (1900–1953) with 1907–09 King Edward VII, 1935 King George V pictorials, and 1950 King George VI pictorials; Dominica (1883–1957) with 1923–33 Seal of the Colony pictorials and 1938 King George VI pictorials; Grenada (1883–1953) with 1921 King George V definitives and 1934 King George V pictorials; Jamaica (1889–1956) with 1912–20 King George V definitives and 1956 Queen Elizabeth II pictorials; Leeward Islands (1890–1954) with 1890 Queen Victoria definitives; Montserrat (1876–1953) with 1932 King George V 300th Anniversary, 1951 King George VI pictorials, and 1953 Queen Elizabeth II pictorials; St. Kitts-Nevis (1903–1954) with 1952 King George VI pictorials; St. Lucia (1863–1953) with 1936 King George V pictorials; St. Vincent (1863–1955) with 1898 Queen Victoria Imperium series and 1938 King George VI pictorials; Trinidad and Tobago (1863–1953) with 1935 King George V pictorials and 1938 King George VI pictorials; Turks and Caicos (1900–1957) with 1900 Dependency's Badge, 1938 King George VI Salt Industry, and 1950 King George VI pictorials, less than a quarter used, the remainder mint hinged, overall fine or better.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Stamp booklets

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Lot 1091

110.00 CAD

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British Caribbean, 1950s onwards, mint and used collection in four three-ring binders on homemade pages, with emphasis on mint material;

British Caribbean, 1950s onwards, mint and used collection in four three-ring binders on homemade pages, with emphasis on mint material; Volume one covers British Honduras and Belize, including Scott #58–61 (lightly hinged) and #130 (never hinged) with a substantial range of higher-cataloguing sets from the 1980s; Volume two covers Barbados with Scott #211 (lightly hinged), better definitive sets, and modern never hinged issues; Volume three is dedicated to Jamaica with a good run of mint never hinged sets from the 1970s through the 1990s; Volume four comprises British Guiana, British Solomon Islands, Montserrat, and Trinidad and Tobago with a selection of better early stamps and complete definitive sets; overall condition varies, generally fine or better, with many useful stamps to be found.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America Stamp booklets

Lot 1092

100.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1880s–1980s, mostly mint dealer stock, of several thousand stamps, with less than five percent estimated used, the

British Commonwealth, 1880s–1980s, mostly mint dealer stock, of several thousand stamps, with less than five percent estimated used, the great majority Queen Elizabeth II period material, largely of Great Britain, Jersey, Guernsey, Ireland, Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, and Barbados, with a significant proportion never hinged, loosely organised by country on approximately 150 double-sided Vario pages together with loose album pages and stock sheets, most pages densely filled with singles, souvenir sheets, and some booklets, online scans showing only a representative selection, some duplication, overall fine-very fine.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth General

Lot 1093

400.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1859–1972, collection of many thousands of stamps, a large percentage used and pre-Elizabeth II, arranged by

British Commonwealth, 1859–1972, collection of many thousands of stamps, a large percentage used and pre-Elizabeth II, arranged by country (excluding Canada) on several hundred quadrille pages, with substantive Victorian and George V-era material from many Commonwealth countries and very little duplication, highlights including Gibraltar 1886 2p violet brown (c.v. $100) and 4p orange brown (c.v. $120), Hong Kong 1862 2c pale brown (c.v. $140), 24c green (c.v. $140), and 48c rose (c.v. $450), and Ionian Islands 1859 mint ½p orange (c.v. $250) among others, condition mixed throughout particularly on early issues, but an extensive holding, ideal for filling early-issue gaps or beginning a collection of the British Empire, overall fine or better and worthy of close inspection.

Lot 1094

100.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1890s–1970s, holding of collector's duplicates comprising several hundred stamps across nearly the full range of

British Commonwealth, 1890s–1970s, holding of collector's duplicates comprising several hundred stamps across nearly the full range of the Commonwealth (excluding Canada), approximately three-quarters used, with no particular emphasis excepting perhaps India and States, the majority from the George V and George VI period, arranged on 24 stockbook pages and sorted by country in several dozen envelopes with a cover here and there, some faults on earlier material, overall fine or better.

Lot 1095

80.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1900s–1980s, mint and used accumulation, well-organised holding housed primarily in stockbooks and 102 cards,

British Commonwealth, 1900s–1980s, mint and used accumulation, well-organised holding housed primarily in stockbooks and 102 cards, centred upon four dealer stockbooks, including specialised volumes for Nyasaland, the Bahamas, and two for Cyprus (one binder not present), with the balance comprising loose pages and glassines from former collections, showing a broad range of definitive and commemorative issues from the King Edward VII period through the late 20th century, with useful representation across numerous territories, generally sound throughout and carefully arranged.

Lot 1096

200.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1935, King George V Silver Jubilee, group of ten varieties, never hinged unless otherwise noted, comprising British

British Commonwealth, 1935, King George V Silver Jubilee, group of ten varieties, never hinged unless otherwise noted, comprising British Solomon Islands (S.G. 54f, £160), Falkland Islands (S.G. 140I, used vertical pair, £152), Fiji (S.G. 243f, £120), Gambia (S.G. 144a, £200, and 145a, lightly hinged single, £190, and lightly hinged at lower left block of four, £202), Northern Rhodesia (S.G. 19f, £180), Sierra Leone (S.G. 182c, corner block of four, £172), Somaliland (S.G. 87k, £160, two singles including a lower right corner marginal), a fresh group of these popular issues, overall fresh and very fine.

Lot 1097

50.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Peace omnibus issues, mint and used selection on 11 stock pages, overall condition fine or

British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Peace omnibus issues, mint and used selection on 11 stock pages, overall condition fine or better, quite fresh and mostly fine-very fine or better, a useful starting point for the collector of these popular series.

Lot 1098

50.00 CAD

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British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation omnibus issue, mint selection of 46 sets in a stockbook, with representation from across the

British Commonwealth, 1937 Coronation omnibus issue, mint selection of 46 sets in a stockbook, with representation from across the Commonwealth, note some better sets including Hong Kong, Niue and Ascension Island, etc, overall fine or better, a clean and desirable holding of this popular omnibus series.

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots Channel Islands Collections

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Collections and Lots Channel Islands Collections

Collections and Lots British Commonwealth America

Lot 1099

50.00 CAD

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British Caribbean, mint and used collections on Minkus pages, comprising issues of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in an album, stamps

British Caribbean, mint and used collections on Minkus pages, comprising issues of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in an album, stamps neatly identified and annotated by the collector, hinged to pages or in mounts, the Cayman Islands collection primarily mint beginning with early issues including #1–2 and #15 (mint hinged) and other King Edward VII stamps, largely never hinged from the 1930s through 1985 with complete sets and souvenir sheets and a mix of mint and used in the earlier material, Jamaica beginning with predominantly used Queen Victoria issues followed by mixed mint and used King George V and VI material, the Queen Elizabeth II period mainly mint never hinged including #159–174 (NH) with sets and souvenir sheets through 1985, topically rich with broad representation across both collections, earlier material fine or better, modern issues predominantly very fine.

Collections and Lots Channel Islands Collections

Lot 1161

50.00 CAD

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Channel Islands and Isle of Man, 1969–1994, accumulation of several hundred mint never hinged stamps in a 16-page stockbook and seven

Channel Islands and Isle of Man, 1969–1994, accumulation of several hundred mint never hinged stamps in a 16-page stockbook and seven Vario pages, comprising Jersey (1976–1994), Guernsey (1969–1984), and Isle of Man (1958–1994) each highly complete in period with more than two dozen souvenir sheets, a very few used stamps noted, almost entirely mint never hinged, light duplication, overall very fine.