Welcome!

This is our 30^th Public Auction and we are delighted to offer a wide range of interesting material from all areas of the British Empire. The sale starts with the extensive R. B. (Bob) Hill Collection of Barbados. A portion of this collection was exhibited in England where it was awarded a gold medal. The Jonathan Wadleigh Collection spans the entire Commonwealth and offers complete mint and used sets plus single values and varieties. An extensive Malaya & States collection is presented along with Anguilla, Cayman Islands and the final portion of the Winter Postage Dues. We are also offering the Robert W. Hisey Collection of Orange Free State with numerous exceptional and rare items. We also have the Robert J. Frascati Collection of British Empire Specimens which includes very scarce and seldom offered Great Britain. Collections can be found throughout the sale and there is a large Lots & Collections section at the end.

Our next sale will feature the Michael J. Nethersole Collection of British America, including his gold medal St. Vincent collection, the Thomas S. Osdene, PhD extensive collection of Nauru plus his philatelic library, Charles Freeland's Turks Islands and Turks & Caicos and a St. Helena collection. Specialists can look forward to purchasing material from Eric Yendall's exceptional collections of Leeward Islands and Nyasaland, and if time permits, we will have an all NH collection of Falkland Islands starting in the 1890's! Hopefully the Rhodesia Double Head collection originally scheduled for sale will be included. As you can see, we already have a lot of material for the next auction so if you are thinking about consigning, please get in touch with us quickly so that we can save room for your material!

Remember, if you would like to see the full image of any cover in the photoplates, just go to our website, click on PHOTO in the description and then click on the image in the photoplate.

We wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year. It is a time of year to reflect and we wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your bids, consignments, support and encouragement, all of which have made it possible for us to reach our 30^th Public Auction. We are most grateful.

Now, on with the sale!

Cordially,

Phoebe A. MacGillivary