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2504

COLL

KGVI Important and unusual collection in two large blue loose-leaf binders crammed with only “a” numbers (shades and varieties) as listed by Commonwealth catalogue and mounted on custom designed pages laid out in Commonwealth order with spaces for all listed varieties and giving CW numbers followed by SG number where it exists. Many blocks of 4 and larger plus part sheets with all varieties clearly identified. Strength in Ascension, some Bermuda with 5 blocks including a perf 14 £1, Canada booklet panes and officials (including 10¢, 14¢ and 20¢ the first a pair the others imprint blocks of 4 and all with no stop after “S”), better Ceylon perf varieties, a nice group of Falkland Isl. 1938 definitive printings and varieties of the Map set, a selection of Gibraltar perfs and shades, modest group of GB, useful Hong Kong and KUT, small but nice showing of Newfoundland and various St. Kitts. A major offering and a very valuable holding. All NH. All appear fresh and F-VF. Huge catalogue value. Absolutely must be viewed to fully appreciate

$15,000

2505

COLL

KGVI Comprehensive collection in 2 bursting binders with virtually all complete NH definitive sets of the Commonwealth of the King George VI era. Highlights include Ascension with all perfs, Bahrain 1942-55 sets, Bermuda (most high values are first printings, the 2/ perf SPECIMEN), Burma 1938-47 sets including SERVICE overprints and a few Japanese Occupation singles and blocks, Canada 1939-52 Official sets, Falkland Isl. 1952 set and Dependencies complete, GB 1937-51 sets, KUT including, the £1 perf 11¾ x 13 (£500), Kuwait 1945-54 complete, LI, the £1 being the first printing with Brandon certificate. 1949 Malacca, Malta 1937-49, GB 1943 M.E.F., Morocco and Muscat complete, Nabha 1941 and Official set, Newfoundland 1937 Coronation long set, 31 values with perf varieties and 1941 set, NZ including Officials, No. Rhodesia, Nyasaland complete, 1947 Pakistan, 1948 Singapore perf 14 (a few Jap. Occ. n/c), Straits 1937-41, plus 15 singles (2 signed Rowell) and 8 pairs of the 1942 Japanese Occupation overprints. Includes all Silver Wedding sets for the countries represented. F-VF and NH. A few Indian States toned and n/c. A marvelous holding

$ 7,500

2506

COLL

QEII Substantial NH collection of primarily pre-decimal definitive sets and blocks of 4 in seven large volumes representing the whole Commonwealth. Strength in Antigua, Bahamas (decimal set blocks of 4 and 20), Bermuda, BAT, Br. Guiana, Br. Honduras, Falkland Isl. and Dep., Fiji, GB including Scott #320cp (SG605A), nice Hong Kong, Jamaica, So. Georgia, Tristan and Virgin Isl. A very clean group. (SG nearly £30,000)

$ 5,000

2507

COLL

Br. Africa Collection balance on black stockcards with Ascension KGVI set and a few varieties, Basutoland and Bechuanaland KGVI and QEII sets, Br. Central Africa 1896 10, £1, £10 and £25, 1897 £10 and KEVII 2/6 - £ 1 all Specimen, Gambia with QV set to the 1/, KGV to the 4/, Gold Coast QV and KGVI complete sets, Mauritius early odds and ends nearly all mint, a few varieties line by scepter, 1965 mauve-pink omitted, No. Nigeria KEVII sets to 2/6 and 10/ (2), a few Niger Coast, No. Rhodesia KGVI 1½d tick bird used, and QEII sets to the 20/ plus Postage Dues. Also, Nyasaland KGVI and QEII sets complete, Seychelles a nice range of KGV - QEII sets, some early Sierra Leone plus extra flagstaff in block of 4, Somaliland KGV - QEII complete definitives, Sudan numerous sets including General Gordon and Tristan da Cunha1952 set NH. A very nice lot. Most OG or NH and F-VF. (SG over £12,000)

$ 3,250

2508

COLL

Br. America Collection of primarily mint KGV and KGVI complete sets mounted on black stockcards. A comprehensive range including Antigua Tercentenary to the 2/6, KGVI & QEII definitives complete, Bahamas KGV to 5/, KGVI all definitive sets NH plus QEII first set NH and used, Bermuda a few earlies, Caravels and Tercentenary issues, no keyplates except KGV 12/6 with broken Crown and scroll cleaned and n/c, QEII definitives, Br. Guiana 24¢ Silver Jubilee with dot by flagstaff, KGVI (some perf vars) and QEII sets, Br. Hond. QV Revenue overprints, KGVI and QEII definitives NH, Cayman Isl. both KEVII sets to the 1/, KGV to the 10/ (2), complete Tercentenary (NH to the 2/, some toning) and used to the 1/, both KGVI definitives NH and 2 QEII sets, Dominica KEVII and KGV complete sets to the 5/, KGVI and first QEII sets all NH, Leewards KEVII and KGV sets to the 5/ and QEII NH. Grenada includes selection of QV with set to the 1/ complete, KEVII 1902 to the 10/ and KGV to the 10/ (2), 1934 Pictorials, first KGVI definitives NH with numerous extras (NH and LH) etc., Montserrat KEVII 5/ (both), KGV to the 5/ (both), KGVI set NH plus perfs LH, and definitive sets through QEII Birds, St. Kitts KGVI with a few NH varieties of the first set, St. Lucia 1936 KGV complete set and KGVI & QEII sets, St. Vincent KGV first set to the £1, KGVI and QEII NH; Virgin Isl. includes ½d - 1/ Standing Virgin set, KEVII and KGV sets complete, KGVI set NH, second set and QEII sets plus overprints. Some pleasant surprises, including perf and plate varieties. Generally F-VF. (SG £9,500)

$ 2,750

2509

COLL

Br. Europe Collection of QV - QEII on black stockcards, mostly mint (the earlies include some used) and consisting of Cyprus a few early plate numbers, KGV 1934 set, KGVI 1938 set and QEII 1955 set complete mint, the latter NH; Gibraltar with QV mint and used sets, KEVII 2/ both colors and 8/ second wmk, KGV 5/ and 10/ mint and 9 used high values to the 10/, KGVI set complete mint, plus 4 plate number blocks of 4 and 6 (3) of the 1d (2), 2d and 3d and the first QEII set NH; Malta includes 3 GB with Malta cds or A25 (the latter on the 2/), a few mint QV ½ds and values to the 5/ (mint and used), 1903 KEVII set complete, KGVI 2/ keyplate used, complete sets of the 1926 Postage overprints and 1926 inscribed “Postage”, Silver Jubilee LL corner margin blocks of 4 of the ½d and 2½d each with extra flagstaff, KGVI 1938, 1948 and QEII 1956 complete sets NH. A few n/c. Most OG or LH and F-VF. (SG over £6,800)

$ 2,000

2510

COLL

Barbados Collection of QV - QEII on black stockcards, the earlies mostly used and mint thereafter with a scattering of used. Includes nearly all definitive sets complete through 1970. The 1897 Jubilee set on blued paper counted as normals. The later issues all NH. F, F-VF. (SG over £5,250)

$ 1,200

2511

COLL

Br. Pacific Collection of mostly KGV - QEII on black stockcards with most of the value in St. Helena which includes a nice selection of QV issues mostly mint, KEVII and KGV sets complete, Badge of the Colony values to the 5/ plus a few plate varieties, 1934 Tercentenary set complete, plus KGVI set mint and used, Fiji KEVII £1 Specimen high value, KGV to the 5/, KGVI set complete plus numerous shades and perfs, QEII first 2 definitive sets, Gilbert & Ellice KGVI set NH, New Guinea Hut set to the £1 with “flat” gum and appearing unused, first OS overprint set complete, Norfolk 1948 set NH including all white papers, Papua 1911 set to the 2/6, plus 1952 and 1958 sets, Solomon Isl. Silver Wedding handkerchief flaw, and 1963, 1965, 1966-67 (both sets), 1968 and 1971 sets plus a few booklets. Most F, F-VF. (SG over £5,000)

$ 1,200

2512

COLL

KGVI Collection of over 40 covers, many registered, each franked with a complete KGVI definitive set. Includes Ascension, Br. Honduras, Oman, St. Vincent, 1952 Falkland Isl. set plus Dep. Maps and 1944 ½d - 1/ Dependencies sets (all 4), Burma, Malta (both sets), Mauritius, Aden second set plus overprint set, St. Lucia, Bechuanaland, Somaliland (both sets), Eritrea, Somalia (both sets), Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice, Seychelles, Nigeria (cancelled Cameroons), No. Borneo, Bahamas Landfall overprints and 1948 set, Jamaica, Pitcairn Isl., NZ, Sarawak, So. Rhodesia (tape stained and n/c), Ceylon (2), first Tristan set, etc. Also includes Hong Kong 1941 Centenary on long, registered, illustrated FDC cancelled Sai Ying Pun, etc. Also very large 1937 SWA OHMS cover with Coronation set in pairs complete with US Postage Due added. Also includes a few complete commemorative sets on cover n/c. An excellent grouping. F-VF

$    950

2513

COLL

KGV Collection of NH sets, 9 definitives with Bermuda 1936-47 ½d - 1/6 set plus set of blocks of 4, Ceylon 2¢ - 1R set plus blocks of 4, Cyprus 1928 set, Gibraltar 1931 set of 4 plus blocks of 4, 1934 Grenada, 1934 Nyasaland ½d - 1/ short set, St. Lucia 1936 set, Ascension 1934 (missing the 2/6 value) and 4 Specimen sets (Basutoland, Br. Guiana, Cayman Isl., Montserrat). NH. All have some degree of creamy or toned gum, especially the specimens. Examine. All sound and appear F-VF. (SG over £2,500)

$    900

2514

COLL

Br. Asia Collection on black stockcards with more than half of the value represented by the No. Borneo section which includes many complete sets (1925, 1931, 1949, 1950, 1954 and 1961), a few early dues (some n/c) and 1939 set. Burma includes KGV 1r NH and most KGVI sets NH, Singapore 1948 set LH and first QEII set NH, Hong Kong KEVII values to the 50¢, 1962 QEII set NH, a selection of Postage Dues, some NH, and a group of CHINA overprints (8 mint, 22 used including set to the $5, a few with colors affected). Generally OG and F, F-VF. (SG over £4,500)

$    900

2515

COLL

Cover collection in very large maroon album primarily complete definitive sets of the first QEII issues. Many registered, a few better cancels. Includes Falkland Isl. 1960 definitive and Dependencies sets, So. Georgia first set and overprinted set, complete sets of Ascension, Bahamas (decimal set in corner margin sheet number blocks of 4 on 15 illustrated covers plus overprinted and unoverprinted sets), Basutoland 1954 and 1961 sets, Bechuanaland, Lesotho overprinted set, Nyasaland 1963 set, So. Rhodesia 1953 set (2), Rhodesia & Nyasaland, 1957 Pitcairn Isl., Gilbert & Ellice, Br. Honduras, Bermuda, Singapore, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, BAT, Christmas Islands, Leeward Isl., Tristan da Cunha 1954, 1960 and 1965 sets, Seychelles, Tangier, Gibraltar, No. Rhodesia, etc. Also a few commemorative sets on cover, n/c. All appear F-VF

$    550

2516

SP/COLL

KGV, KGVI Group of 7 complete Specimen sets. KGV Grenada 1935 and St. Lucia 1936 Pictorial sets NH. The KGVI includes Bahamas 4d - 8d, 1947 Ceylon Inauguration, Mauritius Peace Issue and Stamp on Stamp, Nyasaland 1947 1d and partial sets Antigua 1938 definitive ex-10/ & £1, Mauritius 1938 definitives missing the 3¢, St. Lucia 11 values including 6d - 10/. NH. F-VF. (SG complete sets £1,135, partial sets pro-rata £946)

$    550

2517

COLL

Ireland collection of mostly mint stamps on black stock cards with KGV overprint sets, some NH, Seahorses (a few values to the 10/), most definitive sets 1922 and later, 1934 2d green coil used, second St. Patrick high values complete NH, 5/ NH margin pair with line flaw, most later definitive sets complete including air mails. Also includes postage dues and a few booklets. The recent and some KGV overprints NH, others OG. F-VF. (SG £1,900)

$    450

2518

COLL

Unusual stockbook of mostly KGVI (a few QEII) odds and ends, part sets, individual values, some varieties (Mauritius 3¢ with sliced “S”, Australia ½d retouched sky) and blocks, all neatly identified. All NH, numbered and identified on black stockpages. Includes India Jind plus official issues in blocks of 4 (£250) and a few Nabha, some Newfound-land, NZ 9d coil pairs complete set (1 - 19), Also includes a few covers, part sheets, Bahamas Silver Jubilee Specimen set. Nearly all NH. A few toned n/c. Most F-VF

$    400

2519

COLL

QV//QEII Collection of over 150 cancellations of Br. Africa, primarily Basutoland, KUT, Lagos, Natal, Nigeria, So. Nigeria and Sierra Leone. No great rarities noted but lots of nicely struck examples. Includes 14 Paquebots, Gold Coast partial negative Elmina, TPOs, etc. A lot of fun here. F-VF

$    250

2520

SP/COLL

1900//35 Small group of Specimens consisting of Bahamas 1901-3 set, Barbados 1927 1d Tercentenary, Cayman Isl. 1900 QV set of 2, Grenada 1898 2½d Columbus and 1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4. LH or OG. F-VF. (SG £560)

$    200

2521

COLL

Collection of 7 registered covers each bearing KGV sets or part sets. Includes Bermuda 1936 Pictorials, Canada 1932 1¢ - 13¢, Ceylon 1935-36 2¢ - 1R Pictorials on long cover, Grenada 1934-36 set, India 1935 set, Morocco 1935-37 1d - 1/ in blocks of 4 and Nyasaland 1934 ½d - 1/ on long cover (some tape stains in corners). F, F-VF

$    150

2522

LIT

The Commonwealth King George VI Postage Stamp Catalogue, 20th Edition (most recent), 2015. Murray Payne Ltd. As new

$      40

 

 

 

 

 

 

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