Lot 1158 Collection of mostly mint George VI British Commonwealth issues, starting with the 1937 George VI coronation issue period, a quality collection of several dozens of sets from more than 40 countries, mostly mint, and neatly organized in three stock books, with centering notably better than usually found, and predominantly lightly hinged, with never hinged examples found throughout. We note the following better items and sets: Aden (Sc. #16-27a, c.v. $65); Antigua #84-95 NH (c.v. $105); Bahamas #100-113 (c.v. $127), #116-129 (c.v. $63); Bahrain #38-51 (c.v. $88), 20-37 (c.v. $573), 60-61A (c.v. $79), 78-80 (c.v. $104); Barbados #216-227 (c.v. $96); Bermuda #123-128 (c.v. $500); British Guiana #230-241 x2 (c.v. $166); Virgin Islands #76-87 (c.v. $140); Burma #18A-33 (c.v. $145); #O15-O27 (c.v. $224), #O43-O55 (c.v. $200); Falkland Islands #93-96 (c.v. $290 not counting NH factor); Gibraltar #107-118 (c.v. $106); India #162-166 (c.v. $160); New Hebrides #50-61 NH (c.v. $300); Northern Rhodesia #26-45 NH (c.v. $275); Seychelles #125-148 (c.v. $367); Australia #218-221 mint hinged (c.v. $253), as well as Newfoundland, Hong Kong, Burma and India likely being of interest. Significant value here, overall fresh and fine-very fine throughout; online photos show a representative sampling of this lot. Estimate C$1,000, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Gibraltar
Lot 822, Gibraltar 1921-32 five pound violet King George V, F-VF mint
Lot 822 Gibraltar #93 1921-32 £5 Violet King George V, mint lightly hinged, fresh and fine-very fine. Scott CV U$1,750.
Lot 1956, Great Britain group of stockpages and album pages with mint & used Victoria and Kings, sold for C$1,579
Lot 1956 Great Britain Group of 39 Stock Pages and 33 Album Pages of Mint and Used Victoria and Kings Stamps, and a few stock cards with interest for shades, cancels and plates. Scan a shows a group with cancel interest with many foreign offices cancels such as C30 (Valparaiso), B01 (Alexandria, Egypt), C51 (St Thomas, Virgin Is.), A25 (Malta), A26 (Gibraltar). More interesting cancels scattered throughout. Large format stamps to the 10sh., Victoria Scott #109, a nice selection of Seahorses, some early mint postage dues confirm the interest of this lot. See scans for a sampling of this lot. Fine to very fine. Estimate $800, sold for C$1,350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1379, Commonwealth Collection in seven albums to 1953, sold for C$2,574
Lot 1379 British Commonwealth Mint and Used Collection in seven albums to 1953, an old time collection on quadrille pages with strength in the George VI reign. The collection is often parallel with mint and used copies present. For some stamps, blocks or additional mint or used copies are also present. A major feature of this collection is attention to printing varieties, watermarks and watermark positions; these have been carefully annotated by the collector. We noted the exceptional fresh colours of the mint stamps all through the collection. Coverage varies from one colony to the other. We noted better coverage of British Honduras, Gibraltar, Hong Kong and South-West Africa among others. New Zealand is well represented with mostly used stamps. No Canada, Australia (the former Australian states are represented) or India. An exceptional collection that merits close inspection. Estimate $1,200, sold for C$2,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1056, selected group of worldwide covers, sold for C$1,053
Lot 1056 Worldwide Group of 73 Selected Better Worldwide Covers, from many different countries such as China (PRC), Switzerland, Germany, France, Zanzibar, Austria, United States, New Brunswick, India, Malta, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Cyprus, Gibraltar, French Polynesia, and much more. Noted commercial covers, first day covers, Zeppelin covers, destinations, frankings, a 1935 Portuguese Red Cross inverted overprint error cover, etc. A very useful and valuable lot, with a few small faults but overall fine or better, and quite worth a close look. Estimate $500, sold for C$900.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
