Lot 1089 1960s/1980s, British Commonwealth collections of hundreds of mint stamps and souvenir sheets, in black mounts on home-made pages, the largest group is of the Cocos and Keeling Islands, with substantial completion into the 1990s, also with a binder of stock sheets with some singles and sets of other British Commonwealth countries, including New Zealand, Falkland islands, Fiji, Grenada, Hong Kong, South Georgia, Tristan de Cunha and Ross Dependencies, a good lot for the collector or the reseller, clean, well organized and very fine. (More Scans). Scott CV U$150, sold for C$225.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 1715, Impressive Mint British America Collection, from Classics to 1970, in two Scott Specialty albums, sold for C$19,890
Lot 1715 Impressive Mint British America Collection, from Classics to 1970, in two Scott Specialty albums, ending in 1970. This valuable collection includes a host of better singles and sets, such as: Antigua, Bahama, Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Grenada, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Nevis, St. Christopher, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Vincent, South Georgia, Tobago, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks Island, Turks & Caicos and Virgin Islands. Where it was not clear, we have cited the least expensive shade/variety. Included also are numerous additional shades. The Common Designs are also basically complete in period. This remarkable collection had been put away for many years, thus the colours are super fresh and vibrant, and it is definitely worth a closer look, starting with the 90 images that accompany it. Overall fine to very fine and not often offered this nice. Estimate $7,500, sold for C$17,000.00 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.
Lot 1077 — Grenada 1p on 1sh pair on small piece, Realized $98
Lot 1077 Grenada #28 1886 1p on 1sh orange and green Queen Victoria lovely used pair on small piece with neat St. Georges cds cancels. Scott CV$95, hammer $85.