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 367, St. Helena 1961 set of four Tristan Relief Fund surcharges, VF NH
Lot 367 Saint Helena #B1-B4 1961 Set of Four Tristan Relief Fund Surcharges, all four values are mint never hinged and have sheet margins at right or left. A fresh and remarkably well centered set, very fine. This is the first we have offered, and these do not come up very often, with only 454 sets produced. Each stamp has an expert signature on back in light pencil. S.G. #172-175, £8,000. Scott U$7,600.