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Auction: 167 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 809

British Oceania clean mint collection in mounts and housed in a bulging Minkus album, comprised of Cook Islands from 1935-77 quite complete, Fiji from 1935-80 nearly complete, Gilbert & Ellice with 1922 Edward VII, then complete from 1935, Gilbert Is. Nauru complete to 1979 except for three of the four Seahorses, Niue from 1935, Norfolk Is. complete to 1980, Papua New Guinea from 1935 to 1975 cplt. except the scarce postage due, Penrhyn, Pitcairn Is. cplt. to 1978 with watermark and other varieties, Ross, Tokelau Is cplt. to 1978, Tonga from 1949-77 quite complete, Tuvalu 1976-80, and Western Samoa from 1914-75 complete except some high value postal fiscals, with some later issues to 1986 and more, a clean lot of virtually all o.g., l.h. or n.h., fine-very fine stamps which is excellent for expansion or continuation.

Sold for
$1,150