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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4852

Collections and Ranges
A predominantly mint Commonwealth collection housed in six albums (five S.G. 'Exeter') including Bahamas 1863-77 1d. shades (7), 6d. shades (5), 1882 1d. scarlet-vermillion, 1938-52 set to £1 with 5/- (3), Landfall part set with £1, Barbados unissued deep slate, 1882-86 5/- bistre 'specimen', Bechuanaland 1888 2d. with shade, 5/- and complete set handstamped 'specimen' diagonally with additional £2 and £5 with jump print, 1888 6d. on 6d. and 1/- and 1/-, Bechuanaland Protectorate 1890 ½d. both overprints, the first used, 1897-1902 set overprinted 'specimen', 1913-24 various values with 5/-, 1932 set, 1938-52 set, 1961 surcharges, British Guiana 1853 1c. black plate proof, 1866, 1871 24c. (trimmed perfs), 1899 surcharge 2c. on 10c. pair with lower 'G' for 'C' and block of four, one with missing stop, British Honduras 1877-79 6d. rose, 1888-91 2c, on 1d. bisected on piece, Cape of Good Hope 1855-63 1d. rose used, 4d. deep blue used (5) and mint with tight to good margins and other triangulars with mixed condition, Cayman Islands 1912-20 10/- 'specimen', more extensive Ceylon with various early issues used, 1872-80 set used, Cook Islands 1st issue 1d. block of four, ½d. (5), 2½d. (4, 1 used), Cyprus 1880 4d. sage-green, Falkland Islands Frank rectangular and circular handstamps on piece, Gambia, Gibraltar 1886-87 1/- bistre, Gold Coast, Grenada 1863-71 1d., 1878 1d., 1886 1d. on 1½d. bisected on piece, Heligoland mostly reprints, Hong Kong vertical pair, top stamp with broken Chinese character, 1938-52 part set to $2 mint and $5 (2) $10 used, India with fiscals and States, Jamaica, K.U.T., Labuan 1880-82 8c., 1881 8c. on 12c. and various 1896-1902, Madagascar 1886 1d. Consular Mail handstamp in violet, 1895 set, Straits Settlements 1902-03 $5 used, Mauritius 1858-62 9d. dull magenta with various mint and used values through 1946, Morocco Agencies, Natal used early issues, New Brunswick 1860-63 1c. dull claret imperf. vertically horizontal pair, Newfoundland 1857-64 1d. mint (2), 5d. mint, further with or without mesh, 1d. chocolate-brown mint (2), New South Wales 1861-88 5/- (4 mint, 1 used), 1885-86 10/- opt. 'postage' in blue perf. 10 'specimen', perf.10 used, perf. 11 and 12 mint, 1890 5/- 'specimen, 1894-1904 10/- mint and used, 1897 Consumptive Homes 1/- and 2/6d. 'specimen' and further 2/6d. used, Official 1887-90 Type 2 10/- 'specimen', Nyasaland with 1913-21 £1 used, St. Lucia Revenue 1882 1d. and 6d. bisected on piece, St. Vincent 1861 1d. horizontal pair imperf., 1869 1/- indigo mint and 1/- brown used, 1880 1d. on 6d. severed 1880 6d. and 5/- mint and revenues, 1881 ½d. on 6d. bright green unsevered (Brandon Cert.) 1d. on 6d. and 4d. on 1/- both used (R.P.S. Certs), 1899 set to 5/- mint and additional 'specimen', 1902 set to 5/- mint and additional 'specimen', 1904-11 set to £1, 1913-17 £1 used, 1921-32 set to £1, South Australia 1870-73 6d. mint, 1886-96 2/6d., 15/- and 50/- 'specimen', Great Britain 1840 1d. black mint (2), 1855 £1 'specimen', Jubilee £1 used, 1865-67 10d. 'specimen', 1867-80 2/- 'specimen' (2), 1867-83 5/- 'specimen' Telegraphs 1876-81 ½d., 1d., 3d., 6d., 1/- green and brown-orange, 3/-, 5/-, 10/-, £1 and £5 'specimen' with £5 used (trimmed perfs at left) with various further to QEII. Huge catalogue value and a well put together intact collection with a very high catalgoue value. Very mixed condition and viewing essential.

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Sold for
£16,000

Starting price
£8000