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WORLD: BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH
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1656
British Empire: 1840-1930s classic collection in 1920s Imperial album. Well filled inc GB 1840 QV 1d black (2), 2d blue. Good selection of line engraved issues. 1847-54 QV Embossed set inc 6d & 1/- cut square. Surface printed ranges to 10/-. Ionian Is 1859 QV set. Ceylon 1857 QV imperf vals to 1/-. 1910-11 KEVII to 10R. Hong Kong 1862-63 QV vals to 96c. 1891 Jubilee opt 2c. 1912-32 KGV to $10. India 854-55 QV Lithographed ½a, 1a, 2a & 4a (3) inc 2 cut square & ½a on cover. Labuan 1885-85 QV B opt vals to 24c. Johore 1922-41 Sultan $500. Pahang 1895 Tiger opt vals to 50c. FMS 1900-32 Tiger & Elephants vals to $25. Cape of Good Hope 1853-64 Triangle vals to 6d. 1882-93 Hope Seated 5/-, wmk Crown CA. Gambia 1869-74 QV Cameo 6d imperf. Gold Coast 1889-96 QV Tablet to 20/-. Mauritius 1858-62 Britannia vals to 1/-. 1902-05 Arms to 5R. Niger Coast/Oil Rivers 1893 QV ½d on 1d bisect unsevered pr. OFS 1900-01 VRI opt ranges inc varieties. 1903-04 KEVII set to 5/-. Rhodesia 1892-93 Arms vals to £2. 1909 Rhodesia opt Arms vals to £1. 1910-13 KGV Double Head vals to 5/-. St Helena 1856 QV 6d imperf. Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 KGV Admiral set to 5/-. Stellaland 1884 Arms 1d prs M & U. Togo 1915-16 KGV opt to 20/-. Transvaal 1870-75 Arms vals to 1/- inc printings. 1878-79 QV to 2/-. 1884-93 Arms to £5 inc £5 M & U (2). Uganda 1898 QV vals to 5R. Vancouver Is 1865 QV 10c. British Columbia 1865-67 Crown V 3d M & U. 1868 Crown V 2c & 5c. Canada 1851-57 Beaver 3d imperf (3) plus 3d perf. 1852-57 imperf vals to 10d. 1897 QV Jubilee vals to $5. New Brunswick 1851 Crown & Flowers 3d. Newfoundland from 1857 inc 1866-73 Seal 5c black & 5c brown. Nova Scotia 1851 Crown & Flowers 3d (2). Antigua from 1862 QV 6d. 1921-22 KGV Badge to £1. Bahamas from 1859 QV 1d imperf. Barbados 1852-55 Britannia imperf vals to 1/-. 1897 Jubilee to 2/6. Bermuda 1879 THREE PENCE on 1/- & 1873-75 One Penny Surcharge set. British Guinea 1862 Typeset Provisional 1c. Cayman Is 1907 KEVII 1d on 5/-. St Lucia 1891-98 QV to 10/-. St Vincent 1861-80 QV vals to 1/- inc 1/- diff colours. 1913-14 KGV Justice to £1. Australia 1915-27 Kangaroo 6d Substituted Cliche. NSW 1850-51 Sydney View 2d. 1852-53 QV Laureate vals to 6d. 1854-59 QV Diadem vals to 1/- imperf. New Zealand 1855-73 Chalon range to 1/- inc perf & imperfs, wmks etc. 1874-92 QV vals to 5/-. 1898-1907 Pictorial vals to 5/-. 1906 Christchurch Expo set. 1907 Official vals to 5/-. 1891 Life Insurance to 1/-. South Australia 1855-58 QV imperf vals to 1/-. Tasmania 1853-54 QV Courier 1d. Victoria 1860-66 QV Beaded Oval 6d orange. 1863-67 QV Laureate 8d orange. Western Australia 1860 Swan 2d imperf & 2d rouletted. Coolgardie 1890s Camel Post 2/- & 5/- Local Post. Mostly G-VF M/U, usual mixed in parts. SG STC £200,000+ = A$400,000 when it was catalogued by vendor in 2012! Valuable collection offered intact as received. (9400+)
 AVAILABLE at A$30000
1657
British Empire 1860s-90s Queen Victoria varieties comprising Antigua 1882 ½d green 'top left triangle detached' British Virgin Islands 1899 ½d (2) 'HALFPFNNY' and 'HALFENNY' 6d 'FOURPENF' on 1901 registered covers (spots) to Dominica, Gambia 1898-1902 QV 1d & 3d 'Malformed S' Rhodesia 1898-1908 Arms £2 brown 're-entry' CTO, St Vincent 1861 1d rose-red 'imperf pair' Mostly VF M/MLH. SG cat £3400+. (6 items). (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$1100
1658
1860s-1930s varieties of British Empire comprising Australia 1929 1½d Swan pr 're-entry', Bahamas 1935 Jubilee 1½d & 1/- 'dot by flagstaff', Barbados 1938-47 4d black perf 14 'curved line top right', Bechuanaland 1935 Jubilee 6d cnr blk 'extra flagstaff', Bermuda 1924-32 KGV 2/- 'break in scroll', 1938-53 KGVI 2/6 perf 14½ line 'broken top right scroll', British Solomon Islands 1935 Jubilee 1½d & 3d both 'diagonal line by turret', Ceylon 1912-35 KGV 5c purple wmk sideways, Gambia 1904-06 KEVII 7½d & 1/- 'dented frame', Gilbert & Ellice Islands 1935 Jubilee 1½d 'flagstaff on right-hand turret', Malta 1921-22 KGV 2/- 'break in lines below left scroll', Newfoundland 1932-38 1c & 5c prs with & without wmk, 1933 Air 10c pr imperforate, New Zealand 1931 Air 3d perf 14x15, St Vincent 1861 1d marginal strip of 3 imperf vertically, Seychelles 1935 Jubilee 6c 'extra flagstaff', 20c 'short extra flagstaff' both in blks of 4. Mostly VF M/MUH, few VF U. SG cat £7300. Valuable lot. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$2000
1659
British Empire 1898-1980s varieties on overprint issues comprising Ascension 1986 20p 40th Wedding 'opt double' Bahamas 1919 1d War Charity 'wmk inverted' Bahrain 1952-54 ½a orange-red with ½ omitted, 1955 10r on 10/- type II overprint (DLR) blk of four, Cook Islands 1966 Airmail £1 opt pr - with 'plane omitted, Morocco Agencies 1898 QV 1p 'long tail to S', 1898 1p 'hyphen between n-c VFU, Newfoundland 1919 $1 on 35c Air 'no stop after POST', 1921 35c Halifax Air (2) both types 'no stop after 1921' & 'first 1 of 1921' over 'f' of Halifax, Samoa 1914 GRI 6d on 50pg 'inverted '9' for '6', Tasmania 1900 Postal Fiscal 1d blue marginal blk of 4 'revenue opt double'. VF fresh M/MUH. SG cat £4750+. (20). (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$1700
1660
British Empire: 1937-52 KGVI collection in 4 SG KGVI albums (paired in 2 slipcases). Very good coverage inc Aden 1937 Dhow ½a-1R, 1951 Decimal surch set to 10s. Antigua 1938-49 Pictorial set to £1 MUH (SG cat £130). BCOF Japan Occup 1946-47 opt set to 5/- (£190). Bahamas 1942 450th Anniv opt set to £1. 1948 300th Anniv set to £1. Bahrain 1942-45 KGVI opt set to 12a. 1948-49 KGVI opts to 10R plus 1950-51 to 10R. Basutoland 1938 Crocodile set to 10/-. Bechuanaland 1938-43 Cattle set to 10/-. British Guiana 1938-52 Pictorial set to $3. British Honduras 1938-47 Pictorial set to $5. British Solomon Is 1939-51 Pictorial set to 10/-. Burma 1937 KGV opt 3a-15R. 1938-40 KGVI Pictorial set to 10R (£170). Cayman Is 1938-47 Pictorial set to 10/- & 1950 set to 10/-. Ceylon 1952 KGVI Postal Fiscal 10R. Cyprus 1938-51 Pic set to £1. Dominica 1938-47 Pic set to 10/-. Brit Occup Eritrea 1950 KGVI opt set to 10s. Gambia 1938-46 Elephant set to 10/-. Gibraltar 1938-51 Pic set to £1 MUH (£170). Grenada 1938-50 Ship & Pic set to 10/-. Jamaica 1938-52 Pic set to £1. KUT 1938-54 Pic set to £1. Leewards 1938-51 KGVI to £1. Malta 1938-43 Pic set to 10/- Mauritius 1938-48 KGVI set to 10R & 1950 Pic set to 10R. MEF 1942 opt set to 10/-. Montserrat 1938-48 Pic set to £1 & 1951 Decimal Currency set to $4.80. Tangier 1949 KGVI opt set to 10/-. Nyasaland 1938-42 KGVI Leopard set to £1 & 1945 Pic set to 20/- Pitcairn 1940-51 Pic set to 2/6. St Helena 1938-49 Ship set to 10/-, St Kitts 1938-48 Badge & Map set to £1. St Kitts 1952 Pic set to $4.80. St Lucia 1938-48 KGVI Pic set to 10/-, St Vincent 1938-47 Pic & Badge set to £1 & 1949-52 Decimal set to $4.80. Sarawak 1950-52 Pic set to $5. Selangor 1949-52 Sultan set to $5. Seychelles 1938-49 Pic set to 5R inc 1R green (£550+) & 1952 set to 10R. Sierra Leone 1938-48 Pic set to £1. Occup Somalia 1948 BMA opt set to 5/- & 1950 BA opt set to 5/-. Somaliland 1938 set to 5R MUH (£150) & 1942 Full-face set to 5R plus 1951 Decimal surch set to 5/-. Straits Settlements 1937-41 set to $5. Trinidad 1938-44 Pic set to $4.80 & 1944-45 Postage Due 8d & 1/- U. Occup Tripolitania 1950 BA opt set to 10/- & 1951 opt set to 240 M.A.L, Turks 1938-45 Pic set to 10/- & 1950 set to 10/-, Virgin Is 1938-47 Badge set to £1 & 1952 Pic set to $4.80. Excellent coverage of Omnibus issues inc Coronation, Wedding, UPU & Victory. All diff. Most F-VF M/MUH/U, approx 70-80% M/MUH. SG cat £18,000+ = A$36,000+, & albums retail £800+. Plenty "full pgs" so an excellent basis for continuation & completion. (3400). (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$5000
1661
1937 KGVI Coronation Omnibus collection A - Z, most are sets of 3 comp in a small album. Each country has a brief description of their history, area & population. Inc South Africa & SWA prs. Mostly F-VF M. G cat £225 = A$450
 SOLD at A$100
1662
1937 KGVI Coronation British Empire VFU omnibus collection, seems comp (total 214), inc all South West Africa & South Africa prs. Noted some plate blks of GB & Morocco Agencies 1½d brown, 2 comp sheets of Cook Islands 1d & 2½d & 1 of Niue 2½d. Some extras, some Coronation Cinderellas. SG cat £275 for single collection plus all the extras. Interesting collection. (+00+)
 SOLD at A$180
1663
British Empire 1937 KGVI Coronation omnibus large mostly FDC collection with some interesting pmks inc Aden Camp, Buca Bay, Fiji, Tristan da Cunha cachet type VI (cat £50), Pitcairn Island, NZ Postal Agency (cover tone, flts) cat £40 on piece. Range of Registered Labels inc Aden Camp, British Guiana etc, noted Papua 5d green 'halo' variety. Some duplication although not checked, this appears to be close to a complete collection of 1937 Coronation covers & difficult to duplicate. Few Coronation Cinderellas, covers in no order so impossible to check. Some mixed condition & peripheral toning. Mostly F-VF. SG cat £275 for a Used collection & on cover should be at least double £550 = A$1100. (200+ covers)
 SOLD at A$275
1664
British Empire 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding omnibus, complete collection of 69 countries inc Cyprus, Falklands, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, North Borneo, Pitcairn etc. SG cat £2250 = A$4500. VF appearance, looks like about 10 sets have gum tones, few M, mostly VF MUH. (138) (P)
 SOLD at A$800
1665
1960s-80s Errors of British Commonwealth selection of QEII issues, comprising Ascension 1986 20p 40th Wedding opt double (cat €70), Australia 1975 18c Wildflower blk of 4 black omitted (cat £164), 1978 Bird 20c Grebe yellow omitted (cat £190), Cayman Islands 1980 50c Rotary black omitted (cat £750), Ceylon 1964-72 60c Jungle Fowl red omitted (cat £220), Malaysia 1965 Bird 30c blue omitted (cat £375), 50c scarlet omitted (cat £180), 1966 10c Flag blue omitted (cat £225), Kedah 1965 20c Orchid yellow omitted (cat £75), Selangor 1965 Orchid 5c yellow omitted (cat £80), 10c corner blk of 4 bright purple omitted (cat £520), Mauritius 1965 Bird 1r light grey omitted (cat £475), New Zealand 1970-76 4c Moth 4c bright green (veins) omitted blk of 4 (cat £1000), Rhodesia 1965 2c Due printed on gummed side (cat £50), Sarawak (cat £150), 1965 1c Orchid grey omitted, few normals for comparison. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £4500+. (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$1400
1666
British Atlantic Islands: 1920s-80s varieties comprising Ascension 1938-53 KGV ½d black & rose-carmine perf 14, davit flaw in marg blk, 1986 20p Wedding 'double opt', Falkland Islands 1935 Jubilee 1½d 'flagstaff on right-hand turret', 1/- 'double flagstaff', St Helena 1922-27 KGV 'broken main mast' on 2d, 3d, 6d & 8d. VF M/MUH. SG cat £3170 = A$6000. (11) (P)
 AVAILABLE at A$1200
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