A K.G.VI mint collection in two albums incl. Aden 1937 Dhows to 10r., 1939-48 to 10r., Antigua 1938-51 to £1, Ascension 1938-53 to 10s., Australia, Bahamas sets to £1, Bermuda 1938-53 perf. 13 12s.6d., British Honduras 1938-47 to $5, Burma 1938-40 to 10r., Cyprus 1938-51 to £1, Falkland Is. 1938-50 and 1952 to £1, Dependencies, Fiji 1938-55 to £1, Gambia 1938-46 to 10s., Gibraltar 1938-51 to £1, Hong Kong 1938-52 to $10 (set used), Jamaica...
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
By: Grosvenor Auctions
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of nearly 1,500 lots, including the fine collection formed by the late Dennis Clarke, the balance of the collection formed by the late Michael Ensor, the Graham Winters FRPSL collection of Queen Victoria period Ceylon with scarce covers from the decimal period 1872–1904, the fascinating collection of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 formed by Dr Guy Leroux, the W.E.J. ‘John’ Major collection of Hong Kong, and rarities from Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and other countries
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Lot #2 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint early Q.E.II Commonwealth collection in four albums, incl. Aden 1953-63 to both 20s., Ascension 1956 to 10s., Basutoland 1954-58 to 10s., Bechuanaland 1955-58 to 10s., Bermuda 1953-62 to £1, Cayman Islands 1953-62 to £1, Cyprus 1955-60 and 1960-61 to £1, Falkland Islands 1960-66 to £1, Falkland Islands Dependencies 1954-62 to £1, South Georgia 1963-69 to £1, Gibraltar 1953-59 to £1, Hong Kong 1954-62 to $10, K.U.T. 1954-59 to £1, Malta...
Lot #3 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A K.G.V mint collection in an album, mainly later sets incl. Antigua 1932 Tercentenary set, Ascension 1934 to 5s., Barbados 1916-19 to 3s., 1920-21 Victory set, Bermuda 1920-21 Tercentenary sets, British Guiana 1934-51 to $1, Cayman Is. 1932 Centenary set, 1935 to 10s., Cyprus 1928 Anniversary set, 1934 to 45pi., Falkland Is. 1933 Centenary to 2s.6d., K.U.T. 1935-37 to £1, Montserrat 1932 Anniversary set, Newfoundland 1919 Contingent, 1923-24...
Lot #4 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint Commonwealth collection in a boxed album, chiefly unmounted, incl. Biafra 1968 to £1 with additional £1 showing variety black (”SOVEREIGN BIAFRA”) omitted, Malta 1956-58 to £1, Mauritius 1965 Birds colour shifts, New Zealand 1953-59 to 10s., Nigeria 1953-58 3d. imperf. pair (vertical crease), North Borneo 1950-52, 1954-59 and 1961 to $10, Pakistan 1947 to 25r. (top values marginal), Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1954-56 and 1959-62 to £1,...
Lot #5 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mostly mint K.G.VI ‘N to Z’ Commonwealth collection in a binder, largely complete, mint incl. New Zealand 1940 Official set, North Borneo 1950-52 to $10 and 1939 Postage Due set, Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 to 20s., Nyasaland 1938-44 to £1, Pakistan 1947 and 1948-57 to 25r. and 1947 Officials to 10r., Penang 1949-52 to $5, Perlis 1951-55 to $5 (less 35c.), Rajasthan 1950 to 1r., St. Helena 1938-44 to 10s., Sarawak 1946 to $5, Seychelles 1938-...
Lot #6 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A South America collection mainly stuck or partly stuck down on leaves, incl. Brazil with 1930 Zeppelin sets (2 of each), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua with a range of receiving authority “SPECIMEN” overprints, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela 1932-38 Air sets (2), etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £2000-2200]
Import VAT 5%
Lot #7 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mostly mint K.G.VI ‘A to F’ Commonwealth collection in a binder, largely complete, incl. mint with Aden 1939-48 to 10r., Antigua 1938-51 to £1, Ascension 1938-52 to 10s., Australia 1948-56 to £1, Bahamas 1938-52 to £1, Bahawalpur 1948 to 10r., Bahrain 1932-35 to 12a. and 1950-55 to 10r. on 10s., Basutoland 1938 to 10s., Bechuanaland 1938-52 to 10s., Bermuda 1938-53 to £1, British Guiana 1938-52 to $3, British Honduras 1938-47 to $5, Burma...
Lot #8 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mostly mint K.G.VI ‘G to N’ Commonwealth collection in a binder, largely complete, incl. mint with Great Britain 1939-48 to £1, Gwalior 1938-49 values to 15r., Hong Kong 1938-52 values to both $5 and 1948 Silver Wedding set, India 1937-40 to 25r., 1948 Gandhi set, and 1949-52 values to 10r., Jamaica 1938-52 to £1, Johore 1949-55 near complete values to $5, Kedah 1950-55 to $5, Kelantan 1951-55 to $5 (less 30c.), K.U.T. 1938-54 to £1, Kuwait...
Lot #9 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A collection in a New Ideal album, twelve stockbooks and old auction folders in two cartons incl. G.B. 1880 1/2d., 1d. and 2d. Specimens, 1960s commemoratives in blocks and sheets, Australia ‘roos to 10s. used, 1928 3d., Kookaburra miniature sheet mint, Bahrain 1938-41 set to 25r. mint with some unmounted, 1948 Wedding 15r. (6) unmounted mint, Barbados from 1860s, Bahamas 1883 4d. on 6d. violet used, Falkland Is., Hong Kong postmarks, India...
Lot #10 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A K.G.VI duplicated mint collection of countries ‘A to J ‘in two albums incl. Bahamas 1938-52 shades to 5s. (4), £1 (3), 1/2d. brown-purple with elongated “E”, 1942 Columbus set, 1/2d. with elongated “E”, 1948 Eleuthera sets (3), Barbados, Basutoland 1938 to 10s. (2), 1d. with tower flaw, British Guiana, British Occupation of Italian Colonies Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania sets, British Honduras 1938-47 to $5, Brunei 1947-51 to $10, Cayman...
Lot #11 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint Commonwealth collection in a boxed album, chiefly unmounted, incl. Antigua 1938-51 to £1, Ascension 1956 to 10s., Australia 1948-56 to £2, Bahamas 1954-63 to £1 with most shades, 1967 15c. on whiter paper with B.P.A certificate (2008), Bermuda 1953-62 to £1, British Virgin Islands 1956-62 to $4.80, Cayman Islands 1950 to 10s. and 1953-62 and 1962-64 to £1, Cyprus 1938-51, 1955-60 and 1960-61 to £1, Gambia 1938-46 to 10s., Gibraltar...
Lot #12 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint and used collection of Foreign Countries in two reasonably well filled New Ideal albums volumes II and III incl. Angola, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, French Colonies, Germany and States, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands and Colonies, San Marino, Norway, Thailand, Switzerland, U.S.A,.,South and Central America, etc. (1,000s)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #13 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
An all world accumulation in fourteen albums and on leaves, incl. much Commonwealth with British Guiana 1934 to $1 mint, Jamaica from early issues, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1922-27 £1 used, 1938-54 near complete values to £1 mint, Malta 1926 to 10s. mint, Nauru 1916-23 2s.6d. mint (3), North Borneo 1947 presentation folder containing 1947 overprinted set mint (some toning), Papua, Transjordan, also Brazil, Iraq, Surinam in a Davo album,...
Lot #14 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
An accumulation in albums (incl. 8th. edition British Empire and Foreign Imperial albums), stockbooks and loose in three cartons with G.B. from 1840 1d. used, later line-engraved, surface printed, Commonwealth incl. Australia, States from imperfs., Canada large and small Queens, Europe, U.S.A., covers incl. censored, f.d.c’s, etc., mixed condition. (1,000s)
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #15 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A collection in four early Imperial albums (6th. edition) incl. G.B. 1840 1d., 2d. used, 1883 5s. rose mint, K.E.VII 10s. and £1 used, Officials, Australian States, Canada 1857 71/2d. used, Cape of Good Hope triangulars (19), Ceylon, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand Chalons, Nova Scotia 1851 3d., 6d. used, France 1900 Merson 2f. lilac and buff mint, postage dues, Norway locals, Spain, Sweden 1855 24sk. vermilion used, Switzerland, etc.
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Lot #16 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint and used Commonwealth accumulation in a carton, on leaves and stockcards, incl. Bechuanaland 1938-51 to 10s. mint, British Occupation of Italian Colonies, British Virgin Islands 1952 60c. to $4.80 in unmounted mint corner blocks of four, Canada 1930-21 values to $1 mint (stuck down), Cyprus 1938-51 to £1 mint, Gibraltar 1938-51 to 10s. used with some shades and perfs., Hong Kong 1938-52 values to $10 mint and used (3), 1948 Silver...
Lot #17 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A Comonwealth accumulation in four binders, Q.V. to Q.E.II, incl. Australia ‘Roos to 1s. used, Basutoland 1938 to 10s. mint, Canada, Falkland Islands 1938-50 values to 5s. and 1960-66 to £1 mint, Great Britain 1840 1d. black used, India, K.U.T., Montserrat 1938-48 to £1 mint, New Zealand, Penang 1949-52 to $5 mint, Rhodesia, Somaliland, Swaziland 1938-54 to 10s. mint, Trinidad and Tobago 1922-28 values to £1 overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel...
Lot #18 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
An all World accumulation in four binders, mostly early to middle period, incl. Armenia, Afghanistan, Belgium and Colonies, China, Ethiopia, Estonia, France and Colonies, Germany, Indonesia, Latin America, Portugal and Colonies, Serbia, U.S.A., etc., mixed condition. (1,000s)
[Proposed price: £800-1000]
Lot #19 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mainly K.G.VI mint and used collection in an album with Ascension 1938-53 to 10s. used with some perfs., British Levant used incl. K.E.VII values to 24pi. on 5s., 1921 to 180pi. on 10s., British Occupation of Italian Colonies Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania sets mint and used, Falkland Is. Dependencies mint, Gibraltar 1938-51 to £1 with perfs. used, Kuwait 1945, 1948-49 and 1950-54 sets mint, Morocco Agencies mint incl. British Currency...
Lot #20 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A Commonwealth balance on Imperial leaves, from early issues to 1935, incl. British P.O.’s in China, Brunei 1922 Exhibition to 50c. mint, Burma 1937 to 5r. mint and 10r. and 15r. used, Bushire, Cook Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1922-27 10s. mint, Ireland 1922 overprints to 2s.6d. mint and 5s. used, Nauru 1924-48 to 10s. mint, New Hebrides, Palestine, St Kitts-Nevis 1903 to 5s. mint, Seychelles, Swaziland, Sudan with officials, etc.,...
Lot #21 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A collection in two albums and a stockbook incl. Canada from 1859 used, 1937 set to $1 mint, Channel Is. Occupation issues incl. bisect covers, Ireland 1922-23 overprints mint and used incl. 1922 (Feb.) 2s.6d. to 10s. used, later Seahorses to 10s. used, 1935 re-engraved 2s.6d. to 10s. used, 1937 St. Patrick 2s.6d. to 10s. mint, fairly complete thereafter mint, 1982 to 2013 year packs, Newfoundland, Egypt 1867 5pi. brown used, 1934 U.P.U. set...
Lot #22 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
An accumulation in six albums, eight stockbooks, leaves and loose, incl. France, Hungary. Philippine Islands, Russia, Tonga with 1897 to 5s. mint and used, etc. (many 100s)
[Proposed price: £600-700]
VAT 20%
Lot #23 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A modern mint accumulation in a stockbook, much unmounted, incl. Czechoslovakia, Iraq, Germany, Hungary, Monaco, Spain, U.S.A., Commonwealth from K.G.V with Cayman Islands 1950 to 10s. and 1953-62 to £1, Malta, etc., miniature sheets, imperfs., mostly fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #24 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A Q.V. to Q.E.II mint and used British Empire collection in varied condition in six albums and stockbooks incl. Ascension Island 1924-33 Script to 3s. mint, 1935 Script set mint, 1938-53 to 10s. (both perfs.) mint, Australia, British Levant, Canada, Gibraltar, Rhodesia, 1935 Jubilee omnibus sets used, etc. (many 100s)
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #25 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
Q.V. to Q.E.II mint and used British Empire collection in six albums or stockbooks on leaves and loosewithin a carton, incl. Australia, Barbados, Canada incl. range of used Q.V. issues, Newfoundland with a couple of early imperforates, duplicated mint K.G.VI, a few covers, etc. (many 100s)
[Proposed price: £600-800]
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