Sale #60

1840-1936 - EXCITING BRITISH EMPIRE COLLECTION Contained in two printed 'NEW IMPERIAL' (red) matching albums, both in excellent, virtually 'as new' condition (New editions of these when available next year will cost about £400) Albums are well-filled with ranges of most Commonwealth countries, with stronger sections of GB (Mint ranges inc.1887-92 to 10d,1/- Green & Red, KEVII to 7d, KGV to 1/-, 2/6d Seahorses, 1924-6 to 1/-, Both Wembley pairs, 1934-6 to 1/-, Army Officials etc).Then Antigua, Australia (mint ranges of Roos & Heads, Anzac, etc), Bahamas (to 5/-,) Bahrain, Barbados, Batum, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, B.E.A., Brit.Guiana, Brit. Honduras, Brit.Levant, Solomons, Somaliland, Brunei, Canada (Mint ranges inc.Quebec to 15c, KEVII to 20c, KGV Defins. to 50c, Coils, 193-1 to $1, Spec.Dly, etc.), Cayman, Ceylon, Maldives, Cook, Cyprus, Dominica, Egypt, Falklands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar (KGV to 4/-, etc.), Gold Coast, Grenada, Hong Kong, India & States, Ireland (several mint defin.sets to 1/-), Jamaica, K.U.T., Kuwait, Labuan, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mor.Ag.(to h/vals.), Nevis, Newf'land, New Guinea, New Hebrides, N.Z., Niger Coast, Nigeria, Nth.Borneo, Nyasaland, Palestine, Papua, Rhodesias, 'Saints', Samoa, Sarawak, Sth.Africa + Provinces, S.W.A., Malayan States, Sudan, Tonga, Trin.& Tob., Turks, Virgin Is., Zanzibar, etc. Some expensive items have been removed and sold separately, but a wealth of good material remains, with hundreds of singles and sets Cat. Between £10 and £100, with some up to £400. A quick look suggests probably about 75% are Mint, about 25% being f.u. Total cat. Must be very high, and a good basis for expansion into a valuable collection, or for breaking up for individual sales. Condition is generally clean throughout, but inevitably there are small faults here and there. Highly recommended.(Many 1000s) HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Reserve = £1,480.00) [Estimate price: £1,850.00]