Auction No 424, Category: British Commonwealth

21 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

All-period British Commonwealth ranges in two large stockbooks with emphasis on QE2, M&U and UM. Interest in South African provinces, Papua New Guinea

Lot: 157

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £145
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All-period British Commonwealth ranges in two large stockbooks with emphasis on QE2, M&U and UM. Interest in South African provinces, Papua New Guinea, Malaya, Sudan, Egypt, GB, Newfoundland and many others. Used predominate. Duplication in places. Varied condition. (1000s)

Assorted Covers in album & loose, including few 1d Red covers, bundle of 1943-45 Forces Air Letters & covers to a private with M.E.F.,

Lot: 161

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £72
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Assorted Covers in album & loose, including few 1d Red covers, bundle of 1943-45 Forces Air Letters & covers to a private with M.E.F., 1940s Palestine (3); 1946 Hong Kong ‘Victory' set on Ill. FDC; modern FDCs of India; etc. Mainly VG/VF (99)

Album leaves with 1840s to 1940s ranges; main interest in Great Britain including 1d Black (cut close) and other QV to 2s6d with some mint,

Lot: 163

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £155
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Album leaves with 1840s to 1940s ranges; main interest in Great Britain including 1d Black (cut close) and other QV to 2s6d with some mint, EVII values to 1s mint and 5s used, and GV to 2s6d mint and 10s used. Mixed quality. (100s)

Various in carton including UM Ireland in hingeless album; GB FDCs and some packs in album and loose; world ranges on stockleaves

Lot: 165

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £66
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Various in carton including UM Ireland in hingeless album; GB FDCs and some packs in album and loose; world ranges on stockleaves including China revenues in blocks, and four used examples of Bahawalpur SG O7; various Royalty stamps; etc. (Large qty).

World collection in pair of ‘Ideal’ albums and three others with much useful mint mid-period notably Ireland with VG/Fine 5s & 10s Seahorses,

Lot: 166

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £250 - £300
SOLD £230
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World collection in pair of ‘Ideal' albums and three others with much useful mint mid-period notably Ireland with VG/Fine 5s & 10s Seahorses, very good Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, GB (QV are used), Monaco, some China, South Africa and others. Some mint partially adhering. (Many 100s)

South African Provinces, Australian States, and some Newfoundland, duplicated ranges in stockbook. Includes Cape Triangular facsimiles

Lot: 167

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £28
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South African Provinces, Australian States, and some Newfoundland, duplicated ranges in stockbook. Includes Cape Triangular facsimiles and Newfoundland 1937 Coronation long set mint. (100s)

British C/Wealth ranges collection in album, 1963-1980s, including 1965 Winston Churchill omnibus sets FU; the balance all mint with Royalty sets,

Lot: 169

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
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British C/Wealth ranges collection in album, 1963-1980s, including 1965 Winston Churchill omnibus sets FU; the balance all mint with Royalty sets, especially Queen Mother, and some 1963 F.F.H. issues. (few 100s) 

QV to early QE2 British Commonwealth M&U duplicated ranges on stockleaves with some interest in George VI mint and various others. (Several 100s)

Lot: 170

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
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QV to early QE2 British Commonwealth M&U duplicated ranges on stockleaves with some interest in George VI mint and various others. (Several 100s)

Foreign & Commonwealth M&U 20th Century collection in seven albums with interest in USA, China, Ireland and others; plus qty of assorted covers

Lot: 172

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £72
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Foreign & Commonwealth M&U 20th Century collection in seven albums with interest in USA, China, Ireland and others; plus qty of assorted covers including Singapore FDCs. (Many 100s)

Royalty UM collections in eight assorted binders. Stamps fine, but two of the albums damaged. (100s)

Lot: 174

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £40
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Royalty UM collections in eight assorted binders. Stamps fine, but two of the albums damaged. (100s)     

World collection in five Senator albums with much mid-period, and three albums of UM thematic sets. (Many 100s)

Lot: 177

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
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World collection in five Senator albums with much mid-period, and three albums of UM thematic sets. (Many 100s)

Winston Churchill 1960s/80s covers, miniature sheets, post cards, and few other items, neatly displayed in album. VG/VF (51 items).

Lot: 180

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £26
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Winston Churchill 1960s/80s covers, miniature sheets, post cards, and few other items, neatly displayed in album. VG/VF (51 items). Also a few stamps.

Undercover Mail. 1943 Cover from the Warsaw Ghetto to Rua Alexandre Herculano, Lisboa, Portugal (undercover address for the Polish Red Cross, London);

Lot: 183

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
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Undercover Mail. 1943 Cover from the Warsaw Ghetto to Rua Alexandre Herculano, Lisboa, Portugal (undercover address for the Polish Red Cross, London); and 1944 Cover from India to G.P.O. Box 260/56 (the Polish Army in the UK) with POCZTA POLOWA cds and faint censor cachet. Also 1941 signed letter from General Paszkiewicz (C.O., 1st Polish Rifle Brigade) to Kathleen Smith of Biggar thanking her for her work as an ambulance driver, together with original envelope and some Polish Field Post stamps.

British C/Wealth Covers, plus few GB, with interest in GVI Coronation and Victory FDCs, later FDCs of Ireland, and some unused postal stationery

Lot: 185

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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British C/Wealth Covers, plus few GB, with interest in GVI Coronation and Victory FDCs, later FDCs of Ireland, and some unused postal stationery with six overprinted SPECIMEN. Varied condition. (79)

Antarctic interest including 29 covers, 1950s to 1990s, especially Australian, South Georgia and Ross Dependency; plus French Antarctic Territory

Lot: 205

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
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Antarctic interest including 29 covers, 1950s to 1990s, especially Australian, South Georgia and Ross Dependency; plus French Antarctic Territory stamps including blocks of four UM. VG/VF.

Australia 19th Century to 1950s Covers & Cards with States items (18), some later used postal stationery, WW2 military, etc. Fair to fine. (54)

Lot: 206

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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Australia 19th Century to 1950s Covers & Cards with States items (18), some later used postal stationery, WW2 military, etc. Fair to fine. (54)

Australia 1913-1990 M&U collection in printed album, predominately mint from 1928, many of the mint adhering or partially adhering.

Lot: 207

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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Australia 1913-1990 M&U collection in printed album, predominately mint from 1928, many of the mint adhering or partially adhering. Good catalogue value. (100s)

Australia 1927-1990 largely UM collection neatly arranged on stockleaves with chief interest in QE2 issues. (abt. 960)

Lot: 208

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
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Australia 1927-1990 largely UM collection neatly arranged on stockleaves with chief interest in QE2 issues. (abt. 960)  

Malta duplicated ranges in s/book from QV, chiefly GVI/QE2; used predominate. Also FDCs 1999-2001, mainly two of each. (100s)

Lot: 212

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Malta duplicated ranges in s/book from QV, chiefly GVI/QE2; used predominate. Also FDCs 1999-2001, mainly two of each. (100s)

South Africa - Mafeking Siege 1900 1d Cadet Goodyear deep blue on blue VFU, with MAFEKING cds for May 5th 1900. Remains of old paper hinge on reverse

Lot: 215

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Mar 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £90
SOLD £50
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South Africa – Mafeking Siege 1900 1d Cadet Goodyear deep blue on blue VFU, with MAFEKING cds for May 5th 1900. Remains of old paper hinge on reverse.