Lot No. 668
| Auction No. | 36 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $500 |
| Status | SOLD $1200 |
British Commonwealth KEVII collection in 4 SG numbered albums with slipcases (2 pairs) & single volume for the Indian Convention States, also with slipcase. Vol 1 starts with Great Britain with 9 vals to 7d, Antigua to 6d (11), Australian Colonies consisting NSW 2, Qld 5, SA to 1/- (13), Tas 2, Vic 13 & WA 6, all from the KEVII period despite all featuring QV or swans & Papua ovpts 2d & 1/- with large & small "Papua" to 6d (7). Vol 2 incls Barbados with 1905 ¼d, ½d, 8d & Nelson 1966 set plus ¼d "CA" with 4 others, Bechuanaland to 1/- (5), Bermuda "dock" to 4d (9), Br. Guiana to 6¢ (7), Br. Honduras (3), Br. Levant (3), Br. Solomons 1907 to 2½d plus 1/- & 1908 to 6d before British Virgin Is to 6d & Brunei ovpts to 10¢ (5) plus 1907 to 10¢ (5) & 1908 to 30¢ (9) plus Canada 1908 to 15¢ (thins & adherences) & Cayman Is incl 1907 1/- bicolour with 2½d, 3d & 6d MCA wmk. Continues with Ceylon to 1r (27), Cook Is (4), Aitutaki (4), Penrhyn (5), Cyprus incl MCA 45pi, Cat. £130 (10), Dominica to 5/- incl 2/6d x 2 (17), Egypt "OHMS" (2), Falklands (4), Fiji to 6d (12) & Gambia to 1/- (16) plus Gibraltar to 2/- (18), Gold Coast also to 2/- (18) while Grenada is to 1/- (10) & Hong Kong incls $2 MCA wmk MLH (9). Also India with 3r & CEF x 4 (22) & Jamaica to 2/- (14). Vol 3 contains KUT (9), Leeward Is to 1/- (20), Malaya with Straits to 30¢ (17) plus ovpts on Labuan with 7 vals to $1 MCA wmk to 45¢ (8), FMS incls $1 & $2 elephants, Cat. £280 (18), Johore to 10¢ (7), Maldives with 4 ovpts to 5¢ & 1909 set of 5 before Malta 1902/14 to 1/- (23), Mauritius to 2r50 (30), Montserrat (11), Morocco Agencies (7) & New Hebrides with 4 CA & 11 MCA wmkd issues. NZ incls 2 diff 1/- (11), Niue (5), Lagos to 6d (10) & Northern Nigeria incl 10/- & two 2/6d (20) while Southern Nigeria has vals to 1/- (20). Vol 4 with North Borneo (25), Labuan (21), Br. Central Africa (Nyasaland) with 15 vals to 1/- & Rhodesia to 7½d (8). Also St Helena (8), St Kitts & Nevis to 2/6d (17), St Lucia to 1/- (12), St Vincent (13), Seychelles to 1r50 (21), Sierra Leone (13 to 1/-), Somaliland Prot. to 12a (26), South Africa (CGH 5), Natal (10 to 1/-), OFS (5), Transvaal to 5/- (25), Sudan with 17 to 10p "crescent & star" wmk & Trinidad to 1/- (16) plus Turks & Caicos (10), Uganda (2), Zanzibar 1904 "One" on 4½a & 1904 to 1r & 1908 with 12 vals to 2r. Finally Vol 5 of Indian Convention States comprising Chauba to 1r (39), Farldkot QV (7), Gwalior incl 1903/11 2, 3 & 5r (34), Jund (34) & Nabha (28) both to 1r & Patiala (29) before a mix of Feudatory States incl Indore & Jaipur sets (34). Mainly fine & lovely albums. (100s)