| 1361 |    | EXTENSIVE GRENADA TREASURE TROVE, 1895-1971. An exciting group of many hundreds of mint & used stamps and Postal History on pages, stockpages, in an album, stockbook, and loose, all housed in a box. All Reigns present, mint & used, with shades, perfs, Postage Dues and cancellations throughout. Strips, blocks, Specimens, Postal Stationery and much more, including better items. Needs time to inspect carefully for possible sleepers. Huge catalogue and not to be missed. | Est. 5,500.00-7,000.00 |
| 1362 | | POWERFUL GRENADA QV COLLECTION, 1873-1879. Thirty-nine unused and 328 used stamps housed on quadrille album pages and stockcards. Includes 1873-74 1p Blue-green (13 unused, 46 used including a strip of 3 and a pair), 1875 (July) 1sh Deep Mauve (7 unused, some with minor varieties, also an Imperf Plate Proof in Black on wove paper), 1875 (Dec) 1p Green (16 unused including a pair, 123 used, two with grossly misplaced perfs, includes a good range of shades), 1878 6p Vermilion (3 unused, 89 used including two pairs, also a nice range of cancellations), 1879 1p Pale Green (70 used including a pair). The condition, as to be expected varies, but many attractive examples present throughout. A nice group for the student. | Est. 2,500.00-3,000.00 |
| 1363 | | COMPREHENSIVE GRENADA COLLECTION, 1861-1968. About 250 mint and 20+ used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. The QV is about complete as per the pages with 30 mint (couple unused) and 18 used stamps including mint 1883 to 1sh, 1886-91 Postage & surcharges including 1888 4d on 2sh Upright "d" used (Brandon cert), then mint 1895-99 to 1sh, 1902 to 10sh, 1904-06 to 10sh, 1913-22 to 10sh, 1921-29 to 10sh, later sets and mint or used Postage Dues. Overall the condition is F-VF, OG or used, most of the 20th is fresh. Useful, from the "Saint Michaels" collection. (Photo) | Est. 1,800.00-2,200.00 |
| 1364 | | COMPREHENSIVE GRENADA COLLECTION, 1861-1970. About 260 used and 120 mint stamps housed on Scott Specialty pages. QV is almost complete as per the pages used including a range of surcharges, then follows 1902 to 10sh used, 1904-06 to 10sh used, 1908 10sh used, 1908-11 to 5sh mostly used, 1913-22 to 10sh used, 1921-32 to 10sh used, some sets have a couple of low values that are mint, 1934-36 to 5sh used, and most later sets mint or used. Overall the condition is generally F-VF, used, some mint. Check the scans for some cancellations. From the "Manx" collection. (Photo) | Est. 1,800.00-2,400.00 |
| 1365 | | AMAZING GRENADA 1863-1871 SIX PENCE STUDY. Five unused and 353 used stamps on quadrille album pages and three large stockcards. All the shades are present including Dull Rose-red (2), plus a plethora of cancellations. The condition varies, but many are F-VF. Worth viewing. | Est. 1,200.00-1,600.00 |
| 1366 | | INTRIGUING GRENADA 1881 HALF-PENNY MAUVE STUDY. Consists of 115 mint or unused and 101 used stamps on quadrille album pages and two large stockcards. Includes a lovely Imperf pair and marginal single unused, varieties incl. 'L' for 'F' unused w/Certificate, 'OSTAGE' SG #21ab (7 mint or unused, 5 used), No Hyphen SG #21d mint & used, watermark upright SG #21f mint, and many other minor varieties; then a range of mint, unused & used with multiples including a used block, many pairs, postmarks, etc. The condition varies, but many F-VF, mint, unused and used examples present. A great group for the Specialist. | Est. 1,200.00-1,500.00 |
| 1367 | | INTERESTING GRENADA 1881 TWO AND A HALFPENCE STUDY. A fascinating collection of 24 mint or unused and 135 used stamps on quadrille album pages and a large stockcard. Includes Large Star wmk 2½p Rose-lake (2 Imperf mint singles plus 18 unused, one with No stop variety, 88 used including two pairs, two with No stop varieties); Broad Star wmk 2½p (4 mint, one the Claret shade, 47 used, one showing "PENC", eleven are in the Claret shade, some being Deep). Minor varieties are present. The condition varies, but many are F-VF, OG, unused and used. | Est. 1,200.00-1,600.00 |
| 1368 | | INTERESTING GRENADA QUEEN VICTORIA HOLDING, 1883-1887. About 700 mint and used stamps and a little Postal History housed on quadrille album pages and large stockcards. Includes 1883 ½p (32 mint, 78 used), ½p Tete-beche pair (8 mint, one used), 1p (9 mint, 85 used), 2½p (10 mint, 89 used), 2½p Tete-beche pair mint, 4p (24 mint, 78 used), also two covers, 4p Tete-beche pair mint, 6p (43 mint, 16 used), 8p Tete-beche pair (8 mint, one used), 8p (33 mint, 17 used), 8p Tete-beche pair (8 mint), 1sh Pale Violet (7 mint, 27 used), 1887 1p Carmine (28 mint, 135 used, one on cover), 1p Tete-beche pair (16 mint, 6 used), etc. Diverse cancellations throughout. The condition varies, but many are F-VF, OG or used. A nice group for study purposes. | Est. 1,000.00-1,400.00 |
| 1370 | | HONG KONG COLLECTION, 1862-2003. Several hundred mint & used stamps on album pages. Better noted (used unless otherwise denoted) includes #1-2, 3 (2), 5, 8/24 used range with some shades (no #23), 34, 46 mint, 53, 61-63, 64-65, 70, 76-77 mint, 79-80 mint, 71-81, 86/103, 112-20 mint & used, 129-43 mint & used, 144-46, 147-50 mint & used, GVI mint to $2 and used to $10, 185-98 mint & used (less 195 mint), 213-17 mint, 203-17, 245-46 mint & used, 275-88 mint, 275a/288a mint, 388-403 mint, 490-504 mint, many mint sets 1986-1990, 630/651E mint; also G.B. Offices in China incl. 11-12 mint, 17-24 mint, 27 mint. Condition is mostly F-VF, mint mainly OG. | Est. 1,100.00-1,500.00 |
| 1371 | | HONG KONG COLLECTION, 1862-1997. Several hundred mostly used stamps in a large album. The lot comprises #4, 18, 20, 21, 32, 48, 53, 70, 63, useful EVII, GV, GVI to $5, 1948 Silver Wedding, 178-79, 185-98, 218-24, 275-88, then very strong to 1997 with many covers and cards. A useful lot to build upon. Condition is a little mixed on some but mostly F-VF. | Est. 700.00-900.00 |
| 1372 | | POWERFUL INDIA & STATES COLLECTION, 1854-1984. Several thousand mainly mint stamps housed in a green Scott Specialty album. The early India 19th Century issues are used, including 1866 6a (2), then mint 1882-87 to 1r, 1895 2r-5r, 1902-09 to 15r, 1911-13 to 25r, 1921-28 to 25r, 1937-40 to 25r, 1948 Gandhi set, most later set, Official stamps 1866 2a unused, 4a used, Semi-circle overprint 2a unused, 1909 25r, 1912-13 to 25r, 1926-31 to 10r, C.E.F. 1905-11 to 1r, 1914-22 to 1r, some Revenues; Chamba 1935-36 set, 1938 to 10r, 1942-47 to 25r and 14a, Official 1937-39 to 10r, 1938-40 to 10r; Faridkot 1887-1900 to 1r, Officials to 1r; Gwalior 1885 six values to 1r, 1938-48 to 10r, 1949 set to 12a, Officials 1932 10r, 1942-47 to 10r; Jind 1885 "JEEND" ½a, 1a & 2a, 1886-99 to 5r (lacks 3r), 1927-37 15r and 25r, 1937-38 to 25r, 1941-43 to 25r; Nabha 1885 to 1r, 1885-1900 to 1r and 5r, 1927-36 to 5r, 1938 to 25r, Officials 1885 to 2a, 1885-97 to 1r, 1940-43 to 5r; Patiala 1884 to 1r (lacks the 8a), 1891-96 to 3r, 1937-38 to 25r. Then follows a very representative range of mint or used Feudatory States and includes Bundi 1915-17 to 4r mint; Jaipur 1931 Investiture set mint, 1932-36 to 2r mint, etc. Apart from a few mainly 19th Century, the collection is generally F-VF, many are very fresh, OG, or LH. Viewing is a pleasure. From the "Saint Michaels" collection. | Est. 6,000.00-8,000.00 |
| 1373 | | INDIA - TRAVANCORE COCHIN COLLECTION. Formed by Dr. Frank Cowan, who was the specialist in the field and wrote an article about it in the Nov. 1953 Collector's Club Philatelist and spoke about them at the Club at the same time. The collection is beautifully presented in an Elbe album with his full exhibition style descriptions. It begins with the stamps in their basic and overprinted forms (Form I - Form XIV) with overprint varieties incl. "FOUB PIES" (pos. 10L) in used strip of three -- both Form III and IV, two used singles with "HALF NANA" (pos. 11L), "HALF AANA" (pos. 49R) in used vertical pair, then there are a few overprint printing freaks and errors. The second section is of perforation varieties incl. Perf 11, 12, 12 1/2, 13 1/2, plus varieties incl. multiples that are imperforate between horizontally, imperforate between vertically, imperforate between both horizontally and vertically, fully imperforate, plus a few postal cards and entires, and small sections of the "U.S.T.C" and "T.C." overprints, and the Nasik Series (stamps and stationery), also incl. loose stamps both in unused and used singles, multiples and unused panes incl. 4p on 8ca Official (2), 2p on 6ca Official, 1/2a on 1ch Official (2), 3a on 7ch Official, panes are without gum, few faults to be expected but mostly F-VF and very difficult to duplicate. | Est. 2,500.00-3,000.00 |
| 1374 | | INDIAN NATIVE STATES (1866-1900) WITH SOME INDIA, INCLUDING POSTAL FORGERIES, ETC. A collection of 350+ forgeries, 70+ genuine mint and used reference copies, mounted (mostly) on Varro Tyler's own well-annotated album pages in a binder, with strength in the Native states, incl. most of the enumerated forgeries, plus 500+ reprints of issues of Bhopal, Bussahir, Charkari, Faridikot, Hyderabad, Sirmoor (incl. sheets of 3, 3b, 4), and genuine mint Jind 1874 8a (5),>Soruth 1a Black Imperf on White Laid Paper (Gibbons 11e, 1981 RPS cert.)>; RPS states that the stamp is a forgery; however, it is Tyler's opinion that it is a genuine example of 1st Setting, position 19 (if genuine, Gibbons £3750); Wadwhan ½p Thick Paper (Scott 3) tied to cover (toned spots; 1980 RPS cert.; no receiver pmk; Gibbons £600), and another ½p affixed but not tied to a similar (partial) cover; India comprises forgeries of 1852 Scind Dawks, 1854 ½-4a QV imperfs (4a incl. Fournier and Winter productions), with genuine 2a, 4a reference copies; fake 1927 Registered cover with forged 1921-2 ovpt. issues (104a, 105a); Postal Forgeries of 1968 10r (422 x2) on small piece, and 1980-1 forged 1.25r Aerogramme; and assorted genuine, forged, or reprinted issues of the Convention States. Mixed condition among the reference copies, but still valuable as such, generally Fine or better; an interesting and useful holding. | Est. 1,200.00-1,500.00 |
| 1375 | | VALUABLE IRELAND COLLECTION, 1922-1960. A few hundred mint stamps housed on stockpages. Includes 1922 (Feb-July) ½p-10sh (3), Dollard 2sh6p-10sh (4), 1922 Thom ½p-1sh (3), 1922-23 Thom ½p-10sh (2), also 10sh (2 mint, 2 used), 1925-28 Narrow date 2sh6p-10sh (4), additional 5sh (2), 10sh (2), Wide date 2sh6p (40, 5sh (6), 1935 Re-engraved 2sh6p-10sh (2), 1937 St. Patrick 2sh6p-10sh (5), Postage Dues 1925 ½p-6p (4), also various Commems in blocks and singles, etc. The condition varies a little, a few unused, but the vast majority are F-VF, OG or NH. A very useful collection. (Photo) | Est. 4,500.00-5,500.00 |
| 1376 | | IRELAND MINT COLLECTION TO 1970 mounted on Scott Specialty pages includes two Seahorse sets #36-38 and 56-58 as well as other better sets and singles such as #93-94, 96-98 and 106-17, virtually complete after 1940, generally Fine-VF material from an increasingly popular area. | Est. 2,000.00-2,500.00 |
| 1377 | / | IRELAND COLLECTION 1922-1980. Useful often mixed mint and used collection in a nicely filled Lighthouse hingeless album. Starting with about 85 different provisional overprints including four 10 shilling values and continuing through a great deal of mid range value this collection should have appeal for collector and dealer alike. Condition appears overall clean and fine to very fine with viewing recommended. | Est. 1,500.00-1,800.00 |
| 1378 | | NICE JAMAICA MAINLY MINT COLLECTION, 1860-1966. Over 250 mint and 14 QV used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes mint 1875 2sh & 5sh, 1897 2sh & 5sh, 1905-11 to 5sh, 1912-20 to 5sh, 1919-21 to 10sh, 1921-29 to 10sh, 1938-52 to £1, later sets, War Stamps & Officials. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG or LH, plus a few used. From the "Saint Michaels" collection. | Est. 900.00-1,100.00 |
| 1379 | | JAMAICA COLLECTION, 1860-1963. About 250 mint and 60 used stamps on various album pages.The 19th Century is mainly used but includes mint 1873-75 1sh-5sh, 1897 1sh-5sh, then mint with 1905-11 Arms to 5sh, 1908 2sh Venetian Red, 1812-20 to 5sh (2), 1919-21 to 10sh, 1921-29 to 5sh, 1938-52 to £1, and later sets, some shades. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG or LH, plus some used. A useful collection. | Est. 900.00-1,200.00 |
| 1380 | | JAMAICA USED COLLECTION, 1860-1970. About 300 used stamps housed on Scott Specialty pages.Includes 1875 2sh & 5sh, 1897 to 5sh, 1905-09 to 5sh, 1919-21 to 10sh mint or used, 1921-23 to 10sh, and later sets. Mainly F-VF, used. From the "Manx" collection. | Est. 700.00-1,000.00 |
| 1381 | | IMPRESSIVE EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES COLLECTION, 1903-1922. A collection of 55 mostly used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages which are totally filled except for one stamp. Includes 1903 to 50r used, a couple have Revenue cancels including 50r, 1904-07 to 50r used, 1912 to 20r (both) & 100r, 1921-22 50r mint, etc. Some with Revenue cancels, but many lower denominations with regular postmarks. Check the scans. From the "Manx" collection. (Photo) | Est. 2,200.00-2,600.00 |
| 1382 | | KENYA, EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES MINT COLLECTION, 1903-1921. About 120 mint stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes 1903-04 to 10r, 20r overprinted Specimen, 50r Revenue cancel, 1904-07 to 10r, 1907-08 to 75c, 1912-21 to 20r both colors, 50r & 100r overprinted Specimen, 1921 to 5r, 50r overprinted Specimen, etc. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG. Lovely. From the "Saint Michaels" collection. (Photo) | Est. 1,800.00-2,200.00 |
| 1388 | | LOVELY LAGOS MINT COLLECTION, 1874-1906. A mint (a few earlies unused) collection of 59 stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. Includes 1874-75 to 1sh, 1875 to 1sh, 1884-86 to 5sh, 1887-91 to 10sh, 1904 to 10sh, 1904-05 to 10sh. Mostly fresh, F-VF, OG, also a forgery of the 1886 10sh Purple-brown with oval bars cancel. Very nice. From the "Manx" collection. (Photo) | Est. 1,800.00-2,200.00 |
| 1389 | | COMPREHENSIVE LAGOS COLLECTION, 1874-1902. Complete collection of 50 mint and five used stamps housed in mounts on Scott Specialty pages. A few key values are used, otherwise the collection is mint and includes 1884-86 2sh6, also 2sh6p-10sh overprinted Specimen, both KEVII sets to 10sh. A couple of early QV are unused or HR, overall mostly F-VF, OG. From the "Saint Michaels" collection. (Photo) | Est. 1,000.00-1,200.00 |
| 1390 | | LAGOS COLLECTION. Just 40 mint and 2 used stamps on pages. The lot comprises Stanley Gibbons #'s 30-41, 42+42a as a pair, 54-63 (2). Condition is mostly F-VF, OG. | Est. 450.00-600.00 |
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