ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction Jan. 2014 | Page 202

Session III: Sunday, January 19, 2014 Estimate Estimate – BRITISH COMMONWEALTH – British Collections, cont. – AUSTRALIA – 3156 3162 / 1870s-1990s VALUABLE COLLECTION INCLUDING STATES ........................................................................ $700-900 A small stock of high catalog on 102-style sales cards (estimate 100). Useful lot, much medium value sets & singles, with better ones sprinkled in. Mint highlights include (as identified by owner): INDIA #206 gum toning; RHODESIA #107-11, 141-55; AUSTRALIA #18; BAHAMAS #24; BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE #92a, 93; BERMUDA #3, 6, 97; SOUTH AFRICA #135-43, 144-51, B9-11, J30-33, J34-38; NATAL #97; GAMBIA #3 (margin crease); VIRGIN ISLANDS #9; TURKS ISLANDS #2, 40; ST. LUCIA #38-39. Also some used, including a number of CAPE OF GOOD HOPE Triangles and more. Some faults, mis-id’s, revenue cancels, & other things, still much useful and certainly worth a look. Owner’s taped estimated catalog of $26,210 – includes some mis-ids. Hundreds of stamps in stock book and on stock pages, with many Kangaroos to 2/- and many George V as well, with individual values noted up to $250 each. Collection also includes smattering of intermediate issues (1940s-’70s), then begins to pick up with later issues, virtually all mint. Lion’s share of value, however, lies in early Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. Victoria and Western Australia also represented. Must have a look! Very high catalog value and discoveries waiting to be made. Overall fine & better. TA S M A N I A 3163 3157 3164 3165 3159 / – BAHAMAS – 3160 / 1863-1965 MINT & USED SELECTION ...................... $350-500 Small collection on Scott album pages, includes Used: #19, 23, 25, 27-31; MINT: #49-53, 65-69. Some faults to be expected, good starter collection, overall fine to very fine. Owner’s recent CV $1266. – BRITISH AMERICA – 3161 / / 1860-1956 COLLECTION ON SCOTT PAGES ..... $300-400 Mostly mint collection in clear mounts on Scott Specialty pages for British America (to 1956). Weak in Classics, but has many issues for George VI & Elizabeth II eras. Mint highlights include BAHAMAS #116-29; CANADA #57 no gum, #141-48,