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  • Lot# : 966 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1900/1901 Second Boer War: Specialist group of three covers, incl. one stampless to England with cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA. 10 AP 2 01", with arrival, one envelope franked with one penny tied by cds. "FIELD POST OFFICE B BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA. * AP 11 00" with adjacent "PIQUETBERG . ROAD", also one postcard depicting a Boer camp, fine to very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 970 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1857/1945: Accumulation British Commonwealth with strength in Ceylon including imperforate issues to 6d with shades, 1d imperforate with good to generous margins unused, later high values used including fine 1899 purple and red high value cancelled by 'COLOMBO REGISTERED'.  Other areas include Cape of Good Hope, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, here a fine range of village postmarks, Jamaica, Maldives, Malta, Tanganyika, New Zaland, and other areas. This lot contains a number of hidden gems which will require a very close inspection of this lot.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 971 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1795/1955: Batch of approximately one hundred and fifty letters and covers from all periods with a good representation from all periods, containing also some better postal stationary including two SPECIMEN from the Australian States, a decent run of material from the West Indies, an unfranked part correspondence to Trieste from the late 1850s, some of which bear a single circle Austrian Type TRIESTE in red. Good Lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 972 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1864/1993 (ca.): Unmounted mint, unused and used collection neatly housed in 4 albums, with Tristan da Cunha, St Helena, Falkland islands, St Lucia, etc., some duplicates, fine to very fine Mi = € 3´600 according to the consignor.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 973 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1856/1992 (ca.) : Large collection of unused and used in 13 albums, covering Carribean countries and territories, with Bermuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, St Vincent, Trinidad, etc., also some French Guadeloupe and Martinique, many complete sets, some duplicates and souvenir sheets, fine to very fine.  
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 974 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1854/1993 (ca.) : Large collection of unused and used in 8 albums, covering Asian countries incl. Strait Settlements with a good range of postmarks, Malaysian States with Sungei Ujong, Johor, Selanogor, etc., Mauritius, North Borneo, Afghanistan, Aden, Burma with military administrations, Singapore etc., many complete sets, some duplicates and souvenir sheets, good quality overall, a nice representation of that area.  
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 975 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1864/1993 (ca.): Unmounted mint, unused and used large collection neatly housed in 9 albums, with British East Africa, Gambia, Rhodesia, Nigerian Coast, Malawi, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, etc., early issues mostly used, some duplicates, also souvenir sheets and booklets, fine to very fine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 976 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    British Commonwealth collection with Ascension incl. 1924/33 set of twelve unused (Gi = £ 350), 1934 set of ten unused, Bechuanaland with 1888 2 s. green unused and useful multiples, range of British East Africa, Cyprus with 1928 set to £1 unused (Gi = £ 300), fine range of Gambia Cameos, 1902/05 set unused, 1904/06 set to 2 s. and fine 1 d. on 3 s. used, 1922/29 set unused incl. block of four 1 s. 6 d., Gold Coast with fine early unused range and used with cancellation interest, Edward VII unused; Nigeria with Lagos, Oil Rivers and Northern Nigeria incl. 1912 £ 1 purple & black on red unused, Nyasaland with 1895 3 s. used and 1908 2 s. 6 d. unused, Rhodesia with some Double Heads, St. Helena, Seychelles from 1890 unsed, Somaliland with 1904 5 r. used.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 992 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Imperial Airways 'Scipio' Crash at Mirabella Bay, Crete 1936 (Aug. 22): Group of five covers to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' (diff. types) or labels as 'The accompanying item was salvaged from the wreck of the Air Lineer 'Scipio', including mail from New Zealand, (Nierinck type i, black), India (Nierinck type g) and Lahore together with rare original Associated Press photo showing rescue of the remaining five passenger and the three crew members Nierinck 360822.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 999 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    Imperial Airways 'Cygnus' Crash at Brindisi, Italy 1937 (Dec. 5): Group of seven envelopes to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER IN AIRPLAIN ACCIDENT' or 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' on mail from Palestine, including two items from India and Singapore showing the two diff. types of handstamps, further envelope from Hong Kong (rare origin!) and one from Australia, all neatly mounted and described on album pages Nierinck 371205.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1547 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1840/1920ca.: Collection on self designed pages of Great Britain and various British Colonies, with a focus on British North America and the Caribbean. Up to the middle values. Generally mixed condition, the older issues are mostly stuck to the pages. A lot for the patient, please inspect.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1549 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1879/1976: British Empire selection in stockbook including Great Britain, with Jubilee issue with blocks of four unmounted og.; Official stamps, of which four used stamps with certificate Brandon;  Aden 1937 set, Cyprus with SPECIMEN sets, 1917 Baghdad  issue on Turkey (5 different) all with certs.; Newfoundland 1933 Balbo $ 4.50 on 75 c. unused (3); Gibraltar 1954 definitives unmounted; a group of Falkland Island stamps 1912 unused, Malaya, Nepal unmounted blocks of 4, a useful collection with much of interest Catalog value according consigner = £ 23'695.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF
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