32620 British colonies ca. 1857-1953.
£37,500
Fantastic, MNH, mint hinged and used stamp collection of English colonies in above average quality on albumpages in 3 springbacks and in 2 stockbooks. The collection is very well filled with many good stamps such as (Stanley Gibbons no’s): extensive 1st issues Barbados, issue 1897 (Diamond jubilee) mint hinged complete (SG 116-124), issue 1905 mint hinged complete (135-144), 1912 mint hinged complete (170-180), 201-212*, Bechuanaland 11*, 26*, seahorses 1915 2/6 and 5 shillings mint hinged, many Rhodesia including issue 1910 (double heads) up to 5 shillings, many 1st issues Ceylon, including mint hinged, Suez canal stamps mint hinged and specialised on plate, Gold Coast 47, 48* (20 shillings), 48 (signed), Gambia 1st issues, 37-44*, Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika 34-42*, Nyassaland 26 unused and canceled, 65*, 79*, 98 (fiscally used), expanded Indian States including various postal stationery, North Borneo 36-48*, 49* 57*, 66-79*, 92-109*, 110-111*, 112-126*, 127-143*, 146-157*, 158-176*, 214-232*, 235-250*, 253-275*, 277-292*, Japanese occupation North Borneo J20-32* (no. 32 canceled), nice part of NW Pacific Islands overprints, including 1 pound mint hinged, Papua 130-145* (no. 145 canceled), Southern Rhodesia 1-14*, 15-27*, Northern Rhodesia 1-17 (*), Tobago 1*, 2*, 3*, 4, 13*, 28*, 29*, nice part OS perforations and overprints of Australia, including O124**, O128-132** in MNH gutter pairs with Ash Imprint, nice part postage due stamps of Australia, Bahawalpur 34** with specimen overprint, 39-42 with specimen overprint, service O1-6**, O7**, O11-13* (2x), Pakistan service O1-13**, O14-26*, O27-31**, 35-44** good Nova Scotia including 2 nice letters, Turks and Caicos Islands 101- 109*, 115-126*, 129-139*, Seychelles 1-8*, 9-14*, 28-36* 46-56*, 60-70*, 71-81*, 82-97**/* , 98-123**/* 135-149**/* in various perforations and colors, St. Vincent 42-45*, 47-53*, 67-75*, 76-84*, 85-93*, 108-120*, 131-141*, St. Lucia 39-42*, 43-52*, 53-56*, 64-77*, 78-88*, New Hebrides 18-28*, 35* (2x), 52-63**, postage dues 1-5**, 6-10**/*, good classic Grenada, very extensive Morocco Agencies, BIOT with plate errors (missing points in overprint), good Levant, Zanzibar, Straits Settlements, etc. etc. Extreme catalogue value!
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