Lot 5003 (#5347)
Est. £1,500 - £1,700
GENERAL SECTION - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTION 1850's-1910's mint & used stamps in an ancient 1897 Imperial album, includes (all used) Br Bechuanaland 1897 set (ex ½d blue-green) mint, BCA 1898 1d imperf, Rhodesia 1896-97 to 3s, 1905 1s Falls, Canada 1859 12½c, 1864 2c (x2), Large Queens ½c, 3c & 15c (x2), Small Queens to 10c (x3), 1893 20c (x3) & 50c Widow set, 1897 Jubilee to 10c (x2, one mint), 1897-98 set, 1898-1902 most vals to 20c, 1903-12 to 7c & 10c mint (stuck), COGH Triangulars (x8) to 1s, 1871-77 to 5s, 1893 1d on 2d 'no stop', 1902-04 set (ex 2d), Ceylon 1862 6d, Cyprus 1880 1d & 1894-96 to 9p mint, 1902-04 to 12p, 1904-10 to 9p, 12p & 18p mint, Hong Kong 1862-63 8c, 1891 14c on 30c, 1898 10c on 30c, India 1854-55 ½a & 4a (cut to shape), 1895 2r & 5r, Officials to 1r, Labuan 1897-1901 to 12c, 1897-98 18c & 24c mint, 1900-02 set (ex 4c black & yellow-brown) mint, 1902-03 Crown set mint, Malta GB used in 3d & 4d, Natal 1859-60 3d, 1902 5s mint, New Brunswick 1860-63 1c, 2c & 5c mint/unused, Newfoundland 1865-70 12c, good Australian States, New Zealand 1862-64 6d & 1864 2d imperfs, North Borneo 1901-05 'Protectorate' opts set to 18c mint (10c used), Western Australia 1902-11 2s & 2s6d mint, 1905-12 set to 5s mint, 1912 6d & 1s mint etc. Mixed condition as usual, an interesting old time collection. (approx 1,350 stamps)