Lot 60662 – 1884-1969, BRITISH OCEANIA: Mint collection with S
Lot 60662 – 1884-1969, BRITISH OCEANIA: Mint collection with S
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Lot 60662 – 1884-1969, BRITISH OCEANIA: Mint collection with S
British Empire General Collections and Lots
Price realised
12’000 GBP
Estimate
5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 8 Dec 2017 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1884-1969, BRITISH OCEANIA: Mint collection with SPECIMEN sets (pretty complete for each country), incl. Australian States with Queensland incl. Chalon specimens, Tasmania with reprints of the early issues, 1892-99 specimen set, etc., NSW, Victoria with postage dues, 1901-12 CTO, Fiji incl. 1912-23 and 1938-55 specimen sets, Gilbert & Ellice incl. 1912-24 and 1939-55 specimen sets, Labuan incl. 1885-86 specimen set, Nauru incl. 10s Seahorse specimen (vert. bend), New Hebrides (British & French), New Zealand, New Guinea incl. 1935 & 1939 Bulolo sets, Papua with various Lakatoi issues CTO from 1910-31, 1932 specimen set of 2, etc., Pitcairn incl. 1941 specimen set, Sarawak incl. 1934-41 set, Solomon Islands, Tonga, etc., throughout the issues up to about 1910 are stuck down so please inspect, otherwise mostly fine and fresh (SG £36’000+) Catalogue
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