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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1529		S.G. #116	S.G. #116, 1912 $10.00 Purple and black on red, quite fresh, nicely centered, o.g., very lightly hinged, a fine example of this scarce high value (Scott #124; $600.00). (Image)	£475 Closed or SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1530		S.G. #171-72	S.G. #171-72, 1948 Silver Wedding cplt., choice mint set, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #178-79; $452.00). (Image)	£252 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1531		S.G. #P2	S.G. #P2, 1879 "5 cents." Postal card surcharge on 18c Lilac, affixed as issued to immaculate small blue on white postal card, very fine; an unusually choice example of this scarce item; 1966 BPA certificate (Scott #35B; $275.00). (Image)	£275 Closed or SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1532		S.G. #P2	S.G. #P2, 1879 "5 cents." Postal card surcharge on 18c Lilac, affixed as issued to slightly larger black on blue postal card (scarcer than the white card), fine (Scott #35B; $275.00). (Image)	£275+ Closed or SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1533		S.G. #P3	S.G. #P3, 1879 "THREE" on "5 cents." Postal card surcharge on 18c Lilac, affixed as issued to small blue on white postcard, stamp displays the short "t" in "cents." variety, especially fresh and clean, very fine; this stamp, produced exclusively for use on postal cards, is one of the rarest stamps of Hong Kong and is seldom offered, particularly in this premium condition; signed Peter Holcombe and accompanied by his 1986 certificate (Scott #35C; $5,000.00+).	£5,000+ Closed or SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1534		S.G. #F3	S.G. #F3, 1874 $10.00 Rose carmine postal fiscal, an extremely rare mint example of this postal fiscal, while centered slightly to top right, this is actually much better centered than the majority of the small number of known mint copies (most are found quite strongly off center - particularly to top), strong deep color, o.g., trivial corner crease at bottom left, still very fine; an important Hong Kong rarity that is almost never offered at auction, especially here in the United States (Scott #28; $9,500.00). (Image)	£7,000 Closed or SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1535		S.G. #F5	S.G. #F5, 1902 $3.00 Dull mauve postal fiscal, handsome mint single that is unusually fresh and well centered, rich color, o.g., choice very fine; especially scarce this nice (Scott #58; $350.00). (Image)	£400 Closed or SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1536		S.G. #F6	S.G. #F6, 1892 $10.00 Grey green postal fiscal, a superlative mint example of this extremely rare stamp, featuring outstanding centering and a wonderful overall freshness, with rich luxuriant color on bright paper, o.g., h.r., couple of trivial natural paper wrinkles characteristic of these, a very fine and choice examples of one of the key rarities of Hong Kong (Scott #59; $9,000.00). (Image)	£10,000 Closed or SOLD for $7,500.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1537		S.G. #F11	S.G. #F11, 1897 "ONE DOLLAR" surcharge on $2.00 Dull bluish green postal fiscal, select mint example, wonderfully well centered, fresh strong color, o.g., minor h.r., choice very fine (Scott #68; $250.00). (Image)	£200 Closed or SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1538		S.G. #J3	S.G. #J3, 1945 5y on 5s Claret, a premium mint example of this key occupation stamp, extraordinarily well centered and margined, brilliantly fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2000 Brandon certificate (Scott #N3; $725.00). (Image)	£850 Closed or SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1539		S.G. #1/177	S.G. #1/177, D1-21, F2/12, J1-2, P1-2, Valuable mint collection to 1953 of nearly 200 stamps in mounts on Scott pages, better classics include 1862 2c-24c values, 1863-80 Queen Victoria heads include the 16c Yellow, 24c Green, 30c Vermilion and 48c Rose carmine, 1885-91 Surcharges to 50c (two), 1891 Jubilee overprint, King Edward VII sets to $3.00 and $5.00, 1912-14 King George V set complete to $5.00, later King George V sets complete to $5.00, King George VI issues complete less the Silver Wedding set, back-of-the-book includes postage dues complete, six different postal fiscals and three postcard stamps (two different, one on card), the Queen Victoria issues are in somewhat mixed condition, with the usual range of gum including o.g., part o.g., no gum and regummed, the later issues are o.g. and mostly fine-very fine; the resale value on this collection should be quite high (Scott #1/184, J1-21, N1-2).	Est. 3,000-4,000 Closed or SOLD for $6,500.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM
1540	/	S.G. #178/677	S.G. #178/677, D25-28, Queen Elizabeth II mint collection of over 300 stamps to 1991 in mounts on Scott pages, looks to be complete through 1976, then has a few sets from the late 1970's and early 1980's, picks up again in 1987 and is nearly complete through 1991, o.g., all but a few early sets are n.h., fine-very fine; Scott catalog value is about $2,600.00 (Scott #185/604, B1-4, J19a-22).	Est. 750-1,000 Closed or SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Sep-15-2000, 05:00 PM

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