British Comm.

**Anguilla**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
901	O	1-16	#1-16, 1967 1/2c-$5.00 Overprints cplt., used, each with light c.d.s., very fine; one of the rarest sets from the Elizabethan era; 1993 Brandon certificate for the set (S.G. #1-16; £2,250). (Image)	2,609.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM

**Batum**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
902			Forerunner handstamp on cover, 15k paid in cash and signed by a postal employee, well struck negative Russian Arms and seal at left, both handstamps in black, used during the period between the beginning of the English Occupation and the issuance of their stamps (January-April, 1919); the Turks had withdrawn in December of 1918, taking their stock of stamps, leaving the new postal authorities to improvise until some stocks of Russian stamps were discovered and utilized for surcharging, very fine; a great beginning to a specialized Batum collection or exhibit; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert. (Image)	Est. 200-300 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
903		1-8	#1-8, 1919 5k-5R Palm issue cplt., along with both 10R imperforate surcharges, tied to one larger registered cover by July 3, 1919 postmarks, black registry handstamp at bottom left, light vertical fold not affecting adhesives, very fine and scarce; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #1-8). (Image)	Est. 200-300 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
904		1-6, 8	#1-6, 8, 1919 5k-50R Palm issue cplt., along with imperforate 10R on 3k, tied to cover by October 6, 1919 postmarks, small cover tear at top left, otherwise very fine and colorful; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #1-6, 8). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
905	O	1	#1, 1919 5k Green, a used single with a spectacular double foldover, separating the design into three parts, unquestionably one of the most striking foldover items we have ever encountered, with enormous gaps between any of the three portions, extremely fine; accompanied by a used 10k Ultramarine with a single wide foldover in the bottom left corner; each signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #1, 2). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
906	O	7	#7, 1919 10R on 1k Orange, imperforate, a used full pane of 25 stamps (5x5) with complete margins all around, with neat October 19, 1919 postmarks, couple of trivial flaws which are of little importance on such an unusual multiple; any multiples of this issue are scarce, and larger multiples are rare and of keen interest to specialists; only 2,350 of this value were originally issued; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #7; £750+). (Image)	687.50+ Closed or SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
907		10	#10, 1919 10R on 7k Light blue, perforated, wonderfully fresh, well centered, o.g., l.h., choice very fine; a scarce stamp with only 298 issued; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #10; £225). (Image)	200.00 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
908	O	10	#10, 1919 10R on 7k Light blue, perforated, tied to piece by March 1, 1920 postmark, quite well centered, strong color, extremely fine and particularly scarce used; only 298 were issued and very few of these were used; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #10; £225). (Image)	200.00 Closed or SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
909		19a	#19a, 1919 5R Brown, "Ccupation" for "Occupation" overprint error, the left stamp in a left sheet-margin horizontal pair, the right stamp with normal overprint, wonderfully fresh, huge margins all around, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a scarce variety that is particularly desirable in a "se-tenant" pair with a normal stamp; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #17a; £275+). (Image)	190.00+ Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
910		21-24	#21-24, 1919-20 10R on 3k-15R on 1k Imperforates cplt., a mint set of four, plus three values with unlisted inverted surcharges, and a 10R on 3k tete-beche pair which is also unlisted, o.g., very fine except one invert with mild crease; scarce group; the errors signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (#S.G. #19-20b; £220+). (Image)	as normal stams 400.00+ Closed or SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
911		21-24	#21-24, 1919-20 10R on 3k-15R on 1k Imperforates cplt., all four values, including the three 15R surcharge colors, tied to handmade registered cover by March 2, 1920 postmarks, violet Batum registry handstamp at bottom right, small edge stains to cover at bottom, otherwise very fine, with the stamps being extremely fine; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #19-20b). (Image)	Est. 200-300 Closed or SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
912		21-23	#21-23, 1919 10R on 3k-15R on 1k Imperforates cplt., huge margin examples of each, plus an additional 15R on 1k with inverted black surcharge, also with huge margins, all tied to an immaculate registered cover by December 6, 1919 postmarks, extremely fine; quite scarce on cover (S.G. #19-20a). (Image)	Est. 200-300 Closed or SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
913	O	23 var.	#23 var., 1919 15R on 1k Orange, imperforate, black surcharge inverted, an extremely scarce used block of four, cancelled to order March 12, 1920 with centrally struck c.d.s., wide margins all around, small scissor cut between two left stamps causing a corner tear in top left stamp, otherwise extremely fine; signed Mikulski and accompanied by his clear 1989 certificate; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #20 var.). (Image)	Est. 300-400 Closed or SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
914		24	#24, 1920 15R on 1k Orange, imperforate, violet surcharge, an impressive bottom left corner sheet-margin example, tied to cover along with a 3R British Occupation overprint (#18) by matching April 19, 1920 postmarks, choice very fine; a most elusive stamp to find on cover; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #20b). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $100.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
915		24	#24, 1920 15R on 1k Orange, imperforate, violet surcharge, well margined example, tied to neat cover along with 1R and 2R British Occupation overprints (#16-17) by matching April 9, 1920 postmarks, choice very fine; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #20b). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $100.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
916	O	25-30, 32	#25-30, 32, 1919-20 50R on 1k to 1k on 15k Surcharges cplt., less only the rare 10k, all used, which are even more difficult to locate than the already elusive mint examples, neat postmarks, strong colors throughout, 3k with a single nibbed perf. at top, others very fine; a terribly difficult group of scarce stamps; each signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #21-26, 28; £3,200). (Image)	2,175.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
917		25 var.	#25 var., 1920 50R on 1k Orange, imperforate, surcharge inverted, choice mint example of this rare error, well margined, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 400 of this value were printed, and of these only a few had the surcharge inverted; signed Mikulski and accompanied by his 1989 certificate; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #21 var.). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
918		27 var.	#27 var., 1920 50R on 2k Green, perforated, surcharge inverted, exceptionally well centered example of this rare error, o.g., fresh and choice very fine; only 300 of the perforated 2k were so surcharged and very few of these are found inverted; signed Mikulski and accompanied by his 1989 certificate; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #23 var.). (Image)	Est. 150-200 Closed or SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
919		33-42 var.s	#33-42 var., 1920 25R on 5k to 25R on 50k Blue and black surcharges cplt., the set of ten values each with inverted surcharge, quite fresh, o.g., very fine; a exceptionally rare set of these elusive surcharge errors; each signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #29-33a vars.). (Image)	Est. 500-750 Closed or SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM
920		40 var.	#40 var., 1920 25R on 25k Blue surcharge, vertical pair with tete-beche surcharges, quite fresh, o.g., very fine; signed Mikulski; ex-Gilbert (S.G. #32a var.). (Image)	Est. 100-150 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Nov-18, 11:30 AM