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Bidboard #
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1924
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Lot #
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28
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$400.00
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Price Realized:
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$325
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British Commonwealth
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Huge mostly mint stock of 1951 to 1972 Omnibus issues organized on 66 stockpages, consisting of the following 13 issues (number of stamps in parentheses): 1951 University College of the West Indies (210), 1958 West Indies Federation (70), 1963 Freedom from Hunger (129), 1963 Red Cross Centenary (221), 1964 Shakespeare (184), 1965 ITU (168), 1965 International Cooperation Year (221), 1966 Churchill Memorial (261), 1966 Royal Visit (80), 1966 World Cup (135), 1966 WHO Headquarters (108), 1966-67 UNESCO Anniversary (205), and 1972 Silver Wedding (93). The strengths of this accumulation are in the good representation of key Hong Kong sets as well as the many non-Common Design issues including from countries not in the British Commonwealth. A total of 1906 mint and 179 used stamps. Estimate =
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