Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

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Featuring
Great Britain with many high-value rarities
Extensive British Commonwealth, highlighted by numerous elusive and seldom-seen stamps
The Steve Pacetti Collection of Bermuda Key Plate Issues
Large offering of China singles, sets and collections
Strong Western Europe, including French Offices Abroad and Colonies
The Gordon N. John Collection of Uruguay 1858 First Issue, featuring important multiples
Numerous High-Value Collections and Large Lots—our largest offering in years (most with PDFs of contents or with video highlights)

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Sale 1236 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

Session One (lots 2001-2170): Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

• • GREAT BRITAIN AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
  Great Britain - 1840-1864 Line Engraved and Embossed Lot 2001–2019
• Great Britain - Surface Printed thru Modern Lot 2020–2054
• Great Britain - Officials Lot 2055–2074
• British Omnibus, Abu Dhabi thru Australia Lot 2075–2090
• Bahamas thru Bangkok Lot 2091–2104
• Barbados thru Batum Lot 2105–2124
• Bechuanaland thru Bermuda Victoria Issues Lot 2125–2136
• Bermuda Key Plate Issues featuring the Steve Pacetti Collection Lot 2137–2166
• Bermuda Modern Issues Lot 2167–2170

Session Two (lots 2171-2426): Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.

• British Central Africa thru British East Africa Lot 2171–2185
• British Guiana thru Brunei Lot 2186–2201
• Canadian Provinces - British Columbia and New Brunswick Lot 2202–2212
• Canadian Provinces - Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Lot 2213–2246
• Canada - 1851 Pence Issues thru Small Queens Lot 2247–2261
• Canada - 1897 Jubilee thru Modern, Back-of-Book Lot 2262–2286
• Cape of Good Hope including Mafeking Lot 2287–2301
• Cayman Islands thru Crete Lot 2302–2320
• Cyprus thru East Africa & Uganda Lot 2321–2328
• Falkland Islands Lot 2329–2364
• Fiji thru Gibraltar Lot 2365–2385
• Gold Coast thru Hong Kong Lot 2386–2398
• India thru Kenya & Uganda Lot 2399–2419
• Kuwait thru Labuan Lot 2420–2426

Session Three (lots 2427-2536): Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

• Leeward Islands thru Montserrat Lot 2427–2444
• Natal thru Northern Nigeria Lot 2445–2453
• Nyasaland thru St. Helena Lot 2454–2471
• St. Kitts-Nevis thru Samoa Lot 2472–2486
• Seychelles thru Straits Settlements Lot 2487–2505
• Tobago thru Virgin Islands Lot 2506–2524
• United Arab Emirates thru Zululand Lot 2525–2536

Session Four (lots 2537-2825): Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.

• • WORLDWIDE
  Autographs, Austria thru Chile Lot 2537–2549
• China Lot 2550–2567
• China - Taiwan and Shanghai Lot 2568–2576
• China - People's Republic Lot 2577–2615
• Colombia thru Egypt Lot 2616–2633
• Finland thru France Lot 2634–2650
• French Offices, Colonies - Cameroun thru Guadeloupe Lot 2651–2685
• French Colonies - Madagascar thru Togo Lot 2686–2722
• Germany - States thru Offices Abroad Lot 2723–2734
• German Colonies - Caroline Islands thru Togo Lot 2735–2747
• Greenland thru Israel Lot 2748–2759
• Italy and Area, Offices Abroad and Colonies Lot 2760–2776
• Japan thru Monaco Lot 2777–2796
• Mongolia thru Saudi Arabia Lot 2797–2805
• Spain thru Thailand Lot 2806–2819
• Tibet thru Vatican City Lot 2820–2825

Session Five (lots 2826-2931): Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

• • THE GORDON N. JOHN COLLECTION OF URUGUAY 1858 FIRST ISSUE
  Uruguay 1858 First Issue - 120c and 180c Lot 2826–2872
• Uruguay 1858 First Issue - 240c and Sperati Reproductions Lot 2873–2906
• Uruguay 1859-60 Thin and Thick Numeral Issues Lot 2907–2909
• • WORLDWIDE FLIGHT COVERS AND BALANCES
  Worldwide Flight Covers and Balances Lot 2910–2931

Session Six (lots 2932-3166): Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.

• • COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS
  Collections & Accumulations - Aden thru British South East Asia Lot 2932–2956
• Collections & Accumulations - British Commonwealth thru Canada Lot 2957–2973
• Collections & Accumulations - Cape of Good Hope thru China Lot 2974–3009
• Collections & Accumulations - Cilicia thru France and Area Lot 3010–3036
• Collections & Accumulations - French Guiana thru Great Britain Lot 3037–3071
• Collections & Accumulations - Greenland thru Italy and Area Lot 3072–3098
• Collections & Accumulations - Jamaica thru Russia Lot 3099–3126
• Collections & Accumulations - Ryuku Islands thru Uruguay Lot 3127–3144
• Worldwide Balances & Accumulations Lot 3145–3162
• Worldwide Cover Balances Lot 3163–3166