Santa Fe Collections of South America and the Middle East
January 11, 2012

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Lot #301
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920-1965 the much duplicated collection formed by a foremoust expert in Jordianian philately, housed in 10+ stock books, arranged by Scott's catalogue order, thousands, including blocks and some complete sheets, predominantly mint, compilation of one major collection acquired in 2003 as well as additional items added along the way. Using Stanley Gibbons catalogue, the first issue (SG 1/19) includes the rare perf. 15x14 2m silver overprint (SG 2a), also double overprint, one albino, numerous "extra dot" and "screw head" varieties, also different types of overprint; 5p purple horizontal pair, right stamp overprint type 1a, pos. 95-96 (SG 7,7a), 9p ochre (SG 8 two unused, signed), full panes of 2m and 4m (2,3), also forgeries. SG 20-36 features 2m block of four, upper left stamp without surcharge (SG 29a), multiple varieties, several 2p value unused, surcharges in different colors including the rare violet, others with value omitted, one vertical (ex-Maj. Darlow collection, SG 33var, used, small tear, with Ro
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Price Realized
$120,000.00

Lot #302
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 1m dark brown, perf. 15x14 and 14, overprint inverted, sheet corner margin block of four of each, first one n.h., the latter (1979 BPA cert) with some toning at top, otherwise fine-v.f. and scarce positional multiples (SG 1a,9a)
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Catalog #1a,1c
Catalog Value £ 1,240
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #303
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 1m dark brown, overprint inverted, block of four, top left stamp h.r., other three n.h., some toning on reverse, otherwise v.f., with clear 1979 BPA cert. (SG 1a)
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Catalog #1a
Catalog Value £ 560
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #304
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 2m blue green, silver overprint, used along with nine additional stamps on piece of parcel, fine, listed but unpriced
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Catalog #SG 2a
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #305
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 3m light brown, overprint type 1a, h.r., slight overall toning, otherwise fine, with clear 1979 Royal cert. (SG 3a)
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Catalog #3var
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #306
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 1m dark blue, silver overprint, perf.15x14, l.h., fine, with 1992 BPA cert. (SG 5a)
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Catalog #6a
Catalog Value £ 2,000
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #307
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 5pi plum, perf. 15x14, overprint type 1a, l.h., v.f., with 1995 Holcombe cert. (SG 7a)
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Catalog #8a,var
Catalog Value £ 1,400
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #308
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 9pi bister, perf. 15x14, used, v.f., with 1983 Brandon and BPA certs (SG 8)
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Catalog #9a
Catalog Value £ 1,400
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #309
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 Kerak Provisional, Moab District Seal, horizontal pair, (1p) pale blue, with initials "A.K." (Alex Kirkbride), h.r., v.f., ex-Asch collection, extremely rare (taking the official seal of the Majlis Idara, the adviser impressed it on plan sheets of gummed paper in green ink, each impression falling within a pencil-ruled square 3.5cm in size. Several hundred of these stamps, valued at one piaster each, were so printed, each being initialed “A. K.”, in violet ink, by the adviser, Alek S. Kirkbride, later British Resident and eventually first British Ambassador to Jordan. They were put into immediate use, and eventually a few copies straggled through to Jerusalem where the postal authorities, now realizing that the need for Transjordan stamps at Kerak was a very real one, took effective steps to get through a small supply, by November 1920, when the new definitives came into general use throughout the country,
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Catalog #SG 19a
Catalog Value £ 7,000
Price Realized
$15,000.00

Lot #310
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1920 Kerak Provisional, Moab District Seal, vertical pair, (1p) pale blue, with initials "A.K." (Alek Kirkbride), cancelled "Kerek 24.11.02" (incorrect year date), with full gum, v.f., with 1985 Robson Lowe certificate, ex-Major J.J. Darlow collection, very rare,
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Catalog #SG 19a
Catalog Value £ 8,000
Price Realized
$9,500.00

Lot #311
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi on 20pi gray, used with 1/10pi on 1m dark brown on small piece, bilingual Amman cancel, fine, with 1983 Royal cert. (SG 28,34)
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Catalog #12,27
Catalog Value £ 879
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #312
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 1/10pi on 1m dark brown, violet surcharge, block of four, l.h., v.f., with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 28c)
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Catalog #13A
Catalog Value £ 1,000
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #313
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 3/10pi on 3m light brown, vertical pair, top stamp overprint type 1a, n.h., usual overall gum toning, fine-v.f., rare se-tenant pair, with 1979 Royal cert., ex-Najjar (SG 22b)
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Catalog #17var
Catalog Value £ 1,200
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #314
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 10pi on 10pi ultramarine, used on piece with 3/10pi on 3pi light brown, tied by violet "20.11.1922 Amman" cds, fine, with 1983 Royal cert. (SG 22,33)
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Catalog #17,26
Catalog Value £ 1,014
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #315
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi gray, black overprint, h.r., v.f., with 1986 BPA cert. (SG 34)
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Catalog #27
Catalog Value £ 650
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #316
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 10pi on 10pi ultramarine, h.r., well centered, v.f., with 1982 Friedl cert. (SG 35)
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Catalog #28
Catalog Value £ 1,800
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #317
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 9p on 9p ochre perf. 14, violet surcharge, h.r., v.f., with 1997 BPA cert. (SG 32a)
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Catalog #25a,var
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #318
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi on 20pi gray perf. 14, violet surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Ela, with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 34a)
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Catalog #27A
Catalog Value £ 900
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #319
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi on 20pi gray perf. 15x14, violet surcharge, h.r., v.f. Listed but unpriced in Gibbons, with 1979 BPA and 1982 Friedl certs. A major rarity from Jordan, regular surcharge cat. £2,500 (SG 36a)
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Catalog #29var
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #320
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 3m yellow brown, violet overprint, horizontal pair, right stamp overprint type 1a, heavy h.r., some slight toning, otherwise v.f. and rare se-tenant, with 1954 BPA cert. (SG 39bb)
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Catalog #36var
Catalog Value £ 1,500
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #321
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 9pi bister, violet overprint, right margin horizontal pair, right stamp overprint type 1a, n.h. (hinged in margin), v.f. and rare with 1953 BPA cert. (SG 44ab; catalogue value for hinged singles)
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Catalog #50var
Catalog Value £ 2,450
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #322
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 10pi ultramarine, violet overprint, h.r., v.f., with 1960 BPA cert. (SG 52a)
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Catalog #51
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #323
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 10pi ultramarine, violet overprint, n.h., v.f., various signatures, with 1990 Holcombe cert. (SG 52a; catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #51
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #324
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi gray, violet overprint, n.h., v.f., various signatures, with 1990 Holcombe cert. (SG 53a; catalogue value for hinged)
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Catalog #52
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$550.00

Lot #325
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi gray, red overprint, l.h., v.f., with 1989 BPA cert. (SG 53)
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Catalog #52A
Catalog Value £ 1,600
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #326
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi gray, red overprint, lightly cancelled, slight toning, otherwise v.f., with 1991 BPA cert. (SG 53)
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Catalog #52A
Catalog Value £ 2,000
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #327
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 20pi gray, violet overprint inverted, small h.r., v.f., various handstamp guarantees, signatures, with 1989 BPA cert. (SG 53a; catalogue value for normal stamp)
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Catalog #52var
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #328
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1m dark brown, perf. 15x14, h.r., fine, with 1983 Friedl cert. (SG 54)
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Catalog #53a
Catalog Value £ 1,500
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #329
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5m orange perf. 15x14, double overprint, one in black, the other albino impression of the earlier 1920 overprint, h.r., fine, with 1979 BPA cert. (SG 58a)
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Catalog #57a,var
Catalog Value £ 1,200
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #330
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1pi dark blue, black overprint, used, v.f., with 1999 BPA cert. (SG 65b)
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Catalog #58b
Catalog Value £ 850
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #331
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5p deep purple, black overprint inverted, h.r., fine, handstamped guarantee, with 1991 BPA cert. (SG 60c)
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Catalog #60a
Catalog Value £ 1,500
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #332
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 10p ultramarine (gold overprint), block of 12, n.h., fine-v.f., scarce multiple (SG 67)
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Catalog #62
Catalog Value £ 960
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #333
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 20pi gray, gold overprint inverted, right sheet margin horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., with 1979 BPA cert. (SG 68a)
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Catalog #63a
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #334
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 20pi gray, overprint double, one inverted, small h.r., v.f., with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 68c)
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Catalog #63c
Catalog Value £ 450
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #335
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 20pi gray, overprint double, one gold, one black, the latter inverted, small h.r., v.f., with 1979 BPA cert. (SG 68e)
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Catalog #63var
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #336
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 20pi gray, overprint double, one gold, one black, the latter inverted, small h.r., v.f., with 1979 Friedl cert. (SG 68e)
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Catalog #63var
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #337
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 20pi gray, vertical pair, bottom stamp with overprint triple, one inverted (misplacement of one surcharge plus a second misplaced and an inverted overprint), l.h., v.f. and rare, with 1990 Holcombe cert (SG 68f)
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Catalog #63var
Catalog Value £ 1,100
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #338
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 3m light brown, black surcharge, small h.r., v.f., with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 78a)
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Catalog #84var
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #339
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 3m light brown, black surcharge, small h.r., v.f., with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 78a)
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Catalog #84var
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #340
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 3m light brown, black surcharge, block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., upper left stamp thin, otherwise v.f., rare multiple, with 1998 BPA cert. (SG 78a)
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Catalog #84var
Catalog Value £ 3,000
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #341
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 3m light brown, horizontal pair, left stamp with surcharge inverted, right stamp without surcharge, small h.r., v.f. and rare combination se-tenant, possibly even unique, with 1989 BPA cert. (SG 78var)
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Catalog #84var
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #342
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 3m yellow brown, black overprint, small h.r., v.f., with 1994 BPA cert. (SG 84a)
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Catalog #85var
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #343
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 5pi plum, black overprint inverted, small h.r., v.f. and rare unlisted variety, with 1990 Holcombe cert (SG 79var)
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Catalog #87var
Unsold
Lot #344
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1pi on 5pi plum, violet overprint, h.r., v.f., signed Bloch, with 1979 Friedl cert. (SG 83b)
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Catalog #89
Catalog Value £ 2,000
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #345
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1pi on 5pi plum, surcharge inverted, heavy h.r., v.f. and rare unlisted variety, signed Bloch, with 1979 Friedl cert. (SG 83var)
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Catalog #89var
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #346
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 1/2pi on 5pi plum, surcharge inverted, h.r., v.f. and rare unlisted variety, with 1960 BPA cert. (SG 74var)
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Catalog #94var
Unsold
Lot #347
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1922 1/2pi on 5pi plum, bottom margin horizontal pair, 1/2pi surcharge inverted, heavy h.r., v.f. and rare unlisted variety, with 1979 BPA cert. (SG 74var)
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Catalog #94var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #348
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 5pi purple perf. 15x14, h.r., fine, with 1978 Royal cert. (SG 81a)
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Catalog #96
Catalog Value £ 1,000
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #349
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 5pi purple, h.r., v.f., with 1983 Friedl cert. (SG 82)
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Catalog #95
Catalog Value £ 2,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #350
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 9pi bister, well centered, h.r., small part of surcharge shifted to bottom perfs, v.f., signed Bloch, with 1979 Friedl Expert Committee cert. A rarity from Jordan (SG 75)
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Catalog #97
Catalog Value £ 3,500
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #351
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 9pi bister, 1/2pi surcharge inverted, h.r., fine unlisted variety, with 1957 BPA cert. (SG 75avar)
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Catalog #98var
Unsold
Lot #352
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 9pi bister, 1/2pi surcharge inverted, h.r., fine unlisted variety, with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 75avar)
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Catalog #98var
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #353
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 1/2pi on 9pi bister, block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., with 1988 BPA cert. (SG 86)
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Catalog #99
Catalog Value £ 680
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #354
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 9pi ocher, overprinted in black and further surcharged in red, l.h., fine and rare, unlisted in Scott's, with 1979 BPA cert.,
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Catalog #SG 73b
Catalog Value £ 1,300
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #355
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 5/10pi on 9pi ocher, overprinted in black and further surcharged in violet, violet cancel, fine and rare, unlisted in Scott's, with 1982 BPA cert.,
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Catalog #SG 79da
Catalog Value £ 1,300
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #356
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 2pi on 20pi gray, overprinted in black, l.h., v.f., fine, with 1982 BPA cert. (SG 88a)
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Catalog #102var
Catalog Value £ 2,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #357
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 2pi on 20pi gray (gold), surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f. unlisted variety, with 1960 BPA cert. (SG 88var)
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Catalog #102var
Unsold
Lot #358
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1923 2pi on 20pi gray (gold), surcharge double, l.h., fine unlisted variety, with 1975 Royal cert. (SG 88var)
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Catalog #102var
Unsold
Lot #359
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1924 overprinted on Saudi Arabia 10p brown purple and mauve, basic stamp center inverted, n.h., faint tone spots, fine and extremely rare (SG 134a)
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Catalog #121var
Catalog Value £ 2,500
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #360
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1925 10pi light blue, bottom sheet margin pair, left stamp "E.F.F." variety, l.h., fine-se-tenant,
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Catalog #SG 156a
Catalog Value £ 800
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #361
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1927 New Currency, 2m-1000m, complete set in corner margin blocks of four, h.r. (few lower value stamps n.h.), 1000m with light toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 159-171)
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Catalog #145-157
Catalog Value £ 760
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #362
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1928 New Constitution, complete set in blocks of four, two sets hinged, two n.h., pencil notations on reverse, fine-v.f. (SG 172-182)
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Catalog #158-168
Catalog Value £ 640
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #363
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1930 1m-£1, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, mostly n.h. (few stamps hinged), 5m with some toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 194b-207)
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Catalog #169-184
Catalog Value £ 560
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #364
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1930 1m-20m, perf. 13 1/2x13, complete set in sheet margin blocks of four, mostly n.h. (few single stamps hinged), fine-v.f. (SG 194c-201a)
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Catalog #169a-178a
Catalog Value £ 1,980
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #365
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1933 Tourism Issue, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 208-221)
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Catalog #185-198
Catalog Value £ 750
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #366
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1933 Tourism Issue, complete except for 4m, sheet margin blocks of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., some toning affecting few low values, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 208/221)
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Catalog #185/198
Catalog Value £ 3,000
Price Realized
$6,750.00

Lot #367
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH JORDAN
1955 Royal Wedding, 15f blue, 100f brown lake, imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #SG 443a,b
Catalog Value £ 4,500
Price Realized
$1,800.00

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