1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, LH, XF
Auction #136 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #136 - Public Auction
Hello fellow Collectors!,
Welcome to our 136th consecutive specialized British Colonial Public Auction featuring, as always, a marvelous range of rarities from all points of the compass.
An overview of some of what you will find in this catalogue:
Great Britain & British Europe:
GB commences with a strong section of scarce and key items and includes most of the “big square” Q Victoria high values – in unusually nice quality. Cypress shows several rare early plate numbers, and a £5. Gibraltar has £5 both mint and used plus Malta rare 10/- both mint and used.
British Africa (always a house favorite!):
British Central Africa has the first set, to the £10, and a rare 1895 £10 arms unwatermarked postally used! . Cape of Good Hope shows a mint 1/-yellow-green, 4d “wood block” with retouched corner, and the rare ½d on 3d Crown CC mint. East Africa and Uganda features K Edward VII 50R plus a K George V 100R mint. Gold Coast has a spectacular rare used £2 K George V. Kenya and Uganda has a 50R K George V (wmkd Script CA!). Madagascar shines with a spectacular range of “large ones” – 50 lots! Mauritius highlights include a 4a (8) 1849-54 used 2d – SUPERB, and the unissed 1876 ½d on 9d red surcharge! New Republic 18 lots! Niger Coast SG 2a – reversed overprint on a 1d mint! Rhodesia has 2 each £10 and £5 values. St. Helena is highlighted by the Tristan Relief set – mint and also used blocks! Sierra Leone has 2/- Postal Fiscal, K George V - both £5 values. Togo (British Occupation) shows values to the 1M. Zanzibar with strong provisional overprints, Dhows to the 200R, and a few rare Postage Dues.
British West Indies
Bahamas shines with a 1863 6d rose-lilac. Bermuda has a scarce 1873 3d orange and British Guiana with a nice 1853 deep blue 4¢, mint, an 1878 2¢ on 8¢, mint, and a $4 large “4” (Type II). Cayman Island shows wonderful examples of the 1908 2½d on 4d, mint and used. The large Falkland Islands section features the 1933 £1: Specimen, mint & used! Sprinkled among many never hinged items.
British Asia / Oceania:
New South Wales has a nice mint 1850 1d reddish rose Sydney View. Tasmania features a choice 1853 pale blue Van Diemen’s land (mint & VF). Australia highlights include six (!) £2 Kangaroos, as well as a 20/ “slash” Postage Due (the “key” stamp of the country!). Ceylon features a scarce used 1859 dull rose imperf QV plus an 1857 ½d on blue glazed paper, mint; India includes nice early items and a lovely 1909 K Edward VII 25R, mint. Iraq includes the rarest used stamp of the area: 1931 25R K Faisal Official! Jordan shows many nice items including a very rare SG 83b; used. Malacca has a nice NH Occupation overprint (SG JD16). A strong New Britain overprints including 3 Mark values. New Zealand shows a nice #2, mint, and a strong section of “O.P.S.O.”s (9 values!). Penrhyn Island features many scarce 1d varieties (many as pairs); Straits Settlements has a nice 1911 $25 K Edward VII, mint, and Tonga finishes off the area with a rare “hafl-“ typewritten error
Did I forget some other good stamps or sections? No doubt! As always:
Happy hunting and much success to all the bidders!
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Lot #1093 - new britain
1 (1) 1914 1d on 3pf brown Yacht, first setting, only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, "Raboul" violet straight-line cancel dated Oct 17, 1914 (first day of issue!), VF
Lot #1094 - new britain
2 (2) 1914 1d on 5pf green Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 200 ptd, as such rare and vastly undercatalogued, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #1095 - new britain
6 (6) 1915 2½d on 20pf ultramarine Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 1445 ptd, undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #1096 - new britain
7 (7) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 309 printed, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1097 - new britain
8 (8) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting ("G.R.I." and value 6mm apart), only 347 ptd, undercatalogued, signed Zumstein, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1098 - new britain
35 (55) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Kaiser's Yacht of Marshall Islands, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 263 ptd, undercatalogued used, signed Richter F-VF
Lot #1099 - new britain
9 (9) 1914 4d on 40pf black and carmine Yacht of German New Guinea, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 737 ptd, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1100 - new britain
10 (10) 1914 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 282 issued, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, NH, VF
Lot #1101 - new britain
11 (11) 1914 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht of German New Guinea, first setting (G.R.I. and value 6mm apart), only 328 printed, unused, VF
Lot #1102 - new britain
12 (12) 1914 1' on 1M carmine Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint, unwmkd, perf 14, rare (only 63 ptd), per cert: "4th setting, position 1", signed Hoffmann, Giesecke and Bothe, OG, VLH, VF-S, with Ceremuga certificate
Lot #1103 - new britain
13 (13) 1914 2' on 2M blue Kaiser's Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint, unwmkd, perf 14, rare (only 57 ptd), signed GPSY, OG, VLH, VF-S
Lot #1104 - new britain
14 (14) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Yacht, first setting "G.R.I." overprint (3½-4mm), rare (only 48 ptd of both first and second printings), signed, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #1105 - new britain
19d (19m) 1914-15 1d on 20pf ultramarine German New Guinea Yacht, second setting, the very rare ERROR - "1d" instead of "2d", position 5 of the setting, only 6 examples known, perfectly centered, lightly toned, signed by several, OG,HR, VF, with Holcombe and Diena certificate
Lot #1106 - new britain
22 (22) 1914 3d on 25pf orange and black on yellow Kaiser's Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 309 issued, tied to piece, SUPERB
Lot #1107 - new britain
23 (23) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Kaiser's Yacht, second setting (5mm), only 347 issued, signed, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1108 - new britain
23 (23) 1914 3d on 30pf black and orange on buff Kaiser's Yacht, second setting (5mm), only 347 issued, scarce and undercatalogued used, light "Stephansort" cds in blue, SUPERB
Lot #1109 - new britain
24 (24) 1914 4d on 40pf lake and black Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 737 issued, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1110 - new britain
25 (25) 1914 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 282 printed, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1111 - new britain
26 (26) 1914 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, second setting (5mm), only 328 (Moore, 1st and 2nd settings) printed, signed, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1112 - new britain
34 (54) 1914 3d on 25pf black and red on yellow Marshall Islands Kaiser's Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 200 ptd, signed Stolow and Thier, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1113 - new britain
36 (56) 1914 4d on 40pf black and carmine Marshall Islands Kaiser's Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 1020 ptd, signed Ceremuga, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1114 - new britain
38 (58) 1914 8d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Marshall Islands Yacht, G.R.I. overprint, first setting (5mm), only 406 (per Moore) printed, signed, OG, HR, VF
Lot #1115 - new britain
40 (60) 1914 2' on 2M blue Marshall Island Yacht, overprinted "G.R.I.", first setting (3½-4mm), rare (only 200 ptd), signed, OG, VLH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1116 - new britain
44 + vars(35, 35c, 35d) 1914 3d G.R.I. surcharge on Friedrich Wilhelmshafen registration label, "(Deutsch Neuguinea)", perf 11½, UNIQUE block of four with VARIETY - sans-serif "G" and VARIETY - sans-serif "G" and different "3", of which only one and two examples exist, respectively, this great rarity emanates from the landmark Robert Gibbs collection and has not been seen in over 30 years! a fantastic exhibition piece, part OG, F-VF
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