4b (1b) 1885 (2 Dec) ½d grey-black Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, VARIETY - overprint double in lake and black, wmkd CA, perf 14, only one pane of 60 was overprinted in two colors, normal centering, a scarce and undercatalogued variety, OG, HR, F-VF, with BPA and Brandon certificate
Auction #127 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #127 - Public Auction
This new Public Auction contains many interesting and valuable stamps from all parts of the Empire!
• Great Britain includes high value 10/- large squares, Sea Horses to the £1 and a good Officials section.
• British West Indies has key Antigua stamps; Bahamas shows an 1865 1/- in unusual “superb” quality; Barbados features a unique ½d double overprint (both in black) ex-Ferrary; a Bermuda highlight is a KGV 2/6d in bright orange-vermilion; British Guiana features classic perforated issues; Grenada has the all-but-impossible second issue Postage Due set, mint (a different set than last time!); Turks Island shows a nice range of overprints.
• British Africa is very well represented, including Bechuanaland 4d on 4d, 26 (25), a great used rarity; Cape of Good Hope shows a nice 1/- yellow-green Triangle, mint, and the scarce ½d on 3d overprint, wmkd CC, mint; Egypt weighs in with 50pi Port Fouad, mint and used; there are over two dozen large Madagascar Consular Mail stamps; Natal features a 1/- green “Postage.”, used, 25 (43); Niger Coast features a very scarce mint 27 (336) ½d on 2½d; many rare Togo overprints to the 1M; and a large range of Zanzibar overprints finishes the continent.
A careful review should reveal many useful items!
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Lot #222 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), F-VF
Lot #223 - bechuanaland
11-20 (10-19) 1888 1d-10' Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14 or wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, cplt (10), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #224 - bechuanaland
26 (25) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, wmkd Orb, perf 14, SG Type 6 red surcharge, an exceptional USED rarity, hardly ever offered and considerably more difficult than either a £5 first issue or even a 2d on 2d green surcharge, vastly undercatalogued (as any serious collector who has tried to find one will attest), lightly canceled, tied to piece, VF
Lot #225 - bechuanaland
30 (29) 1888 ½d on 3d pale reddish lilac and black Q Victoria, surcharge SG Type 8, scarce (only 720 printed), scarce,comparatively few used examples exist as this stamp represented the newspaper wrapper rate and was largely discarded after use, very well centered, light "Vryburg" cds, XF
Lot #226 - bechuanaland
41 (58) 1897 ½d yellow-green Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 18 (narrower - 10½mm apart and 15mm long), excessively rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #227 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, well centered, lrg OG, F-VF
Lot #228 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, less than 1% were used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #229 - bechuanaland
52, 54, 60-66 (40-46, 51) 1888 ½d-1' Q Victoria of Great Britain, wmkd Orb (Script VR on the 1'), overprinted "Protectorate", includes the scarce 3d on 3d and 4d on 4d, both undercatalogued!, cplt (8), part OG, F-VF
Lot #230 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #231 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, in addition to which it bears a strike of the scarce "KANYE" Bechuanaland cds, SUPERB
Lot #232 - bechuanaland
53a (54a) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, ERROR - overprint inverted, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, bearing a strike of the scarce "KANYE" Bechuanaland cds, SUPERB
Lot #233 - bechuanaland
57 (49) 1888 5' green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 13, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #234 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, light "Vryburg" cds, F-VF
Lot #235 - bechuanaland
68 var (53 var) 1889 4d on ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted and surcharged SG Type 15, Variety - "Fo" of "Fourpence" out of alignment, not listed or mentioned in Holmes' book, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #236 - bechuanaland
92 (83) 1915 2'6d deep sepia-brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, tied by "Lobatsi" double-ring cds to piece, F-VF
Lot #237 - bechuanaland
92a, 92b, 93a (85-87) 1916-19 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by De La Rue, cplt (3), OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #238 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #239 - bechuanaland
93 (84) 1914 5' rose-carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain, Waterlow printing, overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #240 - bechuanaland
93 (84) 1914 5' rose-carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain, Waterlow printing, overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, light double-ring "Lobatsi" cds, SUPERB
Lot #241 - bechuanaland
93a (87) 1919 5' bright carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 on De La Rue printing, with "Lobatsi" double-ring cds, VF
Lot #242 - bechuanaland
94 (88) 1923 2'6d chocolate-brown K George V Sea Horses overprinted "Bechuanaland Protectorate", Bradbury Wilkinson printing, quite undercatalogued used as one encounters 20 mint examples for every used one!, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #243 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #244 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, scarce and undercatalogued used, light "Mafeking" cds, VF
Lot #245 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, VLH, VF
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