2 (4) 1852 (1d) deep blue Britannia on blued paper, unwmkd, imperf, four clear margins, scarce numeral "7" (St. James) barred oval cancel, VF
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 #195 - barbados
4 (5) 1855 (4d) brownish red Britannia on paper blued, unwmkd, imperf, with three huge to one close margin showing portion of adjoining stamp at T, light numeral "1" cancel, VF-S
Lot #196 - barbados
9 (12a) 1858 1' black Britannia, unwmkd, imperf, four full margins, scarce mint, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #197 - barbados
10 (13) 1859 (½d) yellow-green Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 14, an exceptional example that is not only perfectly centered, but it clearly shows the full pin-perf 14 on all four sides, rarely seen in this extraordinary quality, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #198 - barbados
11a (15) 1860 (1d) deep blue Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 14, light numeral "1" cancel, an exceptional example showing full pin-perfs on all four sides -- rare thus!, SUPERB
Lot #199 - barbados
12 (16) 1860 (½d) yellow-green Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 12½, well centered, numeral "1" cancel, F-VF
Lot #200 - barbados
13 (17) 1861 (½d) deep green Britannia, unwmkd, clean-cut perf 14 to 16, fresh, unusually well centered -- scarce thus!, OG,LH, XF
Lot #201 - barbados
18 (28) 1869 (4d) dull vermilion Britannia, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, exceptionally well centered, a magnificent gem!, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #202 - barbados
38 (63) 1873 3d brown-purple Britannia, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 14, rich fresh color, exceptionally well centered (especially given the normally very poor centering of this stamp!), OG,LH, XF
Lot #203 - barbados
43 (64) 1873 5' black Britannia, color trial, imperf, large margins, scarce, SUPERB
Lot #204 - barbados
43 (64) 1873 5' dull rose Britannia, wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 15½x15, fresh color for the issue, excellent centering with a centrally struck "Barbados" cds, a "GEM", SUPERB
Lot #205 - barbados
49 (71) 1875 1' violet (aniline) Britannia, wmkd CC (sideways), perf 12½, rich vivid color, perfectly centered, rare, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #206 - barbados
56 (81) 1876 1' purple Britannia, wmkd CC, perf 14, very well centered, fresh, an unusually nice example, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #207 - barbados
57 (86) 1878 1d on half of 5' dull rose Britannia, with value tablet removed before issue, surcharged large numeral "1", 7mm high with curved serif and large letter "D", 2¾mm high (SG Type 3a), ex-Hurlock, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #208 - barbados
59a (88a) 1878 1d on half of 5' dull rose Britannia, VARIETY - unsevered pair, with value tablet removed before issue, smaller 6mm surcharge (SG Type 3c), wmkd Small Star (sideways), perf 15½x15, scarce, light "Barbados" cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #209 - barbados
64 (97) 1882 4d grey Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #210 - barbados
68 (103) 1886 5' bistre Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, vivid fresh rich color, OG, NH, VF
Lot #211 - barbados
69b var (104b var) 1892 ½d on 4d deep brown Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 5, the UNIQUE ERROR - surcharge double both in black, formerly in the Count Von Ferrary collection (sold in 1921), missing from the Royal Collection, slight inconsequential soiling, OG, LH, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #212 - barbados
80 (115) 1903 2'6d violet and green Seal of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #213 - barbados
81-89 (116-24) 1897 1f-2'6 Q Victoria Jubilee issue, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), exceptional, hand-picked and perfectly centered, scarce thus!, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #214 - barbados
90-101 (135-44, 163-169) 1904-10 1f-2'6d Badge of Colony, wmkd MCA, cplt (12), scarce used, F-VF
Lot #215 - barbados
140-51 (201-12) 1920 ¼d-3' Victory issue, wmkd MCA or Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12) with both 1d watermarks, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #216 - barbados
140-51 (201-12) 1920 ¼d-3' Victory issue, wmkd MCA or Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12) with both 1d watermarks, lightly canceled, F-VF
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