A25 (Z24) 1876 8d orange Q Victoria of Great Britain used in Cyprus with "942" (Larnaca) cancel, extremely rare (only 3 known examples!), restored perf at top, F-VF app
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!
Lot #505 - Cyprus
2A64 (footnoted before Z1) 1867 3s green Franz Joseph of Austria (fine print), canceled with choice "Larnacca di Cipro" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #506 - Cyprus
1-6 (1-6) 1880 ½d-1' Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", cplt (6), 1' with left-hand wing margin, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #507 - Cyprus
1 (1) 1880 ½d rose Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 19, perf 14, only one pane was overprinted, a great Cyprus rarity, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #508 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 181, exceptionally well centered, with "942" Larnaca numeral cancel, XF
Lot #509 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 193, wmkd Crown, perf 14, a rare printing of only one sheet, regummed, F-VF
Lot #510 - Cyprus
4 (4) 1880 4d sage-green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 3360 printed, a very scarce perfectly centered example (the vast majority are off-center), OG,HR, SUPERB
Lot #511 - Cyprus
4 (4) 1880 4d sage-green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 3360 printed, with "975" (Limassol) oval cancel, fine
Lot #512 - Cyprus
6 (6) 1880 1' green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, only 1658 were sold (and the balance of 1222 of these overprints was remaindered), scarce, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #513 - Cyprus
8 (7) ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", 18mm surcharge (SG Type 3), Plate 208, used, VF
Lot #514 - Cyprus
8 (7) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged half-penny (18mm), Plate 218, OG,VLH, VF-S
Lot #515 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (5), F-VF
Lot #516 - Cyprus
14 (14) 1881 4pi pale olive-green Q Victoria, Die 1, wmkd CC, perf 14, 10,800 printed, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #517 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, quite rare, fresh rich color, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #518 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, nice cds, F-VF
Lot #519 - Cyprus
16 (23) 1882 ½pi on ½pi green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #520 - Cyprus
17 (24) 1882 30pa on 1pi rose Q Victoria provisional surcharge SG Type 9, wmkd CC, perf 14, with light "Larnaca" FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cds (May 22, 1882), on sale for only 17 days, perfectly centered, scarce, SUPERB
Lot #521 - Cyprus
23a (20) 1882 4pi pale olive green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, Die I, scarce, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #522 - Cyprus
26a (27) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, SG Type 10 surcharge (6mm), OG, VLH, VF
Lot #523 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), full and attractive "Nikosia" squared-circle cancel, VF
Lot #524 - Cyprus
27 var (28a) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm) VARIETY - large "1" at left, light "981" (Paphos) grid cancel, F-VF
Lot #525 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), a well centered set, OG, HR, VF
Lot #526 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, cplt (10), including the scarce and undercatalogued used 12pi, fresh, lightly canceled, 45pi is XF, VF
Lot #527 - Cyprus
48-59 (60-71) 1904-10 5pa-45pi K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #528 - Cyprus
61-71 (74-84) 1912 10pa-45pi K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (11), lightly canceled, F-VF
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