1 (1) 1865 1d pale blue Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, lightly canceled, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, a great "condition" rarity, as this stamp is notoriously poorly centered, SUPERB
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 #331 - british honduras
3 (4) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #332 - british honduras
13-17 (17-18, 20-22) 1882-87 1d-1' Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (5) per Scott, only 1200 of the 6d and 1400 of the 1' were printed, however a high percentage were later overprinted to create the common 20¢ on 6d and 20¢ on 1', which helps explain their scarcity, F-VF
Lot #333 - british honduras
25 (30) 1888 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 2, locally surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 600 printed, undercatalogued, light "O" grid cancel, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #334 - british honduras
46 (61) 1898 25¢ red-brown and green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a deceptively scarce and undercatalogued stamp as within months of its issue the majority were further overprinted "Revenue", OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #335 - british honduras
46 (61) 1898 25¢ red-brown and green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a deceptively scarce and undercatalogued stamp as within months of its issue the majority were further overprinted "Revenue", rarely seen used!, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #336 - british honduras
51b (69c) 1899 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, provisional "REVENUE" overprint 11mm, scarce and undercatalogued--occurring only 17 times in the setting of 60, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #337 - british honduras
57 (65) 1899 $5 green and black Q Victoria keyplate, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #338 - british honduras
62-71 (84-93) 1904-07 1¢-$5 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), a remarkably well centered set, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #339 - british honduras
71 (93) 1907 $5 grey-green and black K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #340 - british honduras
75-84 (101-10) 1913-21 1¢-$5 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (10), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #341 - british honduras
104 (125) 1924 $5 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, LH, VF
Lot #342 - british honduras
104 (125) 1924 $5 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, light "Belize" cds, F-VF
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