9 (27) 1858 (4d) green Britannia on bluish paper, imperf, 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 #864 - Mauritius
11 (29) 1859 (9d) dull magenta Britannia, imperf, four margins, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #865 - Mauritius
11a (29a) 1862 (1d) magenta Britannia, (9d) reissued as (1d) value, used with "B53" cancel, imperf, four even to close margins, fine
Lot #866 - Mauritius
16b (41a) red Q Victoria, Dardenne lithograph on white paper, imperf, full margins, used, F-VF
Lot #867 - Mauritius
19 (34) 1859 1' vermilion Britannia, imperf, four margins, bright color, rare, unused, VF, with Rendon certificate
Lot #868 - Mauritius
22-23 (54-55) 1862 6d-1' Q Victoria recess printing, unwmkd, intermediate perf 14 to 16, used, fine
Lot #869 - Mauritius
23 (55) 1862 1' deep green Britannia, intermediate perf 14 to 16, unwmkd, light cancel, well centered, VF
Lot #870 - Mauritius
24-31 (46-53) 1860-63 1d-1' Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (8), scarce, F-VF
Lot #871 - Mauritius
29 (51) 1860-63 9d dull purple Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, with very scarce numeral "16" in circles (Jaffe's census recorded only 17 examples), small thin spot, rare, F-VF app
Lot #872 - Mauritius
31 (53) 1863 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, with choice strike of numeral "4" in two circles, rare (Jaffe only recorded 14 examples), SUPERB
Lot #873 - Mauritius
36 (63) 1863 6d dull violet Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, perfectly centered, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #874 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #875 - Mauritius
38 (66) 1872 9d yellow-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, exceptionally difficult and undercatalogued, considering how seldom a used example is met with, well centered, numeral "B 53" cancel, very rare, VF
Lot #876 - Mauritius
39 (68) 1864 1' yellow Q Victoria, wmk CC, perf 14 OG,LH, VF
Lot #877 - Mauritius
46 (77) 1876 ½d on 10d maroon Q Victoria, locally surcharged, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare and undercatalogued used, per Ibbotson it was only in use from the end of January until April (3 months!), with "B53" grid cancel, F-VF
Lot #878 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are especially difficult, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #879 - Mauritius
59-67 (92-100) 1879-80 2¢-2.50R Q Victoria, wmkd CC, cplt (9), 13¢ and 38¢ are very rare and undercatalogued used, F-VF
Lot #880 - Mauritius
62 (95) 1880 13¢ slate Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, scarce and seldom seen used, as such, undercatalogued, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #881 - Mauritius
65 (98) 1880 38¢ bright purple Q Victoria, wmkd CC, bright color, light cds, very rare and considerably undercatalogued used, fine
Lot #882 - Mauritius
78 (114) 1883 16¢ on 17¢ rose Q Victoria, wmkd CC. perf 14, with provisional overprint SG Type 28a, exceptionally rare and grossly undercatalogued as only a few occurred in the original setting with the two more common types, very difficult and challenging, very seldom offered, we value "hinged" examples at $2,300.00; this is the only OG, NH example we have ever encountered!, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #883 - Mauritius
84a (117a) 1887 2¢ on 13¢ slate Q Victoria, local surcharge SG Type 31 (Sc Type j) in red, ERROR - surcharge inverted, well centered, used, signed, F-VF
Lot #884 - Mauritius
92//126 (138-55) 1900-05 1¢-5R Coat of Arms, wmkd CC (1R) or CA, cplt (18) per SG, well centered for the issue, light cancels, a difficult set to assemble, the 5¢ (SG 144) is especially rare and undercatalogued used, VF
Lot #885 - Mauritius
101 (144) 1902 5¢ dull purple and bright purple on buff Coat of Arms, wmkd CA, perf 14, astonishingly rare and vastly undercatalogued used as it was replaced after only 4 months!, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB
Lot #886 - Mauritius
199 (241) 10R 1924 green and red on emerald K George V, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, lightly canceled, perfectly centered, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #887 - Mauritius
200 (222) 1924 50R dull purple and green Coat of Arms, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce, especially used!, perfectly centered, light oval registry cancel, SUPERB
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