18 (28) 1869 (4d) dull vermilion Britannia, unwmkd, rough perf 14 to 16, exceptionally well centered, a magnificent gem!, OG,VLH, 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 #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
Lot #217 - batum
9 (9) 1919 10k on 5k brown-lilac stamp of Russia handstamped SG Type T2, perf 14x14½, only 240 were printed, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #218 - batum
9 (9) 1919 10k on 5k brown-lilac stamp of Russia handstamped SG Type T2, perf 14x14½, only 240 were printed, tied to piece by black cds, remarkably well centered, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #219 - batum
47 (38) 1920 50r on 2k yellow-green Arms of Russia (Romanov) with provisional handstamp overprint SG Type 6, only 400 printed, imperf, large full margins, signed Bloch, OG,HR, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #220 - batum
48 (39) 1920 50r on 3K carmine-red Arms of Russia with British Occupation provisional handstamp (SG Type 6), very scarce (only 354 printed), undercatalogued, imperf, huge margins, especially scarce in this quality, OG, NH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #221 - bechuanaland
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
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
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