35 (35) 1895 5c violet Missionary typewritten, narrow letters and format (16-18mm), frame-lines showing on top and left, unu iss, F-VF
Auction #128 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #128 - Public Auction
Colonial Stamp Company’s Spring Sale
Our 128th Specialized British Empire Public Auction
Emphasis on 1840-1935 issues
Featuring a marvelous early Colonial collection that was seriously built-up over many years by a great private client of ours, from New England. He has an eye for scarce mint 20th-Century popular K Edward VII and K George V high values.
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Great Britain features £1 from Q Victoria, K Edward VII and K George V; there are Gibraltar values to the £5.
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British Central Africa has a £25 mint while Kenya & Uganda has K George V to the £5 and Natal also has a £5. Nyasaland goes to a £10 while Sierra Leone has both £5s. British East Africa ranges to the 50R and there are strong Gold Coast items (to the £2) and 34 different Madagascar lots. Seychelles features a Z52 38¢ on 9d rarity and there is a Stellaland “Twee” error, major Togo items (to the 1M) and strong Zanzibar with 2½d provisional varieties, 200R Sultan’s Palace (never hinged) and more.
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Canada shines with a Jubilee set to the $5, 1¢ Large Queen on laid paper with two Nova Scotia 1/-. There are comprehensive and strong runs of Bahamas and Barbados.
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Falkland Islands features Centenary set and a scarce 5/- shade (never hinged!). St. Helena shows the Tristan Relief set mint (plus used in blocks of 4). Samoa runs to the £5.
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New Zealand has both “Teddy Bear” errors, ARs, OPSOs and more. There are quite a few rare Pacific Islands varieties and some nice Australian ‘Roos.
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Straits Settlements has both K Edward VII $25s and Hong Kong has some nice lots to the $10.
Overall this Auction features a strong selection of popular Colonial sets and high values (many never hinged); A-Z, with many difficult and hard to find lots.
Lot #1178 - uganda
38 (38) 1895 20c violet Missionary typewritten, narrow letters and format (16-18mm), scarce, imperf, with frame-line dashes showing on three sides, unu iss, VF
Lot #1179 - uganda
41 var footnoted (41 var footnoted) 1895 45¢ violet Missionary, narrow letters and format (16-18mm), imperf, frame-lines showing on three sides, this denomination was prepared to oblige a local official but were never issued, only 6 examples having been produced by Rev. Millar, aside from this example we can account for only 4 of the other 5, unu iss, F-VF
Lot #1180 - uganda
54a (70a) 1896 1a black Type-set overprinted "L", VARIETY - small "o" in "PoSTAGE" (row 3, pos 1), sheet margin copy, unu iss, VF
Lot #1181 - uganda
59a (75a) 1896 1R black Type-set, overprinted "L", VARIETY - small "o" in "PoSTAGE" (row 3, pos 1), imperf, left-hand sheet-margin copy, elusive and undercatalogued, very seldom seen, unu iss, SUPERB
Lot #1182 - uganda
61-68 (54-61) 1896 1a-5R black Type-set, cplt (8), scarce, unu iss, F-VF
Lot #1183 - uganda
61 var (54 var footnoted) 1896 1a Type-set, tête-bêche pair, thin "1", very rare, unu iss, VF
Lot #1184 - uganda
69 (84) 1898 1a scarlet Q Victoria, with rare and elusive "Port UGOWE" cds, fine
Lot #1185 - uganda
70 (84a) 1902 1a carmine-rose Q Victoria, canceled by a "GONDOKORO" cds, only opened in 1903 as a small trading post on the White Nile, very rare, VF
Lot #1186 - uganda
71 (86) 1898 2a red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, with very rare "Gundokoro" straight-line cancel, F-VF
Lot #1187 - uganda
(T5a) 1902 12a black Uganda Railway Telegraphs SG Type 1 on greyish blue, pin perf 12, scarce "top half" (see SG footnote) with violet "NAKURU" straight-line cancel, a very scarce stamp, tiny margin thin, F-VF
Lot #1188 - uganda
(T10) (Hiscocks 10) 1902 5R black on rose Uganda Railway Telegraphs, upper half single, handstamped "NAKURU" in purple, very rare townstamp, fine
Lot #1189 - uganda
(T11a) 1902 10R black Uganda Railway Telegraphs SG Type T2 on greyish blue, VARIETY - stop for comma after lower "TELEGRAPHS", lower half with "Nairobe" straight-line cancel, very rare and undercatalogued, VF
Lot #1190 - uganda
(T12a) 1902 20R black Uganda Railway Telegraphs SG Type T2 on white laid paper, VARIETY - stop for comma after lower "TELEGRAPHS", lower half with straight-line "Nairobe" cancel, the rare and undervalued top "key" value, rarely seen, this is only the third used example we have had in over 50 years, F-VF
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