4 (4) 1857 4d scarlet-vermilion Heraldic Flowers, thick paper, lightly canceled, imperf, fine, with RPSL certificate
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.
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Lot #374 - canada / newfoundland
17 (17) 1862 2d rose-lake Heraldic Flowers, hand-made paper without mesh, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #375 - canada / newfoundland
33 (36) 1870 3¢ vermilion Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 12, the key value to the set, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #376 - canada / newfoundland
61-74 (66-79) 1897 1¢-60¢ 400th Anniversary of Discovery issue, unwmkd, perf 12, cplt (14), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #377 - canada / newfoundland
87-97, 92A (95-105, 100a) 1910 1¢-15¢ lithographed Pictorials, unwmkd, perf 12, cplt (12) with types of the 6¢ ("z" both normal and reversed), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #378 - canada / newfoundland
98-103 (111-16) 1911 6¢-15¢ engraved Pictorials, unwmkd, perf 14, cplt (6), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #379 - canada / newfoundland
104-14 (117-27) 1911 1¢-15¢ K George V Coronation, perf 13½x14 (comb) or 14 (line), cplt (11), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #380 - canada / newfoundland
115-26 (130-41) 1919 1¢-36¢ Trail of the Caribou, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #381 - canada / newfoundland
128 (145) 1920 3¢ on 15¢ bright scarlet Grey Seals surcharged, bars 10½mm apart, SG Type A (Scott Type I), only 2975 surcharged, undercatalogued, very well centered, OG,HR, XF
Lot #382 - canada / newfoundland
172-82 (198-208) 1931 1¢-30¢ Publicity issue re-engraved types, wmkd Coat of Arms, perf 13½x14, cplt (11), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #383 - canada / newfoundland
C2 (143) 1919 $1 on 15¢ bright scarlet Seals surcharged "Trans-Atlantic \ AIR POST, \ 1919. \ ONE DOLLAR.", unwmkd, perf 12, 6000 printed, lightly canceled, fine
Lot #384 - canada / newfoundland
C3h (148f) 1921 35¢ red Iceberg with Halifax Air Mail overprint with stop after "1921", narrow (1½mm) setting, unwmkd, perf 12, only 2224 printed, tied to nice in period (Nov 26) cover from St. John's to Brooklyn, NY, with Halifax receiver on reverse, VF
Lot #385 - canada / newfoundland
C3b (148) 1921 35¢ red Iceberg with Halifax Air Mail overprint with stop after "1921", well centered example tied to cover, posted from St. Johns to London, Halifax receiver on back, vertical folds in transit not affecting stamp or cancel, VF app
Lot #386 - canada / newfoundland
C6-C8 (192-94) 1931 15¢-$1 Airmails, unwmkd, cplt (3), perfectly centered, OG,NH, SUPERB
Lot #387 - canada / newfoundland
C12 (221) 1932 $1.50 on $1 deep blue Dornier DO-X Air Mail surcharged SG Type 119 in red, 8000 issued, very well centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #388 - canada / newfoundland
C13-17 (230-34) 1933 5¢-75¢ Air Post, cplt (5), 5¢ gum creased. OG, NH, F-VF app
Lot #389 - canada / newfoundland
C13-17 (230-34) 1933 5¢-75¢ Air Post, cplt (5) in blocks of four, 72¢ with sheet-margin,, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #390 - canada / newfoundland
C18 (235) 1933 $4.50 on 75¢ yellow-brown Labrador surcharged Gen. Balbo Air Mail SG Type 129 in black, wmkd Coat of Arms, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
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