34 (H13) 1914 1d on 5pf green Kaiser's Yacht, first (wide) setting overprint SG Type 1 and surcharged SG Type 2, only 688 issued, undercatalogued, fresh, nice centering, OG, VLH, SUPERB, 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 #1095 - togo
34a (H13a) 1914 1d on 5pf green Yacht overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation" and surcharged, first (wide) setting, VARIETY - thin "y" in "penny", only 98 issued, tied by "LOME 1.10.14" first day of issue cds to piece, signed Bloch, VF
Lot #1096 - togo
41 (H7) 1914 40pf black and carmine Yacht, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", first (wide) setting, only 550 overprinted, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1097 - togo
43 (H9) 1914 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht, first (wide) setting, only 550 overprinted, fresh, very scarce, signed by Diena and Bloch, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1098 - togo
43 (H9) 1914 80pf black and carmine on rose Kaiser's Yacht, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", first (wide) setting, only 550 overprinted, scarce, light "Lome" cds, signed Bühler, VF
Lot #1099 - togo
44 (H10) 1914 1M carmine Yacht overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", first (3mm) setting, only 100 copies printed, tied to piece by "Lome" cds, quite rare and undercatalogued, signed Bothe and Kilian, F-VF
Lot #1100 - togo
46-47, 53 (H19, H27-28) 1914 Cover to Switzerland franked with 2x ½d on 3pf, 1d on 5pf and 30pf (narrow second setting) tied with "Lome" cds, a vertical and horizontal fold, otherwise, fine
Lot #1101 - togo
49 (H15) 1914 5pf green Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation, second (narrow) setting, only 40 copies were printed, about 16 exist unused, as such quite rare mint, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1102 - togo
49 (H15) 1914 5pf green Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation, second (narrow) setting, only 40 copies were printed, of which about 30 were used, light "Lome" cds, signed Bothe, VF
Lot #1103 - togo
54 (H20) 1914 40pf black and carmine Yacht overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", second (narrow) setting, per Gibbs only 25-30 examples printed, most of which were used, thus providing a "world population" of about 20 copies, as such vastly undercatalogued, lightly canceled with a "Lome" cds, signed Kilian, Bothe, Hoffmann and Giesecke, VF
Lot #1104 - togo
61 (H29) 1915 3pf brown Yacht overprinted SG Type 6, third setting (Anglo-French 15mm), rare (only 50 printed), tied to pice by "Lome" cds, signed Bühler and Calves, VF
Lot #1105 - togo
66, 66 vars footnoted (H34, H34a, H34c, H34e) 1915 ½d green K George V stamps of Gold Coast, with "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION" local overprint, left-margin block of 18 (pos 25-42) includes VARIETIES - small "F" in "French" (pos 25), no hyphen after "Anglo" (pos 28 OG, NH), and "CUPATION" (pos 33 NH), overall fresh with a few hinge reinforcements, a rare multiple, F-VF
Lot #1106 - togo
66 var footnoted (H34f) 1915 ½d green K George V stamp of Gold Coast, local overprint "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", VARIETY - "O" in "OCCUPATION" omitted, rare (only 150 printed), undercatalogued, unusually full perfs as most were damaged when the P.O. removed them from the sheets, OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #1107 - togo
66 var-78 var footnoted (H34a-46a, H38ga) 1915 ½d-20' K George V stamps of Gold Coast overprinted locally with "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", all with small "F" in "FRENCH", cplt (13), bright colors, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1108 - togo
67b (H35h) 1915 1d red K George V stamp of Gold Coast, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", ERROR - overprint inverted, only 240 printed, very scarce, fresh, signed by Holcombe, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #1109 - togo
67 var footnoted (H35f) 1915 1d red K George V stamp of Gold Coast, local overprint "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", VARIETY - first "O" in "Occupation" omitted, rare (only 40 printed), bottom-margin single, undercatalogued, OG,HR, fine, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1110 - togo
68 var footnoted (H36f) 1915 2d grey K George V stamp of Gold Coast, "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION" local overprint, VARIETY - "O" in "OCCUPATION" omitted, rare (only 60 printed), undercatalogued, with photocopy of Rendon certificate for the set from which this stamp is from, OG,NH, F-VF
Lot #1111 - togo
69 var footnoted (H37c) 1915 (May) 2½d bright blue K George V stamp of Gold Coast, overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION", ERROR - hyphen omitted (row 1, pos 5), exceptionally difficult (apparently missing from the Royal Collection!), drastically undercatalogued, perfectly centered, OG,LH, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1112 - togo
69 var footnoted (H37f) 1915 2½d bright blue K George V stamp of Gold Coast, "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION" local overprint, VARIETY - first "O" in "OCCUPATION" omitted, rare, only 50 printed, much undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1113 - togo
72, 81 (H41, H48) 1916 Sep 13 Registered cover to England franked by pair of 1' local printing and pair 1d London printing tied by "Lome' cds, with purple 3-line Censor handstamp, "London" and "Surrey" transits on back, VF
Lot #1114 - togo
72 var footnoted (H41f) 1915 1' black on green K George V stamp of Gold Coast, "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION" local overprint, VARIETY - "O" in "OCCUPATION" omitted, rare (only 82 printed), undercatalogued, OG,LH, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1115 - togo
74 var footnoted (H43c) 1915 2'6d black and red on blue K George V stamp of Gold Coast, local overprint "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation", VARIETY - no hyphen after "ANGLO", scarce and undercatalogued, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1116 - togo
75 var footnoted (H45a) 1915 10' green and red on green K George V of Gold Coast overprinted "TOGO Anglo-French Occupation" locally, VARIETY - small "F" in "French", very rare used, tied by "LOME" cds to piece, signed Bister F-VF
Lot #1117 - togo
76 var footnoted (H46b) 1915 20' purple and black on red K George V of Gold Coast, "TOGO Anglo-French OCCUPATION" local overprint, VARIETY - thin "G" in "TOGO" (pos 24), rare, this right-hand interpaneau single confirms the varieties position!, OG,LH, VF
Lot #1118 - togo
83 (H50) 1916 Nov 30 Registered cover to England franked with 2½d block of four tied with "Lome" cds, "London" and "Plymouth" receivers on back, VF
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