4 (4) 1855 1d red Q Victoria Chalon Head on blue paper, unwmkd, Auckland printing, imperf, full margins three sides, clear to just touching at right, lightly canceled, 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.
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Lot #825 - New Zealand
6 (6) 1857 1' green Q Victoria on blue paper, unwmkd, Auckland printing, imperf, large margin to just cutting in, light numeral "14" grid cancel, VG-fair,
Lot #826 - New Zealand
9h (14) 1857 6d pale brown Q Victoria on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, four margins, light numeral "1" cancel, VF
Lot #827 - New Zealand
10 (17) 1857-63 1' blue-green Q Victoria Chalon Head on white paper, unwmkd, imperf, large to close margins, light numeral "15" cancel, signed Diena, VF
Lot #828 - New Zealand
11 (33) 1862 1d orange-vermilion Q Victoria, wmkd Large Star, imperf, an attractive four margined example (close at right), with light numeral "4" cancel, VF
Lot #829 - New Zealand
56i (184) 1878 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd NZ and Small Star (SG Type 12a), perf 12x11½, brown toned OG, LH, fine
Lot #830 - New Zealand
83 (259) 1898 5' vermilion Mt. Cook, unwmkd, perf 12 to 16, slightly oxidized, part OG, fine
Lot #831 - New Zealand
83 (259) 1898 5' vermilion Mt. Cook, unwmkd, perf 12 to 16, light cds, fine
Lot #832 - New Zealand
86C-98 (260-72) 1899-1903 ½d-5' Pictorials on thick, soft ("Pirie") paper, unwmkd, perf 11, cplt (13) per Scott with the later printing of the low values, most are lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #833 - New Zealand
107-120 (302//329) ½d-5' Pictorials on thin hard ("Cowan") paper, wmkd NZ and Star Single, perf 14, 11, cplt (14) per Scott, 1d with thin, OG, HR, fine
Lot #834 - New Zealand
120 (329) 1903 5' vermilion Mt. Cook, wmkd Single NZ and star (sideways), perf 14, "Dunedin" squared-circle cancel, F-VF
Lot #835 - New Zealand
121 (269a) 1903 2' blue-green Milford Sound, unwmkd, laid paper, scarce Wellington printing (paper of unknown origin was used in a small emergency printing, accounting for its scarcity), OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #836 - New Zealand
121 (269a) 1903 2' blue-green Milford Sound, unwmkd, laid paper, scarce Wellington printing (paper of unknown origin was used in a small emergency printing, accounting for its scarcity), lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #837 - New Zealand
122-25 (370-73) 1906 ½d-6d Christchurch Exhibition set, wmkd Single NZ and Star (sideways), perf 14, cplt (4), ½d and 1d with faults, OG, VLH, fine
Lot #838 - New Zealand
122 var-25 var (370 var-73 var) 1906 ½d-6d Christchurch Exhibition set, cplt (4), VARIETY - wmk inverted, bright vivid colors, extremely well centered, a hand-picked set of this difficult issue, OG,VLH, SUPERB
Lot #839 - New Zealand
126-28 (383-85) 1908 3d-1' Pictorials (reduced size) on thin, hard "Cowan" paper, wmkd Single NZ and star, perf 14x15 (comb), high value with black offset on reverse, oxidized, OG, HR, VG app
Lot #840 - New Zealand
130-39 (386-94) 1908-16 ½d-1' K Edward VII, wmkd Single NZ and star, cplt (10) per Scott, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #841 - New Zealand
130d (A2) 1913 ½d deep green K Edward VII, overprinted "VICTORIA LAND." SG Type A2 in black at Wellington, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #842 - New Zealand
130e//37e (412-15) 1913 ½d-6d K George V overprinted "AUCKLAND EXHIBITION, 1913.", cplt (4), OG, LH, fine
Lot #843 - New Zealand
144-64 (416//440) 1915-22 ½d-1' K George V, wmkd Single NZ and star, various perfs, cplt (21) per Scott, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #844 - New Zealand
145-59 (416-30) 1915-30 1½d-1' K George V, wmkd Single NZ and star, perf 14x13½, cplt (15) OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #845 - New Zealand
320 (763b) 1958 2d on 1½d brown-lake Q Elizabeth II, ERROR - surcharge on Scott 290 (SG 725), only 14,400 printed, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #846 - New Zealand
320a (763b "a" var footnoted) 1958 2d on 1½d brown-lake Q Elizabeth II, ERROR - surcharge on Scott 290 (Stanley Gibbons 725), block of four, VARIETY - small diameter of dot (3¾mm), P.O. fresh, extremely rare as the vast majority of the errors were surcharged with a diameter of dot 4½mm, very few exist, listed but unpriced in Scott, OG,NH, F-VF, with RPS of New Zealand certificate
Lot #847 - New Zealand
AR25 (unlisted) 1882-90 £5 dark blue Q Victoria Postal Fiscal, wmkd NZ and Star Close (Scott Type 61), unpriced in Scott, postally used with "Napier" squared-circle cds, VF
Lot #848 - New Zealand
AR26 (unlisted) 1882-90 £6 orange red Q Victoria Postal Fiscal, wmkd NZ and Star Close (Scott Type 61), unpriced in Scott, with rare "Dunedin" cds, VF
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