1-4 (1-4) 1892 1d-10d Cook Islands Federation (7 Star) on white paper, unwmkd, perf 12½, cplt (4), 2½d has a thin, 10d is part OG and signed A Brun, OG, HR, 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 #475 - cook islands
15-24 (11-20) 1898-1900 1/2d-1' Queen and Wrybill set, wmkd NZ and Star wide apart, perf 11, cplt (10), ½d is used, OG, HR, fine
Lot #476 - cook islands
25a (21b) 1899 ½d on 1d blue Queen Makea Takau surcharged "ONE \ HALF \ PENNY", ERROR - surcharge double, only 30 of this variety were printed with less than 5 mint examples recorded, perf 11, wmkd NZ and Star (SG Type W12b), centering as normal for this error, a very rare and undercatalogued error, part OG, VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #477 - cook islands
26 (22) 1901 1d brown Queen Makea Takau with Crown overprint in black, only 2400 were overprinted, very lightly cancelled, well centered, with nice sharp dark overprint, VF
Lot #478 - cook islands
80-83, 107-08 (95-98b) 1931-32 2'6d-£5 New Zealand Postal Fiscal stamps overprinted SG Type 15 or 19 in black or red on thick opaque white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd NZ, perf 14, cplt (6), scarce, £3 is signed, OG, LH, VF
Lot #479 - cook islands
108 (98b) 1932 £5 indigo-blue New Zealand Postal Fiscal Coat of Arms overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." SG Type 19 in red, thick opaque white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd NZ and Star Close Together, perf 14, signed Stolow, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #480 - cook islands
192-94 (219-21) 1967 $2 on £1-$10 on £5 New Zealand Postal Fiscal surcharges, overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." in black or red, cplt (3) per Scott, brownish OG, NH, F-VF
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