5 (6) 1866 5pi rose Turkish Suzerainty, Pellas Bros., Genoa printing, overprinted in black SG Type 3, wmkd Pyramid and Star (inverted), perf 12½, exceptional centering for this issue -- very rare thus!, OG, LH, SUPERB
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 #515 - Egypt
81b (101a) 1922 4m green Giza Pyramids K Fouad overprint, ERROR - overprint inverted, left margin single (pos 21), very rare as only 12 are known (per Charles Hass), unpriced in Scott or Stanley Gibbons, some toning which is usual for known examples, OG,HR, F-VF app, with Charles Hass certificate
Lot #516 - Egypt
121-24 (141-44) 1926 5m-50pi Inauguration of Port Fouad overprints, cplt (4), key set of the country, as only 1500 of the 50pi were printed and the whole issue sold out on the opening day of sale in a matter of hours, signed, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #517 - Egypt
237 var (280 var) 1939 100m K Farouk and Aswan Dam, perf 14x13½, ERROR - printed on the gummed side, scarce as only one sheet was printed, signed Hass, OG, NH, VF
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