101-09 (101-09) 1914 ½d on 3pf-9d on 80pf Kaiser's Yacht surcharged SG Type 13 and overprinted "G.R.I.", cplt (9), each tied to piece, 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.
Lot #983 - samoa
104c (104e) 1914 2½d on 20pf ultramarine Kaiser's Yacht with G.R.I. overprint SG Type 13, VARIETY - surcharge double, OG, HR, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #984 - samoa
104d (104d) 1914 21/2d ultramarine Kaiser's Yacht with G.R.I. surcharge overprint SG Type 13, VARIETY - comma after "I", only 40 printed per Gibbs!, tied by "Apia" cds to piece, VF
Lot #985 - samoa
108a, 108 (108b, 108) 1914 6d on 50pf black and purple on buff Kaiser's Yacht with "G.R.I." overprint SG Type 13, block of four with the top two being examples of the ERROR - inverted "9" for "6" (from the ninth row), on piece with "Apia" cds, bottom sheet-margin (with "Samoa"), a very attractive specialist piece, signed Giesecke, VF
Lot #986 - samoa
109 (109) 1914 9d on 80pf black and carmine on rose Yacht overprinted "G.R.I.", type SG 13 ovptd, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued mint as the vast majority were used!, signed Bloch, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #987 - samoa
112 (113) 1914 3' on 3M violet-black Kaiser's Yacht overprinted "G.R.I." and surcharged, only 458 printed, a right-hand sheet-margin example tied by "Apia" cds to piece, VF
Lot #988 - samoa
113 (114) 1914 5' on 5M carmine and black Kaiser's Yacht surcharged and overprinted "G.R.I." SG Type 14, only 535 printed, light "Apia" cds, F-VF
Lot #989 - samoa
126 (132 var footnoted) 1925 £2 violet Q Victoria of New Zealand Postal Fiscal overprinted "SAMOA." SG Type 15 in red, on chalk-surfaced De La Rue paper, wmkd NZ and Star sideways, perf 14½x14, comb, formerly listed as SG 133, undercatalogued, rather scarce and seldom seen, OG, HR, fine
Lot #990 - samoa
161 (176) 1932 £5 dark blue Coat of Arms Postal Fiscal of New Zealand overprinted "SAMOA" (SG Type 15) in red, on thick, opaque, white chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, perf 14, OG, HR, VF, with Holcombe certificate
Lot #991 - samoa
175-80 (189-194) 1935 2'6d-£5 Coat of Arms of New Zealand overprinted "Western Samoa" SG Type 27, thick, opaque chalk-surfaced "Cowan" paper, wmkd N.Z. and Star, perf 14, cplt (6), OG, NH, VF
Lot #992 - samoa
201 (213) 1946-48 £3-£5 Coat of Arms Postal Fiscal of New Zealand overprinted "WESTERN SAMOA." SG Type 27 on thin hard, chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper, wmkd Multiple N.Z. and Star, perf 14, scarce as few were overprinted, OG, LH, fine
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