3a var footnoted (3b "a" var) 1902 ½d green Mount Cook of New Zealand on Basted Mills paper, wmkd double-lined "NZ" and Star, perf 14, overprinted "NIUE. ½ PENI." SG Type 2 in red, combination ERROR - surcharge inverted with VARIETY spaced "U" and "E", centering is as normal for the inverted surcharge, rare as Buckingham reported only 4 copies of this variety were printed (one sheet of inverted surcharges), signed Diena, OG, HR, F-VF, with...
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 #880 - niue
13c (15) 1903 1' brown-orange New Zealand Kea and Kaka overprinted "NIUE \ Tahae Sileni", ERROR - "Tahae" (one word, which translates locally into "thief") instead of "Taha e" (two words), known as the "Thief Shilling", only 96 copies were sold, normal centering for this error, fine for issue, OG,LH, , with RPSL certificate
Lot #881 - niue
30-34 (33-37) 1918-23 2'-£1 Q Victoria Postal Fiscals of New Zealand overprinted "NIUE." SG Type 10 in blue or red on chalk-surfaced "DeLa Rue" paper, wmkd NZ and Star "single" (sideways), perf 14½x14, comb, only 1200 overprinted of the £1, cplt (5), OG, LH, fine
Lot #882 - niue
86-89 (79-82) 1941-43 2'6d-£1 Coat of Arms of New Zealand Postal Fiscal stamps overprinted "NIUE." with narrow E SG Type 17 on thin, hard, chalk-surfaced "Wiggins Teape" paper with vertical mesh, wmkd NZ and Star single, perf 14, cplt (4), OG, VLH, VF
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