10 var (10 var) 1872 1' green Q Victoria, wmkd CC sideways, imperf proof in the issued color, fresh, rich color, OG,HR, VF
Auction #129 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #129 - Public Auction
Several great estates and consignments anchor our Fall Auction!
Highlights:
• Over 100 lots from Great Britain (to £5), plus strong Cyprus to £5 and Gibraltar, also to £5 and Malta with a rare 10/- (wmkd MCA).
• Extensive Australia and states including the “key” 20/- green Postage Due, followed up with much Oceania.
• We have an interesting range of Canada classics (plus BNA rarities), an extensive range of British West Indies including an almost impossible mint set of Grenada J4-J8, as well as a Tobago mint 1d manuscript bisect.
• Africa appears to be stronger than usual with Sierra Leone to the £5, Uganda plus Zanzibar rarities and varieties.
• British Asia is anchored by a solid Hong Kong section, many rare Malaya including a mint $25 from Perak and both a $25 and $50 from Trengganu.
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Lot #1418 - sierra leone
16 (21) 1876 4d blue Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, very rare mint as the majority of the printing was used postally, as such habitually undercatalogued!, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1419 - sierra leone
32 (38) 1893 ½d on 1½d lilac Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, SG Type 3 local "HALF PENNY" surcharge, scarce and undercatalogued, seldom offered, OG, LH, VF
Lot #1420 - sierra leone
1901 2½d dull mauve and ultramarine Q Victoria tied by quite scarce "Shingei" double-ring cancel to cover to USA, "Freetown" receiver on front, "New York" and "East Hanover" receivers on reverse, VF
Lot #1421 - sierra leone
45 (52) 1896-97 5' green and carmine Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, quite scarce used, undercatalogued, light cds, F-VF
Lot #1422 - sierra leone
46 (53) 1896 £1 purple on red Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, seldom offered as a single, quite scarce used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, choice "Freetown" cds, SUPERB
Lot #1423 - sierra leone
48-51 (55-58) 1897 2½d on 3d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4), rare as only 148 were printed of Type 12, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1424 - sierra leone
48-51 (55-58) 1897 2½d on 3d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Types 8, 10-12, cplt (4), rare as only 148 were printed of Type 12 and 296 printed of Type 11, significantly undercatalogued, VF
Lot #1425 - sierra leone
52-55 (59-62) 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Q Victoria Stamp Duty, cplt set of four surcharges in a se-tenant strip, SG Types 8, 10-12 (Sc Types a-d), rare thus (only 392 of SG 61 printed and only 196 of SG 62), fresh, OG, VF
Lot #1426 - sierra leone
55 (62) 1897 2½d on 6d dull purple and green Stamp Duty overprint, surcharged SG Type 12 (Sc Type d), only 196 printed, F-VF
Lot #1427 - sierra leone
56, 58 (63, 66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, horizontal pair, Sc type a and c (SG Type 8 and 11) surcharges, well centered with fresh color, each with crisp Freetown cds, only 284 ptd of Sc 58 (SG 66), VF
Lot #1428 - sierra leone
57 (65) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty, Sc Type b (SG Type 10), quite scarce--only 142 printed, fresh original color, light "Freetown" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #1429 - sierra leone
58 (66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Stamp Duty, Sc Type c (SG Type 11), rare and undercatalogued considering only 284 were printed, many of which were used, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #1430 - sierra leone
58 (66) 1897 2½d on 1' dull lilac Q Victoria Stamp Duty surcharged SG Type 11 (Sc Type c), only 284 printed, original color (no sea water immersion), centrally struck Freetown cds, we note a top left corner repair, very scarce, VF app
Lot #1431 - sierra leone
73 (82) 1903 1' green and black K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, much more scarce and difficult than the second K Edward VII sets, undercatalogued used, oval "Sierra Leone" registry cancel, F-VF
Lot #1432 - sierra leone
74 (83) 1903 2' green and ultramarine K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, much more scarce and difficult than the next two K Edward VII sets, undercatalogued used, VF
Lot #1433 - sierra leone
76 (85) 1903 £1 purple on red K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, an exceedingly difficult, and seldom seen, used stamp -- easily 20 times more rare than the mint, perfectly centered, attractive oval "Sierra Leone" registry cancel, SUPERB
Lot #1434 - sierra leone
77-89 (86-98) 1904-05 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (13), OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1435 - sierra leone
90-102 (99-111) 1907-12 ½d-£1 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, cplt (13), light cancels, F-VF
Lot #1436 - sierra leone
119 (128) 1912 £1 black and purple on red K George V and Elephant on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rich color, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1437 - sierra leone
119 (128) 1912 £1 black and purple on red K George V and Elephant on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, a perfectly centered example, light "York" cds, SUPERB
Lot #1438 - sierra leone
121 (130) 1912-21 £5 orange and green K George V and Elephant on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #1439 - sierra leone
137 (146) 1927 10' red and green on green K George V and Elephant on chalk-surfaced paper, Die II, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, extremely rare and vastly undercatalogued used, light cds, F-VF
Lot #1440 - sierra leone
138 (147) 1923 £2 blue and dull purple K George V and Elephant, wmkd Script CA, much scarcer than the wmkd MCA as only 1560 ptd, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #1441 - sierra leone
139 (148) 1923 £5 orange and green K George V and Elephant, wmkd Script CA, much scarcer than the wmkd MCA as only 1020 issued, exceptional fresh color, perfectly centered, as choice an example of this rarity as exists!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
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