1 (1) 1880 ½d rose Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 19, perf 14, only one pane was overprinted, a great Cyprus rarity, of which less than 24 mint examples are recorded (some unused), very well centered, a great rarity, OG, LH, VF
Auction #130 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #130 - Public Auction
We welcome you to our exciting first Public Auction of 2019
Packed with great material, including a portion of the exceptional Roy Sass specialized Australia collection featuring some amazing assemblages of North West Pacific Islands.
British African “gems” include: Bechuanaland 2d overprint in green; an ancient British Central Africa £25 from 1895; Kenya & Uganda’s 50R – mint with script CA wmk; Uganda typewritten 20¢-100¢ - including some “V. R.”s and many Togo overprints highlighted by a 1M first setting.
British West Indies “nuggets” feature a used “Cotton Reel” from British Guiana 1850 12¢ blue and a Trinidad 1857 (1d) rose-red, mint.
British Asia has a few “pearls” such as a Selangor 1897 $25 postally used plus a Perak #1, used. Ceylon brings an 1860 1/- slate-purple – perf 13x13.
British Europe “shines” with superb Q Victoria Great Britain. Used: an 1878 10/- (Plate 1) and an 1882 £1; mint: an 1867 5/- plus Officials. The “Kings” are also well represented.
British North America “sparkles” with superb Canada QV Jubilees ($3 never hindged!) and an early used Newfoundland 1857 2¢ scarlet-vermilion and a mint 1860 6¢ orange-vermilion.
But the “jewels” of this Public Auction lie in Oceania! Australia features nine mint £2 Kangaroos; rare Postage Dues – including a 1907 4d dull green perf 11. There is a wonderful 1871 Fiji Times Express 9d mint and seven New Zealand “O.P.S.O.”s plus a Papua 1909 6d perf 12½ mint and Samoa 1/- on 1M “G.R.I.” also mint. That said, North West Pacific Islands features all three sets of “S”s (Types a-c) including the elusive 5/- (this took many years to form – I know as I helped Roy build it!), plus the rare £1 – 38 (118), mint.
P.S. if you do not find all you are looking for (! ? !) here, we encourage you to visit our web site (www.ColonialStamps.com) as we have put up the first few million dollars of our retail stock, with more to follow. There is sure to be something of interest, plus “want lists” are always welcome for us to fill from our 50 volumes of stock – mint and used, by Scott and Stanley Gibbons, and all available as “singles”.
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Lot #374 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 174, wmkd Crown, perf 14, one of the scarcest plates, used, fine
Lot #375 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 196, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, the scarce unissued plate of which only one pane was overprinted, vivid rich color, fresh, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #376 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 220, fresh, scarce, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #377 - Cyprus
2 (2) 1880 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 220, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, scarce, with attractive "Larnaca" cds, VF
Lot #378 - Cyprus
4 (4) 1880 4d sage-green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 16, only 3360 printed, very fresh, OG,HR, fine
Lot #379 - Cyprus
6 (6) 1880 1' green Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", Plate 13, wmkd Spray of Rose, perf 14, only 1658 were sold (and the balance of 1222 of these overprints was remaindered), scarce, an exceptional, perfectly centered example, highly unusual given that this stamp is, as a rule, poorly centered, signed OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #380 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF-PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 201, wmkd Large Crown, perf 14, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, OG, LH, VF
Lot #381 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 216, the scarce plate, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #382 - Cyprus
9 (8) 1881 ½d on 1d red Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "CYPRUS", surcharged "HALF PENNY" 16mm long (SG Type 4), Plate 216, the scarce plate, a very scarce and drastically undercatalogued basic stamp that is seldom seen!, VF-S
Lot #383 - Cyprus
11-15 (11-15) 1881 ½pi-6pi Q Victoria, wmkd CC, cplt (5), used, F-VF
Lot #384 - Cyprus
13 (13) 1881 2pi blue Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG-HR, F-VF
Lot #385 - Cyprus
15 (15) 1881 6pi olive-grey Q Victoria, Die I, wmkd CC, perf 14, quite rare, fresh rich color, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #386 - Cyprus
27 (28) 1886 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Q Victoria, wmkd CC, SG Type 10 surcharge (8mm), with rare "D47" (Polymedia Camp) numeral cancel, well centered, corner thin, F-VF
Lot #387 - Cyprus
28-37 (40-49) 1894-96 ½pi-45pi Q Victoria Die II, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (10), including the scarce and undercatalogued used 12pi, bright colors, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #388 - Cyprus
86 (99) 1923 45pi dull purple and ultramarine K George V, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #389 - Cyprus
87 (100) 1923 10' green and red on pale yellow K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally 3017 copies were printed, however a sizeable quantity were remaindered and burned in 1924, scarce, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #390 - Cyprus
88 (101) 1923 £1 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, originally only 1682 were printed, however it is important to note that a sizeable remainder of which were burned in 1924, quite scarce, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #391 - Cyprus
105 (114) 1924-28 12pi chestnut and black K George V, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, scarce and undercatalogued used, light cds, F-VF
Lot #392 - Cyprus
108 (117) 1924 90pi green and red on yellow K George V, wmkd Script CA, as there seems to have been very little postal usage for this denomination, consequently it is unusually difficult, undercatalogued and seldom seen used, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #393 - Cyprus
110 (102) 1923 £1 purple and black on red K George V on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #394 - Cyprus
114-23 (123-32) 1928 ¾pi-£1 K George V Fiftieth Anniversary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (10), £1 is a nice bottom-left corner-margin example, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #395 - Cyprus
114-23 (123-32) 1928 ¾pi-£1 K George V Fiftieth Anniversary set, wmkd Script CA, perf 12, cplt (10), a phenomenal perfectly centered and lightly canceled set which must have taken years to assemble!, SUPERB
Lot #396 - Cyprus
125-35 (133-43) 1934 ¼pi-45pi K George V pictorials, wmkd Script CA, perf 12½, cplt (11), OG,LH, F-VF
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