2 (3) 1865 6d rose Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, rich fresh vivid color, OG, VLH, F-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 #244 - british honduras
3 (4) 1865 1' green Q Victoria, unwmkd, perf 14, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #245 - british honduras
1875 Feb 15 stampless folded letter with enclosure from London to Belize with red "Lombard St", "PAID" cds, ‘p’. R.M. Str ‘Tagus’ showing ‘1/-’ manuscript charge mark (magenta), and black "Belize" receiver (MR 12) on front, attractive early incoming letter, VF
Lot #246 - british honduras
9 (13) 1877-79 3d chestnut Q Victoria, perf 14, wmkd CC, relatively scarce, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #247 - british honduras
16 (21) 1885 6d yellow Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 1200 printed, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #248 - british honduras
16 (21) 1885 6d yellow Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 1200 printed, F-VF
Lot #249 - british honduras
18 (23) 1888 2¢ on 6d rose Q Victoria locally surcharged SG Type 2, wmkd CC, perf 12½, OG, LH, VF
Lot #250 - british honduras
22-25 (27-30) 1888 2¢ on 1d-50¢ on 1' Q Victoria, surcharged locally SG Type 2, cplt (4), only 600 surcharged of the 50¢ on 1', used -- rare thus, undercatalogued, well centered, with Brandon certificate for the high value, VF
Lot #251 - british honduras
25 (30) 1888 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria surcharged SG Type 2, locally surcharged, wmkd CA, only 600 printed, undercatalogued, OG, VLH, SUPERB
Lot #252 - british honduras
35, 39 (49, 52) 1891 Envelope to U.S. franked with 5¢ on 3¢ provisional surcharge and 2¢, tied with barred ‘O’ obliteration, opened at top and right, with "Belize" cds on front and "New Orleans" receiver on back, scarce usage, attractive mixed issue franking, fine
Lot #253 - british honduras
46 (61) 1898 25¢ red-brown and green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a deceptively scarce and undercatalogued stamp as within months of its issue the majority were further overprinted "Revenue", OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #254 - british honduras
46 (61) 1898 25¢ red-brown and green Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, a deceptively scarce and undercatalogued stamp as within months of its issue the majority were further overprinted "Revenue", rarely seen used!, light "Belize" cdes, F-VF
Lot #255 - british honduras
48-51 (66-69) 1899 5¢-50¢ (on 1') Q Victoria overprinted "REVENUE", cplt (4), the high value is scarce and undercatalogued, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #256 - british honduras
51b (69c) 1899 50¢ on 1' grey Q Victoria, wmkd CA, perf 14, provisional "REVENUE" overprint 11mm, scarce and undercatalogued--occurring only 17 times in the setting of 60, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #257 - british honduras
57 (65) 1899 $5 green and black Q Victoria keyplate, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #258 - british honduras
62-71 (84-93) 1904-07 1¢-$5 K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), OG, LH, VF
Lot #259 - british honduras
71 (93) 1907 $5 grey-green and black K Edward VII on chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, OG, LH, VF
Lot #260 - british honduras
104 (125) 1924 $5 purple and black on red K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, a magnificent, perfectly centered example, OG, VLH, SUPERB
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