4b (1b) 1885 (2 Dec) ½d grey-black Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, VARIETY - overprint double in lake and black, wmkd CA, perf 14, only one pane of 60 was overprinted in two colors, normal centering, a scarce and undercatalogued variety, OG, HR, F-VF, with BPA and Brandon certificate
Auction #131 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #131 - Public Auction
We welcome you to our large and exciting Fall Public Auction for 2019
Great Britain includes a mint 4d carmine Q Victoria on bluish, wmkd Small Garter, while the Officials section has a 10d K Edward VII “O.W. Official” of which only 134 were sold! Cyprus has a nice G.B. used in Larnaca – one of 3 known. Egypt has a full set of the Port Fouad overprints and the 1932 U.P.U. set.
Australia features five £2 Kangaroos and quite a few Postage Due rarities. Cook Islands has the very rare 1d imperf between. We have a few “G.R.I.” occupation issues of note. There is a nice, big, New Zealand section and some rare Penrhyn Island items.
Basutoland has a rare key Official (signed T. Allen!). Cameroons has a nice “C.E.F.” used set and a 2/- on 2M with the inverted “s” variety. Cape of Good Hope has a 4d wood-block with the re-touched corner, a Mafeking 3d mint of which few exist. Gold Coast weighs in with at Q Victoria 20/- used (!) and a used K George V £2. We offer 40 large Madagascar Consular Mail stamps – some are ex-Joseph Oster. Mauritius has big section of Express Mail varieties. New Republic has quite a few rare varieties on offer. There are Sierra Leone Elephants to the £5, strong Togo and lots of Zanzibar varieties.
Canada has a nice #1 used with a bottom sheet-margin, a 1¢ Large Queen on laid paper, superb examples of the $3 and $4 Jubilees plus 50¢ K Edward VII. Falklands has a 5/- yellow-orange Penguin that is never hinged!
Barbados shows a rare mint 1/-violet (aniline) Q Victoria and an unsevered pair of the 1d on half of a 5/-
Hong Kong has a $10 K Edward VII used.
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 some more of our retail stock. 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 #262 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), elusive mint, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #263 - bechuanaland
5-9 (4-8) 1885-87 ½d-1' Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 1, wmkd Anchor, perf 14, cplt (5), used, the key 1' value has an RPSL certificate, F-VF
Lot #264 - bechuanaland
27 (23c) 1888 2d on 2d lilac and black Q Victoria, green surcharge, a great rarity of which perhaps a dozen examples are recorded, seldom seen and undercatalogued, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #265 - bechuanaland
39 (39) 1895 2d bistre Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 10 reading downwards, wmkd Cabled Anchor, perf 14, this is the UNIQUE example of the "MOSITA BB" cds from the Bechuanaland period, F-VF
Lot #266 - bechuanaland
41 (58) 1897 ½d yellow-green Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 18 (narrower - 10½mm apart and 15mm long), excessively rare and undercatalogued used, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #267 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, well centered, lrg OG, F-VF
Lot #268 - bechuanaland
51 (55) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 17) 19mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only 840 were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate, as it was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a shortage, less than 1% were used, undercatalogued, perfectly centered, light "Vryburg" cds, SUPERB, with Brandon certificate
Lot #269 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain, overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, a very well centered top sheet-margin example, OG,NH, VF
Lot #270 - bechuanaland
53 (54) 1890 ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted "British Bechuanaland" SG Type 2, and subsequently overprinted "Protectorate" (SG Type 16) 15mm long, rare and undercatalogued used as only a few sheets were printed, this stamp is difficult to locate as this was an essay overprint that was pressed into service during a stamp shortage, VF
Lot #271 - bechuanaland
56 (48) 1888 2'6d green and black Q Victoria overprinted "Protectorate" SG Type 13, wmkd Script VR (sideways), perf 13½, signed, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #272 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, OG, HR, F-VF
Lot #273 - bechuanaland
64 (44) 1888 4d on 4d lilac and black Q Victoria, overprinted "Protectorate", black surcharge, a very scarce key and significantly undercatalogued stamp, light "Vryburg" cds, F-VF
Lot #274 - bechuanaland
68 var (53 var) 1889 4d on ½d vermilion Q Victoria of Great Britain overprinted and surcharged SG Type 15, Variety - "Fo" of "Fourpence" out of alignment, not listed or mentioned in Holmes' book, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #275 - bechuanaland
92-93 (83-84) 1914-15 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Waterlow, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), scarce used, VF
Lot #276 - bechuanaland
92a (85) 1916 2'6d pale brown K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 21, De La Rue printing, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), light "Lobatsi" cds, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #277 - bechuanaland
92b (86) 1917 2'6d sepia K George V Sea Horses, De La Rue printing, overprinted SG Type 1, scarce and undercatalogued used (the normal ratio is 10 or 20 to 1 against used!), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #278 - bechuanaland
93a (87) 1919 5' bright carmine K George V Sea Horses of Great Britain overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 on De La Rue printing, severely undercatalogued used, with "Lobatsi" double-ring cds, VF
Lot #279 - bechuanaland
94-95 (88-89) 1920-23 2'6d-5' K George V Sea Horses overprinted "BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE" SG Type 21 by Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, wmkd Single Cypher, perf 11x12, cplt (2), scarce used, 2'6d tied to piece, F-VF
Lot #280 - bechuanaland
95 (89) 1920 5' rose-red K George V Sea Horses overprinted SG Type 21, Bradbury Wilkinson printing, OG, NH, F-VF
Lot #281 - bechuanaland
104 var (98w) 1926 1' bistre-brown K George V of Great Britain overprinted SG Type 20, VARIETY - wmk Block Cypher inverted, very rare, very well centered, lightly canceled, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #282 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), OG, VLH, VF
Lot #283 - bechuanaland
105-16 (99-110) 1932 ½d-10' K George V and Cattle drinking, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, cplt (12), scarce used, light cancels, VF
Lot #284 - bechuanaland
118 var (112b) 1935 2d ultramarine and grey-black Silver Jubilee, Bradbury & WIlkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - short extra flagstaff (Plate "2", row 2, pos 1), well centered, lightly canceled, VF
Lot #285 - bechuanaland
120 var (114c) 1935 6d slate and purple Silver Jubilee, Bradbury and Wilkinson printing, perf 11x12, VARIEY - lighting conductor (Plate "3", row 2, pos 5), well centered, lightly canceled, F-VF
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