(Z2) 1865 2a orange Q Victoria of India used in Zanzibar with rhomboid of bars cancel (as noted in SG), rare and undercatalogued, includes a copy of the larger piece that this stamp is from showing the associated SG Type Z1 cancel, ex-Jeremy Lea, fine
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 #1483 - zanzibar
(Z56a) 1874 2a orange Q Victoria "On H.M.S." Official of India used in Zanzibar with SG Type Z4 cancel, rare and undercatalogued, as the massive Jeremy Lea collection only contained this one example!, F-VF
Lot #1484 - zanzibar
2 var footnoted (2E) 1895 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in blue, wmkd Star, perf 14, 1a is VARIETY - small second "z" and inverted "q" for "b", tied to piece by Zanzibar cds, scarce, F-VF
Lot #1485 - zanzibar
3a (3jD) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar", also with small second "z" raised, row 4, pos 6, slightly stained, part OG, fine
Lot #1486 - zanzibar
3a (3j) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" in black, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar", row 8, pos 5, lightly canceled, minor crease and small thin, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1487 - zanzibar
3b (3k) 1895-96 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - overprinted "Zanibar" in black (row 7, pos 2), lightly canceled, very scarce, VF, with Rendon certificate
Lot #1488 - zanzibar
3 var (3D var) 1895 ½a blue-green Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar, wmkd Star, perf 14, VARIETY - thick "b", surprisingly rare -- we have encountered them very seldom out of the many thousands of overprints we have examined, plus small second "z", lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1489 - zanzibar
4a (4jD) 1895-96 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted in black, ERROR - "Zanzidar" for "Zanzibar" (row 4 pos 6), wmkd Star, perf 14, rare, lightly canceled, short corner perf, F-VF
Lot #1490 - zanzibar
4b (4kD) 1895-96 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" for "Zanzibar", with small second "z" lower, row 7, pos 2, lightly canceled, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #1491 - zanzibar
5 var (5m) 1895-96 1a6p sepia Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" SG Type 1 in black, VARIETY - diaeresis over last "a" (row 10, pos 5), a very scarce and seldom offered variety, fresh and bright color, OG, HR, XF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1492 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, row 7, pos 2, small tone spots, OG,HR, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1493 - zanzibar
7b (8k) 1895-96 2½a yellow-green Q Victoria stamp of India, ERROR - "Zanibar" overprint in black, lightly canceled, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #1494 - zanzibar
18 var, 19, 20 (23D, 24, 25) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India overprinted "Zanzibar" and surcharged Sc Types a-c (SG Types 3-5), cplt set of 3,a rare and undercatalogued set as 19 (24) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, 19 (24) is signed Bloch, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #1495 - zanzibar
18-20 (23-25) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in black, Stanley Gibbons surcharges Type 3-5 (Scott Type a-c) cplt, undercatalogued as SG 24 (Scott 19) only occurs 10 times in the setting of 60, F-VF
Lot #1496 - zanzibar
18 var footnoted (23D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 3 surcharge (Scott Type a), VARIETY - small second "z" raised, OG, LH, F-VF, with American Philatelic Society certificate
Lot #1497 - zanzibar
18 var footnoted (23D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, light cds, fine
Lot #1498 - zanzibar
19 (24) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), only appears 10 times in the setting of 60, scarce and undercatalogued, OG,LH, VF
Lot #1499 - zanzibar
19 var footnoted (24D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type b (SG Type 4), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, bold cds, extremely well centered, XF
Lot #1500 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", raised, fresh, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #1501 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25D) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black Sc surcharge Type c (SG Type 5), VARIETY - small second "z", lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #1502 - zanzibar
20 var footnoted (25H) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, black SG Type 5 surcharge on VARIETY - inverted "q" for "b" (SG Type H), rare (probably only occurred once per sheet), toned OG, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #1503 - zanzibar
21-23 (32-34) 1896 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India with "Zanzibar" overprint surcharged in red, SG surcharges Type 3-5 (Scott Type a-c) cplt (3), undercatalogued,scarce, especially SG Type 4 (Scott Type b) as it occurred only 10 times in the original setting of 60, note one with small second "z", OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #1504 - zanzibar
21 var footnoted (32D) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red Sc surcharge Type a (SG Type 3), extremely rare and undercatalogued used, VARIETY - small second "z", with light "Zanzibar" registered cds, VF
Lot #1505 - zanzibar
22 (33) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 4 surcharge (Scott Type b), key value in the set of 3, scarce as it appears only 10 times in the setting of 60, undercatalogued, OG, HR, F-VF, with Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1506 - zanzibar
23 (34) 1898 2½a on 1a plum Q Victoria stamp of India, red SG Type 5 surcharge (Scott Type c), OG, LH, F-VF
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