8 (11) 1853-59 1¢ vermilion Seal of the Colony, original ptg (without line above value), imperf, large margins to close at left and top, black village cds, F-VF
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 #329 - british guiana
10 (19) 1854 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, imperf, four margins, rich fresh color, light "Demerara" cds, F-VF
Lot #330 - british guiana
10a (18) 1853 4¢ deep blue Seal of the Colony, partial white line above value, imperf, four margins, light "A 02" numeral cancel, VF
Lot #331 - british guiana
10b (20) 1855 4¢ pale blue Seal of the Colony, white line above value, unwmkd, imperf, four margins (close at left), light "Berbice" cds, F-VF
Lot #332 - british guiana
11a (18a) 1853 4¢ deep blue Seal of the Colony, VARIETY - retouched (no white line above value), imperf, four large margins, light village cds, SUPERB
Lot #333 - british guiana
38 var (119 var) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, Sc Type A6 (SG Type 10), with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, VARIETY - dashes under "POSTAGE" (row 1, pos 6), numeral "A 03" grid cancel, ex-Nathan, fine
Lot #334 - british guiana
39 var (120d) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, Sc Type A7 (SG Type 11), VARIETY - italic "S" in "CENTS" (row 3, pos 4), light numeral "A 03" grid cancel, very rare, ex-Nathan, F-VF
Lot #335 - british guiana
39 var (120e) 1862 2¢ black Type-set on yellow, with manuscript initials, rouletted 6, Sc Type A7 (SG Type 11), VARIETY - "1" for "I" in "BRITISH" and italic "S" in "CENTS" (row 3, pos 5), lightly canceled, fine
Lot #336 - british guiana
53c (96a) 1866 8¢ carmine Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 10, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #337 - british guiana
54c (98) 1866 12¢ grey-lilac Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, medium paper, perf 10, fresh color, OG, VLH, fine
Lot #338 - british guiana
64 (69) 1865 6¢ blue Seal of Colony on medium paper, perf 12½-13, scarce and undercatalogued, OG, LH, VF
Lot #339 - british guiana
66b (82) 1863 48¢ pale red Seal of Colony, unwmkd, perf 12½-13, scarce mint, OG,VLH, F-VF
Lot #340 - british guiana
69a (104) 1867 48¢ crimson Seal of the Colony, medium paper, unwmkd, perf 10, rich color, exceptionally well centered -- rare thus!, OG,LH, SUPERB
Lot #341 - british guiana
70 (111) 1875 6¢ ultramarine Seal of the Colony, unwmkd, perf 15, a scarce and difficult stamp, numeral "03" cancel, F-VF
Lot #342 - british guiana
72-80 (126-34) 1876-79 1¢-96¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, cplt (9), light cancels, F-VF
Lot #343 - british guiana
80 (134) 1876 96¢ olive-bistre Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value, OG, LH, VF
Lot #344 - british guiana
80 (134) 1876 96¢ olive-bistre Seal of the Colony, wmkd CC, perf 14, the rare key value, used, F-VF
Lot #345 - british guiana
82 (137) 1878 (1¢) on 6¢ brown Seal of the Colony, provisional overprint with two horizontal bars, rare and undercatalogued used, well centered, numeral cancel, VF
Lot #346 - british guiana
85 (144) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, wmkd CC, perf 14, rather scarce mint, seldom offered, undercatalogued, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #347 - british guiana
85a (147) 1878 (1¢) on 4¢ blue Ship Official surcharged with one horizontal bar and one vertical bar, only one sheet was surcharged for postal use, extremely rare, and considerably undercatalogued, the greatest basic perforated Ship rarity in all of British Guiana, lightly canceled, VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #348 - british guiana
87 (146) 1878 (2¢) on 8¢ rose Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional with two horizontal bars and one vertical, seriously undercatalogued, it was missing from the Ferrari collection, very well centered, star grid cancel, elusive, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #349 - british guiana
90 (139) 1878 1¢ slate Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL" in black, provisional with one horizontal black bar, unwmkd, perf 10, scarce, undercatalogued mint, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #350 - british guiana
102 (159) 1881 2 on 24¢ green Seal of the Colony overprinted "OFFICIAL", provisional surcharge in black (SG Type 19), unwmkd, perf 10, rare, fresh color, OG,HR, F-VF
Lot #351 - british guiana
107-11 (170-74) 1882 1¢-8¢ Seal of the Colony, wmkd CA, perf 14, cplt (5), OG, LH, VF
Lot #352 - british guiana
125 (186) 1888 $2 green Seal of the Colony overprinted "INLAND REVENUE" and surcharged, wmkd CA, perf 14, only 544 issued, undercatalogued, as the majority were later overprinted to create the common 1¢ provisional, a scarce and undercatalogued used stamp, fresh, lightly canceled, F-VF
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