42 (69) 1902-10 5' dull purple and blue K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, very well centered, choice and complete "NASSAU" cds, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Auction #131 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #131 - Public Auction
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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 #202 - bahamas
43 (70) 1902 £1 green and black K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #203 - bahamas
43 (70) 1902 £1 green and black K Edward VII, wmkd CA, perf 14, intense rich color, perfectly centered (rarely seen on this stamp!), SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #204 - bahamas
46 var (73w) 1907 2½d ultramarine K Edward VII, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk CA inverted, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, F-VF, with BPA certificate
Lot #205 - bahamas
47 var (74a) 1911 6d bistre-brown K Edward VII, wmkd MCA, VARIETY - malformed "E" in "PENCE" (row 6, pos 6), scarce, fresh and well centered, OG,VLH, VF
Lot #206 - bahamas
49-56 (81-89) 1912-19 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd MCA, perf 14, cplt (9), lightly canceled, VF
Lot #207 - bahamas
50d (82w) 1912-19 1d carmine (aniline) K George V, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk MCA inverted, light "Nassau" cds, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #208 - bahamas
56a (89a) 1912-19 £1 green and black K George V, chalk-surfaced paper, wmkd MCA, perf 14, rich bright color, lightly canceled, scarce, F-VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #209 - bahamas
70-84 (111-25) 1921-37 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA and MCA, perf 14, cplt (15), OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #210 - bahamas
70-84, 76 var (111-25, 120a) 1921-37 ½d-£1 K George V, wmkd Script CA and MCA, cplt (16) with both Stanley Gibbons listed 3d shades, lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #211 - bahamas
MR1-5 (91-95) 1918 ½d-1' K George V WAR TAX overprints, only 1200 issued of MR4, perfectly centered, OG, HR, XF
Lot #212 - bahamas
MR2 var (92w) 1918 1d carmine (aniline) K George V overprinted "WAR TAX" SG Type 10 at Nassau, perf 14, VARIETY - wmk MCA inverted, an exceptional used rarity, the first example we have ever seen (quite common mint--Stanley Gibbons seems to agree as it is listed but unpriced used!), lightly canceled, with left sheet-margin, VF, with RPSL certificate
Lot #213 - bahamas
MR4 (95) 1918 1' grey-black and carmine K George V overprinted War Tax, scarce (only 1200 issued), OG,LH, F-VF
Lot #214 - bahamas
MR4 (95) 1918 1' grey-black and carmine K George V on chalk-surfaced paper with "WAR TAX" SG Type 10 overprint, wmkd MCA, perf 14, tied to piece by "Ragged Island" cds -- very rare thus!, F-VF
Lot #215 - bahamas
MR7a (97a) 1918 1d carmine K George V overprinted "WAR TAX" SG Type 11, VARIETY - wmk MCA sideways, scarce, very well centered, OG, NH, SUPERB
Lot #216 - bahamas
MR10 var (100"x" var) 1919 3d black and brown Queen's Staircase "WAR TAX" overprint SG Type 12, rare and unlisted watermark ERROR - wmk MCA REVERSED, OG, VLH, F-VF
Lot #217 - bangkok
1 var footnoted (2 var footnoted) 1882 2c brown Q Victoria of Straits Settlements, wmkd CC, overprinted "B", ERROR - overprint double, a great unrecorded rarity, possibly unique, tiny red speck, signed Bloch, part OG, fine, with Brandon certificate
Lot #218 - bangkok
11 (14) 1882 2¢ brown Q Victoria of Straits Settlements, with "B" overprint SG Type 1, wmkd CA, lightly canceled, signed Stolow, F-VF
Lot #219 - bangkok
13 var (16a) 1883 4¢ rose Q Victoria of Straits Settlements with VARIETY - "B" overprint SG Type 2, wmkd CA, scarce, lightly canceled, perfectly centered, SUPERB
Lot #220 - bangkok
15 (18) 1884 5¢ blue Q Victoria of Straits Settlements, with "B" overprint SG Type 1, wmkd CA, perf 14, perfectly centered, OG, VLH, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
Lot #221 - bangkok
16 (19) 1884 6¢ lilac Q Victoria of Straits Settlements, overprinted "B" SG Type 1, wmkd CA, OG, LH, F-VF
Lot #222 - bangkok
21 var (12) 1883 2¢ on 32¢ pale red Q Victoria of Straits Settlements with "B" overprint SG Type 1, surcharged with wide "S" in "CENTS", lightly canceled, F-VF
Lot #223 - barbados
4 (5) 1855 (4d) brownish red Britannia on paper blued, unwmkd, imperf, with three huge to one close margin showing portion of adjoining stamp at T, light numeral "1" cancel, VF-S
Lot #224 - barbados
10 (13) 1859 (½d) yellow-green Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 14, an exceptional example that is not only perfectly centered, but it clearly shows the full pin-perf 14 on all four sides, rarely seen in this extraordinary quality, SUPERB, with RPSL certificate
Lot #225 - barbados
12 (16) 1860 (½d) yellow-green Britannia, unwmkd, pin-perf 12½, showing on three sides, a lovely copy of this scarce stamp with nice centering, fresh color and a light oval numeral cancel, ex-Alford, SUPERB, with BPA certificate
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