1-7 (63-68) 1921 12¢-5R K George V of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika, overprinted "G.E.A." in black, wmkd Script CA, cplt (6), an exceptionally well centered set -- rare thus, scarce and undercatalogued, OG,LH, SUPERB
Auction #132 - Public Auction
By: COLONIAL STAMP CO.
COLONIAL STAMP CO. Auction #132 - Public Auction
To all our valued friends and clients in these difficult times, we wish you all continued good health and happiness together we will overcome this current situation.
A bright spot for all of us is by staying home we have an unrivaled opportunity to work on our stamp collections, a happy thought.
Welcome to our 132nd consecutive British Colony Stamp Auction. Enclosed within is an unusually nice range of rare and difficult material.
British Africa: Madagascar includes items from two recent collections we acquired. Nyasaland, the £10 K Edward VII mint. Saint Helena, B1-4 Tristan Relief Set Mint. Sierra Leone, postal fiscals, K George V £5 mint. Togo, includes 80pf second setting etc. Zanzibar #2 mint and strong "2½" provisionals - from the landmark John Griffith-Jones collection (of which we were, by far the largest outright buyers!)
British West Indies: Bahamas #1 used. British Guinea, strong mint perforated "ships" and provisionals. Cayman Islands ½ on 5 shilling double overprint mint, the scarce 2½ on 4d provisional. Falkland Islands largely complete, South Georgia provisional 2½d on 2d mint and used, £1 Tercentennial mint and used. Nevis, the one shilling "laid paper" used (only 17 recorded.)
British Europe: Cyprus rare used 45pi Edward "CA", the £5 mint. Gibraltar, £5 mint. Great Britain, the 10 penny imperf XF OG, unissued 1½d and 8d brown, superb mint £5 orange.
British Asia: Ceylon imperf 4d rose very fine. India, strong mint section of Victorian issues. Jordan, first portion of an important new collection plus later many rarities currently off for certificates. Mesopotamia, the most comprehensive used range of these difficult provisional stamps we have ever been able to offer.
British Australasia: Australia £2 Kangaroos (times 3 mint plus one used!), the key 20 shilling green "slash" postage due mint and hundreds of other rare and desirable key items. New Zealand, mint #2 OG VF (ex the gold medal Joseph Hackmay collection.)
We wish you happy hunting.
Yours,
George and Kevin
Colonial Stamp Co.
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Lot #1059 - tanganyika
3 (65) 1921 50¢ black and dull purple K George V of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika overprinted "G.E.A." SG Type 1, wmkd Script CA, exceedingly rare and seldom seen used, severely undercatalogued, light "Tanga" cds, F-VF
Lot #1060 - tanganyika
4 (66) 1921 2R red and black on blue K George V of East Africa and Uganda overprinted "G.E.A." SG Type 2, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, quite scarce and undercatalogued used, with full light "Lindi" cds, F-VF
Lot #1061 - tanganyika
5 (67) 1921 3R gray green and violet K George V of East Africa and Uganda overprinted "G.E.A." SG Type 2, wmkd Script CA, perf 14, considerably undercatalogued - much rarer used than mint, with "Tanga" cds, F-VF
Lot #1062 - tanganyika
29-44 (93-107) 1927-31 5¢-£1 K George V, wmkd MSCA, perf 14, cplt (16), OG, LH, VF
Lot #1063 - tanganyika
NL13 (M5A) 1915 20 heller black and red on yellow German East Africa Yacht with "G.R. MAFIA" handstamp in black, scarce, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #1064 - tanganyika
NL43 (M12) 1915 6¢ on 4h green German East Africa Yacht handstamped "G.R. POST 6 CENTS MAFIA" in black, a rare and difficult stamp, very seldom offered and many times rarer than its counterpart in the previous set, considerably undercatalogued, the first used example we have offered in quite a while, well centered, ex-Gibbs, signed Houtzamer, VF
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