5 (4) 1859 4d dull rose Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Star, rare -- they key value to the first issue, imperf, four margins (touching at top), lightly canceled, signed Senf, F-VF
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.
Sale Terms
Lot #351 - Ceylon
9 (8) 1859 9d purple-brown Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Star, imperf, close (but clear) margins, used, F-VF
Lot #352 - Ceylon
12 (11) 1859 1'9d green Q Victoria on white paper, wmkd Star, imperf, massive margins - showing portion of adjoining stamp on three sides! - extraordinary, quite possibly the choicest used example extant, SUPERB, with Sismondo certificate
Lot #353 - Ceylon
19 (21) 1861 4d dull rose Q Victoria, wmkd Star, clean cut and intermediate perf 14 to 15½, perfectly centered, lightly canceled, VF-S
Lot #354 - Ceylon
72 (131) 1877 64¢ red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, OG, VLH, VF
Lot #355 - Ceylon
104 (164) 1885 10¢ on 64¢ red-brown Q Victoria, wmkd CC, perf 14, provisionally surcharged SG Type 22, very scarce, lightly canceled, F-VF, with Brandon certificate
Lot #356 - Ceylon
120 (182) 1885 5¢ on 24¢ brown-purple Q Victoria with SG Type 21 surcharge, wmkd CA, perf 14, very rare and significantly undercatalogued!, light numeral "58" grid cancel, VF
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